[Event "DyfedLeague:Aberystwyth-CardiganA"] [Site "?"] [Date "2019.11.26"] [Round "?"] [White "Williams, AH.."] [Black "Van Kemenade, R.."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A87"] [WhiteElo "2329"] [BlackElo "1977"] [Annotator "kemen"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2019.11.28"] {[%evp 0,59,19,31,54,67,75,69,74,65,72,60,53,50,50,56,87,40,39,18,101,16,0,-4, -2,9,9,13,27,17,21,14,69,69,69,64,40,29,49,43,13,13,3,-13,55,43,211,142,185, 143,358,356,645,893,893,502,29993,1061,1061,1086,29999,-30000]} 1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. c4 O-O 7. Nc3 Qe8 (7... c6 {featured in numerous battles between Howard & Sven Zeidler over the years} 8. Rb1 a5 9. b3 Na6 10. Bb2 Qe8 11. d5 Bd7 12. Nd4 Nc5 13. e3 e5 14. dxe6 Bxe6 15. Nxe6 Qxe6 16. Ne2 Nfe4 17. Bd4 {Williams-Van Kemenade, Dyfed League 2017,1-0}) 8. d5 (8. b3 Nc6 9. Bb2 e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. e4 f4 (11... fxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qd5+ Rf7 (13... Qf7)) 12. Nd5 Rf7 13. Ng5 {Williams-Van Kemenade, Dyfed League 2013,1-0}) 8... Na6 9. Nd4 (9. Rb1 {main}) 9... Nc5 (9... Bd7 {main} 10. b3 c6 11. Bb2 Nc7 12. Qd2 c5 13. Ne6 Bxe6 14. dxe6 Rb8 15. e4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Bxb2 17. Qxb2 fxe4 18. Bxe4 b5 {Williams-Van Kemenade, Dyfed Open 2006,1-0; Sapi-Krizsany, Budapest FS o3 IM 1994,0-1}) 10. e3 {a restrained response} (10. b4 {main} Nfe4 (10... Nce4)) (10. Ncb5 Qd8 11. b4) (10. Rb1 {transposes to 111 games, including elite Gms}) 10... e5 {Houdini4 & Komodo13} (10... Nfe4 { Stockfish 95019 & Komodo13}) (10... Bd7 {2 draws,1 Bl win}) (10... a5 { 1 draw, 2 Bl wins}) (10... a6 {1 draw}) 11. dxe6 c6 12. b3 (12. b4) 12... Bxe6 (12... Nxe6 {pm analysis lead to nothing clearcut} 13. Nxe6 (13. Nde2 Qe7) 13... Bxe6 14. Bb2 Ne4 15. Nxe4 (15. Qc2 {Komodo13}) 15... Bxb2 16. Nxd6 Qe7 17. c5 Bxa1 18. Qxa1 Rad8 19. Rd1 {Komodo13}) 13. Bb2 (13. Qc2 Rc8 14. Rd1 d5 (14... Bf7 15. Bb2 Qe7) 15. Ba3 b6 16. Nxe6 Qxe6 17. Bxc5 bxc5 18. cxd5 {Feller-(2424)-Beukema (1735) Bethune op 2006,1-0}) 13... Rd8 (13... Bf7) 14. Qe2 {Bl thought the Q was a little displaced here} (14. Qc2 { Rudy & Komodo13}) 14... Bc8 (14... Bf7) 15. Rad1 g5 {an attempt at a Kingside attack- Bl knew it was a little risky as it weakens f5.} (15... Qe7 $11 {positions more frequent from 7...c6 8.d5, e5 variations}) (15... Qf7 { keeps the option of the Q going to h5}) 16. b4 Nce4 17. f3 Nxc3 18. Bxc3 g4 { probably not the best} (18... f4 {considered by Bl & PM analysis; the choice of both Komodo13 & Stockfish10} 19. exf4 (19. gxf4 gxf4 20. e4 Nh5) (19. e4 {pm analysis} fxg3 20. hxg3 Nh5 {Komodo13} 21. Qe1 Qf7 22. Ne2 Qxc4 $15) 19... gxf4 20. Qxe8 Rdxe8 21. Ba1 fxg3 22. hxg3 Nh5 23. Kf2 Nf6 24. Kg1 Nh5 {Komodo13}) (18... d5 {considered best in pm analysis} 19. c5 f4 { Komodo13} 20. exf4 gxf4 21. Qd3 (21. Qxe8 Rdxe8 22. Rfe1 {trying for more seems to slightly favour Bl}) 21... fxg3 22. hxg3 Nh5 23. Kh2 (23. Kf2 Qd7 24. Rh1 Qg4 25. Kg1 Qg6 26. Qxg6 hxg6) 23... Rf6 24. Rfe1 Qf7 25. f4 Rf8 26. Kg1 Rg6 {Komodo13}) 19. Qd3 (19. Nc2 Qe7 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. fxg4 fxg4 22. b5 c5 23. Bd5+ Kh8 24. Ne1 Rde8 25. Ng2 Bg5 {both sides have weak p[awns}) ( 19. Rde1 Qe7 20. Qd3 gxf3 21. Nxf3 Ng4 22. Bxg7 Qxg7 23. Nh4 Be6 {Komodo13} 24. Nxf5 Bxf5 25. Rxf5 Qh6 26. h3 Ne5 27. Rxf8+ Rxf8 28. Qe2 Rf6 {Bl's N is better than the B}) 19... gxf3 20. Nxf3 (20. Bxf3 Ne4) 20... Bh6 { during the later stages of the game & in pm , Bl regretted this choice; yet it is Komodo13's top preference} (20... Qe4) (20... d5 21. Bd4 dxc4 22. Qxc4+ Qe6 23. Qc5 Nd5 24. Rd3 b6 25. Qc4 Nxb4 26. Qxb4 c5 27. Qa3 cxd4 28. Nxd4 Qf7 29. Rfd1 Kh8 {Komodo13}) 21. Rde1 (21. Bd4 Ng4 22. Rde1 Qf7 23. Nh4 Bg5 24. Nf3 Bf6 25. Bxa7 (25. Bxf6 Qxf6 26. Nh4 Ne5 27. Qd4 Be6 28. Qxa7 Qg7 29. Qd4 Nxc4 30. Bh3 Rde8 31. Rf4 Ne5 32. Qxd6 Ng6 33. Nxg6 hxg6 34. a4 Bf7 { Komodo13- though a pawn is a pawn, albeit a currently weak e3}) 25... Be6) 21... Ne4 (21... Qe4 {Komodo13-not considered, even in pm (restraining the e3 pawn, following on from Bh6 targetting it)} 22. Qe2 (22. Qxe4 Nxe4 23. Bb2 c5) 22... Ng4 23. Bd4 Rfe8 24. Kh1 Nxe3 25. Bxe3 Qxe3 26. Qc2 Qa3 27. Rb1 Re3 (27... Bg7 28. Nh4 Qc3 29. Qxc3 Bxc3 30. b5 d5 31. Nxf5 dxc4 32. bxc6 bxc6 33. Bxc6 Rf8) 28. Nd4 Qd3 29. Qxd3 Rxd3 30. Nxf5 Bxf5 31. Rxf5 Rc3 { Komodo13}) 22. Bb2 (22. Bd4 c5 23. Ba1 cxb4 24. Qd4 Nc3 25. Bxc3 bxc3 26. Qxc3 d5 27. cxd5 Rxd5 28. Qa3 b6 29. Qxa7 Qe6 {Komodo13}) 22... c5 (22... Qe7 {Komodo13; and Bl should be OK} 23. Qd4 (23. Nd4 Rde8 24. a3 Rf7) (23. Nh4 Bg5 24. Nf3 Bh6 25. Bh3 Rf7) 23... Bg7 {it had in any case been part of Bl's idea to defer the exchange of bl square Bs until the Q could take back} ) 23. Nd2 (23. Nh4 {is stronger} Bg7 24. Nxf5 (24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Rf4 cxb4 26. Nxf5+ Bxf5 27. Bxe4 Bxe4 28. Rxe4 Qg6 29. Rd1 Rf7 30. Qd4+ Qf6 31. Qxf6+ Kxf6 32. Rd5 b6 33. Rb5 Re7 34. Rxe7 Kxe7 35. Rxb4 {Komodo13-Wh is a pawn up, but Bl still has play} d5 36. cxd5 Rxd5 37. Rh4 h5 38. Kf2 b5 39. Ke2 a5) 24... Bxf5 25. Qd5+ Be6 26. Rxf8+ Bxf8 27. Qxe4 Qg6 28. Qh4 Rd7 29. bxc5 dxc5 30. Be4 Be7 (30... Qh6 31. Bd5) 31. Qf4 Qg5 32. Qb8+ Bd8 33. h4 Qh5 34. Bxb7) 23... Nf6 (23... Nxd2 {had to be tried} 24. Qxd2 (24. Qc3 Qg6 25. Bd5+ Be6 26. Qxd2 Rd7 27. a3 Re7) 24... Qg6 25. a3 b6 26. Qd3 {Komodo13- but Wh has yet to win}) 24. e4 (24. a3 Rf7 25. e4 {Is even stronger according to Komodo13}) 24... Nxe4 (24... f4 25. gxf4 cxb4 26. Kh1 Kh8 27. Qb3 a5 28. a3 bxa3 29. Qxa3 Qh5 30. e5 dxe5 31. Rxe5 Qh4 32. Nf3 (32. Rg5) 32... Qg4 33. Re7 Bxf4 34. Qxa5 {according to Komodo13, but still looks as if Bl is holding?} Rd6 35. Qb4 Rg8 (35... Ra6 36. Rxh7+ Kxh7 37. Qxf8) 36. Rg1 Qf5 37. c5 Re6 38. Rxe6 Bxe6 39. Qc3 Rf8 40. Bh3 {Engines always find a way through, even if hunans don't}) 25. Nxe4 fxe4 26. Bxe4 Rxf1+ {Bl was hoping this might cause a bit of dislocation in the Wh ranks} 27. Rxf1 {merely 9 ahead } (27. Qxf1 {Komodo13- 20 ahead} Qf7 28. Bd5) 27... Qe7 (27... Bg7 28. Bd5+ { stronger than} (28. Bxh7+ Kh8 29. Bg6) 28... Be6 29. Bxg7 Kxg7 30. Qc3+ Kg8 31. Re1 Bf7 32. Rxe8+ Rxe8 33. bxc5 dxc5 34. Qf6) 28. Bd5+ (28. Bxh7+ { Komodo13} Qxh7 29. Qd5+ Qf7 30. Qxf7#) 28... Be6 29. Qc3 (29. Re1 {expected by Bl}) 29... Bxd5 {other moves just delay the mate} (29... Bg7 {is the longest} 30. Bxe6+ Kh8 31. Rf7 Qxf7 32. Bxf7 Rg8 33. Qd2 Rf8 34. Qxd6 Ra8 35. Qh6 Bxb2 36. Bg6 Bd4+ 37. Kg2 Kg8 38. Qxh7+ Kf8 39. Qf7#) 30. Qh8# 1-0 [Event "DyfedLeague:Aberystwyth-CardiganA"] [Site "?"] [Date "2019.11.26"] [Round "?"] [White "Watkin-Jones, A.."] [Black "Jones, IC.."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C54"] [WhiteElo "1942"] [BlackElo "2206"] [Annotator "kemen"] [PlyCount "60"] [EventDate "2019.11.28"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 (2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 (3... c6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O d6 6. Re1 O-O 7. Bb3 Nbd7 8. c3 Nc5 9. Bc2 Ne6 10. d4 Qc7 11. Nbd2 Rd8 {Watkin-Jones vs Jones, Dyfed League 2015,1/2-1/2}) 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. Nbd2 (6. Bb3 O-O 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 Qe7 9. Nbd2 a6 10. Nf1 Be6 11. Ne3 Na5 12. Bc2 Bxe3 13. fxe3 {Van Kemenade-Jones, Dyfed League 2011,1-0}) 6... O-O 7. O-O a6 8. a4 Qe7 9. b4 Ba7 10. Ba2 {R Van Kemenade-Jones, Dyfed League 2009,0-1}) 2... Nc6 (2... Nf6 {no petroff, no prepared analysis thank you.}) (2... d6 3. Bc4 Be7 4. d3 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c3 Nbd7 7. h3 c6 8. Nbd2 Nc5 9. b4 Ne6 10. Re1 b5 11. Bb3 Nf4 12. Nf1 N6h5 13. Kh2 {Leah-Jones, Dyfed League 2014,1-0}) 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O (4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 {transposes to the 2 games vs Van Kemenade cited above}) 4... Nf6 5. d3 h6 6. Re1 O-O 7. a4 d6 8. c3 a6 9. Nbd2 {107 games} (9. h3 {main, 215 games}) 9... Bg4 {not discussed in the theory books as the B seems misplaced here with the Wh centre solid} (9... Ba7 {main}) (9... Re8) (9... Be6 {all in theory books & elite GM practice}) 10. h3 (10. Nf1 {5-1}) 10... Bd7 { so Wh has been given a free h3 move} (10... Bh5 11. Nf1 {6-1, Wh rapidly develops a K side initiative}) (10... Be6 {1 Wh win, 3 draws}) (10... Bxf3 11. Qxf3 {loses control over f5}) 11. Nf1 Qe7 12. Ng3 (12. d4 Ba7 13. a5 { Komodo13}) 12... Be6 {the 3rd move by the B, to a square which it could have done in one} 13. Bxe6 (13. b3 {Komodo13} Bxc4 14. bxc4 Bb6 15. d4) (13. b4 Ba7 14. Bb3 (14. Ba2)) (13. Nh4 {Rudy} Bxc4 14. dxc4 Qe6 15. Nhf5 Ne7 ( 15... Qxc4 {looks too dangerous} 16. Nh5 Nxh5 17. Qxh5 Qe6 18. Bxh6 gxh6 19. Nxh6+ Kh7 20. Nf5+ Kg8 21. Qh4 (21. Nh6+) (21. b4 Bxf2+ 22. Kxf2 Qg6) 21... Qg6 (21... d5 22. Rad1 Ne7 23. b4 Bd6 24. Qg5+ Ng6 25. exd5 {Komodo13 }) 22. b4) 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Nf5 Qe6 18. Qd3 Kh7 19. b4 Ba7 20. a5 { though Wh may have some extra Q side expansion possibilities}) 13... fxe6 14. b4 Bb6 15. Be3 {gives Bl possible access to f4} (15. d4 {Komodo13} exd4 16. cxd4 Nxb4 17. a5 Ba7 18. Ba3 c5 (18... Nc6 19. d5 Nxa5 20. dxe6 Nc4 21. e5 Nh7 22. exd6 cxd6 23. Qd5 Nxa3 24. Rxa3 g6 25. Rb3 b5 26. Qe4 {Bl's K side is porous} Kg7 27. Qg4 Ng5 28. h4 Nxf3+ 29. Rxf3 Rxf3 30. gxf3 Kh7 31. h5 Rg8 32. Kf1 {the Bl B is standing idle on the wrong side of the board})) (15. Rb1 Nd7 16. a5 Ba7 17. Qb3 (17. d4 exd4 18. cxd4 Rxf3 19. Qxf3 Rf8 20. Qd1 Bxd4 21. Rf1 Ba7 22. b5 Nxa5 23. bxa6 bxa6 24. Qe2 {Komodo13})) 15... Bxe3 16. Rxe3 (16. fxe3 {looks Ok, but all the tension has gone from the position, & there will probably be a massive exchange of the major pieces on the f file}) 16... Qf7 17. Re1 {the R is at least doing something on e3} (17. a5 Ne7 18. d4 Nd7 19. Qc2 Ng6 20. Rd1 {Komodo13}) (17. Qe2 Nh5 18. Nxh5 Qxh5 19. Rb1 {Stockfish10}) (17. Qb3 Nd7 18. d4 Ne7 19. Rd1 {rofChade}) (17. Nh2 { Rudy} Nh5 18. Rf3 Nf4 19. Ne2 Qg6 20. Rg3 Qf7 21. Rf3 Qg6 22. Rg3 {Komodo13 }) 17... Nh5 18. Nxh5 Qxh5 19. d4 (19. Re3 {Komodo13}) 19... exd4 20. Nxd4 Qf7 21. f3 {does create some gaps in the K position} (21. Qe2 Ne5 22. f4 Ng6 23. f5 Nf4 24. Qf3 e5 25. Ne2 Nh5 26. Qd3 {Komodo13}) 21... Ne5 22. b5 {trying to get something going on the Q side, but it takes pieces away from the defence of the K} (22. Rf1 Ng6 23. Qd2 Rad8 24. Qa2 d5 25. g3 e5 26. Nf5 dxe4 27. fxe4 Qxa2 28. Rxa2 Rd7 29. h4 Nh8 30. Raf2 Rfd8 31. Kg2 Nf7 { Komodo13}) 22... Ng6 (22... axb5 23. axb5 Rxa1 24. Qxa1 Nd3 25. Rd1 Nf4 26. Kh2 b6 (26... Qg6 27. Qa2 Kh7 28. Qd2) 27. Qb2 Qh5 28. Qd2 Rf6 29. Ra1 Kh7 30. Rf1 Qc5 {Komodo13}) (22... Nd7 23. Qc2 a5 {might give some posibilities in an ending where a N on c5 can target the a pawn - Stockfish10}) 23. bxa6 bxa6 (23... Rxa6 24. Qc2 Ra5 {and Wh is left with a weakling on a4 to watch over, as well as the R swinging over to the K side-Komodo13} (24... Rfa8)) 24. Rb1 Nf4 25. Ne2 {when you chase Ns it always make sense to ensure that you are not driving them to an even better post} (25. Qd2 {seeks to protect some of the bl squares left vulnerable by f3} c5 26. Nc2 (26. Ne2 Nxg2) 26... Rad8 27. Ne3 d5 28. exd5 exd5 29. a5 d4 30. cxd4 cxd4 31. Ng4 d3 {Komodo13- Bl controls more space and has a better piece placement}) 25... Nxg2 26. Kxg2 (26. Rf1 Ne3 27. Qd3 Qg6+ 28. Kf2 Nxf1 29. Rxf1 Rab8 { is worse}) 26... Qxf3+ 27. Kh2 Qf2+ 28. Kh1 Rf3 29. Ng1 Rg3 30. Qe2 {ends it rapidly} (30. Re2 {is far from pleasant for Wh} Rxg1+ 31. Qxg1 Qxe2 32. Qg4 Qd3 33. Rg1 Qxc3 34. Qxe6+ Kh8 35. Rg2 Rf8 36. Kh2 {Wh is clinging on, but with 2 pawns down, split pawns & a still exposed K , it won't be that long a game}) 30... Rxg1+ 0-1 [Event "DyfedLeague:Aberystwyth-CardiganA"] [Site "?"] [Date "2019.11.26"] [Round "?"] [White "Haigh, A.."] [Black "Van Kemenade, J.."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "1767"] [BlackElo "1732"] [Annotator "kemen"] [PlyCount "82"] [EventDate "2019.11.28"] {[%evp 0,2,41,23,71]} 1. d4 d6 (1... g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nf3 c6 4. Nc3 d6 5. Be3 Nd7 6. Bc4 e5 7. d5 c5 8. O-O Ngf6 9. Nd2 a6 10. a4 Nh5 11. Be2 Nf4 12. Bf3 g5 13. Nc4 Nf6 14. a5 g4 15. Be2 h5 16. f3 h4 {Haigh-Van Kemenade J, Dyfed Closed 2009,0-1- the same closed centre, but a different type of game}) 2. e4 Nd7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Qc7 5. Be3 (5. Bc4) (5. a4 {main lines}) 5... e5 6. d5 c5 (6... Be7 7. Be2 Ngf6 8. O-O h6 9. h3 {1-4}) 7. Be2 Ngf6 8. O-O (8. Nb5 Qb6 9. b3 Nxe4 {Sem-Hruby, Zdar nad Zazavou Vysocina op , 2007,0-1}) 8... a6 9. a4 Be7 10. Nd2 O-O 11. f4 {[%eval 0,0] a strategic mistake if Wh loses control over the e5 square; as then the static pawns in the centre get in the way of his pieces, especially the wh squared} exf4 {not allowing f5} (11... Rb8 12. f5 Nb6 13. a5 Na8 14. Qe1 b5 15. axb6 Rxb6 16. b3 Qd7 17. Qg3 (17. g4) 17... Kh8 18. Nc4 Rb4 19. Bd2 {Nemeth-Mayer, HUN ch tm 2005,1/2-1/2 as Wh never got that K side attack going}) 12. Bxf4 Ne5 (12... Ne8 13. Qe1 Bf6 14. Nd1 Ne5 { Komodo13 is more cautious, ensuring control over e5 before occupying it}) 13. Nc4 (13. Bxe5 {Wh is reluctant to cede the 2 Bs , but this should have been played} dxe5 14. Nc4 Ne8 (14... Bd6 {also blockades, but a N is more effective} ) 15. a5 Rb8 16. Na4 Bd7 17. Nab6 Bb5 18. Ra3 Bxc4 19. Nxc4 Rd8 20. Rg3 Nd6 21. Nxd6 Rxd6 22. Qd2 Rg6 {Wh has no real K side chances & the a5 pawn has to be kept guarded. Meanwhile the d5 pawn is firmly left in place.}) 13... Nxc4 14. Bxc4 Nd7 {but from now on the Engines begin to assess the Bl position more & more favourably} 15. Qd2 (15. a5 Bf6 16. Na4 Re8 (16... Qxa5 17. Bxd6 Re8) 17. Qd2 Be5 (17... Rxe4 18. Bd3) (17... b5 18. axb6 Nxb6) ( 17... Rb8 18. Rae1 Be5 19. h3 Bxf4 20. Qxf4 Ne5 21. Nb6 Bd7 {Komodo13})) ( 15. e5 {after a while Komodo13 gets rid of the weak pawn, but then regrets it soon after} dxe5 16. Bg3 Bd6 17. Ne4 f5 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 {Komodo13 has trouble deciding if this position is equal or slightly better for Bl; Stockfish10 has no doubts- a definite plus for Bl, though admitting that Wh might be equal after all.I suspect most humans would rather be Bl than Wh}) 15... Bf6 16. Nd1 Be5 (16... Re8 {the Engines happily give up the e pawn for some piece activity, not many humans would go that way} 17. c3 (17. Re1 Ne5 18. Bf1 Ng6 19. c3 Nxf4 20. Qxf4 Bd7 21. Ne3 (21. a5 Re5) 21... b5) 17... Rxe4 18. Bd3 Re7 19. Bc2 c4 20. Nf2 b6 21. Rae1 Bb7 {Komodo13}) 17. c3 Bxf4 18. Qxf4 Ne5 19. Be2 (19. Ne3 Bd7 {Komodo13}) 19... Bd7 20. a5 b5 21. axb6 Qxb6 22. Rb1 a5 23. Ne3 c4 (23... a4 {Komodo13} 24. Nc4 Nxc4 25. Bxc4 f6) 24. Qf2 ( 24. Kh1 Rac8 (24... Qc7 25. Bg4 (25. Ra1 Rab8 26. Ra2 Rb7 27. Bg4 Bxg4 28. Nxg4 Ng6 29. Qg3 Rfb8 {Stockfish10}) 25... a4 26. Bxd7 Qxd7 27. Ra1 Rfb8 28. Ra2 Nd3 {Stockfish10}) 25. Bg4 Bxg4 26. Nxg4 Nxg4 27. Qxg4 Rc7 28. h3 Re8 { Komodo13 & Stockfish10, but the Wh pawns still looka trifle more vulnerable than the Bl ones}) 24... Rfc8 25. Nf5 {a definite positional error- the Bl N will now outplay the Wh B in any endgame} (25. h3 a4 26. Kh2 f6 27. Qg3 { Wh is not ceding more ground-Stockfish10}) 25... Qxf2+ 26. Rxf2 Bxf5 27. Rxf5 ( 27. exf5 Rc5 28. Rf4 Kf8 29. f6 Rb8 30. fxg7+ Kxg7 31. Bf1 Rb3 {Komodo13}) 27... Rcb8 28. Rxe5 {bailing out for a pawn, but the B & P are no a match for a R either.Now if it were of a different colour, then the centre pawns could advance, as it is they still obstruct the B.} dxe5 29. Bxc4 Kf8 30. Bd3 (30. d6 {the pawn will be lost, but it does give the B some hope of activity} a4 31. Kf2 Rb6 {but Bl need not rush to win it} (31... Ra5 32. Ke3 Rc5 33. Kd3 Rc6 34. Rf1 f6 35. d7 Ke7 36. Rb1 Kxd7 {Komodo13}) 32. Bd5 Rab8 33. Ra1 Rxd6 34. Rxa4 Rxb2+ 35. Kg1 Rf6 36. Rb4 Rff2 37. Rxb2 Rxb2 38. c4 Rc2 { and Wh will lose a pawn or 2 on the K side. ( An interesting parallel is the game in the Dyfed Closed 2019 Rd3 Haigh-R Van Kemenade,1/2-1/2, where the outside passed pawn managed to save for Wh, because there were too few pawns left on the K side.}) 30... Ke7 31. Kf2 a4 32. Ke3 Kd6 (32... a3 33. b4 a2 34. Ra1 Rc8 35. Kd2 (35. c4 Rcb8 36. b5 Kd6 37. Kd2 Ra3) 35... Ra3 36. Bc2 Kd6 {Komodo13- but there is no need for Bl to take any risks}) 33. Bc2 f6 34. Kd3 Ra7 (34... f5 35. exf5 a3 36. b3 a2 37. Ra1 Kxd5 38. Ke3 Ra3 {and Wh is running out of moves- Komodo13}) 35. c4 Rb4 36. Kc3 Kc5 37. Bd3 (37. b3 axb3 38. Bxb3 h5 {and Wh is running out of moves- Komodo13}) 37... Rab7 (37... Rb3+) 38. Kc2 Rb3 39. Be2 (39. Ra1 Kd4) (39. d6 Kxd6) 39... a3 40. Ra1 Rxb2+ 41. Kc3 (41. Kc1 a2) (41. Kd1 Rb1+ (41... a2 42. Bd3 Rb1+ (42... Rxg2)) 42. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 43. Kd2 a2) 41... R7b3# 0-1 [Event "DyfedLeague:Aberystwyth-CardiganA"] [Site "?"] [Date "2019.11.26"] [Round "?"] [White "Francis, Matthew"] [Black "Brewer, Ben"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C25"] [WhiteElo "1664"] [BlackElo "1573"] [Annotator "kemen"] [PlyCount "127"] [EventDate "2019.11.28"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bc5 3. Nf3 (3. Bc4 {main} Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. Na4 Nbd7 6. Nxc5 Nxc5 7. f4 Bg4 8. Nf3 Ne6 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. fxe5 dxe5 11. O-O Qd6 {Francis-Leah, Dyfed Closed 2007, 1/2-1/2}) 3... d6 4. Na4 Bb6 (4... Nd7 5. Nxc5 Nxc5 6. d3 f5 7. exf5 Bxf5 8. d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Qe7+ 10. Be2 Bd7 11. O-O O-O-O 12. Be3 a6 { Francis-J Brewer,Dyfed League 2019,1-0}) 5. Nxb6 axb6 6. Bc4 {29% for Wh} (6. d4 {main, 60 % for Wh}) 6... Nf6 7. d3 h6 (7... Nc6 {transposes to 158 games}) (7... Be6 8. Bxe6 fxe6 9. O-O O-O 10. c3 Qe8 11. Re1 Nbd7 12. a4 Qg6 13. b4 h6 14. h3 Nh5 15. Kh2 Rf6 16. Be3 Raf8 17. a5 Nf4 {Caruana-Grischuk, St Loius Champions Showdown blitz 2017,0-1}) 8. h3 (8. O-O {more frequent}) 8... Nc6 { transposes to 88 games} 9. Be3 (9. a3 O-O {main} (9... Be6)) (9. c3 O-O (9... Be6)) 9... Na5 {71% for Wh} (9... O-O {34% for Wh}) (9... Be6 { 32% for Wh}) 10. Nd2 {2 Wh wins, 1 draw, 1 Bl win} (10. Bb3 {2 Wh wins, 1 draw, 1 Bl win}) 10... Nxc4 (10... Bd7 11. O-O b5 12. Bb3 Nxb3 13. Nxb3 O-O 14. f4 Nh7 15. f5 f6 16. Qg4 Kh8 {Laranjeira-Frankental, BRA ch sf 2016,0-1}) 11. Nxc4 Be6 12. Nd2 (12. b3 b5 13. Nd2 d5 {Rakay-Svoboda,SVKch tm 2000,1/2-1/2 }) 12... Qd7 (12... d5 {since Wh & Bl are equally developed, yet it is Bl to move, he can stake a claim to a better centre; Rudy & Komodo13}) (12... O-O 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 Ra5 15. Nf3 Qa8 16. a3 Nh5 17. Bh2 f5 18. e5 (18. Nd4 Bd7 19. Qxh5 fxe4 20. Qe2 Ra4 21. c3 {Komodo13}) 18... dxe5 19. Bxe5 Rf7 (19... Rxe5+ 20. Nxe5 Ng3 21. Rg1 Qa5+) 20. O-O {Uzonyi-Markus, HUN ch tm 2002,1-0}) (12... Nh7 13. O-O O-O 14. f4 f5 (14... exf4 15. Bxf4 f5) 15. fxe5 dxe5 16. exf5 Rxf5 17. Rxf5 Bxf5 18. Qh5 {Romanenko-Anfinogenova, Moscow Region ch op 2009,1-0}) 13. f4 (13. O-O d5 {Komodo13}) 13... exf4 14. Bxf4 Qb5 {a slightly strange square for a Q} (14... d5 {Komodo13}) 15. Nb3 (15. b3 Qc5 {and Wh has trouble getting his K to safety}) 15... O-O-O { more risky than going short} (15... O-O) (15... d5) (15... Bxb3 16. axb3 Rxa1 17. Qxa1 O-O) 16. a4 Qe8 (16... Qh5) 17. O-O Nd7 18. Nd4 ( 18. a5 b5 (18... bxa5 19. Rxa5 Nb8 20. Ra8 Kd7 21. Ra7 Kc8 22. c4) 19. a6 bxa6 20. Rxa6 {rather similar to Francis-J Brewer earlier this year in the Dyfed League, 1-0}) 18... g5 19. Bh2 (19. Be3 {Komodo13}) 19... h5 20. a5 g4 21. h4 (21. axb6 Nxb6 (21... gxh3 22. bxc7 Kxc7 23. Qd2 Nc5 24. Qa5+ Kc8 25. Nb5) 22. h4 {Komodo13}) 21... Rg8 22. Bg3 (22. axb6 {Komodo13} g3 ( 22... Nxb6 23. Bg3) 23. Bxg3 Rxg3 24. Ra8+ Nb8 25. Qe1 Qg8 26. bxc7 Kxc7 27. Qa5+ Kc8 28. Qb6 (28. Nc6) 28... Rxg2+ 29. Kh1 Rg4 30. Rxb8+ Kxb8 31. Nc6+ Kc8 32. Ne7+ Kb8 33. Nxg8) 22... bxa5 23. Rxa5 (23. Qd2 {Komodo13} Nb8 ( 23... b6 24. b4 axb4 25. Qxb4 Nb8 26. Ra8) 24. Qxa5) 23... Ne5 24. Qd2 $18 (24. Nb5) (24. Qa1) (24. c4 {Komodo13 suggests these are more forcing}) 24... c5 {tempting to strike out at pices, but creating more space around the K simply leads to enemy pieces getting easier entry} (24... Nc6 25. Nb5 (25. Nxc6 Qxc6 26. c4 Kd7 27. Rxh5) 25... Kd7 26. Raa1 Ra8 27. Qf4 {Komodo13}) 25. Bxe5 cxd4 (25... dxe5 26. Rxc5+ Kb8 27. Qa5 Qe7 28. Nxe6 fxe6 29. Ra1) 26. Bxd4 (26. Bxd6 {eliminates a more important pawn covering the K} b6 (26... Rxd6 27. Ra8+) 27. Ra7 Qc6 28. Bg3 Rd7 29. Rfa1 Rxa7 30. Rxa7 Rd8 31. Qf4 {Komodo13}) (26. Ra8+ {best-Komodo13} Kd7 (26... Kc7 27. Qa5+ Kc6 28. Bxd4 Rb8 (28... Rxa8 29. Qb6+ Kd7 30. Qxb7+ Kd8 31. Bb6#) 29. Ba7) 27. Qb4 Kc6 28. Bxd4 Rb8 29. Ba7 {transposes} Rc8 30. Qb6+ Kd7 31. Qxb7+ Rc7 32. Qb5+ Ke7 33. Rxe8+ Rxe8 34. Bd4 {Komodo13}) 26... Qc6 27. Bf6 (27. Qb4 Rge8 28. Rfa1 Kd7 29. R1a3 Ke7 30. Rc3 Qd7 31. e5 Kf8 32. exd6 Ra8 33. Rxh5 {quickest- Stockfish10}) (27. c4 Kd7 28. Rxh5 Ra8 29. Rb5 Ra6 30. h5 { next-Stockfish10}) 27... Rde8 28. Qc3 {swapping off the best attacker, to gain a second pawn} (28. d4 {Rudy & then agreed by Stockfish10} Qxe4 (28... d5 29. Rc5) (28... Bc4 29. d5 Qc7 30. Rfa1 g3 31. Qb4 Ba6 32. R1a3 Rg4 33. Rc3) 29. d5 Kd7 (29... Bd7 30. Ra8+ Kc7 31. Qa5+ b6 32. Qa7#) 30. dxe6+ Rxe6 31. Bd4 f6 32. Qb4 Rge8 33. Rb5 Kc8 34. Qa4 {Stockfish10}) (28. c4 {Stockfish10} Kd7 29. Rxh5 Qb6+ 30. Kh1 Ra8 31. Rb5 Qc7 32. Bd4 Kc8 33. h5) 28... Kd7 ( 28... Qxc3 29. bxc3 Kc7 30. Rxh5 Ra8 31. Rb1 Rg6 32. Bd4 g3 33. Rhb5 Bc8 34. h5 Rh6 35. Be3 Rh7 36. h6 {Stockfish10}) 29. Qxc6+ (29. Qd4 Ra8 (29... Qxc2 30. Rb5 Qc7 31. Be5 Rc8 32. Rb6) 30. Rxh5 Ra4 31. c4 Qa6 32. Rd5 { Stockfish10}) 29... Kxc6 30. Rxh5 (30. c4 Ra8 31. Rxh5 {Stockfish10}) (30. d4 {Rudy} Bd7 31. Rf4 g3 32. Rxh5 Rg4 33. Rf3 Rgxe4 34. Rxg3 Rg4 35. Rc3+ Kb6 36. Bg5 Rg8 37. Rh6 Rg6 38. g3 Rxh6 39. Bxh6 Re4 40. Bf4 {Stockfish10}) 30... d5 31. exd5+ Bxd5 32. Re5 (32. c4 {Rudy & Stockfish10; forces the first to block the e file then to retreat} Be6 33. d4 Bc8 (33... Bxc4 34. Rc5+) ( 33... Bd7 34. Be5 {threatens f7 as well R f6 ch}) 34. Rc5+ Kd7 35. h5 {the Bl pieces are standing idle} (35. Be5)) 32... g3 33. Rfe1 (33. Rxe8 Rxe8 34. c4 Be6 35. h5 {Stockfish10- the pawn will win a R}) 33... Ra8 34. Rg5 (34. c4 Be6 35. h5 (35. d4)) 34... Rge8 35. Rge5 Rg8 {(draw?)} 36. R5e3 (36. c4 Be6 37. h5 (37. d4)) 36... Rg6 37. Be5 (37. Rf1) (37. Bg5 {good alternatives}) 37... Rag8 38. c4 Be6 39. d4 {when finally played, it's no longer quite as good as before (incidentally both players left this move out of their score sheets)} (39. b3 b5 (39... Bf5 40. d4 f6 41. d5+ Kc5 42. Bc3 Bc2 43. h5 Rh6 44. Re7 Rh7 45. Bxf6 {Stockfish10}) 40. Ra1 Rc8 41. Ra5 bxc4 42. bxc4 Bg4 43. Bf4 Rd8 44. h5 Rgg8 45. h6 {Stockfish10}) 39... Bxc4 40. Rc3 Kd5 41. b3 Ba6 {Bl has picked up a pawn & split the Wh centre, but the B is now out of the game} 42. Rc5+ Ke6 43. Bf4+ (43. Bxg3+ Kd7 {will lose the g pawn in return} ) (43. d5+ {Stockfish10} Kf5 44. d6 b6 45. Rc3 Bc8 46. Rf3+ Kg4 (46... Ke6 47. h5 Rg4 48. h6 {and the pawn goes through}) 47. Rxf7 Kxh4 48. Re3 Kh5 49. d7 Bxd7 50. Rxd7 {Stockfish10}) (43. h5 {Stockfish10} Rg4 44. Re3 b6 45. Rc6+ Kf5 46. h6 (46. Rxb6) 46... R8g6 47. Rf3+ Kg5 48. h7 Rxc6 49. Bf4+ Rxf4 50. Rxg3+ Rg4 51. Rxg4+ Kxg4 52. h8=Q {Stockfish10}) 43... Kf6 44. Bg5+ (44. h5 {Stockfish10} Rg4 45. Be5+ Kg5 46. Bg7+ f5 47. h6 Kg6 48. Re6+ Kh7 49. Rc7 R8xg7 50. hxg7 Rxg7 51. Rxg7+ Kxg7 52. d5 (52. Rb6 Kf7 53. b4 Bc4 54. Rxb7+ $18)) 44... Rxg5 {Bl is not forced to give up the exchange here} (44... Kg7 { is playable, and a bit better; but doesn't save the game either} 45. Re3 (45. d5 b6 46. Rc3 Rd6 47. Re5 f6 48. Rc7+ Kg6 49. h5+ Kxh5 50. Bxf6+ Kg4 51. Rf7 { Wh must be careful here} (51. Be7 Rh6 52. Re4+ Kf5 53. Re3 Kf4 54. Rf3+ Ke4 55. Bf8 Rh5 56. Bg7 Kxd5 57. Rxg3 Rc8 {Stockfish10}) 51... Bd3 52. Be7 Rd7 53. d6 Rg6 54. Re3 Bf5 55. Rh7 Kf4 56. Re1 {Stockfish10}) 45... b6 46. Rf5 Bc8 47. Rf1 Be6 48. Rxg3 Kh7 49. Re3 Ra8 {and Wh's 2 extra pawns will eventually win}) 45. hxg5+ Rxg5 46. Rxg5 Kxg5 47. d5 (47. Re3 {Rudy & Stockfish10} Kf4 48. Re7 Kf5 (48... f5 49. d5 Kg5 50. d6 Kf6 51. Rh7 Kg6 52. d7) 49. Rxf7+ Ke4 ( 49... Ke6 50. Rf3 Kd5 51. Rxg3 Kxd4 52. Rg7 Kc3 53. g4) 50. Rd7 b5 51. d5 Ke5 52. d6 Ke6 53. Rg7 Bc8 54. Rg6+ Kd7 55. b4 Kc6 56. Rxg3 Kxd6 57. Rg6+ Kd5 58. Rg5+ Kd6 (58... Kc4 59. Rc5+) 59. Rxb5) 47... Kf6 48. d6 (48. Re3 {also }) 48... Bb5 49. Re3 Bc6 50. Rxg3 (50. Kf1 {the R keeps the Bl K out, so the Wh K just walks up to force the d pawn through} Bb5+ 51. Ke1 Bc6 52. Kd2 Bd7 53. Kc3 Bc6 54. Kd4 b6 55. Kc4 Kf5 56. b4 Kg5 57. b5 Bd7 58. Re7) (50. Re7 Bd5 51. b4 Bc6 52. Kf1 Bb5+ 53. Ke1 Bc6 54. Re3 {comes to the same thing}) 50... Ke6 51. Rd3 Bb5 52. Rd2 f5 (52... Bc6 {keeping the pawn back makes Wh's task a little harder, as it is further to gang up on the f pawn, & less space to do so. So it has to be the other pawn, furthest away from the K, that becomes the target} 53. Kf2 Bd7 54. Ke3 Bc6 55. Rd4 Bd7 56. g3 b6 57. Kd3 Bc6 58. Rb4 b5 59. Rd4 Bd7 60. Kc3 Ke5 61. Rd2 Ke6 62. Kb4 Bc6 63. Kc5 Kd7 (63... Bd7 64. Re2+ Kf6 65. Re7 Bh3 66. Kxb5)) 53. Kf2 Bc6 54. Ke3 Bd7 55. Kf4 Kf6 56. Rd4 (56. Re2 {cutting the K off again} Bc6 57. Re7 Bd5 58. Rh7 Bc6 59. d7) 56... b5 (56... Kf7 57. Rc4 (57. Ke5) 57... Ke6 58. Rc7 Kxd6 59. Rxd7+) 57. b4 (57. Rd1 b4 58. Rh1 {there is more than one way to win}) 57... Ke6 58. g3 (58. Rd2 Bc6 59. d7) 58... Kf6 59. Rd3 Ke6 60. Kg5 Ke5 61. Re3+ Kxd6 62. Rd3+ Ke6 63. Rxd7 Kxd7 64. Kxf5 1-0