[Event "Cumbria Mid-Week League"] [Site "Barrow"] [Date "2022.11.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Gawne, Martin"] [Black "Hayley, Russell"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "1812"] [BlackElo "1680"] [Annotator "Llewellyn,Alan"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2022.11.18"] [WhiteTeam "Ulverston A"] [BlackTeam "Barrow A"] {[%evp 0,81,5,5,50,47,47,60,83,98,100,60,267,124,183,171,194,130,158,147,157, 157,173,154,197,186,233,228,237,245,245,199,219,219,233,188,207,193,240,228, 294,312,318,303,304,321,319,321,324,323,323,328,326,328,356,349,349,320,344, 342,346,359,353,353,353,353,341,364,364,364,364,143,144,152,148,146,153,65,65, 51,44,28,163,496]} 1. d4 e5 {the englund gambit- a favourite of Russell} 2. dxe5 $1 {It is best to accept the gambit 2.e4 is more common possibly trying for calmer waters} Nc6 3. Nf3 Qe7 4. Qd5 $6 $14 {this is a dubious reply but it isnt that bad and may have been a surprise to Russell.} Nb4 $2 $18 5. Qb3 d5 6. a3 $5 Nc6 7. Nc3 (7. Qxd5 $6 Be6 8. Qd3 $16 {the Queen gets kicked about and Black gets a little compensation for the two pawns...}) 7... d4 8. Nb5 Be6 9. Qa4 $1 Qd7 10. Nbxd4 O-O-O 11. c3 $3 {protects the d4 Knight and allows the queen to protect the d1 square from a possible checkmate.} (11. Nxc6 $4 Qd1#) 11... Nxd4 12. Qxd7+ $1 Rxd7 13. Nxd4 (13. cxd4 $18 {getting another pawn in the centre may have been marginally better but the move played is also strong enough...}) 13... Bg4 14. h3 Bh5 15. Bf4 Bc5 16. e3 Ne7 17. Bd3 Bb6 18. Be4 Rhd8 19. O-O c5 20. Nf5 $3 {Martin naunchaulountingly sets up a trap which russell unusually falls for...} Bg6 $6 $18 21. Nxe7+ $1 {The point is Russell cant play Bxe4 because he is in check from the Knight on e7} Rxe7 22. Bxg6 hxg6 23. Bg5 Rxe5 24. Bxd8 Bxd8 25. Rfd1 Bh4 26. Rd2 f5 27. Rad1 Bf6 28. Rd5 Rxd5 29. Rxd5 b6 30. g4 fxg4 31. hxg4 Kc7 32. g5 Be7 33. c4 Kc6 34. Re5 Kd6 35. Rxe7 $3 {This is known as technique where you give away material for a won endgame} Kxe7 36. e4 Ke6 37. f4 a6 38. b4 $4 $11 {The endgame should be drawn now with best play} (38. Kf2 $18) 38... cxb4 39. axb4 a5 40. c5 bxc5 $4 $18 (40... axb4 $4 41. cxb6 Kd6 42. e5+ Kc6 43. e6 b3 44. e7 b2 45. e8=Q+ Kxb6 46. Qb8+ Kc5 47. Qxb2) (40... Kd7 $3 41. cxb6 a4 $3 42. b7 (42. e5 a3 43. e6+ Ke7 44. b7 a2 45. b8=Q a1=Q+ 46. Kg2 Qa2+ (46... Kxe6 $4 47. Qe5+ Qxe5 48. fxe5 Kxe5 49. b5 Kd6 50. Kf3 Kc5 51. Ke4 Kxb5 52. Ke5 Kc5 (52... Kc6 53. Ke6 Kc7 54. Kf7 Kd8 55. Kxg6 Ke7 56. Kxg7 Ke8 57. g6 Ke7 58. Kh7 Kf8 59. g7+ Kf7 60. g8=Q+ $18) 53. Ke6 Kd4 54. Kf7 Ke4 55. Kxg7 Kf4 56. Kxg6 $18) 47. Kg3 Qb3+ 48. Kh4 Qf3 49. Qc7+ Kxe6 $14) 42... Kc7 43. e5 a3 44. Kg2 a2 45. e6 a1=Q 46. e7 Qe1) 41. bxa5 1-0