Blayney Chess Club 2007 NSW Country Reserve Team Champions   

(1) Van der Wal,Fritz (1758) - Kojic,Slavko [A11]
Blayney vs Bathurst Blayney (6.1), 23.08.2007
[Rybka 2.1d3 32-bit (30s)]

A11: English Opening: 1...c6 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 g6 5.b3 Bg7 6.Bb2 0-0 7.0-0 b6 8.d3 [8.e3 Bb7 1/2-1/2 Badea,B-Bagaturov,G/Metz 2002/CBM 87 ext; 8.Qc2 Bb7 9.d3 Nbd7 10.Nbd2 Rc8 11.b4 c5 12.b5 d4 13.a4 e5 14.a5 Re8 15.axb6 axb6 16.Ra7 Ba8 17.Bh3 Rc7 18.Rfa1 Rxa7 19.Rxa7 h6 20.e4 dxe3 21.fxe3 g5 22.Bf5 g4 Altamirano,B-Moran,G/Buenos Aires 2002/CBM 90 ext/1/2-1/2 (48)] 8...Bb7 9.Nbd2 Nbd7 10.e4N [10.Rc1 Ne8 11.Bxg7 Nxg7 12.d4 Nf6 13.Qc2 Nf5 14.Rfd1 Nd6 15.Ne5 Nf5 16.Qb2 Rc8 17.Ndf3 e6 18.Qa3 a6 19.e3 Qe7 20.Qxe7 Nxe7 21.c5 b5 22.a4 Ra8 23.g4 h6 24.h4 Rfd8 Davies,N-Engqvist,T/Stockholm 1995/CBM 49 ext/0-1 (82); 10.b4 Qb8 11.Qb3 e5 12.Rfc1 Re8 13.e3 e4 14.Ne1 Qd6 15.Rab1 Rac8 16.c5 Qe7 17.Bd4 Ba6 18.a4 Bxd3 19.Nxd3 exd3 20.Qxd3 bxc5 21.Bxc5 Nxc5 22.Rxc5 Nd7 23.Rc2 Ne5 24.Qa6 Rb8 Sale,S-Moal,A/Cannes 1995/CBM 46 ext/1/2-1/2 (57)] 10...dxe4 11.dxe4 Qc7 12.Qe2 e5 13.Rad1 c5 14.Rfe1 Rad8 15.Qe3 Rfe8 16.a3 a6 17.b4 h6 Consolidates g5 18.Qb3 Nh7 19.Nf1 Nhf8 20.Nh4 Ne6 21.Ne3 Bf6 22.Nd5 Bxd5 23.exd5 Nd4 The knight dominates 24.Qd3 Bxh4 25.gxh4 Kg7 26.h5 Qd6 27.hxg6 fxg6 28.Re3 Kh7 [28...Nf5 29.Rh3+/=] 29.Be4+/- A comfortable square for the white bishop 29...Rg8 30.Rg3 Can g6 get defended? 30...Rdf8 31.Bc1 Qf6 [31...Nf5 32.Rg2+/-] 32.Rf1 Qf7 [32...Nf5 33.Rh3+/-] 33.f4 [33.d6 Qe6+/-] 33...exf4 [33...Nf5!?+/= is worth consideration] 34.Rxf4+- Qe8? [34...Nf6!? 35.Rf2+/-] 35.Rxf8 [35.Rh4 and White can already relax 35...Nf5 36.Bxf5 Qe1+ 37.Kg2 Qxc1 38.Bxd7 Qb2+ 39.Kh1 cxb4 40.axb4 Qf2+-] 35...Nxf8 36.Be3 [>=36.Rh3+- White had this great chance] 36...Qf7 Black lost on time. [>=36...Ne2+!? 37.Qxe2 Qxe4 38.bxc5 bxc5+/-] 1-0

(2) McLoon,John (1712) - Bourke,Phil (1505) [C02]
Blayney v Bathurst Bathurst Chess Club (6.2), 23.08.2007
[Rybka 2.1d3 32-bit (30s)]

C02: French: Advance Variation 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bd7 6.Bd3 cxd4 7.cxd4 Qb6 8.Bc2 Rc8 9.0-0 [9.a3 f6 10.0-0 fxe5 11.dxe5 Bc5 12.Qe2 Nge7 13.Ng5 Nd4 14.Qd1 Nxc2 15.Qxc2 Bb5 16.Rd1 Rf8 17.Nf3 h6 18.Nc3 a5 19.Rb1 Qa6 20.Nxb5 Qxb5 21.b4 axb4 22.axb4 Bb6 23.Qb3 Qe2 Gorbovyi,Y-Shapoval,I/Kyiv UKR 2004/0-1] 9...Nge7N [9...Qc7 10.a3 Nxe5 11.dxe5 Qxc2 12.Qxc2 Rxc2 13.Nc3 Bc5 14.Ne1 Rxf2 15.Rxf2 Bxf2+ 16.Kxf2 Ne7 17.Be3 b6 18.Rc1 0-0 19.Nf3 Rc8 20.Bg5 Nf5 21.g4 Nh6 22.h3 Kf8 23.Nd4 a6 24.a4 Umapathysivam,M-Heitmann,S/Adelaide 2003/1-0 (61)] 10.Nc3 Nf5 Will d4 fall? [10...Ng6!?= looks like a viable alternative] 11.Bxf5+/= exf5 12.Nxd5 Qb5 13.Nf4 Be6 [13...Nb4 14.d5 Nc2 15.Rb1+/-] 14.d5 Rd8 15.Nxe6 [>=15.a4 Qc4 16.Nxe6 fxe6 17.d6+-] 15...fxe6= 16.d6 Nxe5 17.Nxe5 Qxe5 18.Re1 Qxd6 19.Qxd6 Rxd6 20.Bf4 Rc6 21.Rad1 Be7 22.Rc1 Kf7 23.Rxc6 bxc6 24.Rd1 Rd8 25.Rxd8 Bxd8 26.Bd6 Bf6 27.Bc5 a6 28.b3 e5 29.f3 Ke6 30.Kf2 Kd5 31.Bb6 Be7 32.Ke2 Bd6 33.Bf2 c5 34.h3 c4 35.bxc4+ Kxc4 36.Kd2 e4 37.fxe4 fxe4 38.Be3 Be5 39.Ke2 Kb4 40.Bc1 Kc3 41.Ba3 Bd4 42.Bd6? [>=42.Bc1-/+] 42...a5-+ 43.a3 [43.g4 Kb2 44.Kd2 Kxa2-+] 43...a4 44.Bb4+ [44.h4 is the last straw 44...Kb3 45.h5-+] 44...Kb3 45.Bf8 [45.Bd6 doesn't improve anything 45...Bb2 46.g3 Bxa3-+] 45...g6 46.g4 [46.h4 doesn't change anything anymore 46...Bb2-+] 46...Bb2 47.Ke3 [47.h4 does not solve anything 47...Bxa3 48.Bg7 Bb4-+] 47...Bxa3 48.Bg7 Bb2 49.Bf8 a3 50.Bxa3 Bxa3 51.Kxe4 Bb2 52.h4 Kc4 53.h5 gxh5?? a weak move, ruining a winning position [>=53...Bf6-+ secures victory] 54.gxh5= h6 55.Kf5 Kd3 56.Kg4 Ke2 1/2-1/2

(3) Mann,Garry (1325) - Todoroski,Naum [C60]
Blayney v Bathurst Bathurst Chess Club (6.3), 23.08.2007
[Rybka 2.1d3 32-bit (30s)]

C60: Ruy Lopez: Unusual Black 3rd moves and 3...g6 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nge7 4.0-0 d6 5.d4 exd4 6.Nxd4 Bd7 7.Bc4N [7.Nc3 Nxd4 8.Bxd7+ Qxd7 9.Qxd4 Nc6 10.Qd2 0-0-0 11.Nd5 f5 12.exf5 Qxf5 13.b4 Ne7 14.c4 Nxd5 15.cxd5 Be7 16.Bb2 Bg5 17.f4 1/2-1/2 Cochrane,J-Al Hantouli,F/Moscow 1994/CBM 44 ext] 7...Ng6 8.Qf3 [8.Nc3 Be7+/=] 8...Nce5 9.Qb3 Nxc4 10.Qxc4 Be7 11.Nc3 c6 Covers b5 12.a4 0-0 13.Nf3 Be6 14.Qe2 Qc8 15.Nd4 Bf6 16.Rd1 Be5 17.Be3 a6 Controls b5 18.Qd3 c5 19.Nxe6 fxe6 20.Rab1 Nf4 21.Bxf4 Rxf4 22.g3 Rf7 23.Ne2 Qf8 Exerts pressure on the backward pawn 24.f4 Bd4+ [24...Bf6!?= is worth looking at] 25.Nxd4+/- cxd4 26.Qxd4 e5 [26...Rd7 27.c4+/-] 27.fxe5 dxe5 28.Qxe5 Re8 29.Qd5 Kh8 30.Rf1 Rxf1+ 31.Rxf1 Qe7 [31...Qb4 32.b3+-] 32.Qf7 [32.c3!? Rd8 33.Rf7 Qe8 34.Qxb7 Qxa4+-] 32...h6 33.Qxe7 Rxe7 34.Re1 Kg8 35.Kf2 Kf7 36.Ke3 Ke6 37.Rd1 Rc7 38.c3 Rc4 39.Rd4 Rc6 40.Kd3 g5 [40...Rc8 41.Rc4 Rd8+ 42.Ke3+-] 41.Rd5 Rb6 42.b4 Rc6 43.Kd4 b6 [43...Ke7 44.c4+-] 44.c4 White prepares the advance b5 44...Rc8 45.c5 Rc6 [45...bxc5+ a fruitless try to alter the course of the game 46.bxc5 Rc6 47.Rd8+-] 46.cxb6 Rxb6 47.b5 [47.Kc5!? keeps an even firmer grip 47...Rb7 48.Rd6+ Ke5 49.Rxa6 h5+-] 47...axb5 48.axb5 Rb8 49.Rc5 [49.Kc4 might be the shorter path 49...Ra8+-] 49...Rd8+ 50.Kc3 Rd1 51.Kc2 [51.b6!? seems even better 51...Rd7+-] 51...Rd4 52.Rc6+ Ke5 [52...Kd7 53.Rxh6 Rxe4 54.Kd3+-] 53.Rxh6 Rxe4 54.b6 Rb4 [54...Kd5+-] 55.Kc3 Rb1 56.Kc4 Rb2 [56...g4 doesn't change anything anymore 57.Kc5 Rb2 58.Kc6+-] 57.Kc5 Rc2+ [57...Ke4 58.h4 g4+-] 58.Kb5 Kd5 [58...Rb2+ cannot change destiny 59.Kc6 Rc2+ 60.Kd7+-] 59.Ka6 [>=59.b7 secures victory 59...Re2 60.Ka6 Re8+-] 59...Ra2+ [59...Kc5 doesn't get the bull off the ice 60.Ka7 Kb5 61.b7 Ra2+ 62.Kb8+-] 60.Kb7 Rb2 [60...Ra1 doesn't do any good 61.Kb8 Ra6 62.Kc7+-] 61.Kb8 Kc5 [61...Ra2+- the only chance to get some counterplay] 62.b7 Kd5 63.Rh7 [>=63.Ka7 makes it even easier for White 63...g4 64.b8Q Rxb8 65.Kxb8+-] 63...Kc6 [63...Ke4 there is nothing better in the position 64.h4 gxh4 65.gxh4 Rc2+-] 64.Kc8 Rf2 65.Rc7+ Kd6 [65...Kd5 does not help much 66.Rd7+ Ke4 67.b8Q Rf8+ 68.Rd8 Rxd8+ 69.Kxd8 Kf5 70.Qb5+ Ke4 71.Qxg5 Kd4 72.Qd5+ Ke3 73.Qe4+ Kd2 74.Qd3+ Kxd3 75.h4 Ke4 76.Ke7 Kf5 77.h5 Kg5 78.g4 Kxg4 79.h6 Kf5 80.h7 Ke4 81.Kf6 Kd4 82.h8Q Kc4 83.Ke5 Kc3 84.Ke4+ Kb3 85.Kd3 Kb4 86.Qe5 Ka3 87.Qb5 Ka2 88.Kc2 Ka1 89.Qb1#] 66.b8Q Rf8+ 67.Kb7 Rxb8+ 68.Kxb8 Ke6 69.Rc5 [69.Rc5 Kf6 70.h4 Kg6 71.g4 gxh4 72.Rh5 Kf6 73.Kc7 Ke6 74.Rxh4 Ke5 75.g5 Kf5 76.Kd6 Kxg5 77.Rc4 Kf5 78.Rb4 Kf6 79.Rb5 Kf7 80.Rf5+ Kg7 81.Ke7 Kg6 82.Ra5 Kg7 83.Ra6 Kg8 84.Kf6 Kh7 85.Ra8 Kh6 86.Rh8#] 1-0

(4) Cooper,John - Matiszik,Karl (1686) [A07]
Blayney v Bathurst Bathurst Chess Club (6.5), 23.08.2007
[Rybka 2.1d3 32-bit (30s)]

A07: Réti Opening: New York and Capablanca Systems 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 Nc6 4.0-0 [4.d3 b6 5.0-0 Bb7 6.Nbd2 e6 7.e4 Be7 8.e5 Nd7 9.d4 0-0 10.c3 a5 11.h4 h6 12.Re1 Re8 13.Nf1 Nf8 14.N1h2 Nh7 15.Ng4 Qd7 16.Nfh2 Ba6 17.Qf3 Bf8 18.a3 h5 Thiyagarajah,K-Atrens,E/Adelaide 2002/1-0 (47)] 4...Bf5 5.d3N Controls e4 [5.c4 e6 6.cxd5 exd5 7.d3 Bc5 8.Qc2 Qe7 9.Nc3 0-0 10.Nh4 1/2-1/2 Urban,K-Sapis,W/Krynica 1997/CBM 61 ext] 5...e6 6.Nbd2 Bc5 7.Nh4 Bg6 8.Nxg6 fxg6 9.e4 0-0 10.c3 Prevents intrusion on b4 10...Bb6 11.d4 e5 [>=11...Qe7!?+/= is a viable option] 12.exd5+- Nxd5 13.Qb3 Nce7 14.c4 exd4 15.cxd5 Kh8 16.Qc4 Rc8 17.Nb3 c5 18.dxc6 [18.a4 Rf5+-] 18...Nxc6 19.Qd5 Qe7 20.Bg5 Qe2 21.Bd2 [21.Nd2!? d3 22.Bf3 Qe5+-] 21...d3+/- 22.Rae1 [22.Kh1!?+/-] 22...Bxf2++/= 23.Rxf2 Qxf2+ 24.Kh1 Rcd8 25.Qe4 Nd4 26.Be3?? spoils everything [>=26.Bb4 the only rescuing move 26...Rg8 27.Nd2+/=] 26...Qxe1+ 27.Bg1 Qxe4 [27...Ne2 28.Qe3 d2 29.Nxd2 Rxd2 30.Qc5 Qxg1+ 31.Qxg1 Nxg1 32.Kxg1 Rd1+ 33.Bf1 Rdxf1+ 34.Kg2 R1f2+ 35.Kh3 R8f5 36.a4 Rh5+ 37.Kg4 Rhxh2 38.b4 Rf5 39.a5 h5#] 28.Bxe4-+ Nxb3 29.axb3 d2 30.Bc2 Rf1 [30...Rf1 31.Kg2 Rc1 32.Bd1 Rxd1 33.Bxa7 Rb1 34.Be3 d1Q 35.Kh3 Rxb2 36.Bf2 Rxf2 37.g4 g5 38.Kg3 Qf3#] 0-1

(5) Stevanovic,Petra - Rogerson,David [C68]
Blayney v Bathurst Bathurst Chess Club (6.6), 23.08.2007
[Rybka 2.1d3 32-bit (30s)]

C68: Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, sidelines 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.Nxe5 Qe7 [5...Qf6 6.Ng4 Qd8 7.0-0 d5 8.exd5 cxd5 9.Nc3 Bxg4 10.Qxg4 Nf6 11.Qe2+ Qe7 12.Re1 Qxe2 13.Rxe2+ Be7 14.d3 d4 15.Bg5 dxc3 16.bxc3 h6 17.Bxf6 gxf6 18.Rb1 Kd8 19.Rb7 Bd6 20.Kf1 Guo,E-Reeve,G/Cranbrook School, Sydney 2002/0-1 (61)] 6.d4N [6.Nf3 Qxe4+ 7.Qe2 Qxe2+ 8.Kxe2 d5 9.h3 Nf6 10.Re1 Bc5 11.Kf1+ Be6 12.Ne5 0-0 13.Nxc6 Bf5 14.d3 Rae8 15.Ne5 Nd7 16.Bf4 Bd4 17.Nc3 Nxe5 18.Bg3 c6 19.Re2 f6 20.Rae1 Kf7 Kasap,A-Caeiro,M/Mureck 1998/CBM 65 ext/1/2-1/2 (41) 21.f4 Nd7 22.Bf2 Bxf2 23.Kxf2 Rxe2+ 24.Rxe2 h5 25.Nd1 Rb8 26.b3 Rb4 27.Kf3 g5 28.fxg5 fxg5 29.Ne3 Rf4+ 30.Kg3 h4+ 31.Kh2 d4 32.Nxf5 Rxf5 33.g4 hxg3+ 34.Kxg3 Nf6 35.Rf2 Rxf2 Kasap,A-Caeiro,M/Mureck 1998/CBM 65 ext/1/2-1/2 (41)] 6...d6 7.Nxc6 Qxe4+ 8.Qe2 Qxe2+ 9.Kxe2 Bb7 10.d5 Nf6 [10...Kd7 11.Nc3=] 11.c4+/= Bxc6 12.dxc6 Be7 13.Re1 0-0 14.Kf1 [14.Kf3 Bd8+/-] 14...Rfe8 15.Nc3 Ng4 [15...Rab8 16.Bg5+/=] 16.Bf4 g5 17.Bg3 Bf6? [>=17...Nf6+/-] 18.Nd5+- Rxe1+ 19.Rxe1 Bxb2 [19...Be5 20.c5 Rd8+-] 20.Nxc7 Rc8 [20...Rf8 praying for a miracle 21.Nd5 Ne5 22.Bxe5 Bxe5+-] 21.Re8+ Rxe8 [21...Kg7 does not save the day 22.Rxc8 Bc3 23.Ra8+-] 22.Nxe8 Bf6 23.c7 Ne5 24.Nxf6+ [24.c8Q Nd3 25.Nxf6+ Kg7 26.Ne8+ Kg6 27.Nxd6 Kg7 28.Qd7 Kh6 29.Qxf7 g4 30.Bh4 Nf4 31.Nf5#] 24...Kg7+- 25.Bxe5 [25.Ne8+ Kg6 26.c8Q Nd3 27.Nxd6 Kg7 28.Qd7 Kh6 29.Qxf7 g4 30.Bh4 Nf4 31.Nf5#] 25...dxe5 26.Ne8+ Kh6 27.c8Q [27.c8Q Kg6 28.g4 h5 29.Qf5+ Kh6 30.Qf6+ Kh7 31.Qg7#] 1-0

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