[Event "Challengers' League"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2023.05.04"]
[Round ""]
[White "M Hussey"]
[Black "J Wills"]
[Result "0-1"]
[EventDate "2023.05.04"]
1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 Bf5 4.Nd2 e6 5.c3 Nbd7 6.h3 c6 7.Ngf3 h6 8.Ne5 Nxe5
9.dxe5 Ne4 10.Be2 Bc5 11.Nb3 Bb6 12.Nd4 Bh7 13.O-O O-O 14.Bh2 Qe7 15.Nf3
Rac8 16.Nd4 f6 17.f4 {Mike makes an inaccurate move - his weak double
pawns remain, his dark-squared bishop has little scope, and Jack takes
control of the f-file.} ( 17.Bg4 {was better, and if } 17...f5 18.Be2 {
both sides have blocked bishops and it's less easy to make porgress.} )
17...fxe5 18.fxe5 Rxf1+ 19.Bxf1 Rf8 20.Bf4 c5 21.Nb5 a6 22.Na3 ( 22.Nd6 {
was better, although Jack remains on top. Now he has a big king-side
attack.} ) 22...c4 23.Kh2 g5 24.Qg4 ( 24.Bg3 {allows} 24...Nxg3 25.Kxg3
Bc7 ( 25...Bxe3 {also wins.} ) 26.Kh2 Qf6 {with an unstoppable attack.} )
24...Bf5 25.Bxg5 Qxg5 26.Qxg5+ hxg5 {Jack has won a piece and he converts
smoothly.} 27.Nc2 Nxc3 28.Nd4 Ne4 29.g4 Bxd4 30.exd4 Bg6 31.Rc1 Rf2+ 32.
Bg2 Rxb2 33.a4 b5 34.axb5 axb5 35.Ra1 c3 36.Ra8+ Kg7 37.Ra7+ Bf7 0-1
[Event "Challengers' League"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2023.05.04"]
[Round ""]
[White "N Narayanan"]
[Black "R Brenton"]
[Result "1-0"]
[EventDate "2023.05.04"]
[FlipB "1"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nc6 4.d4 Qe7 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.Bd3 Nxe4 7.O-O d5 8.
Bf4 Qb4 9.Nd2 Qxd4 10.Nxe4 dxe4 11.Re1 Be6 12.Bxe4 {Richard has played a
speculative opening but it hasn't gone well. He is way behind in
development and his pawn structure is compromised.} 12...Qb6 13.Qf3 O-O-O
14.Bxc6 Bc5 15.Bg3 h5 16.Be4 g5 17.Be5 g4 18.Qf4 Rhf8 ( 18...f6 {was worth
a try. If white takes the pawn, her pieces become tangled.} 19.Bxf6 Rhf8 {
and it is difficult to escape the pin without losing the f-pawn.} ) 19.b4
Bd6 20.Bxd6 Rxd6 21.a4 Rfd8 22.b5 Qd4 23.g3 Qb6 24.a5 Qc5 25.b6 {Niranjana
agressively opens the path to the black king.} 25...c6 26.bxa7 Qxa7 27.a6
Rd4 28.Qe3 c5 29.Reb1 R8d7 30.Rb7 Rd1+ 31.Kg2 Rxa1 32.Rxa7 Rxa7 {Niranjana
has judged correctly that her queen will be worth much more than the 2
rooks in this open position.} 33.Qxc5+ Rc7 34.Bb7+ Kb8 35.Qb6 Bc8 {This
just loses the bishop, but } ( 35...Ra3 36.Bc6+ Kc8 37.Qb4 {wasn't much
better.} ) 36.Bd5+ Bb7 37.Bxb7 Rc3 38.Bc6+ Kc8 39.Qb7+ {with checkmate in
1. A fine example of a sustained attack.} 1-0
[Event "Competitors' League"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2023.05.04"]
[Round ""]
[White "D Morton"]
[Black "P Brooks"]
[Result "0-1"]
[EventDate "2023.05.04"]
[FlipB "1"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.e4 Nxe4 4.Nxe4 dxe4 {In this opening white sacrifices
a pawn for somewhat nebulous compensation.} 5.Be3 c6 6.f3 Bf5 7.g4 Bg6 8.
h4 exf3 9.Nxf3 Qd6 {Black targets the weak squares in white's camp.} 10.
Ne5 Be4 11.Rg1 Qb4+ 12.c3 {Maybe} ( 12.Kf2 {was better.} ) 12...Qxb2 13.
Rc1 e6 14.Bc4 Bd6 15.g5 Bxe5 16.dxe5 Qa3 17.h5 Nd7 18.g6 {Doug keeps
attacking the kingside but Paul might not move his king there!} 18...hxg6
19.hxg6 Bxg6 20.Bxe6 O-O-O {Good enough, but} ( 20...Nxe5 {was even
better. If} 21.Bb3 Qe7 {and black has multiple threats.} ) 21.Rxg6 fxg6
22.Qf3 {Maybe Doug wanted to play 22.Bg5 but 22...Rh1+ wins the queen.}
22...Qe7 23.Qg4 Rde8 24.Bxd7+ Qxd7 {With his attack repulsed, Doug
resigned.} 0-1