Monday 29 January 2018
White: K. Nevols (157) - Black: J. Hart-Dyke (140)
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 d5?!
This is known as the Elephant Gambit. I had seen it before but knew absolutely nothing about it. White can play 3. Nxe5 where Black can reply with 3. .. Bd6, 3. .. dxe4 or 3. .. Qe7. I opted for the other way to take the pawn.
3. exd5
My logic was that after 3. .. Qxd5 4. Nc3 I was not doing too badly. Black could play 3. .. e4 4. Qe2.
3. .... Bd6
I later discovered that this is the Elephant Gambit 'proper'. White is expected to play 4. d4 e4 5. Ne5 Nf6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Bc4 with advantage. I did not know any of this and so just wanted to get the pieces out quickly.
4. Bb5+ Bd7
5. Bxd7+ Nxd7
6. Qe2 Qe7
7. d3
So far so good. I did not intend to defend the pawn on d5. My idea was to develop an attack to exploit the gain in time which Black would be using up in regaining the pawn.
7. ..... h6
8. Nc3 Ngf6
9. O-O O-O
10. Re1 Rae8
I had expected the other rook to go on to e8 as Black looks quite boxed in. Now I was well placed to start my attack.
11. Nh4!
Heading for the f5 square.
11. ...Nxd5?
Best for Black would be 11. .. Bb4 both to pin the knight and allow some space for the queen, although White could force it away to the edge with 12. Nf5 Qc5 13. Be3 Qa5 14. Qf3! defending the pawn on d5 and threatening Nxh6.
After the text, White can win material by force.
12. Nf5
If 12 ... Qf6 then 13. Nxh6+ gxh6 14. Nxd5 Qg6 15. Bxh6! Qxh6 16. Qg4+ and White comes out two pawns up.
12. ......Qe6
And now the other way to win material.
13. Qg4 Qg6
If 13. .... g5 then 14. Nxd5 Qxd5 15. Nxh6+ or the immediate 15. Bxg5.
If 13. .... g6 then 14. Nxh6+ Kh7 15. Nxd5 and White is a piece and a pawn up.
Black had a long think on this move, leaving 34 minutes for 22 moves.
14. Qxg6 fxg6
15. Nxd6 Nxc3
15. .. cxd6 16. Nxd5 and White is a piece up.
16. Nxe8 Nd5
17. c4!
This resource helps me retrieve the knight.
17. .... Nb4
18. Nxc7
18. .....Nc5
I had expected 18. ... Nc2 to get some material back, but after 19. Be3 Nxa1 20. Rxa1 I would still be a piece up.
19. Rxe5 Ncxd3
20. Re8 Nc2
21. Rxf8+ Kxf8
22. Rb1
OK, here is the plan. I am a rook and a pawn up. Black intends to use those knights to cause mischief and maybe find a fork or two. I had to get one of them off the board.
22. ...... Nd4
23. Be3 Nc6
24. Ne6+ Kf7
25. Nc5 Nde5
26. Nxb7 Nd3
After 26. .. Nxc4 I had intended 27. Rc1 N4e5 28. f4.
27. Nc5 Ne5
28. Rc1 a5
29. Bf4 Ng4
30. Rd1 Nf6
31. Rd6 Ne7
32. Ra6
Well, why not go after that pawn? Black decides to advance on the kingside.
32. ..... g5
33. Be5 Ng4
34. Bc3 Nf5
35. h3 Nf6
Hurrah!
36. Bxf6 gxf6
37. Rxa5 Nd4
38. Ra7+ Kg6
39. Nd3 h5
40. c5 Kf5
41. Nb4 Kf4
42. c6 g4
43. hxg4
Nothing wrong with the immediate 43. c7 - just being over-cautious.
43. ..... hxg4
44. c7 g3
45. fxg3+ Kxg3
46. Ra3+
Another overcautious move - 46. c8(=Q) is OK - but this is just to push the king away. Black now resigned.
Weald of Kent v Swale
Paul A Talsma (199) 1-0 Keith Hyde (166)
James Hart Dyke (140) 0-1 Keith Nevols (157)
Oleg Lyakh (104) 0-1 Vytautas Gedminas
David Warrick (107) 1-0 Tyrone Jefferies (116)
Clive Oram (106) 1/2/1-2 Andrew Gillard (107)
Geoffrey Broadhead 0-1 Duncan Marsh (100)
Weald of Kent 2.5-3.5 Swale
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