Rook Tourn: G.Glover v S.Riley Draw Gordon Glover Scott Riley Result: ½-½ Metadata » Click to open. Date: Location: Tournament: Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: 27/09/2023 [Event ""] [Site ""] [Round ""] [Date "????.??.??"] [White "Gordon Glover"] [Black "Scott Riley"] [Result "½-½"] [Annotator ""] [ECO ""] [WhiteElo "0"] [BlackElo "0"] [Puzzle "0"] [DateTime ""] 1. d4 {0.13/17 2} d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. O-O a6 10. Qe2 b5 11. Rfc1 $146 {0.01/24 3 White is much more active. The black rooks are badly placed.} (11. a4 b4 12. Nb1 Ne4 (12... a5 13. Nbd2 Bb7 14. Rfc1 Bd6 15. Nb3 Qb6 16. Bf4 Ne4 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Bb5 Nb6 19. Nc5 Rab8 20. Rc2 Qe7 21. Ne5 Rfc8 22. Rac1 Nd6 23. b3 Ba8 24. f3 f6 25. Ned7 Nxb5 26. Nxb8 Na3 27. Ncd7 {Cacho Reigadas,S (2469)-Abreu Delgado,A (2480) Havana 2002 1-0 (36)}) 13. Bxe7 (13. Bf4 g5 14. Bg3 f5 15. Nbd2 Nxg3 16. hxg3 g4 17. Nh2 Bd6 18. Rfc1 Bb7 19. Nb3 Rf6 20. Nc5 Nxc5 21. dxc5 Bc7 22. Qe1 a5 23. f4 gxf3 24. gxf3 Rg6 25. f4 d4 26. c6 Bc8 27. Kf2 dxe3+ {Collett,P-Eklund,L (2283) Sweden 2002 0-1 (33)}) 13... Qxe7 14. Rc1 e5 15. Nbd2 Nxd2 16. Nxd2 e4 17. Bc2 a5 18. Bb3 Ba6 19. Qh5 Bb7 20. Rc7 Rab8 21. Qf5 Rfd8 22. Bxd5 {1-0 (22) Mareco,S (2527)-Tine,V (2315) Santos 2010}) 11... Bb7 12. Ne5 {-0.16/22} (12. a4 $14 {0.59/22}) 12... h6 (12... Nxe5 {looks sharper.} 13. dxe5 Nd7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Qg4 Nxe5) 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Bxf6 {-0.10/20} ({Better is} 14. Bf4 $17 {-0.81/23} Bd6 15. Qf3) 14... Bxf6 $11 15. f4 Be7 16. Qh5 {-0.71/22} (16. Nd1 $11 {-0.07/24}) 16... f5 {0.38/21} (16... b4 $17 {-0.71/22} 17. Nb1 a5) 17. Rf1 Qe8 18. Qxe8 Rfxe8 19. Nb1 Rac8 20. Nd2 Rc7 21. Rfc1 Rec8 22. Nb3 Bb4 23. Kf2 Kf7 24. Ke2 Kf6 25. a3 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Rxc1 27. Nxc1 {Endgame KBB-KBN} Bd6 28. Nb3 g5 29. Nc5 Bc8 (29... Bc6 $5) 30. fxg5+ hxg5 31. g3 Bxc5 {0.47/21} (31... e5 $11 {-0.23/22}) 32. dxc5 {KB-KB} Bd7 33. a4 bxa4 {1.04/30} (33... e5 $11 {0.01/25 keeps the balance.}) 34. Bxa6 $16 {[#] Hoping for Bb7.} Bc6 {Inhibits Bb7.} 35. Kd3 g4 $2 {2.33/29} (35... e5 $16 {0.79/25}) 36. Kc3 $18 {Strongly threatening Kb4.} e5 37. Kb4 {aiming for Ka5.} d4 38. exd4 exd4 39. Bf1 $2 {0.01/28} (39. Ka5 $18 {2.40/26}) 39... Ke5 $11 40. h4 {-0.50/23} (40. Ka5 $11 {0.15/26}) 40... gxh3 41. Bxh3 {The position is equal.} f4 {0.00/21 1} 42. gxf4+ Kxf4 43. Bf1 Ke3 44. b3 axb3 {[#] ( -> ...b2)} 45. Kxb3 {0.00/29 1} Bf3 46. Bc4 Bc6 (46... Ba8 {0.01/29 1}) 47. Bf1 1. d4 {0.13/17 2} d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. O-O a6 10. Qe2 b5 11. Rfc1 $146 {0.01/24 3 White is much more active. The black rooks are badly placed.} (11. a4 b4 12. Nb1 Ne4 (12... a5 13. Nbd2 Bb7 14. Rfc1 Bd6 15. Nb3 Qb6 16. Bf4 Ne4 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Bb5 Nb6 19. Nc5 Rab8 20. Rc2 Qe7 21. Ne5 Rfc8 22. Rac1 Nd6 23. b3 Ba8 24. f3 f6 25. Ned7 Nxb5 26. Nxb8 Na3 27. Ncd7 {Cacho Reigadas,S (2469)-Abreu Delgado,A (2480) Havana 2002 1-0 (36)}) 13. Bxe7 (13. Bf4 g5 14. Bg3 f5 15. Nbd2 Nxg3 16. hxg3 g4 17. Nh2 Bd6 18. Rfc1 Bb7 19. Nb3 Rf6 20. Nc5 Nxc5 21. dxc5 Bc7 22. Qe1 a5 23. f4 gxf3 24. gxf3 Rg6 25. f4 d4 26. c6 Bc8 27. Kf2 dxe3+ {Collett,P-Eklund,L (2283) Sweden 2002 0-1 (33)}) 13... Qxe7 14. Rc1 e5 15. Nbd2 Nxd2 16. Nxd2 e4 17. Bc2 a5 18. Bb3 Ba6 19. Qh5 Bb7 20. Rc7 Rab8 21. Qf5 Rfd8 22. Bxd5 {1-0 (22) Mareco,S (2527)-Tine,V (2315) Santos 2010}) 11... Bb7 12. Ne5 {-0.16/22} (12. a4 $14 {0.59/22}) 12... h6 (12... Nxe5 {looks sharper.} 13. dxe5 Nd7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Qg4 Nxe5) 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Bxf6 {-0.10/20} ({Better is} 14. Bf4 $17 {-0.81/23} Bd6 15. Qf3) 14... Bxf6 $11 15. f4 Be7 16. Qh5 {-0.71/22} (16. Nd1 $11 {-0.07/24}) 16... f5 {0.38/21} (16... b4 $17 {-0.71/22} 17. Nb1 a5) 17. Rf1 Qe8 18. Qxe8 Rfxe8 19. Nb1 Rac8 20. Nd2 Rc7 21. Rfc1 Rec8 22. Nb3 Bb4 23. Kf2 Kf7 24. Ke2 Kf6 25. a3 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Rxc1 27. Nxc1 {Endgame KBB-KBN} Bd6 28. Nb3 g5 29. Nc5 Bc8 (29... Bc6 $5) 30. fxg5+ hxg5 31. g3 Bxc5 {0.47/21} (31... e5 $11 {-0.23/22}) 32. dxc5 {KB-KB} Bd7 33. a4 bxa4 {1.04/30} (33... e5 $11 {0.01/25 keeps the balance.}) 34. Bxa6 $16 {[#] Hoping for Bb7.} Bc6 {Inhibits Bb7.} 35. Kd3 g4 $2 {2.33/29} (35... e5 $16 {0.79/25}) 36. Kc3 $18 {Strongly threatening Kb4.} e5 37. Kb4 {aiming for Ka5.} d4 38. exd4 exd4 39. Bf1 $2 {0.01/28} (39. Ka5 $18 {2.40/26}) 39... Ke5 $11 40. h4 {-0.50/23} (40. Ka5 $11 {0.15/26}) 40... gxh3 41. Bxh3 {The position is equal.} f4 {0.00/21 1} 42. gxf4+ Kxf4 43. Bf1 Ke3 44. b3 axb3 {[#] ( -> ...b2)} 45. Kxb3 {0.00/29 1} Bf3 46. Bc4 Bc6 (46... Ba8 {0.01/29 1}) 47. Bf1 White to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Black to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Warning: This game can only be seen if JavaScript is enabled in your browser.