Swale Club Chess Championship - Final Group - Round Six
Thursday 13 June 2019
White: Andrew Gillard (105) - Black: Keith Nevols (163)
Scandinavian Defence
1. e4 d5
2. exd5 Qxd5
3. Nc3 Qa5
4. d4 Nf6
5. Bd2 Bf5?
Oops! Straight away a mistake. 5. .. c6 should have been played.
6. Qf3!
I had overlooked this. 6... c6 7. b4 loses a piece and so Black's move is forced and already he is losing time.
6. ……. Bc8
7. Bc4 c6
8. Nd5 Qd8
9. Nxf6+ exf6
10. Ne2
10. Qb3! was the move that worried me. After 10. .. Qe7+ 11. Kf1! and a devastating Re1 is on the way, whereas 10. .. Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Qxb7 Nd7 13. Qxc6 and White is two pawns up.
Grovelling with 10. .. Bd6 11. Bxf7+ Kf8 and taking the one pawn loss is one way, or 10. … Qd7 11. O-O-O and White continues a huge attack.
10. ..... Bd6
11. Qb3 Qc7
12. O-O-O O-O
Phew! Now I felt a little safer, although White still has a large advantage and Black is yet to develop.
13. Rhe1 b5!
I was pleased with this move which allows me to develop with tempo and perhaps start an attack towards the white king.
14. Bd3
White told me afterwards that he had considered 14. Bxb5?! cxb5 15. Qxb5 but I think I am better after 15. .. Bd7.
14. …. Be6
15. c4 a5
15. .. Na6 preparing Rfb8 is another way, but I just wanted to put White under some pressure.
16. Qc2
I now considered 16. .. Bxc4 17. Bxc4 bxc4 18. Qxc4 Nd7 but it looked equal, and, given the state of the Black pawns, difficult to build an attack.
But after 16. .. Bxc4 White has 17. Bxh7+! Kh8 18. Qe4 building up a tremendous attack. (18. .. g5 19. Bf5 or 19. h4).
16. .... g6
17. c5
After 17. cxb5 I had intended to sacrifice a pawn with 17. .. Qb7 and after 18. bxc6 Nxc6 and a rook coming to the c-file I would have had a good game.
17. …. Be7
18. Bf4
I was worried about 18. Nf4! If 18. .. Bc8 then 19. Bxb5! wins a pawn (19. … cxb5? 20. Nd5) or 19. d5 is also strong. Whereas if 18. .. Qc8 then 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Bxg6 or 20. Bh6 Re8 21. Bxg6.
Perhaps Black must play 18. .. Bxa2 19. b3 Bxb3 20. Qxb3 with two pawns for the piece.
18. ..... Qd7
I did wonder if White would sacrifice a pawn here with 19. d5 Bxd5 20. Be4 but I saw that 20. .. Na6 might hold on.
19. Be4
With those strong bishops then 19. h4! would have given Black several headaches.
19. ..... Na6
20. a3 Nc7
I am still grovelling but have spent the whole game on the ropes.
21. Bxc7?
One headache removed as White exchanges one of his bishops. 21. Bh6 Rfd8 22. Nf4 might have been better. 21. h4 is still interesting or 21. Kb1 defending.
21. ..... Qxc7
22. d5 cxd5
23. Bxd5 Rac8?
After a grim, and fortunate, defence, Black blunders. He must play 23. .. Bf5 and if 24. Qc3 then 24. .. b4 and the pawn on c5 becomes had to defend. Or 23. .. Bxd5 24. Rxd5 b4.
24. Bxe6 fxe6
25. b4 axb4
25. . Qa7 is more accurate but we transpose.
26. axb4
Although the engine rates this as equal, I thought that White remains on top. The only chance for Black was that the White king is much more open than Black's.
26. ...…. Qa7
27. Kb2 f5?
Another mistake. The intention was to get the black Bishop into the game but this is too weakening. 27. .. Bxc5 28. bxc5 Rxc5 considerably improves Black's drawing chances.
White uses the weakness of the Black e6 pawn to build up a winning attack.
28. Nc3 Qa6
29. Qb3 Rc6
30. Ra1 Qb7?
30. .. Qc8 is better but the game is lost anyway. I was worried about 31. Nxb5 and 31. Ra7.
31. Rxe6 Rxe6
32. Qxe6+ Kg7
33. Nxb5???
I looked to the ceiling and thought thank you. I had seen 33. Ra6 or 33. Qb6 but the winning move is 33. c6 after which Black can resign. 33. .. Qc7 34. Nd5 Bf6+ 35. Qxf6+ Rxf6 36. Nxc7 Rxc6 37. Nxb5 and White is a piece and a pawn up.
But it was my lucky day. White has blundered.
33. ….. Bf6+
34. Nc3 Qxb4+
White had overlooked this move which will lose the knight on c3 with check, and the rook as well. White resigned and I sat back with a sigh of relief. Never has the expression 'got out of jail' been more appropriate.
1. e4 d5
2. exd5 Qxd5
3. Nc3 Qa5
4. d4 Nf6
5. Bd2 Bf5?
Oops! Straight away a mistake. 5. .. c6 should have been played.
6. Qf3!
I had overlooked this. 6... c6 7. b4 loses a piece and so Black's move is forced and already he is losing time.
6. ……. Bc8
7. Bc4 c6
8. Nd5 Qd8
9. Nxf6+ exf6
10. Ne2
10. Qb3! was the move that worried me. After 10. .. Qe7+ 11. Kf1! and a devastating Re1 is on the way, whereas 10. .. Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Qxb7 Nd7 13. Qxc6 and White is two pawns up.
Grovelling with 10. .. Bd6 11. Bxf7+ Kf8 and taking the one pawn loss is one way, or 10. … Qd7 11. O-O-O and White continues a huge attack.
10. ..... Bd6
11. Qb3 Qc7
12. O-O-O O-O
Phew! Now I felt a little safer, although White still has a large advantage and Black is yet to develop.
13. Rhe1 b5!
I was pleased with this move which allows me to develop with tempo and perhaps start an attack towards the white king.
14. Bd3
White told me afterwards that he had considered 14. Bxb5?! cxb5 15. Qxb5 but I think I am better after 15. .. Bd7.
14. …. Be6
15. c4 a5
15. .. Na6 preparing Rfb8 is another way, but I just wanted to put White under some pressure.
16. Qc2
I now considered 16. .. Bxc4 17. Bxc4 bxc4 18. Qxc4 Nd7 but it looked equal, and, given the state of the Black pawns, difficult to build an attack.
But after 16. .. Bxc4 White has 17. Bxh7+! Kh8 18. Qe4 building up a tremendous attack. (18. .. g5 19. Bf5 or 19. h4).
16. .... g6
17. c5
After 17. cxb5 I had intended to sacrifice a pawn with 17. .. Qb7 and after 18. bxc6 Nxc6 and a rook coming to the c-file I would have had a good game.
17. …. Be7
18. Bf4
I was worried about 18. Nf4! If 18. .. Bc8 then 19. Bxb5! wins a pawn (19. … cxb5? 20. Nd5) or 19. d5 is also strong. Whereas if 18. .. Qc8 then 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Bxg6 or 20. Bh6 Re8 21. Bxg6.
Perhaps Black must play 18. .. Bxa2 19. b3 Bxb3 20. Qxb3 with two pawns for the piece.
18. ..... Qd7
I did wonder if White would sacrifice a pawn here with 19. d5 Bxd5 20. Be4 but I saw that 20. .. Na6 might hold on.
19. Be4
With those strong bishops then 19. h4! would have given Black several headaches.
19. ..... Na6
20. a3 Nc7
I am still grovelling but have spent the whole game on the ropes.
21. Bxc7?
One headache removed as White exchanges one of his bishops. 21. Bh6 Rfd8 22. Nf4 might have been better. 21. h4 is still interesting or 21. Kb1 defending.
21. ..... Qxc7
22. d5 cxd5
23. Bxd5 Rac8?
After a grim, and fortunate, defence, Black blunders. He must play 23. .. Bf5 and if 24. Qc3 then 24. .. b4 and the pawn on c5 becomes had to defend. Or 23. .. Bxd5 24. Rxd5 b4.
24. Bxe6 fxe6
25. b4 axb4
25. . Qa7 is more accurate but we transpose.
26. axb4
Although the engine rates this as equal, I thought that White remains on top. The only chance for Black was that the White king is much more open than Black's.
26. ...…. Qa7
27. Kb2 f5?
Another mistake. The intention was to get the black Bishop into the game but this is too weakening. 27. .. Bxc5 28. bxc5 Rxc5 considerably improves Black's drawing chances.
White uses the weakness of the Black e6 pawn to build up a winning attack.
28. Nc3 Qa6
29. Qb3 Rc6
30. Ra1 Qb7?
30. .. Qc8 is better but the game is lost anyway. I was worried about 31. Nxb5 and 31. Ra7.
31. Rxe6 Rxe6
32. Qxe6+ Kg7
33. Nxb5???
I looked to the ceiling and thought thank you. I had seen 33. Ra6 or 33. Qb6 but the winning move is 33. c6 after which Black can resign. 33. .. Qc7 34. Nd5 Bf6+ 35. Qxf6+ Rxf6 36. Nxc7 Rxc6 37. Nxb5 and White is a piece and a pawn up.
But it was my lucky day. White has blundered.
33. ….. Bf6+
34. Nc3 Qxb4+
White had overlooked this move which will lose the knight on c3 with check, and the rook as well. White resigned and I sat back with a sigh of relief. Never has the expression 'got out of jail' been more appropriate.
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