Holyhead, James (1710) - Pink, Joshua (2024)2024 Shropshire Congress: Open (The Wrekin Housing Group, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 4AW), 12.01.2024
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.g3 [ 3.d5 ] 3...cxd4 4.Bg2 [ 4.Nxd4 ] 4...e5 5.O-O Nc6 39% for Wh 6.c4 [ 6.c3 hopes for some pressure against Bl's centre dxc3 7.Nxc3 d5 8.Bg5 d4-/+ ]] 6...d5 [ 6...Be7 1-8 ; 6...Bc5 1-5 ]] 7.Nbd2 [ 7.cxd5 Qxd5-/+ 1-2 ( 7...Nxd5 8.Nxe5 3-0 ); 7.Qa4 Bd7 8.cxd5 Na5 9.Qd1 Bd6 10.e3 dxe3 11.Bxe3= SF16 ] 7...Be6 [ 7...e4 8.Ng5 Be7-/+ SF16 ]] 8.Ng5 Bf5 [ 8...Be7 9.Nxe6 fxe6-/+ SF16 ]] 9.cxd5 Nxd5 [ 9...Nb4 10.Nc4 h6 11.e4 dxe3 12.Nxe3 Bd3 13.Re1 ( 13.a3 hxg5 14.Re1= ) 13...hxg5 14.a3 Qd7 15.axb4 Bxb4 16.Bd2= SF16 ] 10.Qb3+/- Ncb4 [ 10...Qxg5 11.Qxb7 Rc8 12.Bxd5 Qg6 13.Nc4 Bd7 14.Bd2+/- SF16 ] 11.Nc4+- h6 [ 11...Qc7 12.Nxe5 Qxe5 13.a3+- SF16 ] 12.Nxf7 Kxf7 13.a3 [ 13.e4!+- SF16 Be6 ( 13...dxe3 14.fxe3 Qc8 15.e4+- ) 14.exd5 Bxd5 15.Bd2 Kf6 16.Bxb4+- SF16 ] 13...Nc6 [ 13...Be6 14.Qf3+ Kg8 15.axb4 Nxb4 16.Nxe5+/- SF16 ] 14.Qxb7++- [ 14.e4!+- ] 14...Nce7 15.Nd6+? [ 15.e4! dxe3 16.fxe3 Kg8 17.Rxf5 Rb8 18.Bxd5+ Qxd5 19.Qxd5+ Nxd5 20.Nxe5+- ] 15...Qxd6 16.Qxa8 Nc6 [ 16...Qd7 17.Qb8 e4 18.Qb3 Qe6 19.Qc4 Nc6-/+ SF16 ]] 17.e4 too late [ 17.Bd2 e4 18.Rac1 Nde7 19.b4+/- Sf16 ] 17...Nc7 [ 17...Nb6! 18.Qb7+ Qd7 19.Qxd7+ ( 19.Qa6 Be6 ) 19...Bxd7-+ SF16 ]] 18.Qb7 Be6 [ 18...Nd8 19.Qxa7 Nc6 20.Qb7 Nd8 21.Qb3+ Be6 22.Qf3+ Kg8 23.Bd2+= SF16 ] 19.f4 [ 19.Bd2 Nd8 20.Qxa7+- ] 19...Kg8 [ 19...Qd7-+ 20.Bd2 ( 20.fxe5+ Kg6 21.b4 Bc5 22.bxc5 Rb8-+ 20...Bc5 21.Rac1 Rb8-+ SF16 ]] 20.fxe5 [ 20.Bd2+- SF16 ] 20...Nxe5 So far a frustrating game for humans, with the Engine telling both players alternatively they have got it all wrong ( it continues) [ 20...Qd7 21.Rxf8+ ( 21.b4 Kh7 22.b5 Na5 23.Qxa7 Nb3 24.Rb1 Bc5 25.b6 Rc8 26.Bf4 Qb5-+ SF16 21...Kxf8 22.Bd2 Ne8 23.Rf1+ Kg8 24.Qxd7 Bxd7=+ SF16 ]] 21.Bf4= g5 22.Bxe5 Qxe5 23.Qb8 [ 23.Rac1= ] 23...Kg7-+ 24.Qxa7 (draw?) Bc5 25.Qa4 Ra8-+ [ 25...d3+-+ ]] 26.Qd1 Nb5 [ 26...d3+ 27.Kh1 Rd8-+ SF16 ]] 27.Qd3 Nd6 28.Rac1 Bg4? [ 28...Bb6 29.Rc6 Rb8-+ SF16 ]] 29.Rxc5! Qxc5 30.e5 Re8 31.Rf6? going for the K, but Bl has a zwischenzug [ 31.exd6 Qxd6 32.Qc4 Bh5= SF16- Bl's advanced pawn is enough to hold before Wh's Q side gets moving ]] 31...Bf5-+ 32.Rxf5 Nxf5 33.Qxf5 Qxe5 playing safe after all the turmoil and also with both in time shortage [ 33...d3+! 34.Kh1 ( 34.Kf1 Rf8 ) 34...Qc1+ 35.Bf1 Rf8 36.Qd7+ Rf7 37.Qxd3 Qxf1+ 38.Qxf1 Rxf1+-+ SF16 ]] 34.Qxe5+ Rxe5 35.Bf1 Re3 36.Kf2 Rb3 37.Ke2 Kf6 38.Kd2 Rxb2+ 39.Kd3 Ke5 40.Kc4 Rxh2 41.a4 Ke4 42.a5 Ra2 43.Kb5 d3 44.a6 Ke3 45.Bh3 h5 [ 45...d2 46.Bg4 Ra1 ] 46.Be6 Rxa6 simplest for humans [ 46...Rb2+ 47.Kc6 d2 48.a7 d1=Q 49.a8=Q Rc2+ 50.Kb7 Qb1+ 51.Ka6 Qa1+ 52.Kb7 Rb2+ 53.Kc7 Qxa8 SF16- Engines don't suffer under pressure ]] 47.Kxa6 d2 48.Bb3 h4 neither a B nor a K can dance at two weddings.
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