2016-02-11 - Savory, Richard 1-0 Krzyzanowski, Patryk
[Event "South Bristol A vs Downend A"] [Site "Whitchurch Folk House"] [Date "2016.2.11"] [White "Savory, Richard"] [Black "Krzyzanowski, Patryk"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B35"] [Annotator "Savory, Richard"] [PlyCount "147"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Qa5 8. O-O O-O 9. Bb3 d6 10. f3 Bd7 11. Nd5 $5 {A slightly offbeat line that usually heads into an ending which is roughly equal and avoids Patryk's Dragon theory. 11.Qd2 is normal.} Nxd5 12. exd5 (12. Bxd5 $2 Qb4 $1 $17) 12... Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 14. Qxd4 Qc5 15. Rad1 (15. Qxc5 dxc5 16. Rfe1 Rfe8 { looks equal to me, the computer thinks white has a slight edge.}) 15... Rfc8 ( 15... Rac8 16. Rfe1 Rfe8 {is less aggressive for black and not so in keeping with normal Dragon play, but it would avoid the problem with the h-file, my intention being to move a rook to h4.}) 16. Rfe1 Kf8 { Note the queen is pinned, so Qh8# is not possible!} 17. Re3 Qxd4 { Rats! He noticed I unpinned the queen!} 18. Rxd4 {A dynamic endgame arrives. Black plans to expand and breakthrough on the queenside and perhaps also target the potentially weak d5 pawn. White plans to expand on the kingside and target the backward e7 pawn and the h-file.} Rc7 { X-ray protection of e7 against Rde4.} 19. Kf2 ({I wanted to play Rh4 here but couldn't see more than a dead draw after Bf5 as in the variation:} 19. Rh4 Bf5 20. Rxh7 Kg8 21. Rh4 Bxc2 22. Bxc2 Rxc2 23. Rxe7 Rxb2 24. Rc4 Rxa2 25. Rcc7 Rf8 26. Rxb7 a5 $11) ({and trying to challenge the c-file just doesn't work} 19. Rc4 Rxc4 20. Bxc4 Rc8 21. Bd3 b5 $15 {So instead my king stands better on f2 ready to go to g3 or e3 and supporting Re2 against a second rank intrusion should such a variation occur after some Rh4. Then solidify the queenside with c3 and a3 ready to meet a5, b4 with axb4 and c4. Note that the bishop must remain on b3 in this case to stop black following up with b3.}) 19... b5 20. c3 a5 21. a3 Rb8 $2 22. Rh4 $1 $16 {Now it works as the c-pawn is not vulnerable, the black king is tied to defending e7 and there is no breakthrough on the queenside.} h5 (22... a4 23. Bc2 h5 24. g4 Rc5 25. gxh5 Rxd5 $2 (25... Rc4 $142 $16) 26. hxg6 $18) 23. g4 b4 24. axb4 axb4 25. c4 e5 26. dxe6 ({Not} 26. gxh5 $4 g5 $19) 26... Bxe6 27. gxh5 g5 {Now it's a matter of trying to convert this still very complicated ending into a full point. The plan is to attack the d-pawn, push the h-pawn and challenge the g-pawn so my h-pawn can be defended if necessary.} 28. Rd4 Rb6 $6 {This helps me follow my plan more easily. Rooks should be used actively in endings and here black should try to activate them for counter-attack probably by Kg7 and Rh8. That said, his defensive task is unenviable.} 29. h4 Rc5 30. h6 $1 {Creating threats of Rd8 or Re8 and h7 should the centre clear, which is my next target. It also makes Bc2 dangerous in some positions with the king on Kg8 as it creates back rank mate threats, even with only one pawn in front of the king.} Rbc6 31. Red3 Bf5 32. Rd2 gxh4 33. Rxh4 Kg8 {h7 was threatened.} 34. Rhd4 Kh7 35. Rxd6 Rxd6 36. Rxd6 Be6 37. Bc2+ $1 Kxh6 38. b3 Ra5 {And now as the books say it's a matter of technique. However with just over 5 minutes each on the clock there is still a bit of work to do to convert it.} 39. Bd1 Ra2+ 40. Ke3 Ra1 41. Kd2 Ra2+ 42. Ke3 Ra1 43. Rd2 Kg5 44. Rg2+ Kf6 45. Bc2 Ke5 46. Rg5+ f5 47. f4+ Kd6 48. Bxf5 Bxf5 49. Rxf5 Ra3 50. Rd5+ Ke6 51. Rd3 Ra1 52. Ke4 Re1+ 53. Re3 Ra1 54. Kd4+ Kd6 55. Rh3 Rd1+ 56. Rd3 Rf1 57. Ke4+ Ke6 58. Rh3 Re1+ 59. Kd4 Ra1 60. Rh5 Ra3 61. Re5+ Kf6 62. Re3 Kf5 63. Kc5 Kxf4 64. Rh3 Kg4 65. Rd3 Kf5 66. Kxb4 Ra8 67. c5 Rb8+ 68. Kc4 Ke6 69. c6 Rh8 70. b4 Rh1 71. Kc5 Rh8 72. c7 Ke7 73. b5 Rh1 74. Kb6 1-0
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