[Event "NA v Plym Uni"] [Site ""] [Date "2025.02.20"] [Round ""] [White "K Eggins"] [Black "S Pasupulety"] [Result "0-1"] [EventDate "2025.02.20"] [FlipB "1"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bc4 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.d3 e6 6.O-O Nge7 7.Be3 b6 8.d4 cxd4 9.Nxd4 O-O 10.Nxc6 Nxc6 11.Bb3 Qe7 12.f4 f5 13.exf5 {This move allows Shreyas' pieces into the game.} ( 13.e5 {trying to keep the game closed is safer.} ) 13...Rxf5 14.Qf3 Bb7 15.Rad1 Na5 16.Qf2 Nxb3 17.axb3 Bc6 18.Bd4 Bh6 19.Qe3 Qh4 20.g3 Qh3 21.Qf2 {White put his queen on same file as Shreyas' rook. He's going to regret this.} ( 21.Qe2 {keeps this level.} ) 21...g5 22.Be5 gxf4 {Now Sheyas smashes through.} 23.Ne2 ( 23.Bxf4 Bxf4 24.gxf4 Rxf4 {and white can't take the rook because of immediate mate.} ) 23...fxg3 24.Qxg3+ Rg5 25.Qxg5+ Bxg5 26.Rf2 Be3 27.Re1 Qg2# {A nice mate.}

[Event "NA v Plym Uni"] [Site ""] [Date "2025.02.20"] [Round ""] [White "P Brooks"] [Black "O Wyer"] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "2025.02.20"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.g3 c5 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bg2 Be6 8.O-O cxd4 9.Nxd4 Bc5 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.a3 O-O 12.b4 Bb6 13.Bb2 Re8 14.e3 Qd7 15. Rc1 a6 {Ollie allows Paul to do what he planned - wth tempo!} 16.Na4 Ba7 17.Bxf6 gxf6 18.Nc5 {Paul now has an excellent position, with a strong outpost on c5 and black's damaged structure.} 18...Qd6 19.Qd4 Qd8 20.Rfd1 Kg7 21.Qf4 a5 22.Nb7 {This wins a pawn but} ( 22.Nxe6+ {looks even stronger.} 22...Rxe6 23.b5 Re5 24.Rxc6 {also wins a pawn and leaves white's pieces looking really strong.} ) 22...Qd7 23.Nxa5 Bg4 24.Rd2 Bh3 25.Rxc6 d4 {Ollie sensibly tries to complicate and Paul misses the best continuation.} 26.e4 ( 26.Qxf6+ Kg8 27.Qg5+ Kh8 28.Bxh3 Qxh3 29.Rh6 Qc8 30.Nc6 Re6 31.Rxe6 Qxe6 ( 31...fxe6 {is a quick mate.} ) 32.Nxa7 Rxa7 33. Rxd4 {and there's nothing left to play for.} ) 26...Rac8 27.Qxf6+ Kg8 28. Qg5+ Kh8 29.Rxc8 Rxc8 30.Rd1 d3 31.Bxh3 Qxh3 32.Qf5 ( 32.Rxd3 {is much simpler.} ) 32...Qxf5 33.exf5 Rc3 34.Kg2 Bb6 35.Kf3 Bxa5 36.bxa5 Rxa3 37. g4 Kg7 38.Ke3 d2+ 39.Kxd2 Rxa5 40.Ke3 {This ending should be won but it takes time.} 40...h5 41.f3 Kf6 42.h4 ( 42.Kf4 {was better.} ) 42...Rb5 ( 42...Ke5 {would have made things difficult for Paul.} 43.Rd7 Ra3+ 44.Rd3 Ra4 45.f4+ Kf6 46.Kf3 hxg4+ 47.Kxg4 Ra6 48.h5 Kg7 49.Kg5 f6+ 50.Kg4 Ra1 { and it's a draw.} ) 43.Ke4 Ra5 44.g5+ Kg7 45.Rd5 Ra4+ 46.Rd4 Ra5 47.f4 Ra7 48.f6+ Kg6 49.f5+ Kh7 50.Ke5 Rb7 51.Kd6 Ra7 52.Kc6 Kg8 53.Rd8+ Kh7 54.Rd7 Ra8 55.Rxf7+ Kh8 56.g6 Kg8 57.Rh7 Ra6+ 58.Kb7 Rxf6 59.Rxh5 Rf8 {Now Paul just has to avoid stalemate tricks.} 60.Kc7 Kg7 61.Kd7 Kg8 62.Ke7 Rb8 63. Rh7 Re8+ {Here's one!} 64.Kf6 Rf8+ 65.Rf7 Rxf7+ 66.gxf7+ Kf8 67.Kg6 {And with Paul not playing 67.h5 (stalemate!), Ollie resigned.} 1-0

[Event "Champions' League"] [Site ""] [Date "2025.02.20"] [Round ""] [White "E Manning"] [Black "T Thynne"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [EventDate "2025.02.20"] 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.Na3 dxe4 4.d3 Nf6 5.Bf4 Nc6 6.dxe4 a6 7.Qxd8+ Nxd8 8.e5 ( 8.Nc4 {looks good.} 8...Nd7 9.a4 {gives white good pressure on the queenside.} ) 8...Nd5 9.Bg3 Bg4 10.f3 Bf5 11.Bf2 e6 12.O-O-O Be7 13.h4 h5 14.Nc4 O-O 15.Nd6 Bxd6 16.exd6 Rc8 17.Bc4 Nb6 18.Bb3 Nd7 19.Ne2 Nc6 20.Ng3 Bg6 21.Bc2 Bxc2 22.Kxc2 g6 23.Ne4 Nce5 24.Rh3 Kg7 25.Rg3 b6 26.a4 a5 27.b3 Rc6 28.Be3 f6 29.Bf4 Rd8 {Trefor allows a tactic.} ( 29...Nf7 {looks better.} ) 30.Nxf6 Nxf6 31.Bxe5 Kf7 32.Bxf6 ( 32.Rg5 {keeps an advantage. eg} 32...Nd7 33.Bh2 Rh8 34.c4 Rcc8 35.Kd3 Rcf8 36.Ke3 Rhg8 37.g4 {and white can press on the kingside. Now things peter out to a draw.} ) 32... Kxf6 33.f4 Rcxd6 34.Rxd6 Rxd6 35.Rd3 Rd5 36.g3 Kf5 37.Re3 1/2-1/2

[Event "NA v Plym Uni"] [Site ""] [Date "2025.02.20"] [Round ""] [White "J Hishon"] [Black "J Wills"] [Result "0-1"] [EventDate "2025.02.20"] [FlipB "1"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 b6 4.O-O Bb7 5.d4 e6 6.Bg5 Be7 7.Nbd2 h6 8.Bxf6 Bxf6 9.e3 O-O 10.Re1 Nd7 11.a3 c5 12.c3 Qc7 13.Qc2 Rfc8 14.b3 cxd4 15.exd4 Qxc3 16.Qxc3 Rxc3 17.Rac1 Rac8 18.Rxc3 Rxc3 19.Re3 Rxe3 20.fxe3 Be7 21.a4 Nf6 22.Bf1 Ng4 23.Bd3 Nxe3 24.Kf2 Ng4+ 25.Kg2 Bd6 26.h3 Nf6 27.Ne5 Bxe5 28.dxe5 Nd7 29.Kf2 Nxe5 30.Be2 Kf8 31.Ke3 Ke7 32.Kd4 Nc6+ 33.Kc3 e5 34.Nf3 d4+ 35.Kd2 e4 36.Ne1 Ne5 37.h4 Bd5 38.Bd1 Nf3+ 39.Nxf3 exf3 40.Kd3 f2 41. Be2 Bg2 42.Kxd4 f1=Q 43.Bxf1 Bxf1 44.b4 Kd6 45.a5 h5 46.axb6 axb6 0-1

[Event "Competitors' League"] [Site ""] [Date "2025.02.20"] [Round ""] [White "S Howard"] [Black "R Brenton"] [Result "0-1"] [EventDate "2025.02.20"] [FlipB "1"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 g6 3.e3 Bg7 4.Nf3 Nh5 5.Bg3 c5 6.c3 Qb6 7.Qd2 d6 8.Be2 Bg4 9.Bh4 f6 10.h3 Bxf3 11.Bxf3 Bh6 12.Bxh5 gxh5 13.O-O Nc6 14.Na3 O-O-O 15. Nc2 Rhg8 16.Qe2 Rg6 17.Bg3 Rdg8 18.dxc5 Qxc5 19.Ne1 h4 20.Bh2 Qf5 21.Qf3 Qe6 22.Kh1 Ne5 23.Bxe5 Qxe5 24.Rd1 Qb5 25.Rd4 Qxf1+ 0-1