[Event "Autumn Swiss R5"] [Site ""] [Date "2025.01.09"] [Round ""] [White "A Kinder"] [Black "A Brusey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [EventDate "2025.01.09"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Bb4 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.Bd3 d5 8. exd5 cxd5 9.O-O O-O 10.Bg5 c6 11.h3 Re8 12.Qf3 Be6 13.Ne2 Be7 14.Ng3 h6 15.Bd2 Rb8 16.b3 c5 17.Rae1 c4 {The game has been quite equal up to here, but this pawn advance gives Andrew a chance to develop an initiative on the kingside.} 18.Bf5 Bxf5 19.Nxf5 Bf8 20.Rxe8 Nxe8 21.Qg3 ( 21.Rd1 { activating the rook with threats along the d-file was better. eg} 21... cxb3 22.cxb3 Nf6 23.Bc3 Ne4 24.Be5 Rc8 25.Qg4 g6 26.Ne3 Nc3 27.Bxc3 Rxc3 28.Nxd5 {and white has won a pawn, and still has some initiative.} ) 21... Kh7 22.Re1 {Again } ( 22.Rd1 {was better.} ) 22...g6 23.Nd4 {And here} ( 23.Ne3 {still with the idea of focusing on the weak pawns was the chance to keep an advantage.} ) 23...Rc8 24.Qf3 Qd7 25.h4 Bg7 26.c3 Nf6 27.b4 { Blocking the pawn structure helps Alan and now his pieces become powerful. } 27...Ne4 28.Bc1 f5 29.b5 h5 30.a4 Re8 31.Ne2 {This is a mistake allowing Alan to win at least a pawn.} ( 31.Qe2 {kept things more in the balance.} ) 31...Nxc3 32.Bb2 Nxa4 ( 32...d4! {was crushing. eg} 33.Bxc3 dxc3 34.Rf1 ( 34.Nxc3 {is not possible because of } 34...Rxe1+ ) 34...Qd2 {and the c-pawn can't be stoped without sacrificing lots of material. Now Andrew gets some chances by swapping off the strong bishop.} ) 33.Bxg7 Kxg7 34. Rd1 Nb6 35.Nf4 Re4 {This looks tempting but it allows Andrew to equalise.} ( 35...Qd6 {was better. Taking the pawn on d5 with} 36.Nxd5 {isn't possible because of the back rank mate after } 36...Nxd5 37.Rxd5 ( 37.Qxd5 Re1+ {is also disastrous.} ) 37...Re1# ) 36.Qg3 Qf7 37.Nxh5+ Kh7 38.Nf4 c3 39.h5 ( 39.Nh3 {looks winning.eg} 39...Qf6 40.Ng5+ Kh6 41.Nxe4 fxe4 42. Qe3+ Kh7 43.Rc1 {picks up an important pawn.} ) 39...gxh5 40.Nh3 Qg7 41. Ng5+ Kh8 42.Nxe4 fxe4 43.Qh4 Qf7 44.Qd8+ Kh7 45.Rc1 Qg7 46.Qh4 Kh6 {Both players had been down to their final minute for the last few moves and in this complicated position agreed a draw. The spectators thought that Alan should have played 46...Qe5 and that his passed pawns gave him good chances of winning, but the computer still likes white (it suggests 47.f4!). In the final position, the computer gives 47.Qf4+ Kh7 48.Qh2 Kh6 49.Qd6+ Kg5 50.Qg3+ Kh6 50.Qxc3 Qxc3 51.Rxc3 winning a pawn, and keeping strong winning chances. A very tough game.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Autumn Swiss R5"] [Site ""] [Date "2025.01.09"] [Round ""] [White "P Ruszelak"] [Black "T Thynne"] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "2025.01.09"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 e6 4.Bb5 Nge7 5.Bxc6 Nxc6 6.Nf3 g6 7.d4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bg7 9.Be3 a6 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Bd4 O-O 12.Bxg7 Kxg7 13.Qd6 Qb6 14.O-O-O Rb8 {White has a big advantage.} 15.Qd4+ ( 15.Na4 {was a better way of achieving the queen swap.} 15...Qb4 16.a3 Qxd6 17.Rxd6 {and black is being smothered.} ) 15...Qxd4 16.Rxd4 d5 17.Na4 Rd8 18.b4 ( 18.e5 {keeps the bishop less active.} ) 18...Rb5 19.a3 a5 20.Nc5 axb4 21.axb4 Bb7 22.Kb2 Rb8 23.Ra1 Bc8 24.c3 {A blunder which drops a piece (24...Rxc5). 24.Kc3 keeps white well in control. } 1-0

[Event "Autumn Swiss R5"] [Site ""] [Date "2025.01.09"] [Round ""] [White "S Pasupulety"] [Black "S Howard"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [EventDate "2025.01.09"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Nge7 6.Bd3 Ng6 7.O-O Be7 8.Be3 c4 9.Bc2 a6 10.a4 Bd7 11.b3 b5 12.b4 bxa4 13.Bxa4 O-O 14.Ne1 Na7 15.Bxd7 Qxd7 16.Rxa6 Nb5 17.Qa4 Rxa6 18.Qxa6 Rb8 19.f4 Nh4 20.Nf3 Qb7 21.Qa2 Ra8 22.Qc2 Nf5 23.Re1 Ra6 24.g4 Nxe3 25.Rxe3 Ra1 26.Kg2 Qa6 27.Re2 g6 {The game has been level up to now. Here Simon misses a chance.} ( 27...Rxb1 28.Qxb1 Nxc3 29.Qf1 Nxe2 30.Qxe2 Bxb4 {leaves Simon with an extra protected pased pawn.} ) 28.g5 Qa7 ( 28...Rxb1 {still wins.} ) 29.Rd2 {Now it's equal again.} 29...Qa8 30.h4 {There is no way of breaking through so Shreyas and Simon agreed a draw.} 1/2-1/2