Robin Kneebone 1 - 0 Gary Trudeau County Shield 2013/14 |
Notes by Robin Kneebone
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.h3 c5 6.d5 e6 7.Bg5 Qa5 8.Bd3
8.Qd2 exd5 9.exd5 0-0 10.Nf3 Re8+ 11.Be2=
10.Nf3 b5 11.0-0 0-0 (11...b4 12.Nb1 c4 13.Bxc4 Nxe4 14.Re1 f5 15.Nbd2+-) 12.e5 dxe5 13.Nxe5+/= according to Fritz, but looked unclear to me
11...c4! 12.Be2 Nbd7 13.Nf3 0-0 14.0-0 Nc5+/=
Starting an incorrect plan of queenside expansion. 14.a5 Qc7 15.Re1 Re8 16.Qc2+/-
14...Qc7 15.Bf4 Re8 16.Nd2 Nh5 17.Be3 Ne5
17...Bd4 18.Bxd4 cxd4 19.Ne2 Ne5 20.Rc1 Qe7 21.Nc4 Black has compensation, according to Fritz.
20.Bf2 is sensible; watching for cheapos took black a lot of time
20...Nxe4 21.Ncxe4 f5 22.Nxd6 Rxe3 23.N2c4 doesn't work (the Re3 has no squares!), but the looseness of the Be3 is a constant problem for several moves 23...Re7 (23...Nb6 24.Nxb6 Qxb6 25.Nc4 Qb3 26.Nxe3 Qxe3+) 24.Nxf5 gxf5 25.d6
21...b5!? 22.axb5 axb5 23.Ra1!+/= ( 23.Nxb5 was intended, but perhaps I'd have noticed it's wrong. 23...Qb6 24.Na3 Ba6 25.Nac4 Qb4 At the time I thought this was unclear; in fact black is better
23.Nc4 Not sure why I did not play this. Perhaps I had not realised he could no longer play ...b5. But Kh2 is equally good (Fritz)
White starts to go wrong ... 26.Nc4 ; 26.h4 h5 27.b3 Qd8 28.Ra1 Rb8 29.Ra2 Ra8 30.Kg3 Rb8 31.Nc4+/-
27.Bf3 c4 28.f5 gxf5 29.exf5 Be5+ 30.Kh1 Bd4 31.Be4
(31.Nd1 b5 32.axb5 axb5) Unclear. I didn't see 31 Be4 or Nde4
29.fxg6 Be5+ 30.Kh1 fxg6 31.Be6+ Kh7 32.Qg4
Missing a good finish. 32.Rg1 Ng7 (32...Rxe6 is necessary, but losing. 32...Nf8 33.Rxg6!! Mate in 6) 33.Rxg6! Kxg6 34.Qg4+ Kh7 35.Qh4+ Nh5 36.Qxh5+ Kg7 37.Qh6#
Playing the right moves, but in the wrong order, like the Morecambe and Wise sketch. 35.Qh4+ Nh5 36.Bf5 Ne5 37.Bxg6
38.Rbf1 Qe7 39.Bxc8 Bxc8 40.Kh2
41.Qf2 Nxe3 42.Qxe3 Bd4 43.Qd2 Bxg1+ 44.Kxg1 Edge for white, according to Fritz, but I can't see why.
41...Be5+ 42.Kg2 Nf4+ 43.Rxf4 Rxh4 44.Rxh4+ Kg8 45.Rf1 Unclear
44...Bxg5 45.Qxg5 Qxg5 46.Bxg5 Bxh3 47.Rf3 Bg4 48.Rxg4 Ne5 49.Rf8+ Kg7 50.Rb8 Nxg4 51.Kg2+-
45.Rxg3 Qxg3 46.Rxf6 Rxh3+ 47.Nxh3 Qxh3+ 48.Qh2 Qxh2+ 49.Kxh2
The remaining moves were not recorded
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