R.J.Sutcliffe - Mark Shelmerdine [B01]

Chartist v Wakefield Exam Board 4/Chartist (-) 2005


[ QUEEN'S PAWN GAME,D00]

1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Qxf3










Ryder Gambit


5... c6

5... g6 is considered Black's best.. or Qxd4 if you are feeling macho!

6. Be3 Bg4 7. Qg3

7. Qf2! is stronger

7... e6 8. Nf3 Bd6

8... Bf5! is probably best. 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. cxd3 Qb6










White to play


9. Bf4?

9. Ne5 is better. 9... Qb6 10. Rb1 O-O 11. Bd3 is unclear.

9... Bxf4 10. Qxf4 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Qb6 12. O-O-O Nbd7 13. Rg1 O-O-O 14. Bc4 Rhg8 15. Bb3 Qc7 16. Qh4 Nb6 17. Ne4 Nfd5 18. c3 Qf4+ 19. Qxf4 Nxf4 20. Rd2

20. Rg4 Ne2+ 21. Kd2 h5 (21... f5? 22. Bxe6+) 22. Rh4 advantage White

20... h6 21. Rg4 Nfd5

21... g5!? was interesting 22. h4 f5 23. Rxf4 gxf4 24. Bxe6+ Kb8 25. Bxg8 fxe4 26. Bf7 e3 advantage Black

22. Nc5 Ne3 23. Rf4

23. Re4 Nec4 Black is okay.

23... Nbc4

23... Rgf8 looks best. 24. Re2 Nbd5 Black is better.










How should White continue ?


24. Rxf7! Nxd2?

24... b6! 25. Nxe6 Rd7 26. Rxd7 Kxd7 27. Rd3 advantage White

25. Bxe6+ Kb8 26. Rxb7+ Ka8 27. Kxd2 Nf1+










White to play


28. Kd3

28. Ke2 wins -But it is very tricky ! 28... Rde8! (28... Rge8 does not work. 29. Kxf1 Rxe6 30. Nxe6 Re8 31. Nc5) 29. Rc7! (29. Kxf1? Rxe6!) 29... Nxh2 30. Kf2 Rgf8 31. Bd7!! is the killer - threatens mate in 2 by Bxc6+ and Na6 mate. and also there is the matter of Black's Rook being under attack. 31... Rxf3+ 32. Kg1 (32. Kg2?? Re2+ 33. Kh1 Rf1#) 32... Re1+ 33. Kxh2 Re2+ 34. Kg1 Rf8 (34... Rg3+ 35. Kf1 Black cannot avoid mate.) (34... Rf6 35. Rc8#) 35. Bxc6+ Kb8 36. Na6#

28... Rb8?

loses quicker.

28... Rgf8! 29. Bd7 Rxf3+ 30. Ke2 Rf6 (30... Nxh2 31. Bxc6 and White has mate in 8 (at most).) 31. Rc7 Nxh2 32. Bxc6+ Rxc6 33. Rxc6 was Black's best line.

29. Bxg8 Rxb7

Here Rxg8 lasts longer.

30. Nxb7 Kxb7 31. h3?

White misses the quick win, but did eventually win the ending.

31. Ke2 ! takes Black out immediately. 31... Nxh2 32. Kf2 Kc7 33. Kg2

1-0 [Geoff Peake]

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