[Event "Competitors' League"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2025.02.06"]
[Round ""]
[White "R Brenton"]
[Black "I Henry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[EventDate "2025.02.06"]
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nxd5 4.Qf3 Nxc3 5.Qxc3 Nc6 6.Nf3 a6 7.Bc4 e6 8.a3
Ne7 9.d3 c6 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bd2 Nd5 12.Qd4 Qf6 13.Bxd5 Qxd4 {This is a
misjudgement.} ( 13...cxd5 {keeps things level.} ) 14.Bxc6+ {is what Ian
missed.} 14...bxc6 15.Nxd4 Bb7 16.O-O Bc5 17.Nb3 Bd6 18.Na5 Rb8 19.Bc3 O-O
20.Rae1 Rfc8 21.Be5 Bc7 22.Nxb7 Rxb7 23.b4 Rb5 24.Bxc7 Rxc7 25.c4 Rg5 26.
Re3 Rd7 27.f4 Rg6 28.Rd1 Rg4 29.g3 h5 30.h3 Rg6 31.Kh2 f5 32.Re5 Rf6 33.
Ra5 Ra7 34.d4 Rff7 35.Rc5 Rac7 36.a4 Rfd7 37.d5 exd5 38.cxd5 Rd6 39.Rdc1
Kf7 40.b5 {Richard has played the ending well and now should be winning
easily.} 40...axb5 41.axb5 Ra7 42.dxc6 {This tempting move is a mistake.
Ian's only hope is to become active, so} ( 42.bxc6 {keeping black's rooks
under control is MUCH better.} ) 42...Rd2+ 43.Kg1 Raa2 {The position is
now equal. } 44.Re5 Rg2+ 45.Kf1 g6 46.c7 Rh2 47.Kg1 Rhg2+ 48.Kh1 Rh2+ 49.
Kg1 Rhg2+ 50.Kf1 Rh2 51.Re2 {Richard's last hope....} 51...Rh1+ {
.....which pays dividends.} ( 51...Rhxe2 52.c8=Q Rf2+ {and black can keep
checking.} ) 52.Kf2 Rxc1 53.Rxa2 Rxc7 54.b6 {The passed pawn is too strong
and Richard is now winning.} 54...Rc3 55.Rb2 Rc8 56.Ke3 Ke6 57.b7 Rb8 58.
Kd4 Kd6 59.Rb6+ Kc7 60.Rxg6 ( 60.Kc5 {is more clinical.} 60...Rxb7 ( 60...
Kd7 61.Rxg6 Rxb7 62.Rg7+ Kc8 63.Rxb7 Kxb7 64.Kd6 {with the same outcome.}
) 61.Rxb7+ Kxb7 62.Kd6 {and white will mop up the black pawns.} ) 60...
Kxb7 61.Rg5 Rd8+ 62.Ke3 {and Ian resigned.} 1-0
[Event "Bishops v Abbots"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2025.02.06"]
[Round ""]
[White "R Randhawa"]
[Black "P Brooks"]
[Result "0-1"]
[EventDate "2025.02.06"]
[FlipB "1"]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Ne2 cxd4 8.cxd4 f6
9.exf6 Nxf6 10.Nf3 Bd6 11.Bf4 O-O 12.O-O Nh5 13.Bxd6 Qxd6 14.Re1 Nf4 {
Ronit has played the opening well, and here just taking the knight would
have led to a good position for white.} 15.Bb5 ( 15.Nxf4 Rxf4 16.g3 Rf6
17.Ne5 Bd7 18.Rc1 {leaves white with the better pieces. This move
overlooks a tactic.} ) 15...Nh3+ 16.gxh3 {Trying to ignore the knight
leads to disaster.} ( 16.Kf1 Rxf3 {and it's mate in 2 no matter how white
recaptures.} ) 16...Rxf3 {Now black has the advantage due to the pawn
structure.} 17.Kg2 Rf6 18.Qd2 Bd7 19.Ng3 Raf8 20.Re2 {Ronit protects the
f-pawn but is hit by another small tactic.} 20...Nxd4 21.Qxd4 ( 21.Bxd7
Nxe2 22.Qxe2 Rxf2+ 23.Qxf2 Rxf2+ 24.Kxf2 Qxd7 {is winning for black.} )
21...Bxb5 22.Rd2 {The passed d-pawn gives black a winning advantage - in
the next few moves, Paul swaps off into a winning endgame. } 22...Qf4 (
22...e5 {would have been more active. The d-pawn is immune because of }
23.Qxd5+ Qxd5+ 24.Rxd5 Bc6 ) 23.Qxf4 Rxf4 24.Re1 Re8 25.Rc2 Rc4 26.Rxc4
Bxc4 27.b3 Bb5 28.Ne2 Bxe2 29.Rxe2 {The rook and pawn endgame is clearly
better for black. Ronit fights hard but the result is never really in
doubt.} 29...e5 30.f3 Kf7 31.Kg3 Ke6 32.Kg4 d4 33.f4 {It looks like the
pin might allow Ronit to win the pawn but Paul has it all under control.
} 33...Kd5 34.Rxe5+ Rxe5 35.fxe5 Kxe5 36.Kf3 Kf5 37.h4 d3 {Paul gives up
the d-pawn to win the two kingside pawns.} 38.Ke3 Kg4 39.h5 Kxh5 40.Kxd3
Kg4 41.Ke4 Kh3 42.Kf4 Kxh2 43.b4 Kh3 44.a4 Kh4 45.b5 g5+ 46.Kf3 Kh3 47.Kf2
Kh2 48.Kf3 h5 49.Kf2 g4 50.Ke3 g3 51.a5 g2 52.Kf4 g1=Q 53.b6 axb6 54.axb6
Qd4+ 55.Kg5 h4 56.Kh5 Kg3 57.Kg5 Qf4+ 58.Kg6 h3 59.Kg7 h2 60.Kh7 h1=Q+ 61.
Kg8 Qd5+ 62.Kg7 Qdf7+ 63.Kh8 Qd4# 0-1
[Event "Bishops v Abbots"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2025.02.06"]
[Round ""]
[White "A Brusey"]
[Black "M Abbott"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[EventDate "2025.02.06"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.f3 g6 6.e4 d6 7.Nc3 Bg7 8.Be3 Nbd7 9.
Qd2 O-O 10.Bh6 Qa5 11.O-O-O {A truly weird variation of the Benko Gambit.
Alan castles into Mark's attack.} 11...Nb6 12.bxa6 Bxa6 ( 12...Bxh6 13.
Qxh6 Bxa6 14.Bxa6 Rxa6 {leaves black with strong pressure on the
queenside.} ) 13.Bxa6 Rxa6 14.Bxg7 Kxg7 15.b3 c4 16.Nge2 cxb3 17.axb3 Rc8
18.Qb2 Nbd7 19.Kd2 Qb4 20.Ra1 Rb6 21.Rhb1 Ne5 22.Qa3 Rcb8 ( 22...Rxc3 {
seems to win for black.} 23.Nxc3 Qd4+ 24.Ke2 ( 24.Kc2 Qd3+ 25.Kc1 Qxc3+ {
is worse.} ) 24...Qd3+ 25.Kf2 Qxc3 {with an ongoing attack.} ) 23.Qxb4
Rxb4 24.Kc2 Nfd7 25.Ra4 R4b7 26.Nd4 Nc5 27.Ra3 Rb4 28.Nce2 ( 28.Nc6 {turns
the tables} 28...Nxc6 29.dxc6 Rc8 30.Nd5 Rb5 31.b4 Ne6 32.Nxe7 Rb7 33.Nd5
Rxc6+ 34.Kd3 {and white is better.} ) 28...Nc4 29.Raa1 Ne3+ 30.Kd2 Nxb3+
31.Kxe3 Nxa1 32.Rxa1 Rb2 33.Ra7 {With all the pawns on one side this will
be difficult for white to win and a few moves later a draw was agreed.}
33...R8b7 34.Rxb7 Rxb7 35.f4 Kf6 36.g4 Ra7 37.g5+ Kg7 38.f5 Ra3+ 39.Kf4
Ra2 40.h4 Rd2 41.Ke3 Rb2 1/2-1/2
[Event "Bishops v Abbots"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2025.02.06"]
[Round ""]
[White "J Wills"]
[Black "J Blackmore"]
[Result "1-0"]
[EventDate "2025.02.06"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.Nf3 c5 6.d5 d6 7.O-O Bd7 8.Nc3 Na6
9.a3 Rb8 10.Qd3 Nc7 11.Re1 b5 12.e4 Ng4 13.Rb1 Ne5 14.Nxe5 Bxe5 15.f4 bxc4
16.Qxc4 Bd4+ 17.Be3 Bxe3+ 18.Rxe3 Nb5 19.Nxb5 Bxb5 20.Qc3 {The game so far
has been quite equal, and now Josh builds up on the b-file.} 20...Qb6 21.
h3 a5 22.Kh2 Ba4 23.Bf1 Rb7 24.Bc4 Rfb8 25.e5 Bb3 {Josh now has the
advantage....} 26.exd6 exd6 {.... but this is a mistake.} ( 26...Bxc4 27.
Qxc4 ( 27.dxe7 Bb5 {holds the e-pawn.} ) 27...exd6 {and white can't
increase the pressure eg} 28.Qc3 Qb3 29.Qxb3 Rxb3 30.Rxb3 Rxb3 {with a
better ending.} ) 27.Rbe1 Bxc4 ( 27...Ba4 {is the only move.} 28.b3 Bd7
29.Qf6 {and now white has the advantage.} ) 28.Re8+ {It's mate in one.}
1-0
[Event "NA v TBGS D4"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2025.02.06"]
[Round ""]
[White "J Glasson"]
[Black "L Jarman"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[EventDate "2025.02.06"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 g6 4.e4 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bg7 6.Be3 O-O 7.Be2 b6 8.Qa4 Bb7
9.Bd3 Ng4 10.Nd1 e5 11.d5 Nd4 12.Nxd4 exd4 13.Bc1 Ne5 14.Qc2 Qe7 15.O-O
Rfe8 16.b3 Nxd3 17.Qxd3 Qxe4 18.Nb2 Bc8 19.Bd2 Bf5 20.Qxe4 Rxe4 21.Rfe1
Rae8 22.Rxe4 Rxe4 23.Re1 Rxe1+ 24.Bxe1 d3 ( 24...Bb1 {leaves black with a
winning advantage.} 25.a3 Bc2 26.b4 d3 {wins the knight, and if white
doesn't advance the pawns black can pick them off.} ) 25.Nd1 Bh6 26.Ne3
Be4 27.Kf1 f5 28.g3 {28...Bf3 keeps good winning chances, but it will be a
long endgame. } 28...Bxe3 {Now, with opposite-coloured bishops, it's a
draw.} 1/2-1/2
[Event "Bishops v Abbots"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2025.02.06"]
[Round ""]
[White "E Manning"]
[Black "A Pratt"]
[Result "1-0"]
[EventDate "2025.02.06"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nge7 4.c3 d5 5.Nxe5 Bd7 6.Nxd7 Qxd7 7.exd5 Qxd5 8.
Bxc6+ Qxc6 {White has won a pawn for which black has little compensation.}
9.O-O O-O-O 10.d4 Ng6 11.Nd2 h5 12.Qf3 Qxf3 13.Nxf3 c5 14.Be3 cxd4 15.Bxd4
{The ending is much better for white.} 15...a6 16.Rfe1 f6 17.Bb6 Rd6 18.
Re8+ Kd7 19.Rd8+ Kc6 20.Rxd6+ Bxd6 21.Be3 Be5 22.Rd1 Bf4 23.Nd4+ Kc7 {In
this tricky position, black moves the king to the wrong square.} ( 23...
Kd6 24.Ne2+ Ke5 25.Nxf4 Nxf4 {saves the piece, but after} 26.Rd7 {white
will pick up at least another pawn.} ) 24.Ne6+ Kc6 25.Nxf4 Ne5 26.b3 g5
27.Nd3 Rd8 {Black puts his rook on a vulnerable square.} 28.Nxe5+ fxe5 29.
Rxd8 {It's hopeless for black.} 1-0