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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 b5 6. dxc6 bxc4 7. Na3
7. Qe2 Qd5 8.
7... Qd5 8. d3 Qxg2 9. Rf1 Bg4 10. f3 Bxa3 11. bxa3 Bf5 12. Qd2 Qxd2+ 13. Bxd2 cxd3 14. f4 e4 15. cxd3 exd3 16. Rf3
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1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bg5 f6 4. c3 fxg5 5. e3 g4 6. h3 gxf3 7. Qxf3 h5 8. Qxh5+ Rxh5 9. Bb5 e5 10. dxe5 Rxe5 11.
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1. d4 Nc6 2. Nf3 e5 3. dxe5 Bb4+ 4. c3 Bc5 5. Bg5 Nge7 6. e3 d6 7. exd6 cxd6 8. Bc4 f6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 h5 11. h4 g4 12. Bb5 gxf3 13. gxf3 Qa5 14. Bxc6+ Nxc6 15. Bxd6 Bxd6 16. Qxd6 Qb5 17. Qxf6 Qxb2 18. Qxh8+ Kd7 19. c4 Qc1+ 20. Ke2 Qxh1 21. Na3 Qxa1 22. Qxa1 Nb4 23. Qb1 a5 24. Qd1+ Kc7 25. Nb5+ Kb8 26. Qd6#
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A poor move - a waste of time, and weakening the K-side.
3... Bf5
excellent reply.
The Bishop should have been left on the b1 h7 diagonal.
This Queen sorty on the Q-side is not a good idea. Nbd2 was better.
Nbd2 is more logical.
Now Ashley threatens to take the f6 Knight and mate on h7.
11... h6?
11... Bf5 easily stops the mate with a good position.
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Not a good opening move. Max probably confused this with the c6 Caro Kann defence.
2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d6 4. Bf4 Bg4 5. e3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 g6
6... e5 looks better for Black.
7. Bb5
A strong move threatening Bxc6 and Qxc6 check.
7... Qd7?
This walks into a pin and allows d5.
7... d5 is probably Black's best.
An ingenious defence, Black pins the d5 pawn !
9. c4
e4 ! attacking the Queen was stronger.
9... Qc2
9... a6 counter attacking the Bishop was possible.
10. dxc6
Now White has a deadly discovered check threatened with pawn x b7
10... Qxb2?
Black should have played b6.
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12. bxa8=Q Qxa1 13. Qfe4 e5 14. Qe8+ Kg7 15. Qd7+ Ne7 16. Qc2 exf4 17. exf4 Qd4 18. g3 h5 19. f5 Kg8 20. fxg6 f5 21. Qe6+ Kg7 22. Qf7+ Kh6 23. Qc1+ f4 24. Qcxf4+ Qxf4 25. gxf4 Nxg6 26. Rg1 h4 27. Qxg6#
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Holmfirth High v North Halifax |
Bringing the Queen out like this is NOT RECOMMENDED.
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puts the Queen en prise
White did not take the Queen. Unfortunately the rest of the game has been scored incorrectly, and I have not been able to make head nor tail of it. Zak played much better in the rest of the game, and won well.
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Holmfirth High v North Halifax |
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Now Holly plays a poor move
4. Ke2?
4. c3 blocking the check and not moving the King was the better reply.
a bad idea - throws away the exchange
6... Bxa3 7. Nxa3 d5 8. Ke1 Na6 9. Nf3 Nb4 10. h3 Nh6 11. h4 Na2 12. Rh3 Bd7 13. Ne5 Bxa4 14. Bd3 Nb4 15. Nb5 Nxd3+ 16. Qxd3 Ng4 17. b3 Bxb5 18. Qxb5+
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Here Black CASTLED ILLEGALLY OUT OF CHECK
In order to put in the rest of the moves I have placed Black as playing c6 ( remember he didn't so the c6 pawn takes the Queen is not on)
18... c6 19. c3
38... Ra1#
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Holmfirth High v North Halifax |
1. d4 e6 2. e3 Qh4 3. Nf3 Qg4 4. h3 Qg6 5. Bd3 Qxg2
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?? This should lose the Queen.
6. Ke2?
Bradley should play ... 6.Rh2 ! this wins the Black Queen. Now unfortunately Bradley has made a mess of scoring the rest of the game, and so I am unable to put the moves in. He did win quickly though.
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Holmfirth High v North Halifax |
1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Nh3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Nf6 5. Ng5 Ng4?
puts his Knight en prise.
6. Bc4
White should play Qxg4.
6... Nh6 7. Na3 d6 8. Qf3 f6 9. Ne6 Bxe6 10. Bxe6 Qe7 11. Qh3 g5 12. Qh5+ Kd8 13. Qh3 g4
Now White could have played Bxg4, though Black has Qxe4+
loses his Queen, Qd5 had to be played.
White now drops his Bishop, Bxc4 was better.
16... Qxe6 17. b3 Qxe4+ 18. Kd1 Qxg2 19. Re1 Qxf2 20. Bd2 d5 21. Na5 Qxh2 22. Re6 Qh1+ 23. Be1 b6 24. Nb7+ Kc8 25. Re8+ Kxb7 26. Re6 Qf3+ 27. Kd2 Bb4+ 28. Kc1 Bxe1 29. Rxe1 g3 30. Kd2 Qf2+ 31. Kd3 Rhe8 32. Rf1 Re3+
32... Qe3# Joe missed this one move mate.
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Holmfirth High v North Halifax |
1. d4 Nc6 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bf4 Bg4 4. e3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e5 6. Bg3 Nf6
6... exd4 is answered by.. 7. Bb5 threat Bxc6+. Black has to defend this, then White recaptures the d4 pawn.
This is not good as Black can play c6.
Here c6 was better.
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Black blunders his Rook away.
11. Qxa8+ Qd8 12. Qd5 Qc8 13. h3 Qa6 14. Nc3 Nc4 15. Rfd1 Nxb2 16. Rd2 Nc4 17. Rdd1 Na3 18. Rac1 Be7 19. dxe5 dxe5 20. Qxe5
20. Qa8+ ! and White mates 20... Bd8 21. Qxd8#
21... Bd6 was better.
22. Nxf6 gxf6 23. Qxf6 Rg8 24. Be5 Qe2 25. Qd8#
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Holmfirth High v North Halifax |
1. e3 d5 2. Nc3 Bf5 3. Nf3 e6 4. Bb5+ c6 5. Ba4 Bd6 6. h4 Nd7 7. Nd4 Ngf6 8. Nxf5 exf5 9. Rh3
10... Ne4 11. Rxf5 Nxc3 12. dxc3 Qxh4 is better for Black
Erin gives the King a "luft". It is amazing that she resolutely carries out the "Macey Nettleton" White system.. So far it has been super -sense opening development.
I don't understand this move at all.
Now Erin should take the Rook.
15... g5 16. hxg5 hxg5 17. Rb4 Re5 18. Rxb7 Rf5 19. Ra4 Qf8 20. Rc7 Bxc7 21. Rd4 Qh6 22. Ba4 Bh2
Again a strange idea.
23. Bxc6 Rc8 24. Bb5 g4 25. b3 Qh4
Aah,that's better - threatens mate.
26... Qxf2# was the move Erin !!
27... Qxf2#
28. Ke2
Now Erin is told she only has a couple of moves to finish the game, otherwise it will be stopped, and her play goes downhill fast !
28... Qh2 29. Bxc8 Kg7 30. e4 Qxg2 31. exf5 Bxd4+ 32. Kd3 Qg3+ 33. Kxd4
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Here Erin missed the mate in 2 moves, Qf2+ 34.Kd3 Ne5# and in fact touched the Knight on c3
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1. Nf3
Reti's opening. A good developing move, and conrols e5
1... d5
A good reply.
2. c4
White wants to exchange Black's strong centre pawn for a side pawn. He will easily recover the pawn later.
2... dxc4
2... d4 gaining space has scored best for Black in this position
3. Na3
3. e3 was also possible 3... b5 4. a4 bxa4 (4... c6 5. b3 cxb3 6. axb5 cxb5 7. Bxb5+ Bd7 8. Qxb3 White is slightly better.) 5. Qxa4+ Bd7 6. Qxc4 White is slightly better.
3... Be6
a little greedy. The Bishop is misplaced here as it blocks the e7 pawn. Black has better moves.
3... c5 4. Nxc4 Nf6 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 g6 7. b3 Bg7 8. Bb2
3... a6 4. Nxc4 b5 5. Ne3 Bb7 is an interesting way of playing it for Black.
4. Qa4+
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? a poor move
4... c6!
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an excellent reply. White cannot play Nxc4 because of b5
5. Nc2
White does not have a good move. I think that here Stewart touched the Knight, then realised he could not take the c4 pawn because of the pawn fork b5 move, so retreated it to c2. Black threatens pawn to b5 !
Bf5 attacking the Knight is better.
8... cxd3 ! gives Black the advantage 9. Qxd3 Nd7 10. Ne3 (10. e4? Nc5 11. Qd1 Bxe4) 10... Bb4+
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This loses material. Black's Bishop is trapped on d5
9... cxd3! 10. Qxd3 Bc4 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. Bxc4 bxc4 13. Ne5 Ke8 14. Nxc4 advantage White
For some reason Stewart decides not to take the g7 pawn.
11. Qxg7 Qf6 12. Qxf6 Nxf6 13. exd5 with a winning position for White.
11... Qe7
11... c5! 12. Qxb5+ Bc6 13. Qxc4 White is better, but at least Black has not lost a piece.
this loses the c4 pawn.
13... cxd5 is better
14. dxc4 bxc4 15. Bxc4
Here the Rook can be taken by the Bishop.
19. Bb2
Perhaps Stewart has taken pity on poor Alex ?
Perhaps not ! But actually Be5 ! was stronger here !
20... Nxa6 21. g3 Nd3 22. Bc3 Nac5 23. b4 Nb3 24. Rab1
Black has got his Knight trapped.
24... Nd2
Alex has lost another piece
25. Nxd2 Rc8 26. Ne4 f5 27. Nc5 Rd8 28. Nxe6
28. Rfd1 winning the Knight was much better.
28... Rd6 29. Nc5 Nxc5 30. bxc5 Rd3 31. Rb8+ Kh7 32. Be5 Rd5 33. Bd6 Rd3 34. Re1 g5 35. h3 Rxa3 36. Re6 Ra7 37. g4
37. Be5! wins immediately
37... f4 38. Re7+ Rxe7 39. Bxe7 f3 40. Rc8 Kg6 41. Rxc6+ Kh7 42. Rc8 Kg7 43. c6 Kh7 44. c7 Kg7 45. Ra8 Kg6 46. c8=Q h5 47. Qg8+ Kh6 48. Qh8+
Both players were now very short of time. Stewart misses A ONE MOVE MATE.
48. Ra6#
50. Qf6+ Kxg8 51. Qg6+ Kh8 52. Bf6#
51... Kd5 52. Re8 h4 53. Qe7 Kd4 54. Qd7+ Kc5 55. Rc8+ Kb4 56. Qb7+ Ka3 57. Ra8# 1-0
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[ 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3,A46]
1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. Bf4 Bd6 6. Bg5
Losing time, moving a piece twice. White should play e3 or BxB.
Now White threatens the strong move e4
Now Black attacks on the K-side
10. g4
This is a weakening move. White should just castle.
10... e5?
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This aggressive move is a mistake
10... Bd7 and castle Q-side was an interesting plan.
This should lose a piece.
12. Qb5+
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double attack King and Bishop, but Black can defend against this. Knight takes Knight first was stronger.
12. Nxe5! Qxe5 13. Qb5+ This time Black must lose his Bishop.
12... c6?
This loses the Bishop. Black should have retreated the Knight to defend the Bishop and block the check.
12... Nc6 13.
This wins a pawn but exposes the Queen, and gives Black a later chance of Rb8 with an attack down the b file.
14...
gets the King safe and defends the Queen Rook in one move.
15. h3?
15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Qxc6 is best.
15... Bf5
Black could have broken up White's K-side with BxN
16. Qc7
attacks the Knight on e5
16... Rfc8?
This should lose the Knight
16... Nc4
17. Qb7?
White could have taken the Knight.
17. Qxe5! Qxe5 18. Nxe5 White would have been 2 Knights up.
Despite being a piece down, Black's pieces have sprung to life. White should be trying to get his King safe by castling.
19. Rb1?
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? Now Black misses his chance of glory. He could have obtained a winning position.
19... Rxc2
19... Nxf3+ Now Black wins a Knight and a Rook ! 20. Bxf3 Qxc3+ 21. Kf1 (21. Kd1 Rxb1#) 21... Rxb1+ 22. Kg2 Rxh1 23. Kxh1 Bxh3 with a winning advantage.
20. Nd4?
This gives up a Knight for free, but the position has become difficult for White .
20... Rxc3 21. Nxf5 Qxf5 22. Rb8?
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A mistake - Now Black has mate in 3 moves
22.
22... Nd7?
Black does not see the mate and this blocks the Queen's defence of the Rook.
22... Rc1+ 23. Kd2 Qc2+ 24. Ke3 Qc3#
Bradley wants to put his King on f2, but surely it was safer to castle.
This gives up the Knight on d7
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! a good try by Zakk, as he is threatening a draw by perpetual check
28. Rc7?
threatens mate, but allows Black a draw.
Zakk misses the draw and gets mated.
29... Qc1+ 30. Kf2 Qe3+ 31. Kg3 Qe5+ 32. Kf2 Qe3+ 33. Kf1 Qc1+ 34. Kf2 Qe3+ White cannot excape the checks, and the game is drawn by perpetual check.
Black resigns. It's mate next move.
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Holmfirth High Tournament (2) |
2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 is the best White line against this defence (which is called the Scandinavian or Centre Counter.
2... Be6
de or c6 are normal here.
A mistake as Black has the pawn fork pawn to d4 winning a piece.
The pawn fork is still on.
7... d4 is still best.
loses the Bishop
9. Rc1
9. Bxh6
10... Bxe3 11. Qxe3 d4 with Black advantage.
11. Bxh6
! White finally sees it !
11... Nb4 12. axb4 axb4 13. Na4?
loses the Knight
Why not take the Rook ?
14... c5 15. Bg5 Nh7 16. Nh3 f6 17. Bh6 Qa8!
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! Holly threatens mate !
18. exd5
Black has a one move mate !
18... Qxd5
18... Ra1# was the move Holly!
19. c4 Qd6 20. Re1 Ng5 21. Nxg5 fxg5 22. Qxg5
22. Qxe6+ would win a piece.
22... Bf7
Already both girls are getting into time trouble, and the mistakes increase.
23. Rxe7 Ra7? 24. Rxa7 Qe6 25. d4 cxd4 26. g3 Qd6 27. Ra8? Rxa8 28. Bd3 b5 29. cxb5 Qd5 30. Re1
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Here Holly can force mate in 7 moves.
30... Qxg5
30... Ra1+! 31. Kc2 (31. Kxa1 Qa2#) 31... Qb3+ 32. Kd2 Qxb2+ 33. Bc2 Qc3+ 34. Ke2 Bc4+ 35. Kf2 Qxe1+ 36. Kg2 Qf1#
31. Bxg5 b3 32. h4 Ra7 33. Kc1 Rc7+ 34. Kd2 Be6? 35. Bxg6
35. Rxe6
35... Rg7? 36. Rxe6 Rxg6? 37. Kd3?
37. Rxg6+ Kf7 38. Rc6 Kg7 39. b6 Kf7 40. b7 Kg7 41. b8=Q Kf7 42. Qb7+ Ke8 43. Rc8#
37... Rxe6 38. Kxd4 Rb6 39. f4 Rxb5 40. Bd8 Rb8 41. Bf6 Rd8+? 42. Bxd8 Kf8 43. f5
Black lost on time.
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Leeds Grammar v Holmfirth High |
[ QUEEN'S gambit SEMI-SLAV defence ,D43]
The Queen's gambit
2... c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 e6 5. Nf3 Bb4
better is Nbd7
5... dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. g3 Rg8 12. h4 Rxg5 13. hxg5 Nd5 14. g6 fxg6 15. Qg4 Qe7 16. Bg2 Kd8 17. Qxg6 Qb4 18. Qc2 Qa5 19.
5... h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 8. Qc2 g6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Bg7 11.
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! is the very good Cambridge Springs defence. Black threatens Ne4 and Bb4
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6... exd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Bd3
5... Be7 6. e3
Black gives up his dark squared Bishop, but doubles White's pawns. However the doubled pawns are not a weakness here, as White can undouble them by playing Pxd5. Now Black is left with a "BAD Bishop" on c8 - one that is hemmed in by its own pawns. White also gains the b file for his Rooks. Better for Black is Qa5 or Nbd7.
6... Qa5 7. Bxf6 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Qxc3+ 9. Nd2 gxf6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Rb1 Nd7 12. Be2 Nf8 13.
6... Nbd7 7. Qc2 Qa5 8. Nd2 Ne4 9. Ndxe4 dxe4 10. Bh4 f5 11. Be2
Here Nbd7 or Qa5 better.
7... Nbd7 8. Qb3 (8. Rc1