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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

4NCL Online to resume in late August

Details: Written by John Redmond; Category: Club News; Published: 17 July 2020

The 4NCL Online will be returning on a fortnightly basis from 25 August - 15 December for season 2. (A third season will start in the New Year.)

After our exploits in the first season Atticus should be entitled to enter at least 2 teams (of 4) - one in Division 2 and one in Division 4. It would be very useful to see how much interest there is to play. Please send your thoughts to me about availability etc so I can start to gauge how many teams we can enter.

Thanks,

John Redmond (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

Atticus Open 2020, Games Round 5

Details: Written by Martin Blasczyk; Category: Atticus Open Championship 2020; Published: 13 July 2020

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] [Site "https://lichess.org/0BGFMv17"] [Date "13/07/2020"] [Round "Round 5, Board 1"] [White "Colin Horton"] [Black "Michael O'Mahony"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C01"] [Opening "French Defense: Exchange Variation, Monte Carlo Variation"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. c4 { C01 French Defense: Exchange Variation, Monte Carlo Variation } Nf6 5. Nf3 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bc4 c6 9. O-O Be6 10. Qb3 b5 11. Bxd5 Bxd5 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. Re1 Bf6 14. Bd2 Nd7 15. Qxd5 cxd5 16. g4 g6 17. g5 Bg7 18. Re7 Nb6 19. b3 Rfe8 20. Rae1 Kf8 21. Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. Bb4+ { White wins on time. } 1-0 [Event "Atticus Open 2020"] [Site "https://lichess.org/PUBDVin5"] [Date "13/07/2020"] [Round "Round 5, Board 2"] [White "Kevin Sartain"] [Black "Stephen Kee"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Polish Opening"] 1. b4 { A00 Polish Opening } e5 2. b5?! { (-0.09 → -0.73) Inaccuracy. Bb2 was best. } (2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. c4 O-O 5. a3 Ba5 6. e3 d5) 2... d6 3. Bb2 f5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. d3 h6 9. Nbd2 Be6 10. c4 Nbd7 11. a4 g5 12. g3?! { (0.13 → -0.52) Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } (12. h3 a6 13. Qc2 Qe8 14. Nh2 Qg6 15. d4 e4 16. f3 d5 17. fxe4 dxe4 18. a5 axb5) 12... Qe8 13. Kg2 Qg6 14. Rg1?! { (-0.66 → -1.41) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } (14. a5) 14... f4?! { (-1.41 → -0.39) Inaccuracy. Rae8 was best. } (14... Rae8) 15. exf4 gxf4?? { (-0.83 → 1.51) Blunder. exf4 was best. } (15... exf4) 16. Nh4 Qf7?? { (1.32 → 3.33) Blunder. f3+ was best. } (16... f3+ 17. Ndxf3) 17. Bf3?? { (3.33 → -0.35) Blunder. gxf4 was best. } (17. gxf4 Nh7 18. Kh1 Qxf4 19. Ng6 Qf7 20. f4 Ng5 21. fxg5 Qxg6 22. Bh5 Qh7 23. gxh6 Qxh6) 17... Nc5 18. Qe2 fxg3 19. fxg3 Qd7 20. d4?? { (-0.52 → -3.89) Blunder. Kh1 was best. } (20. Kh1 Bg4 21. Rgf1 Rae8 22. Ne4 Bxf3+ 23. Rxf3 Nfxe4 24. Rxf8+ Rxf8 25. dxe4 h5 26. Ba3 Nb3) 20... exd4 21. Bxd4 Rae8? { (-4.37 → -2.52) Mistake. Bh3+ was best. } (21... Bh3+) 22. Qd1? { (-2.52 → -4.80) Mistake. g4 was best. } (22. g4 Bd5) 22... Ng4 23. Ne4?! { (-4.86 → -8.33) Inaccuracy. Bxc5 was best. } (23. Bxc5 dxc5) 23... Nxe4 24. Bxe4 Bxd4?! { (-7.37 → -4.59) Inaccuracy. Bxc4 was best. } (24... Bxc4 25. Re1 Rxe4 26. Rxe4 Bd5 27. Qd3 Bxd4 28. Qxd4 Qe6 29. Re1 Nf2 30. Ng6 Bxe4+ 31. Rxe4) 25. Qxd4 Rf2+ 26. Qxf2 Nxf2 27. Kxf2 Bxc4 28. Bxb7?? { (-3.54 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bf3 was best. } (28. Bf3) 28... Re2+ 29. Kf3 Qf7+ { White resigns. } 0-1 [Event "Atticus Open 2020"] [Site "https://lichess.org/X0B2zglT"] [Date "13/07/2020"] [Round "Round 5, Board 3"] [White "Phil Ramsey"] [Black "Luke Boumphrey"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A45"] [Opening "Indian Game"] 1. d4 Nf6 { A45 Indian Game } 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. h4 c6 6. Be2 Qa5?! { (0.00 → 0.56) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } (6... h5 7. Nf3 Qb6 8. Na4 Qa5+ 9. c3 Nbd7 10. b4 Qd8 11. O-O) 7. Qd2 h5 8. f3?! { (0.32 → -0.20) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } (8. Nf3 O-O) 8... Nbd7?! { (-0.20 → 0.48) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (8... O-O 9. Nh3 Bxh3 10. Rxh3 Nbd7 11. a3 Rae8 12. O-O-O e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Kb1 Qb6 15. Na4) 9. e4? { (0.48 → -0.62) Mistake. Nh3 was best. } (9. Nh3 O-O 10. Nf2 Re8 11. Nd3 Nb6 12. b3 Bf5 13. a4 Nbd7 14. O-O Bxd3 15. cxd3 e5) 9... dxe4 10. fxe4 Ng4?! { (-0.95 → -0.36) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } (10... e5 11. dxe5) 11. e5 Nb6?! { (-0.65 → 0.24) Inaccuracy. Nf8 was best. } (11... Nf8) 12. a3 Nd5 13. b4?! { (0.12 → -0.64) Inaccuracy. Nxd5 was best. } (13. Nxd5 Qxd2+) 13... Nxb4 14. Bc4?? { (-0.59 → -2.28) Blunder. Nf3 was best. } (14. Nf3 Nd5) 14... Bf5?! { (-2.28 → -1.59) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } (14... c5 15. Rd1 Nc6 16. Nd5 Bf5 17. Nf3 Qxd2+ 18. Rxd2 O-O-O 19. Bg5 f6 20. Bf4 Rhe8 21. O-O) 15. Bb3 Na6 16. Nf3 O-O 17. O-O Rfd8 18. Ne4?! { (-1.36 → -2.16) Inaccuracy. Qe1 was best. } (18. Qe1 Nc7) 18... Qxd2 19. Nexd2 Nc7 20. Rfe1 Ne6?! { (-2.55 → -1.78) Inaccuracy. Nb5 was best. } (20... Nb5 21. c3 Nxc3 22. Bg5 Bf8 23. Rac1 Nd5 24. Ne4 a5 25. Nc5 b6 26. Ne4 Rac8 27. Nc3) 21. Bxe6 Bxe6 22. c3 Bd5 23. c4 Bxf3 24. gxf3?? { (-1.44 → -4.51) Blunder. Nxf3 was best. } (24. Nxf3 Bh6) 24... Rxd4 25. Bg5 Nxe5 26. f4?! { (-5.60 → -8.09) Inaccuracy. Kg2 was best. } (26. Kg2 Rad8) 26... Rxd2?! { (-8.09 → -4.88) Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best. } (26... Ng4) 27. fxe5 Rc2 28. Bxe7 Rxc4 29. Rad1 Re8 30. Rd7 Bf8 31. Bxf8 Rxf8?! { (-4.68 → -3.02) Inaccuracy. Kxf8 was best. } (31... Kxf8 32. Rxb7 a5 33. Rc7 Re6 34. Re3 Rxh4 35. Rf3 Rg4+ 36. Kf2 Re7 37. Rxc6 Rxe5 38. Rc8+) 32. Rxb7 Rg4+ 33. Kf2 Ra4 34. Rc7?! { (-2.34 → -3.50) Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } (34. Rc1 a5 35. Rxc6 Rxh4 36. Ra6 a4 37. Kg2 Rg4+ 38. Kf3 Rg5 39. Re7 h4 40. Rxa4 Rg3+) 34... Rxa3 35. Rxc6 Ra4 36. Kg3 Rg4+ 37. Kh3?! { (-3.17 → -4.51) Inaccuracy. Kf3 was best. } (37. Kf3 Rb8) 37... Rb8 38. Re3 Rbb4 39. Ra6 Rxh4+ 40. Kg3 Rhg4+ 41. Kh3 Rb1 42. Kh2 Rb2+ 43. Kh3 Rb7 44. e6 Re7 45. exf7+ Kxf7?! { (-4.59 → -3.52) Inaccuracy. Rxf7 was best. } (45... Rxf7 46. Re8+ Kg7 47. Kh2 Rgf4 48. Ra5 R4f5 49. Ra1 Rf2+ 50. Kg1 h4 51. Ra5 R2f5 52. Ra1) 46. Rxe7+? { (-3.52 → -7.34) Mistake. Rc3 was best. } (46. Rc3 Kg7) 46... Kxe7 47. Rxa7+?! { (-6.25 → -11.27) Inaccuracy. Kh2 was best. } (47. Kh2 Re4) 47... Kf6 48. Ra5 Re4 49. Kg3 g5 50. Kf3 Re5 51. Ra6+ Kf5 52. Ra4 g4+ 53. Kg3 Re3+ 54. Kf2 Rf3+ 55. Kg2 Kg5 56. Ra5+ Kh4 57. Rb5 Ra3 58. Rb2 Rg3+ 59. Kh2 Rh3+ 60. Kg2 Kg5 61. Rb5+ Kh4 62. Rc5 Rg3+ 63. Kh2 Ra3 64. Rc2 Rf3 65. Kg2 Kg5 66. Rc5+ Rf5 67. Rc3 h4 68. Rd3? { (-4.64 → -49.56) Mistake. Ra3 was best. } (68. Ra3 Rb5) 68... Ra5 69. Rd2 h3+ 70. Kh2 Kh4 71. Rd8?! { (-14.66 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd4 was best. } (71. Rd4) 71... g3+ { White resigns. } 0-1 [Event "Atticus Open 2020"] [Site "https://lichess.org/wRfIefP2"] [Date "13/074/2020"] [Round "Round 5, Board 4"] [White "David James"] [Black "Sanjoy Banerjee"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D67"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Main Line"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 c6 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O { D67 Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Main Line } N7f6 12. Re1 Rd8 13. e4 Nxc3 14. Rxc3 b5 15. Bd3 Bb7 16. Qc1 Qd7 17. Rc5 Rac8 18. e5 Nd5 19. Re4 Nb4 20. Bb1 Na6 21. Rh4 Nxc5 22. Qxc5 Qd5 23. Bxh7+ Kh8 24. Be4+ Kg8 25. Bxd5 cxd5 26. Qb4 Rc1+ 27. Ne1 Rdc8 28. h3 R1c4 29. Qd2 b4 30. Rg4 a5 31. Qg5 g6 32. Qf6 Kf8 33. Nd3 Ba6 34. Rh4 Ke8 35. Rh8+ Kd7 36. Qxf7+ { Black resigns. } 1-0 [Event "Atticus Open 2020"] [Site "https://lichess.org/506lyqvH"] [Date "13/07/2020"] [Round "Round 5, Board 5"] [White "Peter O'Driscoll"] [Black "Martin Blasczyk"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C18"] [Opening "French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 { C18 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation } Qb6 7. Qg4 Ne7 8. Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7 Nbc6 10. Ne2 Bd7 11. dxc5 Qxc5 12. Be3 Qa5 13. f4 O-O-O 14. Qd3 Nf5 15. Bd2 Qb6 16. Nd4 Ncxd4 17. cxd4 Qxd4 18. Qxd4 Nxd4 19. Kf2 Kb8 20. Bd3 Rc8 21. h4 Nxc2 22. Rac1 Nxa3 23. Rxc8+ Kxc8 24. h5 Nc4 25. Bb4 a5 26. Be7 Nb2 27. Bb1 d4 28. h6 Bc6 29. h7 Rxg2+ 30. Kf1 Bd5 31. h8=Q+ Kc7 32. Qd8+ Kc6 33. Qxd5+ Kxd5 34. Kxg2 { Black resigns. } 1-0 [Event "Atticus Open 2020"] [Site "https://lichess.org/KlAStL1l"] [Date "13/07/2020"] [Round "Round 5, Board 6"] [White "John Williams"] [Black "Peter Jenner"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B10"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack"] 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 { B10 Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack } dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 e6 8. Bc4 Nf6 9. O-O Bd6 10. d3 h6 11. Re1 O-O 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Rxe4 Nd7 14. Bd2 Qf6 15. Qxf6 Nxf6 16. Re2 Rad8 17. a4 Nd5 18. a5 Bc5 19. c3 Bd6 20. g3 Rfe8 21. Kg2 Kf8 22. f4 Bc5 23. d4 Be7 24. Rf1 Bf6 25. g4 Rd7 26. g5 hxg5 27. fxg5 Bd8 28. b4 Bc7 29. h4 e5 30. h5 Nf4+ 31. Bxf4 exf4 32. Rfe1 Rxe2+ 33. Rxe2 Bd8 34. h6 gxh6 35. gxh6 f5 36. Re6 Rh7 37. Rg6 Be7 38. Rg8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0 [Event "Atticus open 2020"] [Site "https://lichess.org/pIir1KnT"] [Date "2020.07.13"] [Round "Round 5, Board 7"] [White "Steve Burge"] [Black "Andreas Griese"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B23"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Grand Prix Attack, Schofman Variation"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bc4 Bg7 6. f5 { B23 Sicilian Defense: Grand Prix Attack, Schofman Variation } d6 7. d3 Nf6 8. O-O O-O 9. fxe6 Bxe6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. Qe1 h6 12. Qg3 g5 13. Bxg5 hxg5 14. Nxg5 Qe7 15. Qh4 Rae8 16. Ne2 Ne5 17. Nf4 Qd7 18. Rae1 b6 19. Re3 Nfg4 20. Qh7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0 [Event "Atticus Open 2020"] [Site "https://lichess.org/g0vaA8xR"] [Date "12/07/2020"] [Round "Round 5, Board 8"] [White "Roland Howorka"] [Black "Joseph Butterworth"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E46"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian Defense: Reshevsky Variation"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Ne2 { E46 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Reshevsky Variation } d5 6. a3 Be7 7. Ng3 b6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Be2 Be6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. b4 c5 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. bxc5 Nxc5 14. Nb5 Nce4 15. Bb2 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Rb8 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Rb1 Bf5 19. Bd3 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 a6 21. Nd4 Bxd4 22. Qxd4 Qa5 23. Rxb8 Rxb8 24. Rd1 Qxa3 25. Qxd5 h6 26. Qd4 Qa2 27. Qe4 Rb2 28. Rd8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0 [Event "Atticus Open 2020"] [Site "https://lichess.org/0NrFKt5P"] [Date "13/07/2020"] [Round "Round 5, Board 9"] [White "Kenneth Payne"] [Black "John Lawton"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B01"] [Opening "Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotroc Variation"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 { B01 Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotroc Variation } 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. d4 Bg4 5. Be2 c6 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Bxf3 Qd6 8. Be3 Nbd7 9. O-O e6 10. c4 Be7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Qb3 Qc7 13. Rfd1 Rad8 14. Rac1 Nb6 15. Na4 Nxa4 16. Qxa4 Qb8 17. a3 Rfe8 18. b4 a6 19. Qb3 Bd6 20. Kh1 Bf4 21. Rb1 Bxe3 22. Qxe3 e5 23. d5 e4 24. Be2 cxd5 25. cxd5 Nxd5 26. Qb3 Nf4 27. Bc4 Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1 Ne6 29. Re1 Qf4 30. Qe3 Qxe3 31. Rxe3 Nc7 32. f3 exf3 33. Rxe8+ Nxe8 34. gxf3 Nd6 35. Bd3 g5 36. Kg2 f5 37. f4 h6 38. Kg3 Kg7 39. Kf3 Kf6 40. a4 Ke6 41. b5 a5 42. Ke3 Kd5 43. Be2 b6 44. Bd3 Nc4+ 45. Kf3 Nd6 46. Ke3 Kc5 47. Bc2 Kd5 48. Bd3 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2 [Event "Atticus Open 2020"] [Site "https://lichess.org/mNG1DoYp"] [Date "13/07/2020"] [Round "Round 5, Board 10"] [White "Jim Wiseman"] [Black "Juergen Buedel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "King's Pawn Game: Nimzowitsch Defense"] 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 { B00 King's Pawn Game: Nimzowitsch Defense } e6 3. c3 Nce7 4. Bd3 Ng6 5. Nf3 c6 6. O-O a5 7. Bd2 b5 8. b3 Ba6 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. Be3 Nf6 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Nbd2 O-O 13. h3 h6 14. Be3 Nh5 15. g3 Nf6 16. c4 b4 17. Nh2 e5 18. d5 d6 19. Ng4 Nxg4 20. hxg4 c5 21. f3 Bc8 22. Qh2 Bg5 23. f4 exf4 24. gxf4 Bf6 25. f5 Bxa1 26. fxg6 Bd4 27. Bxd4 cxd4 28. gxf7+ Rxf7 29. Rxf7 Kxf7 30. Qh5+ Kg8 31. e5 Bxg4 32. Qxg4 Qg5 33. Qxg5 hxg5 34. e6 Kf8 35. Ne4 Ke7 36. Nxg5 a4 37. Nf3 axb3 38. axb3 Ra1+ 39. Kg2 Rd1 40. Bc2 Rc1 41. Nxd4 g5 42. Bg6 Rc3 43. Nc6+ Kf6 44. e7 Kxg6 45. e8=Q+ Kf5 46. Nd4+ Kf4 47. Ne2+ { Black resigns. } 1-0 [Event "Atticus Open 2020"] [Site "https://lichess.org/EnemvhIQ"] [Date "13/07/2020"] [Round "Round 5, Board 11"] [White "Luke Scaife"] [Black "Lee Webster"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C02"] [Opening "French Defense: Advance Variation, Euwe Variation"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 { C02 French Defense: Advance Variation, Euwe Variation } 6. Be3 Qb6 7. b3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Nge7 9. Be2 Nf5 10. Qd2 Bb4 11. Nc3 Qa5 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Qd3 a6 14. Bd2 Nb8 15. a4 Qb6 16. O-O Nc6 17. Kh1 Nfxd4 18. Nxd4 Qxd4 19. Qxd4 Nxd4 20. Bg4 Nxb3 21. Na2 Rxc1 22. Bxc1 Bd2 23. Bxd2 Nxd2 24. Rc1 Nc4 25. Nc3 O-O 26. Nxd5 Nxe5 27. Nb6 Nxg4 28. Nxd7 Nxf2+ 29. Kg1 Nd3 30. Rc7 Rd8 31. Rxb7 h5 32. Ra7 e5 33. Kf1 e4 34. Ke2 Re8 35. Rxa6 e3 36. Nb6 Nb4 37. Ra8 Kf8 38. Rxe8+ Kxe8 39. Kxe3 Ke7 40. Ke4 Nc6 41. Kd5 Na5 42. Nc4 Nxc4 43. Kxc4 Kd7 44. Kd5 f6 45. a5 { Black resigns. } 1-0 [Event "Atticus Open 2020"] [Site "https://lichess.org/qq5sX8GN"] [Date "13/07/2020"] [Round "Round 5, Board 12"] [White "Steve Winstanley"] [Black "Chriss Burr"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C40"] [Opening "King's Pawn Game: Busch-Gass Gambit"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Bc5 { C40 King's Pawn Game: Busch-Gass Gambit } 3. Bc4 d6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bxd4 6. Qxd4 f6 7. O-O Nc6 8. Qd3 Nge7 9. Nc3 Ne5 10. Qe2 c6 11. Bb3 a5 12. a4 N7g6 13. Be3 Qe7 14. Rad1 Be6 15. Bxe6 Qxe6 16. Qd2 Nc4 17. Qc1 O-O 18. b3 Nce5 19. f3 f5 20. Qd2 f4 21. Bf2 Rfd8 22. Qd4 Rd7 23. Qd2 Qf6 24. Ne2 h5 25. Nd4 h4 26. h3 c5 27. Nf5 Qg5 28. Qd5+ Kh7 29. Kh1 Re8 30. Nxd6 Qe7 31. Qxc5 Red8 32. Qxa5 Qf6 33. Bb6 Nc6 34. Bxd8 Qxd8 35. Qxd8 Nxd8 36. Nc4 Rxd1 37. Rxd1 Nc6 38. Rd7 Nb4 39. Rxb7 Nxc2 40. a5 Ne3 41. a6 Nf1 42. a7 Ng3+ 43. Kg1 Ne2+ 44. Kf2 { Black resigns. } 1-0

Atticus v Crewe July 22 19h30 on Lichess

Details: Written by sjb; Category: Club News; Published: 08 July 2020

Atticus have been challenged to an online Lichess match on July 22nd at 19h30,

Time control will be 45mins plus 15 seconds.

So far we have a team of 7 players but would welcome any more players who might like to join in. Crewe have suggested they could field up to 17 players.

Please Contact Organiser Jim Wiseman ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) for further details or if you would like to join the team.

Sad News Today 8/7/20

Details: Written by sjb; Category: Club News; Published: 08 July 2020

The Club has received the sad news that long time member Dave Healiss has recently passed away. An obituary will be posted shortly.

Dave last played for Atticus 2 in the Championship winning team of 2016/17. That season he turned out in every match and had an excellent record of 10/14.

Atticus Open 2020, Games Round 4

Details: Written by Martin Blasczyk; Category: Atticus Open Championship 2020; Published: 06 July 2020

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/YG3TgQlT"] 
[Date "06/07/2020"] 
[Round "Round 4, Board 1"] 
[White "Colin Horton"] 
[Black "Peter O'Driscoll"] 
[Result "1-0"] 
[ECO "B33"] 
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Chelyabinsk Variation"] 
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 { B33 Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Chelyabinsk Variation } Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. h4 Bh6 14. g4 f6 15. Nce3 Bxe3 16. Nxe3 Ne7 17. Qb3+ Kh8 18. h5 Bb7 19. Bg2 Qe8 20. O-O-O Rd8 21. Rd2 a5 22. Rhd1 d5 23. exd5 Rd6 24. Be4 Qa8 25. Qxb5 Rc8 26. Kb1 Qa7 27. c4 a4 28. Qb4 Rc5 29. Bc2 Rb6 30. Qa3 Kg8 31. Qxa4 Qxa4 32. Bxa4 Rb4 33. d6 { Black resigns. } 1-0

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/HXTbWpBN"] 
[Date "06/07/2020"] 
[Round "Round 4, Board 2"] 
[White "Michael O'Mahony"] 
[Black "David James"] 
[Result "1-0"] 
[ECO "A45"] 
[Opening "Indian Game"] 
1. d4 Nf6 { A45 Indian Game } 2. e3 e6 3. Bd3 c5 4. Nd2 d5 5. c3 Nc6 6. f4 cxd4 7. exd4 Bd6 8. g3 h5 9. Ngf3 Ng4 10. Qe2 Bd7 11. Ne5 Ngxe5 12. fxe5 Be7 13. Nf3 h4 14. Bf4 g5 15. Be3 hxg3 16. O-O-O g4 17. Nd2 Bg5 18. hxg3 Rf8 19. Bf4 Bxf4 20. gxf4 Qe7 21. Qxg4 O-O-O 22. Rh7 Rg8 23. Rg7 Rxg7 24. Qxg7 Rf8 25. Rg1 f6 26. Nf3 fxe5 27. Nxe5 Qxg7 28. Rxg7 Be8 29. Rg4 Nxe5 30. fxe5 Rf3 31. Rg8 Rxd3 32. Rxe8+ Kd7 33. Rg8 Rh3 34. Rg7+ Kc6 35. Re7 Rh6 36. Kc2 a5 37. Kb3 b5 38. a4 Rg6 39. axb5+ Kxb5 40. Re8 Rh6 41. Rb8+ Ka6 42. Ka4 Rh2 43. Rb5 Rh1 44. Rxa5+ Kb6 45. Rb5+ Ka6 46. Rc5 Kb7 47. b4 Ra1+ 48. Kb5 Ra8 49. Rc6 Re8 50. Kc5 { Black resigns. } 1-0

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/9fexJIM2"] 
[Date "06/07/2020"] 
[Round "Round 4, Board 3"] 
[White "Steve Kee"] 
[Black "Peter Jenner"] 
[Result "1-0"] 
[ECO "A02"] 
[Opening "Bird Opening"] 
1. f4 Nf6 { A02 Bird Opening } 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Bg4 4. Bg2 Bxf3 5. Bxf3 e6 6. O-O c6 7. c4 Bc5+ 8. Kh1 Nbd7 9. Qc2 h5 10. e3 Qe7 11. b3 Ng4 12. Bb2 Ndf6 13. h4 O-O-O 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Nc3 d4 16. Na4 Nxe3 17. dxe3 Bb6 18. Nxb6+ axb6 19. Bxd4 c5 20. b4 Nd5 21. bxc5 Nxe3 22. Bxe3 Qxe3 23. cxb6+ Kb8 24. Qc7+ { Black resigns. } 1-0

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/nAlzXJFR"] 
[Date "06/07/2020"] 
[Round "Round 4, Board 4"] 
[White "Luke Boumphrey"] 
[Black "Steve Burge"] 
[Result "1-0"] 
[ECO "C40"] 
[Opening "Latvian Gambit"] 
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 { C40 Latvian Gambit } 3. d3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Be2 Bb4 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 d6 8. exf5 Bxf5 9. d4 exd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 O-O 12. O-O Qe8 13. Bf3 c6 14. Re1 Qg6 15. c3 Rae8 16. Rxe8 Rxe8 17. Qb3+ Qf7 18. Qxf7+ Kxf7 19. Bxa7 g5 20. Be3 g4 21. Bd1 Nd5 22. Bb3 Kg6 23. Bxd5 cxd5 24. Kf1 h5 25. Ke2 h4 26. Kd2 h3 27. g3 Kf6 28. Bf4 Rd8 29. a4 Ke6 30. b4 Kd7 31. a5 Ra8 32. Re1 b6 33. Ra1 bxa5 34. Rxa5 Rxa5 35. bxa5 Kc6 36. Be3 Kb5 37. Bb6 Be4 38. Ke3 Bf5 39. f3 gxf3 40. Kxf3 Bc8 41. Ke3 Kc4 42. Bd4 Kb5 43. Bb6 Kc4 44. Kd2 Kb5 45. Kd3 Be6 46. Kd4 Ka6 47. Bd8 Kb5 48. Ke3 Bc8 49. Kf4 Kc4 50. Bf6 Kb5 51. Bd8 Kc4 52. Bf6 Kb5 53. g4 Kxa5 54. Kg3 Kb5 55. Kxh3 Kc6 56. Kh4 Kd7 57. Kg5 Ke6 58. h4 Kf7 59. h5 Kg8 60. Bd4 Kh7 61. Kh4 Kh6 62. g5+ Kh7 63. g6+ Kg8 64. h6 Bf5 65. h7+ { Black resigns. } 1-0

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/uMK4fmAs"] 
[Date "06/07/2020"] 
[Round "Round 4, Board 5"] 
[White "Kevin Sartain"] 
[Black "John Williams"] 
[Result "1-0"] 
[ECO "A00"] 
[Opening "Polish Opening"] 
1. b4 { A00 Polish Opening } e5 2. b5 d5 3. Bb2 Bd6 4. Nf3 Qe7 5. e3 Bg4 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O O-O 8. d3 Nbd7 9. Nbd2 c6 10. a4 c5 11. c4 e4 12. Ne1 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Be5 14. Bxe5 Qxe5 15. Ra2 Rad8 16. cxd5 Qxd5 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. dxe4 Qxe4 19. Qf3 Rfe8 20. Qxe4 Rxe4 21. Nf3 Nb6 22. g3 f6 23. Rc1 Rc8 24. a5 Nd5 25. Rd2 Nb4 26. Rd7 b6 27. Rxa7 bxa5 28. Rxa5 c4 29. Nd4 Nd3 30. Rc3 Rc5 31. Ra4 Nb2 32. Rb4 { Black resigns. } 1-0

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/b1IqobBi"] 
[Date "06/07/2020"] 
[Round "Round 4, Board 6"] 
[White "Martin Blasczyk"] 
[Black "Sanjoy Banerjee"] 
[Result "1/2-1/2"] 
[ECO "B23"] 
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Grand Prix Attack"] 
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 { B23 Sicilian Defense: Grand Prix Attack } g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bb5 Nd4 6. O-O Nxb5 7. Nxb5 d5 8. e5 d4 9. d3 a6 10. Na3 b5 11. c3 dxc3 12. bxc3 e6 13. Be3 Qe7 14. Nc2 Bb7 15. a4 Nh6 16. h3 Nf5 17. Bf2 Qc7 18. axb5 axb5 19. Rxa8+ Bxa8 20. Na3 b4 21. cxb4 cxb4 22. Qa4+ Bc6 23. Qxb4 Bf8 24. Bc5 Bxf3 25. Bxf8 Bxg2 26. Bd6 Qb7 27. Qxb7 Bxb7 28. Rb1 Bc8 29. Rb8 Nxd6 30. exd6 O-O 31. Nc4 Bd7 32. Rb7 Ba4 33. Ra7 Bb5 34. Rb7 Ba6 35. Ra7 Bb5 36. Rb7 Ba6 37. Rc7 Rd8 38. d7 Kg7 39. Nb6 Kf6 40. Rc8 Ke7 41. Rc7 Bxd3 42. Nc8+ Kf8 43. Nd6 Ke7 44. Nb7 Bb5 45. Nxd8 Kxd8 46. Rb7 Bxd7 47. Rb8+ Ke7 48. Kf2 Kf6 49. Rb7 Bc6 50. Rc7 Bd5 51. Kg3 h5 52. h4 e5 53. fxe5+ Kxe5 54. Re7+ Be6 55. Kf3 Kf5 56. Ra7 Bd5+ 57. Ke3 Kg4 58. Ra4+ Kh3 59. Rd4 Be6 60. Rf4 Kg3 61. Rd4 Bg4 62. Rf4 f5 63. Rf1 Kxh4 64. Rh1+ Kg5 65. Kf2 Kf4 66. Ra1 g5 67. Ra4+ Ke5 68. Ra5+ Kd4 69. Ra4+ Kc5 70. Ra5+ Kb4 71. Ra8 h4 72. Rg8 h3 73. Rxg5 Kc4 74. Kg3 Kd4 75. Rg8 Ke5 76. Rf8 Ke6 77. Re8+ Kf7 78. Rh8 Ke6 79. Re8+ Kf7 80. Rh8 Kg7 81. Ra8 Kf6 82. Rh8 Kg7 83. Ra8 Kh7 84. Ra6 Kg7 85. Ra8 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/FAWCjSyk"] 
[Date "06/07/2020"] 
[Round "Round 4, Board 7"] 
[White "Phil Ramsey"] 
[Black "Kenneth Payne"] 
[Result "1-0"] 
[ECO "A80"] 
[Opening "Dutch Defense"] 
1. d4 f5 { A80 Dutch Defense } 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. h3 g6 5. h4?! { (0.77 → 0.10) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } (5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 Bd7 7. Nge2 Bg7 8. gxf5 exf5 9. h4 Nc6) 5... h6 6. Nf3 d6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. Nbd2?! { (-0.31 → -1.09) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } (8. c4) 8... Qe7 9. c3 Nc6 10. Nc4 O-O 11. Qc2 Ne4 12. Nfd2 Nxd2 13. Nxd2 e5 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Bh2 Be6?! { (-1.51 → -0.50) Inaccuracy. Qxh4 was best. } (15... Qxh4 16. Nf3 Qe7 17. Qb3+ Kh8 18. O-O-O a6 19. Bg3 g5 20. Bc4 e4 21. Nd2 Na5 22. Qa4) 16. Bd3? { (-0.50 → -2.03) Mistake. h5 was best. } (16. h5 g5) 16... e4? { (-2.03 → -0.54) Mistake. Qxh4 was best. } (16... Qxh4) 17. Bc4 Bxc4 18. Nxc4 b5?? { (-0.90 → 0.69) Blunder. a6 was best. } (18... a6 19. h5) 19. Qb3 bxc4 20. Qxc4+ Kh7 21. Qxc6 Qxh4? { (0.68 → 2.07) Mistake. Rab8 was best. } (21... Rab8 22. b3) 22. g3?? { (2.07 → -2.19) Blunder. O-O-O was best. } (22. O-O-O) 22... Qe7?! { (-2.19 → -1.25) Inaccuracy. Qg4 was best. } (22... Qg4 23. Qxc7 Rad8 24. Qf4 Qh5 25. O-O Rd7 26. Qh4 Qf3 27. Qf4 Qe2 28. g4 g5 29. Qg3) 23. O-O-O Rfd8? { (-1.26 → 0.00) Mistake. Rad8 was best. } (23... Rad8 24. Rxd8) 24. g4 Be5?? { (-0.23 → 7.78) Blunder. fxg4 was best. } (24... fxg4 25. Bxc7) 25. Rxd8?? { (7.78 → 2.59) Blunder. Bxe5 was best. } (25. Bxe5 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Rd8 27. Rxd8 Qxd8 28. Qe6 Qf8 29. Qd7+ Kg8 30. Qc6 Kf7 31. Qd5+ Ke8) 25... Rxd8 26. gxf5 Rd6?? { (2.73 → 8.68) Blunder. Bd6 was best. } (26... Bd6 27. fxg6+ Kg7 28. Bxd6 cxd6 29. Rd1 d5 30. Rg1 Rd6 31. Qc5 Rd7 32. Qb5 Rd6 33. a4) 27. Qxe4 gxf5 28. Qxf5+ Kg8 29. Qxe5 Qxe5 30. Bxe5 Rd7 31. Rxh6 { Black resigns. } 1-0

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/Evh8JKUX"] 
[Date "06/07/2020"] 
[Round "Round 4, Board 8"] 
[White "Juergen Buedel"] 
[Black "Tom Webb"] 
[Result "0-1"] 
[ECO "B23"] 
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed Variation"] 
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 { B23 Sicilian Defense: Closed Variation } a6 3. a4 e6 4. f4 Ne7 5. Nf3 Nbc6 6. Be2 d5 7. O-O d4 8. Na2? { (0.41 → -0.62) Mistake. Nb1 was best. } (8. Nb1 Ng6) 8... g6 9. Qe1 Bg7 10. d3 b5?! { (-0.54 → 0.05) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } (10... a5) 11. axb5? { (0.05 → -1.45) Mistake. Bd2 was best. } (11. Bd2 f5) 11... axb5 12. Bd2 Bb7? { (-1.24 → 0.00) Mistake. b4 was best. } (12... b4 13. Qb1 Qa5 14. Qc1 h6 15. Be1 e5 16. Bg3 Be6 17. b3 exf4 18. Qxf4 O-O 19. Bh4) 13. c3? { (0.00 → -1.13) Mistake. b4 was best. } (13. b4) 13... O-O 14. cxd4?? { (-1.32 → -4.36) Blunder. Kh1 was best. } (14. Kh1) 14... Nxd4 15. Nxd4?! { (-4.34 → -5.84) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } (15. Nc3 Rxa1) 15... Bxd4+ 16. Kh1 Nc6?? { (-5.61 → -2.00) Blunder. Bxb2 was best. } (16... Bxb2 17. f5 exf5 18. Qb1 Bxa1 19. Qxa1 Re8 20. Bg5 Qd4 21. Qxd4 cxd4 22. Nb4 Nc6 23. Nxc6) 17. Nc3 b4 18. Rxa8 Qxa8 19. Nd1 Qa1 20. Qg3?! { (-2.00 → -3.19) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } (20. h4 Re8) 20... Bxb2 21. Ne3?! { (-2.77 → -3.85) Inaccuracy. Nxb2 was best. } (21. Nxb2 Qxb2) 21... Qa8? { (-3.85 → -2.26) Mistake. Qa2 was best. } (21... Qa2 22. f5 Bg7 23. Nc4 exf5 24. exf5 Nd4 25. Bg4 Bd5 26. f6 Bxf6 27. Qd6 Nb3 28. Qxd5) 22. f5 Qb8? { (-1.92 → -0.66) Mistake. Nd4 was best. } (22... Nd4 23. Bd1 exf5 24. exf5 Bc3 25. Bxc3 bxc3 26. Qh3 Qa2 27. f6 Kh8 28. Qd7 Qd2 29. Qe7) 23. fxg6?? { (-0.66 → -3.82) Blunder. Qg5 was best. } (23. Qg5 f6 24. Qh6 exf5 25. exf5 g5 26. Ng4 Qa8 27. Bf3 Ne7 28. Bxg5 Bxf3 29. Nxf6+ Bxf6) 23... Qxg3 24. gxh7+ Kxh7 25. hxg3 Be5?! { (-3.56 → -2.61) Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best. } (25... Kg7 26. Nc4) 26. Ng4 Bd4 27. Bh6 Bg7 28. Bxg7 Kxg7 29. Nf6? { (-2.88 → -4.71) Mistake. Ra1 was best. } (29. Ra1 Nd4) 29... Nd4 30. Bg4 Bc8?! { (-5.43 → -3.55) Inaccuracy. Ba6 was best. } (30... Ba6 31. Nh5+) 31. e5 Ba6 32. Nd7? { (-3.84 → -7.71) Mistake. Rd1 was best. } (32. Rd1 b3) 32... Rh8+ 33. Kg1 Bxd3 34. Rd1 c4 35. Kf2 c3?! { (-7.74 → -4.76) Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } (35... b3 36. Ke3) 36. Ke3?! { (-4.76 → -8.34) Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } (36. Nc5 c2 37. Nxd3 cxd1=N+ 38. Bxd1 b3 39. Ke3 Rd8 40. Kd2 Kg6 41. g4 Kg5 42. Kc1 Nc6) 36... c2 37. Kxd3 cxd1=Q+?! { (-8.06 → -5.65) Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } (37... b3) 38. Bxd1 Nf5 39. g4 Ne7 40. Kc4 Rd8 41. Ba4 Nd5 42. g5 Kg6 43. Kc5?! { (-5.40 → -8.55) Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } (43. Nc5) 43... Kxg5 44. Kd6 Nb6 45. Bb3 Rxd7+ 46. Kc6 Rd3 47. Bc2?! { (-61.43 → Mate in 15) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ba2 was best. } (47. Ba2 b3 48. Bb1 Rd1 49. Bh7 Nd7 50. Kb5 b2 51. Ka4 Nxe5 52. Bc2 Ra1+ 53. Kb4 b1=Q+) 47... Rc3+ { White resigns. } 0-1

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/Vr7J0MEl"] 
[Date "06/07/2020"] 
[Round "Round 4, Board 9"] 
[White "Andreas Griese"] 
[Black "Jim Wiseman"] 
[Result "1-0"] 
[ECO "A05"] 
[Opening "Zukertort Opening: Quiet System"] 
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e3 { A05 Zukertort Opening: Quiet System } c5 3. c4 d6?! { (0.00 → 0.58) Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } (3... g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. Be2 d5 8. cxd5) 4. Nc3 e6?! { (0.12 → 0.72) Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } (4... g6 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 Bg7 7. Bg5 h6 8. Be3 O-O 9. Be2) 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O b6?! { (0.47 → 1.03) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (8... d5) 9. Bg5 h6?? { (0.52 → 2.69) Blunder. Bb7 was best. } (9... Bb7 10. Rc1 d5 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Qd2 Nc6 14. Qf4 a6 15. Rfe1 Na5 16. h4) 10. Bh4?? { (2.69 → 0.30) Blunder. Bxf6 was best. } (10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Be4 d5 12. cxd5 Na6 13. dxe6 Bxe6 14. Bxa8 Qxa8 15. d5 Bf5 16. Nd4 Bd7) 10... Nbd7 11. Re1 Bb7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. h3?! { (0.60 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } (13. b4 Re8) 13... d5 14. b3 dxc4 15. bxc4 Bd6 16. Rc2 Bb8? { (0.00 → 1.07) Mistake. Bf4 was best. } (16... Bf4) 17. Ne4?! { (1.07 → 0.23) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } (17. Ne5 g5 18. Bg3 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Nd7 20. Bxb8 Rxb8 21. d5 Nc5 22. Rd2 Qf6 23. Ne4 Nxe4) 17... Bf4 18. Qe2 g5 19. Bg3 Bxg3?! { (0.13 → 0.73) Inaccuracy. Nh5 was best. } (19... Nh5 20. Bxf4 Nxf4 21. Qd1 Nf6 22. Ne5 Nxd3 23. Nxf6+ Qxf6 24. Qxd3 Qf5 25. Qxf5 exf5 26. Nd7) 20. fxg3 Qc7? { (0.43 → 1.48) Mistake. Bxe4 was best. } (20... Bxe4 21. Bxe4) 21. Nxf6+ Nxf6 22. Ne5 Qd6 23. Qf2 Nh5?? { (0.97 → 2.71) Blunder. Nd7 was best. } (23... Nd7 24. Nxd7 Qxd7 25. d5 Qd6 26. Rd2 Qc5 27. Qxc5 Rxc5 28. dxe6 Kg7 29. g4 Rc7 30. Bf5) 24. Qe3?? { (2.71 → 0.91) Blunder. c5 was best. } (24. c5 bxc5 25. dxc5 Qd8 26. c6 Rxc6 27. Rxc6 Bxc6 28. Be2 Nxg3 29. Nxc6 Nxe2+ 30. Rxe2 Qd6) 24... f5?? { (0.91 → 3.85) Blunder. Rcd8 was best. } (24... Rcd8) 25. c5 Qc7?! { (4.04 → 6.62) Inaccuracy. bxc5 was best. } (25... bxc5 26. dxc5) 26. c6 Ba8 27. Nd7 Rfe8 28. Ne5?? { (6.84 → 2.74) Blunder. d5 was best. } (28. d5 Qd6 29. g4 Nf4 30. Nf6+ Kg7 31. Nxe8+ Rxe8 32. gxf5 Qxd5 33. Be4 Qd6 34. c7 exf5) 28... Kg7?? { (2.74 → 6.48) Blunder. Nf6 was best. } (28... Nf6 29. Bc4) 29. Be2?? { (6.48 → 2.14) Blunder. g4 was best. } (29. g4 Nf4 30. gxf5 Kg8 31. fxe6 Nxe6 32. Bc4 b5 33. Bb3 Kg7 34. d5 Nf4 35. Qd4 Qb6) 29... f4?? { (2.14 → 11.24) Blunder. Nf6 was best. } (29... Nf6 30. Ba6) 30. gxf4?! { (11.24 → 5.35) Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best. } (30. Qd3) 30... Nxf4 31. Bg4 Qd6 32. g3? { (5.38 → 3.18) Mistake. d5 was best. } (32. d5) 32... Ng6?? { (3.18 → 7.04) Blunder. Nd5 was best. } (32... Nd5 33. Qd3 Ne7 34. h4 gxh4 35. Bh5 Rf8 36. gxh4 Rf6 37. d5 Qxd5 38. Rg2+ Kh8 39. Nf7+) 33. Nxg6 Kxg6 34. Qd3+ Kg7 35. Re5?? { (6.38 → -0.39) Blunder. Bh5 was best. } (35. Bh5 Re7) 35... Rxc6 36. Bh5 Kf6?? { (-0.15 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh8 was best. } (36... Kh8 37. Rxc6 Qxc6 38. d5 Qc5+ 39. Qe3 Rc8 40. Qxc5 Rxc5 41. Rxe6 Bxd5 42. Rxh6+ Kg7 43. Rg6+) 37. Qg6+ { Black resigns. } 1-0

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/TW12tW70"] 
[Date "06/07/2020"] 
[Round "Round 4, Board 10"] 
[White "Joseph Butterworth"] 
[Black "Steve Winstanley"] 
[Result "1-0"] 
[ECO "D02"] 
[Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation"] 
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 { D02 Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation } 3. c4 h6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Bd3 Be7 8. O-O c5 9. Be3 cxd4 10. Bxd4 O-O 11. Be3 Nc6 12. Qe2 e5 13. h3 Nd4 14. Bxd4 exd4 15. Nb5 Bd7 16. Nbxd4 a6 17. Rfd1 Rc8 18. e5 Bc5 19. e6 Bxe6 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Bh7+ { Black resigns. } 1-0

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/npLgRWbq"] 
[Date "06/07/2020"] 
[Round "Round 4, Board 11"] 
[White "Lee Webster"] 
[Black "Roland Howorka"] 
[Result "0-1"] 
[ECO "D02"] 
[Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation"] 
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 { D02 Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation } c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bd3 e6 5. O-O Be7 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. Re1 O-O 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 Nf6 11. Bd3 Nd5 12. c3 b5 13. Qe2 Bb7 14. Ne5 Bg5 15. Qh5 h6 16. Bxg5 Qxg5 17. Qxg5 hxg5 18. Re4 Rad8 19. h4 Nf6 20. Re3 gxh4 21. Rh3 g5 22. Rd1 Nh5 23. g3 f6 24. Ng6 Rf7 25. gxh4 Nf4 26. Nxf4 gxf4 27. f3 Rg7+ 28. Kf2 Rdd7 29. Re1 Rde7 30. Rg1 Rxg1 31. Kxg1 Kg7 32. Kf2 Kh6 33. h5 e5 34. Bg6 a5 35. Rh1 Bc8 36. Re1 Bd7 37. Re4 Be8 38. Kg2 Bxg6 39. hxg6 Kxg6 40. Kh3 Kf5 41. Kh4 Rh7# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "Chess.com"] 
[Date "06/07/2020"] 
[Round "Round 4, Board 12"] 
[White "Luke Scaife"] 
[Black "Chris Burr"] 
[Result "1-0"] 
[ECO "C40"] 
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Bc5 3. c3 d6 4. Bc4 h6 5. O-O Nf6 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 Bb6 8. Nc3 Bg4 9. Be3 O-O 10. h3 Bh5 11. a4 Ba5 12. Rb1 Bxc3 13. bxc3 b6 14. e5 Ne4 15. Qd3 d5 16. Ba2 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Ng5 18. Bxg5 Qxg5+ 19. Kh2 Qf4+ 20. Kg2 c6 21. Rg1 Nd7 22. Kh1 h5 23. Rg3 Rfe8 24. Rbg1 Qh6 25. Bb1 Nf8 26. f4 b5 27. axb5 cxb5 28. f5 b4 29. f6 g6 30. f4 Rac8 31. cxb4 Rc7 32. f5 Rec8 33. fxg6 fxg6 34. Rxg6+ Nxg6 35. Rxg6+ Qxg6 36. Qxg6+ Kf8 37. e6 Rc1+ 38. Kg2 1-0

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