Showing a recent game against Uni A.
This games is full of strategic maneuvering followed by precise calculation. Enjoy.
[Event "Uni A vs Rugby A"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "AV Serra"]
[Black "N Kadodwala"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteELO "?"]
[BlackELO "?"]
%Created by Caissa's Web PGN Editor
%Orient=B
1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 {Going for a symmetrical english variation which
in this position causes black no problems.} 4. Bg2 d6 5. d3 Nc6 6. Rb1 {This
plan of Rb1, a3 with the insertion of d3 and d6 is harmless for black.} 6...
Nf6 7. a3 a5 {This stops b4 but gives white the b5 square which is hard to
utilise because white has spent 2 moves on Rb1 and a3.} 8. Nf3 Bd7 {Planning
Qc8, Bh3, h5 etc if white goes short.} 9. O-O Qc8 10. Na4 {Trying to tie black
down to the b6 weakness which is correct for white to do. The problem is that
black can defend very easily and naturally.} 10... Qc7 11. Qb3 {Misplaces
whites Queen.} 11... Ra6 {Odd rook move but it does get out of the white
bishops eye. The rook is misplaced though.} 12. Bf4 b6 13. Nc3 O-O {Happy to
castle now that there is no K-side attack} 14. Nb5 Qc8! {Quite proud of this
move in the game. It's natural to play to b8 or d8 to shore up weaknesses but
i see that my position can hold without the Queen.} 15. Rfe1 Ne8 {Heading
towards c7 to exchange whites strong knight.} 16. Nd2?! {I still don't
understand what this moves is trying to accomplish.} 16... Nd4 {White's last
move allowed this exchange and forces white to give it up or lose a pawn.}
17. Nxd4 cxd4 {Best recapture as now c5 is a potential outpost and restrains
white center pawns.} 18. Ne4 {Maybe going tfor a sac on d6 for 2 pawns which
didn't worry me since it would liven up the game. Comp says any sac is bad for
white anyway.} 18... Nc7 {Now heading for c5} 19. Qc2 {Trying to push b4
so...} 19... a4 20. Qc1 {Going for Bh6 which seems ok for black but I wanted
more so pushed back his awkwardly placed center pieces gaining a lot of K-side
space.} 20... f5 21. Ng5 h6 22. Nf3 g5 23. Bd2 Ne6 {Both white's bishops and
Knight are bottled up whilst blacks minor pieces are finding better and better
squares.} 24. h4? {A poor move allowing more K-side expansion.} 24... g4 25.
Nh2 Kh7 {Better than h5 keeping g5 under guard.} 26. Nxg4?? {No idea what he
was thinking. He said after the game that he felt that black's position was
just getting better and better which of course it was. Still Black defensive
task isn't terribly hard.} 26... fxg4 27. Be4+ Kg8 28. Bxh6 Bc6! {Trying to
force bishops off which gives black an easy life. If white doesn't want to
trade then he has to play his next...} 29. Bg6 {Which runs into black's next
which forces more trades.} 29... Rf6 30. h5 Be8! {White's choices are drop a
pawn and dark squared bishops off or save the pawn for more exchanges.} 31.
Bg5!? {Comp says both options are level but I would have saced the pawn. This
makes Blacks's life even easier.} 31... Nxg5 32. Qxg5 Bxg6 33. hxg6 Qf5!
{Stops all attacks dead because it forces a trade of Queens. The rest is GM
standard technique.} 34. Qxf5 Rxf5 35. Kg2 {White is trying to doube on the
h-file so black stops this} 35... Raa5 36. Rh1 Rh5 37. Rh4! {A good move from
white. Didn't see this OTB.} 37... Rag5 38. Rbh1 Rh8 {Black has managed to
shore up the h-file as well maintain pressure on the g6 pawn and defend his g4
pawn. Black cannot lose from here.} 39. f3 gxf3+ 40. exf3 Rxg6 41. Rxh8+ Bxh8
42. Rh5 Be5 {Stops the White rook playing havoc on the Q-side.} 43. g4 Rf6
{Gains full control over f4 which is key to black stopping counterplay.} 44.
Rh1 {Clearly hoping to effect a b3/b4 push but also ceding the h-file.} 44...
Kf7?! {Inaccurate, g7 was better.} 45. Rb1 Rh6 46. b4 {b3 is better as black
does not have to take which white missed.} 46... Rh2+ 47. Kg1 Rd2 {Easily
picking off weak pawns now with white's K+R passive, control of the 7th and a
centralised extra bishop. } 48. f4 {White thinks he has a tactical trick
but...} 48... Bxf4 49. Rf1 e5 {Protected and he's finally had enough.} 0-1
