[Event "Autumn Swiss R5"] [Site ""] [Date "2024.01.18"] [Round ""] [White "J Blackmore"] [Black "D Morton"] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "2024.01.18"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Qe7 4.Nf3 Qxe4+ 5.Be2 Bc5 6.O-O O-O 7.d4 Bb6 8.c4 d6 9.Nc3 Qc6 10.b4 {Black's opening play has led to real problems for his f8 bishop.} 10...a6 11.Bb2 Bg4 12.c5 dxc5 13.dxc5 Ba7 14.h3 Bh5 15.g4 Bg6 16.Ne5 Qe6 17.Nxg6 hxg6 18.Bf3 c6 19.Re1 Qc4 20.a3 Nbd7 21.g5 Bb8 {The situation for black is very difficult. Here he needs to counter-sacrifice. } ( 21...Nxc5 22.bxc5 ( 22.gxf6 Nd3 {wins a piece.} ) 22...Qxc5 {and white is under pressure.} 23.Qc2 ( 23.Qd2 Rfd8 24.Qe2 Qxg5+ {is good for black.} ) 23...Qxg5+ 24.Kf1 Qf4 {with counterplay.} ) 22.gxf6 {Now white is winning easily.} 22...Qf4 23.fxg7 Rd8 24.Ne4 Qh2+ 25.Kf1 Bf4 26.Qxd7! {An excellent combination which brings about a clearly won position.} 26... Rxd7 27.Nf6+ Kxg7 28.Ng4+ Kf8 29.Nxh2 Bxh2 30.Rad1 Rad8 31.Rxd7 Rxd7 32. Re2 1-0

[Event "TBGS v NA Div 3"] [Site ""] [Date "2024.01.16"] [Round ""] [White "E Manning"] [Black "J Glasson"] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "2024.01.16"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O a6 5.Ba4 b5 6.Bb3 Na5 7.Re1 ( 7.Nxe5 {is good here, as it's not easy for black to regain the pawn.} ) 7...Nxb3 8. axb3 Bc5 9.h3 {Again} ( 9.Nxe5 {is very good.} ) 9...d6 10.d3 O-O 11.Nc3 Bb7 12.Bg5 Re8 13.Ne2 c6 14.Ng3 h6 15.Bh4 g5 {This forces a sacrifice which is actually very strong.} 16.Nxg5 hxg5 17.Bxg5 Re6 18.Nh5 {This pin wins back plenty of material.} 18...Qb6 {Brave, but white's attack is much stronger.} 19.Bxf6 Bxf2+ 20.Kh1 Bxe1 21.Qg4+ Kf8 22.Qg7+ Ke8 23.Qg8+ Kd7 24.Qxf7+ Kc8 25.Qxe6+ Kb8 26.Qxd6+ Ka7 27.Rxe1 Qf2 28.Ra1 Rg8 29.Ng7 Rh8 30.Bxe5 Rxh3+ {Black tries to get a perpetual check, but it doesn't quite work.} 31.gxh3 Qf3+ 32.Kg1 Qe3+ 33.Kf1 Qf3+ 34.Ke1 Qe3+ 35.Kd1 Qf3+ 36.Kd2 Qf2+ 37.Kc3 Qh4 {Out of checks, black could resign. Instead he allows a picturesque mate.} 38.Qb8+ Kb6 39.Bc7+ Kc5 40.b4# {A great first win for Ellis.} 1-0

[Event "TBGS v NA Div 3"] [Site ""] [Date "2024.01.16"] [Round ""] [White "J Keay"] [Black "R Randhawa"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [EventDate "2024.01.16"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Bg5 e6 8.cxd5 exd5 9.Bb5 Be7 10.h3 Bh5 11.O-O O-O 12.Qd3 h6 13.Bh4 Bxf3 14.Bxf6 Bxf6 ( 14...Bxg2 {wins a pawn and opens up the king.} 15.Bxe7 Bxf1 16.Bxd8 Bxd3 17.Bxd3 Rfxd8 {is easily winning for black, so white would be forced to play 15.Kxg2 when 15...Bxf6 leaves black a pawn up.} ) 15.Qxf3 Bxd4 {Again the wrong capture!} ( 15...Nxd4 16.Qd3 a6 17.Ba4 Qa5 18.Bb3 Rfd8 {and it's difficult for white to win the pawn back.} ) 16.Nxd5 Bxb2 17.Rab1 Nd4 18. Qd3 Nxb5 ( 18...Qxd5 {also wins a pawn.} 19.Rxb2 Rac8 20.Rd1 Rfd8 21.Rbd2 Qg5 22.Kh1 a6 23.Ba4 Ne6 24.Bd7 Nc5 25.Qf3 Rc7 {and black keeps his material.} ) 19.Qxb5 Be5 20.Rfe1 Bd6 21.Qxb7 {Now it's drawn.} 21...Re8 22.Rxe8+ Qxe8 23.Nc7 Bxc7 {Well played Ronit.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Autumn Swiss R5"] [Site ""] [Date "2024.01.18"] [Round ""] [White "T Thynne"] [Black "P Brooks"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [EventDate "2024.01.18"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.d4 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Qc2 g6 6.Bg5 c6 7.e3 Bf5 8.Bd3 Bxd3 9.Qxd3 Be7 10.Nf3 ( 10.Nge2 {might have given Trefor more chance of an advantage.} ) 10...Nbd7 11.O-O O-O 12.Rab1 a5 13.a3 Re8 14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.b4 axb4 16.axb4 b5 {Now black has the clear plan of putting his knight on c4, and is at least equal.} 17.Nd2 Nb6 18.Nb3 Nc4 19.Nc5 Be7 {Black should play on the a-file with} ( 19...Re7 20.Rfd1 Rea7 21.e4 Nb6 {when his pieces are better. Instead swapping off bishop for knight leads to a level position.} ) 20.Ra1 Bxc5 21.dxc5 Qe7 {Paul's last chance was } ( 21...Qf6 22.h3 Rxa1 23.Rxa1 Nb2 24.Qc2 Na4! 25.Ra3 Nxc3 26.Qxc3 Qxc3 27. Rxc3 Ra8 {when black is better in the endgame.} ) 22.Ne2 Ra4 23.Qc3 Rea8 24.Nd4 Qf6 25.Rxa4 bxa4 26.Ra1 Qe5 27.h3 a3 28.Ra2 Qe8 1/2-1/2

[Event "TBGS v NA Div 3"] [Site ""] [Date "2024.01.16"] [Round ""] [White "P Wills"] [Black "J Wills"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [EventDate "2024.01.16"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.e3 d6 4.Nc3 g6 5.Nf3 Bg7 6.dxc5 dxc5 7.Qxd8+ Kxd8 8.Be2 e6 9.e4 Ke7 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bh4 g5 12.Bg3 Nc6 13.O-O-O Rd8 14.Ne5 Nd4 15.f3 Nd7 ( 15...Nh5 {forces} 16.Ng4 {when} 16...Nf4 17.Bxf4 gxf4 {leaves white with the better pieces.} ) 16.Nxd7 Rxd7 17.Rhe1 b6 18.Nb5 Bb7 19.Rd2 Rc8 20.h4 Ba6 21.Nxd4 Bxd4 22.Kb1 Rcd8 23.Red1 f5 {Now it fizzles out to a draw.} 24.hxg5 hxg5 25.exf5 exf5 26.f4 Be3 27.Rxd7+ Rxd7 28.Rxd7+ Kxd7 29. fxg5 Bxg5 30.Be5 Bb7 31.Bf3 Bxf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "TBGS v NA Div 3"] [Site ""] [Date "2024.01.16"] [Round ""] [White "P Ruszelak"] [Black "Jun Li Yeap"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [EventDate "2024.01.16"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.h4 h5 5.Bd3 Bxd3 6.Qxd3 e6 7.Nf3 Nh6 8.Bg5 Be7 9.Nbd2 Nf5 10.O-O-O b5 11.Nb3 Nd7 12.Bxe7 Qxe7 13.Qc3 Rc8 14.Qa5 Nb6 15. Nc5 Nxd4 16.Nxd4 Qxc5 17.Qxa7 b4 18.Nb3 Qb5 19.Nd4 Qc5 20.Nb3 {Perpetual check.} 1/2-1/2