[Event "NACC Section A"] [Site "?"] [Date "24.01.2019"] [Round "?"] [White "A Kinder"] [Black "P Brooks"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteELO "?"] [BlackELO "?"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nf3 Be7 6. h4 c5 7. Bf4 {Andrew picked up this bishop by mistake. He meant to play 7. dxc5. 7. Bf4 isn't bad but Paul can now take the d-pawn and the structure changes.} 7... cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Qg4 {The queen struggles to find good squares on the kingside and black's counterplay comes quickly.} 10... g6 11. Be2 Qa5 12. Rd1 {Maybe white needs to to play 12. Qg3 to bolster the c3 knight.} 12... Rb8 {Now black gains a pawn, and lots of queenside activity.} 13. O-O Rxb2 14. Qg3 Bb4 15. Nb1 {The knight is forced back to its original square. Black is now well on top.} 15... Rxa2 16. Bd3 Ba6 {Black swaps off a potential attacker.} 17. h5 Bxd3 18. cxd3 c5 19. Qh4 Qc7 20. hxg6 fxg6 21. Qg3 O-O {Black finally castles. The position is now won.} 22. Bh6 Rf5 {Black takes the opportunity to post his rook on an active square, and at the same time uses his rook to cover the path to the e6 square.} 23. f4 {Defends the e5 pawn but weakens the king.} 23... c4 24. dxc4 {? Andrew missed the next move which wins the queen, but even after the better 24. d4, 24....Nc5! is very strong, as the knight cannot be taken because the queen will be lost, and if the knight is not taken it will head to the very strong e4 square.} 24... Bc5+ {Andrew resigns, as he will lose his queen (eg 25. Rf2 Bxf2 or 25. Kh1 Rh5+)} 0-1

[Event "NACC Section A"] [Site "?"] [Date "31.1.19"] [Round "?"] [White "T Thynne"] [Black "P Brooks"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteELO "?"] [BlackELO "?"] 1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nbd2 cxd4 7. exd4 Nc6 8. c3 d6 9. h3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Re8 12. a3 h6 13. Rc1 Bf8 14. Bb1 Qc7 15. Bh2 e5 16. Ne4 Qe7 17. Ng3 {17. Nxf6 is a better try. 17... Qxf6 18. Be4 Rab8 19. Bxc6 Bxc6 20. dxe5 dxe5 21. Nxe5 wins a pawn, although Black's pieces gain some activity after 21....Rad8} 17... g6 18. c4 Rac8 19. b4 Qc7 20. d5 Nb8 21. Qd2 Nbd7 22. h4 h5 23. Qc2 {This is a mistake, but Black doesn't take advantage. 23....b5 24. cxb5 Qxc2 25. Rxc2 Rxc2 26. Bxc2 Rc8 27. Bb3 Bxd5 28. Nd2 Bxb3 29. Nxb3 Rc3 29. Rb1 Nb6 and Black's pieces are dominant.} 23... Qd8 24. Ng5 Qe7 {24. Bxd5 might be better, but it's complicated.} 25. Qd3 Bh6 26. f4 Ng4 27. Nxh5 f5 {Obviously not 27...gxh5 28 Qh7+ and mate. Black must block the b1 to h7 diagonal at all costs} 28. Ng3 {At this critical point, with both players down to less than 5 minutes on the clock a draw was agreed. A possible continuation is 28....e4 29. Nxe4 Bxg5 30. hxg5 (Nxg5 is impossible as Qxe1 is mate in 2) fxe4 31. Qh3 Nxh2 32. Rxe4 Qf7 33. Rxe8 Rxe8 32. Qxh2 gives a novel position where white has 3 pawns for a piece} 1/2-1/2