[Event "Hampstead Congress - U1700 and ECF U135"] [Site "London, UK"] [Date "2020.06.06"] [Round "3"] [White "Upton, Bill"] [Black "Llewellyn, Alan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B07"] [WhiteElo "1454"] [BlackElo "1460"] [Annotator "alanm"] [PlyCount "112"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] {[%evp 0,112,18,14,89,71,68,75,93,62,42,45,84,38,44,61,56,1,21,9,5,10,42,-65, -47,-49,-7,-30,0,-29,-10,-92,-74,-123,-121,-107,-80,-84,-84,-142,-122,-175,38, -92,-182,-94,-151,-171,77,-159,-125,-190,-78,-78,-7,-7,-19,-19,272,-6,25,-70, -6,-48,46,101,100,140,144,131,178,35,25,43,46,45,61,41,79,102,92,81,90,78,81, 81,59,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f3 c6 5. Be3 b5 6. Qd2 b4 7. Nce2 a5 8. O-O-O Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. Ng3 Ba6 $6 $14 {this was when i left my own personal theory this is the modern way to handle the argentinia attack...I know these lines are good for Black but White should play 11.Bxa6 for a semplance of an advantage.} 11. Bh6 $6 $11 Bxf1 12. Bxf8 (12. Nxf1 Nc4 13. Qf4 e5 14. dxe5 Bxh6 15. Qxh6 Qe7 16. exf6 Qxf6 17. Re1 Qxb2+ 18. Kd1 Qxa2 19. Nd2 Na3 20. Qg7 Qxc2+ 21. Ke2 O-O-O $17 {this is an unlikely computer line I actually missed when i saw 14.dxe5 that the rook on d1 stopped 14...dxe5?? reply seemingly forcing 15.Qg3?? winning the Bishop on h6 but 15.Rxd8+ wins for Bill.}) 12... Kxf8 13. Rxf1 (13. Qh6+ Kg8 14. Rxf1 a4 $11 {this is double edged.}) 13... Kg7 $1 14. h4 Nc4 15. Qg5 $2 {the Queen is damned near stuck there} e6 $3 {an important move to stop the next move by White, the textbook 16.Nf5+} (15... h6 $6 16. Nf5+ Kh7 $4 17. Qxh6+ Kg8 18. Qg7#) 16. h5 $2 $17 (16. Kb1 $3 {this is the answer to the problem of the trapped queen, giving the c1 escape square.} h6 17. Qc1 $15) ( 16. N1e2 h6 17. Qf4 $4 (17. Nh5+ Nxh5 18. Qxd8 Rhxd8 19. gxh5 gxh5 $15 { leaving black a poor pawn up.}) 17... e5 18. Nh5+ $3 Nxh5 19. Qh2 Nf6 $19 { leaves Myself a full piece up 18.Nh5+!! isnt an easy move to spot though saving the Queen.}) 16... h6 17. Qh4 g5 18. Qh2 $3 {Its important for the queen to be able to defend the Queenside.} (18. Qh3 $4 Qb6 19. N1e2 a4 20. f4 b3 21. cxb3 axb3 22. a3 Qb4 $19) 18... Qb6 19. N1e2 $4 $19 (19. Rd1 a4 20. Qe2 d5 21. Rd3 b3 22. cxb3 axb3 23. a3 Nxa3 24. bxa3 Rxa3 25. Kb1 Qa5 26. Qb2 Qe1+ 27. Qc1 Ra1+ 28. Kxa1 Qxc1# {that is a computer line to mate the move 23... Nxa3 is hard to assesss by the human mind.}) 19... a4 20. e5 $5 {mixing it up as it looks strong for me here.} Ng8 $4 {I get ultra cautius i see the pawn break f4 coming and am afraid to leave my king incase of sacrifices.} (20... Nd5 21. f4 b3 $19) 21. f4 (21. Ne4 {I am not sure what delaying f4 does.} b3 22. cxb3 axb3 23. a3 $17) 21... b3 $3 22. cxb3 axb3 23. a3 Ne3 $4 $13 (23... Qb4 $3 $19 {Darn i missed this move which wins on the spot i think 20.f4?? is a mistake as 20.Ne4 defends the c3 and d2 squares.}) 24. Re1 $4 {the knight is on a pawn hunt g4 is weak so are e5 and f4 now.} (24. fxg5 Nxf1 25. Rxf1 hxg5 26. Qf2 Nh6 27. exd6 $13 {and the position is doubled edged again.}) 24... Nxg4 $2 {gxf5 was more accurate.} 25. Qg1 $4 (25. Qg2 dxe5 26. Ne4 Ne3 27. Qg1 exf4 $17 {I am clearly better but in the actual game after Qg1 i have a trick on.}) 25... f5 $4 $15 (25... Qb5 $1 26. fxg5 Qd3 27. Nf5+ Kf8 28. Qxg4 Qc2#) 26. exf6+ N8xf6 27. fxg5 hxg5 28. Nc3 e5 $4 29. Nf5+ $4 {missing the win.} (29. dxe5 Nd5 {necessary to defend the Queen if the Queen if the Queen takes on g1 ie 29...Qxg1? then the intermezzo 30.exf6+!? Nxf6 31.Rexg1 loses a piece and most probably the game...} 30. Nf5+ Kh7 31. Qxg4 Nxc3 32. Qxg5 Na2+ 33. Kb1 Nc3+ 34. bxc3 Qc7 35. Qg6#) 29... Kf8 30. Nxd6 $2 {pawn grabbing} Qxd4 31. Nde4 Nxe4 $2 $16 {going into an endgame with an advantage to Bill.} (31... Rh6 $1 32. Nxf6 Rxf6 33. Rf1 Rxf1+ 34. Qxf1+ Nf2 $17) 32. Rxe4 Qxg1+ 33. Rxg1 Nf6 34. Rxe5 Rxh5 35. Rf5 $4 $13 (35. Rf1 $18) 35... Kg7 36. Rgxg5+ Rxg5 37. Rxg5+ Kf7 38. Rc5 Rh8 $3 {38...Rc8 is too passive though enough to draw.} 39. Rxc6 Rh1+ 40. Nd1 Nd5 41. Kd2 Rh2+ 42. Ke1 Rc2 $3 43. Rxc2 bxc2 44. Kd2 cxd1=Q+ {the Knight couldnt be saved or I get a Queen.} 45. Kxd1 Ke6 46. Kc2 Kd6 47. Kb3 Kc6 48. Kc4 Ne3+ 49. Kd4 $6 {its drawn now for sure...} Nc2+ $3 {the game is assured a draw now. I wonder if you see why?} 50. Kc3 Nxa3 $3 {as my king can get to a8 the endgame after bxa3 is a extremely well known dran phematic.} 51. Kb4 Nb5 52. Kc4 Kb6 53. Kd5 Na7 54. b3 Nb5 55. b4 Na7 56. b5 {Bill eventually gives up trying to go for the win and excepts the inevitable draw.} Nxb5 { draw through insufficient material to mate.} 1/2-1/2