[Event "Autumn Swiss R2"] [Site ""] [Date "2024.10.31"] [Round ""] [White "A Brusey"] [Black "P Ruszelak"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [EventDate "2024.10.31"] [FlipB "1"] 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6 4.Nf3 Qa5 5.Bd2 e5 6.dxe5 dxe5 7.Nd5 Qd8 8.Nxf6+ Qxf6 9.Bg5 Qd6 10.Bc4 f6 11.Qxd6 Bxd6 12.Bh4 b5 13.Bb3 Ke7 14.a4 Be6 15. Bxe6 Kxe6 {The opening has worked well for Piotr and he has a small advantage.} 16.Nd2 Na6 17.O-O Nb4 ( 17...Nc5 {was better. Now Piotr's queenside pawns come under pressure.} ) 18.Rfc1 a5 19.f3 Bc5+ 20.Bf2 Bxf2+ 21.Kxf2 bxa4 22.Rxa4 c5 23.Nb3 c4 24.Nxa5 Rhd8 25.Rxb4 Rxa5 26.Ke2 ( 26. Rxc4 {was more straight forward and if } 26...Ra2 27.b4 Rd4 28.Rc7 Rxb4 29.Rxg7 h5 30.Rh7 Rc4 31.Rxh5 {and the rook ending should be won.} ) 26... c3 27.bxc3 Rc5 28.c4 Rd4 29.Ra1 Rdxc4 30.Rxc4 Rxc4 31.Kd3 Rd4+ 32.Kc3 h5 33.h4 g5 34.Rh1 g4 35.fxg4 hxg4 36.Re1 {Now Alan's advantage isn't so great.} 36...f5 37.exf5+ Kxf5 38.g3 Ra4 39.Kd3 e4+ 40.Kd2 Rd4+ 41.Ke2 Rc4 42.Rf1+ Kg6 {The wrong direction. Piotr might have been worried about} ( 42...Ke5 43.Rf4 Rxc2+ 44.Kd1 {but } 44...Rh2 45.Rxg4 Kd4 {and the black king's activity means he isn't in danger.} ) 43.Kd2 e3+ {A bit desperate.} 44.Kd3! Rc5 45.Re1 Rd5+ 46.Kxe3 Re5+ 47.Kf2 {Again the wrong direction.} ( 47.Kd2 Rd5+ 48.Kc3 Kf5 49.Rf1+ Kg6 50.Rf4 Kh5 51.Re4 {and white will be able to advance while the black king is stuck defending the g4 pawn.} ) 47...Rf5+ 48.Kg2 Rc5 49.Re2 Rc3 50.Kh2 Kf5 51.Rf2+ Kg6 52.Rg2 Kf5 53.Kg1 Ke4 54.h5 Kf5 ( 54...Kf3 {is completely drawn. eg} 55.Rh2 Rc7 56.h6 Rd7! 57.Rf2+ Kxg3 58.Rf6 Rd1+ 59.Rf1 Rd2 {and white has nothing.} ) 55.Kf1 ( 55.Rh2 {was a big chance for Alan.} 55...Rxg3+ {takes the rook too far away from the passed h-pawn, and} ( 55...Rc7 {is the best move, but} 56.h6 Rh7 57.Rh4 Kg6 58.c4 Kf7 59.c5 Ke6 60.Kf2 Kd5 61.Rh5+ Ke6 62.Ke3 {and white's active king will ensure victory.} ) 56.Kf1 Rh3 57.Rxh3 gxh3 58.Kg1 Kg5 59.c4 {leads to the c-pawn queening.} ) 55...Kg5 56.Ke1 Kxh5 57.Kd2 Ra3 58.Rg1 Rf3 59.c3 ( 59.c4 {was a better try according to the computer but it would still be a hard fight. Now Piotr keeps his rook active which enables him to claim the draw.} ) 59...Kg5 60.Kc2 Kf5 61.Kb3 Ke5 62.Kb4 Kd6 63.Kc4 Kc6 64.Kd4 Kd6 65.c4 Kc6 66.Rh1 Rxg3 67.Rh6+ Kc7 68.Rg6 Rg1 69. Kc5 g3 70.Rg7+ Kd8 71.Kc6 g2 72.c5 Ke8 73.Rg3 Ke7 74.Kc7 Rc1 75.Rxg2 Rxc5+ 76.Kb6 {A very good defensive effort by Piotr who resisted all Alan's winning attempts.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Autumn Swiss 2"] [Site ""] [Date "2024.10.31"] [Round ""] [White "R Brenton"] [Black "J Wills"] [Result "0-1"] [EventDate "2024.10.31"] [FlipB "1"] 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.Bc4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bf5 6.d3 e6 7.Bd2 Bb4 8.a3 Bxc3 9.Bxc3 Qb6 10.Qd2 Nbd7 11.O-O-O {Richard has the two bishops and a small advantage from the opening but in the next few moves he drifts.} 11...O-O-O 12.Nd4 Bg6 13.f3 Ne5 14.Qe3 {The losing move.} 14...Nc6 {The pin forces Richard to sacrifice a piece for two pawns - he never really recovers.} 15.Bxe6+ fxe6 16.Qxe6+ Kb8 17.Nb3 Rhe8 18.Qc4 Nd5 19.Rde1 Nxc3 20.Qxc3 Qf2 21.Rhg1 Re3 22.Rxe3 ( 22.Qd2 {is much better.} ) 22...Qxe3+ 23.Kb1 Qxg1+ 24.Ka2 Qxg2 25.Nc5 Qxf3 26.b3 b6 27.Ne6 Re8 28.Ng5 Qg2 29.Ne4 Bxe4 30.dxe4 Qxe4 31.h3 Ne5 {A smooth win for Jack.} 0-1