[Event "Newton Abbot Spring Blitz"] [Date "2021.02.10"] [White "Alan Brusey"] [Black "Andrew Kinder"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C40"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 {The Latvian Gambit - a very aggressive attempt by black to take the initiative early in the game. } 3.Bc4 fxe4 4.Nxe5 d5 5.Qh5+ {It looks like black is a beginner and is about to get mated, but things aren't quite as they appear.} 5...g6 6.Nxg6 hxg6 7.Qxh8 Kf7 8.Qd4 Be6 {Incredibly this is all 'book' and the computer says the position is about equal! My impression is that white's initial attack has 'blown out' and despite black's open king, his pieces can enter the game more easily and effectively. } 9.Bb3 Nc6 10.Qe3 Bh6 11.Qg3 Nf6 { Now all black's minor pieces are in play, but look at white's queenside.} 12.f3 Nh5 13.Qf2 Kg7 14.O-O Ne5 15.Nc3 c6 16.fxe4 $2 {Alan misses his chance.} ( 16.d4 $1 {puts a spanner in Andrew's attack and allows the black-squared bishop into the game. Some lines:} 16...exd3 ( 16...e3 17. Bxe3 Nf7 18.Bxh6+ Nxh6 {and white is material up and about to take command of the e-file.} ) ( 16...Bxc1 17.Raxc1 exf3 18.dxe5 fxg2 19.Kxg2 Qg5+ 20. Kh1 Qxe5 21.Rce1 {and white takes over.} ) 17.Bxh6+ Kxh6 18.Qe3+ {wins the knight on e5.} ) 16...Ng4 17.Qd4+ Kh7 18.exd5 $2 ( 18.g3 {is vital to stop black's pieces coming in to f4 and h4. Now Andrew's attack floods in. } ) 18...Bg7 19.Qe4 Qh4 20.h3 Ng3 21.Qc4 Nxf1 22.dxe6 Qf2+ 23.Kh1 Ng3# { Chess as it was played in the 1800s. Compare white's pieces with black's!} 0-1

[Event "Rated Classical game"] [Date "2021.02.09"] [White "Andrew Kinder"] [Black "Peter Ruszelak"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Opening "St. George Defense: Polish Variation"] 1. d4 b5 2. e4 Bb7 3. Bd3 e6 4. Nf3 a6 5. Qe2 c5 6. c3 d5 7. Nbd2 Nf6 8. e5 Nfd7 9. O-O Nc6 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Nb3 Bb6 12. Bf4 h6 13. Rfe1 Nc5 14. Nxc5 Bxc5 15. Rad1 Qb6 16. Bg3 d4 17. b4 Be7 18. a3 dxc3 19. Qc2 Rc8 20. Be4 O-O 21. Rd7 Rc7 22. Rxc7 Qxc7 23. Qxc3 Qd7 24. Bb1 Rd8 25. Qc2 g6 26. h4 h5 27. Qe2 Nd4 28. Nxd4 Qxd4 29. Kh2 Bxh4 30. Qe3 Bxg3+ 31. Qxg3 Qg4 32. Qxg4 hxg4 33. Kg3 Rd4 34. Re3 Bd5 35. Bd3 Bc4 36. Be4 Bd5 37. Bd3 g5 38. Bc2 Kg7 39. Rd3 Rf4 40. Re3 f5 41. Rc3 Bc4 42. Bd3 Kf7 43. Bxc4 Rxc4 44. Rd3 Ke7 45. f3 gxf3 46. gxf3 g4 47. fxg4 Rxg4+ 48. Kf3 Re4 49. Rd6 Rxe5 50. Rxa6 Rd5 51. Rb6 Kf6 52. Ra6 Ke5 53. Ke3 f4+ 54. Kf3 Rd3+ 55. Ke2 Re3+ 56. Kf2 Kd5 57. a4 Kc4 58. axb5 Kxb5 59. Rd6 e5 60. Rd8 Kxb4 61. Rd5 Kc4 62. Rd8 Rd3 63. Re8 Kd4 64. Rd8+ Ke4 65. Re8 Rd2+ 66. Ke1 Rd5 67. Kf2 Rd6 68. Re7 Kf5 69. Re8 e4 70. Rf8+ Rf6 71. Re8 e3+ 72. Kf3 Kg5 73. Rg8+ Rg6 74. Rf8 Rf6 75. Rg8+ Kh6 76. Re8 Kg7 77. Re5 Kf7 78. Re4 Rf5 79. Ra4 Kg6 80. Ra6+ Rf6 81. Ra5 Kg7 82. Re5 Kf7 83. Re4 Kg6 84. Re5 Rf5 85. Re6+ Kg5 86. Re8 Kh4 87. Rg8 Rg5 88. Rh8+ Rh5 89. Rg8 Kh3 90. Kxf4 e2 91. Re8 Rh4+ 92. Kf3 Rh7 93. Kxe2 Rg7 94. Rh8+ Kg3 95. Re8 Kf4 96. Rf8+ Ke4 97. Re8+ Kf4 98. Rf8+ Ke4 99. Re8+ Kf4 1/2-1/2