[Event “Bodley 2014”]
[Site “St.Benildus”]
[Date “2014.01.29”]
[Round “6”]
[White “Alex Goss”]
[Black “Mark Dennehy”]
[Result “1/2-1/2”]
[WhiteElo “906”]
[ECO “D10i”]
[EventDate “2014.01.29”]
[Annotator “Stockfish 210214 64”]
1.d4
{+0.14
Okay, Slav time!}
1…d5
{+0.19}
2.c4
{+0.12}
2…c6
{+0.48}
3.Nc3
{+0.23}
3…Bf5
{+0.85}
4.h3
{+0.29
Not sure what that’s about…}
4…e6
{+0.24}
5.Bf4
{+0.01}
5…Nf6
{+0.27}
6.e3
{+0.11}
6…Be7
{+0.18}
7.c5
{-0.01}
7…O-O
{+0.07
Well, it’s a fairly stodgy opening and I’ve lost some ground in the
center. Should have swiped that c4 pawn before c5…}
8.Bd3
{-0.41}
8…Nbd7
{+0.15}
9.Nf3
{-0.31}
9…Be4
{+0.38}
10.Qc2 D
{-0.31}
10…Re8?! =
{+0.44 / -0.31
Stockfish’s suggested variation here might have opened things up a bit
more allright.}
10…Bxd3 11.Qxd3 b6 12.cxb6 Qxb6 =
11.Nxe4
{+0.33}
11…dxe4
{+0.41}
12.Bxe4 D
{+0.40}
12…Qa5+?! += D
{+1.25 / +0.40
Yeah, I have no idea why I thought this would work; I think I just had
board blindness to the Nd2 move.}
12…Nxe4 13.Qxe4 Qa5+ 14.Kf1 Nf6 15.Qc2 b6 16.cxb6 axb6 17.Kg1 Rec8
18.Kh2 Qd5 19.Rhc1 Rxa2 20.Rxa2 Qxa2 21.Ne5 c5 22.b4 Qxc2 23.Rxc2 Ne4
24.bxc5 bxc5 25.f3 =
13.Nd2? =
{-0.28 / +1.25}
13.Qd2 Qxd2+ 14.Nxd2 Nxe4 15.Nxe4 e5 16.dxe5 Nxc5 17.Nxc5 Bxc5 18.Ke2
Rad8 19.Rad1 Bb4 20.f3 Rxd1 21.Rxd1 +=
13…Nxe4
{-0.28}
14.Qxe4 D
{-0.35}
14…Nf6?! +=
{+0.95 / -0.35
And throwing away the (very slim) advantage. Poop.}
14…e5 15.Bxe5 Bxc5 16.Qc2 Bb4 17.a3 Nxe5 18.dxe5 Bxd2+ 19.Qxd2 Qxe5
20.O-O Rad8 21.Qb4 Rd7 22.Rad1 Red8 23.Qb3 Qc5 24.Rxd7 Rxd7 25.Rd1 Qb5
=
15.Qd3
{+0.45}
15…Rad8 D
{+0.91
If you don’t have a plan, make your position stronger.}
16.a3?! = D
{+0.00 / +0.91}
16.Ke2 Nd5 17.Bd6 b6 18.Bxe7 Rxe7 19.Rhc1 e5 20.Nb3 Qb4 21.a3 Qa4 22.
Kf1 exd4 23.Nxd4 bxc5 24.b3 +=
16…e5? +/-
{+1.89 / +0.00
Dammit, I don’t mind missing the trick so much as missing the opening
up of the game!}
16…Qxc5 17.Qxh7+ Kxh7 18.dxc5 Bxc5 19.Ke2 e5 20.Bg3 Nd5 21.Rac1 Bb6
22.Rhd1 Bc7 23.Nc4 f5 24.Bh4 Rc8 25.g4 g6 26.gxf5 gxf5 =
17.Bxe5 D
{+1.20}
17…g6? +-
{+3.35 / +1.20
After a lot of going nowhere, that’s the first real Bodley-level break
the game’s seen and of course it goes against me. Why I even paniced
about h7 I don’t know.}
17…Qxc5 18.f4 Qb6 19.O-O Nd7 20.Nc4 Qa6 21.Rfc1 Nxe5 22.Nxe5 Qxd3
23.Nxd3 Bh4 24.Ne5 f6 +=
18.b4
{+3.32}
18…Qa6
{+3.89
Feck. I didn’t want a queen exchange, but I’ve no choice now.}
19.Qxa6
{+3.97}
19…bxa6
{+3.99
Yay. Doubled pawns on the a-file. Just… perfect.}
20.g4
{+3.81}
20…Nd5
{+3.96}
21.Nc4
{+3.99}
21…f6
{+4.21}
22.Bg3
{+4.23}
22…Bf8
{+4.26}
23.Na5
{+4.09}
23…Rc8
{+4.25}
24.Nb7
{+3.78}
24…Nc3
{+3.86}
25.Nd6
{+3.73}
25…Bxd6
{+3.54}
26.Bxd6
{+3.27}
26…Ne4
{+3.64
There’s no real plan going on here, the game is as stodgy as it gets,
and we’re about to hit a rook endgame where I’m two pawns down. In
hindsight, I should have gotten up, taken a breather and settled back
down to keep on going and try to grind out a win, but on the day I was
just exhaused by the thought of that and accepted the draw. Stockfish
(and the skittles room) think I was too slow accepting the draw and
that I should have taken his hand off while doing so!}
26…Ne4 { 14:+3.61} 27.Bf4 Kg7 28.Ke2 h6 29.Rac1 Ng5 30.Bxg5 hxg5
31.h4 gxh4 32.Rxh4 g5 33.Rh5 Re4 34.Rch1 Rxg4 35.Rh7+ Kg6 36.Rxa7
1/2-1/2
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