[Event "Abbots v Totnes B1"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2022.12.08"]
[Round ""]
[White "M Goldschmidt"]
[Black "G Darling"]
[Result "0-1"]
[EventDate "2022.12.08"]
[FlipB "1"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Qe7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.Nf3 Ne4 7.O-O f5 8.Be3 c6
9.a3 Ba5 10.Ne5 d6 11.Nd3 Nd7 12.b4 Bc7 13.Qb3 Kh8 14.Nc3 Ndf6 15.f3 Nxc3
16.Qxc3 Bd7 17.Bg5 h6 18.Bxf6 gxf6 {The pawn cover in front of his king
has been broken, but George sees an opportunity to launch an attack down
the g-file.} 19.c5 d5 20.e4 e5 21.Rae1 Rae8 22.exd5 cxd5 23.f4 e4 24.Nb2
a5 25.Re3 {Martin blockades with the rook, but 25.Nd1 followed by 26.Nd3
might be the better way to blockade, leaving the rook free to support
white's queenside attack.} 25...Rg8 26.Rf2 Rg6 27.Bf1 h5 28.Be2 Qh7 29.h4
Reg8 30.b5 Qg7 31.Kh2 {Incredibly this is the losing move, but it takes
some fine attacking play from George to prove it. Instead} ( 31.Kg2 Bxb5
32.Bxb5 Rg4 {and white's king escapes via f1} 33.Kf1 Rxg3 34.Rxg3 Qxg3 35.
Qxg3 Rxg3 36.a4 {and white has a material advantage, though it will take a
lot of effort to realise it.} ) 31...Bxb5 $1 32.Bxb5 Rg4 33.Be2 Rxh4+ $1 {
The rook is immune.} 34.Kg2 ( 34.gxh4 Qg1+ 35.Kh3 Bxf4 {and white can't
stop mate on the h-file.} ) 34...Bxf4 $5 {34...Rxf4 is slightly more
accurate.} 35.Rxf4 Rxf4 36.Bxh5 Rh4 {Martin resigns as there is nothing to
stop 37...f4 and a massive winning pawn avalanche. Well played George!} 0-1
[Event "Autumn Swiss R3"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2022.12.01"]
[Round ""]
[White "C Howard"]
[Black "D Morton"]
[Result "0-1"]
[EventDate "2022.12.01"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4 4.Bf4 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bb4+ 6.Nc3 {Most players play
6.Nbd2 here to avoid the doubled pawns.} 6...Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 Qe7 8.e3 {8.Qd5
holds the extra pawn, though black still has plenty of compensation.} 8...
Ngxe5 9.Nxe5 Nxe5 10.Qd4 f6 11.Be2 O-O 12.O-O d6 13.Rab1 Rd8 14.Rfd1 Nc6
15.Qd2 Rb8 16.Bg3 Be6 17.f4 f5 18.Qc2 Rf8 19.Qa4 $6 {This move loses the
e-pawn.} 19...Bd7 20.Qc2 Qxe3+ 21.Bf2 Qxf4 {Charlie has lost 2 pawns but
he plays the next part of the game very actively to make the most of his
chances.} 22.c5 Qh6 23.cxd6 cxd6 24.Bf3 Kh8 25.Qb3 b6 26.Qa3 Ne5 27.Be2
Ng4 $6 ( 27...Bc6 {threatening the white king, was much better eg} 28.Rxd6
Qg5 {when black has a big attack} 29.g3 {loses to} 29...f4 {so he would be
forced to give up the exchange with 29.Rxc6.} ) 28.Qxd6 Qxd6 29.Rxd6 Nxf2
30.Kxf2 Ba4 31.Bd1 Bxd1 32.Rbxd1 Rfc8 33.Rd7 a6 34.Ra7 Ra8 35.Rf7 Rxc3 36.
Rdd7 Rg8 37.Rb7 Rc2+ 38.Kg3 b5 39.Rxf5 Rxa2 40.Ra7 Ra4 41.Rff7 a5 42.Rfb7
Ra3+ 43.Kg4 b4 44.h4 h6 45.Rb5 Ra4 $6 {Here} ( 45...b3 {is much better,
shepherding the pawns through eg} 46.Kh5 a4 47.g4 Ra2 48.Kg6 b2 {and } 49.
Rbb7 {doesn't work because} ( 49.Rab7 $1 {and black still has a tough
task.} ) 49...a3 50.Rxg7 b1=Q+ {is check.} ) 46.Kh5 Rc8 47.Rbb7 Rg8 48.Rb5
Ra3 49.g4 Rh3 50.Raxa5 {If Charlie had taken with the other rook he would
have had an amazing way of saving the game.} ( 50.Rbxa5 g5 51.Rh7+ Kxh7
52.Ra7+ Kh8 53.Rh7+ Kxh7 {and it's stalemate!} ) 50...g5 {Out of the blue, there is no way to avoid checkmate. A very creative solution by Doug!} 0-1
[Event "Abbots v Totnes B2"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2022.12.08"]
[Round ""]
[White "T Thynne"]
[Black "C Collins"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[EventDate "2022.12.08"]
1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 Nc6 5.Nf3 cxd4 6.cxd4 e6 7.Nc3 Qd8 8.Bd3
Nf6 9.O-O Be7 10.a3 a6 11.Bg5 h6 12.Bh4 Nd5 13.Bxe7 Ncxe7 14.Re1 O-O 15.
Bc2 b6 16.Qd3 Nf6 17.Ne5 g6 18.Rad1 Bb7 19.Re3 Kg7 20.Rh3 Rh8 21.Bb3 Bd5
22.Nxd5 Nexd5 23.Rf3 Rf8 24.Bc2 Ne7 25.h4 h5 26.g3 b5 27.Bb1 Qd5 28.Qe3
Rad8 29.Rxf6 Kxf6 30.Qg5+ Kg7 31.Qxe7 Qxe5 32.dxe5 Rxd1+ 33.Kg2 Rxb1 {The
tactical skirmish is over and the queen should have enough to
counterbalance the two rooks.} 34.Qd6 $2 ( 34.Qf6+ Kg8 35.g4 $1 {opening
the kingside leads to an easy draw. eg} 35...Rxb2 36.gxh5 gxh5 37.Qg5+ Kh7
38.Qxh5+ {with a perpetual check.} ) 34...Rxb2 35.Qxa6 Rd8 {Now the rooks
get active and Trefor is in trouble.} 36.Qb6 Rdd2 37.Qc5 Rxf2+ 38.Qxf2
Rxf2+ 39.Kxf2 {This ending is winning for black but it is a bit tricky as
all the pawn breaks seem to be covered.} 39...f6 40.Ke3 g5 41.Kd4 gxh4 $2
{This leads to a draw.} ( 41...f5 $1 {, activating the pawn majority wins,
eg} 42.Kc5 ( 42.Ke3 f4+ 43.gxf4 ( 43.Kf2 fxg3+ 44.Kxg3 gxh4+ 45.Kxh4 Kg6 {
and the e-pawn falls.} ) 43...gxh4 {and the outside passed pawns will win}
) ( 42.hxg5 Kg6 43.Kc5 f4 $1 44.gxf4 h4 {and again the h-pawn decides.} )
42...f4 43.gxf4 gxh4 {and the h-pawn is unstoppable.} ) 42.gxh4 f5 43.Ke3
Kf7 44.Kf3 {Neither side can make progress.} 1/2-1/2
[Event "Abbots v Totnes B3"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2022.12.08"]
[Round ""]
[White "C Howard"]
[Black "A Kinder"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[EventDate "2022.12.08"]
1.d4 e5 2.dxe5 d6 3.e4 Nc6 4.exd6 Bxd6 5.Nf3 Qe7 6.Bd3 Bg4 7.Bg5 f6 8.Be3
O-O-O 9.Nbd2 Kb8 10.Qe2 Ne5 11.O-O g5 12.Rfe1 h5 13.Rad1 Nh6 14.Nc4 Bxf3
15.gxf3 Nxc4 16.Bxc4 Qe5 17.f4 gxf4 18.Bd4 f3 $6 ( 18...Qg5+ {keeping the
attack going was better.} ) 19.Qxf3 {Charlie misses} ( 19.Bxe5 fxe2 20.
Rxd6 $1 fxe5 21.Rxd8+ Rxd8 22.Bxe2 {and white is a clear pawn ahead.} )
19...Qxh2+ 20.Kf1 Be5 21.c3 Ng4 22.Ke2 Qh4 23.Be6 Qg5 24.Rg1 Bxd4 25.Rxd4
Rxd4 26.cxd4 Qb5+ 27.Ke1 Qxb2 {Andrew is now clearly ahead so Charlie
tries to attack.} 28.Bxg4 hxg4 29.Qxf6 Qa1+ 30.Kd2 Qxa2+ 31.Kd3 Rh3+ $6 (
31...Qa3+ $1 32.Ke2 Rf8 {coordinating the pieces leads to a won position
for black.} 33.Qh4 Qa2+ 34.Kf1 Qb1+ 35.Kg2 Qxe4+ 36.Kf1 Qd3+ 37.Kg2 Qxd4 {
and black has gained pawns without allowing any counterplay.} ) 32.Rg3
Rxg3+ 33.fxg3 b6 {Now it's level. White's queen is very active.} 34.e5
Qa3+ 35.Kc4 Qa2+ 36.Kd3 Qb3+ 37.Ke4 Qxg3 38.Qd8+ Kb7 39.e6 Qf3+ 40.Ke5 g3
41.e7 g2 ( 41...Qh5+ $1 {gives black some chances.} 42.Kf6 g2 43.e8=Q Qxe8
44.Qxe8 g1=Q 45.Qe4+ Ka6 46.Ke7 Qc1 47.Kd7 Qc4 {and black might be able to
start advancing his pawns. Now it's clearly drawn.} ) 42.e8=Q Qe2+ 43.Kd5
Qxe8 44.Qxe8 g1=Q 45.Qc6+ {As white's queen is supported by the king,
there is no escape from the perpetual check.} 1/2-1/2
[Event "Bishops v S Hams B2"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2022.12.08"]
[Round ""]
[White "P Brooks"]
[Black "D Archer"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[EventDate "2022.12.08"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 e6 4.Bd3 c5 5.b3 cxd4 6.exd4 g6 7.O-O Nc6 8.Re1 Bg7
9.Ba3 $1 {This move causes black problems throughout the game. He has
constant worries about the black squares in the centre.} 9...Ne7 10.Ne5
O-O 11.Nd2 a6 12.Ndf3 Ne8 13.Qd2 f6 14.Ng4 Nd6 15.h4 Re8 16.Nh6+ Bxh6 17.
Qxh6 Ndf5 18.Qf4 Nc6 19.Bxf5 exf5 20.Rxe8+ Qxe8 21.Qd6 Qf7 22.Re1 Bd7 23.
c4 Rd8 24.cxd5 $2 {Paul has played a very good game so far, but here he
makes the wrong capture. } ( 24.Qxd5 $1 Qxd5 25.cxd5 Na7 26.Be7 Re8 27.
Bxf6 {is a better idea, although black might hope to survive because of
the opposite coloured bishops.} ) 24...Bc8 25.Qc5 Rxd5 26.Qc3 {26.Rd8+ was
a last chance to get a significant advantage. Paul saw this but couldn't
work out the best line. In this complicated position, Paul offered a draw
and Dave agreed. It may be that white is still a bit better.} 1/2-1/2
[Event "Bishops v S Hams B3"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2022.12.08"]
[Round ""]
[White "J Schofield"]
[Black "J Blackmore"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[EventDate "2022.12.08"]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.Ngf3 Nc6 6.Bc4 Qd8 7.O-O Nf6 8.Re1
cxd4 9.Nb3 Be7 10.Nbxd4 Nxd4 11.Nxd4 O-O 12.c3 Qc7 13.Bd3 b6 14.Bg5 Bb7
15.Qe2 Bd8 16.a4 Nd5 17.Qh5 g6 18.Qh4 Bxg5 19.Qxg5 Qf4 20.Qxf4 Nxf4 21.Be4
Bxe4 22.Rxe4 Nd5 23.a5 bxa5 24.Rxa5 Rfb8 25.Rb5 Rxb5 26.Nxb5 a6 ( 26...Rb8
{was a better chance for an advantage.} 27.Nxa7 {isn't good as after } (
27.c4 a6 28.cxd5 exd5 {and black gains a pawn.} ) 27...Rxb2 {the c-pawn
falls.} ) 27.Na3 Rb8 28.Re2 Nf4 29.Rd2 Kf8 30.g3 Nd5 31.Kg2 Ke7 32.Nc4 Rb5
33.Na3 Rb8 34.Kf1 Nb6 35.b4 Na4 36.Rd3 Rc8 37.c4 Nb2 38.Rc3 Na4 39.Rc2 Rb8
40.b5 axb5 41.cxb5 Nb6 42.Rc7+ Nd7 43.Ke2 Kd6 44.Rc6+ Kd5 45.Rc7 Kd6 46.
Ra7 f5 47.Nc4+ Kc5 48.Ne3 Nf6 49.Rf7 Ne4 50.Rxh7 Rxb5 51.Rc7+ Kd6 52.Rc2
Ke7 53.f3 Ng5 54.Kf2 Kf6 55.Rc7 Nh3+ {Josh and James have played the last
20 moves in time pressure and kept things impressively equal. Here they
finally agreed a draw.} 1/2-1/2