15/12/2020

Kayden Loke v Ryan Winter (12-12-2020)

A key Round 4 battle between eventual joint winners of the Kapiti Junior Chess Championship played 12 December 2020. Annotations from Gordon Lyall.

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be3 dxe4 6. Nxe4 Nd7 {B15: Caro-Kann: 3 Nc3: 3…g6 and 3…dxe4 4 Nxe4 Nf6 5 Nxf6+ exf6.} 7. Bc4 {Threatens to win with Bxf7+!} (7. Nc3 {feels hotter.} Ngf6 8. Bd3 Nb6 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O) 7... Ngf6 8. Nxf6+ Nxf6 9. c3 O-O 10. O-O Nd5 {[#]} 11. Qb3 (11. Bb3 Nxe3 12. fxe3 e6 13. Qe2 Qe7 14. Rad1 a5 15. a3 b5 16. Qc2 c5 17. e4 {1/2-1/2 (41) Levina, A (2095)-Mitrovic, B Oropesa del Mar 2000}) 11... Nb6 12. Rfe1 Nxc4 13. Qxc4 Qd6 14. Bg5 Be6 15. Qc5 Rfe8 16. Qxd6 exd6 17. Bf4 Bf8 18. Re3 Kg7 19. Rae1 Bd7 20. Nd2 d5 21. Nf3 Rxe3 22. Rxe3 f6 23. Ne1 Kf7 24. Nd3 h5 (24... b6 {keeps more tension.} 25. h4 c5 26. dxc5 bxc5 27. f3 Bb5) 25. h3 Re8 (25... b6 $17) 26. Rxe8 $11 Kxe8 27. Kf1 Kf7 28. Bb8 a6 29. Ba7 Bf5 30. Ke2 Bd6 31. f3 h4 32. Bc5 (32. Bb6 $11 {was preferable.}) 32... Bxd3+ (32... Bc7 $1 $15) 33. Kxd3 Bxc5 34. dxc5 $15 Ke6 35. c4 $2 (35. f4 $11) 35... dxc4+ $1 $19 36. Kxc4 {[#]} Ke5 $1 37. Kd3 Kf4 38. Ke2 Kg3 39. Kf1 {[#]} f5 $2 ({Black should play} 39... a5 $1 $19 40. Kg1 Kf4) 40. b4 $11 {The position is equal.} g5 41. a3 Kf4 {Hoping for …Ke3.} 42. Ke2 g4 43. fxg4 fxg4 44. hxg4 Kxg4 45. Kf2 1/2-1/2 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.