[Event "C v Northwich"] [Site "?"] [Date "2023.05.03"] [Round "?"] [White "Breakspear, Adrian"] [Black "RMF"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A06"] [WhiteElo "1888"] [Annotator "robertfurness"] [PlyCount "108"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [SourceVersionDate "2022.11.03"] {[%evp 12,107,0,-19,0,-35,86,78,81,77,70,50,77,54,72,59,58,23,15,0,106,126,114, 0,0,-56,19,-11,-5,0,0,0,27,0,0,-23,0,-62,-45,-136,-118,-168,-165,-205,-195, -195,-196,-192,-188,-208,-162,-169,-177,-288,-274,-270,-47,-331,-308,-302,-298, -308,-298,-545,-528,-659,-647,-685,-677,-751,-732,-746,-675,-770,-766,-945, -921,-1076,-1079,-1070,-1069,-1112,-1146,-1126,-1066,-1038,-913,-29983,-29984, -1448,-1448,-29986,-29987,-29991,-29989,-29994,-29995,-29999]} 1. d4 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. Nf3 c5 4. b3 Nc6 5. Bb2 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O {The main line 7.0-0 scores better than 7.Nbd2.} Rc8 {A06: Réti Opening: 1 Nf3 d5.} 8. a3 {[#]} (8. dxc5 $11 Bxc5 9. c4) 8... Qb6 $146 {[#]} (8... Bxf3 $15 {stays ahead.} 9. Bxf3 Be7) ({Predecessor:} 8... cxd4 9. exd4 Bd6 10. h3 Bh5 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. Re1 Na5 13. Bd3 a6 14. Qe2 Bg6 15. Bxg6 hxg6 {1-0 (44) Ismailov,R (2008)-O'Shea,C (1700) London 2017}) 9. dxc5 $1 $16 Bxc5 {White is better.} 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. c4 {[%CAl Bc2c4,Bc4c5][%mdl 32]} Rfd8 12. b4 {Bxf6 is the strong threat.} Bf8 13. c5 Qc7 14. Nd4 (14. Rc1 $14 {might be stronger.}) 14... Bxe2 $11 15. Qxe2 e5 ( 15... b6 $1 $11 {remains equal.}) 16. Nxc6 $16 bxc6 17. Nf3 ({Better is} 17. f4 $16) 17... Re8 $11 18. Qc2 (18. Nd2 $11) 18... g6 (18... e4 $15 19. Bxf6 exf3) 19. Rad1 Bg7 20. h3 Rb8 21. Rb1 Nd7 22. Nd2 a5 23. Ba1 Rb5 {[#] Strongly threatening ...axb4.} 24. Rb3 (24. Bc3 $11) 24... Reb8 $15 {[%CAl Ra5b4]} 25. Bc3 (25. Rfb1 $1 $15) 25... axb4 $17 26. Bxb4 (26. Rxb4 $17 Rxb4 27. Bxb4) 26... e4 $19 27. Rc1 (27. Rbb1 {keeps fighting.}) 27... Qa7 28. Nb1 Ne5 29. Nc3 R5b7 {White must now prevent ...Nd3.} 30. Ne2 Nd3 31. Rcb1 Qa4 32. Nd4 (32. Nc1 $142) 32... Bxd4 33. exd4 Nxb4 $2 (33... Rxb4 $19 34. axb4 Rxb4 35. f3 Rxb3 36. Rxb3 Qxd4+ 37. Kh2 $19) 34. axb4 {[%mdl 8192] This costs White the game.} (34. Qd2 $1 $15 {although i noted that white was not obliged to recapture on b4 i only considered 34. Qb2 Nd3. i missed the stronger 34. Qd2 possibility} Re8 35. Rxb4 Rxb4 36. Qxb4 Ra8 $15) 34... Rxb4 35. Rxb4 Rxb4 ({Worse is} 35... Qxc2 36. Rxb8+ Kg7 37. R8b4 $17) 36. Qxa4 Rxa4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KR-KR} 37. Rd1 (37. Rb6 Rxd4 38. Rxc6) 37... f5 {[%CAl Bf7f5,Bf5f4,Bf4f3][%mdl 32]} 38. g3 g5 39. Kf1 Kf7 40. Ke1 f4 41. g4 Kg6 42. Ke2 h5 {Threatens to win with ...Ra3.} 43. Rd2 Ra3 44. gxh5+ Kxh5 45. Rb2 f3+ 46. Ke1 Kh4 47. Rb6 Ra1+ 48. Kd2 Rf1 49. Ke3 Re1+ 50. Kd2 Re2+ 51. Kd1 Rxf2 {Black mates.} 52. Ke1 e3 53. Rxc6 Ra2 {[%CAl Ra2a1]} 54. Rf6 Ra1# {Weighted Error Value: White=0.70/Black=0.31} 0-1