[Event "European Senior Team Chess Championship"]
[Site "Swidnica"]
[Date "2023.07.13"]
[Round "2.22"]
[White "Wagner-Michel, Annett"]
[Black "Higgie, Charles L"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B68"]
[WhiteElo "2078"]
[BlackElo "1924"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Arihol"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2023.??.??"]

1. e4 {[%eval 36,0]} c5 {[%eval 32,0]} 2. Nf3 {[%eval 0,0]} d6 {[%eval 0,0]} 3. d4 {[%eval 25,0]} cxd4 {[%eval 13,0]} 4. Nxd4 {[%eval 27,0]} Nf6 {[%eval 3,0]} 5. Nc3 {[%eval 21,0]} Nc6 {[%eval 47,0]} 6. Bg5 {[%eval 0,0]} Bd7 {[%eval 42,0]} 7. Qd2 {[%eval 64,0]} a6 {[%eval 46,0]} 8. f4 {[%eval 47,0]} e6 {[%eval 63,0]} 9. O-O-O {[%eval 48,0]} Be7 {[%eval 36,0]} 10. Nf3 {[%eval 46,0]} Qc7 {[%eval 9,0]} 11. Bxf6 {[%eval 46,0]} Bxf6 {[%eval 53,0]} 12. Qxd6 {[%eval 49,0]} Qxd6 {[%eval 54,0]} 13. Rxd6 {[%eval 54,0]} Bxc3 {[%eval 47,0]} 14. bxc3 {[%eval 46,0]} Ke7 {[%eval 66,0] The pawn sacrifice has lead to a complex manouevring game, where Bl just fails to find the conclusive break at the very end.} 15. Rd2 {[%eval 24,0]} Rhd8 {[%eval 39,0]} (15... Rhc8 $11 {KD3.2}) 16. Be2 {[%eval 35,0]} Be8 {[%eval 73,0]} 17. Rhd1 {[%eval 59,0]} Rxd2 {[%eval 93,0]} 18. Rxd2 $6 {[%eval 35,0] Inaccuracy. Kxd2 was best.} (18. Kxd2 Rd8+ 19. Ke3 Rc8 20. c4 f6 21. Rb1 Nd8 22. e5 Rc5 23. Bd3 h6 24. g4 Ra5 {lichess} 25. exf6+ Kxf6 26. h4 Rxa2 27. Rb6 Ra3 28. Kd2 $16 {KD3.2}) 18... Na5 {[%eval 78,0]} 19. Rd4 {[%eval 55,0]} (19. Nd4 $16 {KD3.2}) 19... Rc8 {[%eval 57,0]} 20. c4 {[%eval 4,0]} f6 {[%eval 4,0]} 21. g4 {[%eval 27,0]} Bg6 {[%eval 34,0]} 22. f5 $6 {[%eval 21,0] Inaccuracy. e5 was best.} (22. e5 Nc6 23. exf6+ gxf6 24. Rd1 Nb4 25. c3 Nc2 26. f5 exf5 27. gxf5 Bxf5 28. Nd4 Nxd4 $11) 22... Bf7 {[%eval 2,0]} 23. e5 {[%eval 11,0]} exf5 {[%eval 17,0]} 24. gxf5 {[%eval 63,0]} (24. Bd3 $11 {KD3.2}) 24... Bxc4 {[%eval 75,0]} 25. Bxc4 {[%eval 79,0]} Rxc4 $17 {[%eval 65,0]} 26. Rd5 {[%eval 87,0]} Rf4 {[%eval 86,0]} 27. Nd2 {[%eval 82,0]} Nc6 {[%eval 78,0]} 28. exf6+ {[%eval 88,0]} gxf6 {[%eval 52,0]} (28... Kxf6 29. Rd7 Na5 $17 {KD3.2}) 29. h3 $6 {[%eval -74,0] Inaccuracy. Rd3 was best.} (29. Rd3) 29... Ne5 $17 {[%eval 99,0]} (29... h5 $17 {KD3.2}) 30. Rc5 {[%eval 98,0]} Kd6 {[%eval 99,0]} (30... Kd7 {KD3.2}) 31. Rc8 {[%eval -91,0]} Rxf5 {[%eval -97,0]} 32. Rd8+ {[%eval -59,0]} Kc7 {[%eval -84,0]} (32... Nd7 {KD3.2}) 33. Rg8 {[%eval -95,0]} Rh5 {[%eval -44,0]} 34. Rg7+ {[%eval -39,0]} (34. Rg3 {ist line} f5 $19 {KD3.2}) 34... Kc6 {[%eval -39,0]} 35. Rg3 {[%eval -33,0]} f5 $19 {[%eval -93,0]} 36. Re3 {[%eval -8,0]} f4 {[%eval -92,0]} 37. Rc3+ {[%eval -168,0]} Kb6 $6 {[%eval -33,0] Inaccuracy. Kd5 was best.} (37... Kd5 {The K is a fighting force in an endgame and should be used in the attack.} 38. Rb3 b5 39. a4 bxa4 40. Ra3 f3 41. c4+ Kc5 42. Rxa4 Kb6 43. Ra3 f2 44. Kd1 $19 {lichess- KD3.2 agrees}) 38. Rb3+ {[%eval -7,0]} Ka7 $6 {[%eval -75,0] Inaccuracy. Kc6 was best.} (38... Kc6 39. a4 Rg5 40. Rb4 f3 41. Rf4 Rg3 42. h4 Kd5 43. h5 h6 44. Rf6 Rg1+ 45. Kb2 $19 {lichess- KD3.2 agrees}) 39. Kd1 {[%eval -54,0]} b5 {[%eval -61,0]} 40. Ke1 $6 {[%eval -196,0] Inaccuracy. Ke2 was best.} (40. Ke2 Kb6 41. a4 Nc6 42. Kd1 Rg5 43. c3 Rg1+ 44. Ke2 Rg3 45. axb5 axb5 46. h4 Re3+ $19 {lichess & KD3.2}) 40... Kb6 $2 {[%eval 72,0] Mistake. a5 was best.} (40... a5 {enables Bl to keep an extra pawn on the Q side}) 41. a4 $6 {[%eval -59,0] Inaccuracy. c4 was best.} (41. c4 $17) 41... f3 $6 {[%eval 33,0] Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best.} (41... Nc6 42. Nc4+ Kc5 43. Nb2 Nd4 44. Rc3+ Kb4 45. Kd2 f3 46. axb5 Kxb5 47. Nd3 Rxh3 48. Nf2 {lichess} Rh4 $1 $19 {KD3.2} (48... Rh2 49. Ke3 a5 $19 {KD3.2 but less clear})) 42. axb5 $11 {[%eval 37,0]} Rxh3 {[%eval 4,0]} (42... axb5 43. c4 $11) 43. bxa6+ {[%eval 4,0]} Kxa6 {[%eval 3,0]} 44. Ne4 {[%eval 8,0]} Rh1+ {[%eval 4,0]} 45. Kd2 {[%eval 3,0]} Rh2+ {[%eval 0,0]} 46. Ke3 {[%eval 0,0]} Rxc2 {[%eval 0,0]} (46... Re2+ 47. Kf4 Re1 48. Ra3+ Kb6 49. Rb3+ Kc7 (49... Kc6) 50. Rc3+ Kd8 51. Rc5 Ng6+ 52. Kxf3 $11) 47. Kf4 {[%eval 0,0]} f2 {[%eval 0,0]} 48. Nxf2 {[%eval 0,0]} Rxf2+ {[%eval 1,0]} 49. Kxe5 {[%eval 0,0]} Re2+ {[%eval 0,0]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Senior Team Chess Championship"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2023.07.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Higgie, Charles L"]
[Black "Stadnicki, Andrzej"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "1924"]
[BlackElo "1648"]
[Annotator "Kemenade"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2023.??.??"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

{[%evp 0,35,19,31,14,-14,-11,-3,4,-35,12,17,21,0,30,39,38,8,103,100,103,45,136,126,127,102,104,61,105,140,207,72,205,166,240,124,149,217]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 4. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 5. e3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} O-O {[%emt 0:01:10]} 6. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:14]} c6 {[%emt 0:11:22]} 7. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:34]} h6 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 8. h4 {[%emt 0:00:32] 75% Wh} (8. Bh4 {,main, 66% Wh}) 8... Nh7 {[%emt 0:08:41]} (8... hxg5 {No games in database} 9. hxg5 $18 g6 (9... Ne4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Qxe4 Qa5+ 12. Kd1 Qf5 (12... f5 13. Qh4 Kf7 14. Qh5+ g6 15. Qh7+ Ke8 16. Ne5 $18 {KD3.2}) 13. Qh4 f6 14. Qh5 {Cloud Engines} Rd8 15. e4 Qxe4 16. g6 Rxd4+ 17. Nxd4 Qxd4+ 18. Kc2 Qxf2+ 19. Be2 $18 {KD3.2}) 10. gxf6 Bxf6 11. O-O-O $18 {KD3.2}) 9. Bxe7 {[%emt 0:11:05]} Qxe7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 10. O-O-O {[%emt 0:02:01]} (10. g4 $18 {Cloud Engines, 2-0}) (10. cxd5 exd5 $11 {Dragic-Haddock, AUS ch reserves, Melbourne 2002,1-0}) 10... f5 {[%emt 0:04:58]} (10... Nf6 $14) 11. Ne5 $18 {[%emt 0:03:11]} (11. g4 $18) 11... Re8 {[%emt 0:04:51]} 12. Be2 {[%emt 0:04:58]} (12. g4 {KD3.2}) 12... Nf6 {[%emt 0:07:03]} 13. g4 {[%emt 0:17:19]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:04:37]} 14. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:01:22]} fxe4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 15. f3 {[%emt 0:01:06]} (15. g5 $18 {KD3.2}) 15... exf3 {[%emt 0:00:39]} (15... Nd7 16. g5) 16. Bd3 $1 {[%emt 0:03:27]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 17. Rdf1 {[%emt 0:05:15]} (17. hxg5 Qxg5 18. Qf2 Nd7 19. Rh5 Qg7 20. g5 {KD3.2}) 17... Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 18. Ng6 {[%emt 0:02:31]} e5 (18... Qf6 19. hxg5 Qxg5 20. Qf2 $18 e5 21. Qxf3 Nf6 22. dxe5 Bxg4 23. Qxf6 Qxf6 24. exf6 Rxe3 25. Kd2 $18 {KD3.2}) 1-0

[Event "European Senior Team Chess Championship"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2023.07.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Higgie, Charles L"]
[Black "Jorgensen, Jorgen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B05"]
[WhiteElo "1924"]
[BlackElo "2107"]
[Annotator "Kemenade"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2023.??.??"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

{[%evp 0,84,19,31,70,65,65,70,36,43,49,19,80,51,46,46,60,59,55,52,64,47,47,60,90,67,88,99,121,97,86,60,64,81,83,91,94,95,163,91,145,80,271,132,256,256,256,278,359,349,349,349,349,349,327,161,161,161,161,161,161,161,161,161,238,171,247,171,74,74,94,87,87,-16,-16,0,0,-255,-105,-118,-74,-231,-231,-528,-541,-541,-637]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:14] THis is not that common at the highest levels as Bl has to manage with a space disadvantage. Though there are regulars such as Rapport & Bortnyk, and Carslsen has used it on occasions. Locally Howard Williams has co-authored the Batsford book on the opening and continues to practice it.} 2. e5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 5. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:14]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 6. O-O {[%emt 0:00:23]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 7. c4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 8. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:39]} 9. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:48] main} (9. b3 $5) 9... d5 {[%emt 0:01:52]} (9... N8d7 10. b3 {Brinck Claussen-Jorgensen, Norresundby 2000,1/2-1/2}) (9... Bxf3 10. Bxf3 d5 11. b3 Bg5 12. Bxg5 Qxg5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 c6 16. f4 Qh4 17. Bc4 $18 {Brinck Claussen-Jorgensen, Aalborg 1993,1/2-1/2}) 10. c5 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 11. gxf3 {[%emt 0:01:18] main} (11. Bxf3 {also played, but the text scores better}) 11... Nc8 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 12. b4 {[%emt 0:00:35] 68% for Wh} (12. f4 {main, 68% for Wh}) (12. Kh1 {Engines, 72% for Wh}) 12... b6 {[%emt 0:00:58] 3 Wh wins, 1 draw} (12... Bh4) (12... Nc6 {main lines}) 13. f4 {[%emt 0:02:27] 5-0} c6 {[%emt 0:05:19]} 14. Bd3 {[%emt 0:08:04]} (14. a4 a6 15. Bd3 $16 {Engines}) 14... g6 $146 {[%emt 0:00:43]} (14... f5 15. Kh1 {4.5-0.5}) 15. Ne2 {[%emt 0:01:31]} (15. Qf3 $16 {KD3.2}) (15. a3 a5 16. Qc2 $16 {SF14}) 15... a5 {[%emt 0:03:02]} 16. a3 {[%emt 0:01:25]} f5 {[%emt 0:06:32]} (16... Na6 $16 {both Engines}) 17. Bd2 {[%emt 0:01:20] Wh controls more space on both sides of the board and Bl is struggling to find some counterplay.} (17. bxa5 Rxa5 18. Qc2 $16 {KD3.2}) (17. Qc2 Qc7 18. Rfb1 $16 {SF14}) 17... Qd7 {[%emt 0:21:28]} (17... a4 {both Engines}) 18. Qc2 {[%emt 0:02:12]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:03:48]} 19. Rfc1 {[%emt 0:03:25]} (19. bxa5 bxa5 20. Rab1 $18 {both Engines}) 19... Bd8 {[%emt 0:06:15]} 20. b5 {[%emt 0:05:56]} (20. bxa5 $18 {both Engines}) 20... bxc5 $2 {[%emt 0:01:38]} (20... cxb5 21. Bxb5 Na7 (21... bxc5 22. Rab1 $16 {SF14}) 22. Rab1 $16 {KD3.2}) 21. Qxc5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} (21. dxc5 $1 $18 {both Engines; the N gets to d4}) 21... Be7 {[%emt 0:06:55]} (21... Na7 22. a4 Bb6 23. Qd6 Kf7 24. Rab1 $16 {KD3.2}) 22. bxc6 {[%emt 0:02:39]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 23. Qb5 $18 {[%emt 0:02:21] The Bl Ns are more of a hindrance than an assett} Ra6 {[%emt 0:17:07]} (23... Ra7 {KD3.2}) 24. Rab1 {[%emt 0:02:47]} (24. Qb7 $1 {both Engines, Rudy & Lee- targets the passive Ns} Ra7 25. Qxc7 Rxc7 26. Bxa5 Rxc6 27. Rcb1 $1 Nd7 (27... Na7 28. Rb7) 28. Rb7 Ncb6 29. Bb5 $18 {KD3.2}) 24... Rb6 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 25. Qxa5 {[%emt 0:00:31] SF14} (25. Bxa5 {KD3.2} Rxb5 26. Bxc7 Rxb1 27. Rxb1 Nxc6 28. Bb5 N8a7 29. Bxc6 Nxc6 30. Rb6 Na7 (30... Nd8 31. a4 $18) 31. Rxe6 Bxa3 32. Bd6 Bxd6 33. Rxd6 Nb5 34. Rxd5 $18 {KD3.2}) 25... Nxc6 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 26. Rxb6 {[%emt 0:06:50]} Nxb6 {[%emt 0:04:57]} 27. Qc3 {[%emt 0:06:30] Wh is having the usual problem with a clearly winning position- there are so many good moves to choose from, and deciding which is the most effective} (27. Qb5 $1 {both Engines} Nc4 (27... Rc8 28. Ba5 Bd8 29. Qa6 Qb8 (29... Rb8 30. Bb5) 30. Bxb6 Bxb6 31. Rb1 $18) 28. Bxc4 dxc4 29. Qxc4 $18 Rc8 30. Qxe6+ Kh8 31. d5 $18 {KD3.2}) 27... Rc8 {[%emt 0:11:11]} 28. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} (28. Ba6 $1 $18 {both Engines}) 28... Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 29. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 30. Qxc4 $18 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 31. Qa6 {[%emt 0:01:49]} (31. a4 Bd8 32. Qb5 $18 {both Engines}) 31... Kf7 {[%emt 0:02:03]} (31... Rc7 {best} 32. a4 $18 {both Engines}) 32. d5 $1 $18 {[%emt 0:02:55] the correct break, but unfortunately Wh misses a nuance} exd5 {[%emt 0:01:03]} 33. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:28]} (33. Bb4 $1 {both Engines-removes Bl's target in the game continuation} d4 34. Nxd4 $18 {both Engines} Nxd4 35. Qxc8 Qxc8 36. Rxc8 $18) 33... Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 34. Rxc8 {[%emt 0:04:51]} Nf3+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} 35. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Nxd2 {[%emt 0:00:08] Wh is still winning, but the line is difficult to find especially after the surprise of losing the B} 36. Rh8 {[%emt 0:00:13]} (36. Rc6 $1 Kg7 (36... Kf8 $5 {Lee & Rudy} 37. e6 Qe8 38. Rc8 Bd8 39. Qd6+ $18) 37. e6 {both Engines} Qd8 38. Qb7 Nc4 39. Rc7 Kf6 40. Rd7 Qe8 41. a4 Bc5 42. Rxd5 Be7 43. Rd7 h5 44. Qc6 $18 {KD3.2}) 36... Kg7 $11 {[%emt 0:01:42]} 37. Qa8 {[%emt 0:00:34]} (37. Rb8 d4 38. f3 $11 {both Engines}) 37... Kh6 {[%emt 0:01:45]} 38. Rb8 {[%emt 0:05:18]} (38. Qg8 Bxa3 39. Qd8 Qxd8 40. Rxd8 Kg7 41. Rxd5 Ne4 42. Rd7+ $11 {KD3.2}) (38. a4 d4 39. f3 $11 {both Engines} Nc4 40. Qg8 Ne3+ {other moves lose} 41. Kg1 Bc5 42. Qd8 Qxd8 43. Rxd8 Kg7 44. Kf2 Kf7 45. Ke2 $11 {KD3.2}) 38... d4 $19 {[%emt 0:00:28]} (38... Qc7 $1 $19 {both Engines} 39. Rc8 Qb6 40. Qxd5 Qa6 41. Qxd2 Qxc8 $19 {KD3.2}) 39. Rb2 {[%emt 0:03:43]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:01:20]} (39... Ne4 $1 $19 {KD3.2}) 40. Rb3 {[%emt 0:00:54]} (40. Qb7 $1 {controls the vital long diagonal} Qe6 41. Rb3 g5 42. fxg5+ Kxg5 43. Rd3 Nxe5 44. Rxd4 Ng6 45. Kf1 Bc5 (45... Bxa3 46. Qxh7 $11) 46. Rd3 Qc4 47. Qg2+ Kf6 48. Qd5 Qc1+ 49. Rd1 Qxa3 $15 {KD3.2}) 40... d3 $19 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Qg8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} (41. Qf3 {both Engines} d2 42. Rd3 Ne3+ $1 43. Qxe3 d1=Q $19 {KD3,2}) 41... Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} (41... Qc6+ 42. Kg1 Ne3 {mating soon, both Engines ( giving up Q delays the process)}) 42. Rb6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:00] 0-} (42... Bc5 43. Rd6 Bxd6 44. Qd5 $19 {is the only way to delay the mate. Wh was highly unfortunate, the final result against the run of play in most of the game.}) 0-1

[Event "European Seniors 65+"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2023.07.12"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Van Kemenade, R.."]
[Black "Legky, Nikolay A"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "1934"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[Annotator "Kemenade"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2023.07.10"]

{[%evp 0,13,36,33,41,0,2,-4,4,-11,-12,-12,15,-20,20,-50]} 1. e4 e6 {GM} 2. d3 d5 3. Qe2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 (4... c5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Be7 {0-2 Legky} (6... b6 {2-0 Legky ; in both cases delaying 0-0})) 5. g3 b5 6. Bg2 b4 7. a3 $146 (7. e5 {main} Nfd7 8. c4 bxc3 9. bxc3 c5 10. h4 Nc6 11. O-O {Van Kemenade-Jurek, WSTcc, Prague 2020,0-1}) (7. c4 {KD3.2, not yet played}) 7... c5 8. axb4 cxb4 9. c4 dxc4 (9... bxc3 10. Nxc3 $11 (10. bxc3 dxe4 11. dxe4 Bb7 12. e5 $11 {KD3.2})) 10. dxc4 Bb7 11. e5 (11. O-O Bxe4 12. Rd1 Qc8 13. Nbd2 Bb7 14. Nb3 $15 {KD3.2}) 11... Nfd7 12. O-O Nc5 (12... O-O $17 {KD3.2}) 13. Rd1 (13. Be3) 13... Qc7 14. Bf4 (14. Bg5 {KD3.2 -considered, but tried to keep that bl B as possibly bad for later} Bxg5 15. Nxg5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nbd7 17. Nd2 O-O (17... Qxe5 18. Qh5 $16) (17... Nxe5 18. Nde4 O-O 19. Nxc5 Qxc5 20. Qe4 Ng6 21. Nf3 a5 $15) 18. f4 a5 $17) 14... Nc6 15. h4 Rd8 16. Rxd8+ (16. Nbd2 {considered & pm anaysis} O-O 17. Be3 a5 18. h5 h6 19. Bxc5 Bxc5 20. Nb3 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Be7 22. Ra1 Ra8 23. Ra4 Nd8 24. Nbd4 $15 {KD3.2}) 16... Qxd8 17. Nbd2 O-O 18. Ne4 $11 Qd3 19. Qxd3 Nxd3 20. b3 {Bl thought for about half an hour here, before deciding to defend the a pawn against several variations} Ra8 (20... h6 21. Be3 $14 {pm and KD3.2}) (20... Nxf4 21. gxf4 f6 22. Nd6 $16 Ba8 (22... Bxd6 23. exd6 Rd8 24. c5 $18) 23. c5 $16) 21. Kf1 (21. Be3 {expected by Bl & considered by Wh & PM analysis} Ncxe5 22. Nxe5 Nxe5 23. Rxa7 (23. Ra5 Ng4 24. Rxa7 $11) 23... Rxa7 24. Bxa7 $11) (21. Nd6 Bxd6 22. exd6 Rd8 23. h5 h6 24. Be3 Rxd6 25. Kf1 Rd7 26. Ke2 e5 27. Nd2 Nd4+ 28. Bxd4 Bxg2 29. Kxd3 Rxd4+ 30. Ke3 Rd7 31. Ra5 f6 32. f3 Bh3 33. Rb5 Kf7 34. Ne4 g6 35. hxg6+ Kxg6 36. Rxb4 $16 {KD3.2}) 21... Kf8 (21... Nxf4 22. gxf4 Rd8 23. Nfd2 Rd3 24. Ra2 $11 {KD3.2}) 22. Ke2 (22. Nd6 Bxd6 (22... Nxf4 23. gxf4 Bxd6 24. exd6 Nd8 25. Ne5 $18 {KD3.2}) 23. exd6 Ke8 24. d7+ Ke7 25. Be3 Nce5 26. Nxe5 Bxg2+ 27. Kxg2 Nxe5 28. Bc5+ Kxd7 29. Bxb4 Nc6 30. Bc3 $16 {KD3.2}) 22... Nc5 (22... Nxf4+ 23. gxf4 Rd8 24. Ke3 $11 {KD3.2}) 23. Nxc5 Bxc5 24. Be3 Bxe3 25. Kxe3 Rd8 (25... Ne7) 26. Nd2 $2 {thought by both to be a losing blunder, yet Wh can survive} (26. Ra2 {preparing Nd2, looked at in pm analysis} Rd7 (26... Rd1 27. Ke2 Rd7 {KD3.2}) 27. Nd2 Nxe5 28. Bxb7 Rxb7 29. Nf3 Nd7 (29... Nxf3 30. Kxf3 Rd7 31. Ke2 Ke7 32. Ra4 Rb7 33. Ra6 $11) 30. Ra5 Ke7 31. Nd4 Kd6 32. Ra6+ Kc7 33. Nb5+ Kb8 34. Kd4 Rb6 35. Rxa7 e5+ 36. Ke3 Nc5 37. Rxf7 Nxb3 38. Rxg7 Na5 39. Kd3 b3 40. Na3 b2 41. Nb1 Rf6 42. Rxh7 Rxf2 43. Kc3 Nxc4 44. Kxc4 Rf1 45. Kb3 Rxb1 46. g4 Rg1 47. Kxb2 Rxg4 $11 {KD3.2}) (26. Ra4 {initial thought in pm}) (26. Ne1 $1 $18 {KD3.2, not found in pm analysis} Rd7 27. Bxc6 Bxc6 28. Nd3 Ba8 29. Ra4 Bc6 30. Ra5 Rb7 31. Ra6 Rc7 32. Nxb4 $18) 26... Nd4 27. Be4 (27. Rg1 $1 {KD3.2} Nf5+ 28. Ke2 Bxg2 29. Rxg2 Nd4+ 30. Ke3 Nc2+ 31. Ke2 $11 f6 32. exf6 gxf6 33. g4 $11) 27... Bxe4 28. Kxe4 Nc2 29. Rd1 Ke7 {and Wh is unable to break the pin} 30. f4 (30. Kf3 Nd4+ 31. Ke3 {e2 unavailable} Nxb3 $19) 30... h5 31. c5 Rd5 (31... Rd4+ 32. Kf3 Rd5 33. Ke2 Nd4+ 34. Ke1 Kd7 $19 {KD3.2}) 32. c6 Kd8 0-1

[Event "European Senior Team Chess Championship"]
[Site "Swidnica"]
[Date "2023.07.15"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Vadlja, Stjepan"]
[Black "Van Kemenade, R.."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "1629"]
[BlackElo "1934"]
[Annotator "Kemenade"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2023.??.??"]

{[%evp 0,24,19,31,14,-14,43,38,37,33,33,33,45,43,53,69,69,19,63,34,47,26,48,49,65,54,60]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. O-O (8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Bg5 Re8 (9... c6)) 8... Nbd7 9. Bg5 h6 (9... c6) 10. Be3 (10. Bh4) 10... c6 11. h3 Qe7 12. Qc1 (12. Qc2) (12. Qd2) 12... Kh7 13. Nh2 (13. Rd1 Nc5 14. Qc2 {1-2-3}) (13. c5 Re8 (13... Nh5) 14. b4 a5 15. a3 axb4 16. axb4 Rxa1 17. Qxa1 Nh5 {0-1}) 13... Nc5 14. f3 $6 {weakens all the bl squares} (14. Qc2 Ne6 $11) 14... Nh5 $17 15. Bf2 Nf4 16. Bg3 Nce6 $19 {KD3.2} 17. Qe3 (17. Qe1) 17... Qg5 18. Qf2 h5 (18... Nd4 19. Bxf4 exf4 20. h4 Qe7 $19 {KD3.2}) 19. Kh1 Bf6 (19... Nd4 20. Bh4 Qh6 21. Rfd1 g5 22. Bg3 Be6 $19 {KD3.2}) 20. h4 Qh6 21. Rg1 (21. c5 Be7 22. b4 a5 23. a3 Rg8 $19) 21... g5 22. Rgd1 Be7 (22... Nd4) (22... Rg8 {both KD3.2}) 23. Rd2 Rg8 (23... gxh4 24. Bxf4 (24. Bxh4 Bc5 25. Qe1 Nxg2 26. Kxg2 Rg8+ 27. Bg3 Nf4+ 28. Kh1 Qg5 29. Bf1 Qxg3 30. Qxg3 Rxg3 $19) 24... Nxf4 25. Rg1 Rg8 26. Bf1 Be6 $19 {KD3.2}) 24. Bf1 Ng6 (24... gxh4 25. Bxh4 (25. Bxf4 Nxf4 26. Rad1 Be6 27. Ne2 Rg6 28. Nxf4 Qxf4 29. b4 Rag8 30. Qxa7 h3 $19) 25... Nh3 26. Qe1 Bxh4 27. Qxh4 Qxd2 28. Qxh5+ Qh6 29. Qxh3 Qxh3 30. gxh3 Nf4 $19 {KD3.2}) 25. hxg5 (25. Qe1 gxh4 26. Bf2 Qg5 27. f4 Nexf4 28. Be3 Be6 $19 {KD3.2}) 25... Bxg5 (25... Qxg5 {KD3.2} 26. Qe1 Ngf4 27. Bxf4 Nxf4 28. Qe3 b6 29. Na4 h4 $19) 26. Rd6 (26. Rad1 h4 27. Ng4 hxg3+ 28. Nxh6 gxf2 29. Nxg8 Kxg8 30. Rxf2 Be3 31. Re2 Bf4 $19 {KD3.2}) 26... h4 27. Bxe5 (27. Ng4 hxg3+ (27... Qf8 28. Bxe5 Nxe5 29. Rad1 Qg7 $19 {KD3.2}) 28. Nxh6 gxf2 29. Nxg8 Kxg8 30. Nd1 Be7 31. Rd3 Ngf4 32. Rd2 Bg5 33. Rxf2 Nh5 (33... Nd4) 34. g4 Nhf4 35. Nc3 Nd4 36. Ne2 Nfxe2 37. Bxe2 Kg7 $19 {KD3.2}) 27... Nxe5 28. Ng4 Nxg4 29. fxg4 Bf4 (29... Be7 30. e5 Qf4 $19 {KD3.2}) 30. Bd3 (30. e5 Rxg4 31. Ne4 Kg7 32. Nf6 Rg6 33. Rxe6 Bxe6 34. Qxf4 Qxf4 35. Nh5+ Kh6 36. Nxf4 Rg4 $19 {KD3.2}) 30... Kh8 (30... Bxd6 31. e5+ Kh8 32. exd6 Rxg4 33. Ne4 (33. Qxf7 Bd7 34. Qxd7 (34. Qf5 Nf4 35. Qe5+ Rg7 36. Qd4 Nxd3 37. Qxd3 Rf8 $19) 34... Rg7) 33... Rf4 $19 {KD3.2}) 31. Rxe6 Bxe6 32. Rf1 Be5 (32... Rxg4 {KD3.2} 33. Be2 Bg3 34. Qf6+ Qxf6 35. Rxf6 Rf4) 33. Be2 Rad8 (33... h3 {considered} 34. g3 Rad8 $19 {KD3.2}) (33... Bxg4) 34. Nd1 Rd2 35. Qe3 (35. Ne3 h3 36. g3 Bd4) 35... Qxe3 36. Nxe3 Rxe2 37. Nf5 Rxg4 (37... Bxf5 38. exf5 Rxg4 {is a quicker mate, stops the N sac delaying things-KD3.2}) 0-1

[Event "EU ch tm Seniors 65+"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2023.07.20"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Van Kemenade, R.."]
[Black "Renman, Nils-Gustav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "1924"]
[BlackElo "2330"]
[Annotator "Kemenade"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2023.07.20"]

{[%evp 0,17,29,23,24,-14,-10,-10,1,19,40,9,0,-1,-7,-25,-17,-18,-11,-30]} 1. d4 d5 {IM} 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 (3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 c6 5. Nbd2 {more usual for Wh}) 3... Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. g3 dxc4 6. a4 (6. Bg2) (6. Ne5) 6... Nbd7 7. Bg2 a5 (7... Bb4) (7... Be7) 8. O-O Bb4 9. Qc2 (9. e4 {scores even better} O-O (9... Bxc3 10. bxc3 Nxe4 11. Qc2 Nd6 12. Ba3 {3 Wh wins, two draws}) 10. e5 Nd5 11. Qc2) 9... O-O 10. e4 (10. Rd1 {main}) 10... h6 (10... e5 $1) 11. e5 (11. Rd1 {4-1-3}) 11... Nd5 12. Nd2 (12. Re1 Be7 13. Qe4 N7b6 14. Qg4 Kh7 15. Bf1 $11 {Ciciotti-Sherwood, WS MN email 2015, 1/2-1/2}) (12. Ne4 {KD3.2}) 12... b6 {felt by Bl to be an error in pm analysis, but first line of KD3.2 & SF15.1} (12... f5 13. Nxc4 N7b6 14. Ne3 Bd7 15. Bd2 Qe7 16. Rac1 $11 {Danada-Agdelen, EU Cup Online rapid 2021,1-0}) (12... Bxc3 {pm analysis} 13. bxc3 b5 14. axb5 cxb5 15. Ba3 b4 16. Bxb4 axb4 17. Rxa8 N7b6 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Ra7 b3 20. Qb2 Qg5 $11 {KD3.2}) 13. Nxc4 Ba6 14. Ne4 (14. Qb3 c5 {both Engines} 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Bxd5 cxd4 17. Rd1 d3 18. Qxd3 Nxe5 19. Qc2 Bxc4 20. Bxc4 Qc8 21. b3 Nf3+ 22. Kg2 Qb7 23. Kh3 Ne1 24. Rxe1 Bxe1 25. Bxh6 Qd7+ 26. g4 Bxf2 27. Rd1 Qe7 28. Qxf2 gxh6 29. Qxb6 $11 {KD3.2}) 14... f5 {feels like the wrong part of the board} (14... c5 {pm analysis & both Engines} 15. dxc5 Qc7 16. b3 Nxc5 17. Nxc5 Bxc5 18. Bb2 Nb4 19. Qc3 Rad8 20. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Rd8 $15 {KD3.2}) 15. exf6 N7xf6 16. Rd1 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Bxc4 18. Qxc4 Rc8 (18... Qf6 19. Rf1 Kh8 $11) 19. Qe2 (19. Be3 $11 {both Engines}) 19... Qf6 (19... c5 20. Be3 Qf6 $11 {both Engines} 21. Qg4 {KD3.2}) 20. Be3 {and Bl had a long think} (20. Rd3 Rcd8 21. Bd2 $11 {both Engines}) 20... Nxe3 {SF15.1} (20... c5 21. Rac1 Nxe3 {KD3.2}) 21. fxe3 $11 (21. Qxe3 $11) 21... e5 (21... c5 22. Kg2 $11 (22. d5 $11)) 22. Qc4+ (22. d5 cxd5 23. Rxd5 $11 {both Engines}) (22. Rf1 Qe6 23. Qd3 Rcd8 24. Kg2 $11 {KD3.2}) 22... Kh8 23. Rf1 Qg5 24. Qe2 (24. Kh1 Qxe3 25. dxe5 $11 {both Engines}) 24... exd4 25. exd4 Qd2 (25... Rfe8 26. Qf3 $11 {both Engines}) 26. Rxf8+ {[draw?]} Rxf8 27. Qxd2 Bxd2 28. Rf1 (28. Rd1 $11) (28. Bxc6 Be3+ 29. Kg2 Rf2+ 30. Kh3 Bxd4 31. Rd1 Bxb2 32. Rd8+ Kh7 33. Rb8 Bd4 34. Be4+ g6 35. Rb7+ $11 {KD3.2}) 28... Be3+ 29. Kg2 Rxf1 30. Kxf1 Bxd4 31. Bxc6 Bxb2 32. Ke2 g6 33. g4 Kg7 34. h4 Kf6 (34... h5 35. gxh5 gxh5 36. Kf3 Bf6 37. Kg3 $11) 35. Kf3 Ke5 36. Be8 g5 37. hxg5 hxg5 38. Bb5 Ba3 39. Bc6 {and Bl offered a draw} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU blitz, Swidnica"]
[Site "Swidnica"]
[Date "2023.07.15"]
[Round "7.9"]
[White "Van Kemenade, R.."]
[Black "Mikkelsen, Peter Jorgen Dam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2059"]
[BlackElo "2116"]
[Annotator "Kemenade"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2023.??.??"]
[EventType "blitz"]

{[%evp 0,17,19,38,60,60,55,57,67,53,49,37,28,35,72,22,90,60,106,92] Light relief. The Blitz was dominated by local Polish players from surrounding areas, with Juniors prominent. Even Keith Arkell could only manage 5th place. The reurn match with reversed colours in the main event had Wh barricading himself on the K side, untill a small error on the Q sideby Bl lead to breakthrough there} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 h6 7. Bg2 a6 8. O-O c5 9. f4 Nc6 $146 (9... cxd4 10. Nxd4 {vk3-1}) 10. f5 $18 Bh7 11. Be3 (11. fxe6 fxe6 12. Nf4 Nxd4 13. Be3 Bxc2 (13... Nxc2 14. Nxe6 $18) 14. Qd2 Ne7 15. Rac1 Be4 16. Bxd4 Bxg2 17. Qxg2 cxd4 18. Nxe6 $18 {KD3.2}) (11. Nf4) 11... c4 (11... Nge7 12. Nf4 Bg8 13. dxc5 $18 {KD3.2}) 12. fxe6 fxe6 13. Nf4 Qd7 14. Nfxd5 (14. Nxe6 Qxe6 15. Bxd5 Qc8 (15... Qe7 16. Rf7) 16. Bf7+ Ke7 17. Be6 Qxe6 18. d5 Qxe5 19. Bc5+ $18 {KD3.2}) 14... exd5 15. Nxd5 Rd8 16. Qf3 g5 17. Qxf8# 1-0

[Event "European Senior Team Chess Championship"]
[Site "Swidnica"]
[Date "2023.07.16"]
[Round "5.31"]
[White "Davis, Lee"]
[Black "Spanton, Tim R"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E09"]
[WhiteElo "1893"]
[BlackElo "1800"]
[Annotator "Kemenade"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2023.??.??"]

{[%evp 0,63,19,9,26,17,20,23,16,17,14,-5,14,8,17,10,11,18,12,-5,42,42,38,24,24,24,28,17,44,42,53,35,103,94,98,98,98,114,387,146,137,164,197,224,315,297,296,296,322,306,317,319,319,325,386,241,29995,291,291,291,290,255,220,258,340,346]} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 (2... Nc6 {has often been played by the Bl player}) 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Qc2 c6 8. Nbd2 (8. Nfd2 e5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 (9... cxd5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nf3 {Yakubboev-Maghsoodloo, Tetraktys concept blitz 2021,1-0}) 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. a3 Nf6 12. Nc3 $11 {Persson-Spanton, Hastings Masters 2020,1-0}) 8... b6 {main line Catalan, Davis 2-1-1} 9. e4 {main} (9. b3 {Davis 1-1-1}) 9... dxe4 {considered by Avrukh as a clear concession by Bl} (9... Bb7 {main} 10. e5 Ne8 11. b3 g6 12. Re1 Ng7 13. Nf1 Rc8 14. Ne3 {Davis-Buttell, West Wales open 2015,1-0}) 10. Nxe4 Bb7 11. Rd1 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 Nf6 {Bl has a space shortage and has lost control over e5} 13. Qc2 {76%} (13. Qe2 {Rudy preference, as discussed earlier in the week , 78% , main}) 13... Qc7 (13... Qc8 {main}) 14. Bf4 Bd6 15. Be5 {92% for Wh} (15. Bxd6 {main, 79 % for Wh}) 15... Bxe5 16. dxe5 Nd7 (16... Ne8 {2-0} 17. c5 {KD3.2} g6 18. Rac1 Qe7 19. Nd4 Qc7 20. Qe4 {Gronn-Hamre, NOR ch tm 1991,1-0}) 17. Ng5 g6 18. f4 h6 (18... c5 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. Rd6 Rac8 21. Rad1 (21. h4 {KD3.2}) 21... Nb8 22. Qe2 Nc6 23. Qg2 {Perez Rodriguez-Lobo Rodriguez, Trias op 2003,1-0}) 19. Ne4 $18 (19. Nxe6 $1 {KD3.2} Qc8 (19... fxe6 20. Qxg6+ Kh8 21. Qxh6+ Kg8 {Lee got this far, then gave up on the variation, missing 22Bh3 , which is easier human play than Engine convolutions.} 22. Qg6+ (22. Bh3 Nc5 23. b4 Qg7 24. Qxg7+ Kxg7 25. bxc5 Bc8 26. Rd6 $18 {with a sranglehold}) 22... Kh8 23. Qxe6 $18 Nc5 24. Qh6+ Qh7 25. Qxh7+ Kxh7 26. b4 {Wh has a string of pawns on the K side, and is also getting the piece back on the Q side}) 20. Bh3 $1 (20. Nxf8)) 19... Kg7 20. Rd6 c5 (20... Nc5 $5) 21. Rad1 Rad8 (21... Nb8 22. Nf6 Bxg2 23. Qxg2 Na6 24. g4 Rad8 25. Qd2 Rxd6 26. exd6 Qd8 27. g5 hxg5 28. fxg5 Rh8 29. d7 $18 {KD3.2}) 22. Qd3 {Wh is winning by simple means, just piling up in the centre} Bc6 23. Nf6 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Nxe5 25. fxe5 Rxd6 26. Qxd6 Qb7+ 27. Kf2 Qa6 28. Qd3 (28. Qxf8+ Kxf8 29. Rd8+ Ke7 (29... Kg7 30. Rg8#) 30. Rd7+ {would be a quick finish}) 28... Qxa2 29. Qc3 a5 30. Ne4 a4 31. Nd6 Rd8 32. Nf5+ {winning more material on the d file - the human simplicity approach. No doubt the lichess SF15.1 would be screaming - Blunder! here, since the Engines spot some fancy footwork} (32. Qf3 {going for the K is the Engine preference} Qxb2+ (32... Rf8 33. Qf6+ Kh7 34. Ne8) 33. Kf1 Qxe5 34. Qxf7+ Kh8 35. Qxg6 Rxd6 36. Qe8+ Kg7 37. Qe7+) 1-0

[Event "TCh-EUR Senior +65 2023"]
[Site "Swidnica POL"]
[Date "2023.07.20"]
[Round "9.5"]
[White "Davis, Lee"]
[Black "Wahlbom, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "1893"]
[BlackElo "2130"]
[Annotator "Kemenade"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2023.07.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1498"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2023.07.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.07.24"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "WLS Wales Cymru"]
[BlackTeam "SWE Sweden 1"]

{[%evp 0,107,25,18,19,29,66,12,18,15,15,4,46,9,23,23,23,7,41,18,35,35,45,52,56,48,20,24,35,33,33,15,16,-9,7,-9,-9,-13,-27,-46,-27,-27,-28,-28,-28,-47,-31,-42,-42,-72,-54,-81,-84,-71,-47,-62,-62,-62,-29,-29,-22,-22,-22,-50,-49,-52,-43,-43,3,-43,-37,-26,-24,-20,-18,-74,-48,-48,-48,-48,-48,-32,-27,-81,-17,-98,0,-103,-110,-113,-127,-126,-126,-169,-126,-126,-66,-179,-84,-72,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 (2. g3 {played by Wh in 150 games, with a score of 52% would have prevented Bl.s response}) 2... b6 {played only once before by Bl vs Vucenovic, EU ch tm Seniors Mali Losinj 2019, 1/2-1/2} (2... e6 {5-4-4 Wahlbom}) 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O c5 (5... Be7 {main}) 6. c4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 (7. Qxd4 Nc6 8. Qf4 {scores quite well for Wh}) 7... Bxg2 8. Kxg2 a6 9. b3 Qc7 10. Bb2 Be7 11. Nd2 (11. Nc3 {main, but scores less well than the text}) 11... Qb7+ 12. Kg1 O-O 13. Qc2 d6 14. Rac1 $11 (14. e4 $11 {1-1}) 14... Nbd7 15. N4f3 (15. Rfd1 Rfc8 $11 {Koeniger-Gustavsson, Wurzburg op 1996,0-1}) 15... Rac8 16. Qb1 h6 17. Rfd1 Rfd8 18. Ba1 (18. b4 $11 {KD£.2}) 18... b5 $15 19. Nd4 Ne5 (19... b4 $15) 20. cxb5 axb5 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Rc1 Ra8 $15 23. N2f3 Nxf3+ 24. Nxf3 e5 25. Rc2 Qe4 26. Qc1 Bf8 27. Qd2 Nd5 28. Ne1 $11 Be7 29. Qd3 Qxd3 30. Nxd3 e4 31. Nc1 (31. Nf4 $5 Nb4 (31... Nxf4 $11) 32. Rc7 Bg5 33. Bc3 Nxa2 34. Nd5 Nc1 35. Kf1 Nxb3 36. Rb7 Rc8 37. Rxb5 $11 {KD3.2}) 31... Nb4 32. Rc7 {looks natural to go for some activity} (32. Rd2 Rc8 33. Rd1 Nc2 34. Bb2 b4 35. e3 Na3 36. Kf1 Rc2 37. Bd4 f5 38. Ne2 Rxa2 39. Nf4 Nc2 40. Ng6 Bd8 41. Be5 dxe5 42. Rxd8+ Kf7 43. Nxe5+ Kf6 44. Nc6 $11 {KD3.2}) 32... Bg5 (32... Bd8 $19 {KD3.2} 33. Rb7 Rc8 34. Bb2 Bf6 35. Bxf6 (35. Ba3 Nd5 36. b4 Nc3 $19) 35... Rxc1+ 36. Kg2 gxf6 $19 {KD3.2}) 33. e3 $11 Nxa2 34. Bd4 (34. Ne2 $11) (34. Nxa2 Rxa2 35. Bd4 $11) 34... Nxc1 (34... Bd8 $1 35. Rc6 Nxc1 36. Rxc1 Kf8 37. Rc6 Ke7 38. Bxg7 h5 39. Rc2 Ra3 40. Rd2 Ke6 41. Bf8 Bc7 42. Rc2 Kd7 43. Rb2 $11 {KD3.2}) 35. Rxc1 Ra3 36. Rc8+ Kh7 37. h4 Bf6 38. Bxf6 gxf6 {the split pawns help Wh survive, but it still gets quite tricky} 39. Rc6 Rxb3 40. Rxd6 Kg6 41. Kg2 Rb2 42. Rb6 b4 43. Rb5 (43. g4 $1 $11 {KD3.2}) 43... f5 44. Rb6+ f6 45. Rb7 b3 46. Kg1 Kh5 47. Kg2 f4 48. gxf4 Kxh4 49. Rb6 h5 50. Rxf6 Rc2 51. Rb6 b2 52. Rb5 Rd2 53. Rb8 Kg4 54. Rb5 {looks simple in retrospect, but the players were calculating furiously at almost every move. There two other R endings saved by Lee in this competition when material down} 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Senior Team Chess Championship"]
[Site "Swidnica"]
[Date "2023.07.13"]
[Round "2.24"]
[White "Orlova, Liubov"]
[Black "Hughes, Anthony"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "1990"]
[BlackElo "1850"]
[Annotator "Kemenade"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2023.??.??"]

{[%evp 0,122,25,18,29,20,25,12,23,8,10,-2,16,5,13,-15,11,1,25,33,25,4,24,24,21,21,21,20,42,-8,43,6,15,-49,-44,-62,-11,-55,-32,-60,-21,-50,-35,-68,-76,-87,-61,-81,-72,-72,-72,-80,-75,-85,-94,-98,-65,-77,-43,-83,-73,-146,-133,-128,-136,-136,-136,-143,-118,-125,-69,-233,-224,-281,-226,-226,-221,-247,-248,-254,-188,-250,-244,-237,-242,-259,-266,-266,-278,-266,-266,-275,-303,-301,-256,-367,-325,-330,-309,-330,-309,-301,-277,-373,-352,-438,-438,-412,-445,-628,-633,-667,-654,-678,-605,-626,-634,-627,-629,-726,-713,-739,-674,-1219,-1263]} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 (3. c4 {Orlova 2-1-2}) 3... e6 4. Bd3 Bd6 (4... Be7 {played in a later round} 5. b3 O-O 6. Bb2 Nbd7 7. Nbd2 c5 8. Ne5 Qc7 9. O-O b6 10. Qf3 Bb7 11. Qh3 g6 12. f4 $14 {Kane-Hughes, EU ch tms, Seniors 65+ 2023,1-0}) 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 (5... b6 6. b3 Bb7 7. Bb2 Ne4 8. c4 O-O 9. Qc2 f5 10. O-O Nd7 $11 {Orlova-Beltz, GER ch tm women 2014,0-1}) 6. O-O O-O 7. b3 (7. e4 {main- the original reason playing the Colle & then hoping to sac the B on h7}) 7... c5 (7... e5 $11 {main}) 8. Bb2 Qc7 9. c4 b6 10. Qc2 (10. Rc1) (10. cxd5 {main lines}) 10... Bb7 (10... cxd4 11. exd4 Bb7 $11 {1-1-1}) 11. cxd5 (11. Rac1 $11 {3 Wh wins, two draws}) 11... exd5 12. Rac1 $14 {4 Wh wins, 1 draw} Rfe8 13. Rfe1 $146 (13. h3 {1.5-0.5}) (13. Qb1 Ne4 14. h3 Ndf6 $11 {Baumhackel-Doettling, Dortmund Sparkassen 2000,1-0}) 13... Ne4 14. Nf1 Ndf6 $11 15. dxc5 bxc5 {the usual question is whether the hanging pawns are strong or weak.Here Wh seems not to manage to get her pieces active} 16. Bxf6 (16. Ng3 $11) 16... Nxf6 $15 17. Ng3 Rac8 $17 (17... g6 $17) 18. Bf5 Rcd8 19. Bd3 Rc8 20. Bb5 Red8 21. Nf5 Bf8 22. Qb2 Qb6 23. Be2 g6 24. Ng3 Bg7 $17 25. Qb1 h5 26. Red1 Ng4 27. h3 Nf6 28. Ng5 Qb4 (28... h4 29. Nf1 Bh6 30. Nf3 Re8 31. Nxh4 d4 $17 {KD3.2}) (28... Re8 29. h4 Ng4 30. Bf3 Red8 31. Nf1 Ne5 32. Be2 Re8 $17 {KD3.2. however the Engine is not indicating a clear line of play, just continual probing}) 29. Nf3 (29. Bd3 h4 30. Ne2 Qb6 $15 {KD3.2}) 29... a5 30. Ne1 (30. Bd3 Bc6 $15) 30... h4 $19 31. Nf1 Ne4 32. Nd3 Qb6 33. Bg4 f5 (33... Rb8 $19 {KD3.2}) 34. Bf3 Nc3 (34... d4 {is preferred by the Engine, but humans would be content with winning an exchange} 35. exd4 cxd4 36. Rxc8 Rxc8 37. Re1 Rc3 38. Be2 Qc6 $19 {KD3.2}) 35. Qc2 (35. Rxc3) 35... Nxd1 (35... c4 $1 {KD3.2}) 36. Qxd1 Qd6 (36... c4 37. Ne1 c3 38. Nc2 d4 $19 {KD3.2, opens up all lines to exploit the R}) 37. Nd2 Bf6 38. Nf4 g5 39. Ne2 Kg7 (39... Ba6) 40. Nc3 Bc6 (40... d4) 41. Qc2 Qe5 42. Nf1 Qxc3 43. Qxc3 Bxc3 44. Rxc3 d4 45. exd4 Bxf3 46. Rxf3 cxd4 47. Rd3 Rc3 (47... Rc1) 48. Rd1 Kg6 (48... Kf6) 49. Nd2 Rd3 (49... d3 50. Nf1 g4 {KD3.2}) 50. Kf1 Re8 51. a3 Re6 (51... g4) 52. b4 a4 53. b5 g4 54. b6 Rxb6 55. Ke2 Rxa3 (55... Rc3) 56. Nc4 Ra2+ 57. Kd3 Rb3+ 58. Kxd4 Rxf2 59. Ne5+ Kg5 60. Ra1 a3 61. Nd3 Rd2 0-1

[Event "European Senior Team Chess Championship"]
[Site "Swidnica"]
[Date "2023.07.15"]
[Round "4.36"]
[White "Hughes, Anthony"]
[Black "Petanjek, Zvonko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "1850"]
[BlackElo "1595"]
[Annotator "Kemenade"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2023.??.??"]

{[%evp 0,77,16,-12,11,-16,-3,-3,80,49,63,73,112,109,115,77,142,111,223,227,237,208,238,218,286,241,246,227,252,216,219,213,215,183,251,136,219,207,221,202,210,202,200,190,238,237,236,236,277,259,269,224,263,244,279,284,273,271,293,269,291,274,271,258,262,254,258,259,259,258,296,296,339,302,312,324,329,329,351,455]} 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 {Hughes 2-3} h6 {too cautious, 7-1} (3... d5 {main line}) (3... c5 4. e5 Ng8 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nxe5 {is an interesting Wh gambit, second most employed}) 4. e5 Nh7 5. Nf3 (5. d4 d6 (5... d5 {1-1}) 6. Nf3 {2-0}) 5... Be7 6. d4 Ng5 $146 (6... b6 7. Bd3 $18 {2-0}) (6... O-O 7. Be3 {1-0}) 7. Bd3 (7. h4 $18 {KD3.2} Nxf3+ 8. Qxf3 d5 (8... Bxh4 9. Qg4 Be7 10. Qxg7 Rf8 11. Bxh6) 9. Be3) 7... O-O 8. Qe2 (8. h4) 8... g6 9. h4 Nxf3+ 10. Qxf3 h5 (10... Kg7 11. h5 g5 12. Qe4 Rh8 13. f4 $18 {KD3.2}) 11. Bh6 (11. g4 $1 {should break through quicker}) 11... f5 12. Bxf8 (12. exf6 Rxf6 13. Qg3 $18 {KD3.2 prefers opening up the position around the K to taking the exchange}) 12... Qxf8 13. Qf4 (13. O-O-O {avoids a possible Q swap}) 13... Kh7 14. O-O Qh6 15. Qxh6+ (15. Qg3 Nc6 16. d5 f4 17. Qxg6+ Qxg6 18. Bxg6+ Kxg6 19. dxc6 bxc6 20. g3 $18 {KD3.2- often two Bs are enough to hold R&N combination, but here Bl's pawn structure is hardly helpful for their activity}) 15... Kxh6 16. Nb5 Bd8 17. g3 (17. d5 {KD3.2 Wh needs to open up the position}) 17... a6 18. Na3 Be7 19. Nc2 b6 20. Rfe1 Bb7 21. Bf1 Be4 22. Bg2 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Kg7 {Bl hopes to survive by digging in} 24. Rad1 {in what follows the Engine suggests d5 as most incisive at every move. Wh wants to redeploy his forces to maximum effect. Often, when breaking into a passive structure, the opposing pieces suddenly aquire some activity as well.} (24. d5) 24... Kf7 25. Kf3 c6 26. Re2 b5 27. b3 Ra7 28. Ne3 Rb7 29. Rc2 b4 30. Ng2 a5 31. Nf4 Ra7 32. Nd3 Na6 33. Nb2 Rb7 34. Na4 c5 {Bl forces Wh into a move the Engine has wanted for the last ten moves} 35. d5 Bf8 36. dxe6+ (36. Rcd2 {also}) 36... Kxe6 37. Rd5 Be7 38. Rcd2 Bf8 {there is not much better Wh remains with an extra N, and Bl has no activity for hir R either.} 39. Rd6+ 1-0

[Event "TCh-EUR Senior +65 2023"]
[Site "Swidnica POL"]
[Date "2023.07.18"]
[Round "7.8"]
[White "Hughes, Anthony"]
[Black "Daleczko, W.."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "1850"]
[BlackElo "1519"]
[Annotator "Kemenade"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2023.07.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1498"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2023.07.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.07.24"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "WLS Wales Cymru"]
[BlackTeam "POL Lower Silesia 2"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 (2. b3 f5 3. Bb2 d6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Nf3 Be7 7. O-O h6 8. a3 Be6 {Guzewicz-Daleczko, Wroclaw ch 2004, 1-0 ; Bl later 0-0-0 and Wh's attack there was quicker}) 2... Nc6 3. g3 d6 (3... f5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Bg2 d6 6. e4 Be7 7. Nge2 O-O 8. O-O Qe8 {Hughes-Van Kemenade, S Wales International 2022,0-1}) (3... g6 {main}) 4. Bg2 Be6 5. d3 Qd7 6. e4 (6. Rb1 {main, a warning signal}) 6... Nd4 (6... g6) (6... Nge7) 7. h3 (7. Be3 {main}) 7... O-O-O {looks too risky- especially since Bl's N defender is no longer there. Wh can mount an attack quite quickly, while Wh's can stay safe in the centre} (7... Ne7 $11 {2-1}) 8. Nge2 $16 Nxe2 9. Qxe2 Ne7 10. Be3 (10. b4) 10... Nc6 {a replacement, but this itself becomes a target} 11. a3 (11. Rb1 {Rudy}) (11. b4 {KD3.2}) 11... h6 12. b4 Nd4 13. Bxd4 exd4 14. Nb5 (14. Nd5 $16 {KD3.2}) 14... g5 {given by KD3.2 but this is not attacking anything, just a B going offside to protect a pawn} (14... Kb8) 15. Nxa7+ Kb8 16. Nb5 Bg7 17. Qa2 (17. a4 $16 {KD3.2 threatening to push it up the board}) 17... c6 {moving pawns on the side where you are under attack is seldom a good idea, especially in front of the K} (17... f5 $11) (17... Rhe8 $11 {KD3.2 both moves looking at the Wh K}) 18. a4 {the a file and mobile pawn mass should be more than enough.} cxb5 $2 (18... f5 {Bl should resist temptation} 19. Na3 Rhf8 20. b5 f4 21. gxf4 Rxf4 22. a5 Be5 23. a6 $14 {KD3.2- though the position is easier to play for Wh}) 19. axb5 $18 Kc7 {The Engine suggests that Bl's best here is to give up the Q!} (19... Qxb5 $18) 20. Qa5+ (20. b6+ {is quickest-KD3.2} Kc6 21. Qa5 Bxc4 22. e5+ Bd5 23. Rc1#) 20... Kc8 21. Qa8+ Kc7 22. b6+ Kxb6 23. Qa5+ Kc6 24. e5+ d5 25. Qc5# 1-0

[Event "European Seniors 65+"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2023.07.13"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Van Kemenade, R.."]
[Black "Burchardt, Brigitte"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "1924"]
[BlackElo "2142"]
[Annotator "Kemenade"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2023.07.10"]

{[%evp 0,25,26,26,51,52,80,54,51,35,64,53,39,24,19,12,19,23,27,28,18,19,26,-16,2,-12,8,-136]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nc6 6. c3 Nf6 7. d4 {Bl thought for 3/4 of an hour here, wondering whether to take on e4.} e6 (7... cxd4 8. cxd4 d5 9. e5 Ne4 10. Ne1 f6 11. f3 Ng5 12. Bxg5 fxg5 13. Nc3 {Kunze-Burchardt, DDR ch women 190,1/2-1/2}) (7... e5 8. dxc5 dxc5 9. Qe2 Be7 10. Rd1 Qc7 {Lorenz-Burchardt, BL2 Ost 2018,1/2-1/2}) 8. Re1 (8. d5 {main, feared by Bl} Ne5 9. Nxe5 (9. dxe6 Nxf3+ 10. Qxf3 fxe6 11. Rd1 Qc6 12. Nd2 Be7 13. e5 Qxf3 14. Nxf3 dxe5 15. Nxe5 $14 {Van Kemenade-Westra, Scunthorpe 1989,0-1}) 9... dxe5 10. dxe6 Qxe6 11. Qa4+ Qd7 12. Qxd7+ Kxd7 13. f3 {1-3-1}) (8. Qe2 cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. e5 Ne4 11. Be3) 8... cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. e5 Ne4 11. Re2 (11. Nbd2 Nxd2 12. Bxd2 Be7 13. Rc1 {main, 51% Wh}) 11... h6 (11... Be7 12. Ne1 {5-2-3}) 12. Ne1 Rc8 13. f3 $2 {noticing too late the B is loose} (13. Be3 Be7 14. f3 (14. Nd3 b6 15. f3 Ng5 16. Nc3 {2 draws}) 14... Ng5 15. Nd2 O-O 16. Nf1 (16. Nd3 Nb4 17. Nxb4 Bxb4 18. Nb3 $11) 16... f6 17. exf6 Bxf6 18. Ng3 Qf7 19. Qd3 $11 {Wagner-Kroneder, Pyramiden Franken op 2014,1-0}) 13... Nxd4 $19 14. Re3 Ng5 15. Nd3 (15. Nc3 Nf5 16. Rd3 Bb4 $19 {KD3.2}) 15... Nc2 16. Re2 Nxa1 17. Nc3 (17. h4 Ne4 18. fxe4 dxe4 19. Rxe4 Rd8 $19 {KD3.2}) 17... d4 18. f4 dxc3 19. fxg5 c2 0-1

[Event "European Senior Team Chess Championship"]
[Site "Swidnica"]
[Date "2023.07.14"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Orton, Stephen"]
[Black "Van Kemenade, R.."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2133"]
[BlackElo "1934"]
[Annotator "Kemenade"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2023.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nd7 9. O-O-O Nf6 10. Bd3 (10. h3 c5 11. g4 Be6 12. c4 b5 {Toczek-Van Kemenade, WLS blitz 2023,0-1}) 10... c5 11. Ng5 {uncommon- others 5-0; 5-3 vk , though at least one should have gone the other way} (11. Rhe1 {main}) 11... d5 $15 {Cloud Engines} (11... Qa5 12. Kb1 $11 {2-1 others, 5-1 vk}) (11... b5 $11 12. Bxb5 Qa5 13. Bc4 h6 14. h4 d5 (14... Bg4 $17) 15. Bxd5 hxg5 16. hxg5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 {Larrea- Rinaudo, Porto San Giorgio op 2016,1-0}) 12. c4 (12. f4 {0-1 vk}) (12. h4 {0-1 vk}) 12... d4 (12... h6 13. h4 d4 14. Bf4 b5 $15 {KD3.2, considered}) (12... b5 {considered, too wild} 13. cxd5 h6 (13... c4 14. d6 $16) 14. Ne4 c4 15. d6 cxd3 16. Qxd3 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Be6 18. dxe7 Qxe7 19. Qe5 Rac8 $14 {KD3.2}) 13. Bf4 b5 {SF15 & KD3.2} 14. Rde1 (14. cxb5 a6 15. b6 Qxb6 $15 {KD3.2}) 14... bxc4 (14... h6 15. h4 Bb7 16. cxb5 a6 17. b6 Bd6 18. Ne4 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 Rb8 20. Bxh6 Re8 (20... gxh6 21. Qxh6 Re8 22. Qg5+ Kh8 23. Qh6+ $11) 21. Bxg7 Rxe4 22. Rxe4 Nxe4 23. Qh6 f5 24. Be5 Bxe5 25. Qe6+ Kg7 26. Qxe5+ Nf6 27. Qxf5 Qxb6 28. b3 Re8 29. h5 $11 {KD3.2}) 15. Bxc4 Bd6 (15... h6 16. h4 Bd6 $11 (16... a5 $11 {KD3.2})) 16. Re2 (16. Be5 {looked at by Bl} Bxe5 17. Rxe5 Bb7 18. Qd3 h6 19. h4 Qd6 20. Rhe1 Rad8 21. Bxf7+ Rxf7 22. Nxf7 Kxf7 23. g4 $16 {KD3.2}) 16... Bb7 (16... h6 17. Nxf7 Rxf7 18. Bxh6 Rb8 19. Qg5 Qf8 20. Qg6 Bg4 21. Bxg7 Qxg7 22. Bxf7+ Kf8 23. f3 Bf4+ 24. Kb1 Qxf7 25. Qxf7+ Kxf7 26. fxg4 Be3 27. Rf1 Ke6 28. Rxe3+ dxe3 29. Re1 Nxg4 30. h3 Kd5 31. hxg4 Ke4 $11 {KD3.2}) 17. Rhe1 (17. Be5 Bxe5 18. Rxe5 h6 19. Bxf7+ Rxf7 20. Nxf7 Kxf7 21. Rxc5 Bxg2 22. Re1 Qd6 23. Rce5 Rd8 $11 {KD3.2}) 17... Bd5 18. Bxd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 $17 20. Ne4 Qc6 (20... Qb6 $19 {not played because Bl saw} 21. c3 (21. c4 d3 22. cxd5 (22. Qxd3 Nf4) 22... dxe2 23. d6 Qa6 24. Kb1 Qc6 25. Qxe2 Rfe8 $17 {KD3.2}) (21. Rd1 Rab8 22. b3 Qa6 23. a4 (23. Kb1 Rbe8 (23... f5 24. c4 Qxc4 25. Rc1 Rxb3+ 26. axb3 Qxb3+ 27. Qb2 Qd3+ 28. Ka1 fxe4 29. Rxc5 Nc3 $19) 24. f3 Nc3+ 25. Nxc3 dxc3 $19 {KD3.2}) 23... Rfc8 24. Qd3 c4) 21... Rad8 $1 {KD3.2} (21... Rfd8 $19) (21... d3 22. Qxd3 Nf4 23. Qc4 Nxe2+ 24. Rxe2 Qh6+ 25. Kc2 Qxh2 $19 {KD3.2}) 22. Rd1 (22. Kb1 d3 $19) (22. cxd4 cxd4 23. Kb1 (23. g4 Nb4 24. a3 Qc6+ 25. Kb1 d3 26. Re3 Qc2+) 23... f5 24. Ng3 Nc3+ $19) (22. c4 Nb4 (22... d3) 23. b3 a5 (23... d3 24. Re3 Nc2) 24. Rd1 a4 25. a3 Nc6 26. bxa4 Ne5 27. Qb2 Qc6 28. f4 d3 29. Ree1 Nxc4 30. Qb3 Rd4 31. Nd2 Nxd2 32. Rxd2 c4 33. Qc3 Rdd8 34. Rb2 Rb8 35. Rb5 Rxb5 (35... Rfd8 36. Rd1 Rxb5 37. axb5) 36. axb5 Qxb5 37. Re4 Rc8 $19 {KD3.2}) 22... f5 23. Ng5 Qa6 24. Ne6 Rb8 25. Qd3 Qxa2 26. Rc2 Rfe8 $19 {KD3.2}) 21. g3 (21. Ng3 g6 22. Re5 Rfd8 23. Qh6 Qf6 24. Qg5 Qxf2 25. R5e2 Qf4+ 26. Qxf4 Nxf4 27. Rf2 Nd5 $17 {KD3.2}) 21... h6 {threatening to win a N, and keeping an eye on back rank , however} (21... Rab8 $19 {looked at in pm analysis, & first idea} 22. Qd3 (22. b3 Rfd8 (22... h6 $19) 23. Qa5 d3 $1 24. Rd2 Nb4 25. Qxc5 (25. c3 Nc2 $19) 25... Qa6 26. c4 Nxa2+ 27. Kb2 Nb4 28. Ra1 Qb7 $19 {KD3.2}) (22. a3 Rfd8 23. Qa5 c4 24. Rd1 Qb7 25. b4 cxb3 26. Rxd4 bxc2 27. Rxc2 Qb1+ 28. Kd2 Nc7 29. Rd6 Ne6 $19 {KD3.2}) 22... Nb4 23. Qc4 d3 24. cxd3 Rfd8 25. Re3 Rd4 26. Qxc5 Rxe4 27. Qxc6 Rxe3 28. Rxe3 Nxc6 $19 {KD3.2}) (21... Nb4 {2nd line of KD3 & PowerFritz18} 22. a3 d3 23. cxd3 c4 24. axb4 cxd3+ 25. Qc3 Qxc3+ 26. bxc3 dxe2 27. Rxe2 Rfe8 $19) 22. Qd3 Rab8 (22... Rad8 {KD3.2 & PowerFritz18}) (22... Nb4 23. Qc4 Rad8 24. Qxc5 Qb7 25. a3 Nd3+ 26. cxd3 Rc8 $17 {KD3.2}) 23. Qc4 (23. a3 Nb6 24. Nd2 c4 25. Qxd4 Rfd8 26. Qc3 Na4 27. Qf3 Qb5 28. b4 cxb3 29. Nxb3 Rdc8 30. Re3 a5 $15 {KD3.2}) 23... Rfc8 24. Nxc5 (24. c3 Nb6 25. Qd3 Na4 26. Qc4 a5 27. Kb1 Rd8 $19 {KD3.2}) 24... Rb4 {both players initially thought this was winning immediatel for Bl} (24... Rb5 $1 25. Nd7 Qxd7 (25... Qxc4 26. Re8+ Rxe8 27. Rxe8+ Kh7 28. Nf8+ $11) 26. Qxc8+ Qxc8 27. Re8+ Qxe8 28. Rxe8+ Kh7 $19 {KD3.2 & PowerFritz18}) (24... Qb6 25. Qxd4 Rxc5 26. Re8+ Kh7 27. Qd3+ g6 $19) 25. Qd3 g6 (25... Rb5 $1 {both Engines} 26. Na6 (26. Nb3 Nb4 27. Qe4 (27. Qxd4 Nxc2 28. Re8+ Rxe8 29. Rxe8+ Qxe8 30. Kxc2 Rb8) 27... Nxa2+ 28. Kb1 Nc3+ 29. bxc3 Qxc3 30. Qf4 Rc6 31. Qd2 Rxb3+ 32. cxb3 Qxb3+ 33. Qb2 Qd3+ 34. Rc2 Rb6 $19) 26... Ra5 27. b4 Rxa2 28. b5 Qa8 29. c4 Rxe2 30. Rxe2 Nc3 31. Re5 Qg2 (31... Qh1+ 32. Kb2 Rd8 33. Nc5 Nd1+ 34. Ka2 Nxf2 $19) 32. Qxd4 f6 33. Re7 Qf1+ 34. Kb2 Rxc4 $19 {KD3.2}) 26. Nb3 (26. Re6 {suggested by Wh in pm analysis, but we decided it was just a perpetual} Qxc5 27. Rxg6+ fxg6 28. Qxg6+ Kf8 29. Qxh6+ Kf7 30. Qh7+ Kf8 31. Qh6+ $11 {KD3.2}) (26. a3 $1 {both Engines} Rb5 27. Nb3 $18) 26... Qa4 (26... Qd7 {PowerFritz18 gives as slight Wh advantage} 27. a3 Rbc4 28. Rd2 $18 {KD3.2}) 27. Kb1 (27. Qf3 Qc6 28. a3 Rc4 29. Qe4 $18 {KD3.2}) 27... Nc3+ {looked promising, however} (27... Rbb8 $1 {KD3.2} 28. Qxd4 (28. Qe4 Nb4 29. Nc1 d3 30. cxd3 Qb5 31. Rg1 Nd5 32. Nb3 Nb4 33. Nc1 Nd5 $11 {KD3.2}) (28. c3 Nxc3+ 29. bxc3 Rxc3 30. Qd1 Rbxb3+ 31. axb3 Rxb3+ 32. Rb2 Rxb2+ 33. Kxb2 Qb4+ {perpetual- KD3.2}) 28... Qxd4 29. Nxd4 Nc3+ 30. Kc1 Nxe2+ 31. Rxe2 h5 $11 {KD3.2}) 28. bxc3 dxc3 29. Qd1 (29. Ka1 Qa3 30. Rb1 {was distrusted by Wh; Bl had seen} Qxa2+ 31. Kxa2 Ra4#) (29. Qd5 $1 {KD3.2} Rf8 (29... Qa3 30. Re8+ Rxe8 31. Rxe8+ Kg7 32. Qe5+ f6 33. Qe7#) 30. Re3 Rc4 31. Qa5 $18) 29... a5 30. Qc1 (30. Qd5) 30... Qb5 (30... Qc6 {is better, but then} 31. Qa3 (31. f3 {pm analysis} a4 32. Re4 Rxe4 33. Rxe4 axb3 34. axb3 (34. cxb3 c2+ $19) 34... Qd6 35. Qe1 Qa3 36. Qc1 Qd6 $11 {KD3.2}) 31... Ra8 32. Re5 Qb6 33. Re8+ Rxe8 34. Rxe8+ Kh7 35. Re3 Qd4 36. Qc1 a4 37. Qe1 axb3 38. axb3 Rb7 39. Qxc3 $18 {KD3.2}) (30... Kg7 {pm analysis} 31. Re5 Rb6 32. Ka1 Rb5 33. f4 Rc4 34. Rxb5 Qxb5 35. Qa3 a4 36. Nc1 Qd5 37. Re8 Qd1 38. Qf8+ Kf6 39. Qe7+ Kf5 (39... Kg7 40. Qe5+) 40. Qxf7+ Kg4 41. Qxg6+ Kh3 (41... Kf3 42. Qh5+) 42. Qxh6+ Kg2 43. Re2+ Kh1 44. f5 $18 {KD3.2}) 31. Re5 Qb6 32. Qxh6 $1 Qc6 33. Rxa5 Ra4 34. Rc5 Qa8 35. Rxc8+ Qxc8 36. Qe3 Ra8 37. Qc5 Qa6 38. Qxc3 (38. a3) 38... Qxa2+ 39. Kc1 Qa3+ 40. Qb2 Qb4 41. Re3 1-0

[Event "EU ch tm Seniors 65+Swidnica"]
[Site "LSS email"]
[Date "2023.07.16"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Van Kemenade, R.."]
[Black "Freeman, Richard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A03"]
[WhiteElo "1934"]
[BlackElo "1987"]
[Annotator "Kemenade"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2007.10.01"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

{[%evp 0,15,19,-29,-4,-25,18,-39,-43,-43,-15,-37,-24,-20,-24,-11,4,-69]} 1. f4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 c5 5. d3 Nc6 6. Nc3 (6. O-O Nf6 (6... e5 7. fxe5 Nxe5 8. Nxe5 Bxe5 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. e4 {0-2 others})) 6... Nf6 7. O-O b6 (7... O-O) 8. h3 (8. Ne5 Bb7 9. e4 Nd4 10. f5 O-O $17 {Becx-Plachetka, Politiken cup, Copenhagen 1987,0-1}) (8. e4 {main} dxe4 9. dxe4 Ba6 10. e5 Bxf1 11. exf6 Qxd1 12. Nxd1 Bxg2 13. fxg7 Rg8 14. Kxg2 $16 {Liebert-Fuchs-Bad Salzungen 1960,1-0}) 8... O-O (8... d4 {KD3.2}) 9. e4 dxe4 10. dxe4 Ba6 (10... Nh5 11. Qxd8 (11. g4) 11... Rxd8 12. Kh2 e5 13. Nd5 $11 {Gretencord-Ulrich, LSS 2007,1-0}) 11. Qxd8 (11. Re1 Qc7 $11 {others 1.5-0.5}) 11... Raxd8 12. Rf2 e5 (12... Nh5 13. Kh2 e5 14. f5 Nd4 15. g4 (15. Bg5 $11 {KD3.2}) 15... Nf4 {Stolz-Neef,Oberliga Ost 2013,0-1}) 13. f5 (13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. fxe5 Nd7 15. Bg5 Rb8 16. Rd1 Rb7 (16... Nxe5 17. Nd5 Kh8 18. b3 $11) 17. Nd5 Bxe5 18. Bf4 Re8 19. b3 $11 {KD3.2}) 13... Nd4 (13... gxf5 14. exf5 e4 15. Ng5 Rfe8 16. Ngxe4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Rd1+ (17... Bd4 18. Bg5) 18. Kh2 Bd4 19. Rd2 Re1 20. Rxd4 Nxd4 21. Nf6+ Kg7 22. Nxe8+ Rxe8 23. Bf4 Re2 24. Kh1 Rxc2 25. Rd1 $11 {KD3.2}) 14. g4 (14. fxg6 fxg6 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Re1 Bc4 18. Nd5 Kg7 $11 {KD3.2}) (14. Bg5 $11 {KD3.2}) 14... gxf5 15. exf5 Nxf3+ (15... Rfe8 16. Bg5 e4 17. Nxd4 e3 18. Nc6 exf2+ 19. Kxf2 Rd7 20. Bf4 b5 21. a3 Bb7 $15 {KD3.2}) 16. Bxf3 e4 17. Bg2 (17. Be2 e3 (17... Bxe2 18. Rxe2 Rfe8 19. Bg5 h6 20. Bh4 $16 {KD3.2}) 18. Bxe3 Rfe8 19. Bf4 Bxe2 20. Rxe2 Rxe2 21. Nxe2 Nd5 22. Rd1 Bxb2 23. Bg5 Re8 24. Kf2 Nb4 25. c3 h6 26. Bf6 c4 27. Nf4 Nxa2 28. Nd5 $16 {KD3.2}) 17... Rfe8 (17... h5 18. gxh5 (18. g5 Nd5 19. Nxd5 Rxd5 20. f6 Rd1+ 21. Kh2 e3 22. fxg7 Re8 23. Bxe3 Rxa1 24. g6 Bc4 25. Bh6 Rae1 26. b3 Be6 27. Bd2 Rb1 28. Bh6 $11 {KD3.2}) 18... Nxh5 19. Bg5 Bxc3 20. bxc3 f6 21. Be3 Rfe8 {KD3.2}) (17... Nxg4 18. hxg4 Bxc3 (18... Bd4 19. Nxe4 $18) 19. bxc3 Rd1+ 20. Rf1 (20. Kh2 e3 21. Bxe3 Rxa1 22. Bh6 Re8 23. Rd2 Bc4 $17) 20... Bxf1 21. Bxf1 Rfd8 22. Kf2 e3+ 23. Ke2 R8d2+ 24. Bxd2 Rxa1 25. Bxe3 Rxa2 26. Kd2 Ra1 27. Bc4 $11 {KD3.2}) 18. Be3 h6 (18... h5 19. g5 Nd5 20. Nxd5 Rxd5 21. f6 Bf8 22. Rd2 $11 {KD3.2}) 19. Re1 (19. Bf1 Bb7 (19... Bxf1 20. Kxf1) 20. Bb5 Re7 21. Re1 $11 {KD3.2}) 19... Bb7 20. Rd2 (20. a4 {considered} Nh7 $11) 20... Nd5 (20... Rxd2 21. Bxd2 Bc6 $14) 21. Nxd5 (21. Red1 {seen by Bl after move played} Bxc3 {pm analysis} 22. bxc3 b5 23. Bxh6 $18 {KD3.2} Bc6 24. Kf2 Rd7 25. Kg3) 21... Rxd5 22. Rxd5 Bxd5 23. c3 Bxa2 (23... Bc4 24. Kf2 Bd3 $11 {KD3.2}) 24. Ra1 Bd5 (24... Bb3 25. Ra3 Bc2 26. Rxa7 Rd8 $11 {KD3.2}) 25. Rxa7 $16 Ra8 26. Rxa8+ $16 (26. Rd7 {pm analysis} Bc4 {KD3.2} (26... Ra1+ 27. Kf2 Ba8 28. Rd6 (28. Rd8+ {KD3.2} Kh7 (28... Bf8 29. Kg3 Kg7 30. f6+ $18) 29. f6 Bxf6 30. Rxa8 $1 $18 {KD3.2}) 28... Ra2 29. f6 $1 $18 {Lee} Rxb2+ 30. Kg3 Bh8 31. Bxh6 (31. Rd8+ Kh7 32. Rxa8 Bxf6 33. Bxe4+ $18)) 27. Bf4 Bd3 28. Rd6 Re8 29. Kf2 (29. Rxb6 Be5 30. Bxh6 Ra8 $11) 29... b5 30. h4 (30. f6 Bf8 31. Rb6 b4 32. h4 bxc3 33. bxc3 c4 $11 {KD3.2}) 30... h5 31. Bh3 (31. g5 e3+ 32. Bxe3 Bxf5 33. Bf3 b4 34. Rd5 Be6 35. Rxc5 bxc3 36. bxc3 Rb8 37. Bd2 $16) 31... hxg4 32. Bxg4 Bf8 33. Rc6 b4 34. f6 bxc3 35. bxc3 Rd8 36. Rc7 $16 {KD3.2}) 26... Bxa8 27. Bf4 (27. Kf2 $16 {KD3.2- suggested in pm analysis} Bd5 28. Bf4 b5 29. Ke3 b4 30. Bxe4 Ba2 (30... Bxe4 31. Kxe4 bxc3 32. bxc3 Bxc3 33. Bxh6 $18 {KD3.2- thought most likely in pm analysis,}) 31. Kd2 bxc3+ 32. bxc3 f6 33. Kd3 Bf8 34. Bc6 Kg7 35. Bf3 $16 {the extra Q side pawn tips the balance}) 27... b5 $11 28. Bd6 (28. Bf1 b4 29. Bc4 bxc3 30. bxc3 Bxc3 31. Bxh6 Bd4+ 32. Kf1 Bc6 $11 {KD3.2} 33. Ke2 Kh7 34. Be3 f6 $11) (28. Bd2 {trying to keep a q side pawn} b4 29. Bf1 e3 30. Be1 bxc3 31. bxc3 Bf3 32. Bg2 Be2 33. Bf1 Bf3 $11 {KD3.2}) 28... b4 29. Bxc5 bxc3 30. bxc3 Bxc3 31. Kf1 (31. Kf2 {pm analysis} Bf6 {KD3.2} (31... Kg7 32. Ke3 Bd2+ $1 33. Kxd2 e3+ 34. Kxe3 Bxg2 $11 {KD3.2}) 32. Ke3 Bg5+ 33. Kd4 Bh4 34. Bxe4 Bf2+ 35. Ke5 Bg3+ (35... Bxc5 36. Bxa8 Be3 $11) 36. Kd4 Bf2+ $11 {KD3.2}) 31... Kg7 32. Ke2 Kf6 (32... Bf6) 33. Ke3 Ke5 34. Ba7 h5 (34... Bd2+ 35. Kxd2 e3+ 36. Kxe3 Bxg2 $11 {KD3.2}) 35. Bb8+ Kf6 36. Bxe4 Bxe4 (36... hxg4 37. Bxa8 Kxf5 (37... gxh3 38. Kf4 $18) 38. h4 $18) 37. Kxe4 hxg4 38. hxg4 Kg5 39. Kf3 Bd2 40. Bd6 Bc1 41. Be7+ f6 42. Kg3 Bf4+ 43. Kh3 Be5 44. Bb4 Bf4 45. Bc3 Be3 46. Be1 Kh6 (46... Kf4 {also draws}) (46... Bc1 47. Bh4+ $18) (46... Bd4 47. Bd2+ Be3 48. Bxe3# {embarassing}) 47. Bh4 Kg7 48. Kg3 Kf7 {guards against K entry from both sides} 49. Kf3 Bd4 50. Bg3 Bc3 51. Bd6 Bd2 52. Bf4 Bc3 53. Ke4 Bb2 54. Kd5 Bc3 55. Be3 Be1 56. Ke4 Bc3 57. Kf3 Bb4 58. Kg3 Be1+ 59. Bf2 Bc3 60. Kh4 Bd2 61. Kh5 Bf4 62. Bh4 Bd2 63. g5 fxg5 64. Bxg5 Bc3 (64... Bxg5 65. Kxg5 Kg7 $11) 65. f6 {[draw?]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU ch tm Seniors 65+, Swidnica"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2023.07.17"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Van Kemenade, R.."]
[Black "Thuesen, Mogens"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "1934"]
[BlackElo "2094"]
[Annotator "Kemenade"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2023.07.17"]

1. e4 d5 {[%emt 0:00:01] Bl had prepared only against f4} 2. Nf3 dxe4 3. Ng5 Nf6 4. Bc4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 c5 {entering a Budapest (reversed) one move down, & with a6 not the most useful} 7. O-O Be7 8. Re1 (8. Ngxe4 {others 0-2-1}) 8... Nc6 9. Ncxe4 Nxe4 10. Nxe4 O-O 11. Ra3 Qd4 (11... Qc7 {vk 1-1}) (11... e5 {vk 1-0}) 12. Ba2 f5 13. Rd3 (13. Ng3 c4 14. Ne2 Qf6 15. Rg3 f4 16. Rf3 g5 17. Bxc4 Ne5 18. Rc3 Bb4 19. Rb3 Be7 20. Rc3 Bb4 21. Rb3 $11 {KD3.2}) 13... Qxa4 14. Nc3 Qh4 (14... Qg4 15. Ne2 f4 16. h3 Qg5 17. Rf3 Ne5 18. Rxf4 Rxf4 19. Nxf4 Qxf4 20. d4 Qxd4 21. Qxd4 Nf3+ 22. gxf3 cxd4 23. Bf4 Bf6 24. Be5 Bxe5 25. Rxe5 Bd7 $17) 15. Bxe6+ (15. Rh3 Qg4 16. Ne2 $11 {KD3.2}) 15... Bxe6 16. Rxe6 Nd4 $2 (16... Rad8) 17. Rh3 $2 (17. g3 $18 {realised during the game} Qg5 18. h4 $18) 17... Qxh3 (17... Nxe6 18. Rxh4 Bxh4 19. d3 $14 {expected by Wh}) 18. gxh3 Nxe6 19. Qe2 (19. Qf3 {pm analysis, gives the Q a bit more activity}) 19... Rf6 20. Nd5 Rg6+ 21. Kf1 Bd6 22. f4 (22. h4 Re8 23. h5 Rg4 24. Ne3 Ra4 25. Qd3 Ra1 26. Qxd6 f4 27. Qd7 Kf8 28. Qd6+ Kg8 29. Qd7 Kf8 $11 {KD3.2}) 22... b5 (22... Nd4 23. Qc4 Kh8 24. b4 b5 25. Qd3 Re8 $15 {KD3.2}) 23. Qf3 (23. d3) 23... Re8 24. c3 c4 25. d4 cxd3 26. Qxd3 (26. b4 Nc5 27. bxc5 Bxc5 28. Be3 d2 $19 {KD3.2}) 26... Bc5 27. Be3 Bxe3 28. Qxe3 Nc7 29. Qc5 Nxd5 30. Qxd5+ Kh8 $19 31. Qf7 (31. Kf2 Rge6 32. Qxf5 Re2+ 33. Kg3 Rxb2 $19 {KD3.2}) 31... Rg8 (31... Rd8) 32. Kf2 {[Draw?]} (32. Qxf5 Rf6 33. Qe5 Rgf8 34. Ke2 Rxf4 $19) 32... Rf6 33. Qd7 h6 34. Kf3 Kh7 35. h4 Rb8 36. h5 Rbb6 37. b4 (37. Qd2 Rbd6 38. Qe3 Rd5 39. b4 Rfd6 $17 {KD3.2}) 37... Rbd6 $19 38. Qe8 Rd3+ 39. Ke2 Rxc3 40. Qe7 Rc2+ (40... Rfc6 41. Qe5 Rc2+ 42. Kd3 Rc8 43. Qxf5+ Kh8 44. Qd7 R2c3+ 45. Kd2 R3c7 46. Qe6 Rf8 47. Qxa6 Rxf4 48. Qxb5 Rf8 $19 {Kd3.2}) 41. Kf3 Rxh2 42. Qe8 (42. Ke3 Rxh5 43. Kd4 Rh1 $19) 42... Rb2 (42... Rd6) 43. Qe1 Rd6 44. Qh4 Rd3# 0-1

[Event "EU ch tm Seniors 65+"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2023.07.18"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Grossmann, Ryszard"]
[Black "Van Kemenade, R.."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "1904"]
[BlackElo "1934"]
[Annotator "Kemenade"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2023.07.18"]

1. c4 {[FM]} e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 f5 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. e3 d6 (5... d5 {main, 48% for Wh}) 6. Nge2 h6 {6-1-8 vk; others 2-1} (6... g6) (6... Be7 {main}) 7. h4 g6 8. d3 (8. d4 e4 9. Nf4 Ne7 {1-1 vk}) 8... Bg7 9. Rb1 a5 10. a3 O-O (10... Be6 11. b4 axb4 12. axb4 Qd7 13. b5 Nd8 14. e4 O-O $11 {Rasulov-Tomb, titled Tuesday blitz 2020,1-0}) 11. b4 (11. Nd5 Ne7 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. d4 Kh7 14. b3 c6 $11 {Kholmirzaev-Galyamov, Central Asia Cup, Tashkent 2011,1-0}) 11... axb4 12. axb4 Ne7 $11 13. Nd5 c6 (13... Nexd5 14. cxd5 Bd7 15. b5 Ra5 16. b6 cxb6 $17 {KD3.2}) 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. Bb2 Be6 16. O-O g5 17. hxg5 hxg5 18. f4 (18. Qd2 Rf7 $11 {KD3.2}) 18... Ng6 (18... Rf7 19. Qd2 Ng6 $15 {KD3.2}) 19. Qc2 (19. Qd2 Rf7 20. Rf2 Qf8 21. Bc3 Qh6 22. b5 Bd7 $11 {KD3.2}) 19... Qd7 (19... Qb6 20. c5 Qc7 21. b5 d5 22. Ra1 Rxa1 23. Bxa1 Qe7 $15 {KD3.2}) 20. Ra1 Qc7 (20... Rae8 21. Ra7 Qc7 22. Rfa1 Rb8 $11 {KD3.2}) 21. c5 (21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. fxe5 dxe5 23. Bh3 Ne7 $11 {KD3.2}) 21... d5 22. d4 (22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. e4 $11 {KD3.2}) 22... Rxa1 23. Bxa1 gxf4 (23... e4 $15 {considered, but position gets very blocked} 24. Bc3 Qg7 25. Ra1 gxf4 26. Nxf4 Nxf4 27. gxf4 Bf7 28. Ra7 Bh5 29. b5 Be8 $15 {KD3.2}) (23... exf4 24. exf4 (24. gxf4 Qg7 25. Kf2 gxf4 26. exf4 Bh4+ 27. Kg1 Kf7 28. Qd3 Rg8 29. Qh3 Bf6 30. Kf2 Rh8 31. Qf3 Ra8 $17 {KD3.2}) 24... gxf4 25. Nxf4 Nxf4 26. gxf4 Qg7 27. Qd3 Kf7 28. Rf2 Rg8 29. Qe3 Re8 30. Kf1 Bc8 31. Qf3 Qh6 $17 {KD3.2}) 24. dxe5 Bxe5 (24... f3 25. Bxf3 (25. exf6 fxe2 26. Qxe2 Qxg3 27. Rf3 Qg4 28. Qf2 Kf7 $11 {KD3.2}) 25... Bxe5 26. Bxe5 Nxe5 27. Nd4 Bc8 28. Qh2 $11 {KD3.2}) (24... Nxe5 25. Nxf4 Bc8 26. Bd4 Ng4 27. Qd2 Bxd4 28. exd4 Qg7 29. Bf3 Nf6 $11 {KD3.2}) 25. exf4 Bxa1 26. Rxa1 Qg7 27. Rd1 (27. Ra7 Bc8 28. b5 Qe7 29. Bf3 Qe3+ 30. Kg2 Ne7 31. b6 $16 {KD3.2}) 27... Bd7 28. Nd4 Ne7 $14 (28... Re8 29. Kf2 Nf8 30. Qb1 Qh8 31. Qa2 $14 {KD3.2}) 29. Kf2 Ra8 (29... Rf6 30. Qa2 Rg6 31. Qa8+ Bc8 32. Qa3 $14 {KD3.2 the R achieves little}) 30. Rd2 (30. Nf3 Ra3 31. Rd3 Ra8 32. Re3 Kf8 $14 {KD3.2}) 30... Ra3 (30... Kf8 31. Bf3 Qh7 32. Kg2 Ng8 33. Bg4 Nh6 34. Bh3 Ra3 35. Rd3 Ra1 36. Rd1 $11 {KD3.2}) 31. Rd3 Ra1 32. Qd2 (32. Rd1 Ra3 33. Rd3 $11) 32... Be8 (32... Kf8 33. Qb2 Ra8 $11 {KD3.2}) 33. Re3 Bh5 34. Re5 Bg4 35. Qe3 Ng6 $11 36. Re8+ (36. Nxf5 Ra2+ 37. Kg1 Bxf5 38. Rxf5 Rxg2+ 39. Kf1 (39. Kxg2 Nh4+ 40. Kf2 Nxf5 $19) 39... Qd7 40. Rg5 Ra2 41. Kg1 $11 (41. Rxg6+ Kf7 42. Rh6 Qf5 (42... Qg4 43. Qd3 $11) 43. g4 Qb1+ 44. Qe1 Qd3+ 45. Kg1 Qd4+ 46. Kh1 Ra1 $19 {KD3.2})) 36... Kh7 37. Qd2 $2 (37. Re6 Rb1 38. b5 $11 {KD3.2}) 37... Rd1 $19 38. Qe3 (38. Qxd1 Bxd1 39. Nxf5 Qc3 40. Ne3 Bh5 $19) 38... Qxd4 (38... Rxd4 $1 {KD3.2} 39. Bf3 Bxf3 40. Qxf3 Rd2+ 41. Kf1 Rh2 42. Kg1 Rh3 43. Kf1 Qb2 44. Re2 Qb1+ 45. Re1 Qxb4 $19) 39. Qxd4 Rxd4 40. b5 Rd2+ 41. Kf1 Rc2 (41... cxb5 42. Rb8 d4 43. Rxb7+ Kh6 44. Bd5 d3 45. Bg8 Nf8 46. Rb8 Rb2 47. Rd8 d2 48. Bb3 Ng6 $19 (48... Rxb3 49. Rxd2 Rxg3 $19)) (41... Rb2 42. bxc6 bxc6 43. Rc8 Rc2 44. Rxc6 d4 45. Rd6 d3 46. Bd5 d2 47. Bb3 d1=Q+ 48. Rxd1 Bxd1 49. Ke1 Rxc5 50. Bxd1 Rc1 51. Kd2 Rxd1+ 52. Kxd1 Kh6 $19 {KD3.2}) 42. b6 Be2+ $2 {Bl had been distracted & misplayed} (42... Kg7 43. Rb8 Be2+ 44. Ke1 Ba6 $19 {KD3.2}) (42... Rxc5 43. Rb8 Rc1+ 44. Kf2 Rc2+ 45. Kg1 Rb2 46. Rxb7+ Kh6 47. Bf1 Bf3 48. Rb8 c5 49. Ba6 d4 50. b7 Kh5 51. Kf1 Kg4 $19 {KD3.2}) 43. Rxe2 $11 Rxc5 44. Bh3 Kg7 45. Bxf5 Rb5 46. Kf2 Rxb6 47. Kf3 (47. Re6 Nf8 48. Re5 Rb2+ 49. Kf3 Rb3+ 50. Kf2 $11 (50. Kg4 b5 $15 {KD3.2})) 47... Kf6 (47... c5 48. Be6 d4 49. Bd5 Rb1 50. Re6 d3 51. Ke3 Rg1 52. Kxd3 Rxg3+ 53. Ke4 Rg1 54. Kf5 (54. Bxb7 Re1+ $19 55. Kf5 Nh4+ 56. Kg5 Rxe6 57. Kxh4 Kf6 $19) 54... Nh4+ 55. Ke5 Re1+ 56. Kd6 Rxe6+ 57. Bxe6 (57. Kxe6 b5 58. f5 c4 59. f6+ Kf8 60. Be4 b4 61. Kd5 c3 62. Bc2 $11 {KD3.2})) 48. Kg4 (48. Bxg6 Kxg6 49. Re6+ Kf7 50. f5 Rb1 51. g4 Rf1+ 52. Kg2 Rf4 53. Kg3 Re4 54. Rh6 c5 55. Rh7+ Kf6 56. Rxb7 $11 {KD3.2}) 48... Nf8 (48... c5 $15 49. Rh2 (49. Bxg6 Kxg6 50. Re5 c4 51. Rxd5 c3 52. Rd1 c2 53. Rc1 Rc6 $19 54. Kf3 b5 55. Ke2 b4 56. Kd3 b3 57. Kd2 b2 58. Rxc2 Rd6+ 59. Ke2 b1=Q $19) 49... Kg7 50. Bc2 Nf8 51. Rd2 Rd6 52. Kf5 Nd7 53. Bd3 Rf6+ 54. Kg4 Nb6 55. Kf3 Rd6 56. g4 c4 57. Bc2 d4 58. Be4 d3 $19 {KD3.2}) 49. Re8 Kf7 50. Re1 (50. Rb8 $11 {KD3.2}) 50... Rb3 (50... c5 $17 51. Ra1 Ne6 52. Rd1 Rd6 53. Rb1 b6 54. Bd3 c4 $19 {KD3.2}) 51. Rg1 $2 (51. Bc8 d4 52. Bf5 c5 53. Be4 Kf6 54. Bd5 Rb4 55. Re8 Nd7 56. Be6 Nb6 57. Kf3 d3 58. g4 Rd4 59. g5+ Kg7 60. Rg8+ Kh7 61. g6+ Kh6 62. Bf5 d2 63. Rh8+ Kg7 64. Rh7+ Kf8 65. Rh8+ Ke7 66. Bc2 d1=Q+ 67. Bxd1 Rxd1 68. g7 Rg1 69. g8=Q Rxg8 70. Rxg8 $11 {KD3.2}) 51... c5 52. Kh5 (52. Bb1 c4 $17) 52... d4 $19 (52... Kf6 53. Kg4 (53. g4 Rh3#) 53... d4 $19) 53. g4 Rh3+ (53... Kf6) 54. Kg5 c4 $19 (54... d3 $19) 55. Rd1 (55. Rb1 Ne6+ $1 56. Bxe6+ Kxe6 57. f5+ (57. Rxb7 d3 $19) 57... Kd5 58. Rxb7 d3 $19 {KD3.2}) 55... d3 56. Rb1 c3 (56... Ne6+ $1) 57. Rxb7+ Kg8 (57... Ke8 $1 {KD3.2} 58. Kf6 Rh6+ 59. Ke5 c2 60. Rc7 Rh1 61. Rc8+ Kf7 62. Rc7+ Kg8 63. Bxd3 c1=Q 64. Rxc1 Rxc1 $19 {Syzygy tables}) 58. Rc7 (58. Rb3 c2 (58... d2 59. Bc2 Ne6+ (59... Kf7 60. f5 $11) 60. Kf6 Nd4 $2 61. Rb8#) 59. Rc3 d2 $19 {KD3.2}) (58. Kf6 Rh6+ 59. Kg5 c2 $19 {KD3.2}) (58. Rb8 c2 59. Rc8 Rh1 60. Kf6 c1=Q 61. Be6+ Kh7 62. Bf5+ Kh6 63. g5+ Kh5 $19 {KD3.2 All these variations were tested in the pm analysis}) (58. Bxd3 Rxd3 59. Kf5 Re3 (59... Rd5+ 60. Ke4 Rc5 61. Rb1 Ne6 62. Rc1 Nc7 63. Kd3 Nb5 64. g5 Kf7 65. Kc2 Kg6 66. Rd1 Rc6 67. Rf1 Nd4+ 68. Kd3 c2 69. Rc1 Rd6 70. Ke4 Rd7 71. Ra1 Nf5 72. Rc1 Rd4+ 73. Ke5 Rd1 74. Rxc2 Re1+ 75. Kd5 Ne3+ {KD3.2}) 60. Rc7 Ne6 61. Rc4 Kf7 62. g5 c2 63. Kg4 Nd4 64. f5 Re1 $19) 58... d2 0-1

[Event "European Senior Team Chess Championship"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2023.07.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Mikkelsen, Peter Jorgen Dam"]
[Black "Van Kemenade, Rudy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2116"]
[BlackElo "1934"]
[Annotator "Kemenade"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2023.??.??"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

{[%evp 0,113,29,21,29,-23,14,14,24,4,1,16,2,2,2,-29,-26,-31,-6,-27,5,11,80,83,96,48,44,42,43,37,35,-5,-5,-39,-2,-40,-5,-36,-31,-40,-37,-42,-46,-54,-52,-60,-52,-56,-60,-66,-57,-65,-59,-65,-59,-60,-63,-67,-58,-62,-48,-46,-47,-61,-45,-54,27,35,34,35,18,-6,21,24,5,0,21,42,90,88,88,88,100,104,201,224,146,84,106,107,116,105,122,103,124,137,295,292,292,277,350,375,392,465,524,468,480,406,492,621,621,611,29997,29998,29999,-30000]} 1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 2. g3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 3. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 4. d3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:00:38]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:06]} 6. e4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} (6... c5 {main}) 7. c3 {[%emt 0:01:02]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 8. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:01:45]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:53]} (8... Nh5 {main, 49% for Wh} 9. Nc4 Be6 {3 wins each}) 9. Re1 {[%emt 0:02:00] main, though Wh was unhappy with this move in pm analysis} Ne8 {[%emt 0:00:36]} (9... Nh7 {3-2-4}) 10. Nc4 {[%emt 0:10:21]} (10. b4 a6 11. a4 f5 12. Nh4 Rf6 13. exf5 g5 14. Bd5+ Kh7 15. Nhf3 Bxf5 16. Ne4 $16 {Topic-Zupancic, SLO op, Ljubljana 2014,0-1}) 10... f5 {[%emt 0:01:28]} (10... Ne7 11. d4 exd4 12. cxd4 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nfe5 $14 {Van der Weide-Webbink, NED ch tm 1994,1-0}) 11. exf5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} gxf5 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 12. Qe2 {[%emt 0:05:20]} (12. d4 e4 13. Nh4 Ne7 14. Bf4 $16 {KD3.2}) 12... Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:39]} (12... e4 13. dxe4 fxe4 14. Nh4 d5 15. Ne3 Ne5 16. Nxd5 Qxd5 17. Bxe4 Qd8 18. Bf4 Rxf4 19. gxf4 Qxh4 20. fxe5 c6 21. Qc4+ Kh8 22. Qf7 Qg5+ 23. Kh1 Bg4 24. Qxb7 $16 {KD3.2}) 13. d4 {[%emt 0:02:53]} (13. Nh4 $16 {Rudy & KD3.2}) 13... e4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 14. Nfd2 {[%emt 0:00:29]} (14. Nh4 b5 15. Ne3 d5 $14 {KD3.2} 16. Qxb5 c6 17. Qe2 Bf6 $15) 14... Ng6 $15 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 15. f4 {[%emt 0:02:06]} Nf6 $17 {[%emt 0:02:19]} 16. a4 {[%emt 0:02:49]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 17. h4 {[%emt 0:01:03]} Ng4 $15 {[%emt 0:00:23] [draw?]} 18. Nf1 {[%emt 0:01:30]} Be6 {[%emt 0:01:04]} 19. Nce3 {[%emt 0:00:34]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 20. Nxg4 {[%emt 0:03:31]} fxg4 {[%emt 0:00:24]} (20... hxg4 {KD3.2}) 21. Be3 {[%emt 0:02:13]} (21. b4 c6 $15 {KD3.2}) 21... Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 22. Bf2 {[%emt 0:02:01]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:27]} (22... a5 $15) (22... c6 $15) 23. Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Qd7 $11 {[%emt 0:00:36]} (23... Nd6 24. b4 c6 25. Bf1 a6 $15 {KD3.2}) 24. Red1 {[%emt 0:04:17]} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:01:42]} 25. b3 {[%emt 0:04:21]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:03:09]} 26. Nxf5 {[%emt 0:02:35]} Bxf5 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 27. Be3 $11 {[%emt 0:01:23]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:03:11]} 28. a5 {[%emt 0:00:58]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} (28... c6) 29. Rac1 {[%emt 0:01:11]} Qa3 {[%emt 0:00:48]} (29... c6) 30. b4 {[%emt 0:03:58]} Qa4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 31. Bf1 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:01:25]} (31... Qd7 $11 {considered in pm analysis} 32. b5 Qxb5 33. Qxb5 axb5 34. Bxb5 Ra8 35. Ra1 c6 (35... Ra7 36. a6 bxa6 37. Ra5 Rd6 38. Rda1 Rb6 $11 {KD3.2}) 36. Be2 Kf7 37. Kf2 Bf6 $11 {KD3.2}) (31... Be6 $11) (31... Bf8 $11) 32. Qb2 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:00:25]} (32... Be6 33. Ra1 Qd7 $11) 33. c4 $16 {[%emt 0:01:39]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 34. b5 {[%emt 0:00:56]} (34. cxd5 Qxd5 35. Rc5 Qb3 36. Qxb3 Bxb3 37. Rdc1 Bxd4 38. Bxd4 Rxd4 39. Rxh5 $16 (39. Rxc7 Rxc7 40. Rxc7 Rd1 41. Kf2 e3+ 42. Ke2 Rb1 43. Bg2 Rb2+ 44. Kf1 Ba4 $11 {KD3.2})) 34... axb5 {[%emt 0:00:54]} (34... Qd7 35. bxa6 bxa6 36. f5 Bf7 37. Qf2 Rf8 38. f6 Bg6 39. Bg5 Rce8 40. Qe3 Bxf6 41. cxd5 $16 {KD3.2}) 35. cxb5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 36. Qa3 {[%emt 0:07:21]} (36. Rc3 Bf8 37. a6 Bd6 38. Rdc1 Ra8 39. b6 cxb6 40. Bb5 Qe7 41. axb7 Qxb7 42. Bc6 $18 {KD3.2}) 36... Bf8 {[%emt 0:02:10]} 37. Qa1 {[%emt 0:04:11]} (37. Qb3) 37... c6 $2 {[%emt 0:01:26]} (37... Ra8 38. a6 Ra7 39. Rc2 $16 {KD3.2}) 38. bxc6 {[%emt 0:02:43]} Rxc6 $2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} (38... bxc6 39. a6 Rb8 40. Rc3 Bd6 41. Rb1 $18) 39. Bb5 {[%emt 0:06:59]} Rxc1 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 40. Bxd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rxd1+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} (40... Rxa1 41. Bxe6+ {missed earlier}) 41. Qxd1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bxd7 $18 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 42. Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 43. Bf2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} (43. Qb6 Ra8 44. f5 $18) 43... Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 44. Be1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} (44. Qb6) 44... Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 45. Bc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ra6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 46. Qb2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} (46. Kf2) 46... Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 47. f5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} (47. Qa3 Ke6 48. f5+ Kxf5 49. Qe7 $18 {KD3.2}) 47... Bh6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} (47... e3 48. Qa3 e2 49. Kf2 Bb5 50. Qb4 Bc4 51. Qxb7+ Kg8 52. Qc8+ Kh7 53. Qe8 $18 {KD3.2}) 48. Qa3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 49. Qc1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} (49. Bb4 Bh6 50. Qc3) 49... Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 50. Qg5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Be2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 51. Qxh5+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 52. Qg5+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} (52. Qe8) 52... Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 53. Qd8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} (53... Bc4) 54. Qd7+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 55. f6 {[%emt 0:02:28]} Bxg3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 56. Qg7+ {[%emt 0:01:06]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 57. Qe7# {[%emt 0:00:09]} 1-0

[Event "European Senior Team Chess Championship"]
[Site "Swidnica"]
[Date "2023.07.12"]
[Round "1.22"]
[White "Roos, Louis"]
[Black "Higgie, Charles L"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A38"]
[WhiteElo "2255"]
[BlackElo "1924"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2023.??.??"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. d3 d6 8. a3 a6 9. Rb1 Rb8 10. b4 Nd7 11. b5 Bxc3 12. bxc6 Nf6 13. Bh6 Re8 14. Rb3 Ba5 15. Bd2 b5 16. Qc2 Be6 17. Rfb1 Bxd2 18. Qxd2 Qc7 19. Ng5 bxc4 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Rb7 Rxb7 22. Rxb7 Qd8 23. dxc4 d5 24. Bh3 Qd6 25. cxd5 Nxd5 26. e4 Qxc6 27. exd5 Qxb7 28. Bxe6+ Kg7 29. Qc3+ Kh6 30. Qc1+ Kg7 31. Qc3+ Kh6 32. Qe3+ Kg7 33. Qe5+ Kh6 34. Qf4+ Kg7 35. Qf7+ Kh6 36. Qxe8 Qb1+ 37. Kg2 Qe4+ 38. Kh3 c4 39. Qf8+ Kh5 40. Qxe7 Kh6 41. Qf8+ Kh5 42. g4+ Kg5 43. f4+ 1-0

[Event "European Senior Team Chess Championship"]
[Site "Swidnica"]
[Date "2023.07.14"]
[Round "3.26"]
[White "Higgie, Charles L"]
[Black "Quinn, John M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "1924"]
[BlackElo "2061"]
[Annotator "Kemenade"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2023.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. d5 Ne5 9. Ng3 h5 10. Bg5 a6 11. h3 b5 12. cxb5 axb5 13. Bxb5 Ba6 14. O-O Qb6 15. a4 c4+ 16. Kh2 Nd3 17. Qd2 Rfc8 18. Be3 Qa5 19. Nge2 Bxb5 20. axb5 Qb4 21. Rxa8 (21. Nd4 Re8 22. Nc6 Qxb2 23. Qxb2 Nxb2 24. b6 $1) 21... Rxa8 22. Rb1 Nc5 23. Nd4 Nb3 24. Qf2 Nxd4 25. Bxd4 Nd7 26. Bxg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Senior Team Chess Championship"]
[Site "Swidnica"]
[Date "2023.07.15"]
[Round "4.34"]
[White "Higgie, Charles L"]
[Black "Sobocanec, Alojz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B54"]
[WhiteElo "1924"]
[BlackElo "1762"]
[Annotator "Kemenade"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2023.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. c4 e5 6. Nc2 Nf6 7. Nc3 h6 8. Be2 Be7 9. Be3 a6 10. f3 O-O 11. Qd2 Be6 12. O-O Rc8 13. Rfd1 Qc7 14. Rac1 Qd7 15. Qe1 Rfd8 16. Bb6 Rf8 17. c5 d5 18. exd5 Bxd5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Bc4 (20. Ne3 Nxb6 21. Rxd7 Nxd7 22. Nf5 $16) 20... Nd4 (20... Nxb6 21. Rxd7 Bxc5+ 22. Ne3 Nxd7) 21. Bxd5 Qxd5 22. Nxd4 Bxc5 23. Bxc5 Rxc5 24. Nf5 1-0

[Event "European Senior Team Chess Championship"]
[Site "Swidnica"]
[Date "2023.07.16"]
[Round "5.30"]
[White "Tucker, David S"]
[Black "Higgie, Charles L"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B56"]
[WhiteElo "1898"]
[BlackElo "1924"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2023.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. g3 Bg4 7. f3 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 Bxf3 9. Bb5+ Nd7 10. O-O Bg4 11. e5 Bh3 12. Re1 a6 13. Bxd7+ Qxd7 14. exd6 Qc6 15. Qd5 Be6 16. Qxc6+ bxc6 17. dxe7 Bxe7 18. Bf4 O-O 19. Rad1 Rad8 20. Bc7 Bc5+ 21. Kg2 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Bf5 23. Bd6 Bxd6 24. Rxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Senior Team Chess Championship"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2023.07.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Schutz, Ingemar"]
[Black "Higgie, Charles L"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2187"]
[BlackElo "1924"]
[Annotator "Kemenade"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2023.??.??"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 6. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 7. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 8. Qe2 {[%emt 0:02:35]} a6 {[%emt 0:05:36]} 9. O-O-O {[%emt 0:01:41]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 10. Bb3 {[%emt 0:01:57]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:07:20]} 11. f3 {[%emt 0:31:54]} (11. f4 {4-1-4}) 11... O-O {[%emt 0:12:19]} (11... b5 {4-1-7}) 12. g4 $14 {[%emt 0:01:17] 3-0} Nxd4 $146 {[%emt 0:05:40] Cloud Engines} 13. Bxd4 {[%emt 0:07:49]} (13. Rxd4 $14 {Cloud Engines}) 13... Rfc8 {[%emt 0:04:37]} (13... b5 {KomodoDragon3.2} 14. e5 dxe5 15. Qxe5 Bc6 16. Rhf1 Rad8 17. a3 Rd7 $11) 14. h4 $16 {[%emt 0:15:14]} e5 {[%emt 0:02:18]} (14... b5 15. e5 dxe5 16. Qxe5 Ne8 17. Qe3 b4 18. Nd5 $16 {KD3.2}) 15. Be3 $18 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Rxc3 {[%emt 0:01:29] best try} 16. Bd2 {[%emt 0:02:29]} Bb5 {[%emt 0:06:23]} 17. Qe1 {[%emt 0:03:56]} Rxc2+ {[%emt 0:03:02]} 18. Kxc2 {[%emt 0:01:47]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:03:48]} 19. Kb1 {[%emt 0:01:16]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:01:22]} 20. Be3 {[%emt 0:01:12]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:01:16]} 21. g5 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 22. Bxc5 {[%emt 0:01:51]} Rxc5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 23. Rc1 {[%emt 0:01:26]} (23. Bd5) 23... b6 {[%emt 0:01:13]} 24. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:44]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:02:22]} 25. Rhg1 {[%emt 0:05:11]} (25. Rhd1) 25... Kf8 {[%emt 0:01:20]} 26. Rxc5 {[%emt 0:00:52]} bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 27. h5 {[%emt 0:01:49]} (27. Bd5) 27... g6 {[%emt 0:09:02]} 28. hxg6 {[%emt 0:00:52]} hxg6 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 29. Qh2 {[%emt 0:00:41]} (29. Qh2 Bxg5 30. Qh8+ Ke7 31. Qxd8+ Kxd8 32. Rxg5) 1-0

[Event "European Senior Team Chess Championship"]
[Site "Swidnica"]
[Date "2023.07.12"]
[Round "1.23"]
[White "Davis, Lee"]
[Black "Roos, Jean-Luc"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "1893"]
[BlackElo "2169"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2023.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O b5 6. a4 b4 7. c4 bxc3 8. bxc3 Ba6 9. Ba3 O-O 10. Re1 Nc6 11. Nbd2 Rb8 12. Qc2 Bxa3 13. Rxa3 Na5 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Rxe4 h6 17. Nd2 c5 18. h4 Qc7 19. Ra2 Rfd8 20. Re5 cxd4 21. cxd4 Qb6 22. Qc3 Nc4 23. Rc5 Nxd2 24. Rxd2 Qb1+ 25. Qc1 Qb4 26. Qc3 Qxa4 27. Ra5 Qc4 28. Qxc4 Bxc4 29. Rxa7 Bd5 30. Ra5 Bxg2 31. Kxg2 Rb6 32. Kf3 Rbd6 33. Ke4 Rd5 34. Rxd5 Rxd5 35. Rc2 f5+ 36. Ke3 Kf7 37. Rc7+ Kf6 38. Rc8 Ra5 39. Rc3 g5 40. hxg5+ hxg5 41. f4 g4 42. Rd3 Ke7 43. Rb3 Kd6 44. Kd3 Kd5 45. Rc3 Ra2 46. Rc5+ Kd6 47. Rc3 Rg2 48. Kc4 Rg1 49. Re3 Ra1 50. Rc3 Ra2 51. Kd3 Rf2 52. Kc4 Rd2 53. Ra3 Rc2+ 54. Rc3 Rb2 55. Ra3 Rb6 56. Kd3 Rc6 57. Rc3 Ra6 58. Rb3 Ra4 59. Rc3 Ra1 60. Kc4 Rd1 61. Ra3 Rg1 62. Rb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Senior Team Chess Championship"]
[Site "Swidnica"]
[Date "2023.07.13"]
[Round "2.23"]
[White "Davis, Lee"]
[Black "Kierzek, Mira"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "1893"]
[BlackElo "1937"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2023.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 Bf5 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O h6 6. c4 c6 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. Qb3 Qb6 9. c5 Qc7 10. Bf4 Qc8 11. Rac1 Be7 12. Qd1 O-O 13. b4 Re8 14. Nd2 g5 15. Bd6 Bxd6 16. cxd6 Qb8 17. b5 Qxd6 18. bxc6 bxc6 19. e4 dxe4 20. Ndxe4 Nxe4 21. Nxe4 Bxe4 22. Bxe4 Rec8 23. Qf3 Rab8 24. Rxc6 Rxc6 25. Bxc6 Kg7 26. Bxd7 Qxd7 27. Qe4 Qd6 28. Rc1 Rb4 29. Qe5+ Qxe5 30. dxe5 Rb2 31. a3 Rb3 32. Ra1 Kg6 33. g4 a6 34. Kg2 a5 35. Ra2 Rc3 36. h3 h5 37. Ra1 hxg4 38. hxg4 Kg7 39. Ra2 Kf8 40. a4 Ke7 41. f3 Re3 42. Rb2 Rxe5 43. Rb7+ Kf6 44. Ra7 Rd5 45. Kg3 Kg6 46. Ra6 Rc5 47. Kg2 Kg7 48. Ra7 e5 49. Kg3 Kg6 50. Ra6+ f6 51. Ra7 Rd5 52. Kf2 Rc5 53. Ke3 Rc3+ 54. Kf2 Rc5 55. Ke3 Rd5 56. Kf2 Rc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Senior Team Chess Championship"]
[Site "Swidnica"]
[Date "2023.07.14"]
[Round "3.27"]
[White "Wood, Peter R"]
[Black "Davis, Lee"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "1944"]
[BlackElo "1893"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2023.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. Be3 Ng4 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bh4 Nh6 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Qxd8 Nxd8 13. Nd5 Ne6 14. Rfd1 Rf7 15. Rac1 c6 16. Nc3 Nf4 17. Rd8+ Rf8 18. Rcd1 Nxe2+ 19. Nxe2 Nf7 20. Rxf8+ Kxf8 21. Ne1 Be6 22. b3 Rd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Senior Team Chess Championship"]
[Site "Swidnica"]
[Date "2023.07.15"]
[Round "4.35"]
[White "Novak, Stjepan"]
[Black "Davis, Lee"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "1499"]
[BlackElo "1893"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2023.??.??"]

1. e4 g6 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bd3 c5 6. dxc5 dxc5 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Bxd7+ Qxd7 9. Qxd7+ Nfxd7 10. O-O Nc6 11. Na3 h6 12. Nc2 O-O-O 13. h3 Nde5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Ne3 e6 16. a4 Rd7 17. Rb1 Nd3 18. Nc4 b6 19. g3 Nxc1 20. Rbxc1 Rhd8 21. Kg2 Kc7 22. Rc2 a6 23. Re1 b5 24. axb5 axb5 25. Ne3 c4 26. Nf1 h5 27. Ra1 Kb6 28. Re1 Rd3 29. Ne3 Bh6 30. Nf1 Kc5 31. Ree2 R8d7 32. Re1 Ra7 33. Ne3 Bxe3 34. Rxe3 Rxe3 35. fxe3 Ra2 36. Rf2 b4 37. Kf3 bxc3 38. bxc3 Rxf2+ 39. Kxf2 Kd6 40. Kf3 Ke5 41. g4 hxg4+ 42. hxg4 g5 43. Kf2 Kxe4 44. Ke2 e5 0-1

[Event "European Senior Team Chess Championship"]
[Site "Swidnica"]
[Date "2023.07.17"]
[Round "6.27"]
[White "Davis, Lee"]
[Black "Olesen, Poul Erik Norgaard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "1893"]
[BlackElo "1976"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2023.??.??"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 d6 5. c4 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. Nc3 Qa5 8. d5 cxd5 9. cxd5 b5 10. Nd4 a6 11. a3 Bb7 12. h3 Rc8 13. Be3 Rxc3 14. bxc3 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Bxd5 16. Nb3 Bxb3 17. Qxb3 Nc6 18. Rfc1 Qc7 19. a4 Na5 20. Qd5 Rb8 21. axb5 Rxb5 22. Qa8+ Rb8 23. Qa7 Qxa7 24. Bxa7 Rb5 25. c4 Nxc4 26. Rxa6 d5 27. Rc6 h6 28. R6xc4 dxc4 29. Rxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Senior Team Chess Championship"]
[Site "Swidnica"]
[Date "2023.07.12"]
[Round "1.24"]
[White "Letzelter, Jean-Claude"]
[Black "Hughes, Anthony"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2039"]
[BlackElo "1850"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2023.??.??"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. Be3 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. c3 Re8 9. Qf3 Nd7 10. Ne2 Qc7 11. h4 c5 12. h5 cxd4 13. cxd4 h6 14. O-O Nf8 15. Nc3 f5 16. Bxf5 Bxf5 17. Qxf5 Rad8 18. Rfc1 Qe7 19. Qg4 Kh8 20. Kf1 Nh7 21. Qf3 Ng5 22. Qg4 Bb8 23. Re1 Qd6 24. Bxg5 hxg5 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Re1 Qa6+ 27. Re2 Bf4 28. Kg1 Rd8 29. g3 Bb8 30. Qxg5 Qd6 31. Re7 Qxd4 32. h6 g6 33. Rxf7 Re8 34. Qxg6 Re1+ 35. Kg2 1-0

[Event "European Senior Team Chess Championship"]
[Site "Swidnica"]
[Date "2023.07.14"]
[Round "3.28"]
[White "Hughes, Anthony"]
[Black "Reuben, Stewart"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "1850"]
[BlackElo "1901"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2023.??.??"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e4 e6 6. Nge2 Nge7 7. O-O d6 8. d3 O-O 9. Rb1 Nd4 10. Nxd4 cxd4 11. Ne2 b6 12. b3 Bb7 13. Bb2 e5 14. Qd2 f5 15. f3 Kh8 16. b4 Ng8 17. f4 fxe4 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. dxe4 Qd7 20. fxe5 dxe5 21. Rxf8 Rxf8 22. Rf1 Rxf1+ 23. Kxf1 Qf7+ 24. Kg2 Qxc4 25. Nc1 Bh6 26. Qd3 b5 27. Kf3 Nf6 28. h3 Bxc1 29. Qxc4 bxc4 30. Bxc1 c3 31. b5 d3 32. Ke3 d2 33. Bxd2 cxd2 34. Kxd2 Nxe4+ 35. Kd3 Nd6 36. a4 Kg7 37. Kc3 Kf6 38. Kb4 e4 39. a5 Ke5 40. b6 axb6 41. a6 Nc8 42. Kc4 b5+ 43. Kc3 Kd5 0-1

[Event "European Senior Team Chess Championship"]
[Site "Swidnica"]
[Date "2023.07.16"]
[Round "5.32"]
[White "Kane, Robert"]
[Black "Hughes, Anthony"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "1723"]
[BlackElo "1850"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2023.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 Be7 5. b3 O-O 6. Bb2 Nbd7 7. Nbd2 c5 8. Ne5 Qc7 9. O-O b6 10. Qf3 Bb7 11. Qh3 g6 12. f4 Ne4 13. Ndf3 Bf6 14. Ng4 Bg7 15. Nh6+ Kh8 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Ng5 Nf6 18. d5 exd5 19. Ng4 Nh5 20. Bxg7+ Kxg7 21. f5 Rae8 22. Rf4 h6 23. f6+ Kh8 24. Nxh6 Bc8 25. g4 Be6 26. Qh4 Qe5 27. Raf1 Bxg4 28. Rxg4 d4 29. Nhxf7+ 1-0

[Event "European Senior Team Chess Championship"]
[Site "Swidnica"]
[Date "2023.07.17"]
[Round "6.28"]
[White "Andersson, Finn"]
[Black "Hughes, Anthony"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "1709"]
[BlackElo "1850"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2023.??.??"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. d4 Bd6 7. c3 O-O 8. Be2 Bg4 9. Be3 Re8 10. Qd2 Nd7 11. O-O Nf8 12. Ne1 Qd7 13. Bxg4 Qxg4 14. Nd3 Ng6 15. Rae1 Re7 16. f4 Rae8 17. Rf3 h5 18. Qf2 Qf5 19. Qf1 b5 20. g3 Re6 21. Nc5 Bxc5 22. dxc5 Ne7 23. Bf2 Nd5 24. Rxe6 Qxe6 25. Qd3 Qe2 26. b3 Qxd3 27. Rxd3 Re4 28. Kf1 Kf8 29. Bd4 Ke7 30. Kf2 Ke6 31. a3 a6 32. c4 bxc4 33. bxc4 Ne7 34. Re3 Rxe3 35. Bxe3 Nf5 36. Bd2 g6 37. Bc3 Nh6 38. Kf3 Kf5 39. h3 g5 40. g4+ hxg4+ 41. hxg4+ Nxg4 42. Bd2 Nh6 43. Kg3 Ng8 44. Be3 Ne7 45. Bd2 Ng6 46. fxg5 fxg5 47. a4 Ne5 0-1

[Event "TCh-EUR Senior +65 2023"]
[Site "Swidnica POL"]
[Date "2023.07.19"]
[Round "8.5"]
[White "Hughes, Anthony"]
[Black "Cordes, S.."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A26"]
[WhiteElo "1850"]
[BlackElo "1950"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2023.07.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1498"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2023.07.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.07.24"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "WLS Wales Cymru"]
[BlackTeam "DEN SK2023"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Nge2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d3 a6 9. h3 Nd4 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. Ne2 Nd7 12. b3 Rb8 13. Bb2 c5 14. Qc2 b5 15. cxb5 axb5 16. a4 b4 17. f4 Ba6 18. Rf3 Nf6 19. Re1 Nxe4 20. Nxd4 cxd4 21. dxe4 Rc8 22. Qd2 d3 23. Rc1 Qb6+ 24. Kh2 Rxc1 25. Bxc1 Rc8 26. e5 dxe5 27. fxe5 Bxe5 28. a5 Qd6 29. Qf2 Rxc1 30. Qa7 Rc7 31. Qa8+ Kg7 0-1

[Event "European Senior Team Chess Championship"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2023.07.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hammar, Bengt"]
[Black "Hughes, Anthony"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2113"]
[BlackElo "1850"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2023.??.??"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:32]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 3. e5 {[%emt 0:02:51]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 4. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:58]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 5. Nf3 {[%emt 0:01:47]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 6. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:21]} f6 {[%emt 0:04:13]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:01:32]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:02:00]} 8. Bf4 {[%emt 0:03:53]} fxe5 {[%emt 0:10:21]} 9. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 10. Nd2 {[%emt 0:05:37]} O-O {[%emt 0:16:33]} 11. Ndf3 {[%emt 0:05:16]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:18:48]} 12. c3 {[%emt 0:04:49]} Be8 {[%emt 0:18:41]} 13. Ng5 {[%emt 0:08:45]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:02:02]} 14. Qe2 {[%emt 0:05:05]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:04:47]} 15. Qxe5 {[%emt 0:03:52]} Bf7 {[%emt 0:01:27]} 16. Rae1 {[%emt 0:02:12]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:06:49]} 17. Qe2 {[%emt 0:03:06]} Nxf2 {[%emt 0:02:33]} 18. Rxf2 {[%emt 0:00:16]} e5 {[%emt 0:02:17]} 19. Be3 {[%emt 0:01:16]} d4 {[%emt 0:02:04]} 20. cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:51]} exd4 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 21. Bd2 {[%emt 0:02:01]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:01:43]} 22. Bxh7+ {[%emt 0:03:53]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 23. Qd3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bc4 {[%emt 0:02:32]} 24. Qxc4 {[%emt 0:01:56]} Rxf2 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 25. Kxf2 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Rf8+ {[%emt 0:00:17]} 26. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:01:35]} 27. Qd3 {[%emt 0:01:01]} Qg4 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 28. Be4 {[%emt 0:01:30]} Qh4 {[%emt 0:01:10]} 29. Qh3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 1-0

[Event "European Senior Team Chess Championship"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2023.07.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Holst, Per"]
[Black "Higgie, Charles L"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A24"]
[WhiteElo "2090"]
[BlackElo "1924"]
[Annotator "Kemenade"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2023.??.??"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. c4 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 2. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 3. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e5 {[%emt 0:01:42]} 4. g3 {[%emt 0:01:25]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:02:22]} 5. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:11]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:29]} 6. Nge2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} d6 {[%emt 0:01:57]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:01:37]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 8. d3 {[%emt 0:00:29]} c6 {[%emt 0:03:57]} 9. h3 {[%emt 0:05:15]} d5 {[%emt 0:11:46]} 10. cxd5 {[%emt 0:05:23]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 11. d4 {[%emt 0:00:55]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:07:16]} 12. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:13:36]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 13. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Bxe5 {[%emt 0:09:46]} 14. Nf4 {[%emt 0:13:00]} Bc4 {[%emt 0:20:54]} 15. Re1 {[%emt 0:06:32]} f5 {[%emt 0:01:48]} 16. Qc2 {[%emt 0:02:03]} Bf7 {[%emt 0:04:08]} 17. Be3 {[%emt 0:03:39]} Nc6 $19 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 18. Red1 {[%emt 0:01:22]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:02:44]} 19. Nd5 {[%emt 0:02:58]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:01:10]} 20. Rxd5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 21. Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Nxd5 $19 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 22. Qxd5+ {[%emt 0:00:13]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:00:17]} (22... Kh8 $19) 23. Bf1 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:01:04]} 24. Bc4 {[%emt 0:01:22]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 25. Rd1 {[%emt 0:01:39]} Bxb2 {[%emt 0:02:36]} (25... h6 26. b3 Kh7 {KD3.2}) 26. Bf4 {[%emt 0:03:22]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:02:35]} (26... Rd8 27. Qxd8 Qxd8 28. Rxd8 Rxc4 $19 {easier with same colourBs}) 27. Bxc7 {[%emt 0:03:40]} Rxc7 $19 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 28. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:03:35]} 29. Kg2 {[%emt 0:02:38]} Rc5 {[%emt 0:02:13]} (29... Bc3 30. h4 e3 31. fxe3 Qxe3 32. Rd3 (32. Qd3 Qxd3 33. Rxd3 Be5 $19) 32... Qe2+ 33. Kh3 Qf1+ 34. Kh2 Qe1 35. Qg8+ Kh6 36. Qf8+ Bg7 37. Qd8 Re7 38. Bd1 Be5 39. Kg2 Rf7 {the Engines say winning, but looks obscure to human eye}) 30. Qg8+ {[%emt 0:03:24]} Kh6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 31. h4 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Re5 {[%emt 0:01:38]} (31... Rc7 $17) 32. Qc8 {[%emt 0:03:34]} Rc5 {[%emt 0:03:21]} 33. Rd7 $11 {[%emt 0:05:46]} Rxc8 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 34. Rxe7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 35. Bd5 {[%emt 0:02:35]} (35. g4 $1 $11) 35... Rd8 {[%emt 0:06:38]} 36. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:34]} (36. Be6 $11) 36... Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:30]} (36... Rd2 37. Bg8 g5 38. Rxh7+ Kg6 39. h5+ Kf6 40. Rf7+ Ke5 41. Bh7 Ke6 42. Rxf5 e3 43. Rf3 Bd4 44. Kf1 Rxf2+ 45. Rxf2 exf2 $1 {Bl now has one passed pawn, and the possibility of advancing a pawn on the Q side with his more actve K to win the B, and then return to K side.This is a dangerous plan for Wh. on quite a few moves there is only one move that draws. and it only just fails to win by a tempo or two.} 46. a4 Kd5 47. h6 Kc5 48. Bf5 Kb4 49. Bd7 a6 50. h7 b5 51. axb5 axb5 52. h8=Q Bxh8 53. Kxf2 Kc4 54. g4 b4 55. Ke1 Kc3 56. Be8 b3 (56... Kb2 57. Kd2 b3 58. Bf7 Ka3 59. Kd3) 57. Kd1 b2 (57... Kb2 58. Bf7 Ka3 59. Kc1 Bb2+) 58. Bg6 Kb3 59. Bb1 $11) (36... Rd2 37. Bg8 Bg7 38. Rxb7 a5 39. Re7 Rd8 40. Bb3 Bf8 41. Rf7 Bc5 42. Rc7 Bb6 43. Rb7) (36... Bd4 37. Rxb7 Bb6 {gives some chances, but it looks as if W can survive with} 38. f4 e3 39. Kf3 Rd2 40. g4 fxg4+ 41. Kxg4 Rg2+ 42. Kh3 e2 43. Re7 Bc5 44. Re4 (44. Kxg2 Bxe7 45. Kf2 Bxh4+ 46. Kxe2 {also holds})) (36... b5 37. g4 {other moves lose} (37. Rxa7 Rd2 38. Bg8 Rxf2+ 39. Kg1 (39. Kxf2 Bd4+ 40. Kg2 Bxa7 {and Bl will get two connected passed pawns on the K side} 41. a3 {fails as the Wh B cant get to take b5 in time} (41. Bd5 b4 $19) 41... Bc5 $19) 39... Bg7 40. Re7 Rd2 41. Kf1 Rd8 42. Bb3 Bf8 43. Rb7 b4 (43... Rd2 44. Rxb5 Bd6 45. g4 e3 (45... fxg4 {also wins}) (45... f4 46. Rd5 {draws}) 46. Bc4 Rf2+ 47. Ke1 fxg4 48. Bf1 g3 49. Rb3 Bf4 50. Rb4 Bc7 51. Rg4 Ba5+ 52. Kd1 Rxf1+ {Engines}) 44. Ke2 Bd6 45. Kf2 Be5 46. Bc4 (46. Rxb4 Rd2+ 47. Ke3 Rd3+ 48. Ke2 Bxg3 {Bl gets 4 passed pawns}) 46... Rd2+ 47. Ke3 Rg2 48. Rxb4 Bxg3 {and wins the h pawn} 49. Bf1 {or Bl can just take the a pawn & return to collect h4} Rg1 50. Rb1 Bxh4 $19)) (36... b5 37. g4 {returning to best line for both sides} a6 (37... fxg4 38. Rxa7 Bd4 39. Rb7 Rf8 40. Kg3 Bxf2+ 41. Kxg4 Re8 42. Bf7 Rd8 43. Re7 e3 44. Re4 Kg7 45. Be8 Rd5 46. Kf3 Bxh4 47. Rxe3 {& Bl has two connected passed pawns on the K side}) 38. Be6 (38. Kg3 Rd3+ 39. Kg2 fxg4 40. Rxe4 Kh5 $19) 38... fxg4 39. Bxg4 Rd4 40. Be6 Ba3 41. Ra7 Bc5 42. Rc7 (42. Rxa6 Rd2 $19) 42... Bb6 43. Rb7 Bd8 44. Bg8 Bxh4 45. Rxh7+ Kg5 46. f4+ exf3+ 47. Kxf3 Rf4+ 48. Ke3 Bf2+ 49. Kd3 Rf6 $19 {Bl has the appropriate pawns oppotunities passed on one side, potential on the other for a pure B ending, while with Rs still on theter are mating possibilities as well.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU ch tm Seniors 65+Swidnica"]
[Site "Swidnica"]
[Date "2023.07.18"]
[Round "7.8"]
[White "Daleczko, Z.."]
[Black "Davis, Lee"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "1672"]
[BlackElo "1893"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2023.07.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn (corr)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[WhiteTeam "POL Lower Silesia 2"]
[BlackTeam "WLS Wales Cymru"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Bd3 Bg7 4. c3 e5 5. Ne2 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. h3 O-O 8. O-O d5 9. Nd2 h6 10. Qc2 exd4 11. Nxd4 Ne5 12. Be2 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Re8 15. Qc2 c5 16. Nf3 Bf5 17. Qb3 Qe7 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Rfe1 h5 20. Bf3 Qc7 21. Qb5 Bd6 22. Rad1 Be4 23. Bxe4 Rxe4 24. Rd5 Rae8 25. Qd3 c4 26. Qd2 Bf8 27. Rd7 Qc6 28. Rd8 Bc5 29. Rxe8+ Qxe8 30. Kf1 Bxe3 31. Rxe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU ch tm Seniors 65+Swidnica"]
[Site "Swidnica"]
[Date "2023.07.19"]
[Round "8.5"]
[White "Mortensen, Jo"]
[Black "Davis, Lee"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2038"]
[BlackElo "1893"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2023.07.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn (corr)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[WhiteTeam "DEN SK2023"]
[BlackTeam "WLS Wales Cymru"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O Bg4 7. Be3 Nc6 8. d5 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Ne5 10. Be2 c6 11. f4 Ned7 12. dxc6 bxc6 13. Qd3 Qa5 14. a3 Rab8 15. b4 Qc7 16. Rab1 Rfd8 17. a4 a5 18. b5 Nc5 19. Qc4 Nfd7 20. e5 d5 21. Qa2 e6 22. Bd4 Bf8 23. Rfd1 Nb6 24. bxc6 Qxc6 25. Rb5 Nbxa4 26. Rdb1 Nxc3 27. Bxc3 Ne4 28. Bd4 Rxb5 29. Rxb5 Nc3 30. Bxc3 Qxc3 31. Qxa5 Qe3+ 32. Kf1 Qxf4+ 33. Kg1 Rc8 34. Bd3 Bc5+ 35. Kh1 Qc1+ 0-1

