Sendall - Geraghty

(30) Sendall,J - Geraghty,A (1366) [C00] Dyfed closed (134.4), 30.10.2011 [Kemenade] 1.e4 e6 2.c3 Nf6 3.d3 b6 [3...Bc5 Bratkovic-Prezelj, SLO U10 2007,1-0; 3...c5 Zvjaginsev-Timofeev, RUS ch Higher League, 2011, 1/2-1/2] 4.Bg5 Be7 5.Nf3 Bb7 6.Nbd2 d5 7.Ne5 [7.e5= ] 7...0-0 [7...dxe4 8.dxe4 Nxe4? 9.Qa4+ Kf8 10.Bxe7+ Kxe7 11.Nxe4 Qd5 12.Qb4+ c5 13.Nxc5 bxc5 (13...Qxe5+ 14.Ne4+ Ke8 15.Bb5++/- ) 14.Qh4+ Kf8 15.Qf4+/- ] 8.Be2 [8.exd5 Nxd5-/+ ] 8...dxe4 9.Bxf6? [9.dxe4 Nxe4 10.Bf3+/= ] 9...Bxf6 [9...gxf6 10.Nec4 exd3-+ ] 10.Nxe4? [10.Ndc4 exd3 11.Qxd3 b5 12.Qxd8 Rxd8 13.Na5 Bxg2 14.Rg1 Be4-+ ] 10...Bxe5-+ 11.Bf3 Nc6 [11...Bd5 ] 12.0-0 Rb8 13.d4 Bf6 14.Re1 Na5 15.Qe2 Bd5 16.b3 Bxe4 17.Bxe4 g6 18.Rad1 Nb7 19.d5 Qe7 [19...Bxc3 20.dxe6 Qf6 21.exf7+ Rxf7 22.Bd5 Bxe1 23.Rxe1 Nd6-+ ; 19...e5 ] 20.dxe6 Qxe6 [20...Bxc3 ; 20...fxe6 ] 21.Qf3 Rfe8 [21...Nc5 Fritz13 22.Bxg6 Qxe1+ 23.Rxe1 fxg6-+ Bl has plenty for the Q] 22.Kf1 [22.Re3 Na5 23.Bxg6 hxg6 24.Rxe6 Rxe6 ] 22...Nc5 [22...Nd6 23.Bc6 Qf5 24.Bxe8 Qxf3 25.gxf3 Rxe8 26.Rxe8+ Nxe8 27.Rd3 Nd6-+ the two pieces are better than the R especially with Wh's split pawns] 23.Bc6 Qf5 [23...Be5 24.b4 Red8-/+ ] 24.Rxe8++- Rxe8 25.Bxe8 [25.Qxf5 gxf5 26.Bxe8+- as Bl has the split pawns] 25...Qxf3 26.gxf3 Bxc3 27.Bc6 [27.f4 Fritz13,fights for control over the bl squares 27...Ne6 28.Rd7 ] 27...Be5+/= Bl has compensation for the exchange with an extra p , split Wh pawns, and the opposite colour Bs favouring Bl, unless Wh can gang up on f7 somehow 28.Kg2 a5! safeguarding the N on c5 plus securing the a5 pawn against any R incursions on the back rank 29.Rd8+ Kg7 30.Re8 Bd6 31.Bd5 f5 [31...Nd3 32.Bc4 Nf4+ 33.Kf1 g5+/= ] 32.Rg8+ Kf6 33.Rh8 h5 [33...Nd3 Fritz13 34.Bc4 Ne1+ 35.Kh1 (35.Kf1 Nxf3 36.Rxh7 Nxh2+= ) 35...h5= ] 34.Re8 h4 35.Rh8 g5 [35...Nd3 36.Bc4 Ne1+ 37.Kf1 Nxf3= ] 36.h3 the h pawn is even more of a target on this square [36.Bc4+/= ] 36...Nd3-/+ 37.Bc6 Nf4+ 38.Kf1 [38.Kh2 Ng6+-+ ] 38...Nxh3 now Bl even has good prospects of winning 39.Rh7 Nf4 40.Bb5 h3 41.Bc4? [41.Be8 Be5 42.Rf7+ Ke6 43.Rh7 Bd6 44.Bc6 Ke5 45.Bd7=/+ Bl is well placed but its difficult to force an entry] 41...Kg6-+ 42.Rh8 [42.Bg8 Be5 43.Kg1 Bg7 44.Kh2 g4 45.fxg4 fxg4 46.Kg1 b5 47.Kh2 Be5 48.Kg1 Nd3 49.Rf7 c5-+ Fritz13] 42...Kf6 [42...b5! Fritz13 43.Bg8 (43.Be2 Kg7 ; 43.Bxb5 Kg7 44.Ra8 h2 ) 43...Kg7 ] 43.a3 [43.Kg1= Fritz13 43...g4 44.fxg4 fxg4 45.Rg8 Ng6 46.Be2 Ne5 47.Bxg4 h2+ 48.Kg2 Nd3 49.Rh8 Nc1 50.Rh5 Nxa2 51.Rf5+ Kg6 52.f4 ] 43...Bxa3 [43...b5! ] 44.Rh7 Bd6-+ [44...Kg6-+ ; 44...b5-+ ] 45.Rh8 Ke5 [45...b5! ] 46.Rh7 Ng6? gives away the prize sset, no doubt Bl was trying to sneak in a Nh4 before Wh notices [46...Kd4 47.Bg8 Kc3 48.Kg1 b5 is easily winning on the Q side while Wh remains tied down on the K side] 47.Rxh3 Nf4 [47...Kf4 48.Ba6 Ne5 49.Kg2 Nc6 50.Be2 Nd4 51.Bd1-/+ but again difficult to make progress] 48.Rh6 c6 [48...Kd4 49.Bg8 Nd3 50.Rf6 f4 51.Rg6 Kc3 52.Rxg5 Nc5-+ ] 49.Rh8 [49.Bf7= ] 49...b5 [49...Ng6 50.Rd8 Bb4 51.Bf7 Ne7=/+ ] 50.Re8+ [50.Bf7 ] 50...Kd4 51.Bf7 Kc3 [51...Nd5 52.Ra8 Bb4 53.Ra6 Kc5 54.Be8 Nb6 55.Bg6 f4 56.Bc2= ] 52.Rd8 [52.Rc8 c5 53.Rc6 Be7 54.Rc7 Bf8 55.Rc8= ] 52...Bb4 53.Rd1 Bl's flag fell here, as the controller and spectaors noticed, but the players carried on [53.Rg8 a4 54.bxa4 bxa4 55.Rxg5 c5 56.Rxf5 Nd3 57.f4 (57.Ke2 c4-+ ) 57...c4 58.Rf6 a3 59.Ra6 Nc5 60.Ra8 Nb3-+ ] 53...Nd3 [53...c5-+ 54.Bg8 a4 55.bxa4 bxa4 56.Rd8 a3 57.Ra8 Nd3 58.Be6 c4 ] 54.Be6 Kc2-+ [54...Nc5 55.Bxf5 Nxb3-+ ; 54...f4-+ ] 55.Ra1 f4 56.Bf5 Kb2 57.Rd1 Nc1 58.Be4 Nxb3 and Wh claimed the win on time, though for a while Bl seemed to think that HE had won on time! The clock does strange things to people. 1-0