[Event "Totnes v Abbots Div 1"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.04.24"] [Round ""] [White "T Thynne"] [Black "C Collins"] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "2023.04.24"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.a4 e6 7.Be3 Qc7 8.Be2 Nbd7 9.O-O Be7 10.g4 Ne5 {This move walks into the attack. Maybe 10...Nc5 was more prudent.} 11.g5 Nfd7 12.f4 Nc4 13.Bxc4 Qxc4 14.Qd2 O-O 15.f5 Ne5 16.f6 Bd8 17.Qg2 Bb6 18.Rad1 Nc6 19.fxg7 {This combination has been on the cards for a couple of moves. Trefor plays it at the moment it gains the most advantage.} 19...Kxg7 20.Nxe6+ Bxe6 21.Bxb6 Ne5 22.Qf2 Qb4 23.Bd4 Rg8 {This loses but black's position is very difficult.} 24.Qf6+ Kf8 25.Bxe5 dxe5 ( 25...Qc5+ {might last a few more moves.} 26.Bd4 Qxg5+ 27.Qxg5 Rxg5+ {but with an extra piece the result is not in doubt.} ) 26.Qxe6 Qxb2 27. Qxf7# 1-0

[Event "Totnes v Abbots Div 1"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.04.24"] [Round ""] [White "M Goldschmidt"] [Black "P Ruszelak"] [Result "0-1"] [EventDate "2023.04.24"] 1.d4 b5 2.e4 a6 3.f3 Bb7 4.c4 b4 5.a3 a5 6.axb4 axb4 7.Rxa8 Bxa8 8.Qa4 Nc6 9.Be3 e6 10.Bd3 Qb8 11.Ne2 Nge7 12.O-O Nc8 13.c5 Qa7 14.Qc2 d6 15.Nd2 dxc5 16.dxc5 Nd6 17.Nb3 Nb7 18.Ra1 Qb8 19.Bb5 Nd8 20.Qc4 ( 20.Ned4 {heaps more pressure on the black position. The threat is 21.Na5} ) 20...Be7 21.Qxb4 O-O 22.Qa4 Bb7 23.f4 e5 24.f5 Nd4 25.Bxd4 exd4 26.c6 {A mistake. } ( 26. Nexd4 {keeps a big advantage.} ) 26...d3 27.Nc3 {Again the knight should move to d4. } 27...Nxc6 {This is what Martin missed. } 28.Nd5 ( 28.Bxc6 Bxc6 29.Qxc6 Qxb3 30.Qxc7 ( 30.Nd5 Bg5 31.Qc3 {is better, but Piotr still has an advantage.} ) 30...Bd8 31.Qd6 Qxb2 {leaves black winning.} ) 28... Bd6 29.Bxd3 Ne5 30.Bc2 Bxd5 31.exd5 Qb6+ 32.Qd4 Nc4 33.Qxb6 Nxb6 34.Be4 Re8 35.Nd2 {The losing move - Martin has to retreat the bishop to f3.} 35...Bb4 36.Nc4 Nxc4 37.Ra4 Nd6 38.Rxb4 Nxe4 39.Rc4 Re7 0-1

[Event "Totnes v Abbots Div 1"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.04.24"] [Round ""] [White "J Allen"] [Black "R Brenton"] [Result "0-1"] [EventDate "2023.04.24"] 1.d4 c5 2.d5 b6 3.c4 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.Bf4 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 d6 7.e4 h6 8.h4 Qc7 9.Be2 Nf6 10.Bf3 a6 11.Qe2 Nbd7 12.Qd2 h5 13.Nh3 b5 14.Qe2 bxc4 15.Qxc4 a5 16.Qa4 Ba6 17.Qc6 Ra7 18.Qxc7 Rxc7 19.Kd2 O-O 20.Rhb1 Kg7 21.Ng1 Bc4 22. Rb2 Ne8 23.Rab1 Ba6 24.Be2 c4 25.Bd1 f5 26.Be3 fxe4 27.Bd4+ Kh7 28.Nh3 Ng7 29.Ng5+ Kg8 30.Ke3 {Here John had a chance to gain the advantage with} ( 30.Bxg7 Rxf2+ 31.Be2 Rf5 ( 31...Kxg7 32.Ne6+ {wins the rook on c7.} ) 32. Bd4 Rxd5 33.Ne6 Rc8 {when white's active pieces are worth more than the pawns.} ) 30...Nf5+ 31.Ke2 {This loses material.} ( 31.Kxe4 {kept the position balanced.} ) 31...Nxd4+ 32.cxd4 c3+ 33.Ke1 Rf6 34.Rb8+ Nxb8 35. Rxb8+ Bc8 36.Ba4 {Now Richard wins another piece} ( 36.Bc2 {was necessary. } ) 36...c2 37.Bxc2 Rxc2 38.Nxe4 Rf8 39.g3 Rxa2 40.f4 a4 41.Ng5 a3 42.Ra8 Ra1+ 43.Kd2 a2 44.Kc2 {John resigned without waiting for 44...Bf5+ 45.Kb2 Rb1+ 46.Kc3 a1=Q+ 47.Rxa1 Rc8+ 48.Kd2 Rc2+ 49.Ke3 Rb3#} 0-1