[Event "Simul"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.03.02"] [Round ""] [White "K Arkell"] [Black "J Blackmore"] [Result "0-1"] [EventDate "2023.03.02"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bc3 d5 8.Nbd2 O-O 9.Bg2 c6 10.Ne5 Qc7 11.Rc1 Bb7 12.cxd5 exd5 13.O-O Nbd7 {The opening has been a standard Queen's Indian defence where white has a small advantage in space and pawn structure. Keith's next move might not be the best.} 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15.b4 {Keith is planning a minority attack, but Josh has sufficient counterplay.} 15...Rac8 16.Re1 Rfe8 17.Qb3 Bf8 18.Nf3 Ba6 19. Ne5 Qe6 20.a4 Ne4 21.Bxe4 {Swapping the bishop for the knight, Keith aims for an ending, but black's prospects are slightly better. } 21...dxe4 22.Qxe6 Rxe6 23.Bd2 f6 24.Nc4 Rd8 25.e3 {The position has turned out well for Josh - his pieces look far more active.} 25...c5 26. bxc5 bxc5 27.Ba5 {A miscalculation. The rook stays active and the bishop has nowhere to go. Josh will win at least a pawn.} 27...Rd5 28.Bd2 cxd4 29.Nb2 Ba3 {Keith's pieces are tangled, and there is no way to avoid losing more material.} 30.Rb1 Rb6 31.Bc1 d3 32.Rd1 d2 $1 {Giving up the pawn to win a piece. } 33.Rxd2 Rxd2 34.Bxd2 Rxb2 35.Rxb2 Bxb2 36.Bb4 Be2 { Now Josh has an easy winning plan as Keith can't really move his king out of the corner without losing another pawn. So Josh will move his pawns onto white squares, then manouevre his king to the queenside where his bishops and king will be able to win the a-pawn, then he will queen it. Well played Josh!} 0-1

[Event "Simul"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.03.02"] [Round ""] [White "J Glasson"] [Black "K Arkell"] [Result "0-1"] [EventDate "2023.03.02"] [FlipB "1"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5 5.dxc5 Na6 6.Nf3 Nxc5 7.Bd2 Qa5 8.a3 Bxc3 9.Bxc3 Qa4 10.Qxa4 Nxa4 11.Bd4 d6 12.O-O-O e5 13.Be3 Ng4 14.Rxd6 Nxe3 15.fxe3 Ke7 16.Rd1 f6 17.e4 b6 18.Nh4 g6 19.g3 Nc5 20.b4 Nxe4 21.Bg2 Bb7 22.Rd3 Nd6 23.Bxb7 Nxb7 24.Kb2 Rac8 25.Kb3 Nd6 26.Rc1 Rc7 27.Ng2 Nf5 28.e3 {Jamie has battled hard and here } ( 28.Ne3 {would have left things completely equal.} 28...Nd4+ ( 28...Nxe3 29.Rxe3 {is also level.} ) 29. Rxd4 exd4 30.Nd5+ Kd6 31.Nxc7 Kxc7 32.c5 Re8 33.cxb6+ Kxb6 34.Rc2 Re3+ 35. Ka4 {is a drawn rook and pawn ending} ) 28...Nd6 29.a4 Rhc8 30.Rdc3 g5 31. c5 bxc5 32.Rxc5 Rxc5 33.Rxc5 Rxc5 34.bxc5 Ne4 35.Kb4 Kd7 36.Kb5 Kc7 37.Ne1 Nc3+ 38.Ka5 {Probably the losing move. Jamie puts his king out on a limb. } ( 38.Kc4 $1 Nxa4 39.Nd3 {puts Keith's knight in danger, and he has to give Jamie lots of activity or give back the pawn to extricate it. eg} 39...e4 ( 39...Kc6 40.e4 $1 {and the knight will be lost after 40....Kb4.} ) 40.Nb4 Nb2+ 41.Kb5 f5 42.Nd5+ Kd7 43.Nf6+ Ke6 44.c6 Kd6 45.Ne8+ Ke7 46. Nf6 {and both players repeat moves.} ) 38...Kc6 39.Nd3 e4 40.Nb4+ Kxc5 41. h3 h5 42.Na6+ Kc4 43.Nc7 h4 44.g4 Kd3 45.Kb4 Nxa4 {A nice sacrifice which illustrates that Jamie's knight won't get back to stop Keith's pawns.} 46. Kxa4 Kxe3 47.Nd5+ Kf3 48.Nxf6 e3 49.Nh7 Kf4 50.Nxg5 Kxg5 51.Kb3 e2 52.Kc2 e1=Q 53.Kd3 Qg3+ {A great effort from Jamie.} 0-1

[Event "Simul"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.03.02"] [Round ""] [White "J Wills "] [Black "K Arkell"] [Result "0-1"] [EventDate "2023.03.02"] 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.Nc3 Qd8 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.Bd3 Be7 7.O-O O-O 8.h3 Nbd7 9.Re1 c5 10.dxc5 Nxc5 11.Bf1 b6 12.Qxd8 Rxd8 13.Be3 Bb7 14.Nd4 a6 15. Rad1 Rac8 16.Nb3 Nd5 17.Nxd5 Bxd5 18.c4 Bb7 19.Nxc5 Bxc5 20.Bxc5 bxc5 21. b3 Kf8 22.Rd3 Rxd3 23.Bxd3 h6 24.Be4 Bxe4 25.Rxe4 Ke7 26.Kf1 f5 27.Re3 g5 28.g3 Rd8 29.Ke2 Kf6 30.Rd3 Rxd3 31.Kxd3 e5 32.f3 h5 33.a3 a5 {Jack has played really well to reach an equal king and pawn endgame - BUT they are tricky!} 34.Ke3 {Incredibly this is a losing move.} 34...Ke6 {But Keith gives Jack another chance.} ( 34...f4+ {wins eg} 35.gxf4 exf4+ 36.Ke4 Ke6 37.Kd3 Kf5 38.Ke2 g4 39.fxg4+ hxg4 40.h4 f3+ 41.Ke3 Kg6 42.b4 cxb4 43.axb4 a4 44.b5 a3 45.b6 a2 46.b7 a1=Q 47.b8=Q Qc3+ 48.Ke4 Qxc4+ 49.Ke5 Qc5+ 50. Ke4 Qf5+ 51.Kd4 Qf6+ 52.Ke3 Qe6+ 53.Kf4 ( 53.Kf2 {loses the queen} 53... Qe2+ 54.Kg3 Qg2+ 55.Kf4 Qh2+ ) 53...f2 54.Qb1+ Kh5 55.Qb5+ Kxh4 {and black will shepherd the pawns home.} ) 35.f4 {This loses. Jack had to stay patient with a king move.} ( 35.Ke2 {eg} 35...f4 36.g4 hxg4 37.hxg4 e4 38. fxe4 Ke5 39.Kd3 f3 40.Ke3 f2 41.Kxf2 Kxe4 42.Ke2 Kf4 43.Kd3 Kxg4 44.Ke4 Kh3 45.b4 cxb4 46.axb4 a4 47.c5 {and both pawns queen at the same time but this time it's a draw as the other pawns are weaker.} ) 35...h4 36.fxg5 ( 36.gxh4 {is also hopeless.} 36...exf4+ 37.Kf3 gxh4 38.Kxf4 Kf6 39.a4 Ke6 40.Kg5 Ke5 {and the f-pawn won't be stopped.} ) 36...hxg3 37.h4 f4+ 38.Kf3 e4+ {The pawns can't be taken as the g-pawn will promote.} 39.Kg2 Kf5 40. a4 e3 41.Kf3 Kg6 {Again the f-pawn is taboo.} 42.Kg2 e2 {An excellent effort from Jack. It shows how difficult king and pawn endings can be.} 0-1

[Event "Simul"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.03.02"] [Round ""] [White "O Main"] [Black "K Arkell"] [Result "0-1"] [EventDate "2023.03.02"] [FlipB "1"] 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Bb4+ 3.Bd2 Qe7 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bxc3 6.Bxc3 Ne4 7.Qc2 Nxc3 8. Qxc3 d6 9.g3 Nd7 10.Bg2 e5 11.O-O O-O 12.Rfe1 Re8 13.dxe5 Nxe5 14.Rad1 Bg4 15.Nd4 c6 16.Qc2 a5 17.Rd2 Qf6 18.f4 Nd7 19.h3 Bh5 20.g4 {Ollie has trapped Keith's bishop, but there's still plenty of play in the position.} 20...Bxg4 21.hxg4 Qxf4 22.Rf1 Qe3+ 23.Rf2 g6 24.Rd3 Qg5 25.Kf1 ( 25.Qc3 { is better, and if } 25...Ne5 26.Nf3 Qxg4 27.Rxd6 Nxf3+ 28.Qxf3 Qxf3 29. Rxf3 {and Ollie has the advantage.} ) 25...Ne5 26.Rg3 ( 26.Nf3 {is again the move.} 26...Qxg4 27.Nxe5 ( 27.Rxd6 {doesn't work this time, as } 27... Nxc4 {threatening a fork on e3 wins the exchange} 28.Rd3 Ne3+ 29.Rxe3 Rxe3 ) 27...dxe5 28.Qd2 Qxc4 29.Rd7 {with a small advantage to white.} ) 26... Nxg4 27.Kg1 Qh4 28.Rff3 Ne5 29.Nf5 Nxf3+ 30.Bxf3 Qf4 31.Rg4 Qe5 32.Ng3 h5 {and Keith wins a piece. A complicated game.} 0-1