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1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.f4 Bg7 6.d3 Nf6 7.Nf3 d6 8.0-0 Rb8 9.Qe1 0-0 10.Rb1 Qb6 11.Na4 11.h3 c4+ 12.Be3 Qa6 13.d4 11...Qb4 12.b3 Qxe1 13.Rxe1 Bg4 14.Rf1?! Inconsistant 14.Kf2 Jonathan- was OK to be played here but I thought that my play would come along the f- file. 14...Rb7 (Doubling Rooks on the ‘dead’ b-file isn’t the best plan. Either 14……Nd7 or …..Bxf3 is preferable) 15.Nc3 Nh5 16.Ne2 a5 17.a4 Rfb8 18.Bd2 Bh6 19.h3 Bxf3 20.Rxf3 Nf6 21.Rbf1 This wasn’t probably the best but I thought that I needed to move the rook away from the b-file to avoid any tactics on c4. 21.Bxa5 c4 22.dxc4 Nxe4 or 21.g4 Ne8 22.Bxa5 gives white a pawn up advantage 21...Nd7 22.Bxa5 d5 I struggled here to find the right move - normally in these kind of positions the break on f5 and the open file for my rooks would be good. I considered e5. 23.f5 23.Bc3 Ra8 24.exd5 cxd5 23...g5? 23...dxe4 24.dxe4 c4 25.Nd4 24.Ng3?? Blocking the g3 square from my rook but assuming Rg3, Ne5 then it’s a bit of an impasse but with the rook with limited squares. 24.exd5 cxd5 25.Rg3 Nf6 26.Bc3 d4 27.Bd2 Nh5 28.Rgf3 g4 29.hxg4 Bxd2 30.gxh5+- 24...g4! Andy came up with a good combination which I overlooked assuming that I could have play and tactics along the g-file. 25.hxg4 Ne5 Although Andy has won the exchange I thought it better to swap the N for the rook in the closed position as a N would be an advantage. - Also as it’s not the easiest for Andy to open up for his rooks with the passed a- pawn , 26.Bc3 26.exd5 Nxf3+ 27.gxf3 cxd5 The engine still gives me the edge. 26...Nxf3+ 27.Rxf3 d4 I don't think that this was the best move - closing the position further. 27...Ra8 28.Be1 f6 I assume that this was to create a square for his king so that he could come down the g-file. I was Ok with this with the hope of being able to push my a-pawn, 29.Ne2 29.e5 fxe5 30.Ne4 c4 31.dxc4 e6 32.f6 Bf4 33.Bg3 Kf7 34.Bxf4 exf4 35.Rxf4 d3 36.cxd3 Rxb3+- 29...Kf7 30.Bg3 Rg8 31.Bf4 I was hoping to be able to get my N into play - thinking that I can hold the g-file with king and rook to try and then push my a- pawn. ) Bf8 32.Bh2 Bd2 and Be1 was probably better then to push a5 and g3. Rxg4 33.Nf4 My knight is strong now with e6 as a great square with threats of a fork on d8 and pick up the pawn on c5 (and also possibly d4). Bh6 34.Ne6 Rd7 (After this move White is clearly better. 34…….Be3+ followed by Ra7 was preferable, but White would still be better) 35.Nxc5 35.Rh3 Be3+ 36.Kf1 h6 35...Rd8 36.Ne6 (36. Rh3 Be3+ 37. Kf1 h6 38. Bc7 Rdg8 39. g3 e5 40. fxe6+ Ke7 ( I think that my position here is winning but we were both running short on time and the position still had a lot of play left in it! Rdg8 37.g3 Be3+ 38.Kg2 h5 39.Kh3 The position is now equal and my edge has slipped away in the lock up. The B on h2 is a weakness and better on e1. h4?? 40.Nd8+ My logic was that I didn’t want Andy's rook on the 2nd rank opening up my position. 40.gxh4!+- Rg2 41.Ng5+ R2xg5 42.hxg5 Rxg5 43.Rg3 Rh5+ 44.Kg2 The passed a pawn will be decisive in the simplified position 40...Ke8 41.Nxc6 hxg3 41...Bf2! 42.Rxf2 hxg3 42.Rxg3 Rxg3+ 43.Bxg3 Kd7 44.Nb4 Rc8 45.Be1 Kd6 46.Kg2 Ke5 This move should have lost 47.Kf3 Kd6 48.Bg3+ Kc5 49.Nd5 Re8 50.b4+ Kc6 51.b5+ Kc5 52.b6 (Good enough to win but 52. Be1 Kd6 53. Bb4+ Kd7 54. c4 dxc3 55. Kxe3 c2 56. Kd2 Rb8 57. Kxc2 was much more convincing) Kc6 53.Bc7 53.Nxe3 dxe3 54.a5 would have won easily 53...Bd2 54.Nf4 Ba5 55.Ne6 Bxb6 56.Bxb6 Kxb6 57.Nxd4 ½–½
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Miller,J-Coe,A-½–½2022B23WDCL Div 1