[Event "Rated Classical game"] [Date "2021.03.15"] [White "Alan Brusey"] [Black "Wilf Taylor"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Opening "Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation Accepted"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.Bb5 Nd4 5.Nxd4 exd4 6.e5 dxc3 7.exf6 Qxf6 8. dxc3 Bc5 9.Qe2+ Qe6 10.Qxe6+ fxe6 11.O-O O-O 12.b4 a6 13.Bd3 Ba7 14.c4 d6 15.g3 Bd7 16.Be4 Bc6 17.Bxc6 bxc6 18.c3 Rf7 19.Kg2 Raf8 20.Be3 Bxe3 21. fxe3 Rxf1 22.Rxf1 Rxf1 23.Kxf1 {Wilf has defended well and we have reached a level king and pawn endgame. Both sides now improve the positions of their kings.} 23...Kf7 24.Ke2 e5 25.Kd3 Ke6 26.a4 {This is the critical position. Black needs to guard against the possibility of white creating an outside passed pawn on the queenside, so he should keep his pawns where they are. A move like 26...Kd7 keeps things equal.} 26...d5 $2 {This gives Alan his chance. } 27.c5 $2 {This natural move loses the advantage - it just goes to show how difficult king and pawn endgames are. Advancing the e-pawn was correct.} ( 27.e4 {Let's look at the variations. } 27...dxc4+ ( 27...dxe4+ 28.Kxe4 g6 29.a5 Kd6 30.g4 h6 31.h4 g5 32.h5 {Zugzwang!} 32... Ke6 ( 32...c5 33.b5 axb5 34.cxb5 {and the passed pawns are too strong.} ) 33.b5 cxb5 34.cxb5 Kd6 35.bxa6 Kc6 36.Kxe5 {and white wins easily.} ) ( 27...Kd6 28.cxd5 cxd5 29.exd5 Kxd5 30.c4+ Kd6 31.Ke4 g6 32.g4 h6 33.h4 g5 34.h5 Ke6 35.a5 c6 36.b5 cxb5 37.cxb5 Kd6 38.bxa6 {and black has to use his king to chase the a-pawns while white mops up the kingside.} ) 28.Kxc4 Kd6 29.a5 h6 30.g4 g6 31.h4 g5 32.h5 {and black is in zugzwang. } 32...Ke6 ( 32...c5 33.b5 axb5+ 34.Kxb5 {and the passed a-pawn will decide the game. } ) 33.Kc5 Kd7 34.c4 {and white win the c pawn and the game.} ) 27...h5 28.e4 g5 29.a5 Kd7 30.Ke3 Ke6 31.Kd3 Kd7 32.Ke3 Ke6 33.Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rated Classical game"] [Date "2021.03.17"] [White "Wilf Taylor"] [Black "Mike Hussey"] [Result "1-0"] [Opening "English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Old Indian Formation"] 1. Nf3 d6 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nc3 c6 6. O-O O-O 7. d4 Nfd7 8. e4 e5 9. Be3 f5 10. Qd2 Nf6 11. Nh4 exd4 12. Bxd4 c5 13. Be3 Ng4 14. Bg5 Bxc3 15. Qd5+ Kh8 16. Bxd8 Bg7 17. Qxd6 Bxb2 18. Qxf8# 1-0

[Event "Rated Classical game"] [Date "2021.03.18"] [White "Paul Brooks"] [Black "Josh Blackmore"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Opening "King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. Bg5 d6 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 c5 8. d5 a6 9. a4 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. h3 Qc7 12. Qd2 b5 13. axb5 axb5 14. Nxb5 Qb6 15. Nc3 Rfb8 16. Rxa8 Rxa8 17. Rb1 Qa5 18. Nb5 Qd8 19. Qc2 Nb6 20. b3 Ba6 21. Nc3 Bc8 22. e4 Nfd7 23. Be3 Ne5 24. Nxe5 Bxe5 25. f4 Bg7 26. Bd3 Bd7 27. Ne2 Qc8 28. f5 Be5 29. Bf4 Bg7 30. Ng3 Bd4+ 31. Kh1 Ra3 32. Ne2 Bg7 33. Bc1 Ra7 34. Bd2 Qa8 35. Bc3 Bh6 36. Qb2 Ra2 37. Ra1 Rxb2 38. Rxa8+ Nxa8 39. Bxb2 Nc7 40. fxg6 fxg6 41. e5 Na6 42. exd6 exd6 43. Ng3 Nb4 44. Be2 Kf7 45. Ne4 Bf8 46. Bc1 Bf5 47. Bf3 Nd3 48. Be3 Ne5 49. Ng5+ Kg7 50. Be2 h6 51. Ne6+ Bxe6 52. dxe6 Kf6 53. Bf4 Kxe6 54. Bxe5 Kxe5 55. Bd3 g5 56. Kg1 Kd4 57. Bc2 Ke3 58. Bd1 Bg7 59. Kf1 Bc3 60. g4 Bd4 61. Ke1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rated Classical game"] [Date "2021.03.18"] [White "Andrew Kinder"] [Black "Trefor Thynne"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Bd3 Bg4 6. Nbd2 cxd4 7. exd4 e6 8. O-O Bd6 9. Re1 O-O 10. Qc2 Rc8 11. a3 Qc7 12. h3 Bh5 13. g4 Bg6 14. Nf1 b6 15. Be3 b5 16. Bxg6 hxg6 17. Qd3 Rb8 18. Rad1 a5 19. Kg2 b4 20. axb4 axb4 21. Ng3 bxc3 22. bxc3 Rb2 23. Rb1 Rfb8 24. Rxb2 Rxb2 25. Re2 Rxe2 26. Nxe2 Na5 27. Qa6 Ne4 28. Qa8+ Kh7 29. Qe8 Qe7 30. Qa4 Nc4 31. Bc1 f6 32. Qc2 Qc7 33. h4 Kg8 34. Qa4 Kf7 35. Qa8 Qb8 36. Qc6 Qc7 37. Qa8 Qb8 38. Qc6 Qc7 39. Qa8 1/2-1/2