[Event "S Hams v NA Rapid"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2023.11.16"]
[Round ""]
[White "S Levy"]
[Black "A Kinder"]
[Result "0-1"]
[EventDate "2023.11.16"]
1.Nf3 a6 2.e4 b5 3.d4 Bb7 4.Bd3 e6 5.Nbd2 c5 6.c3 Nf6 7.O-O d5 8.e5 Nfd7
9.Re1 Be7 10.Nf1 Nc6 11.Ng3 h5 {Rather than castle, Andrew goes for it!}
12.h3 g5 13.dxc5 g4 14.hxg4 hxg4 15.Nd4 Nxc5 16.Nxc6 Bxc6 17.Be2 Qd7 18.
Bxg4 O-O-O 19.Be3 Ne4 20.Qf3 ( 20.Nxe4 {is much better as swapping off
will blunt black's initiative.} 20...dxe4 21.Qxd7+ Bxd7 {leaves white
ahead.} ) 20...Rdf8 21.Nxe4 {Now it's not so good.} 21...dxe4 22.Qf4 ( 22.
Qd1 {allows black to avoid exchanges with} 22...Qc7 {but it's better than
the move played.} ) 22...Bd5 23.a4 f5 {This is the move white missed.} 24.
Bh3 ( 24.exf6 Bd6 {leads to a vicious attack} 25.Qg5 Bh2+ 26.Kf1 Bf4 {wins
the queen as} 27.Qxf4 Rh1+ 28.Ke2 Bc4# {is mate.} ) 24...Rh4 25.Qh2 f4 26.
Bd4 Rfh8 27.axb5 f3 ( 27...Rxh3 {is more clinical} 28.gxh3 Rg8+ {forces }
29.Qg2 ( 29.Kf1 Qxb5+ 30.Re2 f3 {is crushing.} )) 28.Qg3 Qd8 29.Kh2 ( 29.
c4 {hoping to muddy the waters might have been a final chance.} ) 29...Rg8
30.Bb6 Rxg3 31.Bd4 Rxg2+ {It's mate in one.} 0-1
[[Event "Autumn Swiss R3"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2023.11.16"]
[Round ""]
[White "M Hussey"]
[Black "P Brooks"]
[Result "0-1"]
[EventDate "2023.11.16"]
[FlipB "1"]
1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 c5 3.e3 cxd4 4.exd4 Nc6 {This is a simple way of playing
against the London which gives black near equality. Mike's next move makes
it a Jobava system.} 5.Nc3 a6 6.Nf3 Bf5 7.a3 e6 8.Bd3 Bxd3 9.Qxd3 Bd6 10.
Bg3 Nge7 {Paul wants to introduce an imbalance, so he puts his knight on
e7.} 11.Ne5 O-O 12.f4 f6 13.Nf3 Ng6 {Paul has played well so far, but this
is an inaccuracy, allowing f5 (which Mike plays in a couple of moves).}
14.Ne2 Qc7 15.f5 exf5 16.Bxd6 {It was better just to play} ( 16.Qxf5 {with
a small advantage.} ) 16...Qxd6 17.O-O-O {Now black can hold on to the
extra pawn.} 17...Nf4 18.Nxf4 Qxf4+ 19.Kb1 b5 20.g3 Qe4 21.Qc3 Qe6 22.Qc5
{Mike tries to use his queen to cause trouble, but it gets rather stuck
here.} 22...Rfc8 23.Rhe1 Qd7 24.Re3 Ne5! {This surprise takes advantage of
the position of white's queen.} 25.Qb4 ( 25.Nxe5 fxe5 26.Qb4 Rc4 27.Qe1 e4
{gives black a solid advantage, with an extra protected passed pawn.} )
25...a5 26.Nxe5 {This ends up similar to the last variation. The slightly
better alternative was} ( 26.Qe1 Nxf3 27.Rxf3 Re8 28.Qd2 Re4 29.Rdf1 g6 {
when black will attack on the queenside while white tries to open the
kingside.} ) 26...fxe5 27.Qe1 e4 28.c3 Rab8 29.b4 {It's almost never a
good idea to advance the pawns on the side you're being attacked, unless
you really have to.} 29...axb4 30.cxb4 Rc4 31.Rc3 Rbc8 32.Rdc1 Qa7 33.Kb2
{Mike misses the capture of the d-pawn which kills the game. But even
after the better } ( 33.Qe3 Rxc3 34.Rxc3 Rc4 35.Rxc4 dxc4 {black should
win although white still has hope. A variation is} 36.Kc1 Qa4 37.h3 Qb3
38.Qxb3 cxb3 {when the separated passed pawns can't be stopped.} ) 33...
Qxd4 34.Kb3 Rxc3+ 35.Rxc3 Rxc3+ 36.Qxc3 Qxc3+ 37.Kxc3 Kf7 38.Kd4 0-1
[Event "Autumn Swiss R3"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2023.11.16"]
[Round ""]
[White "A Brusey"]
[Black "J Blackmore"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[EventDate "2023.11.16"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.e3 Bb7 5.Bd3 c5 6.O-O Be7 7.Nc3 cxd4 8.Nxd4 d5
9.cxd5 Nxd5 {White has a tactical blow here.} 10.Qa4+ ( 10.Bb5+! Nd7 11.
Nxd5 Bxd5 12.Nf5! O-O ( 12...h5 13.Nxg7+ Kf8 14.Nf5 Bf6 {is a bit better
but after } 15.e4! Bxe4 16.Qd6+ Kg8 17.Nh6+ Rxh6 18.Bxh6 {white is
winning.} ) 13.Nxe7+ Qxe7 14.e4 {which wins a piece.} ) 10...Nd7 11.Nxd5
Bxd5 12.Bb5 a6 13.Bxd7+ ( 13.Bc6 {gives white an advantage.} 13...Bxc6 (
13...Rc8 14.Bxd5 exd5 15.Qxa6 {wins a pawn.} ) ( 13...b5 14.Qd1 Rc8 15.
Bxd5 exd5 {is best but } 16.Nf5 O-O 17.Qxd5 Bf6 {is still a pawn ahead
although black has some compensation.} ) 14.Nxc6 Qc7 15.Nxe7 {displaces
the king.} ) 13...Qxd7 {The rest of the game has some ups and downs but
eventually a peaceful draw was agreed.} 14.Qxd7+ Kxd7 15.Rd1 Kc7 16.b3 Bf6
17.Bb2 Rhd8 18.f3 Rac8 19.Kf2 a5 20.Nb5+ Kb8 21.Bxf6 gxf6 22.Rac1 Rxc1 23.
Rxc1 Bb7 24.Rc2 Ba6 25.Nd4 Rc8 26.Rxc8+ Kxc8 27.e4 Kd7 28.Ke3 1/2-1/2