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Atticus v Crewe August 18th 19h30

Details: Written by sjb; Category: Club News; Published: 01 August 2020

A return match has been arranged with Crewe Chess Club for Tuesday August 18th at 19h30, everyone is welcome to play in this game and the number of boards will be adjusted accordingly.

Time Control 45mins + 15secs on the Lichess Website

Please contact organiser/Captain Jim Wiseman to join the team.

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Atticus Open 2020, Games Round 7

Details: Written by Martin Blasczyk; Category: Atticus Open Championship 2020; Published: 27 July 2020

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/oePDe3Ky"] 
[Date "27/07/2020"] 
[Round "Round 7, Board 1"] 
[White "Colin Horton"] 
[Black "Luke Boumphrey"] 
[Result "1-0"] 
[ECO "B73"] 
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Battery Variation"] 
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Be3 Nc6 9. Qd2 { B73 Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Battery Variation } Ng4 10. Bxg4 Bxg4 11. h3 Bd7 12. Rad1 Rc8 13. Rfe1 Ne5 14. b3 Be6 15. Nd5 a6 16. c4 b5 17. cxb5 axb5 18. Nxb5 Bxh3 19. f4 Bd7 20. fxe5 Bxb5 21. exd6 Qxd6 22. Qa5 Bc6 23. Nb6 Qc7 24. Qc5 Rcd8 25. Nd5 Qg3 26. Nxe7+ Kh8 27. Nxc6 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Rc8 29. Bf2 Qg4 30. Re1 Qd7 31. Rc1 Bh6 32. Qd4+ { Black resigns. } 1-0

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/zVC8kA1P"] 
[Date "27/07/2020"] 
[Round "Round 7, Board 2"] 
[White "Peter O'Driscoll"] 
[Black "Steve Burge"] 
[Result "1/2-1/2"] 
[ECO "C40"] 
[Opening "Latvian Gambit"] 
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5? { (0.16 → 1.70) Mistake. Nc6 was best. } { C40 Latvian Gambit } (2... Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 Bb6 7. a4) 3. Nxe5 Nf6 4. Bc4 Qe7 5. Nf7?? { (1.66 → -1.10) Blunder. d4 was best. } (5. d4 Nc6 6. O-O fxe4 7. Bf4 d5 8. Bb3 Be6 9. Ba4 Bd7) 5... Qxe4+ 6. Qe2 Qxe2+ 7. Kxe2 d5 8. Nxh8?! { (-1.09 → -1.69) Inaccuracy. Bxd5 was best. } (8. Bxd5 Nxd5) 8... dxc4 9. Na3 g6? { (-2.26 → -0.77) Mistake. Bxa3 was best. } (9... Bxa3) 10. Nxc4 Nc6 11. Re1 Bg7 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. c3 Be6 14. Kf1 Kf7 15. d3 Rd8 16. Bf4?! { (-1.29 → -2.00) Inaccuracy. Ke2 was best. } (16. Ke2 b5 17. Nd2 Bd5 18. Nf3 Bxf3+ 19. Kxf3 b4 20. Bd2 Rxd3+ 21. Ke2 Rd7 22. Red1 Nd5) 16... Rxd3 17. Ne5+ Nxe5 18. Bxe5 c6? { (-2.63 → -1.37) Mistake. Rd2 was best. } (18... Rd2) 19. b3 Rd2 20. Re2 Ne4? { (-1.61 → -0.36) Mistake. Rd8 was best. } (20... Rd8) 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Rae1?! { (-0.33 → -1.34) Inaccuracy. Rxd2 was best. } (22. Rxd2 Nxd2+ 23. Ke2 Ne4 24. c4 Kf6 25. f3 Nc5 26. Ke3 a5 27. h4 Ke5 28. g3 Na6) 22... Kf6?! { (-1.34 → -0.66) Inaccuracy. Rxe2 was best. } (22... Rxe2 23. Rxe2) 23. c4?! { (-0.66 → -1.39) Inaccuracy. Rxd2 was best. } (23. Rxd2 Nxd2+ 24. Ke2 Ne4 25. c4 f4 26. Kf3 Nc5 27. Rd1 g5 28. h4 a5 29. g3 fxg3) 23... Rxe2?! { (-1.39 → -0.66) Inaccuracy. Rd3 was best. } (23... Rd3 24. Rc2) 24. Kxe2 Nc3+ 25. Ke3 Nxa2 26. Ra1 Nb4 27. Rxa7 b5 28. Rb7 bxc4? { (0.00 → 1.44) Mistake. Nc2+ was best. } (28... Nc2+ 29. Kd2 Nd4 30. Ke3) 29. Rxb4 cxb3 30. Kd4? { (2.40 → 0.94) Mistake. f4 was best. } (30. f4) 30... Bd5? { (0.94 → 2.06) Mistake. g5 was best. } (30... g5 31. f3 Bd5 32. Rb8 Ke6 33. Re8+ Kf7 34. Rh8 Kf6 35. Kc3 Ke5 36. Rh5 Kf6 37. Rh6+) 31. h4 Ke6 32. g4?? { (2.14 → 0.22) Blunder. f4 was best. } (32. f4 Kf6 33. Rb7 Bxg2 34. Rxb3 Be4 35. Rg3 Bd5 36. Kc5 Be4 37. Rh3 Bd5 38. Kd6 Bg2) 32... fxg4 33. Kc3 Kf5 34. Rd4 Be6 35. Rd6 c5 36. Rd8 c4 37. Rf8+ Ke5 38. Re8 Kf6 39. Rf8+ Ke5 40. Re8 Kf6 41. Rf8+ Ke5 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/YvOhOz86"] 
[Date "27/07/2020"] 
[Round "Round 7, Board 3"] 
[White "John Williame"] 
[Black "Steve Kee"] 
[Result "1-0"] 
[ECO "B35"] 
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Bc4 Variation"] 
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bg7 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 { B35 Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Bc4 Variation } O-O 8. Bb3 d6 9. f3 Bd7 10. Qd2 Rc8 11. O-O-O Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. exd5 a5 16. a3 Qc7 17. g4 f5 18. Rhe1 Rf7 19. h3 a4 20. Ba2 Qc5 21. Re3 Rc7 22. Rde1 Bc8 23. Rc3 Qb6 24. Rc6 Rxc6 25. dxc6 e6 26. Qxd6 Qf2 27. Qe5+ Kh6 28. Qe3+ Qxe3+ 29. Rxe3 Kg5 30. Bxe6 Bxe6 31. Rxe6 Kf4 32. Rd6 Kxf3 33. Rd7 Rf8 34. c7 Rc8 35. gxf5 gxf5 36. Rxh7 f4 37. Kd2 Kf2 38. Rg7 f3 39. h4 Kf1 40. h5 f2 41. h6 Re8 42. h7 Re2+ 43. Kd3 Ke1 44. Rf7 Re8 45. Kc3 f1=Q 46. Rxf1+ Kxf1 47. Kb4 Ke2 48. Kxb5 Kd2 49. Kxa4 Kxc2 50. b4 Kc3 51. Kb5 Kd4 52. Kc6 { Black resigns. } 1-0

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/Uc7T0FNh"] 
[Date "27/07/2020"] 
[Round "Round 7, Board 4"] 
[White "Tom Webb"] 
[Black "Michael O'Mahony"] 
[Result "1/2-1/2"] 
[ECO "D00"] 
[Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Mason Variation"] 
1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 { D00 Queen's Pawn Game: Mason Variation } e6 3. e3 Bd6 4. Bg3 c6 5. Nd2 Qe7?! { (0.40 → 1.03) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } (5... Nf6 6. Ngf3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Rc1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. O-O) 6. Ngf3 f5 7. Ne5 Nf6 8. Be2 O-O 9. c4 Nbd7 10. O-O Ne4 11. Nxe4?! { (0.70 → 0.17) Inaccuracy. Nxd7 was best. } (11. Nxd7 Nxg3 12. Nxf8 Nxf1 13. Bxf1 Qxf8 14. a4 Qf6 15. g3 Bd7 16. Nf3 g5 17. Qb3 b6) 11... fxe4 12. Nxd7 Bxd7 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. c5 Qe7 15. b4?! { (0.00 → -0.79) Inaccuracy. Qb3 was best. } (15. Qb3 b6 16. cxb6 axb6 17. Qxb6 Rfb8 18. Qc7 Rxb2 19. Bg4 Raxa2 20. Rxa2 Rxa2 21. Qb8+ Qf8) 15... Rf6? { (-0.79 → 0.22) Mistake. e5 was best. } (15... e5 16. Bg4 Bxg4 17. Qxg4 exd4 18. exd4 Qf6 19. Qd1 Qg6 20. b5 Rf3 21. Rb1 h5 22. Rb3) 16. f4 Raf8? { (0.16 → 1.28) Mistake. exf3 was best. } (16... exf3 17. Bxf3) 17. Qe1 Rh6 18. Rf2 Kh8 19. g4 g5?? { (0.92 → 3.28) Blunder. Rh4 was best. } (19... Rh4 20. a4) 20. fxg5 Rxf2?! { (3.12 → 4.16) Inaccuracy. Rg6 was best. } (20... Rg6) 21. gxh6 Rf8 22. Qg3 Be8? { (4.25 → 8.05) Mistake. Qg5 was best. } (22... Qg5 23. Qe5+) 23. Qe5+ Kg8 24. Rf1 Rxf1+ 25. Bxf1 a6 26. h4 Qf7 27. Be2 Bd7 28. g5 Kf8 29. h5 Qf5? { (9.95 → Mate in 19) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg8 was best. } (29... Kg8) 30. Qf4? { (Mate in 19 → 7.71) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qg7+ was best. } (30. Qg7+ Ke8 31. g6 Qg5+ 32. Kf1 Qf5+ 33. Ke1 Kd8 34. gxh7 Qxh7 35. Qxh7 Be8 36. Qh8 Kc7) 30... Kf7 31. Bg4 Qxf4 32. exf4 Bc8 33. a4 Bd7 34. a5 Bc8 35. Kf2 Bd7 36. Ke3 Bc8 37. Ke2 Bd7 38. Ke3 Bc8 39. Ke2 Bd7 40. Ke3?? { (8.65 → 0.00) Blunder. Kf2 was best. } { The game is a draw. } (40. Kf2) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/z4pDlo9Y"] 
[Date "2020.07.27"] 
[Round "Round 7, Board 5"] 
[White "Phil Ramsey"] 
[Black "Martin Blasczyk"] 
[Result "0-1"] 
[ECO "A45"] 
[Opening "Indian Game"] 
1. d4 Nf6 { A45 Indian Game } 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7?! { (0.00 → 0.56) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (3... d5 4. Nb5 Na6 5. e3 Bg7 6. Nc3 Nb8 7. Nb5) 4. e4 O-O 5. Qd2?! { (0.80 → 0.21) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } (5. e5 Ne8 6. Qe2 d6 7. O-O-O Nd7 8. Nf3 c5 9. Bg5 cxd4) 5... d6?! { (0.21 → 0.85) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (5... d5 6. e5 Ne4 7. Nxe4 dxe4 8. O-O-O c5 9. dxc5 Nc6 10. Qxd8) 6. O-O-O Nbd7 7. Bh6 c5 8. Bxg7 Kxg7 9. h4? { (1.62 → 0.08) Mistake. e5 was best. } (9. e5 Ng8) 9... h5? { (0.08 → 1.26) Mistake. cxd4 was best. } (9... cxd4) 10. Be2? { (1.26 → -0.21) Mistake. e5 was best. } (10. e5 Ng4) 10... cxd4 11. Qxd4 Ne5 12. f4 Nc6 13. Qd2 Ng4?! { (0.00 → 0.83) Inaccuracy. Qa5 was best. } (13... Qa5 14. Nf3) 14. Rf1 f5?? { (0.35 → 2.12) Blunder. Nf6 was best. } (14... Nf6 15. Nf3) 15. exf5?? { (2.12 → 0.27) Blunder. Bxg4 was best. } (15. Bxg4) 15... Bxf5 16. Bxg4 Bxg4 17. Nf3 e5 18. g3? { (0.50 → -0.52) Mistake. Nd5 was best. } (18. Nd5) 18... Qa5 19. Ng5 Nd4 20. fxe5 dxe5 21. a3?! { (0.00 → -0.65) Inaccuracy. Qg2 was best. } (21. Qg2 Qc7 22. Nd5 Qc6 23. Qe4 Rae8 24. Rxf8 Kxf8 25. Nc3 Qxe4 26. Ncxe4 Rc8 27. Rf1+ Bf5) 21... Rad8 22. Qe3 Qc5 23. Kb1 Bf5 24. Rxf5? { (-0.68 → -2.18) Mistake. Rf2 was best. } (24. Rf2) 24... Rxf5 25. Rd1 Qe7? { (-2.81 → -1.16) Mistake. Rdf8 was best. } (25... Rdf8 26. Qe4 Qc6 27. Qe3 a6 28. Rc1 Kg8 29. Qe1 b5 30. Qe3 Rf1 31. Qxe5 Qc4 32. Qd5+) 26. Nce4?! { (-1.16 → -1.97) Inaccuracy. Qe4 was best. } (26. Qe4 b6 27. Ne2 Nc6 28. Re1 Qd7 29. g4 hxg4 30. Qxg4 Rf6 31. Qg1 Na5 32. Nc3 Nc4) 26... Rdf8 27. Nc5?? { (-1.49 → -8.02) Blunder. Qd3 was best. } (27. Qd3 Rd8) 27... Rf1 28. Nce6+ Nxe6 29. Qxe5+ Kg8 30. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 31. Ka2 Qf6 32. Qxe6+ Qxe6+ 33. Nxe6 Kf7 34. Nd8+ Ke7 35. Nxb7 Rf3 36. b4?! { (-5.57 → -7.51) Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } (36. Na5 Rxg3 37. Nc6+ Kd6 38. Nd8 Rg4 39. Nf7+ Ke6 40. Nd8+ Kf6 41. Kb3 Rxh4 42. c4 Rf4) 36... Rxg3 37. c4? { (-4.43 → -8.52) Mistake. Nc5 was best. } (37. Nc5 Rg4 38. Kb2 Rxh4 39. Kc1 Rf4 40. Kd2 Rf2+ 41. Kd3 h4 42. Ne4 Rf5 43. Ke3 h3) 37... Rg4 38. c5?! { (-5.59 → -9.04) Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } (38. Na5 Kd7) 38... Rxh4 39. Kb3 Kd7 40. b5 Rf4 41. c6+ Kc7 42. Nc5 Rf3+ 43. Kb4 h4 44. a4 h3 45. Ne6+?! { (-63.62 → Mate in 35) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nb3 was best. } (45. Nb3 h2 46. Nd2 h1=Q 47. Nxf3 Qxf3 48. Kc4 Qa3 49. a5 Qxa5 50. b6+ Qxb6 51. Kd3 Qxc6) 45... Kc8 46. Ng5?! { (-62.33 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nd4 was best. } (46. Nd4 Rf4) 46... Rf4+ 47. Ka5 h2 48. b6 axb6+ { White resigns. } 0-1

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/RsewwVWh"] 
[Date "27/07/2020"] 
[Round "Round 7, Board 6"] 
[White "John Lawton"] 
[Black "Roland Howorka"] 
[Result "0-1"] 
[ECO "D43"] 
[Opening "Semi-Slav Defense"] 
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 { D43 Semi-Slav Defense } 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Rc1 a6 9. O-O b5 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. a3 Bb7 12. b4 Rc8 13. h3 Nb6 14. Qb3 Nc4 15. Rfd1 Ne4 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Nd2 f5 19. Nxc4 bxc4 20. Qa2 Bd5 21. Qd2 Qb7 22. Na4 Rc6 23. Nc5 Qa7 24. Rc2 Rfc8 25. Rdc1 h6 26. Rb1 Rb8 27. Rcb2 Rcb6 28. a4 Kf7 29. b5 axb5 30. axb5 Kf6 31. Ra2 Qc7 32. Qc3 Rxb5 33. Rxb5 Rxb5 34. Rb2 Qa5 35. Qxa5 Rxa5 36. Nd7+ Ke7 37. Ne5 Ra7 38. Ng6+ Kd7 39. Ne5+ Kc7 40. Rb4 c3 41. Rb1 Ra2 42. Kf1 c2 43. Rc1 Bb3 44. Ke1 Rb2 45. Kd2 Rb1 46. f3 exf3 47. gxf3 g5 48. Nd3 Rxc1 49. Kxc1 Bd5 50. f4 g4 51. h4 g3 { White resigns. } 0-1

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/h4zFArqE"] 
[Date "27/07/2020"] 
[Round "Round 7, Board 7"] 
[White "Kevin Sartain"] 
[Black "Sanjoy Banerjee"] 
[Result "1-0"] 
[ECO "A00"] 
[Opening "Polish Opening"] 
1. b4 { A00 Polish Opening } Nf6 2. Bb2 e6 3. b5 c5 4. Nf3 d5 5. e3 Be7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O a5 8. a4 b6 9. d3 Bb7 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. c4 Qc7 12. h3 e5?! { (0.27 → 0.79) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } (12... h6 13. Rc1) 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Nc4 Bf6 15. Qb3 Ne7?! { (0.86 → 1.41) Inaccuracy. Nb4 was best. } (15... Nb4 16. Nfd2) 16. Rac1?! { (1.41 → 0.75) Inaccuracy. Nfd2 was best. } (16. Nfd2) 16... e4 17. dxe4 Bxe4 18. Ncd2?! { (0.70 → 0.17) Inaccuracy. Rfd1 was best. } (18. Rfd1 Rad8) 18... Bxb2 19. Qxb2 Bb7 20. Rfd1 Nf6? { (0.56 → 1.86) Mistake. Rad8 was best. } (20... Rad8 21. Nc4 Ng6 22. Nd6 Bxf3 23. Bxf3 Nde5 24. Nf5 Ne7 25. Nxe7+ Qxe7 26. Bd5 h6 27. e4) 21. Nc4 Ned5?! { (1.45 → 2.26) Inaccuracy. Ng6 was best. } (21... Ng6 22. Rd6) 22. Nfe5?! { (2.26 → 1.35) Inaccuracy. Qe5 was best. } (22. Qe5) 22... Ne4? { (1.35 → 2.61) Mistake. Rfe8 was best. } (22... Rfe8) 23. Bf3 Ndf6? { (1.99 → 4.01) Mistake. f5 was best. } (23... f5 24. g4 Rae8 25. gxf5 Rxf5 26. Bxe4 Rfxe5 27. Nxe5 Rxe5 28. Bg2 Rg5 29. Qd2 Kf8 30. Kh1) 24. Qc2?? { (4.01 → 1.16) Blunder. Bxe4 was best. } (24. Bxe4) 24... Rad8 25. Ng4 Ng5?? { (0.97 → 4.51) Blunder. Nxg4 was best. } (25... Nxg4) 26. Nxf6+ gxf6 27. Bxb7 Qxb7 28. Qf5 Rxd1+?! { (4.25 → 5.89) Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best. } (28... Kg7 29. Qg4 Qc7 30. f4 h5 31. Qg3 Kh8 32. Qh4 Nh7 33. Qxh5 Rg8 34. Qf3 f5 35. Rd5) 29. Rxd1 Kg7 30. Rd7?! { (6.05 → 4.65) Inaccuracy. Rd6 was best. } (30. Rd6 Qe7) 30... Qb8? { (4.65 → 12.69) Mistake. Qe4 was best. } (30... Qe4) 31. Rd6 Ne6 32. Rxb6 Qc7 33. Rc6 Qb8 34. Rd6 Rd8 35. Qd3 Rg8 36. Qc3 Kf8?! { (6.30 → 13.00) Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } (36... Rd8 37. Rd2) 37. Qxf6 Qb7 38. Rc6 Qd7?! { (11.00 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg6 was best. } (38... Rg6 39. Qh8+) 39. Nd6?! { (Mate in 11 → 15.60) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ne5 was best. } (39. Ne5 Ke8 40. Nxd7 Rg6 41. Qe5 c4 42. Qb8+ Nd8 43. Rc8 Ke7 44. Rxd8 f5 45. Rh8 Rh6) 39... Nd8 40. Rc8 { Black resigns. } 1-0

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/Zli5ZwcX"] 
[Date "27/07/2020"] 
[Round "Round 7, Board 8"] 
[White "Kenneth Payne"] 
[Black "Joseph Butterworth"] 
[Result "0-1"] 
[ECO "B40"] 
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: French Variation"] 
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 { B40 Sicilian Defense: French Variation } 3. d3 Qc7 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O Nc6 7. c3 Nf6 8. Re1 d6 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Nf1 Rb8 11. Bf4 e5 12. Bd2 b5 13. a3 b4 14. axb4 cxb4 15. Ne3 a5 16. cxb4 axb4 17. Qc1 Be6 18. Nc2 Rfc8 19. Ne3 Qb6 20. Nc4 Bxc4 21. Qxc4 Nd4 22. Qa2 Nc2 23. Be3 Qb5 24. Ng5 b3 25. Qa7 Rb7 26. Rec1 Rxa7 27. Rxa7 Rf8 28. d4 exd4 29. Bf4 Qb6 30. Re7 h6 31. Nf3 d3 32. e5 Ng4 33. Rf1 dxe5 34. Nxe5 Nxe5 35. h4 Qd4 { White resigns. } 0-1

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/3b8yVJkx"] 
[Date "2020.07.27"] 
[Round "Round 7, Board 9"] 
[White "Steve Winstanley"] 
[Black "Peter Jenner"] 
[Result "1/2-1/2"] 
[ECO "B12"] 
[Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Bronstein Variation"] 
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Ne2 { B12 Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Bronstein Variation } e6 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. h5 Bh7 8. Bd3 Bxd3 9. cxd3 b6 10. O-O Nd7 11. Be3 c5 12. f4 cxd4 13. Bxd4 Bc5 14. Bxc5 bxc5 15. Qg4 Ne7 16. Nd2 O-O 17. Kh2 Qb6 18. b3 f6 19. Nf3 f5 20. Qh4 Nc6 21. Ne2 Qd8 22. Rac1 Nb4 23. d4 Nxa2 24. Rc2 Nb4 25. Rc3 Qxh4+ 26. Nxh4 Rfc8 27. dxc5 Na2 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/B8l76htN"] 
[Date "2020.07.27"] 
[Round "Round 7, Board 10"] 
[White "Andreas Griese"] 
[Black "Luke Scaife"] 
[Result "0-1"] 
[ECO "E61"] 
[Opening "King's Indian Defense: Smyslov Variation"] 
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. c4 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 c5 8. O-O h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. h3 Nxg3 12. fxg3 f5 13. Rb1 b6 14. d5 Nf6 15. Nh2 Qe8 16. g4 fxg4 17. Nxg4 Nh7 18. Nb5 Rxf1+ 19. Qxf1 Qd7 20. Bf3 Bb7 21. Qd3 h5 22. Nh2 Nf6 23. g4 h4 24. b3 a6 25. Nc3 Nh7 26. Be4 Nf6 27. Bf5 Qd8 28. Ne4 Nxe4 29. Qxe4 Bf6 30. Rf1 b5 31. Be6+ Kh8 32. Nf3 Bc8 33. Qg6 Bxe6 34. dxe6 Qg8 35. Qf5 Rf8 36. Qe4 bxc4 37. Qxc4 a5 38. Nd2 Kg7 39. e4 Bd4+ 40. Kg2 Rxf1 41. Qxf1 Qxe6 42. Qf5 Qf6 43. Kf3 e6 44. Qxf6+ Kxf6 45. Nc4 d5 46. exd5 exd5 47. Nxa5 Bc3 48. Nc6 d4 49. Ke4 Ke6 50. Ne5 Ba5 51. Nc4 Bb4 52. a4 Be1 53. a5 Bg3 54. a6 Bb8 55. Na5 Kd6 56. Nc4+ Kc6 57. Kf5 Bf4 58. a7 Kb7 59. Na5+ Kxa7 60. Nc6+ Kb6 61. Ne7 d3 62. Nd5+ Kb5 63. Nc3+ Kb4 64. Nd1 Kxb3 65. Ke4 c4 66. Kf3 c3 67. Nf2 d2 68. Nd1 c2 69. Ke2 c1=Q 0-1

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/n1YUg9ac"] 
[Date "28/07/2020"] 
[Round "Round 7, Board 11"] 
[White "Chris Burr"] 
[Black "Jim Wiseman"] 
[Result "1-0"] 
[ECO "B20"] 
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Bowdler Attack"] 
1. e4 c5 2. Bc4 { B20 Sicilian Defense: Bowdler Attack } a6 3. a3 e6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. d3 d5 6. exd5 exd5 7. Ba2 b5 8. O-O Be7 9. Bg5 Be6 10. Re1 O-O 11. c3 Nbd7 12. Nbd2 Qb6 13. Bb1 Bd6 14. d4 Qc7 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Ne5 cxd4 17. cxd4 Nd7 18. Qh5 Nxe5 19. Qxh7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/hlaqBTMN"] 
[Date "27/07/2020"] 
[Round "Round 7, Board 12"] 
[White "Lee Websbster"] 
[Black "Jürgen Büdel"] 
[Result "0-1"] 
[ECO "A41"] 
[Opening "Queen's Pawn"] 
1. d4 d6 { A41 Queen's Pawn } 2. Nf3 Nd7 3. e4 c6 4. Bd3 Ngf6 5. O-O g6 6. c4 Bg7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. a4 e5 9. d5 a5 10. Be3 Ng4 11. Bg5 f6 12. Bd2 Nc5 13. Bc2 f5 14. Bg5 Bf6 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Re1 fxe4 17. Nxe4 Nfxe4 18. Bxe4 Rf4 19. Qc2 Bf5 20. Bxf5 Rxf5 21. Nd2 cxd5 22. cxd5 Rc8 23. Rac1 Rc7 24. Ne4 Ne6 25. Qd2 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Nd4 27. Rc3 Kg7 28. Ng3 Rf7 29. Ne2 Nxe2+ 30. Qxe2 Qb6 31. Qc2 Qb4 32. h4 Qxh4 33. Rh3 Qd4 34. Rd3 Qb4 35. Rc3 b5 36. axb5 Qxb5 37. Rc7 Qxd5 38. Rxf7+ Qxf7 { White resigns. } 0-1

4NCL Online: Atticus remain in Division One

Details: Written by John Redmond; Category: Club News; Published: 27 July 2020

Happily, Atticus have been restored to Division One of the 4NCL Online (thanks tp the withdrawal of the Anglian Avengers.) Therefore, just as in Season 1, we will likely field two teams in the coming season - in Division One and Division Four.

New grades materialise

Details: Written by John Redmond; Category: Club News; Published: 25 July 2020

The new grades have emerged. Not a great deal of movement (given the circumstances.) Many players have stayed the same or only gone up or down by one. Luke, however, is up 8 to 185 while Steve B is up 4 to 135. Mark is also up 4 to 132. Well done to all concerned!

Atticus Lose out to Crewe(but Liverpool get Premier League Trophy!)22/7/20

Details: Written by Mr Klopp; Category: Club News; Published: 22 July 2020

CREWE CHESS CLUB v ATTICUS CHESS CLUB

ON-LINE (LICHESS) CHESS CHALLENGE MATCH

45MINS + 15 SECS INCREMENT

WEDNESDAY JULY 22nd 2020

MATCH REPORT

CREWE CHESS CLUB USER NAME (Lichess) ECF RESULT ATTICUS CHESS CLUB USER NAME (Lichess) ECF

1 Karl Lockett ZZCrewe 148 1-0 Tom Bimpson tombimpson 175

2 Rick Renegade DONT_WALK_OFF 137 1-0 Sanjoy Banerjee sanjoybanerjee 135

3 Harry Gardiner gingerninja2003 135 0-1 Steve Burge SteveJB 131

4 Neville Layhe Whitevanman 121 1-0 Mark Wadsworth AtticusChallenger 128

5 Dave Price baldrickprice 119 1-0 Tom Webb TomWebb 128

6 Lukasz Michalek Good-40-percent 113 1-0 Chris Wentworth chriswent 123

7 Martin Gill Beemerman318 108 1-0 Jim Wiseman (Capt) JimWiz20 121

8 Andrew Crosby Portlover 96 1-0 Lee Webster leebster *130

7 - 1

David Hulme (Non-playing Captain)

*130: LeeWebster Jan 2020 ECF Grade based on 5 games only played at Heywood

Congress in 2019. Most recent previous grade (2004) = 94; Between 1994 & 2003 (incl)

grades ranged between 84 & 102 . I have discussed this with Crewe Captain David Hulme

and estimated his current grade to be somewhere between 115-120.

Despite being clearly out-graded on paper, history will record that Crewe Chess Club delivered a sound thrashing to Atticus. Only Steve Burge of Atticus managed to get a result with the rest of us all getting beaten. There were times during the match when it looked like Atticus might do better, although to be fair, I think Crewe always looked like winning on the night.

I feel the match was played in a good spirit by both sides and well done to Crewe for their magnificent performance.

Thanks to all the players and to Dave Hulme (Crewe’s non-playing captain) for making this an easy and enjoyable event to organise.

Jim Wiseman

(Atticus Capt

Atticus Open 2020, Games Round 6

Details: Written by Martin Blasczyk; Category: Atticus Open Championship 2020; Published: 20 July 2020

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/nIbsYz6t"] 
[Date "20/07/2020"] 
[Round "Round 6, Board 1"] 
[White "Steve Kee"] 
[Black "Colin Horton"] 
[Result "0-1"] 
[ECO "A03"] 
[Opening "Bird Opening: Dutch Variation"] 
1. f4 d5 { A03 Bird Opening: Dutch Variation } 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. d3 Nc6 7. Qe1 Bf5 8. h3 h5 9. Ng5 d4 10. c3 O-O 11. Na3 Qd7 12. e4 dxe3 13. Bxe3 Bxd3 14. Rd1 Rfd8 15. Qf2 Qf5 16. Rfe1 c4 17. Bd2 e6 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Nxf7 Kxf7 20. g4 Qd5 21. Be3 hxg4 22. h4 Ne4 23. Qg2 Nxc3 24. bxc3 Qxg2+ 25. Kxg2 Bxc3 26. Rg1 Bb2 27. Bc1 Rab8 28. Kg3 Rd5 29. Rg2 c3 30. Re1 Ra5 31. Nc2 Rxa2 32. Nd4 c2 33. Nxc6 Rb3 34. Kxg4 Bf5+ 35. Kg5 Bf6+ 36. Kh6 Rh3 37. Ne5+ Bxe5 38. fxe5 Rxh4+ 39. Kg5 Raa4 { White resigns. } 0-1

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/zLDOGP94"] 
[Date "20/07/2020"] 
[Round "Round 6, Board 2"] 
[White "Boumphrey, Luke"] 
[Black "Peter O'Driscoll"] 
[Result "0-1"] 
[ECO "C91"] 
[Opening "Ruy Lopez: Closed Variations, Bogoljubov Variation"] 
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4 d6 9. c3 Bg4 { C91 Ruy Lopez: Closed Variations, Bogoljubov Variation } 10. Be3 exd4 11. cxd4 Na5 12. Bc2 c5 13. Nbd2?! { (0.55 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } (13. h3 Bh5 14. dxc5 Nc4 15. g4 Bg6 16. cxd6 Qxd6 17. Qxd6 Nxd6 18. Nd4 Bxe4 19. Nc3 Bxc2) 13... cxd4 14. Bxd4 Nc6 15. Be3 d5 16. h3 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Nb4?! { (0.23 → 0.75) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } (17... Ne5 18. Qf5) 18. Bb1 d4 19. Bg5 h6?? { (0.47 → 2.14) Blunder. Nd7 was best. } (19... Nd7 20. Bxe7) 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. a3?? { (2.62 → 0.40) Blunder. e5 was best. } (21. e5 Be7 22. a3 Nd5 23. Be4 Nc7 24. Bxa8 Qxa8 25. Qxa8 Rxa8 26. g3 Ne6 27. Kg2 a5) 21... Nc6 22. Ba2?? { (0.56 → -1.05) Blunder. Bd3 was best. } (22. Bd3 Rc8 23. Qe2 Ne5 24. Nf3 Nxf3+ 25. Qxf3 Be5 26. g3 g6 27. a4 bxa4 28. Rxa4 Qg5) 22... Rc8 23. Bd5 Bg5?! { (-0.53 → 0.46) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } (23... Ne5 24. Qg3) 24. Nb3 Ne5 25. Qg3 Nc4 26. Nxd4 Bh4?! { (0.82 → 1.42) Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } (26... Qc7 27. Qb3) 27. Qb3 Qf6 28. Nf5 Bxf2+? { (1.09 → 2.23) Mistake. Bg5 was best. } (28... Bg5 29. Rad1) 29. Kxf2 g6 30. Qg3 Kh7 31. Bxc4 Rxc4?? { (1.20 → 3.26) Blunder. bxc4 was best. } (31... bxc4 32. Qh4 Qxb2+ 33. Re2 Qe5 34. Qxh6+ Kg8 35. Rc1 gxf5 36. exf5 Qxf5+ 37. Kg1 Qc5+ 38. Kh2) 32. Qh4?? { (3.26 → 0.00) Blunder. Qd6 was best. } (32. Qd6) 32... Qxb2+? { (0.00 → 1.26) Mistake. Qxf5+ was best. } (32... Qxf5+ 33. exf5 Rxh4 34. fxg6+ Kxg6 35. Rad1 Rf4+ 36. Kg3 Rf6 37. Re2 Rc8 38. Rd3 Rcc6 39. Red2) 33. Re2 Qe5 34. Nxh6?? { (1.01 → -2.76) Blunder. Qxh6+ was best. } (34. Qxh6+ Kg8) 34... Qxa1 35. Nf5+? { (-2.49 → -4.69) Mistake. Ng4+ was best. } (35. Ng4+ Kg7) 35... Kg8 36. Ne7+ Kg7 37. Nf5+?! { (-4.67 → -7.84) Inaccuracy. Qg5 was best. } (37. Qg5 Re8 38. Nf5+ Kg8 39. e5 Qc1 40. Qxc1 Rxc1 41. Nd6 Re7 42. Re4 Rc5 43. a4 Rexe5) 37... gxf5 38. Qg5+ Kh8 39. Re3 Rc2+ 40. Kf3? { (-8.89 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re2 was best. } (40. Re2 Rxe2+ 41. Kxe2 Rc8 42. Qh4+ Kg8 43. Qg5+ Kf8 44. Kf2 fxe4 45. Qh6+ Ke8 46. Qf4 Rc2+) 40... Qf1+ { White resigns. } 0-1

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/r9NVm7Yz"] 
[Date "20/07/2020"] 
[Round "Round 6, Board 3"] 
[White "Michael O'Mahony"] 
[Black "John Williams"] 
[Result "0-1"] 
[ECO "A43"] 
[Opening "Old Benoni Defense"] 
1. d4 c5 { A43 Old Benoni Defense } 2. e3 e6 3. Bd3 cxd4 4. exd4 Qb6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Nf3 d6 7. Nbd2 Nbd7 8. O-O Be7 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. Nc4 b6 11. Re1 Nf8 12. h3 Ng6 13. Bd2 Bd7 14. a4 O-O 15. Ne3 Nf4 16. Qf1 Bc6 17. Nh2 Nxd3 18. Qxd3 Ne4 19. Neg4 f5 20. Ne3 Bh4 21. Rf1 f4 22. Nc4 Bd5 23. b3 Bxc4 24. bxc4 Nxd2 25. Qxd2 Qxc4 26. Nf3 Be7 27. Rfe1 Rf6 28. Re4 Rc8 29. Rae1 Qxc3 30. Rxe6 Qxd2 31. Nxd2 Rxe6 32. Rxe6 Kf7 33. Re4 g5 34. h4 h6 35. hxg5 hxg5 36. d5 Rc1+ 37. Kh2 Rd1 38. Rd4 Bf6 39. Rd3 g4 40. f3 g3+ 41. Kh3 Kg6 42. Kg4 Be5 { Black wins on time. } 0-1

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/dtthH5xP"] 
[Date "20/07/2020"] 
[Round "Round 6, Board 4"] 
[White "Steve Burge"] 
[Black "Kevin Sartain"] 
[Result "1-0"] 
[ECO "B00"] 
[Opening "St. George Defense"] 
1. e4 a6 { B00 St. George Defense } 2. a4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 d6 5. f4 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. e5 Ne8 9. O-O c5 10. Be3 cxd4 11. Bxd4 dxe5 12. fxe5 h6 13. Qe1 Nc5 14. Bc4 Qc7 15. b3 Bd7 16. Qg3 Bc6 17. Be3 Kh7 18. Rad1 Rb8 19. b4 Nd7 20. Bd3+ g6 21. Qh3 Ng7 22. Qxh6+ Kg8 23. Ng5 Bxg5 24. Bxg5 Qxe5 25. Rf4 Nf5 26. Bxf5 exf5 27. Rfd4 Rfe8 28. Bf4 Qe6 29. Rd6 Qe7 30. Bg5 Qf8 31. Qh4 Qg7 32. Rxd7 Bxd7 33. Rxd7 Re6 34. Nd5 Qa1+ 35. Kf2 Qe1+ 36. Kf3 Qxh4 37. Bxh4 Kg7 38. c4 Rh8 39. Bg3 Rc8 40. c5 a5 41. Bf2 axb4 42. Nxb4 Re4 43. Rxb7 g5 44. a5 Rd8 45. a6 Rd3+ 46. Nxd3 { Black resigns. } 1-0

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/JmvYGuek"] 
[Date "20/07/2020"] 
[Round "Round 6, Board 5"] 
[White "Roland Howorka"] 
[Black "Phil Ramsey"] 
[Result "1/2-1/2"] 
[ECO "A84"] 
[Opening "Dutch Defense: Classical Variation"] 
1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5?! { (0.13 → 0.71) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { A84 Dutch Defense: Classical Variation } (2... Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Qb3 b6 7. cxd5) 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Be2 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. b3 Ne4 9. Bb2 Bf6 10. Nxe4 fxe4 11. Nd2 Bg5?! { (0.33 → 1.24) Inaccuracy. Na6 was best. } (11... Na6) 12. Qc2 d5 13. Bh5?! { (1.24 → 0.30) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } (13. b4 c6 14. a4 Nd7 15. a5 Rc8 16. Qb3 Qe8 17. b5 cxb5 18. cxb5 Qf7 19. f4 Be7) 13... Nd7?! { (0.30 → 1.01) Inaccuracy. Na6 was best. } (13... Na6 14. a3) 14. Ba3? { (1.01 → -0.31) Mistake. Bg4 was best. } (14. Bg4 Rf6 15. Rac1 c6 16. b4 Rh6 17. h3 a5 18. b5 Rc8 19. cxd5 exd5 20. bxc6 Rcxc6) 14... Rf6 15. b4 Rh6 16. Be2 c6 17. Qb3 Qc7 18. g3 Rf8? { (0.22 → 1.50) Mistake. Kh8 was best. } (18... Kh8) 19. cxd5 cxd5 20. Rac1 Qb8 21. b5 Rf7 22. Qb4?? { (1.68 → -0.83) Blunder. f3 was best. } (22. f3 Rhf6) 22... Be7?? { (-0.83 → 0.88) Blunder. e5 was best. } (22... e5) 23. Qb3 Bxa3 24. Qxa3 Rhf6 25. Qc3 Nf8?! { (0.84 → 1.38) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } (25... e5 26. f3 exd4 27. exd4 Qd6 28. fxe4 dxe4 29. Nc4 Qe7 30. Ne3 Rxf1+ 31. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 32. Kxf1) 26. Bh5 g6 27. Bg4 h5 28. Bh3?? { (0.67 → -1.37) Blunder. Be2 was best. } (28. Be2 h4) 28... Nh7?? { (-1.37 → 0.17) Blunder. g5 was best. } (28... g5 29. Nb3 Ng6 30. Bg2 Qf8 31. a4 a5 32. Qc2 g4 33. Nd2 e5 34. Qc3 exd4 35. exd4) 29. Rc2?? { (0.17 → -1.87) Blunder. f4 was best. } (29. f4) 29... Ng5?? { (-1.87 → 0.20) Blunder. g5 was best. } (29... g5 30. Bg2) 30. Bg2 Nh7?! { (0.00 → 0.85) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } (30... a6 31. h4) 31. f4 g5 32. a4 h4? { (0.54 → 1.62) Mistake. gxf4 was best. } (32... gxf4 33. Rxf4) 33. Nb3?? { (1.62 → -0.59) Blunder. fxg5 was best. } (33. fxg5 Rxf1+) 33... gxf4 34. exf4 hxg3 35. hxg3 Rg6?! { (-0.98 → -0.38) Inaccuracy. Rg7 was best. } (35... Rg7 36. Bh3) 36. Bh3?! { (-0.38 → -1.02) Inaccuracy. Nc1 was best. } (36. Nc1) 36... Rh6 37. Kg2 Kh8? { (-0.54 → 0.77) Mistake. Nf8 was best. } (37... Nf8) 38. Qe3? { (0.77 → -0.69) Mistake. a5 was best. } (38. a5) 38... Qf8? { (-0.69 → 0.76) Mistake. Nf6 was best. } (38... Nf6 39. Rh1 Rfh7 40. Rcc1 Qe8 41. Nd2 a6 42. a5 bxa5 43. b6 a4 44. Rc7 Qh5 45. Nf1) 39. Rcf2?? { (0.76 → -1.45) Blunder. g4 was best. } (39. g4) 39... Rhf6?? { (-1.45 → 1.09) Blunder. Nf6 was best. } (39... Nf6) 40. g4 Rg6 41. Kh2?? { (1.61 → 0.00) Blunder. g5 was best. } (41. g5) 41... Nf6?! { (0.00 → 0.86) Inaccuracy. Kg8 was best. } { The game is a draw. } (41... Kg8 42. g5) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/cHaicIoX"] 
[Date "20/07/2020"] 
[Round "Round 6, Board 6"] 
[White "Sanjoy Banerjee"] 
[Black "Tom Webb"] 
[Result "0-1"] 
[ECO "B28"] 
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Venice System, Steiner Line"] 
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c3 d6 { B28 Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Venice System, Steiner Line } 4. d4 Nf6 5. dxc5 Nxe4 6. Qa4+ Bd7 7. Qxe4 Bc6 8. Qd3 e5 9. Qd1 Qf6 10. Be3 Nd7 11. cxd6 Bxd6 12. Be2 O-O 13. Nbd2 Qg6 14. O-O f5 15. Qc2 e4 16. Nd4 f4 17. Nxc6 fxe3 18. fxe3 Qh6 19. Ne7+ Kh8 20. Rf4 Bxf4 21. exf4 Qxf4 22. Nxe4 Qe5 23. Ng6+ hxg6 24. Qd3 Nf6 25. Qh3+ Nh7 26. Bd3 Rad8 27. Bc2 Rf5 28. Ng3 Rf6 29. Ne4 Rf5 30. Ng3 Rf6 31. Ne4 Rf4 32. Ng3 Qf6 33. Ne4 Qf5 34. Qxf5 gxf5 35. Nc5 Rd2 36. Nd3 Re4 37. Ne1 Ree2 38. Bxf5 Rxb2 39. Rd1 Nf6 40. Rd8+ Re8 41. Rc8 Rxc8 42. Bxc8 Ng4 43. Bxg4 Rxa2 44. c4 Ra4 45. Be6 b5 46. Bd7 Rxc4 47. Nf3 Rc7 48. Be6 a5 49. Nd4 b4 50. Kf2 a4 51. Ke3 b3 52. Nb5 Re7 53. Nd4 Rxe6+ 54. Nxe6 b2 { White resigns. } 0-1

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/aY4kEjk9"] 
[Date "20/07/2020"] 
[Round "Round 6, Board 7"] 
[White "Martin Blasczyk"] 
[Black "Jim Wiseman"] 
[Result "1-0"] 
[ECO "B23"] 
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed Variation"] 
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 { B23 Sicilian Defense: Closed Variation } a6 3. f4 e6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bc5 7. Nb3 Ba7 8. Qg4 Qf6 9. Bd3 Nh6 10. Qh3 d6 11. e5 dxe5 12. Ne4 Qe7 13. fxe5 Nf5 14. Bf4 Nb4 15. g4 Nxd3+ 16. Qxd3 Qh4+ 17. Bg3 Nxg3 18. Nd6+ Ke7 19. Qxg3 Qxg3+ 20. hxg3 f6 21. Nc4 Bd7 22. Rd1 Bc6 23. Rh5 Bf3 24. Rd2 Bxg4 25. exf6+ gxf6 26. Rh4 Bf5 27. Nd6 Bg6 28. Nxb7 Be3 29. Re2 Bg5 30. Rc4 Rac8 31. N3c5 e5 32. Rb4 Rc6 33. Ne4 Bh6 34. Nbc5 Rhc8 35. Rb7+ R8c7 36. Rxc7+ Rxc7 37. Nxa6 Rc6 38. Nb4 Rc4 39. Nd5+ Ke6 40. Ndxf6 Kf7 41. b3 Rc6 42. Ng4 Bg7 43. c4 Bh5 44. Ng5+ Kg6 45. Nxe5+ Bxe5 46. Rxe5 Kf6 47. Rd5 Bg6 48. Kd2 Ra6 49. a4 h6 50. Nf3 Be4 51. Rd4 Kf5 52. Ke3 Bc2 53. Rd5+ Kg4 54. Nd4 Bb1 55. c5 Kxg3 56. c6 Ra8 57. c7 Rc8 58. Nb5 Ba2 59. Rd8 Rxc7 60. Nxc7 Bxb3 61. a5 Bd1 62. a6 Ba4 63. Rg8+ Kh2 64. Kf2 { Black resigns. } 1-0

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/oBeAhrME"] 
[Date "31/07/2020"] 
[Round "Round 6, Board 8"] 
[White "Joseph Butterworth"] 
[Black "Luke Scaife"] 
[Result "1-0"] 
[ECO "E94"] 
[Opening "King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Positional Defense, Closed Line"] 
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. c4 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 Nbd7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O e5 8. d5 { E94 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Positional Defense, Closed Line } Nh5 9. Re1 f5 10. Ng5 Ndf6 11. exf5 gxf5 12. Bxh5 h6 13. Ne6 Bxe6 14. dxe6 Nxh5 15. Qxh5 Qf6 16. Nd5 Qxe6 17. Nxc7 Qxc4 18. Nxa8 Rxa8 19. Bxh6 Qg4 20. Qxg4 fxg4 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Rac1 Kf6 23. Rc7 b6 24. Rec1 d5 25. Rc8 Rxc8 26. Rxc8 Kf5 27. Kf1 Ke4 28. Ke2 d4 29. Re8 d3+ 30. Kd2 g3 31. hxg3 { Black resigns. } 1-0

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/VLHQrBCS"] 
[Date "20/07/2020"] 
[Round "Round 6, Board 9"] 
[White "Peter Jenner"] 
[Black "Kenneth Payne"] 
[Result "1/2-1/2"] 
[ECO "A04"] 
[Opening "Zukertort Opening: Dutch Variation"] 
1. Nf3 f5 { A04 Zukertort Opening: Dutch Variation } 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. b3 Be7 5. Bb2 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. d4 a5 8. Nbd2 Nbd7 9. Ng5 Nb6 10. Bxb7 Bxb7 11. Nxe6 Qd7 12. Nxf8 Rxf8 13. c4 f4 14. d5 Qh3 15. Bxf6 Rxf6 16. e4 Bc8 17. Qf3 Rh6 18. Qg2 Qh5 19. Rfd1 Nd7 20. g4 Qf7 21. f3 Ne5 22. Kf2 Rg6 23. h3 Bh4+ { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/vUo6mo7g"] 
[Date "20/07/2020"] 
[Round "Round 6, Board 10"] 
[White "John Lawton"] 
[Black "Andreas Griese"] 
[Result "1-0"] 
[ECO "D60"] 
[Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Botvinnik Variation"] 
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 { D60 Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Botvinnik Variation } c6 8. O-O h6 9. Bh4 Nh7?! { (0.46 → 1.19) Inaccuracy. dxc4 was best. } (9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 b5 11. Be2 Bb7 12. Ne5 c5 13. Bxb5 cxd4 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Qxd4) 10. Bg3 f5 11. cxd5 cxd5?? { (1.03 → 2.96) Blunder. exd5 was best. } (11... exd5 12. Qc2 g6 13. h4 Nhf6 14. Ne2 Nh5 15. Bf4 Kg7 16. Bh2 Kg8 17. Nf4 Nxf4 18. Bxf4) 12. Nb5 Qb6?! { (2.98 → 4.23) Inaccuracy. Ndf6 was best. } (12... Ndf6 13. Nc7) 13. Nc7 e5? { (4.07 → 8.57) Mistake. Rb8 was best. } (13... Rb8 14. Nb5 Ra8 15. a4 Ndf6 16. Bc7 Qc6 17. Ne5 Qe8 18. Nd6 Bxd6 19. Bxd6 Bd7 20. Rc1) 14. Nxa8 e4 15. Nxb6 { Black resigns. } 1-0

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/G0slz1ZJ"] 
[Date "20/07/2020"] 
[Round "Round 6, Board 11"] 
[White "Lee Webster"] 
[Black "Steve Winstanley"] 
[Result "0-1"] 
[ECO "D05"] 
[Opening "Rubinstein Opening"] 
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 c5 5. b3 { D05 Rubinstein Opening } Be7 6. Bb2 a6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Nbd2 b5 9. c4 bxc4 10. bxc4 Bb7 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 13. f4 Rb8 14. Rb1 Nb6 15. f5 Kd7 16. fxe6+ fxe6 17. cxd5 Nxd5 18. Qe2 g6 19. e4 Nb4 20. Bc4 Rf8 21. Nf3 Kc7 22. Bxe6 Qd3 23. Qxd3 Nxd3 24. Rfd1 Bxe4 { White resigns. } 0-1

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/MnmUaQcM"] 
[Date "29/07/2020"] 
[Round "Round 6, Board 12"] 
[White "Jürgen Büdel"] 
[Black "Chris Burr"] 
[Result "1-0"] 
[ECO "C26"] 
[Opening "Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid, Spielmann Attack"] 
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bc5 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 { C26 Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid, Spielmann Attack } h6 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O Bg4 7. a3 a6 8. h3 Bh5 9. Nd5 Nc6 10. c3 b5 11. Ba2 Nxd5 12. Bxd5 Qd7 13. Kh2 Rd8 14. g4 Bg6 15. Nh4 Bh7 16. a4 Ne7 17. Bb3 g5 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. exf5 h5 20. Kg2 Qc6+ 21. Qf3 Qxf3+ 22. Kxf3 f6 23. axb5 axb5 24. Be3 hxg4+ 25. hxg4 Bxe3 26. fxe3 Rh3+ 27. Ke2 d5 28. Rh1 Rh4 29. Rxh4 gxh4 30. Rh1 d4 31. Rxh4 Kd7 32. exd4 exd4 33. Be6+ Kc6 34. Rh6 dxc3 35. bxc3 Rd6 36. Rxf6 Nd5 37. Bxd5+ Kxd5 38. Rxd6+ cxd6 39. Ke3 Ke5 40. d4+ Kf6 41. Kf4 d5 42. g5+ Kf7 43. Ke5 Kg7 44. Kxd5 Kf7 45. Kc5 { Black resigns. } 1-0

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