[Event "NA v Plymouth D3"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2023.10.26"]
[Round ""]
[White "J Day"]
[Black "P Ruszelak"]
[Result "1-0"]
[EventDate "2023.10.26"]
1.d4 b5 2.e4 a6 3.Nf3 Bb7 4.Bd3 e6 5.O-O c5 6.c3 Nf6 7.Re1 d5 8.e5 Nfd7 9.
Nbd2 Nc6 10.Nf1 cxd4 11.cxd4 Bb4 12.Re2 Ba5 13.Be3 O-O 14.Rc1 Qe7 15.Bb1
b4 16.Qd3 ( 16.Rxc6 {is a tactic worth noting in positions like this. }
16...Bxc6 17.Qc2 {and white wins 2 pieces for a rook because of the mating
threat on h7.} ) 16...f5 17.exf6 gxf6 18.Bh6 Rf7 19.Rce1 e5 20.dxe5 Ncxe5
21.Qf5 Qd6 22.Nd4 b3 23.Rd1 Bc7 24.Ng3 Ng6 25.Rde1 bxa2 26.Bxa2 Nde5 27.f4
{James has played an excellent attacking game, but here was Peter's one
chance.} 27...Nc4 ( 27...Bb6 {takes advantage of the pin on the knight to
re-establish equality.} 28.fxe5 ( 28.Rd2 Nc6 {is clearly better for black.
} 29.Ne2 Re8 30.Red1 Rxe2 31.Rxe2 Nxd4 {wins 2 pieces for a rook.} ) ( 28.
Kh1 Bxd4 29.Qh5 Qb6 ( 29...Nd7 {is too dangerous.} 30.Nf5 Qc5 31.b4 Qb6
32.Ne7+ Kh8 33.Nxg6+ hxg6 34.Qxg6 {is one line which shows white's
attacking potential.} ) 30.Nf5 Nd3 31.Re8+ Rxe8 32.Rxe8+ Rf8 33.Ne7+ Kf7
34.Nxd5 Nf2+ 35.Kg1 Nd1+ {with perpetual check is the computer's drawing
line.} ) 28...fxe5 {gives black a small advantage.} ) 28.Re8+ Rxe8 29.
Rxe8+ Nf8 30.Ne6 Qb6+ 31.Kh1 Qxb2 32.Qg4+ Kh8 33.Rxf8+ {It's mate in 1.}
1-0
[Event "NA v Plymouth D3"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2023.10.26"]
[Round ""]
[White "A Tatam"]
[Black "R Brenton"]
[Result "0-1"]
[EventDate "2023.10.26"]
[FlipB "1"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.e3 d6 3.Nf3 g6 4.Be2 Bg7 5.Nbd2 c6 6.O-O Bf5 7.b3 d5 8.Nh4 Qd7
9.Nxf5 Qxf5 10.Bb2 Nbd7 11.Bd3 Qe6 12.h3 h5 13.c4 h4 14.a4 g5 {Richard is
aiming to attack on the kingside but Tony's better development gives him
the advantage.} 15.cxd5 cxd5 16.Nf3 Bh6 17.Qc2 Ne4 18.Rac1 Kf8 19.Nd2 Ndf6
20.Nxe4 Nxe4 21.Bxe4 Qxe4 22.Qc7 ( 22.Qxe4 dxe4 23.Rc7 {followed by
doubling rooks on the c-file gives white a substantial endgame plus.} )
22...b6 23.Qd7 Kg7 24.Rc7 a5 25.Qxe7 Qxe7 26.Rxe7 Rhe8 27.Rxe8 Rxe8 28.Rc1
Re6 29.Ba3 f5 30.Rc7+ Kf6 31.b4 {An oversight which enables Richard to
equalise.} 31...Bf8 32.Rc2 axb4 33.Bc1 g4 34.hxg4 {An instructive error.
This exchange gives black the opportunity to create a passed h-pawn;
something which eventually wins the game. MUCH better to allow black to
make the exchange.} 34...fxg4 35.Bd2 Kf5 36.Rb2 Bd6 37.Bxb4 Bc7 38.Bd2 Rc6
39.Kf1 Ke4 40.Ke2 Rf6 41.Rc2 {The advantage has passed from one player to
the other - mainly depending on who has possession of the c-file. Now it's
with Tony again.} 41...Rf7 42.Rc6 Rh7 {Richard lines up the h-pawn advance
but overlooks something...} 43.Rg6 ( 43.Rf6 $3 {is a bolt from the blue.
There's no way to avoid mate. eg} 43...h3 44.f3+ gxf3+ 45.gxf3# ) 43...Kf5
{Now Richard is winning and he finishes the game very efficiently.} 44.Rg8
h3 45.gxh3 gxh3 46.Rg1 h2 47.Rh1 Kg4 48.Kf1 Kh3 49.f4 Bd8 50.Be1 Bh4 51.
Bf2 Bxf2 52.Kxf2 Ra7 53.Kf3 Rxa4 54.f5 b5 55.Kf4 Kg2 56.Rb1 h1=Q 57.Rxh1
Kxh1 58.f6 b4 59.Ke5 b3 60.Kxd5 b2 61.f7 Ra8 0-1
[Event "Autumn Swiss 2"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2023.10.26"]
[Round ""]
[White "P Brooks"]
[Black "E Coulson"]
[Result "1-0"]
[EventDate "2023.10.26"]
1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 f6 3.Bd2 e5 4.dxe5 fxe5 5.e4 Nf6 6.exd5 Qxd5 7.Nc3 Qd4 8.Nf3
Bg4 {Paul's weird opening has rather bamboozled Evan and this move allows
a winning tactic.} 9.Nxd4 Bxd1 10.Ndb5 Na6 11.Rxd1 {Winning a piece - Paul
carefully converts his advantage.} 11...Bb4 12.Bc4 c6 13.Na3 Nc5 14.Nab1
O-O-O 15.a3 Bxc3 16.Nxc3 h6 17.O-O Ncd7 18.Be6 Rde8 19.Bxd7+ Nxd7 20.Ne4
Re6 21.Bb4 b6 22.Rd3 g5 23.Rfd1 Rh7 24.Rd6 Rxd6 25.Rxd6 c5 26.Bc3 Nf8 27.
f3 Nd7 28.Re6 Kc7 29.Nf6 Nxf6 30.Bxe5+ 1-0