[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.06.08"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Van Kemenade, Rudy"]
[WhiteTeam "Aberystwyth"]
[WhiteElo "1999"]
[Black "Pleasants, Allan J"]
[BlackTeam "White Knights"]
[BlackElo "2088"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A54"]
[Opening "Old Indian, Two Knights"]

1. Nf3 {
Avoiding Bl's Modern & Benko gambit lines} d6 (1... g6 {Allan's main response
to 1 Nf3, his comment afterwards was that he felt under pressure from move 1!}
2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. d4 Nf6 5. e4 O-O 6. h3 Na6 7. Bg5 e5 8. d5 {Van
Kemenade-Pleasants, S Wales New Year open 2020,1-0}) 2. c4 (2. d4 Bg4 {is the
Wade variation, a version of the Modern}) 2... e5 3. Nc3 Nf6 (3... f5 {main})
4. d4 (4. g3) 4... exd4 (4... Nbd7 5. e4 Be7 {Old English, holds the cetre but
a little passive. Iolo Jones used to employ it quite freqently.}) 5. Nxd4 Be7
6. g3 (6. e4 {considered , is a kind of Maroczy bind, but Wh may have to
defend the e pawn, from a later Nc5 & Re8.}) 6... O-O 7. Bg2 {76% for Wh} c6 8.
O-O Na6 9. Rb1 {deterring Nc5 & perhaps getting in b5} (9. b3 {79 % for Wh ,
is simpler eg} Qa5 10. Qd2 Qh5 11. Qg5 Qxg5 12. Bxg5 h6 13. Be3 $14 {
Bevan-Robles, Wales-Mexico email, 2017,1-0}) (9. e4 {89%, also has attractions}
) 9... Nc7 10. Qc2 {2nd choice of KomodoDragon2} (10. e4 Re8 11. Re1 Ne6 12.
Nf5 Bf8 13. b4 Qc7 14. Bb2 {Porras Mateo-Gonzalez Garcia, Barcelona La Lira op
2014,1-0}) 10... d5 11. cxd5 (11. Rd1 h6 12. Nf5 Be6 13. Bf4 Rc8 14. Rbc1 $16 {
KomodoDragon2}) 11... Ncxd5 12. Nxd5 {Wh was content to to exchange a once
moved N for a thrice moved one} cxd5 (12... Nxd5 {avoids the isolani} 13. Rd1
Nb4 14. Qa4 Bd7 15. Nf3 Qe8 16. Bg5 Nd5 17. Rd2 h6 $14 {but Bl has to sit and
defend carefully} 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Qb3 Rab8 20. Rbd1 Rfe8 $14) 13. Rd1 Qa5 (
13... Bd7 14. Nf5 Rc8 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. Qd3 h6 17. Be3 $14 {KomodoDragon2})
14. Qb3 Ne4 (14... Qb6 {might be Bl's best bet}) 15. f3 (15. Be3 {is the
natural move} h6 (15... Nf6 16. a3 $16) 16. Qb5 Bd8 (16... Qxa2 $2 17. Ra1 Qc4
18. Qxc4 dxc4 19. Bxe4) 17. Qxa5 Bxa5 18. Nb3 Bb6 19. Bxb6 axb6 20. Rxd5 Nf6
21. Rd6 Rxa2 22. Nd4 $18 {KomodoDragon2}) (15. Bf4 Bd8 16. Rbc1 $16 {considered
}) 15... Nf6 (15... Nc5 {should have been tried according to the Engine} 16.
Qa3 (16. Qxd5 Rd8 17. Qc4 Be6 {the d4 N is pinned, missed by Wh} 18. Qc3 Qxc3
19. bxc3 Bxa2 20. Ra1 Bb3 21. Re1 Bf8 22. Ba3 $11) 16... Qxa3 17. bxa3 Re8 $11
{KomodoDragon2}) 16. Bd2 Qa6 17. e3 Bd7 (17... Bc5 18. Rbc1 (18. Bc3 Re8 $11)
18... Bxd4 19. exd4 {leaves Bl with the problem QB}) 18. Bf1 Qa4 19. Qxa4 (19.
Qxb7 $1 {KomodoDragon2} Rfb8 20. Qa6 (20. Qb3 $1 {one of those Engine ideas}
Rxb3 21. axb3 Qa2 22. Bc3 {and the Q is trapped}) 20... Rxb2 21. Qxa4 Bxa4 22.
Rxb2 Bxd1 23. Rb7 Bc5 24. Kf2 $16 {Bl's QB is still unfortunate}) 19... Bxa4
20. Rdc1 (20. b3 {and Wh has to think about Ba3}) 20... Rfc8 21. Nf5 Bf8 22.
Bc3 Nd7 23. b3 Bc6 24. Nd4 $16 (24. Bh3 $5) 24... Re8 25. Kf2 Bc5 26. Bb2 (26.
b4 $1 Bxd4 27. Bxd4 a6 28. Ra1 Ba4 29. Rc7 Bc6 30. a4 Nf8 31. b5 axb5 32. Bxb5
(32. axb5 Rxa1 33. Bxa1 Ne6 $19) 32... Rec8 33. Rxc8 Rxc8 34. Rb1 Bxb5 35. Rxb5
$18 {KomodoDragon2}) 26... Bxd4 27. Bxd4 Ne5 28. Rc3 (28. g4) (28. a4) 28... f6
29. Rbc1 a6 30. a4 Re7 31. Ra1 (31. g4 Nf7 32. h4 Ree8 33. Bd3 $18 {
KomodoDragon2- preparing for opening up the K sidewhile the Bl pieces remain
passive. Oddly enough Rudy & Julie were looking at a game that day which
featured a similar idea- tie Bl up on the Q side, then switch to the K side.})
31... Be8 {(draw?)} (31... h5) 32. b4 Nc6 33. Bc5 Rf7 34. Rd1 (34. Bg2 Rc7 35.
Rac1 Bf7 36. f4 Be6 37. g4 $18 {KomodoDragon2}) 34... Ne5 35. Ra1 (35. a5 Bc6
36. Bg2 Rd8 37. f4 Ng4+ 38. Kg1 f5 39. Bb6 Rd6 40. Rdc1 Nf6 41. b5 axb5 42. a6
$18 {KomodoDragon2}) (35. f4 $1 Bxa4 36. Rxd5 Ng4+ 37. Kg1 Rc7 38. Bc4 Kh8 39.
Rcd3 {and Wh controls the centre} Rcc8 40. Rd6 Nh6 41. Bd5 Rab8 42. Rd2 Rd8 43.
Ra2 Bb5 44. Rxd8+ Rxd8 45. Bxb7 $18 {KomodoDragon2}) 35... Rc8 36. Bh3 (36. a5)
36... Bd7 37. Bf1 (37. Bg2) 37... b5 (37... h5 $14) 38. axb5 (38. f4 $18 Nc4 (
38... Ng4+ 39. Kg2 f5 40. Rac1 Ra8 41. a5 Rc8 42. Bd4 Rc4 43. h3 Nh6 44. Kf2
$18) 39. Bg2 Bc6 40. axb5 axb5 41. Rd3 Rd8 42. Rd4 f5 43. h3 Rfd7 44. Bf3 g6
45. g4 Kf7 46. gxf5 gxf5 47. Ra6 Bb7 48. Rh6 Kg7 49. Rh5 Rf7 50. Rg5+ Kf6 51.
Rd1 {KomodoDragon2 Wh has definite K side chances}) 38... Bxb5 39. Bxb5 (39.
Bh3 f5 40. Rd1 Bc4 41. f4 Nd7 42. Bd4 Rb8 43. e4 $16 {KomodoDragon2}) 39...
axb5 40. Ra5 (40. g4) (40. Rca3) 40... Rb7 41. Ra6 Nd7 {Bl has survived the
worst with getting rid of his QB} 42. Rd6 (42. Bd4 Rxc3 43. Bxc3 Rc7 44. Bd4
Ne5 $11 45. Bxe5 fxe5 46. Ra5 Rc2+ 47. Kg1 d4 48. exd4 exd4 49. Rxb5 Rb2 {
the R ending is drawn}) 42... Nxc5 43. bxc5 (43. Rxc5 Rxc5 44. bxc5 b4 45. Rxd5
b3 46. c6 Rc7 47. Rc5 b2 48. Rb5 Rxc6 49. Rxb2 h5 $11 {KomodoDragon2}) 43... b4
44. Rc1 b3 45. Rxd5 b2 46. Rb1 Rbc7 47. Rxb2 Rxc5 48. Rxc5 Rxc5 49. e4 Kf7 50.
g4 h5 {Fine(1941) as well as Mueller & Lamprecht (2001) recommend the advance
of the h pawn to h5 as the best drawing method. The latter citing (p212)
Botvinnik-Najdorf, Moscow Alekhine mem 1956,1-0, where Bl's h pawn was on h6,
& Wh was able to force through the e pawn. "Is the attacker winning?
Theoretically the answer is no, but in practice it is not at all easy to
defend....just waiting passively is not sufficient" Mueller & Lamprecht 2001:
212} 51. Rb7+ (51. gxh5 $11 {KomodoDragon2 Endgame}) 51... Kg6 52. Kg3 (52. h4
hxg4 53. fxg4 $11) 52... hxg4 53. Kxg4 Rc4 (53... Rg5+ {expected by Wh- holds
up h4} 54. Kf4 Rh5 55. Rb2 Kf7 56. Rc2 g6 57. Kg3 Rg5+ 58. Kf2 f5 59. h4 Rh5
60. Kg3 fxe4 61. fxe4 $11 {KomodoDragon2 Endgame}) 54. Kf4 (54. h4 f5+ 55. Kf4
fxe4 56. fxe4 $11 {Endgame tablebases}) 54... Ra4 55. h4 Ra5 56. Rd7 Rb5 57.
Rd5 Rb7 (57... Rb1 $5) 58. h5+ Kf7 $6 {this looks like a slide into error,
giving the Wh K space to move into. Bl had been under pressure all game & also
short of time} (58... Kh6 {ties something to defend the h pawn} 59. Kg4 Rb1 60.
f4 Rg1+ 61. Kf5 Rh1 {KomodDragon2 Endgame & Stockfish12} (61... Kxh5 62. Rd8
Kh4 63. e5 fxe5 64. Rh8+ Kg3 65. fxe5 {and now the move to draw is either} Rf1+
{or} (65... Rg2) (65... Re1 66. Rg8 $1 $18)) 62. e5 Rxh5+ 63. Ke6 (63. Ke4 fxe5
64. fxe5 Rh1 $11) 63... fxe5 64. fxe5 Kg5 65. Kd6 Kf4 66. e6 Rh6 67. Kd7 g5 68.
e7 Rh7 69. Kd8 Rh8+ 70. e8=Q Rxe8+ 71. Kxe8 g4 $11 {Nalimov Tablebases}) 59.
Kf5 {KomodoDragon2 Endgame, after a spell of reflection, considers this
winning, but , though Wh has improved chances, Bl can still hold} Ra7 60. f4
Re7 $2 {Definitely the losing move- putting the R into a passive position,
that does not even hold up Wh's e5.} (60... Rb7 {keeps the R more active} 61.
e5 {is too early, so Wh has to wait, But there seems to be just a couple of R
pirouettes for both sides.} fxe5 62. fxe5 Ke7 $11 {Lomonosov Tablebases}) (
60... Rb7 61. Ra5 Rc7 62. Ra6 Rb7 63. h6 (63. Rd6 {and the Engine keeps going
round in circles}) 63... Rb5+ (63... g6+ 64. Kg4 $18) 64. e5 fxe5 65. fxe5 gxh6
66. Ra7+ Kg8 $1 {avoiding a mating net; is the only move to draw}) 61. e5 fxe5
$18 62. fxe5 Kf8 (62... Ke8 63. Kg6 Ra7 (63... Kf8 64. Rd8+) 64. Rb5 Rc7 65.
Rb8+ Ke7 66. Kxg7 Ke6+ 67. Kg6 {mate in 24}) 63. e6 (63. Rd8+ Kf7 64. Rd7 {
is an elegant way to win that the Engine gives}) 63... Ra7 (63... Re8 {lasts
longest now} 64. h6 Kg8 65. hxg7 Kxg7 66. Rd7+ Kg8 67. Kf6 Rf8+ 68. Rf7 Ra8 69.
Rg7+ Kh8 70. Rg5 Rf8+ 71. Ke7 Rf1 72. Ke8 Kh7 73. e7 Kh6 74. Rd5 Kg7 75. Kd7 {
Lomonosov tablebases}) 64. Rd8+ Ke7 65. Rd7+ Rxd7 66. exd7 {Normal} 1-0

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.06.08"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Toczek, Grzegorz"]
[WhiteTeam "Newport & Friends"]
[WhiteElo "2326"]
[Black "Blackburn, Jonathan L B"]
[BlackTeam "Three and a Half Men"]
[BlackElo "2327"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C03"]
[Opening "French, Tarrasch, Guimard"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nc6 4.Ngf3 Nf6 5.e5 Nd7 6.c4 Be7 7.Bd3 Nb4 8.Bb1 dxc4 9.O-O Nb6 10.Qe2 Bd7
11.Qe4 g5 12.Qe2 g4 13.Ne1 h5 14.a3 Nd3 15.Nxd3 cxd3 16.Qxd3 a6 17.Re1 Bb5 18.Qc2 Qxd4 19.Ne4 Qc4
20.Nc3 O-O-O 21.b3 Qd4 22.Be3 Qxe5 23.Nxb5 Qxb5 24.Rc1 Bd6 25.Ba2 Nd5 26.Bd4 e5 27.Bb2 Nf4 28.a4
28...Qd5 29.f3 gxf3 30.b4 Qd3 31.Bxf7 Ne2+ 32.Kf2 Nxc1 33.Rxc1 Qxc2+ 34.Rxc2 fxg2 35.Kxg2 Rh7
36.Be6+ Kb8 37.b5 axb5 38.axb5 Re8 39.Bf5 Rf7 40.Be4 Rf4 41.Re2 Rg8+ 42.Kh3 Be7 0-1

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.06.08"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Waterfield, John W"]
[WhiteTeam "Pontyfenni"]
[WhiteElo "2078"]
[Black "Smith, Olivia"]
[BlackTeam "Cardiff"]
[BlackElo "2172"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C36"]
[Opening "Kings Gambit Accepted, Abbazia"]

1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 d5 4.exd5 Bd6 5.Bb5+ Bd7 6.Nc3 Nf6 7.Qe2+ Qe7 8.Qxe7+ Bxe7 9.Bc4 O-O 10.O-O
10...Bd6 11.d4 Bf5 12.Bb3 Nbd7 13.Nb5 Nb6 14.Nxd6 cxd6 15.Bxf4 Nfxd5 16.Bxd6 Rfd8 17.Be5 Ne3 18.Rf2
18...Rac8 19.c3 Nbc4 20.Re1 Ng4 21.Rfe2 Bd3 22.Bxc4 Bxc4 23.Rd2 Bxa2 24.Ra1 Bd5 25.Rxa7 Bxf3
26.gxf3 Nxe5 27.Rf2 Nc4 28.Rxb7 Rb8 29.Rxb8 Rxb8 30.b4 Kf8 31.Ra2 Rb7 32.Ra6 Ke7 33.Rc6 Nd6 34.Kf2
34...Kd7 35.d5 Nf5 36.Ke2 Ne7 37.Rc5 Kd6 38.Kd3 Nxd5 39.Kd4 Nxb4 40.cxb4 Rxb4+ 41.Rc4 Rxc4+ 42.Kxc4
42...Ke5 43.Kd3 Kf4 44.Ke2 h5 45.Kf2 h4 46.Ke2 g5 47.Kf2 g4 48.fxg4 Kxg4 49.Kg2 Kf4 50.h3 Ke3
51.Kf1 Kf3 0-1

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.06.08"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Kett, Timothy J"]
[WhiteTeam "Three and a Half Men"]
[WhiteElo "2246"]
[Black "Gibiec, Ernest"]
[BlackTeam "Newport & Friends"]
[BlackElo "2186"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[Opening "Pirc, Byrne"]

1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Bg5 Bg7 5.e5 dxe5 6.dxe5 Ng4 7.Qxd8+ Kxd8 8.Rd1+ Bd7 9.e6 fxe6 10.Bc4
10...Ke8 11.Nf3 Nc6 12.O-O Nge5 13.Nxe5 Nxe5 14.Bb3 Nf7 15.Bh4 Nd6 16.Rfe1 Kf7 17.Ne4 Bxb2 18.Nc5
18...Ke8 19.Bxe6 Bc6 20.Bd7+ Bxd7 21.Rxe7+ Kf8 22.Nxd7+ Kg8 23.Bf6 Bxf6 24.Nxf6+ Kf8 25.Rxc7 Ne8
26.Nxe8 Rxe8 27.g3 h5 28.Rdd7 1-0

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.06.08"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "May, Adam J"]
[WhiteTeam "White Knights"]
[WhiteElo "2004"]
[Black "Francis, Matthew"]
[BlackTeam "Aberystwyth"]
[BlackElo "1648"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Opening "Queens Pawn, Symmetrical, Pseudo-Catalan"]

1. d4 (1. c4 {Adam's main opening}) 1... d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3.
g3 e6 4. Bg2 c5 {Matthew has played the Tarrasch in similar type positions
before} (4... Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 c5 (6... Nbd7 7. Qc2 b6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Qc6
Ba6 10. Nc3 Rc8 11. Bf4 Nb8 12. Qa4 Qd7 13. Qc2 Rfd8 {May-Sutton, 4NCL Div2,
Online rd9, 2020,0-1}) 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nc3 {May-Marin Marin,4NCL Div2 Online,
rd3, 2021,1-0}) (4... Bd6 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 c6 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8. Nbd2 Re8 9. e4 {
May-Boyd, WCU Online Open 2020,1/2-1/2}) 5. O-O (5. c4 Nc6 6. O-O cxd4 7. Nxd4
Be7 8. e3 O-O 9. Nd2 Bd7 10. b3 Rc8 11. Bb2 a6 12. Qe2 Bc5 13. Rac1 Nxd4 14.
exd4 Ba7 {Martin Jones-Francis, Dyfed League 2014,1-0}) 5... Nc6 6. c4 dxc4 {
mainline Open Catalan} 7. Ne5 {described by MCDonald 2017:159 as "An
aggressive and tricky move that is likely to upset an unprepared opponent.
However , if he defends well Black has more chances to equalize than after the
more positional 7 Qa4"} (7. Qa4 {main, which can get complex if Bl goes for}
cxd4 (7... Bd7 8. Qxc4 b5 {also}) 8. Nxd4 Qxd4 9. Bxc6+ Bd7) 7... Bd7 {best &
main} 8. Na3 cxd4 9. Naxc4 {White has gambitted the pawn , but might regain it
later. In the meantime his Ns are active, Bologan 2012 describes this as the
critical position of the variation.} h6 $6 $146 {a move that Bl cannot afford
to spend a tempo on, especially since Bg5 is not really a threat(though Bf4 is
a standard placement in this line)} (9... Nd5 {is also dubious, but there are
two quite respectable B moves that are the main continuations}) (9... Bc5 {
57% for Wh ( a not uncommon statistic)}) (9... Be7 {59% for Wh}) 10. Qb3 {
Wh's other thematic idea in this line is to target the b pawn} (10. Bf4 $16 {
KomodoDragon2}) 10... Qc7 $2 {walking into what Wh wants to play anyway.Bl
needs to get his K to safety , so giving up the b7 pawn looks neccessary} (
10... Bc5 11. Bf4 (11. Nd3 $5) 11... O-O 12. Qxb7 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Rc8 14. Rfd1
$14 {KomodoDragon2}) 11. Bf4 $18 Nxe5 (11... Nh5 {is what KomodoDragon2 gives
as Bl's best bet} 12. Nxf7 Nxf4 13. Nxh8 Nxg2 14. Qf3 O-O-O 15. Nf7 Re8 16.
Kxg2 $18) (11... Qc8 12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. Rac1 Nc5 14. Qf3 Qd8 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16.
Bxe5 $18 {KomodoDragon2- Bl is terribly underdeveloped & the d pawn is dead})
12. Bxe5 Qc5 13. Bxb7 Rd8 14. Rac1 Qb5 15. Bc7 Qxb3 16. axb3 Be7 17. Bxd8 Bxd8
18. Rfd1 O-O 19. Rxd4 {the Rs dominate an open board} Be7 20. Ne5 Bb5 21. Bf3 (
21. e3) 21... Rd8 $2 22. Rxd8+ Bxd8 23. Rc8 {Normal} 1-0

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.06.08"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Jukes, Sam"]
[WhiteTeam "Cardiff"]
[WhiteElo "1991"]
[Black "Hughes, Anthony"]
[BlackTeam "Pontyfenni"]
[BlackElo "1942"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B04"]
[Opening "Alekhine, Modern, Larsen"]

1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 dxe5 5.dxe5 Bg4 6.Bc4 e6 7.O-O Be7 8.h3 Bh5 9.g4 Bg6 10.Bxd5 Qxd5
11.Qxd5 exd5 12.Nd4 Nc6 13.Nb5 O-O-O 14.Bf4 a6 15.N5c3 h5 16.g5 Nd4 17.Nd2 Ne6 18.Bh2 Nxg5 19.f4
19...Ne4 20.Ndxe4 Bxe4 21.Nxe4 dxe4 22.Rfd1 Rxd1+ 23.Rxd1 Rd8 24.Rxd8+ Kxd8 25.Kf2 Bc5+ 26.Kg3 Ke7
27.Kh4 g6 28.f5 gxf5 29.Kxh5 Be3 30.e6 Kxe6 31.Bxc7 f4 32.Kg4 f5+ 33.Kh4 Bf2+ 34.Kg5 e3 35.h4 e2
36.Ba5 e1=Q 0-1

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.06.08"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Allford, Zane"]
[WhiteTeam "Pontyfenni"]
[WhiteElo "1888"]
[Black "Hurley, Jake"]
[BlackTeam "Cardiff"]
[BlackElo "1829"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[Opening "Kings Pawn, Borg Gambit"]

1.e4 g5 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c5 4.dxc5 Qa5 5.Bd2 Qxc5 6.Nge2 d6 7.Be3 Qa5 8.Qd5 Qb4 9.O-O-O Be6 10.Qxg5
10...Bf6 11.Qg3 Nd7 12.a3 Qa5 13.f4 Rc8 14.Bd2 b5 15.Nd5 Rxc2+ 16.Kxc2 Qa4+ 17.Kc1 Bxb2+ 18.Kxb2
18...Qxd1 19.Nc7+ Kf8 20.Nxe6+ fxe6 21.Bc3 Ngf6 22.Nd4 Nc5 23.e5 Rg8 24.Qh3 Na4+ 25.Ka2 Nxc3+
26.Qxc3 Nd5 27.Qb2 b4 28.Nxe6+ Kf7 29.Ng5+ Rxg5 30.fxg5 Nc3+ 31.Qxc3 bxc3 32.Bc4+ 1-0

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.06.08"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Boyd, Chris"]
[WhiteTeam "Newport & Friends"]
[WhiteElo "1890"]
[Black "Bullen, Alex"]
[BlackTeam "Three and a Half Men"]
[BlackElo "2178"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B18"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann, Classical"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nf3 Nd7 7. Bd3 e6 8. O-O Ngf6 9. c4 Bd6 10. Qc2 O-O 11. b3 Qc7 12. Bb2 Rfe8 13. Rfe1 Rad8 14. Rad1 Ng4 15. Qc3 Ndf6 16. Ne5 Bxd3 17. Rxd3 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Rxd3 19. Qxd3 Nd7 20. Qe4 Nh6 21. Rd1 Nb6 22. Qd3 c5 23. Qd6 Qxd6 24. Rxd6 Kf8 25. Bc1 Ng8 26. Be3 Nc8 27. Rd7 b6 28. Ne4 Re7 29. Rd8+ Re8 30. Rd7 Re7 31. Rd8+ Re8 32. Rd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.06.08"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Gunn, Tom"]
[WhiteTeam "Aberystwyth"]
[WhiteElo "1398"]
[Black "Miga, Tomasz"]
[BlackTeam "White Knights"]
[BlackElo "1815"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[Opening "Queens Gambit Declined, 4.Nf3"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 (
4... c6 5. e3 Bd6 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8. e4 {Gunn-Boyd, WCU Open 2 Online,
rd5, 2021,0-1}) 5. e3 {encloses the QB; Wh is playing for Colle type positions.
} (5. Bg5 {main} O-O (5... h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Qc2 b6 {Stuart-Miga, W
Wales Major 2019,0-1}) 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 {Anderson-Miga, 4NCL div2 Online 2021,
1-0}) (5. Bf4 {are main line classical Queens Gambit declined}) 5... O-O 6. Bd3
dxc4 7. Bxc4 c5 8. O-O cxd4 (8... Nc6 {main}) 9. Nxd4 (9. exd4 {main, releases
the QB}) 9... Nbd7 (9... a6) (9... Qc7) (9... e5 {main, have all given Bl good
results}) 10. Bxe6 $2 {although getting 2 pawns & exchange for the 2 pieces,
this is unwise. Wh loses his two best placed pieces, the Bl pieces can swing
into action swiftly against the denuded Wh K. Meanwhile Wh's Rs are out of
action, with no open lines, & they are bad defenders.} (10. b3) (10. e4 {
both look sensible ideas}) 10... fxe6 11. Nxe6 Qa5 (11... Qb6 12. Nxf8 Nxf8 13.
h3 Be6 14. b3 Rd8 15. Qf3 Qc6 $6 16. Qxc6 bxc6 17. Bb2 Rd2 18. Na4 Ne4 19. Rad1
$14 {Lacoma-Lamas, Zaragosa La Salle Op 1990,0-1- Bl has not made the best use
of his chances for a decisive K side attack.}) 12. Nxf8 Nxf8 13. Bd2 {driving
the Q to where she wants to be} (13. e4 $1 $11 {Wh must get both his Rs into
the game}) 13... Qg5 (13... Be6 $11 {Deep Fritz13 & KomodoDragon2}) 14. Ne2 {
Wh is too slow} (14. e4 $11 {gains space}) 14... Bg4 (14... Be6 $11 {Deep
Fritz13}) (14... a5 15. Ng3 a4 $11 {restraining the Q side -KomodoDragon2}) 15.
f3 Be6 16. Ng3 (16. e4 $1 $11 {just has to be played}) 16... Bc5 $17 (16... Rd8
$17 {both Engines}) 17. f4 $2 {losing control over the wh squares, as well as
inviting the Bl Q to come even closer} (17. Kh1 Rd8 18. Qe2 Qe5 $15 {
KomodoDragon2}) (17. Qc2 Rc8 18. Ne4 {is Deep Fritz13 idea for Wh, which
KomodoDragon2 considers is winning for Bl in several ways} Qg6 (18... Nxe4 19.
Qxe4 Rd8 20. Be1 Bd5 21. Qg4 Qxg4 22. fxg4 Bc4 23. Rf5 b6 24. Kh1 Ng6 25. h3
Bxe3 $19) 19. Nxf6+ Qxf6 20. Qc3 Qxc3 21. Bxc3 Bxe3+ $19) 17... Qh4 $19 {
Deep Fritz13 only considers this as a definite plus for Bl- but it is all over.
Every single Bl piece can join in the fun, while all Wh pieces bar the N are
ineffective} 18. Qe1 (18. Rf3 Bd5 $19 {going a piece down is the best both
Engines can suggest}) 18... Qh6 {an understandable decision, but it does allow
Wh to reorganise the defences} (18... Rd8 $1 {both Engines} 19. Ne4 Qxe1 20.
Nxf6+ gxf6 21. Bxe1 Bxe3+ 22. Kh1 Bd5 $19) 19. Kh1 (19. Rc1 {making use of a R}
Bb6 20. a4 a5 21. Kh1 Qh4 22. e4 $11 {Komododragon2}) 19... Bc4 (19... Rd8 20.
Rc1 Bb6 21. a4 $11 {KomodoDragon2}) 20. Rg1 $2 {a final error, the R just
entoms the K} (20. Rf3 $1 {guards the N and now e4 is coming! An interesting
divergenge between the Engines. Deep Fritz13 retains a slight Bl advantage,
while KomodoDragon2 has a definite plus for Wh . I go for this latter view as
the Wh pieces get very active after the centre pawns roll forward, with Wh's B
& Rs back in the game}) 20... Ng4 $19 21. h3 Bd5 22. Qe2 (22. e4 {is the only
move to survive, both Engines., when there is , strangely enough a narrow path
to a Bl win.} Nf2+ $1 {other moves lead only to a level position, or even risk
losing} (22... Bc6 23. Rf1 Qh4 24. b4 Bb6 25. a4 Nf2+ 26. Kh2 Ng4+ $11) (22...
Bxg1 23. Nf5 Qe6 24. exd5 Qxf5 25. hxg4 Qxg4 26. Kxg1 $14) (22... Re8 23. Rf1
Nf6 24. f5 g5 25. fxg6 Qxg6 26. Rxf6 Qxf6 27. Nh5 Qg6 28. Nf4 Rxe4 29. Nxg6
Rxe1+ 30. Rxe1 Nxg6 31. Be3 Bxe3 32. Rxe3 Bxa2 33. Ra3 Bd5 34. Rxa7 Nh4 35. Kh2
Nxg2 36. Ra5 Nf4 37. Kg3 Nh5+ 38. Kh4 Nf6 39. Kg5 Kg7 $15 {the 2 pices are
better than the bare R, but Wh's K is active}) 23. Kh2 Re8 24. Nf5 Qg6 25. Be3
Nxe4 26. Nh4 Qf7 27. Bxc5 Nxc5 28. Qg3 Ne4 29. Qf3 Qf6 30. g3 Qxb2+ (30... Bc6
$19) 31. Qg2 Qf6 32. Rad1 Bc6 $19 {Wh has lost the 2 extra pawns, so the
pieces outweigh the R. Even so, there seis plenty of play left, but Bl will
find it much easier than Wh ( that B on c6 is a real menace to Wh's K)}) 22...
Qxh3# {Normal} 0-1

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.06.08"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Neave, Guto"]
[WhiteTeam "White Knights"]
[WhiteElo "1659"]
[Black "Holman, Sam"]
[BlackTeam "Aberystwyth"]
[BlackElo "1386"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A13 A14 A16 A21"]
[Opening "English"]

1. c4 Nf6 (1... e5 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5.
d3 d6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. O-O Be7 8. h3 Bh5 9. Kh2 O-O {Neave-Callum Smith, WCU
U1800 Online 2020,1/2-1/2}) (1... c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d6 5. d3 Nf6 6.
e4 O-O 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. O-O a6 9. Rb1 {Francis-Holman,Dyed March Rapid Online
2021,1-0}) 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 d5 (3... Bg7) 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 {a bit risky,
leaving a hole on d3, but Bl fails to find the best response} (5. Bg2) (5. Qa4+
) 5... Nf6 {leaves Wh in control of the centre} (5... Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. d4 (
7. Bg2 O-O {2 draws, 6 Bl wins is not much better}) 7... c5 {is a standard
Grunfeld setup for Bl, where Wh has played the unusual g3 and scores badly
after the normal response} 8. Be3 {with 1-9}) (5... Nb4 {more direct} 6. d3 (6.
d4 Qxd4 {Mammadov-Kultiyasov, Bialystok Zamenhof mem rapid ,2016,0-1}) 6... Bg7
7. a3 N4a6 8. Nge2 Nc6 9. Be3 Ne5 10. Nc1 Ng4 11. Bg2 Nxe3 12. fxe3 O-O 13. O-O
c5 $17 {Garcia-Maga, Manila PGMA cup 2006,1/2-1/2}) 6. d4 Bg7 (6... c6 7. Bg2
Bg7 8. Nge2 {7 Wh wins, 2 draws, 1 Bl win}) 7. Bg2 O-O 8. Nf3 (8. Nge2 $14 {
2 Wh wins, 3 draws}) 8... c5 {Bl must challenge the centre} (8... c6 9. O-O {
transposing to 106 games, gives Bl worse results with 76% for Wh}) 9. dxc5 $146
(9. d5 e6 10. O-O exd5 11. exd5 $16 {3 Wh wins, 2 draws}) (9. O-O cxd4 10. Nxd4
Nxe4 {destroys the centre, 1 wh win, 1 draw, 4 Bl wins}) 9... Qa5 (9... Qxd1+
$1 10. Nxd1 (10. Kxd1 Na6 (10... Rd8+ 11. Ke2 Be6 12. Be3 Bc4+ 13. Ke1 Ng4 $15)
11. Ke2 Nxc5 $17) 10... Nxe4 $17 {KomodoDragon2}) 10. O-O Rd8 (10... Qxc5 11.
h3 $14) 11. Qb3 Ng4 $2 {neglecting development, the Q side languishes} (11...
Nc6 12. Ng5 e6 (12... Rf8 {is safer} 13. a4 Qxc5 14. Be3 Nd4 15. Bxd4 Qxd4 16.
Rfd1 Qe5 17. Nf3 Qh5 18. e5 Ng4 19. Nd5 Be6 20. Qxb7 Rab8 21. Nxe7+ Kh8 22.
Qxa7 Rxb2 23. Rf1 Bc4 24. Nc6 Bd5 (24... Bxf1 25. Rxf1 $14) 25. Ncd4 Nxe5 26.
Nxe5 Qxe5 $11) 13. e5 Ng4 14. Qb5 Ngxe5 15. Nge4 Qxb5 16. Nxb5 h6 17. Ned6 Nd3
18. Be3 Nxb2 19. Rab1 $16 {KomodoDragon2}) 12. Bf4 $18 (12. Nd5 Nc6 13. h3 Nge5
14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Rd1 $18 {KomodoDragon2}) 12... Qxc5 13. Rac1 (13. Nd5 {
immediately invades the Q side} Be6 (13... Na6 14. Rac1) 14. Qxb7 Nd7 15. Rad1
$18 {Bl has no particularly good moves} a5 16. h3 Nge5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe7+
(18. Be3 Bxd5 19. Qxa8 Rxa8 20. Bxc5 Bxa2 21. f4 $18) 18... Kh8 19. Be3 Qc4 20.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Qb6 Rf8 22. f4 $18 {KomodoDragon2; and Bl is in trouble}) 13...
Na6 (13... Qb6 14. Qa3 Nc6 15. h3 Nf6 16. e5 Nd5 17. Nxd5 Rxd5 18. Ng5 Rd8 19.
Bxc6 bxc6 20. Qxe7 $16 {KomodoDragon2}) 14. Nd5 $18 Qa5 15. Bd2 {Wh has
several choices, the Bl pieces are awkwardly placed} (15. Nxe7+ Kh8 (15... Kf8
16. Nxc8 Raxc8 17. Rxc8 Rxc8 18. Bh3 h5 19. Bxg4 hxg4 20. Qxb7 Re8 21. Ng5 $18)
16. Qxf7 Rf8 17. Ng5 Qxg5 18. Qxf8+ Bxf8 19. Bxg5 $18 {KomodoDragon2}) (15. Ng5
Re8 16. Nc7 Nxc7 17. Qxf7+ Kh8 18. Rxc7 Qb5 19. Rxe7 Rxe7 20. Qxe7 Qd7 21. Qxd7
Bxd7 22. Rd1 $18 {Komodo/^ragon2}) 15... Nc5 (15... Rxd5 16. Bxa5 Rxa5 {
could be worth a try}) 16. Bxa5 (16. Qc4 Qa6 17. Qxc5 $18 {KomodoDragon2, even
stronger as Wh retains more attackers}) 16... Nxb3 17. Bxd8 (17. axb3) 17...
Nxc1 18. Rxc1 {Bl is just a piece down, & still behind in development ( while
the unfortunate N on g4, the cause of Bl's developmental woes, remains out on
a limb)} Be6 19. Bxe7 Re8 20. Ba3 f5 21. Nf4 Bxa2 22. exf5 gxf5 23. h3 Nf6 24.
Nh4 b5 25. Nxf5 a5 26. Nxg7 Kxg7 27. Bc5 (27. Rc7+ {first}) 27... Kf7 28. Ra1
Bc4 29. Rxa5 Ne4 30. Ra7+ Kg8 31. Be3 (31. Bxe4 Rxe4 32. Nh5) 31... Nd6 (31...
Nxg3 $5 {regains a pawn, but Bl is too far behind}) 32. Nh5 Nf5 33. Nf6+ {
Normal} 1-0

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.06.08"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Wagner, Guy"]
[WhiteTeam "Cardiff"]
[WhiteElo "1759"]
[Black "Keene, Alan"]
[BlackTeam "Pontyfenni"]
[BlackElo "1840"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[Opening "Queens Pawn, Classical"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. Nd2 h6 4. Bf4 d6 5. e4 Nbd7 6. c3 a6 7. Bd3 e5 8. Be3 Be7 9. Ne2 Ng4 10. O-O Nxe3 11. fxe3 O-O 12. Ng3 g6 13. Qf3 Nf6 14. h3 Be6 15. a3 Kg7 16. Rad1 c6 17. Kh1 Qc7 18. Ne2 Nh7 19. Qf2 b5 20. Nf3 f5 21. Qg3 fxe4 22. Bxe4 Bf5 23. Bxf5 Rxf5 24. e4 Rh5 25. Qh2 Ng5 26. Ng3 Kh7 27. Nxh5 gxh5 28. Nxg5+ Bxg5 29. dxe5 dxe5 30. Qg3 Rg8 31. Qd3 Rd8 32. Qf3 Rxd1 33. Qf5+ Kh8 34. Rxd1 1-0

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.06.08"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Fowler, Hugo"]
[WhiteTeam "Three and a Half Men"]
[WhiteElo "1921"]
[Black "Graczyk Gibiec, Barbara"]
[BlackTeam "Newport & Friends"]
[BlackElo "1928"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[Opening "French, Advance"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 Nge7 7. b4 c4 8. a4 Bd7 9. a5 Qc7 10. Be2 h6 11. Nbd2 O-O-O 12. h4 Ng6 13. O-O Nf4 14. Re1 Nxe2+ 15. Qxe2 Be7 16. Nf1 Rdg8 17. g4 Qd8 18. h5 g6 19. Kh2 gxh5 20. gxh5 Rg7 21. Ng3 Qg8 22. Rg1 Bd8 23. Bd2 Ne7 24. Nh1 Rg4 25. Ng3 Nf5 26. Nxf5 exf5 27. Rg3 Qh7 28. Rag1 Bg5 29. Kh1 Rg8 30. Kh2 Bd8 31. R1g2 Bc7 32. Kg1 Ba4 33. Nh4 Bd7 34. Qf3 Be6 35. Rxg4 fxg4 36. Qe3 Rg5 37. Rh2 Rxh5 38. Ng2 Rxh2 39. Kxh2 h5 40. Nf4 Bd8 41. Nxe6 fxe6 42. Qh6 Qxh6 43. Bxh6 Bh4 44. Kg2 a6 45. Bd2 Kd7 46. f3 Ke7 47. fxg4 hxg4 48. Kf1 Kf7 49. Kg2 Kg6 50. Kh2 Kf5 51. Kg2 Ke4 0-1

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.05.25"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Blackburn, Jonathan L B"]
[WhiteTeam "Three and a Half Men"]
[WhiteElo "2327"]
[Black "Waterfield, John W"]
[BlackTeam "Pontyfenni"]
[BlackElo "2078"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A57"]
[Opening "Benko Gambit, Modern"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. e3 axb5 6. Bxb5 Qa5+ 7. Nc3 Bb7 8. Bd2 Qb6 9. a4 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Bxd5 11. Nf3 Bc6 12. Bxc6 Nxc6 13. Bc3 e6 14. e4 Be7 15. h4 O-O 16. h5 d5 17. exd5 exd5 18. Qxd5 Nb4 19. Qe4 Bf6 20. O-O Rfe8 21. Qf5 Qe6 22. Qxe6 Rxe6 23. Bxf6 Rxf6 24. Ne5 Rf5 25. Nc4 Rxh5 26. a5 Kf8 27. Nb6 Ra6 28. Rfe1 Nc2 29. Nd7+ 1-0

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.05.25"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Brown, Thomas"]
[WhiteTeam "Cardiff"]
[WhiteElo "2165"]
[Black "McCarthy, Moss"]
[BlackTeam "Morriston Alekhine"]
[BlackElo "1989"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[Opening "Gruenfeld, Nadanian"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 c5 8.Be3 O-O 9.Rc1 b6 10.Qd2 Bb7
11.Bd3 Nc6 12.d5 Ne5 13.Nxe5 Bxe5 14.O-O e6 15.c4 Re8 16.f4 Bg7 17.Rcd1 Qc7 18.Bc2 exd5 19.cxd5
19...Rad8 20.f5 Be5 21.Kh1 f6 22.fxg6 hxg6 23.Rf3 Kg7 24.Bh6+ Kf7 25.Rdf1 Ke7 26.Bg7 Rd6 27.Qh6 g5
28.Bxf6+ Rxf6 29.Rxf6 Bxf6 30.Qxf6+ Kd7 31.Ba4+ 1-0

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.05.25"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Pleasants, Allan J"]
[WhiteTeam "White Knights"]
[WhiteElo "2088"]
[Black "Toczek, Grzegorz"]
[BlackTeam "Newport & Friends"]
[BlackElo "2326"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A04"]
[Opening "Reti, Dutch"]

1.Nf3 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.d4 O-O 6.c4 d6 7.Nc3 Qe8 8.b3 Na6 9.Bb2 c6 10.Qd2 Rb8
11.Rac1 b5 12.Ba1 h6 13.d5 b4 14.Na4 c5 15.Bxf6 Rxf6 16.Nb2 g5 17.Nd3 Nc7 18.h4 g4 19.Nfe1 e5
20.dxe6 Nxe6 21.Bd5 Kh7 22.e3 a5 23.Ng2 a4 24.Ngf4 Nc7 25.Qc2 Bb7 26.Bxb7 Rxb7 27.Nd5 Nxd5 28.cxd5
28...Qe4 29.bxa4 Rf8 30.Qb3 Rfb8 31.Rc4 Qe8 32.Nf4 Qe5 33.a5 Ra8 34.e4 Rxa5 35.exf5 Qxf5 36.Re1 Be5
37.Ne6 Rf7 38.Re2 Ra3 39.Qd1 Bxg3 40.fxg3 Rxg3+ 41.Rg2 Qf2+ 0-1

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.05.25"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Gibiec, Ernest"]
[WhiteTeam "Newport & Friends"]
[WhiteElo "2186"]
[Black "Young, Alan J"]
[BlackTeam "White Knights"]
[BlackElo "2144"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40 A41 A45"]
[Opening "London"]

1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.e3 Qb6 6.Qc1 Bf5 7.Nbd2 cxd4 8.exd4 Rc8 9.Be2 Nb4 10.O-O Bd3
11.Qd1 Qa6 12.Bxd3 Nxd3 13.Be5 Nxb2 14.Qb3 Nc4 15.Bxf6 gxf6 16.Rab1 b6 17.Rfe1 e6 18.Nf1 Bd6 19.Ng3
19...Bxg3 20.hxg3 Kd7 21.Rbc1 b5 22.Red1 Qa4 23.Qb1 a5 24.Ne1 Na3 25.Qd3 h5 26.Qf3 Nc4 27.Qxf6 Rh7
28.Nd3 Qxa2 29.Nc5+ Kd6 30.Rb1 Qc2 31.Rdc1 Qd2 32.Rd1 Qc2 33.Re1 Rb8 34.Rxb5 Rc8 35.Rxe6+ fxe6
36.Qxe6+ Kc7 37.Rb7+ 1-0

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.05.25"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Adams, Mark A"]
[WhiteTeam "Pontyfenni"]
[WhiteElo "2001"]
[Black "Bullen, Alex"]
[BlackTeam "Three and a Half Men"]
[BlackElo "2178"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B10 B12 B15"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann"]

1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Ne5 Nc6 5.Bb5 Bd7 6.Nxd7 Qxd7 7.d4 e6 8.c3 Bd6 9.O-O Nge7 10.Nd2 O-O
11.Nf3 a6 12.Bd3 b5 13.a3 Na5 14.Re1 Nc4 15.b3 Nb6 16.Bxh7+ Kxh7 17.Ng5+ Kg6 18.Qd3+ Nf5 19.g4 Rh8
20.f4 Rae8 21.gxf5+ exf5 22.Rxe8 Rxe8 23.Bd2 f6 24.Nf3 Re4 25.Nh4+ Kf7 26.Qg3 g5 27.Ng2 Qe8 28.Rf1
28...Re2 29.Rf2 Nd7 30.Qd3 Rxf2 31.Kxf2 Qe4 32.Qxe4 fxe4 33.fxg5 fxg5 34.Bxg5 Bxh2 35.Nf4 Bxf4
36.Bxf4 Ke6 37.Ke3 Kf5 38.Bc7 Nf6 39.Bd6 Ng4+ 40.Ke2 Ke6 41.Bc7 Nh6 42.Ke3 Nf5+ 43.Ke2 Nd6 44.Bxd6
44...Kxd6 45.Ke3 a5 46.b4 a4 47.Kf4 Ke6 48.Kg4 Kf7 49.Kf4 Kf6 50.Kg4 e3 51.Kf3 Kf5 52.Kxe3 Kg4
53.Ke2 Kf4 54.Kf2 Ke4 55.Ke2 Kf4 56.Kf2 Ke4 57.Ke2 Kf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.05.25"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Bevan, Peter M"]
[WhiteTeam "Morriston Alekhine"]
[WhiteElo "1929"]
[Black "Jukes, Sam"]
[BlackTeam "Cardiff"]
[BlackElo "1991"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B25"]
[Opening "Sicilian, Closed, Traditional"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 g6 4.Bb5 Bg7 5.O-O e5 6.d3 Nge7 7.Be3 d6 8.Qd2 O-O 9.Bg5 Bg4 10.Ne1 f6
11.Bc4+ Kh8 12.Bh6 a6 13.Bxg7+ Kxg7 14.f3 Bd7 15.a4 Na5 16.Ba2 b5 17.Nd5 Nxd5 18.Bxd5 Bc6 19.Bxc6
19...Nxc6 20.c4 Nd4 21.Qd1 Qb6 22.Nc2 bxc4 23.Na3 cxd3 24.Qxd3 Nb3 25.Nc4 Qb4 26.Ra3 Nd4 27.Nxd6
27...Rfd8 28.Nc4 Nb5 29.Qb3 Nxa3 30.Qxb4 cxb4 31.bxa3 Rd4 32.Nb6 Rb8 33.a5 bxa3 34.Ra1 Rd3 35.Kf2
35...Rbd8 36.Nd5 Rc8 37.Ke2 Rb3 38.Kd2 Rb2+ 39.Kd3 a2 40.Nc3 Rb3 41.Rxa2 Rbxc3+ 42.Kd2 R8c5 43.h3
43...Rb3 44.Ke2 h5 45.h4 Rbb5 0-1

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.05.25"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Garcia, Jason"]
[WhiteTeam "White Knights"]
[WhiteElo "2076"]
[Black "Rakos, Adam"]
[BlackTeam "Newport & Friends"]
[BlackElo "2133"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A12"]
[Opening "Reti, Anglo-Slav, London Defensive"]

1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.b3 Nf6 4.g3 Bf5 5.Bg2 e6 6.O-O Be7 7.Bb2 O-O 8.d3 Nbd7 9.Nbd2 Qc7 10.Rc1 a5
11.a3 Qb6 12.Nh4 Bg4 13.h3 Bh5 14.g4 Bg6 15.Nxg6 hxg6 16.d4 Qc7 17.e3 g5 18.Qe2 Rac8 19.Rc2 dxc4
20.bxc4 e5 21.Nf3 exd4 22.Nxd4 Rfe8 23.Nf5 Bc5 24.Rd1 Ne5 25.Rcd2 Re6 26.Kh1 Rce8 27.Qf1 Ng6 28.Qd3
28...Ne5 29.Qf1 Nexg4 30.hxg4 Nxg4 31.Qg1 Bxe3 32.fxe3 Nxe3 33.Bh3 Nxd1 34.Rxd1 f6 35.c5 Qf4 36.Qf1
36...Qe4+ 37.Bg2 Qc2 38.Nd6 Qxb2 39.Nxe8 Rxe8 40.Qc4+ Kh8 41.Qg4 Qc2 42.Bf3 Kg8 43.Qd7 Re3 44.Qc8+
44...Kh7 45.Qh3+ Kg6 46.Qh5+ Kf5 47.Qh7+ g6 48.Qh3+ g4 49.Qxg4+ Ke5 50.Qd4+ Kf5 51.Qxe3 Qc4 52.Qd3+
52...Qxd3 53.Rxd3 Kf4 54.Bg2 f5 55.Rd7 g5 56.Rxb7 Kg3 57.Rc7 f4 58.Rxc6 g4 59.Rf6 a4 60.c6 f3
61.Bxf3 gxf3 62.c7 f2 63.c8=Q f1=Q+ 64.Rxf1 Kh4 65.Rg1 Kh5 66.Qh8# 1-0

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.05.25"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Harris, Calum"]
[WhiteTeam "Cardiff"]
[WhiteElo "1925"]
[Black "Marin, Francisco Javier"]
[BlackTeam "Morriston Alekhine"]
[BlackElo "1832"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B40 B50"]
[Opening "Sicilian, Delayed Alapin"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 d5 4.exd5 exd5 5.d4 Nf6 6.Bd3 Be7 7.O-O O-O 8.h3 Nc6 9.Bf4 Be6 10.Qc2 Qb6
11.Ne5 Rac8 12.Nxc6 Rxc6 13.Be5 Rfc8 14.Nd2 cxd4 15.Bxd4 Qxd4 16.cxd4 Rxc2 17.Bxc2 Rxc2 18.Nb3 Rxb2
19.f3 Rc2 20.Rfc1 Rxc1+ 21.Rxc1 Bd6 22.Nc5 Bf4 23.Rc3 b6 24.Nxe6 fxe6 25.Rc8+ Kf7 26.Kf2 Ke7 27.Ra8
27...a5 28.a4 Kd7 29.Rf8 Ke7 30.Ra8 Nd7 31.Rg8 Bh6 32.Ra8 e5 33.dxe5 Nxe5 34.g3 Nd7 35.f4 g6 36.Kf3
36...Bg7 37.Rc8 Bd4 38.Rc6 Nf6 39.g4 Kd7 40.Rc1 Bc5 41.h4 Ne4 42.h5 Nd2+ 43.Ke2 Nc4 44.hxg6 hxg6
45.Rh1 Ke6 46.Kf3 Nb2 47.Re1+ Kf6 48.Ra1 Bd4 49.Ra3 Bc5 50.Ra2 Nc4 51.Rh2 Ne3 52.Rh8 d4 53.Rc8 Nc4
54.Rc6+ Nd6 55.Ke2 Ke6 56.Rc7 Kf6 57.Kd3 Ke6 58.Rg7 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.05.25"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Fowler, Hugo"]
[WhiteTeam "Three and a Half Men"]
[WhiteElo "1921"]
[Black "Jones, Ian Robert"]
[BlackTeam "Pontyfenni"]
[BlackElo "2007"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C41"]
[Opening "Philidor"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.Re1 Nc6 7.a4 h6 8.Nbd2 Be6 9.c3 Nh7 10.b4 Ng5
11.Nxg5 Bxg5 12.Qb3 Bxd2 13.Bxd2 Bxc4 14.Qxc4 Kh8 15.Re3 f5 16.b5 Ne7 17.Rf1 f4 18.Rf3 Ng6 19.g3
19...Qd7 20.gxf4 exf4 21.Bxf4 Rxf4 22.Rg3 Rg4 23.Kh1 Rf8 24.Qd4 Rxg3 25.hxg3 Qh3+ 26.Kg1 Nf4
27.gxf4 Rxf4 28.f3 Qg3+ 29.Kh1 Rh4# 0-1

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.05.25"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Hughes, Anthony"]
[WhiteTeam "Pontyfenni"]
[WhiteElo "1942"]
[Black "MacDonald, Duncan"]
[BlackTeam "Three and a Half Men"]
[BlackElo "1849"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A22"]
[Opening "English, Kings English, Two Knights Reversed Dragon"]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Bg2 Nb6 6.e3 Nc6 7.Nge2 Be6 8.d4 exd4 9.Nxd4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4
10...Qxd4 11.exd4 Bb4 12.Bxb7 Rd8 13.Bc6+ Kf8 14.O-O Rxd4 15.Be3 Rd6 16.Rfd1 Ke7 17.Rxd6 Bxd6
18.Bd4 f6 19.Nb5 a6 20.Nxd6 Kxd6 21.Be4 Bd5 22.Bd3 a5 23.b3 Re8 24.Bxh7 Re2 25.Kf1 Rd2 26.Bc3 Nc4
27.Bxd2 Nxd2+ 28.Ke2 Nf3 29.Rd1 Ke5 30.Rxd5+ Kxd5 31.Kxf3 Kd4 32.a4 Ke5 33.Ke3 f5 34.f4+ Kf6 35.Kd4
35...g6 36.Bg8 g5 37.h4 gxh4 38.gxh4 Kg6 39.Ke5 1-0

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.05.25"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Graczyk Gibiec, Barbara"]
[WhiteTeam "Newport & Friends"]
[WhiteElo "1928"]
[Black "May, Adam J"]
[BlackTeam "White Knights"]
[BlackElo "2004"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[Opening "Queens Pawn, Levitsky"]

1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 Nd7 3.e3 Ngf6 4.Bd3 e6 5.Nf3 Be7 6.Nbd2 h6 7.Bh4 O-O 8.c3 b6 9.Qc2 Bb7 10.h3 c5
11.O-O Rc8 12.Rfe1 c4 13.Be2 b5 14.a3 Ne4 15.Nxe4 dxe4 16.Bxe7 Qxe7 17.Nd2 e5 18.Bd1 f5 19.f3 Qh4
20.Be2 exd4 21.exd4 e3 22.Nf1 Qf2+ 23.Kh1 Rce8 24.Nxe3 Kh8 25.Nxf5 Re6 26.d5 Bxd5 27.Nd4 Ref6
28.Rf1 Qg3 29.Nxb5 Rf4 30.Bd1 Ne5 31.Qf2 Qg6 32.Be2 Nd3 33.Bxd3 cxd3 34.Nd4 Bc4 35.Rfe1 R4f6
36.Rad1 Qf7 37.Qe3 Qc7 38.Kg1 Qg3 39.Qf2 Qc7 40.Re4 Bd5 41.Re3 Bc4 42.Rde1 Qf4 43.Re4 Qc7 44.Qd2
44...Qg3 45.Rg4 Qc7 46.Qe3 Qb6 47.Qd2 Qc7 48.b3 Ba6 49.c4 Qc5 50.Kh1 Bc8 51.Rge4 Qxa3 52.Qxd3 Qa5
53.Re8 Qb4 54.Rxf8+ Rxf8 55.Rd1 Qb6 56.Qc3 Rd8 57.c5 Qf6 58.Kg1 a5 59.Rd2 Qg5 60.Kf1 Ba6+ 61.Ke1
61...Qh4+ 62.Kd1 Bc8 63.Qxa5 Rxd4 64.Qa8 Rxd2+ 65.Kxd2 Qb4+ 66.Ke2 Qb5+ 67.Ke1 Qxc5 68.Kd1 Kh7
69.Qe4+ Bf5 70.Qb7 Qc2+ 71.Ke1 Bd3 72.Qe7 Qxb3 73.Kf2 Qb6+ 74.Kg3 Bg6 75.h4 Qb5 76.Kh2 Qh5 77.g4
77...Qd5 78.Kg3 Bc2 79.Qc7 Bd1 80.Qf4 Bc2 81.Qc7 Qd1 82.Qc5 Qe1+ 83.Kf4 Qe2 84.Kg3 Qd3 85.Kf2 Bd1
86.Qf8 Qe2+ 87.Kg3 Qe1+ 88.Kf4 Qd2+ 89.Kg3 Qd5 90.Kf2 Qd2+ 91.Kg3 Qd5 92.Kf2 Qd4+ 93.Kg3 Qe5+
94.Kh3 Qf6 95.Qc5 Qxf3+ 96.Kh2 Qxg4 97.Qf2 Bf3 98.Qc2+ Qe4 99.Qf2 Qe2 100.Kg3 Qxf2+ 101.Kxf2 Bh5
102.Kg3 Kg6 103.Kf4 Kf6 104.Kg3 Kf5 105.Kh3 Kf4 106.Kg2 Kg4 0-1

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.05.25"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Williams, Duncan"]
[WhiteTeam "Morriston Alekhine"]
[WhiteElo "1725"]
[Black "MacNeil, Elliot"]
[BlackTeam "Cardiff"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B13"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann, Exchange, Rubinstein"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. c3 Bg4 7. Qb3 Qd7 8. Nd2 e6 9. Ngf3 Be7 10. Ne5 Qc8 11. Nxg4 Nxg4 12. Qd1 Nf6 13. Nf3 O-O 14. O-O Qd7 15. Qe2 h6 16. h3 Bd6 17. Ne5 Qc7 18. Rae1 Rfd8 19. Qf3 Nh7 20. Qg3 f6 21. Qg6 Nf8 22. Qg3 fxe5 23. dxe5 Bc5 24. Bxh6 Qf7 25. Kh2 Kh8 26. Bg5 Ne7 27. b4 Bb6 28. Qh4+ Kg8 29. Bxe7 Rdc8 30. Re3 Bxe3 31. fxe3 Ng6 32. Bxg6 Qxg6 33. Rf3 Rc4 34. Qf2 Rxc3 35. Rg3 Rc2 36. Qf4 Qh7 37. Qf6 Rc6 38. b5 Rb6 39. a4 Kh8 40. Qf7 Qg8 41. Qg6 Qh7 42. Bc5 Qxg6 43. Rxg6 Kh7 44. Rg4 Rc8 45. Bxb6 axb6 46. Rf4 Kg6 47. g4 Rc3 48. e4 d4 49. Kg2 Ra3 50. Rf3 d3 51. Kf2 d2 0-1

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.05.11"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Toczek, Grzegorz"]
[WhiteTeam "Newport & Friends"]
[WhiteElo "2326"]
[Black "Van Kemenade, Rudy"]
[BlackTeam "Aberystwyth"]
[BlackElo "1999"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C12"]
[Opening "French, Maccutcheon, Lasker"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 {avoiding prepared lines} e6 (2... d5 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. e3 c6 5.
c4 {Toczek-Rybansky Vychod (Slavia) 2003,1-0}) 3. Nc3 d5 4. e4 Bb4 {
transposing to a McCutcheon} 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. Bd3 (8. Qg4 {
main line theory}) 8... Nxd2 9. Qxd2 c5 10. Nf3 Qa5 (10... Nc6 11. O-O) (10...
c4) (10... b6 11. O-O (11. a4) 11... Ba6 12. Ne1 {1.5-0.5}) 11. O-O Nc6 (11...
b6 {is worth a try, to swap off bads B- 2 draws, 2 Bl wins} 12. Rfb1 O-O 13. a4
Ba6 14. Bb5 Bb7 15. Bd3 Ba6 16. Bb5 {Stockfish13}) 12. dxc5 (12. Rfd1 {main,
4% for Wh}) 12... d4 $6 {Bl miscounted the pawns after the Q swap & also hoped
to get the QB out via a6} (12... Qxc5 $11 {58% for Wh, 59 games}) 13. Be4 (13.
cxd4 Qxd2 14. Nxd2 Nxd4 15. Nc4 $18) 13... Qxc3 14. Bxc6+ bxc6 15. Qxd4 Qxd4
16. Nxd4 {the N & advanced c pawndominate} Ba6 (16... Rb8 $5) 17. Rfb1 Rc8 (
17... O-O {may well be best try, Stockfish13, hoping for some activity down
the open lines} 18. Nxc6 Kh7 (18... Rfc8 $2 19. Ne7+) 19. Na5 Rfd8 20. Rd1 Rdc8
21. c6 Bb5 22. Rd6 Rab8 23. c4 Ba4 24. Rd7 Bxc6 25. Rxf7 a6 26. h4 $18 {
Stockfish13}) (17... Kd7 {looks dangerous, Wh has sewveral ways to keep the
advantage} 18. Rd1 (18. Rb4 Rhb8 19. Rab1 (19. c3 Rxb4 20. cxb4 Kc7 $14 {
seems less effective}) 19... Rxb4 20. Rxb4 Kc7 21. h4 Rd8 22. Ra4 Kb7 23. Nb3
g5 24. hxg5 hxg5 25. Rb4+ Kc7 26. Rd4 $18) 18... Kc7 19. Nb3 Rab8 20. Rd6 Rb4
21. Rad1 Bc8 22. Na5 $18) 18. Rb4 Rc7 (18... O-O {must be better, though} 19.
Nb3 Rfd8 20. f3 Rc7 21. Kf2 {and Bl has very little play, especially for the B}
) 19. Rb8+ Bc8 {the B never really got out, even though d5 looked a
possibility earlier !?} 20. Rd1 Ke7 21. Nb3 (21. Ra8 Rd8 22. Rxa7 $18 {
Stockfish13}) 21... Rd8 22. Rd6 Rb7 (22... Bd7 23. Rb4 (23. Rxd8 Kxd8 24. f4
$18) 23... a5 24. Ra4 f6 25. f4 Ra7 26. exf6+ gxf6 27. Nd4 $18 {Stockfish13})
23. Na5 (23. Nd4 {Stockfish13}) 23... Rc7 24. f4 (24. Rxd8 Kxd8 25. Ra8 {
lichess & Stockfish13}) 24... Bd7 25. Rb4 Rdc8 26. Nc4 {the N is coming to d6}
Rd8 27. a4 Bc8 (27... Rf8 {and sit & wait may be best- exchange of a pair of
Rs just makes Bl's K side pawns vulnerable}) 28. Rxd8 Kxd8 29. Nd6 f6 {other
wise f7 goes} 30. Rb8 fxe5 31. fxe5 Kd7 32. Kf2 {the K will force an entry on
the K side} Ba6 33. Rg8 g5 34. Rh8 Ke7 35. c4 Rd7 {Bl has run into zugzwang}
36. Re8# {Normal} 1-0

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.05.11"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Gilbert, Jonathan A"]
[WhiteTeam "Pontyfenni"]
[WhiteElo "2073"]
[Black "Pleasants, Allan J"]
[BlackTeam "White Knights"]
[BlackElo "2088"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A42"]
[Opening "Modern, Averbakh, Kotov"]

1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.e4 Nc6 5.Be3 e5 6.Nge2 Nf6 7.f3 O-O 8.Qd2 exd4 9.Nxd4 Nxd4 10.Bxd4 Be6
11.Be2 a6 12.O-O Nd7 13.Bxg7 Kxg7 14.b3 f5 15.exf5 Bxf5 16.g4 Be6 17.Ne4 Qh4 18.Qg5 Qxg5 19.Nxg5
19...Rae8 20.Bd3 Nc5 21.Bc2 h6 22.Ne4 Nxe4 23.Bxe4 Bc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.05.11"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "McCarthy, Moss"]
[WhiteTeam "Morriston Alekhine"]
[WhiteElo "1989"]
[Black "Kett, Timothy J"]
[BlackTeam "Three and a Half Men"]
[BlackElo "2246"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A96"]
[Opening "Dutch, Classical, Huisl"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Qc2 Nxc3 9. Qxc3 Bf6 10. Rd1 Qe7 11. b4 e5 12. e3 Nd7 13. Ba3 f4 14. exf4 exf4 15. Rab1 fxg3 16. hxg3 c6 17. Qd3 Qf7 18. b5 c5 19. Ng5 Qh5 20. Bd5+ Kh8 21. Ne6 Bxd4 22. Nxf8 Nxf8 23. Bb2 Bf5 24. Be4 Bxe4 25. Qxe4 Bxb2 26. g4 Qe5 27. Qxb7 Rd8 28. Qxa7 Bd4 29. Kg2 Qe4+ 0-1

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.05.11"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Bullen, Alex"]
[WhiteTeam "Three and a Half Men"]
[WhiteElo "2178"]
[Black "Bevan, Peter M"]
[BlackTeam "Morriston Alekhine"]
[BlackElo "1929"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E00 E01 E02 E03"]
[Opening "Catalan"]

1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Bg2 dxc4 7.O-O O-O 8.Qc2 c5 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Qxc4
10...Nbd7 11.Rd1 Qb6 12.e3 Qxb2 13.Bc3 Qc2 14.Nbd2 b5 15.Qb3 Qxb3 16.Nxb3 Bb7 17.Bxf6 Nxf6 18.Nxc5
18...Bd5 19.Nd4 Rfc8 20.Rac1 Rab8 21.Bxd5 Nxd5 22.Nd7 Rxc1 23.Rxc1 1-0

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.05.11"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Young, Alan J"]
[WhiteTeam "White Knights"]
[WhiteElo "2144"]
[Black "Waterfield, John W"]
[BlackTeam "Pontyfenni"]
[BlackElo "2078"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[Opening "Modern, Eastern, Rhamporhynchus"]

1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c5 4.dxc5 Bxc3+ 5.bxc3 Nc6 6.Be3 Qa5 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.f3 O-O 9.Bc4 b6 10.cxb6
10...axb6 11.Ne2 Ne5 12.Bb3 Ba6 13.O-O d6 14.Rfe1 Nc4 15.Bxc4 Bxc4 16.Qd4 Rfc8 17.Qxb6 Qxb6 18.Bxb6
18...Rxa2 19.Rxa2 Bxa2 20.Bd4 Nd7 21.Ra1 Ra8 22.Be3 Bd5 23.Rb1 Bc6 24.Nd4 Rb8 25.Rb4 Ba8 26.Nb5 Rc8
27.c4 f6 28.Ra4 Ne5 29.c5 dxc5 30.Ra7 1/2-1/2

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.05.11"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Watkin-Jones, Adam"]
[WhiteTeam "Aberystwyth"]
[WhiteElo "1918"]
[Black "Gibiec, Ernest"]
[BlackTeam "Newport & Friends"]
[BlackElo "2186"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A11"]
[Opening "English, Caro-Kann Defensive"]

1. c4 c6 (1... Nf6 2. Nc3 {Watkin-Jones 2 Wh wins, 1 draw}) 2. e3 (
2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 {1 Wh win, 3 draws-Gibiec}) (2. Nf3 {main})
2... d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. b3 (4. Nc3) 4... Bg4 5. Bb2 e6 6. Be2 Bd6 (6... Nbd7 7.
O-O {main,also in elite GM}) 7. h3 Bxf3 (7... Bh5) 8. Bxf3 Nbd7 9. cxd5 (9. Nc3
) (9. O-O {main lines}) 9... exd5 10. O-O O-O 11. Ba3 (11. d3 {2 draws (
though Wh keeps the 2 Bs)}) 11... Ne5 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. d4 (13. d3 $11 {
preferred by Stockfish13 as it keeps e4 under control}) 13... Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3
Ne4 $15 {after the exchanges sought by Wh, Bl is better developed} 15. Rd1 f5
16. Nd2 Ng5 (16... Rae8 17. Nxe4 Rxe4 $17 {Stockfish13}) 17. Qh5 Qe7 18. Re1
$11 Rae8 19. f4 {should be OK since Wh establishes a N outpost} (19. Rac1 {
is less committal}) 19... Ne4 20. Nf3 a5 21. Ne5 a4 22. Qe2 $11 (22. bxa4 $11)
(22. Rec1 $11) 22... Ra8 23. Qb2 axb3 24. axb3 Qb4 25. Nd7 {looks in the wrong
direction} (25. Nd3 Qb5 26. Ne5) 25... Rfe8 26. Rxa8 $2 (26. Ne5 $11) (26. Rec1
$11) 26... Rxa8 $2 (26... Qxe1+ $19) 27. Ra1 Ra6 28. Ne5 (28. Rxa6 Qe1+ 29. Kh2
bxa6 30. Qa3 Qg3+ 31. Kh1 Qe1+ 32. Kh2 Qg3+ $11 {Stockfish13}) 28... Qd2 $19
29. Rb1 Qxe3+ 30. Kh2 {Normal} 0-1

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.05.11"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Rakos, Adam"]
[WhiteTeam "Newport & Friends"]
[WhiteElo "2133"]
[Black "Francis, Matthew"]
[BlackTeam "Aberystwyth"]
[BlackElo "1648"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B20"]
[Opening "Sicilian, Wing Gambit"]

1. e4 c5 2. b4 e6 (2... b6 3. Bc4 e6 4. Nf3 Bb7 5. d3 Nc6 6. bxc5 bxc5 7. Bb2
Na5 8. Bb3 Nxb3 9. axb3 d5 {Rakos-Marin,WCU Open 2 Online rd2, 2021,1/2-1/2}) (
2... cxb4 3. a3 e6 4. axb4 d5 5. e5 Nc6 6. d4 Bxb4+ 7. c3 Be7 8. Bd3 g6 9. Ne2
h5 10. O-O Nh6 11. Ba3 O-O 12. Nf4 {Rakos-Ujhelyi, HUN ch tm 2013,1-0}) 3. bxc5
Bxc5 4. d4 Bb6 5. Nf3 d5 6. e5 Ne7 (6... Nc6 {main}) 7. Bd3 Nbc6 8. c3 Nf5 (
8... Bd7 {main}) (8... O-O 9. Bxh7+ {7-0}) 9. Bxf5 (9. Ba3 Bd7 10. Nbd2 (10.
O-O Nce7 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. Bxf5 (12. g4 $18) (12. Kh1 $18) 12... exf5 13. Qb3
Be6 $11 {Matasaru-Vulpe, ROM ch U10 girls Calimanesti 2014,0-1}) 10... Nfe7 11.
O-O h6 12. Nh4 $18 {Lombardo-Miccoli, Napoli Vomero Primavera op 2009,1-0})
9... exf5 10. O-O O-O $11 11. Bg5 Qc7 12. Na3 a6 13. Rc1 (13. c4 $5) 13... Na5
14. Nd2 (14. Nc2) 14... h6 15. Be3 Nc4 (15... Be6 $17 {Stockfish13} 16. Nb3
Rac8) 16. Naxc4 dxc4 17. f4 (17. Qf3 Be6 18. Rb1 Rad8 19. Qg3 Kh7 20. Rxb6 Qxb6
21. d5 Qb2 22. dxe6 Rxd2 23. Qf4 Rd5 24. Qxf5+ Kg8 25. exf7+ Rxf7 26. Qc8+ Kh7
27. Qxc4 $16 {Stockfish13-2 pawns for exchange & better mobility}) 17... Be6
18. h3 Qd7 19. Kh2 Ba7 (19... Bc7 $15 {keeps centre under pressure and looks
at the K}) 20. Rg1 b5 21. g4 $5 {needs more preparation, but Bl fails to find
the exact counter} (21. Qe2 Rab8 $15) 21... fxg4 22. hxg4 f5 (22... f6 {
Bl needs to challenge the centre ( & why the bl squared B would have been
better on c7)} 23. f5 Bd5 24. e6 {looks dangerous} Bb8+ 25. Kh3 Qb7 26. Qe2 a5
$15 {but Wh's K side expansion has been halted, while Bl is ready to move on
the Q side}) 23. g5 $18 hxg5 (23... g6 $5 24. gxh6 Kh7 25. Nf3 Bd5 26. Qf1 $18
(26. Ng5+ Kxh6 $1 $15 {the Wh K is more exposed than the Bl one})) 24. Rxg5 Kf7
25. Qh5+ Ke7 26. Rxg7+ Rf7 27. Rcg1 (27. Qh4+ Ke8 28. Rg8+ Rf8 29. Rxf8+ Kxf8
30. Rg1 $18) 27... Raf8 28. Rxf7+ (28. Nf3) 28... Rxf7 (28... Bxf7 29. Rg7 Ke8
30. Qh7 Qc6 31. Kg3 Bb8 32. Nf3 $18 {Stockfish13}) 29. Rg8 b4 (29... Rf8) (
29... Qd5 30. Qg5+ Kd7 31. Rd8+) 30. Qg5+ {Normal} 1-0

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.05.11"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Hughes, Anthony"]
[WhiteTeam "Pontyfenni"]
[WhiteElo "1942"]
[Black "May, Adam J"]
[BlackTeam "White Knights"]
[BlackElo "2004"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C00"]
[Opening "French, Steiner"]

1. c4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. cxd5 exd5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Bb5+ Nbd7 6. Nc3 a6 7. Be2 Nb6 8. Nf3 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. d4 h6 11. Ne5 Nfxd5 12. f4 c5 13. Ne4 Qc7 14. Nxd6 Qxd6 15. Qd3 Nb4 16. dxc5 Qxc5+ 17. Qe3 Qxe3+ 18. Bxe3 N6d5 19. Bc5 Re8 20. Bf3 Be6 21. Rad1 Rac8 22. Bxb4 Nxb4 23. a3 Nc6 24. Nxc6 bxc6 25. Rc1 Bd5 26. Kf2 Bxf3 27. Kxf3 c5 28. Rc4 Rb8 29. b4 cxb4 30. Rxb4 Rxb4 31. axb4 Rb8 32. Rb1 a5 33. b5 a4 34. b6 a3 35. Ra1 Rxb6 36. Rxa3 1/2-1/2

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.05.11"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Howells, Chris"]
[WhiteTeam "Morriston Alekhine"]
[WhiteElo "1835"]
[Black "Fowler, Hugo"]
[BlackTeam "Three and a Half Men"]
[BlackElo "1921"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A05 A06 A09"]
[Opening "Reti"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d3 d5 3.Nbd2 g6 4.e4 dxe4 5.dxe4 Bg7 6.Be2 O-O 7.O-O c5 8.c3 Nc6 9.Qc2 Qc7 10.Re1 Rd8
11.Nf1 b6 12.Ng3 Bb7 13.h3 Rac8 14.Be3 Nd7 15.Nd2 Be5 16.Ngf1 Bf4 17.Rad1 Nf8 18.Bf3 Ba6 19.Bg4 Rb8
20.Bxf4 Qxf4 21.Qa4 Bb7 22.Qc2 h5 23.Be2 Qf6 24.Ng3 Ne6 25.Nf3 Nf4 26.Bf1 Nxh3+ 27.gxh3 Qxf3 28.Bg2
28...Qf4 29.Rxd8+ Rxd8 30.Rd1 Rxd1+ 31.Qxd1 Qd6 32.Qe2 Ne5 33.Qb5 Bc6 34.Qa6 Qd7 35.Nf1 Bb5 36.Qa3
36...Bxf1 37.Bxf1 Nf3+ 38.Kg2 Nd2 39.Be2 Nxe4 40.Qa6 Ng5 41.f4 Qxh3+ 42.Kf2 Ne4+ 43.Ke1 Qg3+ 44.Kd1
44...Qxf4 45.Qc8+ Kg7 46.Qd7 Qd6+ 0-1

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.05.11"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Garcia, Jason"]
[WhiteTeam "White Knights"]
[WhiteElo "2076"]
[Black "Keene, Alan"]
[BlackTeam "Pontyfenni"]
[BlackElo "1840"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E94"]
[Opening "Kings Indian, Orthodox, Positional"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nbd7 8.Be3 c6 9.d5 Qc7 10.Nd2 a5 11.Rc1
11...Nc5 12.b3 Bd7 13.a3 Rfe8 14.b4 axb4 15.axb4 Na6 16.Qb3 c5 17.Nb5 Qb8 18.bxc5 Nxc5 19.Bxc5 dxc5
20.Qe3 b6 21.Rb1 Ng4 22.Bxg4 Bxg4 23.f3 Bd7 24.Rb2 Bxb5 25.Rxb5 Qd6 26.Rfb1 Ra6 27.Qb3 Bh6 28.Nf1
28...Rb8 29.Ne3 Bg5 30.Nd1 Bd8 31.Nc3 Rba8 32.Qc2 Bg5 33.Qd3 Bd8 34.R5b2 Ra3 35.Qd2 R3a6 36.Nb5 Qf6
37.d6 Kg7 38.Qd5 Ra2 39.Qd2 Rxb2 40.Qxb2 Qg5 41.Re1 Ra4 42.Qc2 Qf6 43.Qxa4 1-0

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.05.11"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Davies, Tom"]
[WhiteTeam "Three and a Half Men"]
[WhiteElo "1496"]
[Black "Marin, Francisco Javier"]
[BlackTeam "Morriston Alekhine"]
[BlackElo "1832"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30 A33 A34"]
[Opening "English, Symmetrical"]

1.c4 c5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 e6 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.d4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 a6 9.b3 d5 10.cxd5 exd5
11.Bb2 Re8 12.e4 Nxd4 13.Qxd4 dxe4 14.Nxe4 Qxd4 15.Bxd4 Nxe4 16.Bxe4 Bf6 17.Bxf6 Rxe4 18.Bb2 Re2
19.Rfe1 Rxe1+ 20.Rxe1 Be6 21.f4 Rc8 22.Kf2 Rc2+ 23.Re2 Rxe2+ 24.Kxe2 f5 25.Ke3 Bd5 26.Kd4 Be4
27.Kc5 Kf7 28.Kd6 Kg6 29.Ke7 Kh6 30.Kf8 g5 31.fxg5+ Kxg5 32.Be5 Kg4 33.h4 h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.05.11"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Gunn, Tom"]
[WhiteTeam "Aberystwyth"]
[WhiteElo "1398"]
[Black "Boyd, Chris"]
[BlackTeam "Newport & Friends"]
[BlackElo "1890"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[Opening "Queens Gambit Declined, Semi-Slav 5.e3"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 (3. g3 c6 (3... e6 4. Bg2 Bd6 5. O-O O-O 6.
c4 c6 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8. Nbd2 Re8 9. e4 Nxe4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Qxe4 Nf6 12. Qc2 Bd7
{May-Boyd, WCU Open Online 2020,1/2-1/2}) 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O Bd6 6. c3 O-O 7. a3
a6 8. b3 Bd7 9. c4 dxc4 10. bxc4 b5 11. c5 Bc7 12. e3 a5 {Preti-Boyd, Saint
Affrique op 2005,1-0}) (3. e3 {main for Gunn}) 3... e6 (3... c6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2
Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nbd2 Nbd7 8. Qc2 Re8 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Qxe4 e5 12.
Bg5 exd4 13. Qd3 Qb6 14. Rfe1 {Bullen-Boyd, Cotswold Op 2018,1-0}) 4. Nc3 c6 5.
e3 (5. Bg5) 5... Bd6 (5... Nbd7) 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4
10. Bxe4 h6 (10... Nf6 11. Bc2 h6 {alternative}) 11. Re1 (11. Bc2) 11... Nf6
12. Bd3 (12. Bc2 {71 games}) 12... c5 13. b3 (13. dxc5 {2 draws}) (13. Be3 {
1 draw}) 13... cxd4 14. Nxd4 e5 15. Nb5 Bb8 (15... Bb4 $15) 16. Bb2 $14 (16.
Ba3 $16) 16... a6 17. Nc3 Qb6 18. Na4 $16 (18. Ne4 $16) 18... Qe6 19. Nc5 (19.
c5 {Stockfish13} Bc7 20. Nb6 Bxb6 21. Rxe5 Qc6 22. cxb6 Qxb6 23. Qf3 Bd7 24.
Qg3 $16 {Wh is developing a strong K side initiative}) 19... Qc6 20. Ne4 Re8
21. Nxf6+ (21. Qf3) 21... Qxf6 22. Qc2 (22. Be4) 22... Qh4 23. Re4 (23. h3 $16)
(23. Re3 $16 {Wh has more space & development}) 23... Qh5 24. Qe2 Qxe2 (24...
Qg5 $11) 25. Rxe2 f6 26. f4 $6 {gives the Bl Bs some open lines} (26. Be4 $14)
(26. Rd1 Bg4 27. f3 Ba7+ 28. Kf1 Be6 29. Ba3 Kf7 $11) (26. h3 Ba7 27. Rd1 Be6
28. Be4 Rab8 29. Ba3 $14 {Wh may be able to advance his Q side majority at
some point}) 26... Ba7+ 27. Kf1 Bg4 28. Ree1 (28. Rc2 exf4 $17) 28... exf4 (
28... Red8 $1 29. Be2 Bxe2+ 30. Kxe2 exf4 $19 {Stockfish13}) 29. Bg6 (29. Be4
$11 {Stockfish13- not an easy move to find, but now the Wh Bs gain some
activity} f3 (29... Rab8 30. Bd5+ Kh7 31. Rxe8 Rxe8 32. Re1 Rxe1+ 33. Kxe1 Bc8
34. Ke2 $11 {Stockfish13}) 30. Bd5+ Kh7 31. Bxf3 Bxf3 32. gxf3 Bc5 33. Bc3 Kg6
34. Rac1 $11 {Stockfish13}) 29... Re3 (29... Rxe1+ 30. Rxe1 Rd8 $15) 30. h3 Bd7
31. Rad1 (31. Rxe3 Bxe3 (31... fxe3 32. Rd1 Bc6 33. g4 b5 34. Ke2 {on e3, the
pawn obstructs the Bl piece activity}) 32. Rd1 $11) 31... Bc6 32. Bc1 $2 {
forces the Bl R to a better square} (32. Rxe3 Bxe3 33. Ba3 $11) 32... Bxg2+ (
32... Rg3 {is even stronger according to Stockfish13, though a bit obscure to
non-Engine eyes} 33. Be4 f3 34. Bxf3 (34. gxf3 Bc5 35. Be3 Bxe4 36. Bxc5 Rxf3+
37. Bf2 Bc6 38. Re3 Rxe3 39. Bxe3 Re8 {the R & opposite colour B infiltrate
Wh's K side, while Wh's Q side majority languishes.}) 34... Bxf3 35. gxf3 Bc5
36. Re6 Rxf3+ 37. Kg2 Rf2+ 38. Kg3 Rxa2 $19) 33. Kxg2 Rg3+ 34. Kh2 Rxg6 35.
Bxf4 {in this variation Wh does have some open files, while the Bl Rs are
temporarily off side} b5 (35... Bc5) 36. Rd7 Kh7 (36... bxc4 37. bxc4 Bb6 38.
Rc1 Rc8 39. Rd5 Bc5 $15 {Stockfish13}) 37. Ree7 Bc5 38. Rf7 (38. Re1 Bb4 39.
Re2 bxc4 40. bxc4 Rc8 41. Rc2 f5 $17 {Stockfish13}) 38... bxc4 (38... Re8 $19 {
Stockfish13}) 39. bxc4 Re8 40. Rd2 (40. Rd1) 40... Bg1+ 41. Kh1 Re1 42. Rg2
Be3+ {Normal} 0-1

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.04.27"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Blackburn, Jonathan L B"]
[WhiteTeam "Three and a Half Men"]
[WhiteElo "2327"]
[Black "Smith, Olivia"]
[BlackTeam "Cardiff"]
[BlackElo "2172"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D53 D56 D57"]
[Opening "Queens Gambit Declined, Lasker"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 h6 7.Bh4 Ne4 8.Bxe7 Qxe7 9.Rc1 c6 10.Be2 Nxc3
11.Rxc3 dxc4 12.Bxc4 Nd7 13.O-O e5 14.Bb3 exd4 15.exd4 Nf6 16.Re1 Qd6 17.Ne5 Be6 18.Bxe6 fxe6
19.Rg3 Rad8 20.Qb3 Nh5 21.Rg4 b6 22.g3 c5 23.dxc5 bxc5 24.Nc4 Qc7 25.Qe3 Rf6 26.Re4 Rdf8 27.f4 Qf7
28.Ne5 Qc7 29.Rc1 Rc8 30.Rec4 Qb6 31.Nd7 Qxb2 32.Nxf6+ Qxf6 33.Rxc5 Rxc5 34.Qxc5 Qg6 35.Qc8+ Kh7
36.Qc2 Nxf4 37.Qxg6+ Nxg6 38.Rc7 Ne5 39.Rxa7 Kg6 40.a4 Kf6 41.a5 Nc6 42.Ra6 Nd4 43.Rb6 Nf3+ 44.Kg2
44...Ne5 45.a6 Nd7 46.Rb1 1-0

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.04.27"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Pleasants, Allan J"]
[WhiteTeam "White Knights"]
[WhiteElo "2088"]
[Black "McCarthy, Moss"]
[BlackTeam "Morriston Alekhine"]
[BlackElo "1989"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[Opening "Kings Indian Attack, Barcza"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c5 4. c4 d4 5. b4 Qc7 6. d3 e5 7. O-O cxb4 8. a3 Nc6 9. axb4 Bxb4 10. Na3 O-O 11. Nc2 Bc3 12. Rb1 Bg4 13. Ba3 Rfe8 14. Ng5 h6 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 f5 17. Bg2 e4 18. f3 exd3 19. exd3 Bh5 20. Nb4 Nxb4 21. Bxb4 f4 22. g4 Bg6 23. Qc2 Rad8 24. c5 Kh7 25. h4 Re3 26. Rfd1 a5 27. Bxc3 Qxc5 28. h5 Be8 29. Rbc1 Qxc3 30. Qa2 Qb4 31. Rb1 Qe7 32. Qxa5 Rc8 33. Qf5+ 1-0

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.04.27"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Van Kemenade, Rudy"]
[WhiteTeam "Aberystwyth"]
[WhiteElo "1999"]
[Black "Waterfield, John W"]
[BlackTeam "Pontyfenni"]
[BlackElo "2078"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A10"]
[Opening "English, Great Snake"]

1. c4 {most games between the 2 players have been with 1 e4} g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3.
h4 (3. g3) (3. d4) 3... Nf6 4. d4 d5 (4... d6) 5. cxd5 {Wh chooses the wrong
formation for making use of the early h4 against the now Grunfeld setup ( new
to both players)} (5. h5 {64 % for Wh} Nxh5 (5... O-O {is inferior}) 6. cxd5
$14 {elite GM practice}) 5... Nxd5 6. e4 (6. h5 {64 % for Wh,eg} c5 7. e3 cxd4
8. exd4 Nc6 9. Bb5 Qa5 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. Nge2 Ba6 12. Bd2 Nb4 {S Williams-C
Beaumont,4NCL 1999,1/2-1/2}) 6... Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. Be3 {in these lines Wh's
early h4 is less effective, just a tempo down} Nc6 9. Bb5 $146 {Wh didnt want
to leave this piece out of the game} (9. e5 {main, 0-3}) (9. Ne2 Qa5 10. Bd2
O-O 11. h5 Rd8 12. d5 $11 Ne5 13. Nf4 (13. Ng3 $11) 13... c4 $15 {Smith-Sun,
Wld ch, ICCF 2016,0-1}) (9. d5 {considered} Bxc3+ 10. Bd2 Bxa1 11. Qxa1 Nd4 12.
Qc3 Qb6 13. Bd3 Bg4 14. f3 Bd7 15. Ne2 f6 16. Be3 Nxe2 17. Kxe2 Rc8 18. h5 g5
19. e5 fxe5 20. Rb1 Qf6 {Fahnenschmidt-A Braun, Staufer op Schwaebisch Gmuend
2003,0-1}) 9... O-O 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Qa4 (11. Rc1) 11... cxd4 12. cxd4 c5 (
12... a5 $17) 13. Rd1 (13. Ne2) 13... Bd7 (13... cxd4 14. Bxd4 Bxd4 15. Rxd4 (
15. Qxd4 Qa5+ 16. Qd2 Qb6 17. Ne2 Ba6 18. Nc3 (18. O-O Rad8 19. Qc2 Rc8 20. Qd2
Rfd8 $19) 18... e6 $19) 15... Qb6 16. Ne2 Ba6 17. Rh3 Rac8 18. Ra3 Bb5 19. Qb3
h5 20. Qb2 Rc5 $17 {Stockfish13}) 14. Qa3 cxd4 15. Bxd4 Bxd4 (15... Bg4 16. f3
Bxd4 17. Ne2 e5 18. fxg4 Rc8 19. Nxd4 exd4 20. Qxa7 Rc2 21. O-O Qxh4 22. Qxd4
Qxg4 23. Rf2 Rxf2 24. Kxf2 Re8 $17 {Stockfish13- though with equal material,
perhaps Wh has survival chances}) 16. Rxd4 Qc7 (16... Rb8) 17. Qd3 (17. Ne2 Bb5
18. Qb2 Bxe2 19. Kxe2 Rab8 20. Qd2 Rb6 $11 {Stockfish13}) (17. Qxe7 {looked
far too dangerous} Qc3+ 18. Rd2 Ba4 $19) 17... Qc1+ (17... Rad8 18. Ne2 Bb5 $19
{Stockfish13} 19. Qxb5 Rxd4 20. Nxd4 Qc1+ 21. Ke2 Qxh1 $19) 18. Qd1 Qc3+ 19.
Qd2 Qa1+ 20. Qd1 Qxd1+ (20... Qc3+ {and draw offer expected}) 21. Rxd1 Be6 (
21... Bc6 22. f3 Rfb8 23. Ne2 Rb2 24. Rd2 Rb1+ 25. Rd1 Rab8 26. O-O R1b2 $15 {
Stockfish13}) 22. Rd2 (22. a3) 22... Rfd8 (22... Rfb8 23. Ne2 (23. a3 Rb1+ 24.
Rd1 Rab8 25. Ne2 Rxd1+ 26. Kxd1 Rb1+ 27. Nc1 Rb2 28. Nd3 Ra2 29. Re1 Bc4 30.
Re3 Rxa3 $19) 23... Rb1+ 24. Rd1 Rb4 (24... Bxa2 25. Rxb1 Bxb1 26. f3 a5 $19 {
looks simpler}) 25. Rd4 a5 26. a3 Rb2 27. Rd2 Rab8 $19 {Stockfish13- in all of
these lines Wh keeps being a tempo behind because h4 has not led to the
desired K side advance for Wh}) 23. a3 Rxd2 24. Kxd2 Rd8+ 25. Kc2 Rd4 (25...
Bc4 26. f3 Bf1 27. g3 Rd3 28. Kb2 (28. a4 Ra3 29. Kb2 Rxa4 30. Rh2 Bc4 $19)
28... Bg2 {is worse} 29. Rh2 Bxf3 30. Nxf3 Rxf3 $19 {Stockfish13}) 26. f3 f5 (
26... Ra4 27. Kb2 Rd4 28. Kc2 Rc4+ 29. Kb2 Kg7 30. Ne2 f5 31. Nc3 $11 {
Stockfish13}) 27. Ne2 $11 {and Wh finally gets to develop the N} Ra4 28. Kb2
fxe4 29. Nc3 Rd4 30. Nxe4 Bd5 31. Re1 (31. Nc3 {Stockfish13} Bb7 32. Kc2 $11)
31... Bxe4 32. Rxe4 Rxe4 33. fxe4 Kf7 34. Kc3 {initially Wh thought that this
ending favoured Wh, with the K one step ahead of Bl's. However some careful
move counting showed that Wh was not winning if he went for the a pawn} Ke6 35.
Kd4 (35. Kc4 Ke5 36. Kb5 Kxe4 37. Ka6 e5 38. Kxa7 Kf4 39. a4 e4 40. a5 e3 41.
a6 e2 42. Kb8 e1=Q 43. a7 {and Wh is lost}) 35... Kd6 36. e5+ (36. a4 h6 37. a5
a6 38. g4 e5+ 39. Kc4 Kc6 {no entry either K, other than complete blunders})
36... Kc6 37. a4 h6 38. g4 e6 39. Kc4 a5 40. Kd4 g5 41. hxg5 hxg5 42. Kc4 Kb6
43. Kd4 Kc6 44. Kc4 Kb6 45. Kd4 Kc6 {Normal} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.04.27"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Jones, Ian Robert"]
[WhiteTeam "Pontyfenni"]
[WhiteElo "2007"]
[Black "Watkin-Jones, Adam"]
[BlackTeam "Aberystwyth"]
[BlackElo "1918"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C46"]
[Opening "Three Knights"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 {offering a Petroff to avoid prepared lines} (2... Nc6 3.
Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 {Orton- Watkin-Jones, Dyfed Online League 2020,0-1
}) 3. Nc3 (3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Nd7 6. Nxd7 Bxd7 7. O-O Qh4 {Jones-R
Van Kemenade,WCPL 2015,1/2-1/2 the only other Petroff in OTB for Wh}) 3... Nc6
(3... Bb4 4. d3 d5 5. Bd2 d4 6. Ne2 Bd6 7. g3 c5 {IR Jones-IC Jones, West
Wales op 1999,0-1}) 4. g3 {the Glek variation} d6 (4... Bc5 5. Bg2 d6 (5... O-O
6. O-O Re8 7. d3 h6 8. h3 d6 9. Na4 Bb6 10. Nxb6 axb6 11. a3 {Jones-Mihaylova,
4NCL online 2020,1-0 [ some resmblances to O Davies- R Van Kemenade, Dyfed
League Online 2021,0-1 , except the Wh N on e2 enabling early d4].}) 6. d3 Nd4
7. h3 c6 8. Nxd4 Bxd4 9. Qf3 h6 {Jones-Young,West Wales op 2017,1/2-1/2}) 5.
Bg2 Be7 6. h3 {Glek plays this move early to avoid pins} O-O 7. O-O Re8 (7...
h6 8. d4 {main, 82 % for Wh}) 8. Re1 $146 (8. d4 {is more active, 71% for Wh})
(8. d3) 8... Bf8 9. d4 Nd7 10. Be3 (10. d5 Ne7 11. a4 a5 12. Nb5 Nc5 13. b3 Bd7
14. Ba3 b6 $14 {Stockfish13}) 10... g6 11. Qd2 (11. Bg5 $16 {Stockfish13} f6
12. Be3 a5) 11... Bg7 12. Rad1 Nb6 13. b3 Bd7 {Stockfish13 thinks Wh is now
winning, not directly picked up in lichess analysis. Though looks unclear to
this commentator.} 14. a4 (14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nd4 Nc6 16. Nde2 $18 {
Stockfish13- agreed , Wh has a space advantage. But, enough for a forced win?
Karpov?}) 14... Nxd4 15. Nxd4 exd4 16. Bxd4 Bc6 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. f4 a5 19. g4
(19. Ne2 Kg8 20. Nd4 $18 {Stockfish13- same comments as above}) 19... h6 (19...
Qh4 {seems better, both Engines}) 20. Qd4+ (20. Ne2 Kg8 21. Nd4 Qh4 22. Qc3 $18
{Stockfish13}) 20... Qf6 21. e5 (21. Ne2 $14) 21... dxe5 22. fxe5 Qe6 $11 23.
Bxc6 bxc6 24. Qe4 Rad8 (24... Nd7 {wins the e5 pawn} 25. Qf4 Re7 26. Ne4 Qxe5
27. Qxe5+ Nxe5 $11 {Stockfish13, initially slight Bl advantage. yes, the
doubled c pawns are weak, but Bl does have an extra K side pawn}) 25. Rxd8 Rxd8
26. Re2 Nd5 (26... Nd7 $15 {both Engines}) 27. Nxd5 cxd5 28. Qd4 Qb6 29. Qxb6
cxb6 $11 30. c3 Rc8 31. Re3 f6 (31... Rc5 $11) 32. exf6+ Kxf6 33. Kf2 h5 34.
gxh5 gxh5 35. Ke2 Rc5 {timing in chess is crucial. What was best 4 moves ago,
is now losing!} (35... Rg8 $1 {Bl has opened a file & should use it, rather
than use the R to protect pawns, it needs to attack} 36. Kd3 Rg1 $11 {both
Engines}) 36. Kd3 Kg5 37. Re5+ (37. Kd4 $1) 37... Kh4 38. Kd4 Kxh3 $2 (38...
Rc6 {preferred both Engines} 39. Re3 Rg6 40. Kxd5 Rg3 41. Rxg3 Kxg3 42. Kc6 {
is losing it seems} Kxh3 43. Kxb6 Kg3 {both Kg4 & Kg2 are inferior} 44. c4 {
other moves only draw} h4 45. c5 h3 46. c6 h2 47. c7 h1=Q 48. c8=Q Qd5 {
and Lomonosov tablebases proclaim mate in 64 with best play on both sides.})
39. Rxh5+ Kg4 40. Rxd5 (40. Rh6 $1 {targets b6, & leaves d5 till later, both
players wsere down to 3 mins}) 40... Rc6 41. c4 Kf4 42. c5 {typical of lichess
, it gives the text move ?? just because Wh does not choose the more complex
maximal winning way.} (42. Rd8 Re6 43. Rf8+ {drives the Bl K further away and
makes Wh's game easier} Kg3 44. Kd5 Rh6 (44... Re3 45. Rb8 Rxb3 46. c5 $18) 45.
Rc8) 42... bxc5+ 43. Rxc5 Ra6 44. Kc4 Ke4 45. Kb5 Ra8 46. Rc6 {and yet another
?? from lichess for not going for the clearly more complex alernatives below.
In any case Lomonosov tablebases give the text as a mate in 42; terrible when
you can have a mate in 40 or even in 36 that lichess has missed as the real
best (objectively) ( but with 3 mins?)} (46. Rc3 {claimed as best by lichess-
mate in 40 Lomonosov}) (46. Kc4 {Stockfish13 best- mate in 36 Lomonosov best 
both variations involve more R wriggling than the text,}) 46... Kd5 {a Q mark
from lichess, yet} (46... Kd4 {going for the b pawn is the best bet, & then Wh
has to find} 47. Rc4+ {as, almost incredibly, this is the only winning move!
To mate in 41 Lomonosov tablebases.}) 47. Rb6 {now this does deserve the ?? of
lichess,as Bl can save the game with} (47. Rc3 $18) (47. Rc5+ Kd4 48. Rc4+ Kd5
49. Rc3 $18 {keeping the K cut off. R & P endings are seldom simple.}) 47...
Ra7 $2 {missing the chance} (47... Kd4 $1 $11 {Lomonsov table bases- basically
Wh gets left with an a pawn, Wh down to 2 mins, Bl at 3.}) 48. Rb8 $18 {Normal}
(48. Ra6 {also}) 1-0

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.04.27"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Bevan, Peter M"]
[WhiteTeam "Morriston Alekhine"]
[WhiteElo "1929"]
[Black "Young, Alan J"]
[BlackTeam "White Knights"]
[BlackElo "2144"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C58"]
[Opening "Two Knights, Polerio, Bishop Check"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Na5 6.Bb5+ c6 7.dxc6 bxc6 8.Bd3 h6 9.Ne4 Nd5 10.Ng3 Be7
11.O-O O-O 12.Bf5 c5 13.Nc3 Rb8 14.d3 Rb6 15.Bxc8 Nxc3 16.bxc3 Qxc8 17.Qh5 Re6 18.Re1 Nc6 19.Nf5
19...Bd8 20.Be3 Rf6 21.Ng3 c4 22.d4 exd4 23.Bxd4 Nxd4 24.cxd4 Rb6 25.c3 Rb2 26.Re2 Qb7 27.Rae1 Rxe2
28.Qxe2 Qb5 29.Qe5 Qb2 30.Nf5 Bf6 31.Qg3 Kh7 32.a4 Re8 33.f4 Rxe1+ 34.Qxe1 Qc2 35.Nd6 Qxa4 36.Nxf7
36...Qc2 37.Nd6 g6 38.Nxc4 Bxd4+ 39.cxd4 Qxc4 40.Qe7+ Kg8 41.Qxa7 Qc1+ 42.Kf2 Qxf4+ 43.Ke2 Qe4+
44.Kf2 Qf4+ 45.Ke2 Qe4+ 46.Kf2 Qf4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.04.27"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Jukes, Sam"]
[WhiteTeam "Cardiff"]
[WhiteElo "1991"]
[Black "Kett, Timothy J"]
[BlackTeam "Three and a Half Men"]
[BlackElo "2246"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C58"]
[Opening "Two Knights, Polerio, Bishop Check"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Na5 6.Bb5+ c6 7.dxc6 bxc6 8.Bd3 Nd5 9.Nf3 Bd6 10.Nc3
10...O-O 11.Be2 f5 12.d3 e4 13.Nxd5 exf3 14.Bxf3 Re8+ 15.Kf1 cxd5 16.Bxd5+ Be6 17.Bxa8 Qxa8 18.Bd2
18...Bd5 19.f3 Nc6 20.c4 Bf7 21.Bc3 Qb8 22.Qb3 Qc7 23.Re1 Rxe1+ 24.Kxe1 Bxh2 25.Kd1 Qd6 26.Kc2 Be5
27.Qb7 h6 28.Re1 Nd4+ 29.Bxd4 Qxd4 30.Re2 Bf6 31.a3 a5 32.Qb5 g6 33.c5 a4 34.Kd2 Bg5+ 35.Kd1 Bb3+
36.Rc2 Qg1+ 37.Ke2 Qxg2+ 38.Ke1 Bh4+ 39.Kd1 Qxc2# 0-1

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.04.27"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Bullen, Alex"]
[WhiteTeam "Three and a Half Men"]
[WhiteElo "2178"]
[Black "Hurley, Jake"]
[BlackTeam "Cardiff"]
[BlackElo "1829"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B32"]
[Opening "Sicilian, Kalashnikov"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 a6 6.Nd6+ Bxd6 7.Qxd6 Qf6 8.Qd1 Qg6 9.Nc3 Nge7 10.Be3
10...d5 11.exd5 Nb4 12.Rc1 Bf5 13.d6 Rd8 14.Bc5 Nxc2+ 15.Rxc2 Bxc2 16.Qf3 Nc6 17.Bxa6 O-O 18.O-O e4
19.Qe2 Bd3 20.Bxd3 exd3 21.Qd2 Ne5 22.Qf4 Qe6 23.Qe4 Rxd6 24.Bxd6 Qxd6 25.Rd1 Rd8 26.h3 g6 27.Qxb7
27...Rb8 28.Qd5 Qxd5 29.Nxd5 Rxb2 30.f4 Nc4 31.Rxd3 Rxa2 32.f5 h5 33.f6 Rd2 34.Ne7+ Kh7 35.Rc3 Nd6
36.Rc6 g5 37.Ra6 Ne4 38.h4 Rd1+ 39.Kh2 g4 40.Nf5 Rf1 41.Ra5 Kg6 42.Ng3 Nxg3 43.Kxg3 Rf5 44.Ra8 Kxf6
45.Ra6+ Ke5 46.Ra5+ Ke4 47.Ra4+ Kd3 48.Ra3+ Kc4 49.Ra4+ Kb3 50.Rf4 Rd5 51.Rxf7 Kc3 52.Kf4 Kd2
53.Rf5 Rd4+ 54.Kg5 Ke2 55.Kxh5 g3 56.Rf3 Rd5+ 57.Kg4 Ke1 58.Kxg3 Rh5 59.Kh3 Ke2 60.g4 Rh7 61.Ra3
61...Kf2 62.h5 Rb7 63.Kh4 Rb1 64.h6 Rb7 65.g5 Kg2 66.Kh5 Rf7 67.Kg6 Rf4 68.h7 Rh4 69.Kg7 Rg4 70.Ra5
70...Kf3 71.h8=Q Kg2 72.Ra2+ Kf3 73.Qh3+ Rg3 74.Ra3+ Kf4 75.Qxg3+ Kf5 76.Qf2+ Kg4 77.Rg3+ Kh5
78.Qh2# 1-0

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.04.27"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "May, Adam J"]
[WhiteTeam "White Knights"]
[WhiteElo "2004"]
[Black "Howells, Chris"]
[BlackTeam "Morriston Alekhine"]
[BlackElo "1835"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[Opening "Queens Pawn, Wade-Tartakower"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 Nbd7 4. Bg2 e5 5. O-O Be7 6. c4 O-O 7. Nc3 c6 8. e4 Re8 9. h3 Qc7 10. Be3 Nf8 11. Qc2 Bd7 12. a4 b6 13. Rad1 Ng6 14. Rd2 Rad8 15. Rfd1 Bc8 16. b3 Bb7 17. Kh2 a6 18. Qb2 h6 19. b4 Bf8 20. c5 bxc5 21. bxc5 dxc5 22. dxe5 Rxd2 23. Rxd2 Nxe5 24. Nxe5 Qxe5 25. Qxb7 Qxc3 26. Qxc6 Re6 27. Qc8 Re8 28. Qxa6 Qe5 29. Bf4 Qc3 30. Qb5 Ra8 31. e5 Ra5 32. Qb8 Nh5 33. Rd8 Nxf4 34. Rxf8+ Kh7 35. Be4+ Ng6 36. Rh8# 1-0

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.04.27"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Gunn, Tom"]
[WhiteTeam "Aberystwyth"]
[WhiteElo "1398"]
[Black "Hughes, Anthony"]
[BlackTeam "Pontyfenni"]
[BlackElo "1942"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A40 A41 A80 A81 A84"]
[Opening "Dutch"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nf3
Nf6 (2... e6 3. Bg5 Be7 4. Bxe7 Qxe7 5. a3 Nf6 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 b6 8. Nbd2 Bb7
9. c4 d6 {Havlikova-Hughes, Wls Seniors 50 + Prague 2020,0-1}) 3. e3 (3. c4 e6
4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 d6 7. Bd3 b6 8. O-O Bb7 {Weersing-Hughes, 4NCL
2019, 1/2-1/2}) 3... e6 4. c4 (4. Bd3 b6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. a3 (7. c4
O-O 8. Qc2 Na6 9. a3 d6 10. Re1 Qe8 11. b4 {Gunn-Hammett, WCU Online U1800,
2020,1/2-1/2}) 7... O-O 8. b4 Ne4 9. Bb2 {Gunn-Hammett, Dyfed March Rapid 2021,
1/2-1/2}) 4... Be7 (4... d5 {main}) 5. Nc3 b6 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. O-O O-O 8. b3 Ne4
9. Bb2 Bf6 (9... Qe8) (9... d6 {main lines}) 10. Qc2 (10. Rc1 {2-1-2 results})
10... Nxc3 (10... d5 11. Ne5 Na6 12. a3 Nac5 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 $16 {
Shubny-Prokopenko, Dvorkovich memorial, Taganrog 2014,0-1}) 11. Bxc3 Bxf3 12.
gxf3 c5 13. d5 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 exd5 (14... Qg5+ 15. Kh1 Qh5 16. Rg1 (16. Be2)
16... Qxf3+ 17. Rg2 g6 18. Qe5 Na6 19. dxe6 dxe6 20. Qxe6+ Kg7 $11 {ERwich-Ahn,
BEL ch tm 2007, 1/2-1/2}) (14... Qe7 $11 {Stockfish13}) 15. cxd5 d6 16. Kh1 Nd7
17. Rg1 Qf6 18. Qc2 $2 (18. Qxf6 Rxf6 19. f4 $11 {Stockfish13}) 18... Rae8 (
18... Ne5 $1 {gives Bl a chance, that Stockfish13 judges as winning} 19. Kg2 (
19. Qe2 f4 20. Be4 Rae8 21. exf4 (21. Raf1 Qh6 22. Rg2 g6 23. Rfg1 Rf6 {
still looks unclear}) 21... Qxf4 22. Rae1 Re7 (22... Nxf3 23. Qxf3 Qxf3+ 24.
Bxf3 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Rxf3 $19) 23. Rg3 g6 $19 {Bl is definitelt better- the N is
far superior to the B, but there seems no clear breakthrough as yet.}) (19. f4
Nf3 {with threats to h2 & a hanging R on a1}) 19... Qg5+ 20. Kf1 Qh5 21. f4
Qh3+ 22. Ke2 Qh5+ 23. Kf1 Ng4 24. Be2 Qh3+ 25. Rg2 Nxh2+ $19) 19. f4 Kh8 20.
Rae1 {a blocked position, with neither side having much chance of a
breakthrough} g6 21. Qd2 Re7 22. Re2 Qf7 23. Bc2 (23. Bc4 $1) 23... Nf6 (23...
b5 {might give Bl some (later) Q side chances}) 24. Rd1 Ne4 $6 {in a blocked
position Ns are better than Bs (which always run the risk of being bad)} (24...
g5 {opening up the position is given by lichess analysis and Stockfish13 as
Bl's lat chance} 25. fxg5 Ne4 $1 26. Bxe4 fxe4 27. Rg1 Qf3+ 28. Rg2 Rf5 29. Kg1
Rg7 30. h4 h6 $19 {suddenly the Bl heavy pieces have become dominant}) 25. Bxe4
Rxe4 (25... fxe4 26. Rg1 $15 {but Wh can rearrange his pieces}) 26. f3 Re7 27.
Rde1 Qf6 28. Qd3 (28. Qb2 $11) 28... Kg7 29. Rf1 Qh4 30. Qd2 Rfe8 31. Rfe1 {
Normal} (31. Qe1 Qf6 32. Qd2 $15) (31. Rfe1 Qh3 32. Rf2 b5 33. a3 a5 $15 {
Stockfish13}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.04.27"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Marin, Francisco Javier"]
[WhiteTeam "Morriston Alekhine"]
[WhiteElo "1832"]
[Black "Miga, Tomasz"]
[BlackTeam "White Knights"]
[BlackElo "1815"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B27 B81"]
[Opening "Sicilian, Hungarian"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.c3 Bg7 4.d4 cxd4 5.cxd4 d5 6.e5 Bg4 7.Be2 e6 8.Nc3 Nc6 9.O-O Nge7 10.Bg5 O-O
11.Qd2 Bxf3 12.Bxf3 Qb6 13.Rfd1 Nf5 14.Be3 f6 15.Na4 Qb4 16.Nc5 Rfe8 17.Qd3 fxe5 18.a3 Qc4 19.Qxc4
19...dxc4 20.dxe5 Nxe3 21.fxe3 Nxe5 22.Bxb7 Rab8 23.Be4 Rxb2 24.Rd6 Rb6 25.Rad1 Rxd6 26.Rxd6 Ng4
27.Nxe6 Nxe3 28.Bc6 Nf5 29.Nxg7 Kxg7 30.Rd7+ Re7 31.Kf2 Rxd7 32.Bxd7 c3 33.Bxf5 gxf5 34.Ke3 c2
35.Kd2 Kf6 36.Kxc2 Ke5 37.Kd3 Kf4 38.Kd4 h5 39.a4 h4 40.a5 Kg4 41.Ke3 f4+ 42.Kf2 f3 43.h3+ Kf4
44.gxf3 Kf5 45.Ke3 Ke5 46.a6 Kf5 47.f4 Kf6 48.Ke4 Ke6 49.f5+ Kf6 50.Kf4 Kf7 51.Kg5 Kg7 52.Kxh4 Kf6
53.Kg4 Kg7 54.h4 Kh7 55.Kg5 Kg7 56.h5 Kg8 57.Kf6 Kf8 58.Ke6 Kg8 59.Ke7 Kg7 60.f6+ Kh8 61.f7 Kh7
62.h6 Kxh6 63.f8=Q+ Kh7 64.Qf5+ Kg7 65.Qg5+ Kh7 66.Kf7 Kh8 67.Qh6# 1-0

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.04.27"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Morgans, Justin"]
[WhiteTeam "Pontyfenni"]
[WhiteElo "1674"]
[Black "Holman, Sam"]
[BlackTeam "Aberystwyth"]
[BlackElo "1386"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B23"]
[Opening "Sicilian, Closed, 2.Nc3"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 (2... Nc6 {Morgans 0-5-1.5}) 3. f4 Nf6 (3... e6 4. Nf3 Nc6
5. Bb5 Qc7 6. O-O a6 7. Bxc6+ Qxc6 8. d3 Nf6 9. Qe1 {Duncan Williams-Holman,
rd3 WCU Online Open 2021,1-0}) (3... Nc6 {main}) 4. Nf3 a6 5. a4 Nc6 6. Be2 (6.
Bc4 {main}) (6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 e5 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. fxe5 dxe5 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11.
Bc4 {Carlsen-Firouzja, Magnus-Alireza Bullet blitz 2021,1-0}) 6... Nd4 $11 (
6... e6 {main, 29 games}) 7. O-O Nxe2+ 8. Qxe2 e6 9. a5 Be7 10. d3 O-O {
both sides retain flexibility with a variety of plans available} 11. Bd2 (11.
e5 $5) 11... b6 12. e5 Nd7 13. Ne4 d5 14. Ng3 b5 {it is a relative to a King's
Indian Attack against the French} 15. f5 exf5 16. Nxf5 {Wh has a dangerous
initiative on the K side} Re8 (16... Nb8 {Bl needs to avoid Wh's next move;
and be Engine accurate in defence} 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Bg5 Qa7 19. Qd2 Nc6 20.
Bf6 Ne7 21. Rae1 h6 22. Nh4 Kh7 23. Re3 Rg8 $14 {Stockfish13}) 17. e6 $18 Nf6
18. exf7+ Kxf7 19. Ng5+ (19. Ne5+ Kg8 20. Nxg7 $1 Kxg7 21. Bh6+ $1 Kg8 (21...
Kxh6 22. Qe3+ (22. Nf7+ {picks up a Q, but the Engine keeps the K in the frame
a bit longer}) 22... Kh5 23. Nf7 Ng4 24. Qh3+ Kg6 25. Nxd8 $18) 22. Qf2 Qc7 23.
Qf4 Bf8 24. Qg3+ Ng4 25. Nxg4 Qxg3 26. Nf6+ Kh8 27. Nxe8 Bxh6 28. hxg3 $18 {
Stockfish13- not an easy variation to calculate}) 19... Kg8 20. Ne6 {looks Ok,
& yet it should lose} (20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. Qf2 Qe2 22. Qf4 Qe5 23. Rae1 Qxf4 24.
Rxe8+ Nxe8 25. Bxf4 $16 {Stockfish13}) 20... Bd6 (20... Bf8 $1 $19 {
Stockfish13- guards g7} 21. Nxd8 Rxe2 {and several Wh pieces are loose}) 21.
Nfxg7 $18 Rxe6 22. Nxe6 Qe7 23. Rae1 Bd7 24. Nf4 Qg7 {Bl is an exchange & a
pawn down now, but hopes that his Bs can manage something against the Wh K} (
24... Qxe2 25. Nxe2 Rf8) 25. Qf3 (25. Nh5 Nxh5 26. Qxh5 {dimishes Bl
counterplay}) 25... Rf8 26. Qg3 (26. Nxd5) (26. Nh5) 26... Rf7 27. Qxg7+ Rxg7
28. Ne6 Rf7 29. Bg5 (29. Nd8 Rf8 30. Bh6 Rxd8 31. Rxf6 {and with Wh in control
of the centre, Bl is in trouble}) 29... Ng4 30. Rxf7 Kxf7 31. Nd8+ Kg6 32. Be7
(32. h3 {saves an important pawn}) 32... Bxh2+ 33. Kh1 Bg3 34. Re2 c4 35. dxc4
bxc4 (35... dxc4 {objectively better, but Bl is seeking imbalances. Noboy ever
saved half a point by resigning, Tartakover.}) 36. Bc5 Be5 37. c3 h5 38. Bd4
Bd6 (38... Kf5 $5) 39. Ne6 Kf5 40. Ng7+ Kg6 41. Ne8 Bg3 {everything should be
winning for Wh, but which is the right plan with so many to choose from?} 42.
Re7 Bb5 (42... Bc8) 43. Re6+ (43. Nc7 $18) 43... Kf7 44. Re2 $2 {Wh loses the
thread- with 6 mins to 23 mins} (44. Ng7 {saves the piece , and the game})
44... Bxe8 $19 45. Kg1 Bd7 46. Kf1 (46. Bc5) 46... Bf5 47. Kg1 Bd3 48. Rd2 Ke6
49. Rd1 Kf5 50. b4 Bc2 $2 (50... Ne5) (50... cxb3 51. Rxd3 Ne5 52. Bxe5 Bxe5
53. Rxd5 b2 54. Rd1 Bxc3 $19 {Stockfish13}) 51. Rd2 $2 (51. Rf1+ $18 Ke6 52. b5
axb5 53. a6 Bb8 54. Rf8 $18 {Stockfish13}) 51... Ba4 52. Re2 Bd6 53. Re1 Bd7
54. Rf1+ Kg6 (54... Ke4) 55. Rf3 Ne5 {now that Bl has an advantage, it now up
to him to work out which of the many plans will ensure victory} 56. Rg3+ Bg4
57. Re3 Nc6 58. Bh8 Bd7 (58... d4 59. Bxd4 Nxd4 60. cxd4 Bxb4 $19 {the two Bs
sheperd the passed pawn through}) 59. Rf3 Be5 60. Bxe5 Nxe5 61. Rf8 Ng4 (61...
d4 62. cxd4 Nd3 {wins quickly, lichess & Stockfish13}) 62. Rd8 Nf6 63. Kf1 Kf7
64. Ke2 Ke7 65. Ra8 Bb5 (65... Ne4 66. Rxa6 Nxc3+ 67. Ke1 Ne4 {Bl's two centre
pawns, backed by the two pieces will win quicly}) 66. Ke3 Ne4 (66... Kd6 67.
Kd4 Ne8 $19 {Stockfish13}) 67. Kd4 Kd6 (67... Ng3 68. Kxd5 Ne2 69. Rh8 Nxc3+
70. Kd4 Na2 $17) 68. Rh8 $11 (68. Rd8+ $11) 68... Nf6 69. Rh6 Ke6 70. Rh8 Kd6
71. Rh6 Ke6 72. Rh8 Bc6 73. Rh6 Be8 74. g3 Kf7 75. Ke5 $2 {the final mistake,
with 2 mins leftwhen Wh was in sight of a draw} (75. Rh8 Ke7 76. Rh6 {and Bl
can make no progress}) 75... Ng4+ $19 {Normal} 0-1

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.04.27"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Wagner, Guy"]
[WhiteTeam "Cardiff"]
[WhiteElo "1759"]
[Black "Fowler, Hugo"]
[BlackTeam "Three and a Half Men"]
[BlackElo "1921"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A45"]
[Opening "Trompovsky"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 g6 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. e3 Bg7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 d6 7. Ne2 f5 8. O-O Nd7 9. Nd2 Nf6 10. c4 Re8 11. Qc2 c5 12. a4 Qe7 13. Rad1 Rb8 14. Nf3 b6 15. b3 Bb7 16. Nh4 Ne4 17. Nc3 Rbd8 18. Nxe4 fxe4 19. Bh1 h5 20. Ng2 Bh6 21. Qc3 a5 22. dxc5 dxc5 23. Qc2 Kh7 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Rd1 Rd6 26. Ne1 f5 27. Qe2 Qd7 28. Rxd6 Qxd6 29. Bg2 Bg7 30. Bf1 Bf6 31. Nc2 Bc6 32. Na3 Qe5 33. Qc2 Kg7 34. Nb5 Kf7 35. Qd2 Ke7 36. h4 g5 37. hxg5 Bxg5 38. Qe2 h4 39. Qh5 Qf6 40. Qh7+ Qf7 41. Qxf7+ Kxf7 42. gxh4 Bxh4 43. Bh3 Ke6 44. Nc7+ Ke5 45. Kf1 Bg5 46. Ke2 Bd8 47. Nb5 Bg5 48. Nc7 Bh4 49. Nb5 Be8 50. Ke1 Bg5 51. Nc7 Bc6 52. Nb5 f4 53. exf4+ Bxf4 54. Bg2 Bxb5 55. axb5 Kd4 56. Kd1 Kc3 57. Bxe4 Kxb3 58. Bd3 Kc3 59. Bb1 a4 60. f3 a3 0-1

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.04.13"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "McCarthy, Moss"]
[WhiteTeam "Morriston Alekhine"]
[WhiteElo "1989"]
[Black "Watkin-Jones, Adam"]
[BlackTeam "Aberystwyth"]
[BlackElo "1918"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30 D35"]
[Opening "Queens Gambit Declined, Exchange"]

1.
d4 {normally Wh plays e4} d5 {and Bl normally responds with Nf6 or g6, both
players wary of prepared analysis, so landing up in unfamiliar territory to
both.} 2. c4 (2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 g6 4. c4 Bg7 5. Nc3 {Thomas- Watkin Jones,
Dyfed League 2016,1/2-1/2}) 2... e6 (2... e5 {McCarthy-Kelly, WLS ch 1998,1-0})
3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 O-O 6. cxd5 Nxd5 (6... exd5 {main}) 7. Bxe7 Qxe7
8. e4 (8. e3 {is more cautious}) 8... Nxc3 9. bxc3 c5 10. Qd2 (10. Bd3) (10.
Be2 {main lines}) 10... b6 11. Bd3 {1-3-1 results} cxd4 $146 {Deep Fritz14-
rather similar to positions arising from a Semi-Tarrasch} 12. cxd4 Bb7 13. O-O
Rd8 $11 14. Rfd1 {the question is whether Wh's centre pawns can be dynamic, eg
with a sudden d5 to launch a K side attack; or whether in the long run Bl's 2
to1 pawns on the Q side will be better- a sort of Grunfeld without a B on g7}
Nc6 15. Qe3 Nb4 16. Bb1 Rac8 17. Qb3 Rc7 (17... Ba6 $5) 18. h4 {K side
activities brewing} Ba6 (18... Rdc8 $17 {Stockfish13}) 19. a3 Nc6 20. e5 (20.
Qe3 {awaits events#}) 20... g6 {this can wait, it does give Wh a target &
hopes of getting a N to f6} (20... Na5 21. Qe3 Bb7 22. Qd3 g6 23. Ba2 Bxf3 24.
Qxf3 Qxh4 25. d5 exd5 26. Bxd5 Kg7 $11 {Stockfish13}) 21. Qe3 Rcd7 (21... Bc4
22. h5 $14) 22. Be4 $16 Na5 23. h5 Bb5 (23... Nc4) 24. Rac1 $18 a6 25. Rc3 Nc4
26. Qh6 Qf8 27. Qf4 (27. Qc1 $18 {also}) 27... Nxa3 28. Rdc1 (28. hxg6 hxg6 29.
Ng5 Nc4 30. Re1 Qg7 31. Rh3 Rc8 32. Rh7 $18 (32. Nh7 $18 {Stockfish13})) 28...
Be2 29. h6 {Wh wanted to keep Qs on for the atack- g7 is a target , as is the
N on a3, far away from the action. But, it gums up the works.} (29. hxg6 $1
hxg6 (29... fxg6 30. Qxf8+ Rxf8 31. Rxa3 $18) 30. Ng5 Nc4 31. Rh3 Rxd4 32. Nh7
Qg7 33. Nf6+ Kf8 34. Rh7 {and the Q is dead}) 29... Nb5 $17 30. Bc6 Bxf3 (30...
Nxc3 31. Rxc3 (31. Bxd7 Nd5 32. Qd2 Bxf3 $19) 31... Rc7 $19 {Stockfish13}) 31.
Bxb5 (31. Bxd7 Nxc3 32. Rxc3 Bd5 33. Rc7 $11 {Bl has two extra pawns on the Q
side, but they are vulnerable, since the Bl pieces don't co=operate well})
31... axb5 (31... Rxd4) 32. Rxf3 (32. gxf3) 32... Rxd4 33. Qf6 (33. Qg5) 33...
Qxh6 {Bl was down to 3 mins against 4, so plays moves in the wrong order} (
33... Rd1+ $1 $19 34. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 35. Kh2 Qxh6+ 36. Rh3 Qf8 {and Bl should win
the ending- one of the b pawns gets through, now that Wh's K side attack has
vanished}) 34. Qxf7+ Kh8 35. Qf6+ {it looks drawish now, though Bl need a bit
of care for his K} Qg7 36. Qxe6 Rd1+ {no longer winning} 37. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 38. Kh2
Qh6+ 39. Rh3 (39. Qh3 {doesn't make a great deal of difference.}) 39... Qf4+
40. Rg3 Qh4+ {Bl seeks the draw} (40... Qxf2 $15 {is possible, but takes a
while to work out, especially in time pressure.} 41. Qc8+ Kg7 42. Qb7+ Kg8 43.
Qc8+ (43. Qb8+ Qf8 44. Qxb6 Qh6+ 45. Rh3 Qf4+ 46. Rg3 Rd3 $19) 43... Qf8 44.
Qg4 Rf1 $17 {Stockfish13}) 41. Rh3 Qf4+ 42. Rg3 Qh4+ {Normal} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.04.13"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Smith, Olivia"]
[WhiteTeam "Cardiff"]
[WhiteElo "2172"]
[Black "Pleasants, Allan J"]
[BlackTeam "White Knights"]
[BlackElo "2088"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E63"]
[Opening "Kings Indian, Fianchetto, Panno"]

1.Nf3 g6 2.g3 Bg7 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.O-O O-O 5.d4 d6 6.c4 Nc6 7.Nc3 a6 8.e4 Bg4 9.Be3 e5 10.d5 Ne7 11.Qd2
11...Bxf3 12.Bxf3 Nd7 13.Bg2 f5 14.exf5 gxf5 15.Bh6 Ng6 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.f4 exf4 18.Ne2 fxg3 19.Nxg3
19...f4 20.Nh5+ Kh8 21.Nxf4 Nxf4 22.Rxf4 Rxf4 23.Qxf4 Qf8 24.Rf1 Qxf4 25.Rxf4 Ne5 26.b3 Kg7 27.Be4
27...h6 28.Kf2 Rf8 29.Ke3 Rxf4 30.Kxf4 Kf6 31.h4 a5 32.Bc2 b6 33.Be4 a4 34.Ke3 a3 35.Bc2 Nd7 36.Kd4
36...Ne5 37.Ke3 Nd7 38.Kd4 Ne5 39.Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.04.13"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Waterfield, John W"]
[WhiteTeam "Pontyfenni"]
[WhiteElo "2078"]
[Black "Toczek, Grzegorz"]
[BlackTeam "Newport & Friends"]
[BlackElo "2326"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann, Advance, Botvinnik-Carls"]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.dxc5 e6 5.Be3 Nd7 6.Bb5 Ne7 7.c3 Nc6 8.Bd4 Qc7 9.Nf3 Nxc5 10.O-O Be7
11.Nbd2 a6 12.Bxc6+ bxc6 13.b4 Nd7 14.Nb3 a5 15.a3 Ba6 16.Re1 a4 17.Nc5 Nxc5 18.Bxc5 Bxc5 19.bxc5
19...Bc4 20.Qd4 O-O 21.Nd2 Bb3 22.Re3 Ra5 23.Rh3 Qe7 24.Qd3 h6 25.c4 Rxc5 26.Nxb3 dxc4 27.Qc3 cxb3
28.Qb4 Qa7 0-1

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.04.13"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Young, Alan J"]
[WhiteTeam "White Knights"]
[WhiteElo "2144"]
[Black "Jukes, Sam"]
[BlackTeam "Cardiff"]
[BlackElo "1991"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[Opening "Sicilian, Alapin, Barmen Central Exchange"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 d5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.d4 cxd4 6.cxd4 Bg4 7.Nc3 Qd8 8.d5 Bxf3 9.gxf3 Ne5 10.Qa4+
10...Nd7 11.Bh3 Ngf6 12.O-O g6 13.d6 exd6 14.Re1+ Be7 15.Bg5 O-O 16.Bxd7 1-0

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.04.13"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Gibiec, Ernest"]
[WhiteTeam "Newport & Friends"]
[WhiteElo "2186"]
[Black "Adams, Mark A"]
[BlackTeam "Pontyfenni"]
[BlackElo "2001"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A40 A41 A45"]
[Opening "London"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 cxd4 5.exd4 Qb6 6.Qc1 Nc6 7.c3 d6 8.Nbd2 Be7 9.h3 O-O 10.Be2 Bd7
11.O-O Rfe8 12.Re1 Bf8 13.Bf1 Rac8 14.a4 a6 15.Nc4 Qc7 16.a5 Nd5 17.Bh2 Nd8 18.Qd1 Bb5 19.Nfd2 h6
20.Qg4 f5 21.Qg3 Nf7 22.f3 Rcd8 23.Qf2 g6 24.Kh1 Bg7 25.f4 Kh7 26.Qg3 Re7 27.Qf3 Bc6 28.Qd1 Rde8
29.Qb3 e5 30.dxe5 dxe5 31.fxe5 Nxe5 32.Nxe5 Bxe5 33.Rxe5 Rxe5 34.Nf3 f4 35.Nxe5 Qxe5 36.Qc4 Bb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.04.13"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Francis, Matthew"]
[WhiteTeam "Aberystwyth"]
[WhiteElo "1648"]
[Black "Bevan, Peter M"]
[BlackTeam "Morriston Alekhine"]
[BlackElo "1929"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D35"]
[Opening "Queens Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional"]

1. c4 e6 {
usually Peter has played e5.Matthew has not had this played against him.} 2.
Nc3 (2. e4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. cxd5 Nf6 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Bc4 Bg4 7. f3 Bc8 {
Hughes-Bevan,WCU Open Online 2020,1/2-1/2}) 2... d5 3. cxd5 exd5 4. d4 {
usually after d4,d5 Matthew has played Bf4; while Peter has gone after c4 into
a Slav with c6. So both are in unfamiliar territory.} Nf6 {47,000 games in
database} 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 c6 8. Nge2 (8. Qc2 {main}) 8... Nbd7 9.
O-O (9. Qc2 Re8 {leaves Wh with the option of} 10. O-O {or} (10. O-O-O)) 9...
h6 10. Bh4 Re8 11. Qc2 Ne4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Nxe4 (13. Rae1) (13. Bxe4 {
main lines}) 13... dxe4 14. Bc4 Nb6 (14... Nf6 15. Nf4 {5 Wh wins,2 draws}) 15.
Bb3 {6 Wh wins,4 draws,2 Bl wins} (15. Rac1 {1-0}) 15... Nd5 16. Nc3 (16. Bxd5
{preferred by Rudy, kibitzing. the aim is to get a good N vs bad B ending, as
well as immediate access to c7 for Wh}) 16... Nxc3 {Stockfish13 veers between
this and Nf6, both =} (16... Nb4 17. Qd2 Bf5 18. f3 exf3 19. Rxf3 Be6 20. Bxe6
Qxe6 21. e4 $11 {Garcia Clemente-Sanchez Esteban, Barcelona Sant Marti 2015,1-0
}) 17. Qxc3 (17. bxc3 {also possible}) 17... Qg5 18. f3 $14 (18. f4 $14) 18...
Bh3 19. Qd2 (19. Rf2 {Stockfish13-can be played} exf3 20. Bxf7+ Kh7 21. Qc5
Qxc5 22. dxc5 Re7 23. Rxf3 Bg4 24. Rf4 Rd8 $14 {Stockfish13}) 19... Be6 20. Bc2
Bd5 21. f4 Qf5 22. a3 a5 23. Qc3 b5 $11 24. Bb3 Rec8 25. Rac1 b4 (25... a4 $5)
26. axb4 axb4 27. Qc5 Qe6 28. Bxd5 Qxd5 29. Qxb4 {taking up the offer, but the
open lines require careful defence by Wh} (29. Kf2 $14 {Stockfish13} Qa2 30.
Rc2 b3 31. Re2 Qa4 32. Rc1 {Bl has to be defending his weak pawns on b3,c6, &
also e4 could be weak} Ra5 33. Qe7 c5 34. Qxe4 Raa8 35. Qf5 c4 36. Rd2 c3 37.
bxc3 Qc4 38. Qd3 $11 {given as best play by Stockfish13}) 29... Rcb8 30. Qc5 (
30. Qd2 Ra2 31. Rc2 Rb3 32. h3 Qb5 33. Rb1 g6 $11 {Wh's extra pawn just clogs
up all his pieces}) 30... Qxc5 31. Rxc5 $2 {Wh has no time for this positional
looking moves, tactical solutions are required to stay afloat} (31. dxc5 Rxb2
32. Ra1 Rd8 33. Rf2 {protecting the second rank} Rb3 34. Re2 Rc3 35. Ra7 Rxc5
36. Kf2 $11 {the active R behind the c pawn should hold, though the presence
of extra Rs may make a difference- but Wh's K is safe and Bl must make sure
that Wh can't suddenly get to double on the 7th}) 31... Rxb2 $17 32. Rfc1 $2 {
too late to cordinate Rs} (32. Kh1 {Wh needs to grovel} Ra3 33. Rxc6 Rxe3 34.
Rcc1 Ree2 35. Rg1 Rf2 36. d5 Kh7 37. h3 Rxf4 38. Rgf1 Rxf1+ 39. Rxf1 Kg6 $19 {
but Bl will win in the end because the d pawn is dead.}) 32... Raa2 $19 33.
Rxc6 (33. Rh5 $5) 33... Rxg2+ 34. Kf1 Rxh2 (34... Raf2+ 35. Ke1 Rxh2) 35. Kg1
Rhg2+ 36. Kf1 Rh2 37. Kg1 Rag2+ 38. Kf1 Rf2+ (38... Rd2) 39. Kg1 Rfg2+ 40. Kf1
Re2 41. Kg1 Rhg2+ (41... h5 42. Ra6 h4 43. Ra5 f6 44. Rh5 Reg2+ 45. Kf1 Rd2 46.
Kg1 h3 {is a mating net, that wins a R- Stockfish13}) 42. Kf1 Rgf2+ 43. Kg1 Rf3
44. Rc8+ Kh7 45. d5 Rfxe3 46. Rd1 Re1+ 47. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 48. Kf2 Rd1 49. Rc5 Rd3
50. f5 Rf3+ 51. Ke2 Rxf5 52. Ke3 Re5 53. Kd4 Re8 54. d6 e3 55. Rc1 f5 {Normal}
0-1

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.04.13"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Howells, Chris"]
[WhiteTeam "Morriston Alekhine"]
[WhiteElo "1835"]
[Black "Gunn, Tom"]
[BlackTeam "Aberystwyth"]
[BlackElo "1398"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Opening "Mieses"]

1. d3 c5 (1... d5 2. Nf3 c5 3.
g3 Nc6 4. Nbd2 e5 5. e4 d4 6. Bg2 Bd6 7. Nc4 Nge7 8. Nxd6+ Qxd6 9. a4 f6 10.
Bd2 O-O 11. O-O Ng6 {Howells-Crow, 4NCL Online 2021,0-1}) 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nbd2 d5
4. e4 Nc6 5. g3 Bd6 (5... Nf6 6. Bg2 Be7 {main}) 6. Bg2 Nge7 {main} (6... Nf6 {
by transposition leads to} 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 Bc7 9. c3 b6 10. e5 Ng4 11. d4
cxd4 12. cxd4 f6 13. h3 Nxf2 14. Kxf2 fxe5 15. dxe5 Bxe5 16. Rxe5 (16. Nf1 $16)
16... Nxe5 17. Kg1 Qd6 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 19. Kh2 Qd6 (19... Rf2 $17) 20. Nf3 Bd7
21. Bf4 Qe7 (21... Rxf4) 22. Qd4 $18 {Howells-Hewitt,4NCL Online ,2021,1-0}) 7.
O-O O-O 8. Re1 Qc7 9. c3 b6 (9... Bd7 {main}) (9... d4) (9... f6 {both less so}
) 10. Nf1 $11 {but results terible for Wh , 2 draws, 7 Bl wins} (10. Qe2 f6 $11
{main, but results 2-2-5}) 10... Bb7 {3 draws, 2 Bl wins} (10... Ba6 {2-4}) 11.
Qe2 dxe4 (11... Ng6 12. Bg5 h6 13. Be3 dxe4 14. dxe4 a5 15. Rad1 Ba6 16. Qc2
$17 {Antoszkiewqicz-Linert, DDR ch corr 1977,1/2-1/2}) 12. dxe4 e5 $6 {cedes
both d5 & f5 to Wh, playing the pawn to e5 blocks off all of Bl's pieces that
converge on this squre- the bl B in particular becomes a big pawn} (12... Ng6 {
Stockfish13} 13. Be3 Nge5 14. Qc2 Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 Rfd8 16. Nd2 Ne5 17. Bg2 Rac8
18. f4 Ng4 $15 {Kipke-Seref,GER ch tm U14,2016,0-1}) (12... f6 {Stockfish13})
13. Ne3 $16 (13. Be3 Rfe8 14. Rad1 Bc8 15. Qc2 Na5 16. b3 f6 17. N1d2 Be6 18.
Nh4 Rac8 19. Nf5 $14 {Rodriguez Valencoso-Alonso Nadal, ESP ch U14, Oropesa
del Mar 1999,1/2-1/2}) (13. Nh4 $16 {alternative}) 13... a6 14. Nc4 (14. Nh4)
14... b5 15. Nxd6 {in this position Stockfish13 sanctions this- Rudy considers
this a strategic error, the N is far more important ( much more mobile)than a
dead B clogging up a file, the N needs to be in at either f5 or d5. Indeed
Tarrasch once observed that a N on f5 near a 0-0 .d K is better than a R (
perhaps even better if a R sac on f6 has broken up Bl's pawn structure.} Qxd6
16. Rd1 Qc7 17. Be3 c4 (17... Nd8 {to get to e6, leads to trouble in the centre
} 18. Qd3 Re8 19. Nh4 Ne6 20. Qd7 Qxd7 21. Rxd7 Bc6 22. Rd2 Rad8 23. Rad1 Rxd2
24. Rxd2 c4 (24... g6 25. f4 exf4 26. gxf4 {is dangerous}) 25. Nf5 Nc8 26. f4
$16 exf4 27. gxf4 Rd8 $16 {it may take somebody like Karpov to ensure the win
with the lressed material}) 18. h4 (18. Nh4 Rad8 $14) 18... Rad8 (18... Nd8 19.
a4 Ne6 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 21. Rd7 Bxe4 22. Rxe7 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 bxa4 $11 {Stockfish13}
) 19. Ng5 Rxd1+ (19... h6 $11) 20. Rxd1 Rd8 {this is already a mistake-
Stockfish 13 gives away a R and claims a win} (20... h6 $11) (20... Nd8 21. Qd2
Bc6 22. Bc5 Nb7 $14) 21. Rf1 {this is the problem with a single open file-
there is a tendency for all the Rs to swap off. It is why Rudy would have left
that B sitting on d6, so Bl cannot use the file , while launching an attack on
the K side ( using Rs on the f , g or h files)- this is, after all, a King's
Indian Att} (21. Qh5 $18 Rxd1+ 22. Kh2 $1 Ng6 23. Qxh7+ Kf8 24. h5 Rd6 25. hxg6
Nd8 (25... Rxg6 26. Qh8+ Ke7 27. Bc5+ Kd7 28. Bh3+) 26. Qh8+ Ke7 27. Nh7 Rxg6
28. Qf8+ Kd7 29. Bh3+ Re6 30. Ng5 Qd6 31. Qxg7 $18 {Stockfish13}) 21... Qd6 $2
{an attempt at controlling the file fails to the Wh Bs'activity} (21... h6 $11)
22. Bb6 Qd2 {however Bl misses the threat and drives Wh's Q exactly where she
was headed anyway} (22... Rd7 23. Bh3) (22... Rf8 23. Rd1 Qb8 24. Qe3 h6 25.
Nf3 Bc8 $16 {but Wh does not have clear entry squares on Bl's side of the board
}) 23. Qh5 $18 Rd6 (23... h6 {giving up an exchange may last longer ( as does
giving up Q for N), but soon useless} 24. Qxf7+ Kh8 25. Bxd8 Qxd8 26. Ne6 Qg8
27. Qxg8+ Kxg8 28. Rd1 Bc8 29. Nc7 {and Bl is running out of sensible moves})
24. Qxf7+ Kh8 25. Qf8+ Ng8 26. Nf7# {Normal} 1-0

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.04.13"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Hurley, Jake"]
[WhiteTeam "Cardiff"]
[WhiteElo "1829"]
[Black "May, Adam J"]
[BlackTeam "White Knights"]
[BlackElo "2004"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann, Hillbilly, Schaeffer Gambit"]

1. e4 c6 2. Bc4 d5 3. Bb3 dxe4 4. Qh5 g6 5. Qh4 Bg7 6. Nc3 a5 7. a4 Nf6 8. f3 Na6 9. fxe4 Nc5 10. Ba2 Be6 11. Nf3 Bxa2 12. Rxa2 Ne6 13. O-O Qb6+ 14. Kh1 O-O 15. e5 Nd7 16. d4 f6 17. Qg4 f5 18. Qh4 c5 19. Nd5 Qa6 20. Nxe7+ Kf7 21. Kg1 h5 22. d5 Nxe5 23. dxe6+ Kxe6 24. Re1 Bf6 25. Qf4 Kxe7 26. Nxe5 Kd8 27. Nxg6 Bd4+ 28. Be3 Qxg6 29. Bxd4 Rg8 30. Qf3 Qf7 31. Bxc5 1-0

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.04.13"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Jones, Ian Robert"]
[WhiteTeam "Pontyfenni"]
[WhiteElo "2007"]
[Black "Rakos, Adam"]
[BlackTeam "Newport & Friends"]
[BlackElo "2133"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[Opening "Sicilian, 2...Nc6"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 Nxb4 4.c3 Nc6 5.d4 cxd4 6.cxd4 d5 7.exd5 Qxd5 8.Nc3 Qa5 9.Bd2 e6 10.Bb5 Bb4
11.Qb3 Nge7 12.a3 O-O 13.O-O Bxc3 14.Bxc3 Qb6 15.Qb1 h6 16.Qd3 a6 17.Ba4 Nd5 18.Bc2 g6 19.Bd2 Kg7
20.Rab1 Qc7 21.Rfe1 b5 22.h4 Rh8 23.Rbc1 Qd6 24.Bb1 Nce7 25.Ne5 Bb7 26.h5 g5 27.Qf3 f6 28.Ng6 Nxg6
29.Bxg6 Rac8 30.Bb4 Qd7 31.Bc5 Nf4 32.Be4 Bxe4 33.Rxe4 Nd5 34.Rce1 Rhe8 35.Qd3 f5 36.Re5 Nf6 37.Qb3
37...Rc6 38.Qd1 Qf7 39.a4 Ng4 40.axb5 axb5 41.R5e2 Qxh5 0-1

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.04.13"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Williams, Duncan"]
[WhiteTeam "Morriston Alekhine"]
[WhiteElo "1725"]
[Black "Holman, Sam"]
[BlackTeam "Aberystwyth"]
[BlackElo "1386"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[Opening "Sicilian, Closed, 2.Nc3"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6 3.f4 e6 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Bb5 Qc7 6.O-O a6 7.Bxc6+ Qxc6 8.d3 Nf6 9.Qe1 Be7 10.Qg3 O-O
11.f5 exf5 12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.exd5 Qxd5 14.Bh6 Bf6 15.Nh4 b5 16.Rf4 Re8 17.Raf1 Re5 18.Bg5 Bxg5 19.Qxg5
19...f6 20.Qg3 g6 21.Nxg6 hxg6 22.Qxg6+ Kf8 23.Rh4 Ke7 24.Rh7+ Kd8 25.Qxf6+ Ke8 26.Qh8+ 1-0

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.04.13"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Boyd, Chris"]
[WhiteTeam "Newport & Friends"]
[WhiteElo "1890"]
[Black "Allford, Zane"]
[BlackTeam "Pontyfenni"]
[BlackElo "1888"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C25"]
[Opening "Vienna, Anderssen"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bc5 3. Bc4 d6 4. d3 Nf6 5. Bg5 Be6 6. Nd5 Nbd7 7. Nxf6+ Nxf6 8. Bxe6 fxe6 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Nf3 Qe8 11. Be3 Bb6 12. Bxb6 axb6 13. O-O Qh5 14. Qd2 Nd7 15. Qg5 Qxg5 16. Nxg5 Rf6 17. c4 Nc5 18. Rfd1 Raf8 19. Nf3 h6 20. b4 Na6 21. a3 Nb8 22. Rd2 Nc6 23. Raa2 g5 24. h3 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.04.13"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Miga, Tomasz"]
[WhiteTeam "White Knights"]
[WhiteElo "1815"]
[Black "Wagner, Guy"]
[BlackTeam "Cardiff"]
[BlackElo "1759"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A40 A41 A80 A81 A84"]
[Opening "Dutch"]

1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 f5 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bg5 Nf6 5.g3 Be7 6.Bxf6 Bxf6 7.Bg2 Nd7 8.O-O Qe7 9.Nb5 Nb8 10.Ne5 a6
11.Na3 Nd7 12.c4 c6 13.Nxd7 Bxd7 14.Rb1 O-O 15.f4 g5 16.e3 b5 17.c5 Qg7 18.Nc2 Kf7 19.Qh5+ Qg6
20.Qxg6+ Kxg6 21.Rbe1 g4 22.Kf2 h5 23.h3 Rh8 24.hxg4 hxg4 25.Rh1 Rxh1 26.Rxh1 Rh8 27.Rxh8 Bxh8
28.Nb4 a5 29.Nd3 Bf6 30.Ke2 Kf7 31.Kd2 Bc8 32.Kc3 Ke7 33.Bf1 Kd8 34.Nc1 Kc7 35.Nb3 a4 36.Nc1 Bd7
37.Kb4 Kb7 38.Nd3 Be8 39.b3 axb3 40.Kxb3 Bf7 41.Nb4 Bd8 42.Be2 Be8 43.Bd3 Ba5 44.a4 Bxb4 45.Kxb4
45...bxa4 46.Kxa4 Kc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.03.30"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Toczek, Grzegorz"]
[WhiteTeam "Newport & Friends"]
[WhiteElo "2326"]
[Black "Bevan, Peter M"]
[BlackTeam "Morriston Alekhine"]
[BlackElo "1929"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D26"]
[Opening "Queens Gambit Accepted, Classical, Steinitz Development"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e6 4. Bxc4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 cxd4 8. exd4 Be7 9. a3 O-O 10. b4 a6 11. Bb2 b5 12. Bb3 Qb6 13. Qe2 Bb7 14. Bxe6 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Rfd8 16. Bh3 Rxd4 17. Qxe7 Re8 18. Qc5 Qxc5 19. bxc5 Rc4 20. Rfe1 Rxc5 21. Rxe8+ Nxe8 22. Rd1 Kf8 23. g3 Ke7 24. Rd7+ 1-0

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.03.30"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Pleasants, Allan J"]
[WhiteTeam "White Knights"]
[WhiteElo "2088"]
[Black "Blackburn, Jonathan L B"]
[BlackTeam "Three and a Half Men"]
[BlackElo "2327"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E63"]
[Opening "Kings Indian, Fianchetto, Panno"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O d6 5.d4 O-O 6.c4 a6 7.Nc3 Nc6 8.Bf4 Rb8 9.Rc1 Re8 10.d5 Na5
11.Nd2 c5 12.a3 b5 13.cxb5 axb5 14.b4 cxb4 15.axb4 Nc4 16.Nxc4 bxc4 17.b5 Qa5 18.Be3 Bd7 19.Bd4
19...Bxb5 20.Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.03.30"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Van Kemenade, Rudy"]
[WhiteTeam "Aberystwyth"]
[WhiteElo "1999"]
[Black "Brown, Thomas"]
[BlackTeam "Cardiff"]
[BlackElo "2165"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A42"]
[Opening "Sicilian, Hyperaccelerated Fianchetto"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nf6 5. Bb5 {
inaccurate- lichess} (5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Qa4 d6 7. e5 {is played for Wh by both
players}) 5... Nc6 {main, Bl was relying on an old book by Donaldson mistake-
lichess,this & preceding move, the only two comments it has on the game} (5...
a6 6. e5 Nh5 (6... axb5 7. exf6 exf6 8. O-O Ra6 9. Bf4 Nc6 10. Re1+ Be7 11. Qe3
O-O 12. Nc3 d6 13. Nxb5 Be6 14. Nbd4 {Van Kemenade-Waterfield, S Wales op,
Penarth 2012,0-1}) 7. Ba4 Nc6 8. Bxc6 dxc6 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Nc3 Bg4 11. Ng5
Ke8 12. h3 Bd7 13. g4 Ng7 14. Bf4 $11 {Van Kemenade-Brown,S Wales Spring blitz
2017,1-0}) (5... Qa5+ 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. Bxc6 dxc6 8. Bd2 Bg7 9. Nd5 Qd8 10. Nxf6+
Bxf6 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. O-O-O Bd7 13. Bf4 Kc8 14. e5 {Van Kemenade-Thorpe, S
Wales Open, Penarth 2012,1-0}) 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. Nc3 {main} (8. e5
Nd5 $11 {yet results 4-4-1}) 8... Bg7 9. Bf4 Nh5 {both main} (9... Nd7 10. e5 (
10. O-O-O Ke8 11. h3 e5 12. Be3 f6 13. Rd3 Bf8 14. Rhd1 Be7 15. a4 Kd8 16. Nd2
Kc7 {Van Kemenade-Mavreas,EU Cup, Rhodes 2013,0-1}) 10... h6 11. O-O-O g5 12.
Bg3 Ke8 13. Rhe1 Nc5 14. Nd4 Be6 15. b4 Nd7 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. b5 {Van
Kemenade-di-Vetta, S wales New Year 2019,1-0}) 10. O-O-O+ Ke8 11. Be5 (11. Be3
Bxc3 (11... e5 {3 draws}) 12. bxc3 $11 {though 1.5-0.5}) 11... Bg4 (11... f6 {
main, & expected by Wh, 1 Wh win 6 draws}) 12. Bxg7 Nxg7 13. Rd3 Bxf3 14. Rxf3
e5 (14... Rd8 15. Rd1 {Perez Garcia-Alonso Matinez, Villa de Allbox op 2002,
draw agreed}) 15. Rd1 Ke7 16. Rfd3 Rhd8 17. Rxd8 Rxd8 18. Rxd8 Kxd8 19. Kd2 {
[draw?]} Ne6 20. Ne2 (20. Nd1 Ke7 21. Ne3 $11 {Stockfish13 in search of
symmetry}) 20... Ke7 21. g3 f5 22. Ke3 Nc5 23. Nc3 (23. exf5 gxf5 24. f4 e4 25.
Kd4 Kd6 26. h3 h5 27. Ke3 {still drawn- Stockfish13, as} Kd5 $2 28. Nd4 {
loses a pawn & the game}) 23... Ne6 24. Ne2 Nc5 25. Nc3 Ne6 26. Ne2 {Normal}
1/2-1/2

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.03.30"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Howells, Chris"]
[WhiteTeam "Morriston Alekhine"]
[WhiteElo "1835"]
[Black "Gibiec, Ernest"]
[BlackTeam "Newport & Friends"]
[BlackElo "2186"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A06"]
[Opening "Reti, Old Indian"]

1.d3 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 Bg4 4.Bg2 e6 5.Nbd2 Nbd7 6.c3 Be7 7.O-O O-O 8.Re1 c6 9.Nf1 e5 10.e4 dxe4
11.dxe4 Bxf3 12.Qxf3 Nc5 13.Qe2 Qd3 14.Bg5 Rfd8 15.Qf3 Qxf3 16.Bxf3 h6 17.Bxf6 Bxf6 18.Rad1 Na4
19.Rb1 b5 20.Bd1 Nc5 21.Bc2 Rd7 22.Rbd1 Rad8 23.Rxd7 Rxd7 24.f3 Bd8 25.Kf2 Bb6 26.Ke2 Kf8 27.Rd1
27...Rxd1 28.Kxd1 h5 29.Ke2 Ne6 30.Ne3 g6 31.Bb1 Ke7 32.Bc2 a5 33.Bb3 Nc5 34.Bc2 a4 35.b3 axb3
36.axb3 b4 37.cxb4 Na6 38.b5 Nb4 39.Bd3 Nxd3 40.Kxd3 Bxe3 41.Kxe3 cxb5 42.b4 Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.03.30"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Kett, Timothy J"]
[WhiteTeam "Three and a Half Men"]
[WhiteElo "2246"]
[Black "Young, Alan J"]
[BlackTeam "White Knights"]
[BlackElo "2144"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C37"]
[Opening "Kings Gambit Accepted, Quaade Gambit"]

1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.Bc4 Nc6 6.O-O d6 7.d4 h6 8.g3 Bh3 9.Rf2 Qd7 10.gxf4 g4 11.d5
11...gxf3 12.dxc6 Qg4+ 13.Kh1 Bg2+ 14.Kg1 bxc6 15.Nd5 cxd5 16.Qxd5 Bh3+ 17.Kh1 Bg2+ 18.Kg1 Bh3+
19.Kh1 Bg2+ 20.Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.03.30"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Jukes, Sam"]
[WhiteTeam "Cardiff"]
[WhiteElo "1991"]
[Black "Watkin-Jones, Adam"]
[BlackTeam "Aberystwyth"]
[BlackElo "1918"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B01"]
[Opening "Scandinavian, Mieses-Kotroc"]

1.e4 d5 {Has been Bl's main.}
   (1...c5)
2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd8 4.d4 g6
   (4...Nf6 {Main.} 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Be2 e6 7.O-O Be7 8.Be3 {Jukes-Zeidler, Dyfed Open 2018,1/2-1/2.}
      (8.h3 {Jukes-Sagues, 4 NCL 2019,1/2-1/2.}))
5.Nf3
   (5.Bf4 Bg7 6.Qd2 Nf6 7.O-O-O
   {Was Fischer-Robatsch, Varna Ol 1962,1-0 , deterred many from this line, but has been brought back by GMs.})
5...Bg7 6.Bc4 Nf6
   (6...Nh6 {Main.})
7.h3
   (7.O-O {Eg by Carlsen & Caruana.})
7...O-O 8.O-O a6 9.Bg5 {Lichess he says inaccurate, instead wants.}
   (9.a4
   {Main, 70 % for Wh, though Duda & Nakamura have been succesful against GMs from here as Bl.})
   (9.Ne5 {Neither have been played before.})
9...b5 10.Bd3 Bb7 11.Re1 Nc6 $11 12.Ne2 Nb4 13.Nf4 h6 14.Bxf6 exf6 {Appoved of by Stockfish13.}
15.Be4 Bxe4 16.Rxe4 Nd5 17.Nxd5 Qxd5 18.Re7 c5 19.c3
   (19.dxc5 $11)
19...Rad8 {Bl's pieces seems a little better co-ordinated.} 20.Qe2 cxd4 21.Nxd4 f5
{Stockfish13- brings the QR into play.}
22.Nc2
   (22.a4 $11)
22...Bf6 $15 23.Ra7
{Given as a blunder by lichess, since it leaves the centre to Bl's heavy pieces; looks like.}
   (23.Re3 {Was needed, though.} 23...Bg5 24.Nb4 Qa8 25.Rd3 a5 26.Nc2 Rxd3 27.Qxd3 Rd8 28.Qxb5 Rb8
   29.Qe5 Rxb2 30.Ne3 Qc6
      (30...Qe4)
   31.c4 Re2 $15 {Is uncomfotable for Wh.})
23...Rfe8 $19 24.Qf1 Qd2 {Regarded as inaccurate by lichess,analysis which wants.}
   (24...Re6 {Rudy kibitzer idea.} 25.Nb4 Qd2 26.Rxa6 Rxa6 27.Nxa6 Qxb2 28.Rb1 Qxc3 29.Qxb5 Rd2 $19
   {Stockfish13.})
   (24...Qd6 {Stockfish13.} 25.Nb4
      (25.Re1 Rxe1 26.Qxe1 Qd1 27.Qxd1 Rxd1+ 28.Kh2 Be5+ 29.g3 Rd2)
   25...Bh4 26.Rxa6 Qf4 27.Kh1
      (27.g3 Bxg3)
   27...Rd2 28.Nd3 Qc4 29.Rd6 Bxf2 $19 {Stockfish13.})
   (24...Qe6 25.Nb4 Qe4
      (25...Bh4 {Stockfish13.})
   26.Nxa6 Rd2 27.Nc5 Qc6 28.Re1 Rxe1 29.Qxe1 Qxc5 30.Rxf7 Kxf7 31.Qxd2 $19
   {However it must be pointed out that the Stockfish13 here disagrees with every single move of this variation, starting from the first one, & suggests that Bl has better moves available! ( and various other ideas for Wh as well).})
25.Rxa6 Qxc2 26.Rxf6 Qxb2 $2
   (26...Re2 $19 {given by both Engines.} 27.Qb1 Rxf2 28.Qxc2 Rxc2 29.Kh2 Rxb2 30.Ra6 f4
   {Stockfish13-and Wh is helpless.})
27.Rb6 $11 Re2 28.Rb1 Qxa2 29.R6xb5 $6
   (29.Re1 $11)
29...Rdd2 30.Rb8+
   (30.Ra1 {Is better, but Bl is winning with either.} 30...Qe6 {Or.}
      (30...Qc2 31.Rc1 Rxf2 32.Rxc2 Rxf1+ 33.Kxf1 Rxc2 {Stockfish13.}))
30...Kg7 31.Ra1 Qc2 32.Rc1 Qe4
   (32...Qa2 33.Ra1 Qd5 34.Rb4 Qe5 35.Rd4 Rc2 36.Rad1 f4 $19
   {Lichess & Stockfish13- usin the front doubled pawn as a battering, with the rear one sheltering its own K.}
   37.R4d3 g5)
   (32...Rxf2 $19)
33.Rb4 Qc6
   (33...Qe5 34.Rd4 {Rudy & Stockfish2nd line.})
   (33...Qe6 {Stockfish13.})
34.Re1 Rxe1
   (34...Rxf2
   {The Engines are confident that the Q & pawn mass is sufficient to overcome the power of 2 Rs; humans might well hesitate.}
   35.Qxf2 Rxf2 36.Kxf2 Qxc3 37.Reb1 f4 38.Kg1 Qe3+ 39.Kh1 f3 40.R4b3 fxg2+ 41.Kxg2 Qg5+ 42.Kf1 Qd5
   43.R1b2 g5 $19 {Stockfish13.})
35.Qxe1 $11 Qxc3 36.Rc4 {By now Wh was living on increments.} 36...Qb2 37.Rc8 Re2 38.Qf1 Qe5 39.Rc1
39...f4 40.f3 $2 {Under pressure, opening up the K side.}
   (40.Qd1 {still holdingas.} 40...f3
      (40...g5 {And Wh remains under pressure.})
   41.gxf3 {looks horrible yet survivable.})
40...Qb2 {Inaccurate, though it induces a blunder.}
   (40...g5 $17)
41.Rb1
   (41.Re1 Rc2 42.Kh1 g5
   {And there is not yet a breakthrogh, but, under incremental pressure things can easily go wrong in a passive position.})
41...Rxg2+ 42.Qxg2
   (42.Kh1 {Is actually a little better, but there is no time for lengthy calculation.})
42...Qxb1+ 43.Kh2 Qe1 44.Qb2+ Kh7 45.Qg2 h5
   (45...Qg3+ {Is enough, but increasing the pressure even better.})
46.h4 Qxh4+ 47.Kg1 Qe1+
   (47...Qg3)
48.Kh2 h4 {Normal; a tricky game for both sides with all the heavy artillery on manouevres.} 0-1

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.03.30"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Rakos, Adam"]
[WhiteTeam "Newport & Friends"]
[WhiteElo "2133"]
[Black "Marin, Francisco Javier"]
[BlackTeam "Morriston Alekhine"]
[BlackElo "1832"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B20"]
[Opening "Sicilian, Wing Gambit"]

1.e4 c5 2.b4 b6 3.Bc4 e6 4.Nf3 Bb7 5.d3 Nc6 6.bxc5 bxc5 7.Bb2 Na5 8.Bb3 Nxb3 9.axb3 d5 10.exd5 Bxd5
11.O-O Nf6 12.Nc3 Be7 13.Nxd5 Qxd5 14.Ra6 O-O 15.Qa1 Qb7 16.Qa4 Nd5 17.Qg4 g6 18.Rfa1 Nb4 19.Qf4
19...Qd5 20.Qh6 f6 21.Rxe6 Rf7 22.Rae1 Re8 23.Bxf6 Qd7 24.Ng5 Bf8 25.Rxe8 Rxf6 26.R1e7 Qxe7 27.Rxe7
27...Bxh6 28.Ne4 Ra6 29.g3 Bf8 30.Rc7 Nxc2 31.h4 Nd4 32.Rb7 Ne2+ 33.Kg2 Nc1 34.Ng5 Nxd3 35.Nxh7 Ne5
36.Ng5 Nc6 37.Ne4 Nd8 38.Rd7 Nf7 39.Rc7 Rb6 40.g4 Rxb3 41.Nf6+ Kg7 42.Ne8+ Kg8 43.Nf6+ Kg7 44.Ne8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.03.30"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Francis, Matthew"]
[WhiteTeam "Aberystwyth"]
[WhiteElo "1648"]
[Black "Hurley, Jake"]
[BlackTeam "Cardiff"]
[BlackElo "1829"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A13 A14 A16 A21"]
[Opening "English"]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Bc5
   (2...Nc6 3.g3 f5 4.e4 d6 5.d3 Nf6 6.Bg2 g6 7.Nge2 Ne7 8.f4 c6 9.O-O Bg7 10.fxe5 dxe5 $15
   {Francis-Van Kemenade,Dyfed March rapid, 2021,0-1.})
3.g3
   (3.Nf3 Nc6 4.e3 {Main.}
      (4.g3 a6 5.Bg2 Ba7 6.O-O h5 7.d3 h4 8.Bg5
         (8.Nxh4 $5 {Stockfish13 reckons that.} 8...Rxh4 9.gxh4 Qxh4 10.Nd5 {Is unsound.})
      8...f6 9.Be3 Bxe3 10.fxe3 hxg3 11.hxg3 d6 12.d4 Bh3 $11
      {MacDonald-Hurley, WCU Online Open 2020,0-1.}))
3...a6
   (3...Nf6 {Main.})
4.Bg2 Ba7 {Unusual, only 1 blitz antecedent.} 5.e3
   (5.d3 Nc6 {3 games,1 result each way.})
5...Nc6 6.Nge2 d6 {Transposing to 607 games.} 7.O-O
   (7.d4 {47% for Wh.})
7...h5 {181 games, 31 % for Wh.} 8.h4 {15 games, 17 % for Wh.}
   (8.Nd5 {15 games, 50%.})
   (8.d4 {97 games, 29% for Wh.})
   (8.h3 {Preferred by lichess, 38 games , 41% for Wh.})
8...g5 9.hxg5 Qxg5 $17
   (9...h4 {0-3.})
10.d4 {mistake according to lichess, who wants instead.}
   (10.Nd5 Qd8
      (10...Kd8 11.f4 exf4 12.Rxf4 Be6 13.Qe1 Nh6 14.b3 Ne5 15.Bb2 Nhg4
      {Dragnea-Negulici, ROM ch U10, Voineasa 2010,0-1.})
   11.d4
      (11.f4 h4 12.f5 Nf6 13.Qe1 Nxd5 14.cxd5 Nb4 15.Be4 Rg8
      {Miloradovic (2056)-N Pert (1537) EU Cup online women, rapid , dec 2020,0-1.}))
10...h4 $17
{Unanimous choice of Cloud Engines but, inaccurate according to lichess, which insists on.}
   (10...Bg4 {When Stockfish13 gives.} 11.Qa4 Bd7 12.dxe5 h4
      (12...dxe5 13.b4 $11)
   13.exd6 cxd6 14.Ne4
      (14.e4 $2 Qg4 $19
         (14...Qh5 $19))
   14...Qe7 15.Nf4 O-O-O 16.Nd5 Qf8 $15 {Stockfish13.})
11.e4 {Blunder says lichess.}
   (11.f4 exf4 12.gxf4 Qg7 13.Kh2 Nf6 14.Bf3 Qh7 15.Nd5 Nxd5 16.cxd5 Nd8 17.Bd2 Bf5
   {Wiwantanadate(2035)-Djokic(2227), Titled Tuesday blitz 2021,0-1.})
   (11.Nd5 Qd8 {Lichess.}
      (11...Bb8 12.dxe5 dxe5 13.Qd3 Nce7 14.e4 Qh5 15.Rd1 hxg3 16.Nf6+
      {Marin-(2124)-Ciungan (1772) ROM ch women Targa Mures 2014,1-0.})
   12.Nec3 $17 {Cloud Engines.})
11...Qg7 {Mistake says lichess ( though selected by a 2500 player).}
   (11...Qh5 12.Nf4 {Says lichess, this time supported by other Engines.})
12.Be3 {Mistake, lichess, still wants.}
   (12.Bh1 Nxd4 13.Nxd4 Bxd4 14.Kg2 hxg3 15.fxg3 Bh3+
   {Chen (1719)-Rychagov (2545)-PNWCC online blitz 2020,0-1.})
   (12.Nd5 hxg3 {Bl is still winning, a Stockfish12 examined this position a few days ago.})
12...exd4 13.Nd5 dxe3 14.Nxc7+ Kd7 15.Nxa8 exf2+ 16.Rxf2 hxg3 17.Nxg3 Qxg3 18.Qf3 Bxf2+ 19.Qxf2
19...Rh1+ {Normal.} 0-1

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.03.30"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "May, Adam J"]
[WhiteTeam "White Knights"]
[WhiteElo "2004"]
[Black "Fowler, Hugo"]
[BlackTeam "Three and a Half Men"]
[BlackElo "1921"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D78"]
[Opening "Neo-Gruenfeld, Classical, Modern"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.O-O d5 6.c4 dxc4 7.Na3 c3 8.bxc3 c5 9.Re1 Nc6 10.Bb2 Bf5
11.Nh4 Bg4 12.h3 Be6 13.e4 Qb6 14.Qd2 cxd4 15.cxd4 Rfd8 16.Nf3 Rac8 17.Bc3 Qa6 18.Nc2 Nxe4 19.Rxe4
19...Bf5 20.Ree1 Bxc2 21.d5 Rxd5 22.Qxd5 Bxc3 23.Ng5 Rf8 24.Qc5 Qa5 25.Qe3 Bd2 26.Qe2 Qxg5 27.Rf1
27...Rd8 28.h4 Qa5 29.Bxc6 bxc6 30.Qxe7 Bb4 31.Qe3 Bc5 32.Qf3 Qb6 33.Qf4 Rd4 34.Qg5 Rd5 35.Qf4 Bd3
36.Rfe1 Rf5 37.Qh6 Bxf2+ 38.Kg2 Bxe1 0-1

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.03.30"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "MacDonald, Duncan"]
[WhiteTeam "Three and a Half Men"]
[WhiteElo "1849"]
[Black "Miga, Tomasz"]
[BlackTeam "White Knights"]
[BlackElo "1815"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A13 A14 A16 A21"]
[Opening "English"]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 b6 3.e4 Bb7 4.e5 Ng8 5.d4 c5 6.d5 e6 7.Nf3 exd5 8.cxd5 d6 9.Bb5+ Nd7 10.e6 fxe6
11.dxe6 Qe7 12.Bxd7+ 1-0

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.03.30"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Williams, Duncan"]
[WhiteTeam "Morriston Alekhine"]
[WhiteElo "1725"]
[Black "Graczyk Gibiec, Barbara"]
[BlackTeam "Newport & Friends"]
[BlackElo "1928"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[Opening "French, Paulsen"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 h6 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. Nf3 c6 6. O-O dxe4 7. Nxe4 Nxe4 8. Bxe4 Nd7 9. c4 Nf6 10. Bc2 Bd6 11. Re1 Qc7 12. Qd3 Bd7 13. Ne5 Rf8 14. Bd2 O-O-O 15. b4 Be8 16. Bc3 Bxe5 17. Rxe5 Ng4 18. Rh5 f5 19. Rh3 Qf4 20. Qf3 Qxf3 21. Rxf3 Nf6 22. Re3 Bd7 23. f3 g5 24. a4 Nh5 25. b5 Rde8 26. Bb4 Rf7 27. Bd6 Ng7 28. Re5 Rd8 29. a5 cxb5 30. Rc5+ Bc6 31. Be5 bxc4 32. a6 Kd7 33. axb7 Bxb7 34. Rc7+ Ke8 35. Rxf7 Kxf7 36. Rxa7 Rd7 37. Ba4 Bc6 38. Rxd7+ Bxd7 39. Bxd7 Ne8 40. Kf1 Ke7 41. Ke1 Kxd7 42. Kd2 Kc6 43. Kc3 Kd5 44. g3 Nd6 45. Bxd6 Kxd6 46. Kxc4 g4 47. fxg4 fxg4 48. Kc3 Kc6 49. Kc4 Kd6 50. Kc3 e5 51. Kd3 Kd5 52. dxe5 Kxe5 53. Ke3 h5 54. Kd3 Kd5 55. Ke3 Ke5 56. Kd3 Kd5 57. Ke3 Ke5 58. Kd3 Kd5 59. Ke3 Ke5 60. Kd3 Kd5 61. Ke3 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.03.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Watkin-Jones, Adam"]
[WhiteTeam "Aberystwyth"]
[WhiteElo "1918"]
[Black "Kett, Timothy J"]
[BlackTeam "Three and a Half Men"]
[BlackElo "2246"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A40 A41 A45"]
[Opening "London"]

1.d4 d5 {FM.} 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 c5 {New to both in my databases.} 4.e3 Nc6 5.c3 Nf6 6.Bd3
   (6.Nbd2 {Main.})
6...Bd6 7.Bg3 Qe7
   (7...O-O {Main.})
8.Ne5
   (8.Nbd2 {Transposes to 65 games.})
8...Bxe5 9.dxe5 Nd7 10.O-O {An interesting pawn sac, but Wh does not quite get enough for it.}
   (10.f4 {Looks fine for Wh, 5-1-2.})
10...Ndxe5 11.f4 Nxd3 12.Qxd3 O-O $19
   (12...f5 $19 {Stockfish13-prevets any Wh ideas.})
13.Nd2
   (13.f5 {Never quite works for Wh.} 13...exf5
      (13...f6)
   14.Qxd5 Be6
      (14...Rd8 15.Qf3 Rd3 16.Qf2 Be6 17.Nd2 Rad8 18.Nf3 h6)
   15.Qf3 Bc4 16.Rd1 Rad8 17.Nd2 Bd3 {Bl controls the board.})
13...b6 14.Nf3
   (14.e4 {May be best try, though Bl has several good responses.} 14...dxe4
      (14...f6 15.exd5 Rd8 16.Rfe1 Rxd5 17.Qe2 Bb7 18.Nc4 Re8 $19
         (18...Ba6 $19))
      (14...d4 $19)
   15.Nxe4 Rd8 $19)
14...f6 15.Rfe1 Bb7 16.f5 Rad8 17.Bf2 {instead of feeling liberated, the B insists on being bad.}
   (17.fxe6)
17...e5 18.Nd2 e4 19.Qe2 Ne5 20.Nb3 Bc8 21.g4
   (21.Qh5 $5 Qf7 22.Qxf7+ Rxf7 23.Nc1 Bxf5 {And Bl has an all=powerful centre.})
21...Nf3+
   (21...h5 {Going for the K- Stockfish13 considers the N a better piece than a Wh R.})
22.Kh1 Nxe1 23.Rxe1 Bb7 {Normal.} 0-1

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.03.16"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Blackburn, Jonathan L B"]
[WhiteTeam "Three and a Half Men"]
[WhiteElo "2327"]
[Black "Van Kemenade, Rudy"]
[BlackTeam "Aberystwyth"]
[BlackElo "1999"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[Opening "Petrov, Nimzovich"]

1.e4 {FM.} 1...e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3
   (5...d5
   {Is what Wh had examined , noticing that Bl regularly played this in the Quarantine League on lichess, where both play for Welsh Dragons. In the chat he disclosed he had also looked at Bujnoch-Van Kemenade, Gibraltar Masters 2017,1-0.}
   6.Qe2 Be7 7.Nxe4 dxe4 8.Qxe4 O-O 9.Bc4 Bd6 10.O-O Re8 11.Qd3 Qf6 12.Qc3 Qg6 13.d4 Nc6 14.h3
      (14.Ng5 Rf8 15.Bd3 Bf5 16.Bxf5 Qxf5 17.a3 Rad8 18.Nf3 Qh5
      {Hickman-Van Kemenade,S Wales International 2012,0-1.}))
6.dxc3 Be7 7.Be3 O-O 8.Qd2 Nd7
{Bl decided to follow some other lines, avoiding specific prrepared analysis, & rely on general experience with the Petroff.}
   (8...b6 {Also examined by Wh, when.} 9.h4 Bb7 10.h5 Nd7 11.Bd3 Nc5 12.Rh3
   {Turned disastrous for Bl in V Sivarajasingham-Van Kemenade,WCPl 2018,1-0.})
9.O-O-O Nf6
   (9...c6 {Other elite GM lines.})
   (9...Ne5)
10.Bd3 Be6
   (10...Re8)
   (10...c5 {Main.})
11.Nd4 Bd5
   (11...Bxa2 12.b3 a5 {Works in some earlier versions, but not in this one.} 13.Kb2 a4 14.Ra1 $1
      (14.Kxa2 axb3+ 15.Kxb3 d5 $11 {Bl regains the piece.})
   14...axb3 15.cxb3 Bxb3 16.Nxb3 $18)
   (11...c5 12.Nf5 Rc8 13.Nxe7+ Qxe7 14.Bg5 Qd8 15.c4 b5
   {Anonuevo-Siegrist, California State ch , 2003,1-0.})
   (11...Bd7 12.c4 Re8 13.f3 d5
   {Caruana-Duda,Chess.com speed chess blitz, nov 2020,1/2-1/2. In the chat Jonathan indicated that he, as well as Rudy, had looked at some recent Caruana-Duda games.})
12.c4
   (12.Nf5 Ne4 13.Qe2 Bf6 14.Qh5
      (14.Nh6+ gxh6 15.Qg4+ Bg5 16.Bxe4 Bxe4 17.Qxe4 Bxe3+ 18.Qxe3 Qf6 19.Rd4 $16 {Stockfish13.})
   14...Bc6 15.h4 g6 16.Nh6+ Kh8 17.Qg4 Qe7 18.h5 d5 19.Qh3 $18
   {Cuccarini-Esposito,ITA CIN 18, ICCF 2018,1-0.})
12...Be4
   (12...Bxg2 {Looks far too dangerous, though an Engine might survive.} 13.Rhg1 Be4 14.Bh6 g6
      (14...Bg6 15.Bxg7 Kxg7 16.Bxg6 hxg6 17.Nf5+ Kg8 18.Qh6 Ne8 19.Rxg6+ fxg6 20.Qxg6+ Kh8 21.Qh6+
      21...Kg8 22.Rg1+)
   15.Bxf8 Bxf8 16.Bxe4 Nxe4 17.Qf4 $16 {Stockfish13.})
13.f3 Bxd3 14.Qxd3 Nd7
   (14...Re8 15.Nf5 Bf8 16.Bg5 g6 17.Nh6+ Bxh6 18.Bxh6 Nd7 19.Kb1 Qf6 20.Bc1 Re6 $14 {Stockfish13.})
15.Nf5 Bf6
   (15...Ne5 {Half expected by Wh; Bl was wary of then being kicked by f4.} 16.Qd5 Bf6 17.f4 Ng6
   18.g4 Ne7 19.Nxe7+ Qxe7 20.Rhe1 Bh4 21.Bf2 Qf6 22.Bg3 h6 23.Kb1 $16 {Stockfish13.})
16.f4 Re8
   (16...Nc5 $5 {Considered by both.})
17.g4 g6 18.Nh6+ Kf8 19.g5 Qe7
   (19...Bg7 {Is forced according to Stockfish13.} 20.c5 Bxh6 21.gxh6 Qf6 22.cxd6 cxd6 23.Rhe1 Re6
   24.Qd2 Rae8 25.Bd4 Qh4 26.Bg7+ Kg8 27.Rxe6 Rxe6 28.Kb1 Qh5 $14 {Stockfish13.})
20.Rhe1 $18
   (20.Bd4 Bxd4 21.Qxd4 Qe3+ $15 {Hoped for by Bl.})
20...Bg7 21.Bf2 Qd8
   (21...Nc5 22.Bxc5 Qxe1 23.Rxe1 Rxe1+ 24.Kd2 $18)
22.Qh3
   (22.Rxe8+ Qxe8 23.Re1 Qd8 24.Bd4 {Demanded by lichess analysis.} 24...Bxh6 25.gxh6 Qh4 26.Qe4
   26...Kg8 27.Bc3 Qxh6 28.Qxb7 Rf8 29.Qxc7 $18)
22...Rxe1 23.Bxe1
   (23.Rxe1 Nc5)
23...Qe7
   (23...Bxh6 24.Qxh6+ Kg8 25.f5 Qf8 26.Qh3 Nc5 27.Bc3 Re8 28.Rf1 gxf5 29.Qxf5 Ne4 30.Bf6 Re6
   31.Rg1 Qe8 32.b3 Nc5 33.Qh3 Re1+ 34.Rxe1 Qxe1+ 35.Kb2 Qe8 36.Qh6 Qf8 37.Qh3 Qe8 38.a4 $16
   {Bl is holding on, but finding it difficult to find active moves.})
   (23...f5 {Considered by both players- to prevent Ng4.} 24.Bc3 {And Bl has to give ip the N.})
24.Bc3 Qe6 {Bl missed something, seeing it too late.}
   (24...Re8 {Appears to hold.} 25.Bxg7+ Kxg7 26.c5 {Stockfish13.}
      (26.Qc3+ f6)
   26...f6
      (26...Nxc5 27.Ng4 Ne4
         (27...Nd7 28.Qc3+ f6 29.Qxc7)
      28.Re1 h5 29.Nf6 $18)
   27.cxd6 cxd6 28.Qc3 Qe4 29.Qd2 Re6 30.h4 Kf8 31.b3 $14)
25.Bxg7+ Kxg7 26.Qc3+ f6 27.Re1 {Normal- the Q has no squares, so a N must go.} 1-0

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.03.16"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "McCarthy, Moss"]
[WhiteTeam "Morriston Alekhine"]
[WhiteElo "1989"]
[Black "Waterfield, John W"]
[BlackTeam "Pontyfenni"]
[BlackElo "2078"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A10"]
[Opening "English, Great Snake"]

1.c4 g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.e4 e5 4.g3 Ne7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.Nge2 Nbc6 7.d3 Nd4 8.Nxd4 exd4 9.Ne2 c6 10.O-O d5
11.Nf4 dxc4 12.dxc4 c5 13.Nd3 Qb6 14.b3 Be6 15.Ba3 Rfc8 16.Qd2 a5 17.Qg5 f6 18.Bxc5 Qc7 19.Qf4 Qxf4
20.Nxf4 Rxc5 21.Nxe6 Rc6 22.Nxg7 Kxg7 23.e5 Rc7 24.Rfe1 fxe5 25.Rxe5 Nc6 26.Rc5 a4 27.b4 Rac8 28.a3
28...b6 29.Rb5 Na7 30.Rxb6 Rxc4 31.Rd1 R8c7 32.Rd6 Rc3 33.R6xd4 Nb5 34.Rd7+ Kh6 35.Rxc7 Rxc7 36.Rd3
36...Rc3 37.Rxc3 Nxc3 38.Bc6 Kg7 39.Kf1 Kf6 40.Ke1 Ke5 41.Kd2 Nb1+ 42.Kc1 Nxa3 43.Bxa4 Kd4 44.Kb2
44...Nc4+ 45.Kb3 Ne5 46.Be8 Ng4 47.b5 Kc5 48.Ka4 Kb6 49.h4 Nxf2 50.h5 gxh5 51.Bxh5 Ne4 52.g4 Nd6
53.g5 Nxb5 54.g6 hxg6 55.Bxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.03.16"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Smith, Olivia"]
[WhiteTeam "Cardiff"]
[WhiteElo "2172"]
[Black "Toczek, Grzegorz"]
[BlackTeam "Newport & Friends"]
[BlackElo "2326"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C50 C53 C54"]
[Opening "Giuoco Piano"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Bb6 5.O-O Nf6 6.d3 O-O 7.a4 a6 8.Re1 d6 9.h3 Ne7 10.Nbd2 Ng6
11.Nf1 c6 12.Ba2 Bc7 13.d4 h6 14.Ng3 Nf4 15.dxe5 dxe5 16.Qxd8 Rxd8 17.Bxf4 exf4 18.Nf5 Re8 19.e5
19...Bxf5 20.exf6 gxf6 21.Nd4 Bd7 22.b4 Be5 23.Bb3 Rac8 24.Rad1 c5 25.Nf3 Re7 26.Re2 cxb4 27.cxb4
27...Rc3 28.Bc2 Bc6 29.Rd8+ Kg7 30.Nh4 Bd7 31.Rd2 Be6 32.b5 Rec7 33.Be4 Rc1+ 34.Rd1 axb5 35.axb5
35...Rxd1+ 36.Rxd1 b6 37.Nf5+ Bxf5 38.Bxf5 Rc4 39.Kf1 Bd4 40.Bd3 Rb4 41.Be2 f5 42.Bd3 Kf6 43.Rc1
43...Bc5 44.Rc2 Ke5 45.Ke2 Rb3 46.Ra2 f6 47.Rd2 Ra3 48.Bc4 f3+ 49.gxf3 Kf4 50.Be6 Ra5 51.Bd7 Kg5
52.Rc2 Ra1 53.h4+ Kxh4 54.Bxf5 Kg5 55.Bd7 h5 56.Rd2 Rh1 57.Rd5+ Kh6 58.Rf5 Kg6 59.Rd5 h4 60.Bf5+
60...Kh6 61.Bg4 Rh2 62.Rh5+ Kg6 63.Kd3 Bxf2 64.Ke4 Rh1 65.Kd5 Rc1 66.Ke6 Re1+ 67.Kd5 Bg3 68.Kc6 Bf2
69.Kd5 Re3 70.Kd6 Rc3 71.Rd5 Bg3+ 72.Kd7 Rc7+ 73.Ke6 Bf2 74.Bf5+ Kg5 75.Bg4+ Kf4 76.Kxf6 Rc5
77.Rxc5 Bxc5 78.Be6 Be3 79.Bg4 Kg3 80.Ke5 h3 81.Bxh3 Kxh3 82.f4 Kg4 83.f5 Kg5 84.f6 Kg6 85.Ke6 Bc5
86.f7 Kg7 0-1

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.03.16"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Adams, Mark A"]
[WhiteTeam "Pontyfenni"]
[WhiteElo "2001"]
[Black "Howells, Chris"]
[BlackTeam "Morriston Alekhine"]
[BlackElo "1835"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[Opening "Pirc, Austrian"]

1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6 4.f4 Qa5 5.Bd3 e5 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.Be3 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Qd2 Qc7 10.Ne2 Ng4
11.Ng3 Nxe3 12.Qxe3 Bf6 13.Nf5 exd4 14.N5xd4 Re8 15.Rae1 Nc5 16.Qd2 Nxd3 17.Qxd3 Bg4 18.Kh1 Rad8
19.h3 Bc8 20.c3 a6 21.g4 g6 22.Ne2 Bg7 23.Ng3 Qa5 24.a3 Qb6 25.Qd2 Be6 26.f5 Bc4 27.Rf2 Qc7 28.Kg2
28...d5 29.e5 Bxe5 30.Nxe5 Rxe5 31.Qh6 f6 32.Rxe5 fxe5 33.fxg6 hxg6 34.Qxg6+ Qg7 35.Qe6+ Kh8 36.Nf5
36...Qc7 37.Qf6+ Kg8 38.Ne7+ Kh7 39.Qg6+ Kh8 40.Qh6# 1-0

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.03.16"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Gibiec, Ernest"]
[WhiteTeam "Newport & Friends"]
[WhiteElo "2186"]
[Black "Jukes, Sam"]
[BlackTeam "Cardiff"]
[BlackElo "1991"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40 A41 A45"]
[Opening "London"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bf4 e6 4.e3 Bd6 5.Bg3 O-O 6.Nbd2 b6 7.Ne5 Bb7 8.Bh4 Nbd7 9.f4 Qe8 10.Bd3 Ne4
11.Nxe4 dxe4 12.Bb5 Bxe5 13.dxe5 c6 14.Bc4 b5 15.Be2 Nb6 16.Qd4 Qd7 17.Qxd7 Nxd7 18.O-O-O Nb6
19.Be7 Rfe8 20.Bc5 Red8 21.b3 Nd5 22.Kb2 b4 23.Rd4 a5 24.Bc4 Nc3 25.Rxd8+ Rxd8 26.a3 h5 27.axb4
27...axb4 28.Ra1 Nd1+ 29.Kc1 Kh7 30.Ra7 Nc3 31.Bxb4 1-0

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.03.16"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Fowler, Hugo"]
[WhiteTeam "Three and a Half Men"]
[WhiteElo "1921"]
[Black "Francis, Matthew"]
[BlackTeam "Aberystwyth"]
[BlackElo "1648"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[Opening "French, Advance, Paulsen"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Nge7
   (5...Bd7 {Main lines.})
   (5...Qb6)
6.Be3 {Looks a bit clumsy.}
   (6.a3 {Main lines.})
   (6.Na3)
   (6.Bd3)
6...Nf5 7.Bd3 cxd4 {Main.}
   (7...Nxe3 {Lichess analysis insists this must be played.} 8.fxe3 Be7 {40 % for Wh in 27 games.}
      (8...Qb6 {1-2-3.}))
8.cxd4 {53% for Wh.} 8...Bb4+
   (8...Qb6 {48 %.})
   (8...Nxe3 {Main lines, 51 % & 58% for Wh.})
   (8...Be7)
9.Nc3 Qa5
   (9...Nxe3 10.fxe3 O-O 11.O-O $14 {When.} 11...f6 12.exf6 Rxf6 $14 {2 draws, 1 Bl win.}
      (12...Qxf6 $11 {Preferred by Stockfish13.}))
10.Qd2
   (10.Qb3 O-O 11.O-O Bxc3 12.bxc3 Nxe3 13.fxe3 a6 14.Bxh7+ $18
   {Niecko-Miodonski, POL cup blind,Dzwirzyno 2019,1-0.})
10...O-O 11.O-O Bd7 12.Rac1 f6
   (12...Nxe3 13.fxe3 Be7 $14 {Stockfish13.})
   (12...Nce7 13.a3 Bxc3 14.Rxc3 Bb5 15.b4 Qa6 16.Bxb5 Qxb5 17.Bg5 h6 $11
   {Boudreau-Fecteau,Montreal Montcalm op 2003,1-0.})
13.exf6
   (13.Bxf5 exf5 14.a3 Bxc3 15.Rxc3 Qd8 16.exf6 Qxf6 17.Bf4 $18 {Stockfish13.})
13...Rxf6 14.a3 Bxc3
   (14...Nxe3 15.fxe3 Be7 16.e4 dxe4
      (16...Rxf3 17.gxf3 Nxd4 18.Rcd1 $16)
   17.Nxe4 Qxd2 18.Nxf6+ Bxf6 19.Nxd2 Bxd4+ 20.Kh1 Ne5 21.Be2 Bxb2 22.Rc7 Bc6 23.Nc4 Nxc4 24.Bxc4
   24...Re8 25.Rc8 $16 {Stockfish13.})
15.Rxc3 $18 Qb6 16.b4 Rff8 17.Rc5
   (17.b5 Na5 18.Ne5 $18 {Stockfish13.})
17...a6 18.Rfc1 Rac8 19.h3
   (19.Bf4)
19...Nce7 20.Ne5 Bc6
{The B is now a big pawn, waiting for wh to decide on when to exchange for a breakthrough.}
   (20...Rxc5 21.bxc5 Qc7 22.Rb1 $18 {Stockfish13.})
21.Qe2 Nd6 22.Qg4
   (22.Bg5 Rce8 23.Bxe7 Rxe7 24.Nxc6 bxc6 25.Rxc6 Qd8 26.Rxa6
   {Stockfish13-is an immediate forcing line.})
22...Ndf5 23.Bg5 Rfe8 24.Bxe7
   (24.Qh5 {To tempt.} 24...g6 25.Qg4 $18 {Stockfish13- the advance of the h pawn will be fatal.})
24...Rxe7 25.Bxf5
   (25.Rxd5 $18 {Stockfish13.} 25...Rf8 26.Nxc6 exd5 27.Nxe7+ Nxe7 28.Qh5 g6 29.Qe5 Nc6 30.Qe6+ Kg7
   31.Rc5 Rf7 32.Rxd5 $18)
25...exf5 26.Qxf5 {Wh is just a pawn up with a wonderful N vs a terrible B.} 26...Rf8 27.Qg5
   (27.Nxc6 bxc6 28.Rxc6 Rxf5
      (28...Qxd4 29.Rc8 Ref7 30.Rxf8+ Rxf8 31.Rc8 Rxc8 32.Qxc8+ Kf7 33.Qxa6 $18
      {Which the Engine reckons as simple, though humans would be concerned at the speed of the d pawn, since Qs can assist their advanced pawns forward quite rapidly.}
      33...Qa1+ 34.Kh2 Qe5+ 35.g3 d4 36.a4 Qd5 37.Qd3 Qd6 38.a5 Qxb4 39.a6 Qc5 40.Qf3+ Ke6 41.Qb3+
      41...Kf6 42.Kg2 Qa5 43.Qf3+ Ke6 44.Qc6+ Ke5 45.Qb7 d3 46.Qxg7+ Kd6 47.Qh6+ Kc7 48.Qxh7+ Kb6
      49.Qxd3 {Everything under control- & very simple.}))
27...Re6 28.Qg3
   (28.R1c3 Ref6 29.Rg3 Qc7 30.Nxc6 bxc6 31.Qxd5+ Kh8 32.Qe5 $18 {Stockfish13.})
28...Ref6 29.R1c2 Rf4
{At this point , Bl looked to getting a bit of counterplay against the pawns and Wh's rate of play had slowed.}
30.Nf3
   (30.Re2 {Stockfish13 relies on piece activity.} 30...Rxd4 $2 31.Nxc6 bxc6 32.Re7 Rf7 33.Re8+ Rf8
   34.Rxf8+ Kxf8 35.Qd6+ Kf7 36.Qd7+ Kf8 37.Rxc6 $18)
30...Qd8 31.Rd2 Bb5
   (31...Re4 $5)
32.Qg5 {A good, practical decision- also Stockfish13.} 32...R4f5 33.Qxd8 Rxd8 34.Rc7
   (34.Ne5 {Even stronger.})
34...Bc6
   (34...Rd7 35.Rdc2 Rxc7 36.Rxc7 Rf7 37.Rc5 {Wins d5 &/0r Q side pawns, as.} 37...Rd7 $2 38.Rc8+
   38...Kf7 39.Ne5+)
35.Ne5 Rf6 36.Nxc6
   (36.Rc2)
36...bxc6 37.Ra7 Rff8
   (37...Re8 38.f3 Re1+ 39.Kf2 Rc1 40.Rxa6 $18)
38.Rxa6 Ra8 39.Rxa8 Rxa8 40.Ra2
   (40.Rd3 Kf7 41.Re3 {Stockfish13- & Wh's K goes to support the a pawn.})
40...Kf7
   (40...Ra4 {Was worth a try, though inadequate in the end.})
41.Kf1 Ke6 42.Ke2 Kf5 43.Kd3 g5
{If Bl does nothing on the K side, Ww just advances on the Q side. If there is a K side demonstration, then it just opens lines for Wh.}
44.a4 h5 45.a5 g4
   (45...Ra6 46.Re2)
46.hxg4+ hxg4 47.a6 Ke6 48.Ke3 Kf5 49.a7 {Normal.} 1-0

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.03.16"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Hurley, Jake"]
[WhiteTeam "Cardiff"]
[WhiteElo "1829"]
[Black "Rakos, Adam"]
[BlackTeam "Newport & Friends"]
[BlackElo "2133"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[Opening "Sicilian, 2...Nc6"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. b4 e5 4. b5 Nd4 5. Nxe5 Qe7 6. Nc4 d5 7. Ne3 dxe4 8. Bc4 Be6 9. Bd5 Nf6 10. Nc3 Bxd5 11. Nexd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Qe5 13. Nc3 Bd6 14. Bb2 O-O 15. Ne2 Rfe8 16. Nxd4 cxd4 17. Qe2 Rac8 18. Rc1 Qd5 19. O-O Be5 20. Ba1 Qxa2 21. Kh1 Bf6 22. d3 Bg5 23. Bxd4 Bxc1 24. Qg4 Bh6 0-1

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.03.16"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Marin, Francisco Javier"]
[WhiteTeam "Morriston Alekhine"]
[WhiteElo "1832"]
[Black "Hughes, Anthony"]
[BlackTeam "Pontyfenni"]
[BlackElo "1942"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B04"]
[Opening "Alekhine, Modern, Larsen"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. dxe5 Bg4 6. Be2 Nc6 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Bxf3 e6 9. c4 Ndb4 10. Bd2 Nd3+ 11. Ke2 Nxb2 12. Bxc6+ bxc6 13. Qc2 Qd4 14. Be3 Qxc4+ 15. Qxc4 Nxc4 16. f4 Nxe3 17. Kxe3 Bc5+ 18. Ke4 O-O-O 19. Nc3 Rd4+ 20. Ke3 Rhd8 21. Rac1 Bb6 22. Kf3 h5 23. Rhd1 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Rxd1 25. Nxd1 Bd4 26. Ke4 c5 27. Kd3 Kd7 28. Kc4 h4 29. Kb5 c6+ 30. Ka6 c4 31. a4 c3 0-1

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.03.16"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Boyd, Chris"]
[WhiteTeam "Newport & Friends"]
[WhiteElo "1890"]
[Black "Wagner, Guy"]
[BlackTeam "Cardiff"]
[BlackElo "1759"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[Opening "Sicilian, 2...Nc6"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.d3 d5 6.e5 Ne7 7.Bg5 Qb6 8.b3 h6 9.Bh4 Nf5 10.O-O Nxh4
11.Nxh4 Be7 12.Qg4 g5 13.Nf3 a5 14.Nbd2 Ba6 15.c4 Kd7 16.Qh5 Raf8 17.Rad1 Qc7 18.d4 cxd4 19.Nxd4
19...Qxe5 20.N2f3 Qg7 21.Rfe1 Bf6 22.Qg4 h5 23.Qg3 g4 24.Ne5+ Bxe5 25.Rxe5 h4 26.Qe3 Qh6 27.Qe1 Qf6
28.Nxc6 g3 29.cxd5 gxf2+ 30.Qxf2 Qxf2+ 31.Kxf2 Kd6 32.Rde1 exd5 33.Nxa5 Rc8 34.Rf5 Rc2+ 35.Kg1 Rh6
36.Rf2 Rc5 37.b4 Rc7 38.a4 Bd3 39.Rb2 f5 40.Nb3 Be4 41.Nd4 Rc4 42.Nf3 h3 43.Nd2 Rc3 44.g3 Rxg3+
45.hxg3 h2+ 46.Kf2 h1=Q 47.Rxh1 Rxh1 48.b5 Rh2+ 49.Ke3 Kc7 50.a5 Kb7 51.a6+ Kb6 52.Nc4+ dxc4
53.Rxh2 Kxb5 54.a7 Kb6 55.Ra2 c3 56.a8=Q Bxa8 57.Rxa8 1-0

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.03.16"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Gunn, Tom"]
[WhiteTeam "Aberystwyth"]
[WhiteElo "1398"]
[Black "MacDonald, Duncan"]
[BlackTeam "Three and a Half Men"]
[BlackElo "1849"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E10"]
[Opening "Blumenfeld"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 c5 4.d5 b5 5.dxe6
{Accepting the Blumenfeld gambit can be risky-Bl gets a lovely centre foar a half pawn investment ( the 2 to 1 Q side majority is of less significance, as the ending is a long way away.}
   (5.Bg5 {main.})
5...fxe6 6.cxb5 Be7 {Not the most common, but it gives Bl a plus score.}
   (6...Bb7 7.e3 {Main, but.}
      (7.g3 {Scores 75% for Wh.}))
   (6...a6 7.e3
      (7.bxa6 Bxa6 {Gives Bl a good Benko type position.}))
   (6...d5 7.e3 {Main.}
      (7.Nc3 Nbd7 8.e4 {56% for Wh.}))
7.e3
   (7.g3 $5)
7...Bb7 {Alburt used to start with6...Bb7.} 8.Nc3
   (8.Nbd2 {Karpov-Rogers, Cap D'Agde rapid 1998,1-0.})
   (8.Be2 O-O 9.O-O {Developing without disclosing where the QN will go , as yet.})
8...O-O 9.Be2 d5 10.O-O Qc7
   (10...Nbd7 {When.} 11.b3 {1 draw, 3 Bl wins.}
      (11.Qc2 {1-0.})
      (11.Ng5 {1-0.})
      (11.a4 {1-0.}))
11.b3
   (11.Qc2 Nbd7 12.b3 a6 {Guerrero-Gonzalez Vargas, Bogota McGregor op 2013,1/2-1/2.})
11...Nbd7 12.Bb2 Ng4
   (12...Rad8 13.Qc2
      (13.Rc1)
   13...Ng4
      (13...d4 $15)
   14.h3 Ngf6 15.Rfd1 Ne4 16.Nxe4 dxe4 17.Nd4 Rxf2 18.Kxf2
      (18.Nxe6 $18)
   18...Qh2 $19 {Gryniakow-Niemiec, POL ch tm 2009,1/2-1/2.})
13.g3 Bf6 14.Rc1 $16 Rad8
   (14...Nge5)
15.Ng5 $2 {A tactic that rebounds on Wh.}
   (15.b4 c4 16.Nd4 Bxd4 17.Qxd4 Ngf6 18.f4 Rf7 19.a4 $18 {Bl's centre is immobilized.})
   (15.Ba3 $18 Bxc3 16.Rxc3 Nge5 17.Nxe5 Qxe5 18.Qc2 d4 19.f4 Qd5 20.Bf3 Qd6 21.exd4 Qxd4+ 22.Kg2
   22...Bxf3+ 23.Rfxf3 $18 {Stockfish13.})
15...Nxe3
   (15...Nxf2 $19 {Is also possible.} 16.Nxe6 Nxd1 17.Nxc7 Nxb2 18.N3xd5 Ne5 19.Rxc5 Nbd3 20.Nxf6+
   20...Rxf6 21.Rxf6 gxf6 22.Ne6 Nxc5 23.Nxd8 Bd5 $19 {Stockfish13.})
16.Nxe6 Nxd1 17.Nxc7 Nxb2 18.Ne6
   (18.N3xd5 Be5 19.Rc2 Nf6 20.Ne7+ Kf7 21.Nc6 Bxc6 22.bxc6 Bxc7 23.Rxb2 Rd4 $19)
18...d4 19.Nxf8 dxc3
   (19...Kxf8 20.Nb1 d3 21.Bd1 Bd4 $19 {Stockfish13.})
20.Nxd7
   (20.Ne6 Re8 21.Rfe1 Rxe6)
20...Rxd7 $19 {Bl's pieces control the board.} 21.Rfe1 Kf7
   (21...Rd2)
22.Bg4 Rd6 23.Re3 Bg5
   (23...Nd3 24.Rc2 Bg5 $19)
   (23...Rd3 $19)
24.f4
   (24.Rexc3 Bxc1 25.Rxc5 Nd3 26.Rc7+ Kf6 27.Rxb7 Ba3 28.Rxa7 Bc5 29.Rd7 Rxd7 30.Bxd7 Bxf2+
   31.Kg2 $17
   {Wh has some survival chances-Bl has few pawns, & the Bl h pawn is the wrong colour. The Wh Q side pawns will not be able to advance crossing the bl squares, but it will be tricky for Bl to actually get rid of them.})
24...Bf6 25.Kf1
   (25.Rexc3 Nd3 26.R1c2 Nb4 27.Rxc5 Nxc2 28.Rxc2
      (28.Rc7+ Kg6 29.Rxb7 Rd2)
   28...Bd8)
   (25.Rcxc3 Bd4)
25...Nd3 26.Rd1 c2 {Normal.} 0-1

[Event "WCU Online Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2021.03.16"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Morgans, Justin"]
[WhiteTeam "Pontyfenni"]
[WhiteElo "1674"]
[Black "Williams, Duncan"]
[BlackTeam "Morriston Alekhine"]
[BlackElo "1725"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C44"]
[Opening "Ponziani, Steinitz"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. Qa4 f6 5. Bb5 Ne7 6. exd5 Qxd5 7. O-O e4 8. Nd4 Bd7 9. Nxc6 Nxc6 10. Re1 O-O-O 11. Rxe4 a6 12. Qc4 Qxb5 13. Qxb5 axb5 14. d4 Bd6 15. Na3 Rhe8 16. Rxe8 Rxe8 17. Be3 Bxa3 18. bxa3 Na5 19. d5 Nc4 20. Bc5 Re5 21. Rd1 c6 22. dxc6 Rxc5 23. cxb7+ Kxb7 24. Rxd7+ Rc7 25. Rd3 Nxa3 26. g3 Nb1 27. Rd5 Nxc3 28. Rd2 Kb6 29. Rb2 Ka5 30. h4 Ka4 31. Rc2 b4 32. Kg2 Rd7 33. f3 Ka3 34. g4 Nxa2 35. g5 fxg5 36. hxg5 b3 37. Rc6 b2 38. Ra6+ Kb3 39. Rb6+ Nb4 40. g6 b1=Q 0-1
