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Oswestry Chess Club
[Event "Club Championship 2025/6"] [Site "Morda"] [Date "10.9.2025"] [Round "Rd2"] [White "Slegg, Gary"] [Black "Evans, Alf"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Slegg,Gary"] [ECO "B21"] [WhiteElo "1541"] [BlackElo "1396"] {B21: Sicilian: 2 f4 and Morra Gambit} 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. Qe2 a6 9. Rd1 Qc7 10. Bf4 Nf6 11. e5 {[%eval -54,22]} (11. Rac1 $11 {[%eval -2,22] [scores better than the text vk]}) 11... dxe5 {[%eval 33,22]} (11... Nh5 $1 $15 {[%eval -54,22]} 12. exd6 Nxf4 13. dxc7 Nxe2+ 14. Bxe2 Bd7 {[41% for Wh vk]}) 12. Bxe5 $2 {[%eval -124,21]} (12. Nxe5 $14 {[%eval 33,22] stays ahead.} Nxe5 (12... Bd6 13. Nxf7 Kxf7 14. Bxd6 Qb6 15. Ne4 Nd4 16. Qd3 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Qxd6 18. Rxd4 Qe7 19. Qf3+ Ke8 20. Rad1 Qf6 21. Qxf6 gxf6 22. Rd8+ Ke7 23. Rxh8 Bd7 24. Rxa8 {1-0 (24) James,D (2118)-Avila,E Chess.com INT 2021}) 13. Bxe5) 12... Nxe5 $17 {Black is better.} 13. Nxe5 O-O 14. Rac1 b5 $146 {[%eval -54,22] Prevents Na4.} ({Black should try} 14... Bd6 $17 {[%eval -93,22]} 15. Nf3 (15. f4 Qe7 16. Rd3 b5 17. Bb3 Bd7 18. Rcd1 Bc5+ 19. Kh1 Rfd8 20. Ne4 Nxe4 21. Qxe4 Be8 22. Rh3 g6 23. Rf1 Qd6 24. Qe1 Qe7 25. Qg3 Kh8 26. Rh6 f6 27. Nxg6+ Bxg6 28. Qxg6 Bd4 29. Bxe6 Bxb2 {Bristina,H (1614)-Pleskot,S (1726) Adelaide 2004 1-0 (41)}) 15... Bd7) 15. Bd5 $2 {[%eval -299,22]} (15. Bd3 $11 {[SF17.1 vk]}) 15... exd5 $19 16. Nxd5 Qb7 17. Rc7 Qb8 $4 {[%eval 32758,12][%mdl 8192]} (17... Nxd5 $19 {[%eval -286,20]} 18. Rxb7 Bxb7) 18. Nc6 $2 {[%eval 137,24] Pair of Knights!} (18. Nxe7+ {[%eval 32758,12] mates} Kh8 {[#]} 19. Nxf7+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} Rxf7 20. Rd8+ Ne8 21. Rxe8+ Rf8 22. Rxf8# {It's painful that I missed this!}) 18... Bg4 $16 19. Qxe7 {White has more active pieces. The black rooks are badly placed.} ({Don't play} 19. Ncxe7+ $6 Kh8 20. f3 Nxd5 21. Nxd5 Be6 $11) 19... Nxd5 20. Rxd5 $40 {[%mdl 128] White attacks with force.} Qe8 {[%eval 166,25]} (20... Qb6 $16 {[%eval 135,28]}) 21. Re5 {[%eval 51,24]} ({Better is} 21. Rg5 $18 {[%eval 166,25]}) 21... Be6 $2 {[%eval 621,26][%mdl 8192] [#]} (21... Qxe7 $14 {[%eval 51,24]} 22. Rexe7 (22. Nxe7+ Kh8 $11) 22... g6) 22. Rxe6 $1 $18 {[%mdl 512]} Qxe7 (22... h6 23. Rd6) 23. Rexe7 h6 24. Ne5 Rae8 {[%eval 667,23]} (24... Kh7 $142 {[%eval 402,23]} 25. Nxf7 Rae8 26. Rxe8 Rxe8) 25. Kf1 {White is clearly winning.} (25. Ng6 Rxe7 26. Nxe7+ Kh7 27. Rc8 Rxc8 28. Nxc8 $18 {(SF17.1 forces Bl into a simplification to an easy ending, similar to the game-vk]}) 25... Rxe7 26. Rxe7 f6 27. Nc6 Rc8 28. Re6 Ra8 29. Rd6 Kh7 30. Rd8 {Weighted Error Value: White=1.04/Black=1.08} 1-0
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