[Event "Dyfed League: CardiganB-Aberystwyth SU"] [Site "?"] [Date "2019.10.28"] [Round "?"] [White "Davies, Owain"] [Black "Haigh, A.."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C06"] [WhiteElo "1710"] [BlackElo "1767"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2019.10.29"] {[%evp 0,21,16,2,40,30,42,23,-3,-9,9,30,22,33,32,11,33,39,34,38,39,0,0,0]} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 {in several hundred games in my database, Tony only seems to have faced this once} Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ngf3 { The Korchnoy Gambit, prepared to give up the d4 pawn- part of Owain's preparation the week before.} (7. Ne2 {main} Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Nf3 cxd4 10. cxd4 f6 11. exf6 Bxf6 12. Bc2 (12. Nf4) 12... Re8 13. Be3 e5 14. Bb3 { Thompson-Haigh, WCPL 2015,1-0}) 7... cxd4 (7... Qb6 {is the critical variation} ) 8. cxd4 Be7 (8... Qb6) (8... f6) 9. O-O O-O 10. a3 {not necessary} (10. Re1 { scores 78% for Wh}) 10... f6 11. Re1 (11. exf6 {main}) 11... fxe5 {Cloud Engines} (11... Qc7 12. Qc2 {2 draws}) (11... Qb6 {2 draws, 1Bl win}) 12. dxe5 Bc5 (12... a5 {Cloud Engines}) 13. b4 (13. Nb3 {Cloud Engines} Bb6 ( 13... Ncxe5 14. Bxh7+ Kh8 15. Rxe5 Bxf2+ 16. Kh1 Kxh7 17. Ng5+ Kg8 18. Nxe6 Qf6 19. Re2 {Komodo13}) (13... Bxf2+ 14. Kxf2 Ndxe5 15. Kg1 Nxf3+ 16. gxf3 Qf6 17. Be3 {Komodo13}) 14. Qc2 (14. Be3) 14... h6 (14... Rxf3 15. gxf3 Ndxe5 {Komodo13}) 15. Bd2 Ne7 (15... Rxf3) 16. Bb4 (16. Nbd4) 16... Rf7 (16... Rxf3) 17. Nbd4 {Link-Lehmann, Bad Neustadt op 1991,1-0}) 13... Ndxe5 {right idea, wrong execution thereof} (13... Bxf2+ 14. Kxf2 Ndxe5 $17 {Stockfish10 & Komodo13}) 14. Bxh7+ (14. Nxe5 Bxf2+ 15. Kh1 Bxe1 16. Qxe1 $16 {is also fine for Wh}) 14... Kxh7 15. bxc5 (15. Qc2+ Kh8 16. bxc5 Rxf3 17. Nxf3 Nxf3+ 18. gxf3 Qf6 19. Bb2 e5 {Komodo13}) 15... Qf6 {the attack is based on an illusion} (15... Rf5) (15... Nf7) 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Qh5+ Kg8 18. Qxe5 Qxf2+ 19. Kh1 {there is no mate or material gain} Rf5 20. Qe3 Bd7 21. Nf3 (21. Qxf2 Rxf2 22. Kg1 Raf8 23. Nf3 Rc2 24. Be3 {Komodo13}) 21... Qxe3 22. Bxe3 (22. Rxe3) 22... e5 {Bl does have a bit of iniative, but it soon peters out.} 23. Rad1 Bc6 24. Bc1 (24. Kg1) 24... Re8 25. Kg1 d4 26. Nh4 (26. Rd3) 26... Rh5 27. g3 g5 28. Nf5 g4 29. Nd6 Re6 30. Rxd4 Bf3 31. Rd2 ( 31. Ra4 a6 32. Rb4 {Komodo13}) 31... b6 32. Ne4 Kf7 (32... bxc5 33. Rd7) 33. Bb2 (33. Rd7+ Kg6 34. Rxa7) 33... bxc5 34. Nxc5 (34. Rd7+) 34... Rc6 35. Nd3 ( 35. Nd7) 35... e4 (35... Rd6 36. Bc3 e4 37. Ne5+) 36. Ne5+ 1-0 [Event "Dyfed League: CardiganB-AberystwythSU"] [Site "?"] [Date "2019.10.28"] [Round "?"] [White "Williams, Gareth"] [Black "Westwood, Cameron"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B08"] [WhiteElo "1678"] [BlackElo "1617"] [PlyCount "144"] [EventDate "2019.10.29"] {[%evp 0,13,31,28,31,15,46,50,76,76,55,63,55,36,60,-39]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. Bf4 d6 4. e4 Bg7 5. Nf3 (5. Qd2) 5... Nbd7 (5... O-O) 6. Qd2 c5 (6... O-O) 7. e5 (7. d5) (7. dxc5) 7... cxd4 8. exf6 (8. Qxd4 Ng4 (8... Nh5) 9. Qa4 (9. Bb5 O-O 10. Bxd7 Bxd7 11. h3 dxe5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Bxe5 14. Qxe5 Bc6 { Puscak-Brem,Seebach op, Grossenseebach 2004,1/2-1/2}) 9... dxe5 (9... O-O) 10. Bg3 e4 11. Qxe4 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Qa5 13. Qd4 O-O {Rojas-Pelaez, Cartago op 2010,1/2-1/2}) 8... dxc3 9. bxc3 (9. Qxc3 Bxf6 10. Qa3 O-O) 9... Nxf6 $19 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Qd3 Bxb5 (11... O-O) 12. Qxb5+ Qd7 13. Qb3 Qe6+ (13... O-O) 14. Qxe6 fxe6 15. Rb1 b6 16. Ng5 Kd7 17. Rb3 Rhc8 18. Ke2 h6 19. Nf3 Nd5 20. Bd2 Nxc3+ (20... Rc4) 21. Bxc3 Rxc3 22. Rxc3 Bxc3 23. Kd3 Bf6 24. Rb1 Rc8 25. Rb3 d5 26. Ra3 Ra8 (26... a5) (26... Rc7) 27. h3 a6 28. Nd2 a5 (28... b5) 29. c4 Be5 30. Rb3 Kc6 31. a4 Rd8 (31... Rf8) 32. Nf3 Bf6 33. cxd5+ exd5 34. Rb1 Kd6 {a mistake that leads to Bl shedding 2 pawns & all of his advantage} (34... e5) (34... Rc8 35. Rb5 Kb7 36. Rxd5 Rc3+ 37. Ke2 Rc4 38. Nd2 Rxa4 $19 {komodo13}) 35. Rxb6+ Kc5 (35... Kc7 36. Ra6 Rb8 37. Rxa5 Rb3+ 38. Ke2 Kc6 {Komodo13}) 36. Rb5+ Kc6 37. Rxa5 Kb6 38. Rb5+ Kc6 39. Nd4+ Bxd4 40. Kxd4 Rf8 (40... e6 41. Rb2 Ra8 42. Ra2) (40... e5+ 41. Kxe5 Re8+ 42. Kf6 g5 43. g3 d4 44. f4 gxf4 45. gxf4 d3 46. Rb2 Re2 47. Rb8 Kc5 48. f5 Kc4 49. Rd8 Kc3 50. a5 d2 51. Kf7 Re5 52. f6 Rxa5 53. Kg6 Rg5+ 54. Kxh6 Rg3 55. h4 Rf3 56. Kg6 Rg3+ 57. Kh7 Rf3 58. Kg7 Rg3+ {Komodo13- the Bl R is just active enough to save the game}) 41. Rc5+ Kb6 42. Rb5+ (42. a5+ Kb7 43. f3 { Komodo13}) 42... Ka6 (42... Kc6) 43. f3 Rf4+ 44. Kxd5 Rxa4 45. Rb2 (45. Rb8 Ka7 46. Re8 Ra2 47. Rxe7+ Kb8 48. g4 Rh2 49. f4 Rxh3 50. Rg7 h5 51. g5 {the Bl K is too far away-Komodo13}) 45... Ra3 46. Re2 Kb5 47. Ke6 { the active K should provide an easy win} (47. Re6) (47. Rxe7) 47... Kc5 (47... Ra7 48. Kf7 g5 49. Kg6 Ra6+ 50. Kg7 Kc5 51. Rxe7 {Komodo13}) 48. Kf7 (48. Kxe7 {simplest}) 48... g5 49. Rxe7 {better to the R guarding the K side if possible, using the K to take pawns} (49. Kg7 h5 50. Rxe7 (50. Kg6 Kd6 51. Kxh5 Ra5 52. Kg6)) 49... Ra2 50. Kg6 (50. g4 Rh2 51. Kg6 Rxh3 52. Rh7 Rxf3 53. Kxh6 (53. Rxh6 {are both book wins, with the Bl K cut off from the soon to be passed g pawn})) (50. Re5+ Kd4 51. Re4+ Kd3 52. g4 Rh2 53. Kg7 Rxh3 54. Re6 {as above}) 50... Rxg2 51. Kxh6 Rg3 52. Rf7 (52. Kh5 Rxf3 53. Kg4 Kd6) 52... Kd6 53. Kh5 Rxh3+ (53... Ke6) 54. Kxg5 Ke6 { this is a book draw, as the Bl K is now in front of the only Wh pawn, though Wh tries it out a little longer} 55. Rf4 Rh1 (55... Rg3+) 56. Rg4 Rf1 57. f4 Kf7 58. f5 Rf2 59. Re4 Rg2+ 60. Kf4 Rf2+ 61. Ke5 Rf1 62. Rh4 Re1+ 63. Re4 Rxe4+ 64. Kxe4 Kf6 {the K & P ending is also drawn, as the Wh K needs to be in front of the pawn for it to be a win} 65. Kf4 Kf7 {correct- the reserve blockade square} 66. Kg5 Kg7 67. f6+ Kf7 68. Kf5 Kf8 (68... Kg8) (68... Ke8 {both lose}) 69. Kg6 Kg8 70. Kg5 Kf7 71. Kf5 Kf8 72. Ke6 Ke8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dyfed League: CardiganB-AberystwythSU"] [Site "?"] [Date "2019.10.28"] [Round "?"] [White "Piotrowski, Jan"] [Black "Leah, Howard"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B22"] [WhiteElo "1439"] [BlackElo "1570"] [Annotator "kemen"] [PlyCount "66"] [EventDate "2019.10.29"] {[%evp 0,15,31,31,103,57,38,-5,4,25,59,46,29,33,28,-42,40,10]} 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 e6 (3... dxc3) (3... Nf6) (3... d3) (3... d5 {main lines}) 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd5 6. cxd4 (6. Qxd4) (6. Bc4 {less popular}) 6... Nc6 (6... d6 { gets rid of some of the power of the outpost}) 7. a3 {cautious!} (7. Bc4) (7. Nc3) 7... a6 {likewise} (7... d6) (7... Be7) 8. Be2 (8. Bd3 {main, 75% for Wh}) 8... b5 (8... Be7 9. O-O d6 (9... O-O {have been played})) 9. Bg5 (9. Nc3 {Cloud Engines}) 9... Be7 10. Bxe7 Ndxe7 {retreating the more actively placed N } (10... Ncxe7) 11. O-O Bb7 12. Nc3 Na5 13. b4 {forcing the pace} (13. Nd2 Rc8 (13... O-O 14. b4 Nc4 15. Bxc4 bxc4 16. Nxc4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Rc8 18. Qe2 Ng6 19. f4 Qc7 20. Nd6 Qxc3 21. Nxc8 Rxc8 {Komodo13}) 14. Nde4 O-O 15. Nd6 Rc7 16. Rc1 {Komodo13}) 13... Nc4 (13... Rc8 14. Rc1 Nc4 15. Ng5 O-O 16. Nge4 Nf5 {Komodo13}) 14. Nd2 (14. Bxc4 bxc4 15. Nd2 Rc8 16. Nce4 Bxe4 17. Nxe4 O-O 18. Nc5 a5 {Komodo13}) 14... Rc8 15. Nxc4 bxc4 16. Bf3 (16. Na4 Bd5 17. Nc5 a5 18. Rc1 axb4 19. axb4 Rb8 20. Bxc4 Rxb4 21. Qd2 Rb6 22. Bxd5 Nxd5 23. Rb1 O-O 24. g3 Qc7 {Komodo13}) 16... Nd5 (16... Bxf3 17. Qxf3 O-O 18. Ne4 Nd5) 17. Rc1 (17. Ne4 O-O 18. Nd6 Rc7 19. Rc1 Ba8 20. Rxc4 Rxc4 21. Nxc4 $16 {Komodo13}) 17... Nxc3 18. Rxc3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 d5 20. exd6 Qxd6 21. Rd1 (21. h3 O-O) 21... O-O 22. Qe2 Qd5 23. Rdc1 Qxd4 24. Rxc4 Rxc4 25. Qxc4 { the 2 to 1 Q side means Wh could engineer a passed pawn} Qb2 (25... Qd2) 26. Qc3 Qe2 27. Qc4 Qd2 28. g3 (28. Qc2) (28. Qc3) 28... g6 {(draw?)} 29. Rc2 (29. Kg2) 29... Qe1+ 30. Kg2 Rd8 31. Re2 (31. Rc1 Qd2 32. Rc3 Rd6 33. Rb3 e5 34. Rf3 Qd5 35. Qxd5 Rxd5 {Komodo13}) 31... Qd1 32. Qxa6 Qd5+ 33. Kf1 (33. f3 Ra8 34. Qb6 Rxa3 35. Qb8+ Kg7 36. Qe5+ Qxe5 37. Rxe5 {Komodo13}) 33... Qh1# 0-1 [Event "Dyfed League:CardiganB-Aberystwyth SU"] [Site "?"] [Date "2019.10.28"] [Round "?"] [White "Osinga, Awne"] [Black "Judge, Kieran"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B13"] [WhiteElo "1309"] [BlackElo "1176"] [PlyCount "98"] [EventDate "2019.10.29"] {[%evp 0,11,31,39,68,70,70,52,40,40,42,40,30,-19]} 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 ( 3. Nc3 {a main line}) 3... cxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. c3 Bf5 (5... Nf6 {more usual in top GM games}) 6. Nbd2 (6. Bd3) (6. Bf4) 6... e6 7. Be2 Nf6 8. Nh4 Bg6 (8... Be4 {0.5-1.5}) 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. Nf3 (10. Nf1 Bd6 11. Be3 Qc7 12. Qd3 O-O-O 13. O-O-O {Ritter-Salman, Nassau Masters 1995.1/2-1/2}) 10... Bd6 (10... Be7 11. Qc2 Rc8 12. Bb5 a6 13. Bxc6+ Rxc6 14. Ne5 Rc8 15. Be3 b5 16. a3 Qb6 17. Qd3 Bd6 18. f3 Qc7 19. Bf4 Nh5 20. Be3 Bxe5 21. dxe5 Qxe5 {Pagac-Hecko, SVK ch tm 2010, 0-1}) 11. Bg5 Qc7 (11... O-O) 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Qa4 Ke7 (13... Kf8 {Komodo13}) 14. O-O-O a6 (14... Rab8 15. Bb5 a6 16. Bxc6 b5 17. Qc2 (17. Qxa6 Rb6) 17... Qxc6 {Komodo13}) 15. Kb1 Rab8 {looks surplus to requirements } (15... b5) 16. c4 dxc4 (16... b5 17. cxb5 axb5 18. Qb3 (18. Bxb5 Qb7) 18... Na5 19. Qc2 Qa7 {and Bl has a powerful Q side initiative}) 17. Qxc4 b5 18. Qc2 Rhc8 (18... Qb7 {Komodo13, avoids the coming simplification} 19. Qb3 Nb4 20. Nd2 a5) 19. d5 Nb4 20. Qxc7+ Rxc7 21. dxe6 fxe6 22. h3 (22. h4 {Komodo13}) 22... Rbc8 {a dead file, just leads to further swaps} (22... Bc5 23. a3 Nc6 24. Rd2 Bb6 {Komodo13}) 23. Nh4 Rg8 24. Rhe1 g5 (24... Bc5 25. Rf1 Kf7 26. Nf3 Nd5 {Komodo13}) 25. Nf3 (25. Nf5+ {Komodo13} exf5 26. Bc4+ Be5 27. Bxg8 Rc2 28. Rd4 Rxb2+ 29. Kxb2 Nd3+ 30. Kb3 Nxe1 31. Rd2 Nxg2 32. Bd5 Nf4 33. Bb7 {because of the R looking at the K}) 25... Nc6 26. Bd3 Ne5 27. Nxe5 Bxe5 {Bl's B is now a little better than Wh's; which gives the attending Rs extra power} 28. g3 Rh8 29. f4 (29. Bf1 Rcc8 30. Bg2 { defending looks like holding with a slight inferiority, planning for R exchanges}) 29... gxf4 30. gxf4 Bxf4 {2 connected passed pawns should be good enough, even in a pure opposite colour B ending} 31. Bf5 e5 {but this allows the pawns to be blockaded} (31... Be5 32. Bg4 Rc4 33. Rc1 Rxc1+ 34. Kxc1 (34. Rxc1 f5 35. Bf3 Rxh3) 34... Rc8+ 35. Kb1 Rc4 36. Re2 Rf4 { and the Bl piece actitity should gain something}) 32. Rh1 Rd8 (32... Rh5 33. Rhg1 Bh6 34. Rdf1 Rc6 {but Bl has a lot of work to do to shift the blockade }) 33. Rde1 (33. Rxd8 Kxd8 34. Rd1+ Ke7 35. a3 a5 {Komodo13}) 33... Kf8 34. h4 Kg7 (34... Rd2) 35. h5 Kh6 36. a3 Rg7 (36... Rd2) 37. Bg6 Rd4 38. Re2 Rgd7 39. Ka2 {still a difficult game to play for both sides, deciding where the pieces are best placed} Rd2 40. Rxd2 (40. Rhe1) 40... Rxd2 41. Be4 (41. Rf1 Re2 42. Kb3 Bg5 {zugzwang} 43. a4 (43. Ka2 e4) 43... bxa4+ 44. Kxa4 Rxb2 45. Ka5 Ra2+ 46. Kb4 Bf4 47. Kc5 a5 48. Kb5 Bg5 {but it's not easy for Bl to advance}) 41... Rh2 (41... Rd4 42. Bb7 (42. Bg6 e4) 42... a5 43. Rh4 f5 44. Bc6 b4 (44... Rd2 45. Bxb5 Be3 46. Kb3 Bd4 47. Ka4 Rxb2 {Komodo13} 48. Kxa5 e4)) (41... Bg5) 42. Rg1 (42. Rxh2 Bxh2 43. Bg6 Kg5 44. Kb1 f5 45. Kc2 e4 46. b3 Bd6 47. a4 Bf8 48. axb5 axb5 49. Kd1 Kf4 50. Ke2 b4 {Komodo13- and the two connected pawns make iy through with the help of the K ( & B in some lines)}) 42... Bg5 (42... Kxh5 {is now possible}) (42... Rxh5 43. Rg6+ Kh7 44. Rxf6+ Kg7 45. Rxa6 {not a good idea}) 43. Bb7 a5 44. Bc6 b4 ( 44... Kxh5) (44... f5) 45. axb4 axb4 46. Bf3 Rh4 (46... f5 {re-unites the pawns after a long period of constraint} 47. Rd1 Bd2 48. Rg1 e4 { Komodo13}) 47. Rd1 (47. Bg4 {should be tried} Rh2 48. Kb3 Rf2 49. Re1 f5 50. Bd1 e4 51. Re2 Rf1 52. Bc2 e3 53. Bd3 Rf3 54. Kxb4 f4 {and the pawns march on}) 47... e4 (47... Rf4 48. Bd5 (48. Be2 Rf2 49. Bg4 Bd2 50. Kb3 e4 51. Rg1 f5 $19) 48... Kxh5 {frees the K to support the centre pawns}) 48. Bxe4 { finishes quickly; however} (48. Bg2 Kxh5) (48. Be2 Rh2 49. Bg4 Rg2 50. Bh3 Rf2 51. Re1 e3 52. Kb3 Kxh5 53. Kxb4 e2 54. Kc3 Rh2 55. Bf5 Bh4 {ends it all}) 48... Rxe4 49. Kb3 Kxh5 {just the one pawn Wh gave up on f4 decides.} 0-1