[Event "Dyfed League:SteyntonB -Aberystwyth SU"] [Site "Tanygroes"] [Date "2019.11.25"] [Round "?"] [White "Davies, Owen"] [Black "Paffard, Mark"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B23"] [WhiteElo "1710"] [BlackElo "1652"] [Annotator "kemen"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "2019.??.??"] {[%evp 0,67,19,31,72,49,54,35,45,48,38,23,23,13,27,-33,13,-30,-31,-47,-33,-153, 31,8,1,19,19,3,44,35,47,46,57,54,54,61,55,22,90,88,90,90,76,86,102,102,100,87, 116,107,268,93,166,71,95,44,52,36,20,24,41,55,50,-48,-56,-80,-73,-110,-114, -119]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 (2... g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 e6 5. d3 Nc6 6. Be3 b6 7. Nge2 Bb7 8. O-O Nge7 9. Qc1 {Paffard-Davies, Dyfed League 2019,1/2-1/2}) (2... e6 3. f4 Nc6 4. Nf3 Nge7 5. Be2 a6 6. O-O d6 7. Qe1 b5 8. d3 Bb7 9. Nd1 { Horrell-Paffard, Dyfed Open 2019,1-0}) 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bc4 (5. Bb5 { more frequent these days}) 5... e6 6. O-O Nge7 7. d3 O-O 8. Qe1 {39 % for Wh} Nd4 (8... d5 {main}) 9. Nxd4 Bxd4+ {31% for Wh} (9... cxd4 {main, 38% for Wh}) 10. Be3 {0-8} (10. Kh1 {main}) 10... Nc6 (10... Bxe3+ {main} 11. Qxe3 d5 { looks like winning a piece, 0-6; however} 12. f5 dxc4 (12... d4 13. Qh6 exf5 14. Na4 b5 15. Rf4 (15. Bxb5) 15... g5 16. Qxg5+ Ng6 17. Qxd8 (17. Qg3 bxc4 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Rxf5 Qd7 20. Rxc5 Qxa4 21. Rxc4 Qb5 {Komodo13}) 17... Rxd8 18. exf5 Nxf4 {Mueller-Roesler, DLM U20, Schoeneck 1996,0-1}) 13. f6 Qd4 14. Qxd4 cxd4 15. fxe7 Re8 16. Nb5 {saves the game for Wh}) (10... d5 { is given by Komodo13 as the correct sequence} 11. Nb5 (11. Bxd4 cxd4 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Bb3 dxe4 14. dxe4 Be6 {Hampel-Novacek, Ostrava op 2003,0-1}) 11... Bxe3+ 12. Qxe3 dxc4 13. dxc4 a6) 11. Qg3 (11. Nd1 a6 12. c3 Bxe3+ 13. Nxe3 Na5 14. f5 Nxc4 15. Nxc4 exf5 16. exf5 d5 17. f6 dxc4 18. Qe3 Kh8 19. Qh6 Rg8 $19 {Wiltshire-Rigg, Marymass op 1999,0-1}) 11... Bxe3+ 12. Qxe3 Nd4 13. Rac1 a6 14. f5 (14. a3 d6 15. Nd1 b5 16. Ba2 Bb7 17. c3 Nc6 18. f5 { Komodo13}) 14... exf5 15. exf5 Nxf5 16. Qxc5 (16. Rxf5 gxf5 17. Nd5 { Komodo13=looks a good positional exchange sacrifice- shatters the Bl K side, while 3 Bl pieces are asleep on the Q side.}) 16... d6 17. Qf2 Be6 18. Bd5 Rb8 (18... Ne7) 19. Rce1 Ng7 20. Ne4 f5 (20... Nf5 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. g4 d5 23. Nc5 Ng7 24. Qe3 Qe7 25. d4 {Komodo13- Bl has a troublesome pawn structure}) 21. Nc3 Re8 (21... Bf7) 22. Qd4 (22. Rxe6 Nxe6 23. Qe3 Qe7 24. g4 fxg4 25. Re1 Qh4 26. Bxe6+ {Komodo13}) 22... Qd7 (22... Qc8) 23. Re2 (23. Re3 {protects the R a move layer} Bxd5 24. Nxd5 Nh5 25. Rfe1 Rxe3 26. Qxe3 $18 {controlling the e file}) 23... Re7 (23... Bxd5 24. Nxd5 Nh5 25. Rfe1 Rxe2 26. Rxe2 Re8) 24. Rfe1 Kf7 {Wh has seemingly reached a maximum point, but the N is not contributing, so Wh makes use of it. What Komodo13 gives as best is difficult to see} (24... Rf8 25. Bf3 Ree8 26. Nd5 Bxd5 27. Bxd5+ Kh8 28. Re6 (28. Qb6 {komodo13})) 25. Na4 (25. Bb3 {the N is coming into d5} Rbe8 26. Nd5 Bxd5 27. Bxd5+ Re6 (27... Ne6 28. g4 fxg4 29. Rf1+ Kg8 30. Rf6 (30. Qf6)) 28. g4 {Komodo13- the Bl pieces are just huddled together while Wh works out the final breakin}) 25... Qc7 26. b4 (26. Qh4) (26. Nb6 {carries out the previous move idea}) 26... b5 27. Nb2 ( 27. Nc3) 27... Qb6 (27... Rbe8 {Komodo13}) 28. Qxb6 Rxb6 29. a3 Rb8 30. c4 Rc8 31. d4 {the Wh pawns are losing cohesion now} (31. Kf2 { mobilizes the K}) 31... Rcc7 32. Bxe6+ Nxe6 33. cxb5 (33. d5 Nf4 34. Rxe7+ Rxe7 35. Rxe7+ Kxe7 36. g3 Ne2+ 37. Kf2 Nc3 38. Ke3 bxc4 39. Nxc4 Nxd5+ 40. Kd4 $15 {the Wh K activity may compensate fot the pawn down}) 33... axb5 34. d5 { (time shortage?)} (34. d5 Nf4 35. Rxe7+ Rxe7 36. Rxe7+ Kxe7 37. a4 bxa4 38. Nxa4 Nxd5 39. b5 Kd7) 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dyfed League:Steynton B -Aberystwyth SU"] [Site "Tanygroes"] [Date "2019.11.25"] [Round "?"] [White "Hammett, Scott"] [Black "Piotrowski, Jan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "1610"] [BlackElo "1439"] [Annotator "kemen"] [PlyCount "49"] [EventDate "2019.??.??"] {[%evp 0,49,36,15,21,5,12,12,35,-1,10,7,7,7,8,3,3,-15,281,281,280,285,322,325, 315,309,309,315,336,343,349,349,462,324,450,317,344,349,420,237,448,455,477, 488,483,561,905,919,919,942,991,1007]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. e3 e6 (2... g6 3. Bd3 d6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 {got Scott draws against Adam Watkin-Jones in the League & Rudy van Kemenade in the Dyfed Closed the day before}) 3. Bd3 b6 4. f4 Ba6 (4... Bb7 5. Nf3 c5 {main}) 5. Bxa6 {N here, but Scott had an idea in mind} (5. Nf3 {main }) 5... Nxa6 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O (7. c3 Nb8 8. Ne5 {and the higher graded player won in the 2 games played, 1 for each colour}) 7... c5 8. c3 (8. c4 Nc7 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Qa4+ Qd7 11. Qxd7+ Nxd7 12. b3 {Markus-Janosi,IECG 2001,1/2-1/2}) 8... Be7 9. Qa4+ {Scott had won the a6 N in a very similar position against Matthew Francis 2 days earlier in the Dyfed Closed! In the 3 games in which this exact position occurred, I player found it & won, the other 2 drew 1 & lost 1. A similar scenario appears in some lines of the French Defence.} Qd7 10. Qxa6 h5 11. Ne5 Qc7 12. Qb5+ Kf8 13. Nd2 {the only thing holding Wh back is it will take a bit of time to bring his Q side pieces into play.} Rd8 14. Ndf3 Ng4 15. Qc6 Qb8 (15... Qxc6) 16. Ng5 (16. Nd7+ {picks up an exchange- Wh goes for opening up the K}) 16... Nxe5 17. dxe5 (17. Nxe6+ {Komodo13- continues the demolition. Wh is a piece ahead anyway, so even returing it to gain other advantages cannot be bad. Moreover Bl can scarcely touch this N} Kg8 (17... fxe6 18. fxe5+ Bf6 (18... Kg8 19. Qxe6+ Kh7 20. Rf5 {mates in a couple of moves }) 19. Qxe6 Qc7 20. exf6 g6 21. e4) 18. fxe5 Rh6 19. Nxd8 Rxc6 20. Nxc6 Qc7 21. Nxe7+ Qxe7 22. Bd2 {and Bl has only his Q left to play with}) 17... Bxg5 18. fxg5 Qxe5 19. Bd2 (19. Qb7) (19. g6) (19. e4) 19... Re8 20. Qd7 Re7 21. Rxf7+ Kxf7 (21... Rxf7 22. Qd8#) 22. Rf1+ Qf6 23. Rxf6+ gxf6 24. g6+ Kf8 25. Qd8+ 1-0 [Event "Dyfed League:Steynton B -Aberystwyth SU"] [Site "Tanygroes"] [Date "2019.11.25"] [Round "?"] [White "Judge, Kieran"] [Black "Miller, John"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C01"] [WhiteElo "1176"] [BlackElo "1511"] [Annotator "kemen"] [PlyCount "98"] [EventDate "2019.??.??"] {[%evp 0,98,36,34,34,28,19,22,24,-35,-33,-74,-7,-45,12,1,34,18,30,5,5,17,16,1, 43,-31,29,13,50,36,62,-20,-37,-47,-16,-53,-41,-67,-60,-60,-33,-63,-31,-69,-73, -101,-150,-175,-175,-185,-146,-162,-154,-159,-141,-150,-158,-167,-123,-150, -150,-140,-120,-113,-122,-124,-139,-156,-164,-301,-215,-317,-183,-202,-148, -148,338,-157,-56,-148,322,344,375,268,658,8,-87,-63,85,87,94,105,102,110,109, -425,-611,-600,-643,-29999,-30000]} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 {has a drawish reputation, but exact play is still needed to ensure that the pieces land up on the right squares.} exd5 4. c4 {a more aggresive modern line favoured by Miezis & Rakmanov} (4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Bg5 c6 8. c3 Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. Qc2 Bg6 {Francis-Miller, Dyfed League 2019,1-0 after Wh gained control over the e file}) 4... Nf6 5. Bg5 (5. Nc3) (5. Nf3) 5... Be7 { main} (5... Bb4+ {scores 65% for Bl}) 6. Nc3 c6 7. Nf3 Bg4 (7... O-O 8. Be2 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bg4 {main}) 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 (9... dxc4) 10. Re1 {Cloud Engines- various moves have been played here} Re8 (10... dxc4 11. Bxc4 { transposes to 11 games}) 11. a3 (11. Qb3 {Fritz15 & Komodo13}) 11... Nf8 (11... Bxf3 12. Bxf3 dxc4 {both Engines}) 12. Qc2 (12. Qb3) 12... Bh5 ( 12... dxc4 {Komodo13}) (12... Ne6 {both Engines}) 13. Ne5 Bg6 (13... Bxe2) 14. Nxg6 Nxg6 15. Bf3 (15. Rad1 {both Engines}) 15... dxc4 16. Rad1 Nd5 17. Bxe7 (17. Bc1 {preferred by both Kngines, as Wh needs to be able to mount a K side attack to compensate for Bl's edge on the Q side}) 17... Ngxe7 (17... Rxe7) 18. Ne4 (18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. Re5 {both Engines} Qd7 20. Qe2 $11 {and the prfessure on the e file means wh will regain a pawn on d5, leaving the c4 one vulnerable}) 18... b5 19. Nc5 a5 (19... g6 {both Engines- in the absence of a bl square B for Wh, provides an escape hatch in endings, a post for a N to attack the IQP}) 20. Re4 Ng6 21. Rde1 Rxe4 22. Rxe4 (22. Bxe4) 22... Nf6 {wins the d pawn} 23. Re1 Qxd4 24. Ne4 Nxe4 25. Rxe4 Qd6 (25... Qf6) (25... Qd3 {are all good for Bl}) 26. Qe2 Kf8 (26... Nf8 { prepares to block off the e file}) 27. g3 Rd8 28. Qe3 f6 {creates holes around the K} (28... Ne7 {Komodo13-prepares the return to d5 or alternatively to f5, both better squres for the N than g6}) 29. Bh5 (29. Re6 Qd3 30. Qc5+ Kf7 31. Qxc6 Qf5 32. Re3 {both Engines-but Wh has been given some hope}) 29... Ne5 30. f4 Ng6 31. Re6 Qd7 32. Bg4 f5 33. Bf3 Ne7 {Bl is still winning, but, compared to the position after Wh's move 28. the Bl K position has become more exposed and given Wh a lever to open things up futher. In the meantime the Bl advantage area on the Q side is static} 34. g4 {Wh must try something before the Q side starts rolling} Nd5 (34... Kf7 35. Re5 fxg4 {seems best to keep Bl safe, both Engines are agreed}) 35. Qe5 (35. Qc5+ {both Engines} Kg8 36. Qxc6 Qxc6 37. Rxc6 Nxf4 38. a4 {and Wh has some fighting chances with his R & B more active than the R & N}) 35... fxg4 (35... Nxf4 {both Engines} 36. Qxf5+ Kg8 37. Re1 Qd2 (37... Qxf5 38. gxf5 Rd2 {and Bl's Q side pawns become very threatening})) 36. Bxg4 Qa7+ {don't play a check because you can though sometimes it is a surprise mate of course. Examine what results & whether the option is best left. Here the Bl Q strats to wander away from her own K} 37. Kg2 Nf6 {the consequence is that Bl feels the K needs some extra support, so withdraws a N from a good post.} (37... Qf7 {keeps the Bl pieces better coordinated}) 38. Bf3 (38. Rxf6+ {would win immediately-neither the Bl R nor Q are wellplaced to aid their K} gxf6 (38... Kg8 39. Rd6 Qa8 40. Bd7 (40. Rh6 {is one of those foxy Engine specialities few humans would contemplate}) 40... Kh8 41. Bxc6 Qb8 42. Rxd8+ Qxd8 43. Bxb5 {leaves Bl little to play with}) 39. Qxf6+ Qf7 {Bl gets mated otherwise} 40. Qxd8+ Kg7 41. Qd4+ Kf8 42. Kg3 { and Bl pawns will disappear as a result of continual mating threats by Wh}) 38... Nd5 (38... Rd2+ 39. Kh3 Rd3 40. Kg2 Qd4 {recentralizes Bl's major pieces} ) 39. Bh5 (39. Rxc6 {bur Bl has to be very careful about where his pieces will be, because of the shaky situation of the Bl K}) 39... Nf6 {repetition?} ( 39... Qb8 {extra pretetion for the backrank & eyeing f4}) 40. Rxf6+ { Wh sees it this time} Kg8 41. Re6 (41. Rxc6) (41. Rd6) 41... Rd2+ 42. Kf3 (42. Kh1) (42. Kh3 {both lead to Wh mating in 15,if Bl delays the issue by sacrificing his R}) 42... Qf2+ {Wh has lost the initiative by allowing this check} 43. Kg4 Qg2+ {but this it seems is the wrong square for the Q} (43... Qg1+ 44. Kf5 Qb1+ 45. Qe4 Rd5+ 46. Kg4 Qg1+ 47. Kf3 {other moves lose} Qh1+ 48. Kg4 Qxe4 49. Rxe4 g6 50. Bxg6 hxg6 51. Re6 c5 52. Rxg6+ Kf7 53. Rb6 b4 { he Bl pawns are far more dangerous than the Wh ones- note how the back doubled c pawn protects its front companion from the attentions of the Wh R}) 44. Kf5 $16 Qh3+ 45. Bg4 Qd3+ 46. Qe4 Qd7 (46... g6+ 47. Ke5 Qxe4+ 48. Kxe4 Rxh2 49. Rxc6 {both Engines}) 47. Kg5 {a final mistake that costs the game- giving Bl another checking possibility} (47. Qxc6 {holds the Wh position together} g6+ (47... Qf7+ 48. Ke4 Rd8 49. Rd6 Qe7+ 50. Be6+ Kh8 51. Rxd8+ Qxd8 52. Bd5) 48. Kf6 Qd4+ 49. Kg5 Qd8+ 50. Rf6 Rxh2 51. Qe6+) 47... Qd8+ 48. Kf5 (48. Re7 Kf8 {loses the R & leaves the Wh K in trouble}) (48. Kh5 Rxh2+ 49. Bh3 Rxh3+ 50. Kg4 Qh4+ 51. Kf5 Qh5#) 48... Rd5+ {giving up the Q is a slow death} 49. Re5 (49. Qe5 Rxe5+ 50. fxe5 (50. Kxe5 Qd5#) 50... g6+ 51. Ke4 Qd3+ 52. Kf4 Qd2+ 53. Kf3 Qxb2) 49... Qf6# {an interesting feature to ponder on, is that though Bl ontained an extra pawn on the Q side, the pawn mass remained static all game while the issue was decided on the other front.} 0-1 [Event "Dyfed League:Steynton B -Aberystwyth SU"] [Site "Tanygroes"] [Date "2019.11.25"] [Round "?"] [White "Jones, Jonathan"] [Black "Bates, Toby"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D00"] [WhiteElo "1473"] [BlackElo "1119"] [Annotator "kemen"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2019.??.??"] 1. d4 d5 (1... Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. Nf3 Bb4 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 O-O { Jones-Gunn, Dyfed League 2019,1-0}) 2. Nc3 Bf5 (2... Nf6 3. Bg5 (3. Bf4)) 3. Bf4 (3. f3) 3... e6 4. e3 {a line that has been used by Jobava & other GMs} Nf6 5. f3 (5. Bd3) (5. Nf3) 5... Nbd7 (5... Bd6) (5... Bb4) 6. g4 {Stockfish10} (6. Bd3 Bg6 7. Nge2 c5 8. Qd2 Nh5 9. g4 Nxf4 10. Nxf4 Qh4+ 11. Qf2 Qxf2+ 12. Kxf2 c4 13. Bxg6 hxg6 14. Nce2 g5 15. Ng2 {Hoppe-Hoppe, GER ch U25, Oberhof 2011,0-1 } g6 16. h4) 6... Bg6 7. h4 h5 (7... h6 {also}) 8. g5 Ng8 9. Bd3 Ne7 (9... Bxd3 10. Qxd3 a6) 10. Nb5 e5 11. dxe5 a6 (11... c6 12. Nd6# {would be embarassing}) 12. Nxc7+ {looks appealing, though Stockfish considers it unsound } (12. Nd4 c5 13. e6 Nb6 14. Bxg6 Nxg6 15. exf7+ Kxf7 16. Nde2 Qd7 17. Qd3 (17. Bg3 {Stockfish10})) (12. Nc3 Bxd3 13. cxd3 c5 14. Nge2 { Stockfish10}) 12... Qxc7 13. e6 Ne5 (13... Qa5+ 14. Kf2 fxe6 {a piece up for a pawn}) 14. Bxg6 N7xg6 15. exf7+ Qxf7 16. Qe2 Nxf4 17. exf4 Qxf4 ( 17... Bb4+ 18. c3 Qxf4 19. cxb4 O-O {is also winning because of Wh's lack of development & vulnerable K & Q. But the text is better}) 18. Nh3 Qxh4+ ( 18... Qg3+ 19. Kd1 O-O-O {Wh's position is a mess}) 19. Kd2 Qb4+ (19... Qd4+ 20. Kc1 Ba3 {Stockfish10} (20... Bc5 {Stockfish10 second choice-also looks good} 21. f4 (21. Re1 O-O 22. Qxe5 Qxe5 23. Rxe5 Rxf3 24. Kd2 Rxh3 { and Bl remains a piece ahead}) 21... Qe3+ 22. Qxe3 Bxe3+ 23. Kb1 Nc4) 21. Rb1 O-O 22. bxa3 Rac8 23. Rd1 Qc3 24. Rb3 Qa1+ 25. Rb1 Qxa2 {and the exposed Wh K decides}) (19... Bd6 20. f4 O-O 21. fxe5 Rae8 22. c3 Rxe5 {Wh remains in trouble}) 20. Kc1 Qe7 {best} (20... Bd6 21. f4 Qc4 22. Re1 O-O 23. fxe5 Qxe2 24. Rxe2 Rf1+ 25. Kd2 Bb4+ 26. c3 Rxa1 27. cxb4 Rxa2 {leaves Bl an exchange ahead}) (20... O-O-O 21. Qxe5 Bc5 22. Qxg7 Rhf8 23. Qc3 Qxc3 24. bxc3 Rxf3 25. Kb2 Rd6 {but not as convincing}) 21. Re1 Nc6 (21... Nxf3 {is the cleanest way to win}) (21... Nc4 22. Qf2 Ne5 23. f4 O-O-O 24. Rxe5 Qc7 25. a3 Bc5 26. Qd2 Rhe8 {for the moment Wh is playing a R down}) (21... O-O-O { looks like a simple way of keeping an asdvantage if Nxf3 is missed} 22. Qxe5 Qd7 23. Qe6 Bd6 24. Qxd7+ Kxd7 25. Kd2 Rhf8 26. Re3 Rc8 27. Rd3 Rf5) 22. Qf1 Rc8 {Bl doesn't get quite enough for the Q} (22... Ne5 {the N needs to return} 23. f4 O-O-O 24. Rxe5 Qf7 25. Kb1 Bd6 26. Re3 Rhe8 {Stockfish10- the Wh pieces are badly placed}) 23. Rxe7+ Bxe7 24. Kd2 (24. Qd3 {first} O-O 25. Qxd5+ Kh7 (25... Kh8 26. g6) 26. f4 Rcd8 27. Qe4+ g6 28. c3) 24... O-O 25. Qd3 {now it invites Bl's next as Qg6 is no longer check} (25. f4 g6 26. Re1 Rf5 27. Kc1 {Stockfish10}) 25... Nb4 {now Bl gets another go at the K before the Wh N & R can get into the game} 26. Qb3 Rxc2+ (26... Nxc2 { is the other way to show the Wh K is still insecure, though the variations are far from straightforward} 27. Rd1 (27. Rc1 Bb4+ 28. Kd1 Rfe8) 27... Rc4 28. Qxb7 Bb4+ 29. Ke2 (29. Kc1 Na3#) 29... Nd4+ 30. Rxd4 (30. Kf1 Nxf3 31. Qxd5+ Kh8 32. g6 Rc5 33. Qd6 Nh2+ 34. Kg1 Nf3+ 35. Kf1 {other moves lose} Nh2+ { repetition})) 27. Kd1 Rc4 {the key move if Bl had taken with the N as in the previous note, but not the best use of the R} (27... Rh2 {threatens R & the N, leaving Wh no time to pick up the d5 pawn} 28. Qe3 (28. Rc1 Rxh3) 28... Bc5 (28... Nc6 29. Rc1 Bb4 30. Nf2 Rg2 {Stockfish10}) 29. Qe5 (29. Qxc5 Rxf3) 29... Rh1+ 30. Kd2 Rxa1 31. Nf4 Re1 {before the Q & N ( & g pawn) become a threat} (31... Rxf4 32. Qxf4 Rxa2 33. Qf5) (31... Rf7 32. g6 Rf6 33. a3 Bd6 34. Qe8+ Bf8 (34... Rf8 35. Qe6+ Kh8 36. Qxd6) 35. axb4 Rh1 $11 (35... Rxf4 36. Qe5 Bxb4+ 37. Kc2 Rf6 38. Qxd5+ Kh8 (38... Kf8 39. Qd8#) 39. Qxh5+ Kg8 40. Qh7+ Kf8 41. Qh8+ Ke7 42. Qxg7+ Ke6 43. Qg8+ Kd7 44. Qd5+ Kc7 45. Qe5+ Rd6 46. Qg3 Bc5 47. g7 Rg1 48. Qxg1 Bxg1 49. g8=Q Bd4 {Bl may well be able to construct a fortress, as it is difficult to get any support for the Wh Q})) 32. Kxe1 Rxf4 33. Ke2 Rf7 {Wh can just get a perpetual with the the threat of g6 before the Bl pieces start to dictate play} 34. Qe6 g6 (34... Nc6 35. Qxd5 Nd4+ 36. Kf1 g6 37. Qxc5 Nxf3) 35. Qxg6+ Kf8 36. Qh6+ Kg8 37. Qg6+ {Stockfish10 in all lines, sometimes nudged in a promising direction}) 28. Rc1 Rxc1+ (28... Rd4+ 29. Ke2 Rd3 30. Rc3 Rfxf3 31. Nf2 Rfe3+ 32. Kf1 Rxc3 33. bxc3 Kf8 34. g6 {Stockfish10}) 29. Kxc1 Rd8 30. a3 Nc6 31. Qxb7 Rd6 32. Qc8+ (32. Qxa6) 32... Bf8 (32... Nd8) 33. f4 (33. Nf4 {the N needs to be brought into play to support the Q}) 33... Ne7 34. Qe8 h4 (34... d4 35. Nf2 d3 36. Qxh5 g6 37. Qf3 Nf5 38. Nxd3 {Stockfish10}) 35. Qh5 g6 36. Qxh4 d4 37. Nf2 Bg7 38. Nd3 Nf5 39. Qh1 Kf8 40. Qa8+ Ke7 41. b4 Ke6 42. Qe8+ Kd5 43. b5 (43. Nc5) 43... axb5 44. Qxb5+ (44. Nb4+ Kc4 (44... Kc5 45. Qc8+ Kb6 46. Qb8+ Kc5 47. Qc7+ Rc6 48. Qxc6#) 45. Qc8+ Kb3 46. Qc2+ Kxa3 47. Nd3 {mating-Stockfish10}) 44... Ke4 45. a4 Rd5 46. Qc6 (46. Nf2+) 46... Ne3 47. Qxg6+ {The kind of game with positions that just take over , leaving the players in a maelstrom without much control over events.} 1-0
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