[Event "South Wales International Training Match"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2025.05.22"] [Round "1"] [White "Llewellyn, Alan Mansel"] [Black "Ming, Chein"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Llewellyn,A(Ming,C)"] [ECO "A29"] [WhiteElo "1652"] [BlackElo "2000"] [PlyCount "108"] [GameId "2180363025002523"] [EventDate "2025.05.22"] {[%evp 0,108,17,25,0,-8,0,10,7,4,20,20,5,5,29,13,20,17,22,21,22,7,24,-27,15,-32,24,21,30,-51,-39,-46,-42,-74,-29,-63,-61,24,-47,-88,-26,-202,-140,-234,-192,-261,-110,-152,-173,-208,-156,-272,-172,-148,-157,-148,-134,-212,-197,-202,-183,-203,-209,-268,-263,-270,-217,-237,-185,-175,-184,-309,-221,-217,-166,-185,-66,-59,-92,-132,-31,-122,-37,-172,10,-173,-163,-167,-148,-143,-169,-181,-185,-301,-286,-302,-389,-334,-440,-473,-437,-992,-982,-1022,-1032,-1022,-1032,-1032,-1022,-1032,-1032]} 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nf6 {This is a relatively new try with good practical results for Black. AL} 7. d3 h6 8. O-O Bd6 (8... Bb4 $4 {this is a mistake, I saw it led to a winning position during the game, ie for white} 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. Qa4+ Nc6 11. Bxc6+ bxc6 12. Qxb4 $18 {AL}) 9. a3 O-O 10. Nd2 Nd4 11. Nce4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Be7 $2 $11 (12... Bg4 $1 13. Re1 c6 14. Be3 Be7 15. Bxd4 exd4 16. Qa4 Qb6 17. Rab1 $17 {AL}) 13. e3 Nf5 (13... Ne6 14. b4 f5 15. Nc3 Kh8 {CM}) (13... Nc6 14. b4 {CM}) 14. f4 $6 $11 {Chein Ming gives this as a mistake me a dubious move- its true it becomes hard to play my position with this move. AL} (14. b4 Nd6 15. Nc5 c6 16. Bb2 Bf6 17. Qc2 {CM}) 14... exf4 15. Rxf4 (15. exf4 Re8 16. Kh1 c6 {CM}) (15. gxf4 Nh4 {CM}) 15... Nd6 16. b4 $6 $15 {Bg5 becomes an issue, Chein Ming again thinks this is a mistake and me a dubious move, again its true while the computer thinks with best play I am still ok here. Playing the position as a human is difficult. AL} Nxe4 17. Bxe4 (17. Rxe4 Bf6 18. d4 Bf5 (18... g5 $6 {Chein was intending to trap the Rook but missed d4 which complicates matters AL} 19. Ra2 $3 Bf5 20. Rf2 Bxe4 21. Bxe4 c6 22. Bb1 Bg7 23. Qc2 f5 24. Rxf5 Rxf5 25. Qxf5 Qf6 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. b5 Rd8 28. bxc6 bxc6 29. a4 Rd7 30. Ba3+ Ke8 31. Qg8+ Bf8 32. Bg6+ Kd8 33. Qxf8+ Qxf8 34. Bxf8 $18) 19. Rf4 {AL}) 17... Bf6 $6 $11 (17... c6 $15) 18. Rb1 Qe7 19. Bb2 $6 $15 {i ignore the weakness of the e3 pawn and thought i had a strong attack AL, Chein Ming thinks this move is good (!) but I feel it asks too much of the position.} (19. Rf2 Rb8 (19... c6 20. b5 $11) 20. Qh5 Be6 21. h4 Rfd8 22. Bb2 Bxb2 23. Rbxb2 Rd6 24. Rbc2 c6 $15 {CM}) 19... Bg5 20. Rg4 $4 $19 (20. Rf3 Bg4 (20... f5 21. Bd5+ Kh7 22. Bd4 Bf6 $11 {CM}) 21. Rxf7 $4 {this doesnt work because of a computer move ie Qa2 on move 22. AL} (21. h4 $3 $15 Bxe3+ (21... Bxf3 $2 22. Qxf3 Bf6 (22... c6 23. hxg5 Qxg5 $16 {AL}) 23. Qf5 g6 24. Qxf6 Qxf6 25. Bxf6 $18 {CM}) 22. Rxe3 Bxd1 23. Bh7+ Kxh7 24. Rxe7 Bc2 25. Rc1 Bxd3 26. Rcxc7 Kg8 27. Rxb7 a6 28. a4 $11 {CM}) 21... Qxf7 22. Qxg4 Qa2 $19 {AL}) 20... f5 $3 $17 (20... Bxg4 21. Qxg4 f5 22. Bxf5 (22. Bd5+ Kh8 $19 {CM}) 22... Qxe3+ 23. Kh1 Bf6 24. Qg6 Qf3+ 25. Kg1 Qxf5 $3 26. Qxf5 Bd4+ 27. Bxd4 Rxf5 $19 {CM}) 21. Bd5+ $2 $19 (21. Rxg5 Qxg5 22. Bd5+ Kh7 23. Bd4 c6 24. Bg2 $17 {AL}) 21... Kh8 22. Rxg5 (22. Rc4 Bxe3+ 23. Kh1 c6 24. Bf3 Bb6 {CM}) 22... Qxg5 (22... hxg5 $4 23. Qh5# {AL}) 23. Qf3 c6 24. h4 Qg4 25. Rf1 $3 Qxf3 26. Bxf3 Be6 27. Bd4 a5 28. Bc5 Rf7 29. Bh5 Rd7 30. d4 axb4 31. axb4 (31. Bxb4 {CM}) 31... Kh7 32. Be2 g6 33. h5 (33. b5 {for example AL} h5 {CM}) 33... Bd5 34. hxg6+ Kxg6 35. g4 Be4 $4 $19 36. gxf5+ Bxf5 37. b5 Be4 $2 $17 (37... Rg7 $3 38. Rf4 (38. bxc6 Kh7+ 39. Kh2 (39. Kf2 Be4 {CM}) 39... Ra2 40. Rxf5 (40. Rf2 bxc6 {CM}) 40... Rxe2+ 41. Kh1 bxc6 42. d5 Rb7 43. Rf1 cxd5 44. Bf8 Rbb2 45. Bd6 Rxe3 46. Bg3 Rxg3 47. Rf7+ Rg7 48. Rf2 Rb4 $3 {AL and CM} (48... Rxf2 $4 $11 {Stalemate AL})) 38... Kh7+ (38... Ra2 39. Kf1 cxb5 40. Bxb5 Rb2 41. Be8+ Kg5 42. Bd6 h5 43. Bxh5 Bh3+ 44. Ke1 Kxh5 45. Rf1 Rgg2 46. Rh1 Rb1# {AL}) 39. Kf2 Bg6 40. e4 $15 {AL}) 38. Rf4 Bd5 39. e4 (39. Bd3+ Kg7 40. Bf5 Rf7 41. e4 $11 {CM}) 39... Be6 40. bxc6 bxc6 41. e5 Ra1+ 42. Kh2 Rf7 43. Rxf7 Kxf7 44. Bh5+ Kg8 45. Bf3 Bd5 46. Bxd5+ $4 $19 {swapping off to a lost endgame. I missed Cheins next move, i thought i had time to get my king to get h pawn fast.AL} (46. Bg4 Rh1+ 47. Kg3 Kf7 48. Bd7 h5 49. Kf4 h4 50. Kf5 h3 51. e6+ Kg7 (51... Bxe6+ 52. Bxe6+ Ke8 53. Bd6 h2 54. Bxh2 Rxh2 $11 {CM. This is a drawn endgame according to tablebases.AL.}) 52. Bd6 h2 53. Bxh2 Rxh2 54. e7 Bf7 55. e8=Q Bxe8 56. Bxe8 Rc2 (56... Rh6 57. Ke5 Kf8 58. Bd7 Ke7 59. Bf5 Rh5 60. Ke4 Rh6 61. Ke5 {CM this is also a drawn endgame according to tablebases AL}) 57. Ke5 Kf8 58. Bd7 Ke7 59. Bf5 Rc3 60. d5 cxd5 (60... c5 61. d6+ Kd8 62. d7 Rc4 63. Kd5 Rh4 64. Be6 c4 {AL and CM})) 46... cxd5 47. e6 $4 $19 {making it even easier} (47. Kg3 Rf1 48. Kg4 Kf7 49. Kg3 (49. Kh5 Rh1+ 50. Kg4 Kg6 51. Bb6 h5+ 52. Kg3 $19) 49... Ke6 (49... Kg6 50. Kg4 Rg1+) 50. Kg4 Rf5 51. Kg3 Rg5+ 52. Kf4 (52. Kh4 Kf5 53. Bb6 $18) 52... Rg1 $18 {CM}) 47... Re1 48. e7 Kf7 49. Kg3 Rxe7 50. Bxe7 Kxe7 51. Kg4 Kf6 52. Kf4 (52. Kh5 Kf5 53. Kxh6 Ke4) 52... h5 53. Kg3 Kf5 54. Kh4 Ke4 0-1