Blayney Chess Club 2007 NSW Country Reserve Team Champions   

(9) Van der Wal,Fritz (1789) - Kocic,Slavko [A11]
Blayney v Bathurst Brd 1, 17.05.2007
[Toga II 1.1a (30s)]

A11: English Opening: 1...c6 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 [2...d4 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.0-0 e5 6.d3 Bd6] 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Bf5 5.cxd5 cxd5 6.d3 Nc6 7.0-0 h6 [7...e6 8.Nbd2 Bc5 9.a3 a5 10.b3 h6 11.Bb2 d4 12.Qc2 Ba7 13.Nh4 Rc8 14.Nxf5 exf5 15.Qc4 0-0 16.Rac1 Re8 17.Rfe1 Qd7 18.Qb5 f4 19.gxf4 Re7 20.Nc4 Rce8 21.Bf3 Bb8 22.e3 Tkebuchava,Z-Bogaudinov,R/Moscow 1999/CBM 70/0-1] 8.Nc3N [8.Qa4 Qd7 9.Re1 e6 10.Bf4 Be7 11.Nc3 0-0 12.e4 Bh7 13.Rad1 Rac8 14.exd5 exd5 15.d4 Rfe8 16.Rc1 Ne4 17.Nd2 Nf6 18.a3 a6 19.Nf3 Ne4 20.Qb3 Nxc3 21.Rxc3 Na5 22.Ne5 Nxb3 Kolus,L-Por,A/Budapest 2002/CBM 87 ext/1-0 (33)] 8...e6 9.Qa4 Qd7 10.a3 Secures b4 10...Bd6 11.Re1 0-0 12.e4 dxe4 13.dxe4 [Instead of 13.Nxe4 Be7=/+] 13...Bg4 14.e5 Bxf3 15.exf6 [Weaker is 15.Bxf3 Nxe5 16.Bg2 Rfd8=/+] 15...Bxg2 16.Kxg2 Kh7?? [>=16...Be5 and Black is still in the game 17.fxg7 Bxg7+/=] 17.fxg7 Kxg7 18.Qg4+ Kh8 [18...Kh7 19.Qh5 f6 20.Bxh6+- (20.Qxh6+?! Kg8+-) ] 19.Bxh6 Rg8 [19...f5 praying for a miracle 20.Qh4 Qh7 21.Bxf8 Qxh4 22.gxh4 Rxf8 23.Rxe6 Rg8+ 24.Kh3 Bc5+-] 20.Qh5 Rg6 21.Rad1 Kg8 22.Ne4 e5 [22...Qc7 does not win a prize 23.Nxd6 Rd8 24.Bf4+-] 23.Qxg6+!! Demolishes the pawn shield [23.Qxg6+ fxg6 24.Nf6+ (24.Rxd6?! is impossible 24...Qf5+/-) 24...Kf7 25.Nxd7+- Ke6 26.f4 Rd8 27.Nxe5 Nxe5 28.fxe5 Bc7 29.Rxd8 Bxd8 30.Kf3 g5 31.Bg7 Bc7 32.Ke4 Bd8 33.Rf1 g4 34.Kf4 Bc7 35.Kxg4] 1-0

(11) Todoroski,Naum - Bourke,Phil (1526) [C10]
Blayney v Bathurst Brd 2, 17.05.2007
[Toga II 1.1a (30s)]

C10: French with 3 Nc3: Unusual Black 3rd moves and 3...dxe4 1.e4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Bb4 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.Qd3N [5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Nf6 7.Nf3 b6 8.Qd3 0-0 9.c4 Qd8 10.Bg5 Bb7 11.Be2 Nbd7 12.0-0 h6 13.Bh4 Qe7 14.Ne5 Rfd8 15.Qb3 c5 16.c3 g5 17.Bg3 Ne4 18.Qc2 Nxe5 19.Bxe5 f6 Hagesaether Ellen (NOR)-Parfenova Olga (UZB)/Bratislava (Slovakia) 1993/0-1 (45); 5.Bd3 Nc6 6.a3 Ba5 7.Be3 1/2-1/2 Kristjansson,S-Quillan,G/Caleta ENG 2005; 5.Qg4 Nc6 6.Nf3 Kf8 7.a3 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 Nf6 9.Qf4 Qe4+ 10.Qxe4 Nxe4 11.c4 Bd7 12.Bd3 Nf6 13.Bf4 Rc8 14.0-0 Ke7 15.Rfe1 Rhe8 16.d5 Nd8 17.Ne5 Kf8 18.Bg5 Ba4 19.Rab1 exd5 Reis,L-Vega Holm,F/Loures 1998/CBM 67 ext/1-0 (89)] 5...Nc6 6.Be3 Nf6 7.f3 Consolidates e4+g4 7...0-0 8.a3 Bxc3+ 9.Qxc3 Rd8 d4 seems the pivot of the position 10.Bc4 Qa5 11.Qxa5 Nxa5 12.Ba2 b6 13.Bg5 [13.Rc1!?= deserves consideration] 13...Rxd4=/+ Black inhibits 0-0-0 14.Bxf6 gxf6 15.Ne2 Rd6 16.Ng3 Bb7 17.Rd1 Rad8 18.Rxd6 Rxd6 19.b4 Nc6 20.Ne4 Rd8 21.Nxf6+ Kh8 22.0-0 Rd2 23.Rc1 [23.Bb3!?=/+ is interesting] 23...Nd4-/+ 24.Bc4 Nxc2 25.Bb3? [>=25.Bd3 Rxd3 26.Rxc2-/+] 25...Ne3-+ 26.Rxc7 [26.Kh1 Rxg2 27.Rg1-+ Bxf3 28.Rxg2 Bxg2+ 29.Kg1 c5 30.Nd7 Bd5 31.Bxd5 Nxd5 32.bxc5 bxc5 33.Nxc5 Kg7 34.Kf2 e5 35.Nd3 Kf6 36.Kf3 Nc3 37.Nb4 Kg5 38.Nc6 f6 39.Nxa7 e4+ 40.Ke3 f5 41.h4+ Kg4 42.Kd4 (42.Kd2 Nb1+) 42...Ne2+ 43.Ke3 Ng3 44.Kd2 f4 45.Nc6 f3 46.Ke3 Nf5+ 47.Kxe4 f2 48.Ne5+ Kg3 49.Kxf5 f1Q+] 26...Rxg2+ 27.Kh1 Bxf3 28.Rc8+ [28.h3 a fruitless try to alter the course of the game 28...Rg5+ 29.Kh2 Nf1#; 28.h4 Rg3+ 29.Kh2 Nf1#] 28...Rg8#! 0-1

(10) Davidson,Jamie (1529) - Mann,Garry [C65]
Blayney vs Bathurst Brd 4 Blayney, 17.05.2007
[Toga II 1.1a (30s)]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 d6 5.Bxc6+ bxc6 6.Bg5N [6.Nc3 h6 7.0-0 g6 8.Bd2 Bg7 9.Qe2 0-0 10.Rae1 Nh5 11.h3 Qe8 12.Nh2 f5 13.exf5 gxf5 14.Qf3 Bd7 15.g3 Nf6 16.Qg2 Kh7 17.f4 Rg8 18.fxe5 dxe5 19.b4 Nh5 20.Kh1 Bf6 Nestorovic,L-Karadarevic,S/Belgrade SCG 2005/0-1; 6.Nbd2 g6 7.Nc4 Bg7 8.h3 0-0 9.Bg5 h6 10.Be3 Be6 11.Na5 Qd7 12.Qd2 Kh7 13.g4 d5 14.Nxe5 Qd6 15.Nexc6 dxe4 16.Bf4 Qd5 17.c4 e3 18.cxd5 exd2+ 19.Kxd2 Nxd5 20.Be5 Bxe5 Gorovets,A-Nesterenko,P/Minsk BLR 2006/1-0 (35); 6.h3 Be7 7.0-0 0-0 8.Nc3 c5 9.b3 c6 10.Ne2 Ne8 11.Ng3 g6 12.Bh6 Ng7 13.Nd2 Bg5 14.Bxg5 Qxg5 15.Nc4 d5 16.Ne3 Be6 17.c4 d4 18.Nc2 f5 19.exf5 gxf5 20.Re1 e4 Janturin,A-Maiorov,N/Litohoto 1999/CBM 72 ext/0-1] 6...Be7 7.0-0 0-0 8.h3 Rb8 9.b3 d5 [9...c5!?= must be considered] 10.Nxe5+/= Qd6 11.f4 [11.Bf4!? Qe6 12.Nd2+/=] 11...dxe4= 12.dxe4 Nxe4 13.Qxd6 [13.Bxe7!? is an interesting alternative 13...Qxe7 (13...Qxd1 14.Rxd1 Re8 15.Nxc6 Rb6 16.Nxa7 Bf5 17.Bd8 Rg6 18.Kh2 (18.h4 Bh3 19.Bg5 Bg4 20.Rd8 Rxd8 21.Bxd8 Be2) 18...Nd6 19.Bh4 (19.Bxc7 Re2=) 19...Re2 20.Bg3 Rh6 21.h4 Bxc2 22.Rd2 Rhe6 23.Rxe2 Rxe2 24.Nc3+-) 14.Qd4+/- (14.Nxc6? is inferior since it leads to 14...Qc5+ 15.Qd4 Qxc6-+) ] 13...Bxd6= 14.Nxc6 Nxg5 [>=14...Rb6!? should be considered 15.Ne7+ Kh8 16.Nxc8 Rxc8=] 15.Nxb8+/- [Weaker is 15.fxg5 Bc5+ 16.Kh1 Rb6=/+] 15...Ne6 16.f5 [>=16.Nc6+/= Nxf4 17.Ne7+ Bxe7 (17...Kh8 18.Nxc8 Rxc8 19.Nc3) 18.Rxf4] 16...Nd4=/+ 17.f6? [>=17.Nd2 and White hangs on 17...Bb7 18.Nd7=/+] 17...Nxc2-+ 18.Nd2 Nxa1 19.Rxa1 Bc5+ [>=19...Bb7-+ and the win is clear. 20.Nd7 Rd8 21.Re1 Rxd7 22.Re8+ Bf8] 20.Kh1-/+ Rd8 21.Ne4 Bb6 [21...Ba3!? 22.Nc6 Re8=/+] 22.Nc6= Re8 23.Ne7+ Kf8 24.Ng5? [24.Ng5 gxf6 25.Nxc8 (25.Nxh7+ Kxe7 26.Rf1 Bd4) 25...fxg5 26.Nxb6 cxb6 27.Rd1-/+ probably drawn, but the onus is on White to salvage the draw.; >=24.Nxc8 would keep White in the game 24...Rxe4 25.fxg7+ Kxg7 26.Rc1=] 1-0

Latest News

Send mail to philwillb@bigpond.com with questions or comments about this web site.
Last modified: 24/10/2008