[Event "Spring Leagues Competitors"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2022.04.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "A Brusey"]
[Black "A Kinder"]
[Result "0-1"]
[EventDate "2022.04.14"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5
{The Latvian Gambit - black sacrifices to gain an active position.}
3.Bc4 fxe4 4.Nxe5 d5 5.Qh5+ g6 6.Nxg6 hxg6 7.Qxh8 Kf7 8.Qh7+ Bg7 9.Bb3 Qg5
?!
{This allows Alan to harass the queen. 9...Be6 is better.}
10.h4 Qe5 11.h5 Bf5 12.hxg6+ Bxg6 13.Qh2
{Alan forces off the queens.}
13...c6 14.Qxe5 Bxe5 15.c4 d4
{Andrew is the exchange and a pawn down. His only hope is that he can
do something with his active bishops and central pawns.}
16.c5+ Kg7 17.d3 exd3 18.Nd2 Nd7 19.Nf3 Bf6 20.O-O?!
( 20.g4 Nxc5 21.g5 Re8+ 22.Kf1 Bd8 23.Nxd4 {ensures that white gets
something for his c5 pawn.} )
20...Nxc5 21.Bxg8?!
{A second dubious move in succession. Alan exchanges his bishop for
the passive knight on g8.}
21...Rxg8 22.Re1 Re8 23.Rxe8 Bxe8 24.Bf4 Na4 25.Rd1 Bg6 26.Bc1 Nc5 27.g4
Be4 28.Nd2 Bd5 29.b3
{Andrew has played well - his pawns are suffocating Alan, but
objectively it's still equal.}
29...b5 30.Bb2?!
( 30.f4 Kg6 31.Kh2 {followed by Kg3 gives white more breathing space.}
)
30...Ne6 31.f3 Bg5
{Now black is winning. 31...c5 was even stronger.}
32.Ne4 Be3+ 33.Kf1 Nf4 34.Bc1
( 34.Ba3 Bxe4 35.fxe4 Kf6 36.Bd6 Kg5 37.b4 Kxg4 38.Bxf4 Kxf4 39.Rxd3
Kxe4 40.Ke2 {leading to a draw was Alan's last hope.} )
34...Kg6 35.Re1 Bxe4 36.Bxe3 dxe3 37.fxe4 d2
{The pawns are unstoppable. A great result for Andrew.}
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[Event "Spring League Competitors"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2022.04.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "P Brooks"]
[Black "T Thynne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[EventDate "2022.04.14"]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Nc3 O-O 7.Qc2 h6 8.Bf4 c6
9.h3 a6 10.c5?!
{Tempting but dubious. }
10...b6! 11.b4 bxc5?
{Trefor misses a chance. }
( 11...a5! {forces white to mix it with} 12.b5 {and if Trefor follows
up correctly with } 12...Bb7 {he will have the advantage eg} 13.bxc6
Bxc6 14.cxb6 Bb4 15.Bc7 Ba4! 16.Qb2 Qc8 17.a3 Bxc3+ 18.Qxc3 Nxb6 19.
Rc1 Nc4 20.Bf4 Qb7 {Complicated but good for black!} )
12.bxc5 a5?! 13.Rb1
{Now Paul has complete control. The bishop on f4 is a monster.}
13...Ba6 14.Bxa6 Rxa6 15.O-O Qa8 16.Rb2 Rc8 17.Rfb1 g5 18.Bh2 Kg7 19.Ne5
Ra7 20.f3 Bd8 21.Na4
{With relatively simple moves, Paul's advantage has grown. Trefor just
has to hang on.}
21...Ng8 22.Nb6 Nxb6 23.cxb6 Rb7 24.Nd3
{According to the computer,}
( 24.Nxf7 {was more accurate,} 24...Kxf7 25.Qh7+ Kf8 26.Qg6 c5 27.Bd6+
Be7 28.Be5 Bd8 29.f4 {and black is defenceless against the opening of
the f-file. Too difficult for Paul to spot.} )
24...Be7 25.Nc5 Bxc5 26.dxc5
{Now Paul has a protected passed pawn. He turns his attention to the
kingside.}
26...Qa6 27.a4?!
{This shores up the queenside but makes it difficult to attack the
a-pawn.}
27...Ne7 28.g4 Ng6 29.Bg3 Nf8 30.Qc3+ f6 31.Be1 Ra8
{Neither player realised that this move isn't really necessary as Paul
isn't threatening to win a pawn}
( 31...e5 32.Qxa5? Qxa5 33.Bxa5 Ra8 34.Bb4 Rxa4 {and white's advantage
has decreased.} )
32.Rf2 Nd7 33.Rc1
{Both players thought this was a good move during the game to prevent
Trefor swapping off queens - but again it wasn't necessary.}
( 33.f4 Qc4 34.Qxc4 dxc4 35.Rc2 Nxc5 36.Rxc4 Nd3 37.Rxc6 Nxe1 38.Rxe1
{and white is winning.} )
33...Rbb8 34.f4 Rf8 35.Bd2 Kg8 36.Qc2 Kg7 37.Qc3 Kg8 38.Rc2?!
{38.e4 immediately was better.}
38...Rf7 39.Bc1 Kh7 40.fxg5 hxg5 41.e4 Kg6
{Both players were short of time and Trefor missed a chance to
complicate things here.}
( 41...dxe4 42.Bxg5
( 42.Rcd2 {was better.} )
42...Qd3!? {when} 43.Bf4 {is best although after } 43...Qxc3 44.Rxc3 {
black has stemmed the immediate attack - white is still winning
though.} )
42.exd5 exd5 43.Qf3
{Now Paul smashes through.}
43...Ne5? 44.Qf5+ Kh6 45.h4 Rg8 46.hxg5+ fxg5 47.Rh2+ Kg7 48.Qxe5+ Kf8 49.
Qb8+ Kg7 50.Bb2+ Kg6 51.Qxg8+
{It's mate in one.}
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