[Event "Bremridge"] [Site ""] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round ""] [White "J Rudd"] [Black "T Thynne"] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "2024.05.19"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Be7 6.Qc2 Nbd7 7.e3 O-O 8.Nf3 h6 9.Bh4 b6 10.Bd3 Bb7 11.O-O c5 12.dxc5 bxc5 {Trefor has equalised.} 13. Rfd1 Re8 14.Rac1 Qb6 15.Na4 Qc6 16.b4 c4 17.Nd4 Qa6 18.Bf5 Bxb4 {Jack has misplayed the last couple of moves and now Trefor has a small advantage.} 19.Rb1 Bd6 20.Nb5 Rab8 ( 20...Bc6 21.Nac3 Be5 22.Nd4 Bb7 {and white hasn't got much compensation for his pawn deficit.} ) 21.Nac3 g5 {This is too loosening.} ( 21...Be5 {keeps things in the balance.} ) 22.Nxd6 Qxd6 23. Bg3 Ne5 24.Nb5 Qe7 25.Nxa7 Ra8 26.Bxe5 Rxa7 27.Bd4 Ra6 28.h4 Bc6 29.hxg5 { Jack sacrifices the exchange to open up the position.} 29...hxg5 30.Rb2 { This is a mistake.} ( 30.Qe2 {keeps Jack on top.} ) 30...Ba4 31.Qb1 Bxd1 32.Qxd1 Ne4 {Trefor allows Jack's queen to penetrate.} ( 32...Qf8 {hoping to defend with 33...Qh6 was better.} ) 33.Qh5 f6 34.Rb7 {Not the cleanest way to win.} ( 34.Bh7+! Kg7 35.Bxe4 dxe4 36.Rb5 {has the killer threat of 37.Rxg5} 36...Kg8 37.Qg6+ {is also clearly winning.} ) 34...Qxb7 35.Qxe8+ Kg7 36.Qg6+ Kf8 ( 36...Kh8 {might give Trefor chances to survive. Jack would have to find} 37.Qe8+ ( 37.Bxe4 dxe4 38.Bxf6+ Rxf6 39.Qxf6+ {gives Trefor chances of making a draw with his active queen.} ) 37...Kg7 38.f3! Ng3 39.Qg6+ Kh8 40.Bxf6+ Rxf6 41.Qxf6+ {is a winning endgame. Now it's easy.} ) 37.Bxe4 Qc6 ( 37...dxe4 38.Bc5+ {is obviously killing.} ) 38.Qh6+ Ke7 39.Qg7+ Kd8 40.Qg8+ Kc7 41.Bxd5 Qd7 42.Bxc4 Rc6 43.a4 {There's no hope for Trefor after 44.Bb5.} 1-0

[Event "Bremridge"] [Site ""] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round ""] [White "E Manning"] [Black "G Bolt"] [Result "0-1"] [EventDate "2024.05.19"] 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.h4 h5 5.Be3 a6 6.Qd2 b5 7.Nce2 Bb7 8.f3 Nd7 9. Nh3 c5 10.c3 Ngf6 11.Nf2 Rc8 12.g3 Nb6 {The position is roughly level. Ellis' next move allows Graham's knight to penetrate.} 13.Bh3 Nc4 14.Qc1 Rc7 15.Bg5 cxd4 16.Nxd4 b4 17.Qc2 bxc3 18.Qa4+ Nd7 19.bxc3 O-O 20.Rb1 Nce5 21.Qd1 Nc5 22.f4 Nc6 23.Nf5 {Ellis goes for an attack.} 23...f6 24.Nh6+ Kh7 25.Bf5 e6 {An amusing position with three of Ellis' pieces en prise.} 26.Bxg6+ ( 26.Nf7 {was better.} 26...Rfxf7 27.Qxh5+ Kg8 28.Bxg6 fxg5 29. hxg5 {looks quite scary for black.} 29...Bxc3+ 30.Kf1 Bg7 {keeps things under control.} ) 26...Kxg6 27.f5+ exf5 28.exf5+ Kh7 29.Qxh5 Qe8+ {Ellis missed this queen check which forces a swap and leaves him way down on material.} 0-1

[Event "Bremridge"] [Site ""] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round ""] [White "S Homer"] [Black "P Brooks"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [EventDate "2024.05.19"] [FlipB "1"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.cxd5 exd5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bg5 Be7 6.Nc3 c6 7.Bxf6 Bxf6 8.e3 Bf5 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 Be7 11.O-O O-O 12.a3 a5 13.Rab1 Nd7 14.Rfc1 Nb6 15. Nd2 a4 16.Qc2 f5 17.Ne2 Bd6 18.g3 Qe7 19.Re1 Ra6 20.b4 axb3 21.Rxb3 Na4 22.Qd3 Qf7 23.Kg2 Rc8 24.Nf3 g6 25.Nf4 Re8 26.Qb1 b5 27.Rc1 Qd7 28.Rc2 Nb6 1/2-1/2