[Event "4NCL Wessex v 3Cs"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2010.11.07"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ashton, David"]
[Black "Yeo, Michael J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C56"]
[WhiteElo "2010"]
[BlackElo "2183"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2010.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Bc5 6. e5 d5 7. exf6 dxc4 8.
fxg7 $5 {I believe that this move is much more promising for White (and hence
more dangerous for Black) than the usual main line:} (8. Re1+ Be6 9. Ng5 Qd5
10. Nc3 Qf5 11. Nce4 O-O-O 12. g4 Qe5 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. fxg7 (14. Bg5 Bf8 (
14... Bb6 {is also better for Black}) 15. fxg7 Bxg7 16. Bxd8 Rxd8 {and Black's
central pawns give ample compensation.}) 14... Rhg8 15. Bh6 d3 {which may look
unbalanced, but in practice Black's central dominance is worth more than the
inconvenience caused by the White pawn parked on g7.}) 8... Rg8 {This line was
covered by Max Lange in 1854 (!) and was revived by some extensive analysis by
the American Al Horowitz in Chess Review in 1958. More recently, it has
received attention from Lev Gutman in the German magazine Kassiber reproduced
on the ChessCafe website (http://www.chesscafe.com/text/ kaiss14.pdf) and by
Michael Goeller on his Kenilworthian website (http://www. kenilworthchessclub.
org/games/java/summer05/horowitz-lange.htm). Much of their analysis appears in
Chapter 2 of Dangerous Weapons 1.e4 e5 (Everyman 2008) by John Emms.} 9. Bg5
Be7 ({In my first experience with this line in a local league match I fell
into the known trap} 9... Qd5 $2 10. Nc3 Qf5 11. Ne4 (11. Re1+ Be6 12. Ne4 Be7
(12... Rxg7 13. Nh4 $18) 13. Bxe7 Kxe7 14. Nxd4 $18) 11... Rxg7 12. Nh4 (12.
Re1 Kf8 (12... Be6 13. Nh4 $18) 13. Bh6 $18) 12... Qxe4 13. Re1 Qxe1+ 14. Qxe1+
Be6 15. Bf6 {and White went on to win in Lines,T -Yeo,M /Bournemouth v
Lymington 2005 (36)}) ({This current game took place almost exactly a month
after the infamous Olympiad match between England and France. Reaching this
position after a different move order against Short, Fressinet played} 9... f6
$6 {and lost spectacularly:} 10. Re1+ Kf7 11. Bh6 (11. Ne5+ Nxe5 12. Rxe5 Bd6
13. Qh5+ Kxg7 14. Qh6+ Kf7 15. Qxh7+ Rg7 16. Qh5+ {is a known drawing line.})
11... Kg6 12. Qc1 Qd5 13. Nh4+ Kf7 14. Nd2 Qh5 15. Ne4 Qxh4 16. Nxc5 Kg6 17.
Bf4 Rxg7 18. c3 d3 19. b3 b6 20. Ne6 Bxe6 21. Rxe6 Ne7 22. Qe3 Re8 23. Qe4+ Kf7
24. g3 d2 25. Qxc4 Kf8 26. Rd1 b5 27. Qe4 Rd8 28. Rxe7 Qh5 29. Qe2 {1-0 Short,
N (2690)-Fressinet,L (2718)/Khanty Mansiysk 2010}) ({At this stage I was
sorely tempted to follow Fressinet's example as I was aware that it had been
suggested that his play could have been improved on move 13 by marching his
king out to h5 instead of retreating back to f7!} 9... f6 $6 10. Re1+ Kf7 11.
Bh6 Kg6 12. Qc1 Qd5 13. Nh4+ Kh5 $5 {My subsequent investigations have
confirmed my suspicions that Black is still in trouble following the bizarre
move} 14. f3 $3 {making the e4 square available for the White rook.} c3 (14...
d3+ 15. Kh1 Kxh4 16. Nc3 Qd8 17. g4 {leaves the Black king fatally trapped})
15. b4 $1 d3+ 16. bxc5 d2 17. Nxd2 Kxh6 18. Ne4+ Kxg7 19. Qe3 {with a much
better position for White.}) ({The main reason I did not follow Fressinet was
not only the drawing line available to White on move 11 but also that having
looked at the game following the Olympiad, I felt that Short's play could have
been improved by following Horowitz's 1958 analysis.} 9... f6 $6 10. Bh6 $1 Bg4
(10... Be6 11. Re1 Qe7 12. Qe2 Bf7 13. Qd2 $14) 11. h3 (11. Re1+ Be7 12. h3 Bh5
$11) 11... Bh5 12. Qe2+ Qe7 13. Qxc4 O-O-O 14. Nbd2 $14 {when Black has little
compensation for his pawn deficit. In our post-mortem, it became apparent that
my opponent hadn't even seen Short-Fressinet and was already on hisown!}) 10.
Re1 Be6 11. Bxe7 Kxe7 12. Nbd2 Qd5 {This position and the transpositional
possibilities over the last 4 moves are analyzed in detail in the various
references mentioned above after Black's 8th move. My opponent now produced an
interesting novelty!} 13. b4 $5 $146 (13. b3 cxb3 14. Nxb3 (14. axb3 Rxg7 15.
Ne4 Rag8 16. g3 b6 17. Ra4 Rd8 18. Qc1 f6 19. Qf4 Rf7 20. c4 Qd7 21. Ra2 d3 22.
Rd2 a5 23. Qh4 Qe8 24. Re3 Qg8 25. Nc3 Kd7 26. Qe4 {1-0 Mueller,K (2500)
-Hoffmann,M (2477)/Germany 2007}) 14... Rad8 15. Qe2 (15. Qd3 Rxg7 16. Rad1 Kf6
17. g3 Rg4 18. h3 Rg6 19. Re4 Qc4 (19... Bxh3 20. Nfxd4 Kg7 21. Ne6+ Bxe6 22.
Qc3+ Kg8 23. Rxd5 Bxd5 24. Rh4 $11) 20. Qd2 $44) 15... Rxg7 (15... d3 16. cxd3
Rxg7 17. d4 Kf8 18. Rac1 Rg6 19. Rc3 a5 20. Qd2 a4 21. Nc5 Nxd4 22. Nxe6+ Rxe6
23. Nxd4 Qxd4 24. Qc1 Rxe1+ 25. Qxe1 Qxc3 {0-1 Mieses,J-Teichmann,R/St
Petersburg 1909}) 16. Rad1 Rg4 17. g3 $44) (13. Qe2 {has also been played, but
I think that Black can then play} Kf6 $15 {followed by taking on g7 with the
king and then hiding on h8.}) 13... Rxg7 ({It would of course have been
possible to return to the analysis after 13. b3 with} 13... cxb3) 14. b5 Rag8
$5 ({Given the improvements available to White on move 18, it might have been
better to have grabbed the pawn with} 14... Qxb5 $1 {After} 15. Rb1 Qd5 16.
Rxb7 Rag8 17. g3 Kd8 $15 {Black is a relatively safe pawn up.}) 15. bxc6 {As
Steinitz wrote: " A sacrifice may be best refuted by accepting it"!} Rxg2+ 16.
Kf1 d3 17. cxd3 cxd3 {with a rather nasty threat of Rg1+ followed by Qg2 mate.}
18. Ne4 $2 {Fortunately this was the move I had been expecting at move 14 and
I had seen that it loses by force. However, it was only while waiting for my
opponent to play this that it dawned on me that he had 2 other possible moves
with his rook to create a flight square on e1. Even many months later, I am
not sure which is his better move, nor what the correct assessment is, hence
the cop-out of unclear in most of the following analysis! Most of the endings
that result with a material imbalace of 2 knights for a rook and pawn(s) are
probably level and should be drawn.} (18. Re4 b5 $5 ({Both} 18... Qxc6 19. Qb3
Qd6 20. Qxb7 Qxh2 21. Qb4+ Kd8 22. Qb8+ $11) ({and} 18... Qd6 19. Qa4 Qxh2 20.
Qa3+ Kf6 21. Qc3+ Ke7 22. Qa3+ $11 {result in a draw by perpetual}) ({
Attempting to activate the bishop on e6 with} 18... Kf8 {fails to} 19. cxb7
Qxb7 20. Qc1 $16) 19. Qb1 (19. Qb3 Qxe4 20. Nxe4 Bxb3 21. axb3 R2g6 $13 {is
probably a bit better for Black than with the king on d8.}) 19... Kd8 20. Qb3 (
20. Re3 Bf5 21. Qb3 Qxc6 22. Rxd3+ Bxd3+ 23. Qxd3+ Kc8 $13) 20... Qxe4 21. Nxe4
Bxb3 22. axb3 R2g6 $13) (18. Re3 Rxh2 19. Ke1 Rh4 (19... Rh1+ 20. Nf1 $13) 20.
Nf1 Re4 21. cxb7 (21. Qd2 bxc6 22. Rd1 Rd8 23. Ng3 Rxe3+ 24. Qxe3 $13) 21...
Rxe3+ 22. Nxe3 (22. fxe3 Qxb7 23. Nd4 Qe4 $13) 22... Qxb7 23. Rb1 Qe4 24. Kd2
f5 25. Rb5 c5 26. Rxc5 Qb4+ 27. Rc3 Qb2+ (27... f4 28. Qe1 fxe3+ 29. Qxe3 Qb2+
30. Kxd3 Qb1+ 31. Kd2 Qxa2+ 32. Kc1 $11) 28. Kxd3 Rd8+ 29. Nd4 Qb5+ 30. Rc4
Bxc4+ 31. Kc3 Qa5+ 32. Kxc4 Qxa2+ 33. Kd3 Qa6+ 34. Nc4 Kf8 $13) 18... Rxh2 $5 {
Very flashy. The various mating threats force White's response.} ({However, I
missed something even flashier!} 18... Bh3 $1 {Allowing the discovered check
winning a piece} 19. Neg5+ Kf8 20. Nxh3 {I got this far but missed that} Rxh2
$1 {works in this position as well despite the missing bishop.} 21. Re8+ (21.
Nhg1 Rh1 22. Re4 Qxe4 23. cxb7 Rhxg1+ 24. Nxg1 Qg2+ 25. Ke1 Qxg1+ 26. Kd2 Qxf2+
27. Kxd3 Qf5+ $19) (21. Re3 Rxh3 22. Qxd3 Qxd3+ 23. Rxd3 Rh1+ 24. Ke2 Rxa1 $19)
21... Kxe8 22. cxb7 Rh1+ 23. Nfg1 Rhxg1+ 24. Nxg1 Qg2+ 25. Ke1 Qxg1+ 26. Kd2
Qxf2+ 27. Kxd3 Qf5+ $19) 19. Ng3 Rxg3 $1 20. fxg3 Re2 $1 21. Rxe2 (21. Qxe2
dxe2+ 22. Kxe2 Qxc6 $19) 21... Qxf3+ 22. Kg1 $2 {Hastening the end.} ({But
after} 22. Ke1 Qxg3+ (22... dxe2 23. Qd4 bxc6 $17 {is not so clear}) (22...
Qh1+ $4 {would be awful} 23. Kd2 Qxd1+ 24. Rxd1 dxe2 25. cxb7 $18) 23. Kd2 (23.
Rf2 Qg1+ 24. Kd2 Qxf2+ 25. Kxd3 Qg3+ $19) 23... dxe2 24. Qe1 (24. Qxe2 Qd6+ $19
) 24... Qxe1+ 25. Kxe1 b6 $19 {Black can take his time to mop up the c pawn
and win.}) 22... dxe2 23. Qe1 Bd5 24. Qb4+ Ke8 0-1

[Event "4NCL/DIV3/ICENI VS WBCA"]
[Site "Hinckley, ENG"]
[Date "2011.01.16"]
[Round "4.22"]
[White "Ross, Chris"]
[Black "Ruthen, Stephen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2223"]
[BlackElo "2066"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2011.01.16"]
[WhiteTeam "Braille Chess Association"]
[BlackTeam "Iceni"]

{Here is a game I enjoyed in the 4NCL 2010-2011 season, which neatly
demonstrates a ruthlessness, that a commanding position can envoke, when
confronted by a clear demonstration of aggressiveness of one's opponent. To
conquer such attacking nature by an equal dose of strong play is a refreshing
difference and a stark contrast to my normal quiet positional style of play. A
valiant attempt by my opponent, but central control and the vital square
domination inevitably made all black's endeavours to be aggressive
unfortunately fruitless...} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. O-O
Bc5 6. c3 {After the game, my opponent said that he had tried this against me
before. Really? I had no recollection of playing him before and I certainly
don't have a record of it! Before, apparently, I played 6. d3 against him,
which is a perfectly acceptable line. However, I have learned, with experience,
that the breaking down of the pawn barrier on d4 and the establishment of a
strong centre, is more important than trying to play around the awkward d4
pawn. Black's play must inevitably lead to a strong centre for white.} c6 7.
Ba4 d6 {After the game, my opponent said that he had tried this against me
before. Really? I had no recollection of playing him before and I certainly
don't have a record of it! Before, apparently, I played 6. d3 against him,
which is a perfectly acceptable line. However, I have learned, with experience,
that the breaking down of the pawn barrier on d4 and the establishment of a
strong centre, is more important than trying to play around the awkward d4
spear. Black's play must inevitably lead to a strong centre for white. I now
tried to recall on opening preparation and recalled the following game} (7...
Ne7 8. d3 d5 9. Nd2 Bb6 10. cxd4 Bxd4 11. Kh1 O-O 12. f4 f5 13. e5 b5 14. Bb3
c5 15. Nf3 Nc6 16. a4 Ba6 17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. axb5 Bxb5 19. Be3 Ne6 20. Qf3 Bc6
21. Ra6 Qd7 22. Rxc6 {Huebner,R-Nunn,J/Brussels 1986/CBM 001/1-0}) 8. d3 Qh4 {
Which came as a surprise, as it is a very aggressive move indeed! Black
clearly indicates that he's playing for aggressive intensions and that a
king-side attack is his sole objective. So, how to respond to such an
aggressive move.} 9. Qe1 {Taking an idea from the Dutch Defense that has a
similar concept. White over-protects his f2 square and moves the queen from
the d1-h5 diagonal, in preparation for a light-squared bishop to land on g4,
when a f2-f3 move would not be possible due to dxc3+ discoveries, leaving the
queen very short of good squares. However, d1 is vacated for another reason,
which will become apparent. White also has the subtle threat of e4-e5 and
making a flash snatch-attack against the centrally stranded black king. f2-f4
moves by white are also in the offing, forcing an exchange of queens, if the
black king-side attack suddenly becomes too strong. Also, white intends to rid
himself of that annoying bishop on c5 for the less potentially-strong
counterpart on c1. Possible is 9. cxd4 Bb6 10. d5 but something irked me about
allowing that dark-squared bishop on b6 to be opened up and to justify it's
existence. No, the longer it is closed out, the better.} Ne7 {The point was 9.
.. Nf6, with ideas of coming to g4, run into e4-e5 ideas, which are awkward to
meet.} 10. Nd2 Bg4 {Black is still intent on gathering his forces on the
king-side for the attack. He wishes to prevent a knight from landing on f3,
harassing the black queen. However, as I demonstrated to my opponent
afterwards, h4 is the wrong square for the lady in any case. H5 is a much
better square as on h5, black can attempt to gather forces with a re-location
of the dark-squared bishop to the b8-h2 diagonal and the black knight
wandering into g6 and then maybe f4 or h4. Complicated ideas, but now the
black pieces stand awkwardly on the king-side. Note that white is not forced
to make any pawn breeches on the king-side, which makes any penetration by
black almost impossible. The safest path for black was 10... dxc3 11. bxc3 O-O
12. d4 and eventually try to break down the white centre.} 11. Bd1 {The bishop
retreats to evict the annoying light-squared bishop from g4, deliberately
played now before the black queen can step back a square to h5, to threaten
sneaky Be2 tactics, winning an exchange on f1. 11. Nb3 b5 12. Nxc5 dxc5 looked
complicated and I was unsure to whether my d3 pawn would then become backward
and weak. No, the bishop on a4 could become a tactical liability in any case
along the 4th rank, as if black gets in dxc3 and then the bishop on g4 has a
sneaky tactic, the bishop on a4 could be hit by the black queen. That is, if I
go for any future e4-e5 breaks to expose the black king. So, no, safety first
and the retreat looks slow, but it does give the f3 square for the white
knight. Black has a big decision now...} h5 {Again, very aggressively played
by black, but the only tactical justification of the move is if I were to take
the bishop on g4, opening up the H file for a devastating and fatal attack
down the H-file. In that in mind, I would never take on g4 then! And as stated
already, it is the h5 square where the black queen now belongs, not the pawn.
Breeching the black king-side pawn barrier like this just means that castling
there is less secure than it should be. If not king-side, then, where? It
can't stay in the centre and not allow either rook to develop. The queen-side
then? If so, then, white is going to whip up an attack himself and as long as
the white king-side defences stay strong and the pawn barrier remains
unaffected, all should be fine, right? 11. .. O-O was the only other realistic
move black could consider, but then he has a long, slow defensive game to play.
} 12. Nb3 dxc3 13. bxc3 Bb6 {And now white has built his centre. Now comes the
question of the black king again. Where does he belong? Wherever he runs, he
must face some kind of attack. Until then, white has to rid himself of the
most affective black pieces. White has the better development, open lines [The
B-file], the strong centre and targets [d6]. So, all in all, seeking exchanges
here of the bishops is perfectly logical.} 14. Be3 Bxe3 15. Qxe3 Rh6 {Black
shows his hand. He still wishes for king-side intensions, though he should
have started realizing that the white position is just too solid for any
tactical attacks here. The black queen on h4 is so awkwardly placed that she
is in constant danger of entombing herself! Black defends his weak d6 pawn and
has Rg6 in mind. However, the black king can no longer run to the king-side
quickly. Less secure was his safety, but best, would have been 15... O-O 16.
f4 but it would not be so quick the attack on him.} 16. f4 {Gaining more space
in the centre and gathering momentum and space. If a black rook settles on g6,
it could be menaced with f4-f5 and then black has to contend with f5-f6 ideas.
Another point to the move though is the opening of the 2nd rank for possible
defences. See the white plan next.} f5 {A very scary move indeed! Black told
me afterwards that he felt as though there was nothing else to play, as my
idea of pushing to f5 and f6 was going to be too strong. I wasn't prepared for
this, I have to say and it took a moment for me to realise that it actually
does nothing to help black in his positional setup. I decided then to ignore
him and get on with my own strategy. Best was 16... b6 17. Nd4 where white has
a distinct advantage.} 17. a4 {Played both offensively and defensively. It was
now clear that the black king had nowhere to go really but the queen-side. IN
that eventuality, the white A pawn is going to be used as a battering ram to
force weaknesses in the pawn chain. Since no pieces stand in it's way and the
black C pawn has already advanced to c6, the pawn advance has the effect that
the black H-pawn thrust didn't. Similarly to the black idea of developing the
king's rook to h6 behind the H-pawn, white has defensive ideas of Ra2 if the
occasion arises to defend the white king-side from afar. In itself too, the
move is a bit of a waiting move, as the settling of the white knight on d4
immediately would allow black to castle, as the a7 pawn would no longer be
under threat by the white queen.} Qf6 {Black belatedly realizes that the black
queen is poorly placed on h4. It now retreats to pester the c3 pawn. Are we
bothered?} 18. Nd4 {Well, actually, we are! The pawn is essential to maintain
the white pawn centre, which has built up impressively. However, the c3 pawn
gives the white knight, a beautifully central square, from where it can
dominate a lot of squares. Ha ha, this releases the pressure on the a7 pawn
though. Giving, of course, black the opportunity to castle...} O-O-O {It is
hard to criticise such a move, but there again, I think black's position is at
critical point. I can and could not see, a better plan for him. Desperation
defence was called for now, but wait...hang on, is an outright attack on the
black king best? Na, not yet, there are more subtleties to appreciate. White's
initial game-plan was the centre, which he has built up impressively. Black's
outrageous f7-f5 thrust has left the central light-squares incredibly weak.
Also, white can even force a passed pawn here. I suddenly saw that white can
slam down his E-pawn and choke black on it. Things began to crystallise and
now the positioning of the white pieces came naturally and quickly. White's
plan: Promote his E-pawn! OK, the black king is vulnerable at the same time,
so if we can combine the two, that would be very nice indeed. Such a befitting
end to the game then in 21 moves time!!} 19. Bb3 {Targeting the e6 and
light-squares through the centre. Also, suddenly, that poor old bishop on g4
is lacking squares. Is a cheeky h2-h3 going to trap it?!} fxe4 20. dxe4 Re8 {
Indeed, white's pawn formation is not the greatest, but it is compensated by
open lines against the black weakened king, but also, by a very strong, very
dangerous passed E pawn. Tactics are now becoming crucial. Black was thinking
that I wanted to push my F-pawn, trying to win the bishop on g4, when Nxf5
tactics are on. But no, I am not interested in attempting to entrap the bishop
on g4. My plan is to push the E pawn and push him home. 20... c5 21. Nb5 a6 22.
Na3 is losing time, but weakens the d6 pawn and the black king all that bit
more. I was happy to lose the tempi, with the knight re-entering into the fray
via c4, which would just support a e4-e5 thrust.} 21. Qd2 {My initial
intension was 21. e5 Qh4 22. Bf7 Nd5 23. Bxd5 cxd5 but then I saw ghosts with
the black queen snatching some pawns somewhere...I can't explain it well, but
I decided to be cautious and unpin the queen off the E-file, positionally
thinking about the rook Vis-à-vis the lady. Also, the d6 square is a target
and I can hit a7 at any stage in the game. The queen's rook is now needed to
aid in the E-pawn's advance.} Bd7 22. Rae1 Qh4 {And back she goes. Did she not
learn from the first time that it is not a good square for her?! 22... Kb8 and
wait for white to push is the best chance to hold things.} 23. Nf3 {And now
the knight is headed for an even better square and the black pieces just
become entangled.} Qg4 24. Ng5 Rg6 25. Bd1 {There were so many attractive
combinations here. I was spoilt for choice! 25. Bf7 Rf8 26. Bxg6 Nxg6 27. h3
was also going through my mind, but I thought I would force the situation.}
Rxg5 {As good as resigning. But now I was in time trouble and my opponent was
simply waiting for me to make the time control. 25... Qh4 26. Bc2 was the cool
way to play, or I could win the exchange with 26. g3 Rxg5 27. fxg5, but then I
would have to contend with the black H-pawn advancing to create holes in the
king-side. I hadn't decided. But black made it easy for me.} 26. Bxg4 Rxg4 27.
Qxd6 {Creating that passed E-pawn and preparing it's march down the board.
Ruthless control. Black is now hopelessly placed.} Rg6 28. Qd2 Ng8 29. f5 Rg4
30. Rf4 Nf6 31. e5 Rxf4 32. Qxf4 Nd5 33. Qg5 c5 34. Qxg7 Bxf5 35. Qf7 Bd7 36.
Qxd5 Be6 37. Qxc5+ Kb8 38. Qd6+ Kc8 39. Rf1 Bd7 40. Rf7 Rd8 {And having
reached the time control, I had the greatest of pleasures to play the winning
move, accumulating all the plans of ramming my E-pawn home and attacking the
black king!} 41. e6 1-0

[Event "4NCL ( Wood Green Hillmark1-e2-e4 )"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2011.03.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Lalic, Bogdan"]
[Black "Arutyunova, Diana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A96"]
[WhiteElo "2474"]
[BlackElo "2304"]
[Annotator "Lalic,Bogdan"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2011.03.21"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d6 5. Nf3 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 {This
line is nowdays very popular and its followers are English grandmasters
Nicholas Pert and Simon Williams. After rarely played} (7... Qe8 {deserves
attention} 8. Bg5 $5 {of Greek grandmaster Spyridon Skembris while after}) (
7... a5 8. b3 Na6 9. Bb2 Qe8 10. e3 Qh5 11. Ne1 $14 {White fends off Black's
kingside attack maintaining traditional small advantage due to Black's
problems on the Queenside.}) 8. Nxe4 {I think this is the main test to the
whole Flexible Dutch starting with ...Nf6-e4. Less promising for White is} (8.
Qc2 $143 Nxc3 9. Qxc3 a5 (9... Bf6 10. b4 $5) 10. b3 Bf6 11. Bb2 Nc6 $11 {with
idea ...e6-e5.}) 8... fxe4 9. Nd2 $1 {Much stronger than previously considered
main move} (9. Ne1 $143 $6 d5 10. f3 dxc4 11. fxe4 Rxf1+ 12. Kxf1 e5 $13 {
because White's Knight is awkwardly placed on e1.}) 9... d5 10. f3 c5 $2 {Too
ambitiously played. Black starts action in the centre before her pieces from
the Queenside had been developed and by accurate play I will manage to refute
this Black's plan.} (10... Bf6 $142 11. e3 exf3 12. Nxf3 Nc6 13. Bd2 $14 {with
idea Bd2-c3 was given as slightly better for White by English grandmaster
Glenn Flear.}) (10... Nc6 $142 11. fxe4 Rxf1+ 12. Nxf1 dxc4 13. Be3 Qd7 (13...
Bd7 14. Rc1 b5 $14 {was given as a bit better for White by English grandmaster
and guru of Flexible Dutch Simon Williams.}) 14. Nd2 $5 (14. e5 Rb8 $14 {with
idea ...b7-b5.}) 14... Nxd4 15. Nxc4 c5 16. Bf4 $36 Qb5 $6 (16... g5 $143 $6
17. Be5 $16) (16... Nc6 $142 17. Qf1 $1 Qd4+ 18. e3 Qf6 19. e5 $36) 17. b3 e5
18. Bxe5 Bg4 19. Bxd4 cxd4 20. Qd3 $16) (10... exf3 $142 11. Nxf3 Nc6 ({Black
landed in too passive position after} 11... c6 $143 $6 12. Qd3 Na6 13. e4 $16 {
Lalic,B 2517 - Castaldo,F 2401, Porto San Giorgio ( open ) 2009.}) 12. Be3 dxc4
13. Rc1 $14) (10... e3 $143 $6 11. Nb1 dxc4 12. Bxe3 Bf6 13. Na3 $1 Nc6 14.
Nxc4 Nxd4 15. f4 $16 {and Black still has to solve the problems with
development of his lightsquared Bishop on c8.}) 11. fxe4 dxe4 12. dxc5 Qd4+ 13.
Kh1 Na6 $146 {A novelty. Before was played} (13... Bd7 14. Nxe4 Rxf1+ 15. Qxf1
$8 Bc6 {from the game Iljin,T 2408 - Obukhov,A 2438, Alushta 2008 in which
White could have continued with} 16. Bg5 $1 $146 Bxe4 17. Bxe7 Nc6 18. Bd6 Qxc4
19. Bxe4 Qxe4+ 20. Qf3 $18 {with a winning position for White according to the
chess programme Stockfish 2.0 JA}) 14. Nxe4 Rxf1+ 15. Qxf1 $8 Bd7 16. Bg5 $1 ({
Less strong is} 16. e3 $143 $6 Qe5 17. Bd2 Rf8 18. Qd1 Nxc5 19. Bc3 Qc7 (19...
Nxe4 $143 $6 20. Bxe5 Nf2+ 21. Kg1 Nxd1 22. Rxd1 $18) 20. Qd4 $16) 16... Bxg5 (
{Doesn't solve Black's problems either} 16... Bc6 17. Bxe7 Bxe4 18. Bxe4 Qxe4+
19. Qf3 Qxc4 20. Qxb7 Rb8 21. Qf3 Nxc5 22. b3 Qc2 23. Rf1 $18) 17. Nxg5 Rf8 18.
Qd1 Qxb2 19. Rb1 Qxa2 20. c6 $1 {More forcing than} (20. Ra1 $143 Qb2 21. c6
Bc8 22. cxb7 Bxb7 23. Nxe6 $16) 20... Bxc6 ({Or} 20... bxc6 21. Ra1 $18) 21.
Bxc6 bxc6 22. Qd3 $40 g6 ({Also loses} 22... Rf5 23. Nxe6 $18) 23. Nxe6 ({
Immediately was winning} 23. Nxh7 $142 $1 $18 {Stockfish 2.0 JA} Kxh7 24. Rb7+
Kh6 25. Qe3+ g5 26. Qxe6+ Kh5 27. Rh7#) 23... Ra8 $2 $138 ({She should have
tried the last trap with} 23... Nb4 $5 24. Qd1 $1 $18 (24. Qe4 $5 Rf5 25. Rd1
$18 {but certainly not}) (24. Rxb4 $143 $4 Qa1+ 25. Rb1 $8 (25. Kg2 $143 $4
Qf1#) 25... Rf1+ $1 26. Kg2 $8 Qxb1 27. Qd8+ Kf7 28. Ng5+ Kg7 29. Qe7+ Kh6 $11
{with a draw.})) (23... Re8 24. Rf1 $1 $18 Rxe6 25. Qd8+ Kg7 26. Qf8#) 24. Rf1
$40 {Black is helpless against White's kingside attack because her both Queen
on a2 and Knight on a6 are out of the game.} Qb2 25. Qf3 $18 {with idea Qf3-f8
Ra8xf8 Rf1xf8 mate.} (25. Qd7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Hinckley, ENG"]
[Site "Hinckley, ENG"]
[Date "2011.01.16"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Feavyour, John"]
[Black "Mordue, A. Tyson"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2069"]
[BlackElo "2258"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2011.01.16"]
[WhiteTeam "Iceni"]
[BlackTeam "Braille Chess Association"]

{It is impossible to go through your chess career without hearing your peers
comment on your games and your style of play. Early on one player remarked to
me (+)I've never seen you play an uninteresting game." Thank you. Later on my
club chairman commented (+)That was a lovely game you just played. I'm only
sorry I wasn't on the receiving end of it!" which probably reflects more on
his sportsmanship than my play. In 1988 upon winning my third Bristol
Championship it was observed that (+)Tyson has the ability to keep his pieces
active no matter how poor his position. This makes him very difficult to beat.
" True enough and a policy I have followed to this day. During the BCA
Challenge 2006-7 one player said to me (+)I'm in awe of the amount of
variations you calculate." Thank you again. I suppose when you are always
trying to keep your pieces active you do have bit more to calculate. There are
always highs and lows in any players' chess career and one day it will end.
For personal and health reasons I have not played since January 2011. At the
time of writing it is not clear if I will be able to do so again competitively.
Time will tell. However, let us suppose that I have played my last games. In
what way would any chess player choose to bow out? At Hinckley in January I
was allowed to go Bxh7+ early on in Round 3. My shocked opponent collapsed and
lost in 21 moves. Okay I suppose, but what really gets a chess-player's
attention? Why, a Queen sacrifice of course. Below is the Round 4 game. Yet,
on the very morning of this game it became apparent that something was not
right. My team captain was highly impressed given the circumstances, even more
so several months on. This might not be a bad one to finish with, (+)an end
game" so to speak.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 {At Paignton
last year my opponent chose the Four Pawns Attack with 5 f4 and got a good
game after I went astray in the opening. Naturally I had booked up so he now
reverts to a line he played against me previously.} O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 {
Feavyour-Mordue 4NCL 2007-2008 Round 10 continued} (7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8
9. Bg5 Re8 10. O-O-O h6 11. Bh4 Na6 12. h3 Nh5 13. Rd8 Rxd8 14. Bxd8 Nf4 15.
Rd1 Nxg2 16. Be7 Bxh3 17. Bf1 Nf4 18. Bxh3 Nxh3 19. Rd2 Nf4 20. Rd7 Rc8 21. Nb5
Nb8 22. Rd2 Nc6 23. Bc5 a6 24. Nc3 Rd8 25. Nd5 Ne6 26. Be3 Ncd4 27. Bxd4 exd4
28. e5 Kf8 29. b3 c6 30. Nb4 h5 31. Kc2 Ke7 32. Nd3 c5 33. Re2 Rh8 34. Nh4 Bh6
35. b4 Rc8 36. bxc5 Kd7 37. Nf3 Bf8 38. Re4 Bxc5 39. Nxc5+ Rxc5 40. Kd3 Ra5 41.
Nxd4 Nc5+ {Committing the cardinal sin of rushing the move immediately after
the time-control, although White was lost anyway.}) 7... a5 8. h3 Nh5 {
Generally I regard P-R3 as a poor move so I was very encouraged to see this. I
used to play the Simagin variation (6... Bg4) against the Classical and many
times had 7. 0-0 e5 8. d5 Nh5 9. h3 Bd7 when White can't play g2-g3 to stop
Nh5-f4 because it leaves the h3 Pawn loose. I was now heading for the same
line but with a tempo saved. However, it may have been better to go 8... Na6
first because White could now play 9 g3.} 9. O-O Na6 10. Be3 Nf4 {Black has
deliberately waited before White moved his Queen's Bishop before playing this.
Now White has to concede another tempo if he wants to eliminate this steed,
and the weakness of the dark squares persists throughout the game.} 11. Bxf4
exf4 12. Qd2 Qf6 13. Rac1 {Perhaps White had his eye on the potential c4-c5
push but Black's next squashes that hope. 14. Rad1 is a better square while 14.
Rfe1 is a better Rook move. ChessMaster 9000, despite wrongly judging this
position as slightly better for White - he's actually slightly worse -
suggests regrouping with 14. Bd1 first looking to go to c2 or even a4.} Nc5 14.
Rfe1 Bd7 15. Bd3 Rfe8 16. Bb1 Re7 {Remarkably CM9000 suggests 16... a4
followed by ... Ra8-a6-b6. The first move I'm happy to agree with but I'm not
sure about the rest. Food for thought. The doubling on the e-file looked
obvious though and it eventually bore fruit albeit in a very unexpected manner.
} 17. Re2 Rae8 18. Rce1 h5 {This may be too early so it might be better to
play the restrained 18... h6 or instead 18... b6 to defend the a5 Pawn in
advance. My reason for rejecting the first will be obvious given my earlier
remarks about P-R3s, and the second was deferred because I wanted the b6
square for my Queen in the event of the Pawn sacrifice 19. e5 dxe5 and 20. Ne4.
} 19. Nb5 Bxb5 {Two Pawns were en prise so this exchange is forced. Naturally
Black would like to keep his light-squared Bishop for attacking on the
Kingside later - control of g4 is very important, but he still has his
excellent dark-squared one.} 20. cxb5 b6 21. Qc2 Kf8 {White's last was clearly
designed to prevent 21... g5 because of 22. e5 dxe5 23. Qh7+ Kf8 24. Qxh5 so I
chose to sidestep the check in advance. This proved to be double-edged as a
variation soon arose where the King is better on g8! Moreover 22. h4 slows
Black down on the Kingside and would have caused me to regret 18... h5.} 22.
Qc4 {I thought this to be an odd move and it very nearly backfires tactically
later. However, it does allow the Bishop to range down the diagonal thus
preventing a later Qg6 because of e4-e5. The real point is to play the Knight
via d4 to f5. For reasons that will become apparent I thought this didn't work.
An alternative plan is to oust my Knight from c5 by playing b4, but this needs
the slow sequence b2-b3; a2-a3 and then b3-b4. If a3 immediately then a4!
ensures b2-b4 is always met by a4xb3 en passant.} g5 23. Rd1 {Only now did I
see the subtle point I'd created against myself! Stop here and see if you can
work out what might happen after 23... g4. Specifically see if you can do
without moving any pieces, and don<->t let the length of a variation put you
off!} g4 {I thought I would win the pinned Knight, but after} (23... g4 24.
hxg4 hxg4 25. Nd4 Nxe4 26. Bxe4 Rxe4 27. Rxe4 Rxe4 28. Qxc7 {taking on d4 is
no good because} (28. Ne6+ Qxe6) 28... Rxd4 29. Rxd4 Qxd4 30. Qd8# {Ironically,
Black's extra piece blocks one of his flight-squares. Yes, this is an
eight-move long line but it is nearly all captures so it is easier to
calculate than a non-forcing line. This was a bit of a blow because if I can't
stop the Knight getting to d4 then I can't stop it going to f5 as well. After
some cogitation I decided I had to get on with my Kingside advance. In fact
Black is perfectly okay here because of another tactical point that I hadn't
yet appreciated. CM9000 suggests the sensible 23. Nh2 which might hold up the
Kingside advance completely given the absence of Black<->s light-squared
Bishop - see the comment at move 19 - but to a human f5 looks to be a far
better square than h2.}) 24. hxg4 {There is a case for not making this capture
because White might become exposed down the h-file in some lines. Then again,
Black has the extra option of g4xh3. It all depends on circumstances.} hxg4 25.
Nd4 f3 {Again I couldn't see an alternative. 25... Qh4 simply allows a fork
with 26 . Nf5. Actually the text is quite consistent. It allows Qf4 in some
lines and the replies 26. Re3 or 26. Rd2 are met by the strong 26... Bh6. When
Bh6 is a good move in the King's Indian it's always a very good move! My main
concern, as expressed above, is the Knight incursion to f5. I was aware I
could sacrifice the Queen on f5 and the Rook penetrating to e2 would be useful,
but I couldn't find a way to make it viable.} 26. Ree1 {White definitely does
not want to exchange Pawns on f3. This would invalidate the White King's
insurance policy. Hence the obvious retreat, yet somehow the Rook kept
appearing on e2 in my subsequent analysis. I was getting alarmed here, yet
strong is 26...g3! as 27 fxg3?? f2+ wins a Rook. I wasn<->t sure about the
position after 27. Nxf3 gxf2+ 28. Kxf2 but I'd missed that 28... Qxb2+ was
possible here - the Rook on e2 syndrome mentioned above. However, my
reservations about the position remained until I later realised 29... Qb4 will
force a good endgame.} fxg2 {Inspiration struck. After 27. Nf5 I'll play 27...
Nd7; 28. Nxe7 Ne5 hitting the Queen and gaining a tempo for Nf3+ winning the
Exchange back. CM9000 recommends the Exchange sacrifice 28. Qxc7 Ne5 29. Qxb6
Nf3+ 30. Kxg2 Nxe1+ 31. Rxe1. Quite right too. If White had played 28. Nxe7 I
would have then realised that 28... Qh4 29. Kxg2 Qh3+ 30. Kg1 Ne5 wins. I was
becoming aware of the strength of 28 Qxc7 when my opponent plonked the Knight
on to the dreaded square.} 27. Nf5 {Am I going to have to try 27... Nd7 and
hope he takes the Rook and not c7? A worried two minutes went by. Suddenly I
noticed the White Bishop sitting on b1 and the realisation of where White's
Rook really was - not e2 but e1!} Qxf5 {Bang goes White's position. With the
capture of the Rook occurring on e1 and not e2 the incidental check means the
undefended White Bishop on b1 perishes as well. Black wins Rook, Bishop and
Knight for the lady with a solid position, weak White Pawns everywhere and
hardly any play for the White Queen.} 28. exf5 Rxe1+ 29. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 30. Kxg2
Rxb1 31. Qxg4 {It is possi ble to go 31. b3 but after31... Rb2 Black can just
take the a2 Pawn in due course. He can't do it just yet because b3-b4 would
attack two pieces but White's Queen can't stay on c4 for ever. If White wants
to save this game he must activate his Queen. To that end 31. f6 is a try.
However, after 31... Bxf6 32. Qxg4 Rxb2 33. Qc8+ Ke7 34. Qxc7+ Nd7 Black has
everything safely guarded To guard b5 and a2 White must go 35 Qc4 whereupon
Black regroups with 35...Rd2 intending Bd4-c5 and Nd7-f6 and d5 drops off. Of
course the f2 Pawn might also go under the combined attack of Rook and Bishop.
After the text my original intention was 31... Rxb2 and transpose into the
line above, but then I noticed White has 32. Qh4 threatening both 33 Qd8 mate
and 33. f6, so I played 31... Bf6 to rule out Qh4 and f6. Keeping the Pawn on
f5 means less open lines for the White Queen which is to my advantage. When I
put the position after 31... Rxb2 32. Qh4 on CM9000 it replied with the ugly
but effective 32... f6. Black's Bishop is now a dreadful piece but White
doesn't have a single entry point for his Queen. This may be more effective
but it's not half as much fun as the game turns out to be.} Bf6 32. Qh5 {Once
again 32. b3 Rb2 will win more Pawns shortly so White tries to be as active as
he can.} Rxb2 33. Qh6+ Ke7 34. Qe3+ Kd7 35. Qh6 Ne4 {Starting to gather forces
around the White King. The c7 Pawn can now be defended down the c file by the
Rook.} 36. Kf3 (36. Qf8 Rxf2+ 37. Kg1 Be5 38. Qxf7+ Kc8 39. Qe8+ Kb7 40. Qc6+
Kb8 41. Qe8+ Ka7 42. Kh1 Ng3+ 43. Kg1 Bd4 {mates shortly. There are no
stalemate traps while White can still move his a and f Pawns.}) (36. Qf8 Rxf2+
37. Kg1 Be5 38. Qxf7+ Kc8 39. Kh1 Ng3+ {not 39... Rxf5?? 40. Qxf5+ with check}
40. Kg1 Rxa2 {...Bd4+ is unstoppable} 41. Qe8+ Kb7 42. Qc6+ Kb8 43. Qc4 Bd4+
44. Qxd4 Ne2+) (36. Qf8 Rxf2+ 37. Kh1 Ng3+ 38. Kg1 Rxf5 39. Qxf7+ Kc8 40. Qg8+
Kb7 {and now 41. Qxg3 is met by 41... Rg5. Better is 40. Qe8+ but play is
similar to line a.}) (36. Qf8 Rxf2+ 37. Kh3 Ng5+ {defending f7} 38. Kg4 Rxa2 {
is simply winning. I didn't calculate all of this - I saw the mating nets in
the line above and I knew the King could escape the checks for a move on a7 -
but the general ideas are obvious. Get the pieces co-ordinated, harass the
White King, eliminate the White f-Pawns which are the King's only cover, then
either move in for the kill or knock off the remaining White Pawns and create
my own passed Pawn. Meanwhile White wants to keep his King as near the middle
of the board oas possible but away from his Queen. We'll see why soon.}) 36...
Ng5+ {This looks odd at first but it's part of an accurately calculated and
provocative sequence. Now the fun begins.} 37. Ke3 Ke7 38. f4 {Is the Black
Knight in trouble?} Rg2 {No, but the White Queen is! Clearly 39. fxg5 Bxg5+
forking is no good, but Black is threatening 39...Rg3+ and 40...Rh3 trapping
the Queen. Note how Black's King helps in the encirclement by controlling f8.
Her Majesty must make an ignominious retreat.} 39. Qh1 {The best try is 39.
Qh4 Ne4 40. Qe1 Nc3 41. Kf3+ Re2 but having safely navigated the traps Black
is set to reap a harvest of White Pawns.} Rg3+ {An amusing move is 39... Rg1!
The idea is 40. Qxg1 Bd4+ 41. Kxd4 Nf3+ 42. Ke3 Nxg1 43. Kf2 Kf6 with a won
Pawn endgame. However, the time control beckoned and I was happy to play the
next two moves quickly.} 40. Ke2 {If 40. Kf2 Rf3+ and 41... Rxf4 solves all
problems.} Nh3 {Reaching the time control with the simplest move. White's f4
Pawn is doomed.} 41. Kd2 Rd3+ {This sneaky move ensures the d5 Pawn will also
be eliminated. Obviously White can't take because of the Knight fork on f2.
Equally Black should avoid the calamitous 41... Nxf4?? 42. Qe1+ winning
material - Black has to play 42... Ne2 to save the Rook.} 42. Kc2 Nxf4 43. Qe4+
Be5 {All Black's pieces mutually defend each other. Now what is White's most
active move here?} 44. Qh1 Rxd5 45. Qh4+ Ke8 46. a4 Rc5+ 47. Kd2 Rc4 {Now what
is White's most active move here?} 48. Qh1 {For a third time, but it's the
position you have to repeat three times to get a draw, not one particular move.
White is desperately trying to get to Black's back rank, not his own, but
Black is having none of it. A try was 48. f6 but I was quite willing after 48..
. Rxa4 49. Qh8+ Kd7 50. Qg7 to go 50... Ke6 and another White apple drops off.}
Rd4+ {Yes, if you want to be flashy you can go 48... Nd5 first.} 49. Kc2 Nd5
50. Qf3 Nb4+ 51. Kc1 Nd3+ {White can go to the d-file but instinctively avoids
a discovered check. Even so after 52. Kd2 Nc5+ the a4 Pawn falls for nothing.
Instead the King gets caught in the corner.} 52. Kb1 Rb4+ {53. Kc2 Ne1+ loses
the Queen while 53. Ka2 Nc1+; 54. Ka3 Bb2 mate lets the King's Indian Bishop
have the last say. That seems appropriate given all the K.I.D.s I've played.
Remember, when all seems lost it may not be. Stay active! Tyson Mordue.} 0-1

[Event "4NCL 2010-11"]
[Site "Hinkley Island ENG"]
[Date "2011.05.01"]
[Round "10.17"]
[White "Savory, R."]
[Black "Webster, Paul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2127"]
[BlackElo "2034"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2010.11.06"]
[WhiteTeam "Sambuca Sharks"]
[BlackTeam "Warwickshire Select"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Nge2 Bg4 6. h3 Bh5 7. O-O e6 8.
Qe1 {Because of knowing little theory here I have been delaying d4 to avoid e5
or c5 challenging the centre. Qe1 unpins the knight and prepares Nf4 with
pressure on e6. d2-d4-d5 then becomes an idea.} (8. a3 c6 9. b4 Qc7 10. d3 Bd6
11. Bg5 Nbd7 12. Qd2 O-O 13. Nf4 Bg6 14. Rfe1 Nd5 15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. Ne4 N7f6
17. Bxd5 Nxd5 18. c4 Bf4 19. Qb2 Nb6 20. Bxf4 Qxf4 21. Nc5 Qc7 22. Re3 Nd7 {
Movsesian,S (2650)-Rogers,I (2618)/Prague 1999/CBM 072/1-0 (55)}) 8... Bd6 9.
d4 $146 (9. d3 Qf5 10. Nd4 Qe5 11. Qxe5 Bxe5 12. Nde2 Nc6 13. Bf4 O-O 14. Rad1
Nd4 15. Bxe5 Nxe2+ 16. Kh1 Nxc3 17. Rde1 Ncd5 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. g4 Bg6 20. f4
Nd7 21. Bxc7 f6 22. Re7 Nc5 23. Rfe1 Rfe8 {Levy,V-Gedeon,C/Rio de Janeiro 1999/
EXT 2001/0-1}) 9... Bxe2 $5 10. Qxe2 O-O 11. Nb5 {This is simply aimed at
gaining 2 bishops vs 2 knights by attacking the weak c7-square.} a6 12. Nxd6
cxd6 13. Bf4 {Trying to encourage the pawn forward. The idea is to aim at the
b8-square for queening the pawn. After the white bishop retreats and the
d-pawn is defended I can start pushing the b-pawn.} d5 14. Bd3 Nc6 15. c3 Qd8
16. b4 {Here we go! Only 4 more squares to go!!} Ne7 17. Rfb1 {The f-rook is
moved so that the a-pawn remains defended if there is an exchange of pawns.
Besides, it's out of play of f1.} Nf5 {Allowing me the opportunity to saddle
black with a permanent weakness on d5. However, my b-pawn still has delusions
of grandeur. And I want to take advantage of my bishop raking the h2-b8
diagonal.} 18. b5 a5 (18... axb5 19. Rxb5 Nd6 20. Rb3 Qd7 21. Rab1 $14) 19. b6
{This keeps black tied down, and doesn't allow ...b6, ...Rc8, ...Nd6
blockading the queenside. It also creates strong outposts for me at c5 and b5.}
Nd6 (19... Rc8 20. Bc7 Qd7 21. Bxf5 exf5 22. Qb5 Qxb5 23. Rxb5 $16) 20. Qc2 Nc4
21. Qb3 (21. Bxc4 $5 dxc4 22. Bg5 h6 23. Bxf6 Qxf6 24. Qe4 $14) 21... Nd6 22.
Qa3 $1 Nfe8 23. Bb5 {Idea of 24.Bxe8 and 25.Rb5 leads to game position with an
extra move spent.} Nxb5 24. Rxb5 a4 25. Rab1 Ra6 26. Qb4 Qd7 {Black is
struggling for moves.} 27. Rc5 Qe7 $6 ({This is not the best move, but what is
black to play when he is so tied up?} 27... h6 28. Qb5 {From white's
perspective this position is now ideal for the queens to come. The rooks will
be able to break through via c7 and c8.} Qxb5 (28... Qe7 29. Rc8) 29. Rbxb5 $16
) 28. Rc8 $1 Qd7 {Now the b-pawn will finally fall. 2 Squares to go!!} 29. Rb8
a3 30. Qc5 Ra4 31. Qb5 $1 $18 Qxb5 32. Rxb5 g5 33. Bh2 {Avoiding the
complications of allowing the knight into the game at d6 after taking the
g-pawn. Keeping the black pieces tied down is the imperative here.} (33. Bxg5
Nd6 34. Rxf8+ Kxf8 35. Rc5 Ra6 $16) 33... Rc4 34. Rc5 f5 {Clearly taking the
rook is fatal so he tries to shut my bishop out of the game and activate his
f-rook via the second rank.} (34... Rxc5 35. dxc5 $18) 35. Be5 {This ensures
the bishop doesn't become blocked in and instead remains a powerhouse. Blacks
b-pawn will now be lost and white's b-pawn will queen, but black resigned
before this could happen. 1-0 Savory, R (2127) - Webster, P (2034) 4NCL
Hinkley Island ENG 01/ 05/2011} 1-0

[Event "4NCL Division 2"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2010.11.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gray, Mark"]
[Black "Sen, Subin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "172"]
[BlackElo "200"]
[Annotator "Gray,M"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2010.??.??"]
[TimeControl "180"]

{460MB, Rybka3Gen.ctg} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ {First outing for a new line}
Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. c4 Ngf6 6. Nc3 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. d3 $5 {Not going in for
the Bind, instead following Kaufman's recommendation} O-O 9. Ng5 $5 {The point}
Ne5 ({It may make sense to first play} 9... h6 10. Nh3 {when White's knight is
on a less good square after} Ne5) 10. f4 Nc6 11. f5 {Why not!} Nd7 $6 {I think
this underestimates White's position somewhat, although Rybka still calls it
level} (11... h6 {was again worthy of consideration}) 12. fxg6 hxg6 $6 (12...
fxg6 {looks unnatural but may be more secure, as Black need not fear} 13. Ne6
Rxf1+ 14. Qxf1 Bd4+ $1 15. Nxd4 (15. Kh1 Qe8 {looks pretty equal}) 15... cxd4
16. Nd5 e6 17. Nf4 Qf6 {when it is level}) 13. Qg4 $1 Nf6 14. Qh4 Re8 15. Nd5
$14 {White has a nice edge} Ne5 16. Nxf6+ (16. Bf4 {is Rybka's suggestion,
since Black is in trouble after} Nxd3 (16... Qd7 17. Bxe5 dxe5 18. Rf3 Rec8 19.
Raf1 Rc6 20. Rh3 Rd8 21. Nh7 $16) 17. Rad1 Nxf4 18. Rxf4 $16) 16... exf6 17.
Qh7+ Kf8 18. Nh3 Nxd3 19. Bh6 $1 {The point} Bxh6 20. Qxh6+ {White's plus
remains significant (+0.80)} Kg8 $2 (20... Ke7 {is ugly but probably better
than the move played, e.g.} 21. Qg7 Ne5 22. Rad1 Rg8 23. Qxf6+ Ke8 24. b3 {
keeps White's advantage manageable (still +0.8)}) 21. Nf4 $1 {Very accurate}
Nxf4 (21... Ne5 {doesn't help:} 22. Nd5 Re6 23. Rf4 {is very good for White})
22. Rxf4 Re5 (22... f5 $5 {might be better:} 23. exf5 (23. Rh4 $2 Qf6 {and
Black is OK}) 23... Qf6 24. Raf1 Qg7 {and Black survives, albeit still with a
significant minus}) 23. Rh4 Rh5 24. Rxh5 gxh5 25. Rf1 $1 {Again very accurate}
Qe7 $6 (25... Qf8 {was necessary:} 26. Qxh5 Re8 27. Rf3 Re5 {and at least he
can keep playing (+1.44)}) 26. Rf3 h4 {Forced} 27. Qxh4 $4 {Missing the chance
to end the game immediately. White is still crushingly winning, but now has to
go on an elaborate king dance to prove it} (27. Rf4 {is game over - the twin
threats of 28.Rg4+ and 28.Rxh4 can't sensibly be met}) 27... Qe5 28. Rg3+ $1 {
Accurately calculating that there isn't a perpetual - but it is stressful!} Kf8
29. Qh8+ Ke7 30. Qxa8 Qd4+ 31. Kf1 Qd1+ 32. Kf2 Qd2+ 33. Kf3 Qd3+ 34. Kf4 Qd2+
35. Kf5 {The escape square I had seen!} Qxb2 $1 {Probably his best try} ({
White would also have to be accurate after} 35... Qf2+ 36. Rf3 Qxg2 37. Qxb7+
Kd8 38. e5 $3 (38. Rg3 $4 Qf2+ 39. Kg4 Qe2+ {is a draw}) (38. Qa8+ $5 Kd7 39.
Qxa7+ Kd8 40. Qb8+ Kd7 41. Qb5+ Kd8 42. Qb6+ Kd7 43. Qb7+ Kd8 {offers nothing
but checks for White until he finds e5}) 38... Qg5+ 39. Ke4 Qxe5+ 40. Kd3 Qd4+
41. Kc2 {and White wins!}) 36. Qg8 $1 {One of the right choices!} (36. h4 {,
36.Rb3 and 36.Rf3 look like the other moves that provide an escape and should
therefore win}) 36... Qe5+ 37. Kg4 Qxe4+ 38. Kh5 $1 {Heading for g7!} (38. Kh3
{does also win, but White has to be very clever with} Qf5+ 39. Qg4 Qh7+ 40. Qh4
Qf5+ 41. Rg4 Qd3+ 42. Qg3 Qh7+ 43. Rh4 Qf5+ 44. Qg4 Qd3+ 45. Qf3 $1) 38... Qf5+
39. Kh6 Qf4+ 40. Kg7 {And now the King's glorious charge finally secures the
full point} Qxc4 41. Re3+ Kd7 42. Qe8+ Kc7 43. Qxf7+ Qxf7+ 44. Kxf7 1-0

