[Event "LL, Div 3 (E), Bd 2"] [Site "?"] [Date "2022.06.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Twitchell, Neville H"] [Black "Quereshi, Younis"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B20"] [WhiteElo "1964"] [BlackElo "1859"] [PlyCount "92"] [WhiteTeam "Ilford I"] [BlackTeam "Metropolitan II"] {[%evp 0,92,80,4,128,-22,-4,-28,14,-62,-14,16,6,-16,22,-60,-74,-94,-47,-38,-36, -42,-44,-44,-34,-38,-23,-21,-24,-13,32,23,23,-74,23,-18,26,-2,4,-33,-15,-139, -150,-153,-43,-127,-120,-125,-87,-139,-173,-232,-139,-174,-161,-177,-213,-203, -198,-237,-253,-327,-222,-309,-327,-387,-318,-349,-299,-330,-387,-584,0,0,0,0, 0,0,0,0,0,0,110,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 c5 2. b4 $5 {Wing Gambit} cxb4 3. a3 $5 Nc6 (3... d5) (3... e5) (3... e6) 4. d4 (4. axb4 Nxb4 5. d4 d5 6. e5 Bf5 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Be2 Qc7 9. c3 Nc6 10. Nf3) 4... e6 (4... d5 5. e5 (5. exd5) (5. axb4 dxe4 6. c3) 5... Qa5 6. Nf3 (6. Bb2 bxa3+ 7. Bc3 Qc7 8. Nxa3 Bf5) 6... Bf5 7. Be2 b3+ 8. c3 Bc2 $17) 5. axb4 Bxb4+ (5... Qh4 6. Bd3 Nxb4 7. Nf3 Nxd3+ 8. Qxd3 Qg4 9. O-O) 6. c3 Be7 7. f4 (7. d5 exd5 8. exd5 Ne5 9. d6 Bf6 $13) 7... d5 8. e5 f5 (8... Nh6 9. Nf3 Nf5 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Qb6) 9. Nf3 (9. exf6 $2 Nxf6 $17 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Nf3 Qc7 12. O-O) 9... Nh6 10. Bd3 Bd7 11. O-O O-O 12. Ba3 {Angling for the exchange of White's very bad bishop for Black's very good bishop. White potentially has a strong attack but Black has a passed a pawn which can be very strong in the endgame, or indeed earlier.} a6 13. Bxe7 (13. Nbd2 Bxa3 14. Rxa3 Qc7 15. Qa1) 13... Qxe7 (13... Nxe7) 14. Nbd2 b5 15. Nb3 b4 16. Nc5 (16. c4 dxc4 17. Bxc4 a5 18. d5 exd5 19. Qxd5+ Kh8 20. Nxa5 Nxa5 21. Rxa5 Bc6 22. Qc5 $11) (16. Qd2 bxc3 17. Qxc3 Nb4 18. Rfb1 Nxd3 19. Qxd3 Bb5 20. Qd2) (16. cxb4 Nxb4 17. Be2) 16... a5 (16... bxc3 17. Bxa6) 17. cxb4 Nxb4 ( 17... axb4 18. Qc2 Rxa1 19. Rxa1 Rc8 20. Nxd7 Qxd7 21. Bb5 Qb7 22. Qa4) 18. Be2 (18. Qd2 Nxd3 19. Qxd3 a4 20. Rfb1 Ra7 21. Rb4 Rfa8) 18... Rfb8 19. Ng5 (19. Ra3) 19... Nf7 20. Rf3 $6 {Going for an attack that never materialises.} (20. Nxf7 Qxf7 21. Rf3 Bb5 22. Bxb5 Rxb5 23. Rc3 Qe8 24. Qa4) 20... Nxg5 21. fxg5 Bb5 (21... Nc6 22. g6 hxg6 23. Rc1 Rb2) (21... Qxg5 $4 22. Nxd7 $18) 22. Rh3 ( 22. Bxb5 Rxb5 23. Rc3 Qe8 24. Qa4) 22... Bxe2 23. Qxe2 g6 (23... Nc6) 24. Rha3 {Is Black's a pawn an asset or a liability?} (24. Rc3) 24... Nc6 $1 $17 (24... Qxg5 $2 25. Nxe6 Qh4 26. Qd2) 25. Qd2 (25. Qe3) 25... Rb5 (25... Rb4 $1 26. Nb3 a4 27. Qc3 Rc4 28. Qe3 Qb4 $19) 26. Nb3 Qc7 (26... Qb4 27. Qd1 Rab8 28. h3 Kf7) 27. Qc3 Qb6 28. Kh1 $4 (28. h3 Nxe5 29. Rxa5 Raxa5 30. Nxa5 Rb4 31. Nb7 Qxb7 32. dxe5 d4 33. Ra8+ Qxa8 34. Qxb4 d3 35. Kf2 Qd8 $19 {Probably a win but difficult in practice.}) 28... a4 (28... Nxd4 $1 29. Qxd4 (29. Rxa5 Raxa5 30. Rxa5 Rxa5 31. Qxa5 Qb8 $1 $19) 29... Rxb3 30. Qxb6 Rxb6 31. Kg1 Rb5 32. Ra4 Ra7 $19) 29. h4 $2 (29. h3 {White hangs on.} Rb4 30. Nc5 Nxd4 31. Rxa4 Raxa4 32. Nxa4 Qb8 33. Nb6 Rxb6 34. Qxd4 Rb1+ 35. Kh2 Rxa1 36. Qxa1 Qc7 $17) 29... Rb4 $1 $19 30. Nc5 Rxd4 (30... Nxe5 $1 31. g3 Nc6 $19) 31. g3 (31. Rxa4 Raxa4 32. Rxa4 Rxa4 33. Nxa4 Qb5 34. Nc5 d4 35. Qc1 Kf7 $19) 31... Rc4 {Objectively White is now totally lost.} 32. Nd7 $5 {Going for a swindle.} Qc7 {Black could simply exchange queens, in effect, and be easily winning.} (32... Rxc3 $1 33. Nxb6 Rxa3 34. Rxa3 Ra6 35. Nd7 Ra7 36. Nc5 Nxe5 $19) 33. Nf6+ Kf7 (33... Kh8) 34. Qd2 Nxe5 35. Nxd5 $5 {Desperate stuff from White.} exd5 $4 {Which works! Any queen move would have won very simply.} (35... Qc6 $1 $19) 36. Qxd5+ Ke7 $2 { And Black compounds his error by going the wrong way with his king.} (36... Kg7 37. Qxa8 Rc1+ 38. Kg2 Rc2+ 39. Kh3 Ng4 40. R3a2 Nf2+ 41. Kg2 Ne4+ 42. Rxc2 Qxc2+ 43. Kh1 Nxg3+ 44. Kg1 Qc5+ 45. Kg2 {Very unclear.}) 37. Qxa8 Rc1+ 38. Kg2 $1 (38. Rxc1 $4 Qxc1+ 39. Kg2 Qxa3 40. Qb7+ Nd7 $19) 38... Rc2+ (38... Ng4 $2 39. Rxc1 Qxc1 40. Qb7+ Ke6 41. Qb6+ Kf7 42. Ra2 $16) 39. Kh3 (39. Kh1 Rc1+ 40. Kg2 $11) 39... f4 $5 {A great try for a win.} (39... Qc4 40. Qb7+ Kf8 41. Qb8+ Kf7 42. Qb7+ $11) 40. Rd1 $1 {Only move.} (40. Rg1 Qd7+ 41. g4 Qd2 $19) 40... f3 {Still going for the win.} (40... Rh2+ $1 41. Kxh2 Qc2+ 42. Kh3 Qf5+ $1 ( 42... Qxd1 $2 43. Qb7+ Ke6 44. Qb6+ Kd7 45. Qb5+ Ke6 46. Qe8+ Kd6 47. Qf8+ Kc7 48. Rc3+ $18)) 41. Rxf3 {I thought this forced but maybe not.} (41. Qe4 $1 Rc4 42. Rd4 f2 43. Ra1 Rxd4 44. Qxd4 {All very, very tricky, in time trouble.}) 41... Nxf3 42. Qxf3 {Now it's a clear draw.} Qc8+ 43. g4 Rc3 44. Re1+ {Could keep going, but very dodgy.} (44. Rd3 $5 Rxd3 45. Qxd3 Qc6 46. h5 Qh1+ 47. Kg3 Qe1+ 48. Kf3 Qb4 49. hxg6 hxg6 50. Qxg6) 44... Kd6 45. Rd1+ {Agreed drawn here. A very lucky escape.} Ke5 46. Re1+ Kd6 {Black cannot avoid the repetition.} ( 46... Kd4 $4 47. Re4+ $18) 1/2-1/2