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Submitted by:Ken Ashby
Submitted:22 October 2016 2:23 am
White:Ashby, Ken (93)South Hams
Black:Greenhalgh, Roy (111)South Hams
Game Date:20 October 2016
Competition:Homan League
Result:1-0 
Private:No 
 

Comments since sumbission:

22 October 2016, 9:29 pmDavid Archer
Yes good game, I like the 32nd,33rd and 34th moves from Ken. Not your day Roy.
 
22 October 2016, 7:01 pmSteve Levy
Nice game you two. Ken, you played the best game against Roy in the Homan so far.David--Phil--Steve had more difficult positions and Roy had good chances against us all.Despite being jumped up Dunleavy players it was a game worthy of the Homan..
 
22 October 2016, 3:03 pmKen Ashby
Yes e6, that's sweet. Well spotted.
 
22 October 2016, 2:48 pmPhil McConnell
Ken, Black is then in trouble after White plays e6 and follows it up with Rd7. I may be wrong, but I think the best outcome for Black is to end up with 5 pawns against a knight and 3 pawns - with White winning because the Black king cant be on both sides of the board at once.
 
22 October 2016, 2:33 pmKen Ashby
Unclear how your 39 move suggestion works, Phil. All I see is: 39. Rxf5 exf5 40. Rxd4 fxg4. What am I missing?
 
22 October 2016, 11:02 amPhil McConnell
Well played Ken. Your early advantage was down to speedier development. Look at the position after 9 moves - White has developed 3 minor pieces and castled, Black has developed 0 minor pieces and not castled.

39. Rxf5 would have won you a piece - note, not Bxf5, as that would have allowed 39. … Rd1+

Shredder’s analysis is below. Not much black on the histogram, it has to be said.
 
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22 October 2016, 1:59 amKen Ashby
I felt confident throughout the match. I made the better start and felt I managed to maintain momentum for much of the match. As it turns I continually got in great ipositions without capitalising on them. Most particularly on move 35 by not advancing checking with the g pawn. Had I done that the black knight falls and I have all kinds of threats. By not doing so, Roy became at least equal and probably better, albeit marginally. Oddly enough though, having finally got back to equality, Roy then missed the knight fork check which decided the outcome. All in all a tough game. One that, at the time, I felt very pleased with. Reviewing it now though, I realise I wasn't nearly as clever as I thought I'd been. Indeed, come the end I got lucky.
 
 

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[Event "Homan League"] [Date "2016-10-20"] [White "Ashby, Ken"] [Black "Greenhalgh, Roy"] [Result "1-0"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 c6 3. d4 Nf6 4. a3 Ne4 5. e3 d5 6. Bd3 Qa5+ 7. Nbd2 Nxd2 8. Bxd2 Qd8 9. O-O g6 10. Re1 Bg7 11. Bc3 O-O 12. e4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Nd7 14. Qc1 b5 15. Bb3 Bb7 16. Bb4 Re8 17. Bd2 a5 18. Bh6 Nb6 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. h4 h5 21. Qf4 Nd7 22. Ng5 Qf6 23. Qxf6+ Nxf6 24. e5 Nd5 25. Rad1 Rac8 26. Ne4 Rc7 27. Rd3 Rf8 28. Rg3 Ne7 29. Bd1 Kh6 30. Nc5 Bc8 31. Rf3 Nf5 32. Re4 Rd8 33. Rff4 a4 34. g4 Nxh4 35. gxh5 {What an idiot I am. All I had to do was go g5+ and I not only pick up the knight, but also have an overwhelming attack.} Nf5 36. hxg6 fxg6 37. Bg4 g5 38. Rf3 Rxd4 39. Rxd4 Nxd4 40. Rf6+ Kg7 41. Ne4 c5 42. Nd6 c4 43. Ne8+ 1-0

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[Event "Homan League"]
[Date "2016-10-20"]
[White "Ashby, Ken"]
[Black "Greenhalgh, Roy"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 c6 3. d4 Nf6 4. a3 Ne4 5. e3 d5 6. Bd3 Qa5+ 7. Nbd2 Nxd2 8. Bxd2 Qd8 9. O-O g6 10. Re1 Bg7 11. Bc3 O-O 12. e4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Nd7 14. Qc1 b5 15. Bb3 Bb7 16. Bb4 Re8 17. Bd2 a5 18. Bh6 Nb6 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. h4 h5 21. Qf4 Nd7 22. Ng5 Qf6 23. Qxf6+ Nxf6 24. e5 Nd5 25. Rad1 Rac8 26. Ne4 Rc7 27. Rd3 Rf8 28. Rg3 Ne7 29. Bd1 Kh6 30. Nc5 Bc8 31. Rf3 Nf5 32. Re4 Rd8 33. Rff4 a4 34. g4 Nxh4 35. gxh5 {What an idiot I am. All I had to do was go g5+ and I not only pick up the knight, but also have an overwhelming attack.} Nf5 36. hxg6 fxg6 37. Bg4 g5 38. Rf3 Rxd4 39. Rxd4 Nxd4 40. Rf6+ Kg7 41. Ne4 c5 42. Nd6 c4 43. Ne8+
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