[Event "Autumn Swiss R2"] [Site ""] [Date "2024.10.24"] [Round ""] [White "S Pasupulety"] [Black "L Barron"] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "2024.10.24"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 a6 5.Bxc6 bxc6 6.Nxe5 Bd6 7.Nf3 Bc5 8.d4 Bb6 9.Bg5 h6 10.Bh4 g5 11.Nxg5 hxg5 12.Bxg5 Rh5 13.Bxf6 Qxf6 14.Qxh5 Bxd4 {It looks as though this position might be dangerous for white, but Les is only attacking with two pieces, and Shreyas defends well.} 15.Nd2 Qxf2+ 16.Kd1 Be3 17.Qe2 {The key move - Les is forced to retreat and Shreyas has a clear advantage.} 17...Qf4 18.g3 Qg5 19.Rf1 d6 20.Ke1 Bg4 21.Nf3 Qh6 22. Rd1 Kd7 {This allows a wnning tactic.} 23.Rd3 ( 23.Ne5+ {can be played immediately.} ) 23...Bc5 24.Ne5+ Kc8 25.Qxg4+ Kb7 26.Rb3+ Bb6 27.Nd7 Re8 28.Kd1 Re7 29.Nxb6 cxb6 30.Qh4 Qe6 31.Re1 a5 32.Qg5 f5 33.Qxf5 d5 34.Qxe6 Rxe6 35.exd5 {and Shreyas won with his extra rook.} 1-0

[Event "Autumn Swiss R2"] [Site ""] [Date "2024.10.24"] [Round ""] [White "E Manning"] [Black "P Brooks"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [EventDate "2024.10.24"] [FlipB "1"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.c4 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Nc3 e6 7.a3 Bc5 8.Nxc6 dxc6 9.Qxd8+ Kxd8 10.Bg5 Kc7 {A very strange move - Paul just didn't consider Ellis's next.} ( 10...e5 {leaves Paul with a slight advantage.} ) 11.Bf4+ Kd8 12.Rd1+ Ke8 13.Bc7 ( 13.e5 {was probably better.} 13...Nd7 14. Ne4 Bb6 15.Nd6+ Ke7 {and black is being slowly crushed.} ) 13...Bd7 14.e5 ( 14.Be2 {preventing the knight moving to g4 was good.} ) 14...Rc8 15.Bd6 Bxd6 16.Rxd6 Ng4 17.f4 c5 18.Be2 Ne3 19.Kf2 Nf5 20.Ne4 {White's last chance to keep the advantage was } ( 20.Rb6 Bc6 21.Bf3 Bxf3 22.Kxf3 Rc7 23.Ne4 Ke7 24.Rd1 Nd4+ 25.Kf2 Rd8 26.g4 h6 27.h4 {and black is struggling. } ) 20...Nxd6 {Paul thought for a while about } ( 20...Bc6 {which would have been good for him. He worried about} 21.Nxc5 {but} 21...Bxg2! 22.Kxg2 Nxd6 23.exd6 ( 23.b4 b6 24.Nxe6 fxe6 25.exd6 Kd7 26.Rd1 Rc6 {and black wins the d-pawn.} ) 23...Rxc5 24.b4 Rf5 {is very good for black.} ) 21. Nxd6+ {Now the game fizzles out to a draw.} 21...Ke7 22.Nxc8+ Rxc8 23.Rd1 Bc6 24.Bf3 Bxf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Autumn Swiss R2"] [Site ""] [Date "2024.10.24"] [Round ""] [White "A Kinder"] [Black "M Abbott"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [EventDate "2024.10.24"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.d5 d6 4.c4 b5 5.cxb5 a6 6.bxa6 g6 7.Nc3 Bxa6 8.g3 Bg7 9.Bg2 Nbd7 10.O-O Nb6 11.Re1 O-O {The fianchetto variation - one of the common replies to the Benko Gambit.} 12.e4 Nfd7 13.Bf4 Nc4 14.Qc2 Qa5 15. Rac1 Rfb8 {Black's pressure on the queenside gives him full compensation for the pawn deficit.} 16.b3 Na3 ( 16...Nce5 {is better, when black's pieces maintain their good positions.} ) 17.Qd2 Nb5 18.Nxb5 Qxd2 19.Nxd2 Bxb5 20.a4 Ba6 21.Bf1 Ne5 22.Bxe5 Bxe5 23.Bxa6 Rxa6 24.Rc4 {The position has simplified, with white still having an extra pawn. The computer suggests} ( 24.Re3 {with the following possible line:} 24...g5 25.Kg2 h5 26.Rd3 Kg7 27.Nc4 Bd4 28.a5 e6 29.h3 {and white still might be able to make progress.} ) 24...Kg7 25.Kf1 {The players agreed a draw here, but the computer still gives white a clear advantage.} 1/2-1/2