[Event "Totnes v Abbots Div 1"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2025.04.07"]
[Round ""]
[White "U Temizer"]
[Black "M Goldschmidt"]
[Result "1-0"]
[EventDate "2025.04.07"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.Nf3 Bg7 8.Be2 O-O
9.Bf4 Bg4 10.Nd2 Bxe2 11.Qxe2 Nh5 12.Be3 a6 13.a4 Nd7 14.O-O Qe7 {Umut has
cleverly limited Martin's counterplay and now strikes.} 15.g4 Nhf6 16.f4
Rfe8 17.e5 dxe5 18.f5 {This is a classic theme against the Benoni. White
sacrifices his e-pawn for a kingside attack.} 18...h6 19.h4 Nh7 ( 19...e4
{is correct, aiming to get counterplay against white's king via e5.} ) 20.
g5 hxg5 21.hxg5 Nxg5 22.Qg2 Nh7 23.Nde4 {This is another consequence of
the pawn sacrifice. White has full control of the key e4 square.} 23...
Ndf6 24.fxg6 fxg6 25.Bxc5 Qd7 26.Qxg6 Nxe4 27.Nxe4 Qxd5 28.Rf6 Nf8 29.Qg2
Qd7 30.Raf1 Ne6 31.Rh6 Rf8 32.Bxf8 Qd4+ 33.Kh2 Rxf8 34.Rxe6 Rxf1 35.Qxf1 (
35.Re7 {is a quick way - Umut takes the leisurely route.} ) 35...Qxe4 36.
Re8+ Kh7 37.Qh3+ Kg6 38.Qg2+ Qxg2+ 39.Kxg2 b5 40.a5 e4 41.b3 Bc3 42.Re6+
Kf5 43.Rxa6 Ke5 44.Rb6 {With another pawn going Martin resigns. An
excellent attack from Umut.} 1-0
[Event "Abbots v S Hams B3"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2025.04.10"]
[Round ""]
[White "J Schofield"]
[Black "T Thynne"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[EventDate "2025.04.10"]
[FlipB "1"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.Qe2 g6 5.c3 Bg7 6.d4 cxd4 7.cxd4 d5 8.e5 Ng4
9.h3 Nh6 10.O-O O-O 11.Nc3 f6 {The opening has gone well for James and
here a simple tactic nets a pawn.} 12.Nxd5 fxe5 {Of course } ( 12...Qxd5 {
loses the queen to } 13.Bc4 ) 13.dxe5 Nf7 14.Rd1 Kh8 15.Bf4 Be6 16.Bxc6
bxc6 17.Nc3 Qb6 18.Nd4 Bd5 19.Rac1 Rac8 20.Na4 Qa5 21.b3 e6 22.Nc5 Rfe8 {
Trefor is tied up. Can James find the winning plan?} 23.Nb7 Qb6 24.Nd6
Nxd6 25.exd6 Rcd8 26.Be5 Rd7 27.Nf3 Rf8 28.Bxg7+ Kxg7 29.Nd4 {James has
made good progress, but here } ( 29.Ne5! {is much more clinical.} 29...
Rxd6 30.Nc4! Bxc4 31.Qb2+ Kg8 32.Rxd6 Bd5 33.Rd7 {and white has a won
game.} ) 29...Rf6 30.Qe5 Kf7 31.Rc2 c5 32.Ne2 Rxd6 33.Nf4 Rf5 34.Qe3 Qd8 (
34...Bxb3! {is a simplifying tactic.} 35.Rxd6 Qxd6 36.axb3 Qd1+ 37.Kh2
Qxc2 38.Qxe6+ {and white will have to settle for perpetual check.} ) 35.
Rxc5 Ba8 36.Rdc1 ( 36.Rxf5+ exf5 37.Rxd6 Qxd6 38.Qxa7+ Kf6 39.Qxa8 Qxf4
40.g3 {and the 2 passed pawns should be enough to win.} ) 36...Rd1+ 37.Kh2
Rxc1 38.Qxc1 ( 38.Qxe6+ Kg7 39.Rxf5 gxf5 40.Nh5+ Kf8 41.Qxf5+ Ke8 42.Ng7+
Ke7 43.Qg5+ Kd7 44.Qd2+ Bd5 45.Qxc1 {is also winning but complicated!} )
38...Qd6 39.Rc7+ Kf6 40.Qc3+ Kg5 ( 40...Qe5 {is necessary.} 41.Qxe5+ Kxe5
42.Rxa7 Rxf4 43.Rxa8 Rxf2 {and white should win the ending but black can
fight.} ) 41.Qg3+ ( 41.h4+! {leads to a quick mate.} 41...Kxf4 42.Rc4+ Be4
43.Qg3# ) 41...Kh6 42.Qh4+ ( 42.Rxa7 Qxf4 43.Rxa8 Qxf2 44.Qxf2 Rxf2 {is
another won ending (even better than the last one for white because
black's king is in a worse position), but now Trefor gets drawing chances.
} ) 42...Rh5 43.Qe7 ( 43.Qg3 Qxc7 44.Nxh5 Qxg3+ 45.Nxg3 Kg5 {is better for
white but Trefor is still in it.} ) 43...Qxf4+ 44.Kg1 Re5 45.Qxh7+ Kg5 46.
h4+ Qxh4 {and now it's a draw by perpetual check.} 47.Qe7+ Kh5 48.Qh7+ Kg5
49.Qe7+ Kh5 50.Qh7+ Kg5 {A great fight but James will be kicking himself!}
1/2-1/2
[Event "Champions' League"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2025.04.10"]
[Round ""]
[White "M Abbott"]
[Black "P Brooks"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[EventDate "2025.04.10"]
[FlipB "1"]
1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.cxd5 exd5 4.d4 Bb4 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 c6 8.e3
Bf5 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 O-O 11.O-O Nbd7 12.a4 Re8 13.Ba3 Nb6 14.Bc5 Nc4 15.
Rfb1 b6 16.Ba3 Ne4 {The opening has worked really well for Paul. he has a
'picture-perfect' position with the knights on excellent squares. However,
in the next few moves he fails to come up with a plan and Mark gets back
into the game.} 17.Bc1 Qf6 18.Ra2 Rad8 19.Re2 Qd6 {The computer likes } (
19...Qg6 {with the idea } 20.Nd2 ( 20.Rc2 Qh5 {with a potential kingside
attack.} ) 20...Nxc3 21.Qxc3 Nxd2 22.Bxd2 Qxb1+ {but Paul didn't see this.
} ) 20.Nd2 Nexd2 21.Bxd2 Re6 ( 21...Qg6 {with a good knight v bad bishop
ending was the best move.} ) 22.h3 g6 23.Rbe1 Rde8 24.Bc1 f5 25.f3 Qd7 (
25...Qg3 {holds up the e-pawn advance, and maintains some advantage.} )
26.e4 {Now it's equal, and it's Paul who needs to be careful.} 26...fxe4 (
26...Qe7 {should hold the position.} ) 27.fxe4 Nd6 28.exd5 ( 28.e5 {aiming
for an attack on the f-file looks a bit better.} ) 28...Rxe2 29.Rxe2 cxd5
30.Bf4 Nc4 31.Rxe8+ Qxe8 32.Qf3 Qe6 33.Bh6 Qf5 34.Qg3 Qc8 {A mistake which
Mark doesn't take advantage of.} ( 34...Qd7 {is correct as} 35.Qb8+ Kf7
36.Qf8+ Ke6 37.Bg5 Qf7 38.Qc8+ Qd7 {doesn't really go anywhere.} ) 35.Qf4
( 35.Qg5 {is winning. eg } 35...Qd7 ( 35...Kf7 36.Qxd5+ Ke7 37.Bg5+ Kf8
38.Qe4 {and white has an extra pawn and a continuing attack.} ) 36.Qf6 {
and there is no defence to mate.} ) 35...Qd8 36.Bg5 Qe8 37.Qc7 Qf7 38.Qd8+
Kg7 {It's dead equal.} 1/2-1/2