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15/12/2020
Kayden Loke v Henry Laslow (12-12-2020)
Final round game from the Kapiti Junior Chess Championship Open that clinches a share of the title for co-winner Kayden Loke. Annotations from Gordon Lyall.
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Qe2 Qe7 6. d3 Nf6 7. Bg5 Nc6 ({Either} 7... Qxe2+ 8. Bxe2 Be7) ({or} 7... Nbd7 8. Nc3 Qxe2+ 9. Bxe2 h6 {avoids doubled f-pawns}) 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Nc3 Be6 10. O-O-O {The position is equal.} O-O-O 11. d4 d5 12. Na4 (12. Kb1 = {should be considered.}) 12... Qb4 13. Qb5 Bh6+ 14. Kb1 Bf5 (14... Rhg8 $11) 15. a3 $36 {White is pushing.} Qa5 16. b4 Qxb5 17. Bxb5 Rd6 18. Rhe1 a6 (18... a5 $11) 19. Bd3 Bg6 (19... Bxd3 $11 {might be stronger.} 20. Rxd3 Re6) 20. Nc5 $14 Rg8 21. Nh4 Rdd8 22. Bf5+ Bxf5 23. Nxf5 Bf8 24. g3 Bxc5 (24... Rg5 $142 25. Ne3 Bxc5 26. bxc5 (26. dxc5 Rh5 $14) 26... Rgg8) 25. dxc5 $16 Rge8 26. Nh6 (26. Rxe8 $16 Rxe8 27. Rxd5) 26... Ne5 (26... Re6 $14) 27. f4 Nf3 $2 {[#]} (27... Nc4 $16) 28. Rxe8 $2 ({Missing} 28. Rf1 $1 $18 {and the rest is easy.} Nxh2 29. Rf2 {and the knight is lost}) 28... Rxe8 29. Rxd5 Nxh2 30. Nxf7 $18 ({Better is} 30. Rd1 $16) 30... Ng4 $14 31. Rh5 h6 {[#]} (31... Re3 $14) 32. Rh4 $1 $16 h5 33. Rxh5 Re7 34. Rh8+ Kd7 35. Rg8 Rxf7 36. Rxg4 $18 f5 (36... Ke6 $142 37. Rg8 Kd5) 37. Rg6 c6 38. c4 Kc7 39. Kc2 b6 $2 (39... Re7 {is a better defense.} 40. Kd2 Kd7) 40. cxb6+ Kxb6 41. a4 Rd7 42. b5 axb5 43. axb5 Ka5 44. Rxc6 {Hoping for Kc3.} Kb4 45. b6 Re7 46. Rc7 Re6 47. b7 Rb6 48. Kd3 Rd6+ 49. Ke3 Rb6 50. Kf3 Ka5 51. g4 Rb3+ 52. Kg2 Rb2+ 53. Kg3 Rb3+ 54. Kh4 fxg4 55. Kxg4 {c5 is the strong threat.} Rb1 56. f5 Ka6 57. f6 Rg1+ 58. Kf5 Rf1+ 59. Ke6 Re1+ 60. Kf7 Rb1 61. Kf8 Rb6 {White mates.} 62. f7 Rb1 63. c5 Rb2 64. c6 Rb1 65. Rc8 Rb2 66. b8=Q 1-0
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