[Event "BCL"] [Site "Luton"] [Date "2024.02.06"] [Round "?"] [White "Singh, Damanjeet"] [Black "Mirza, Humayun"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A09"] [WhiteElo "1763"] [BlackElo "1613"] [Annotator "Annotator Andrew Perkins"] [PlyCount "125"] [EventType "team"] [EventCountry "ENG"] [SourceVersionDate "2024.02.07"] [WhiteTeam "Luton A"] [BlackTeam "Luton B"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. e3 c5 4. exd4 cxd4 5. d3 Nc6 6. Bf4 f6 7. Nbd2 e5 8. Bg3 Nh6 9. a3 a5 10. Be2 Bc5 11. Ne4 Qe7 12. Nh4 O-O 13. O-O {I think it could be said that for Black, the opening had been a success} Bb6 ({If} 13... f5 14. Nxc5 Qxc5 15. f4 e4 {Black has a very nice looking centre}) 14. f4 {It looks as White got alarmed by the congestion on the Kingside. So he tried to relieve the pressure by hitting the Bishop on b6 by his next move.} f5 15. c5 Bxc5 ({It seems to me that if Black played} 15... fxe4 16. cxb6 exf4 {which severely embarrasses the Knight on h4.} {And if} 17. Be1 {then Black can play} g5 {and then, what does the White Knight do?}) 16. Nxc5 Qxc5 17. fxe5 Nxe5 18. Bf4 Nhg4 {This seems okay, but the snag is that White has a fork coming on d4} 19. h3 Ne3 20. Bxe3 dxe3 21. d4 Qe7 22. dxe5 Qxh4 23. Qb3+ Kh8 24. Qxe3 Be6 25. Rf4 Qe7 26. Raf1 Rac8 27. Bd3 g5 28. Rd4 Qc5 29. Re1 f4 30. Qe4 Bf5 31. Qd5 Bxd3 32. Qxc5 Rxc5 33. Rxd3 Rc7 (33... Rf5 34. e6 Rfe5 35. Rxe5 Rxe5 36. Rd8+ Kg7 37. Rd7+ Kf6 38. Rxb7 Rxe6 39. Rxh7 Kg6) 34. e6 Re7 35. Rd5 h6 36. Rxa5 Kg7 37. Rb5 Kf6 38. Ree5 Rc8 39. Kf2 Rc6 40. Kf3 b6 (40... Rcxe6 41. Rxe6+ Kxe6 42. Rb6+ Kf5 43. Rxh6 Re3+ 44. Kf2 Rb3) 41. a4 Rexe6 42. Rxe6+ Rxe6 43. b4 Ke7 44. Rd5 Re3+ 45. Kf2 (45. Kg4 Rg3+) 45... Re4 46. Rb5 Re6 47. a5 bxa5 48. bxa5 Kd7 ({From experience, instead of moving the King away from the Kingside, move it back towards the pawns. Because Whte has an a-Pawn is on the rim, it's not very easy for White to Queen that Pawn, if the Black Rook can get behind it} 48... Re3 49. Rb6 Ra3 50. a6 Ra2+ 51. Kf3 h5 52. Rh6 Kf7 53. Rxh5 Kg6) 49. Rb6 {In view that White played the King and Pawn endgame so well, Black should try and keep the Rooks on, where is there at least more flexibility.} Rxb6 {I think White played the ending very smartly.} 50. axb6 h5 51. Kf3 Kc6 52. b7 Kxb7 53. Ke4 Kc6 54. Kf5 g4 55. hxg4 hxg4 56. Kxg4 Kd6 57. Kxf4 Ke6 58. Kg5 Kf7 59. Kh6 Kg8 60. Kg6 Kh8 61. g4 Kg8 62. g5 Kh8 63. Kf7 1-0