2014-11-16 - Savory, Richard 1-0 Henderson, Ian

[Event "4NCL Division 3s"] [Site "Daventry Court ENG"] [Date "2014.11.16"] [Round "2.127"] [White "Savory, Richard"] [Black "Henderson, Ian R"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2106"] [BlackElo "2062"] [PlyCount "151"] [EventDate "2014.11.16"] [WhiteTeam "Downend & Fishponds"] [BlackTeam "Surbiton 1"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bc4 b5 5. Bb3 Bg4 6. Nf3 Nxd5 7. d4 e6 8. h3 Bh5 9. Qe2 a6 10. Nc3 Bb4 11. Bd2 c6 12. g4 Bg6 13. h4 h5 14. Ne5 Bh7 15. O-O-O Qd6 16. Bxd5 cxd5 17. Rh3 Nd7 ({ Black could snatch the initiative here with} 17... f6) 18. Bf4 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Qe7 $2 ({Black could avoid the messy tactics with} 19... Qd7) 20. Bxg7 Rg8 21. Bf6 Qxf6 22. Nxd5 Qd8 23. Nxb4 Rxg4 24. Nxa6 (24. Qe5 { gives White a substantial advantage.}) 24... Qb6 25. Qxb5+ Qxb5 26. Nc7+ Ke7 27. Nxb5 Rxa2 { Although 2 pawns up White has to put up with very active Black pieces.} 28. Kb1 Ra5 29. Nc3 Rf5 30. f3 Rgf4 31. Rd3 Rf6 32. Ne2 Bxd3 33. Nxf4 Bxc2+ 34. Kxc2 Rxf4 35. Kd3 {The Black rook is still active enough to give compensation.} Kd6 36. Ke3 e5 37. dxe5+ Kxe5 38. Rh2 Rb4 39. Re2 Rxh4 40. Kd3+ Kd5 41. Re7 { This position can only be described as equal.} Rf4 {There is no specific move that loses this game but Black must avoid becoming passive and then having his king diverted to the queenside.} ({It is very easy to draw by} 41... Rh2 42. Rxf7 Rxb2 43. Rf5+ Ke6 44. Rxh5 Kf6 {As long as the king stays in the centre he can always get in front of a passed pawn.}) 42. Ke3 Rf6 43. Rb7 Kc5 44. Ra7 Kb5 45. Ke4 h4 46. Ra1 Rc6 47. Rh1 Rc2 48. Kf5 Rxb2 49. Rxh4 {White is rewarded for his persistence. Black is now in a dangerous situation and needs to find a series of only moves to draw.} Kc5 50. Re4 Kd6 51. Kf6 Kd5 $2 (51... Rb6 $1 52. Kxf7 Kd5 {draws as there is no longer a check on e5, and the White king is cut off too far away from the pawn.}) 52. Re5+ Kd6 53. f4 Rf2 54. f5 Rf1 55. Re2 Kd7 56. Re7+ Kd8 57. Re5 Kd7 58. Kxf7 Kd6 59. Re6+ Kd7 60. f6 Rg1 61. Re2 Rd1 62. Kf8 Rf1 63. f7 Rf3 64. Re4 Rf1 65. Rd4+ Ke6 66. Re4+ Kd7 67. Re8 Rg1 68. Re7+ Kd8 69. Re4 Rf1 70. Rd4+ Kc7 71. Ke7 Re1+ 72. Kf6 Rf1+ 73. Ke6 Kc8 74. Rd5 Rf2 75. Rf5 Re2+ 76. Kf6 1-0

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