Atticus Open 2020, Games Round 8

Details: Written by: Martin Blasczyk; Category: Atticus Open Championship 2020; Published: 03 August 2020

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/Yadfdd8r"] 
[Date "03/08/2020"] 
[Round "Round 8, Board 1"] 
[White "John Williams"] 
[Black "Collin Horton"] 
[Result "0-1"] 
[ECO "C44"] 
[Opening "Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit"] 
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 { C44 Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit } d6 5. Nxd4 Nxd4 6. Qxd4 Qf6 7. Qd3 Qg6 8. O-O Nf6 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. f4 h5 11. Bd2 Be7 12. f5 Qh7 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. Qxd5 O-O-O 15. Qa5 Kb8 16. Rf3 b6 17. Qa6 Bc8 18. Qa4 Bd7 19. Bb5 Bxb5 20. Qxb5 d5 21. exd5 Bc5+ 22. Kf1 Rxd5 23. b4 Rxd2 24. bxc5 Qh6 25. Re1 Rhd8 26. cxb6 axb6 27. Re2 Rxe2 { White resigns. } 0-1

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/Ei2YGq4u"] 
[Date "03/08/2020"] 
[Round "Round 8, Board 2"] 
[White "David James"] 
[Black "Peter O'Driscoll"] 
[Result "1-0"] 
[ECO "D02"] 
[Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-Catalan"] 
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 { D02 Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-Catalan } c6 4. Bg2 Bf5 5. c4 e6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. Qb3 Qb6 8. c5 Qxb3 9. axb3 a6 10. b4 Rc8 11. h3 Be7 12. g4 Bc2 13. Bf4 h6 14. Nd2 O-O 15. Rc1 Bg6 16. Nb3 Bd8 17. Bd6 Re8 18. f4 Ne4 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. Bxe4 Bh4+ 21. Kf1?! { (1.43 → 0.69) Inaccuracy. Kd2 was best. } (21. Kd2 dxe4 22. Na5 b5 23. Be5 g6 24. Ra1 f6 25. Bd6 f5 26. Be5 Kh7 27. Nb7 Ra8) 21... dxe4 22. e3 f6?? { (0.36 → 2.25) Blunder. Nf6 was best. } (22... Nf6 23. Ke2) 23. Ke2 e5?! { (1.96 → 2.86) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } (23... f5 24. Na5) 24. dxe5 fxe5 25. f5 Nf6 26. Rc4?! { (2.99 → 1.78) Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } (26. Na5 Nd5 27. Rc4 Bg5 28. Rxe4 Nf6 29. Rxe5 Rxe5 30. Bxe5 Re8 31. Nc4 Nd5 32. Bd4 Nxb4) 26... Rcd8 27. Nd2 b5 28. Rc3 Ra8 29. Ra1 Ra7 30. Rca3 Nd5?! { (2.62 → 4.15) Inaccuracy. Rea8 was best. } (30... Rea8 31. Bxe5) 31. Rxa6 Rxa6 32. Rxa6 Nxb4 33. Ra7 Nd3 34. b3 Nf2?! { (3.73 → 5.37) Inaccuracy. Nb4 was best. } (34... Nb4) 35. Ra6 Nxh3 36. Rxc6 Ra8?! { (4.50 → 6.41) Inaccuracy. Nf2 was best. } (36... Nf2 37. Rb6) 37. Nxe4 Ng1+ 38. Kd3 Ra3 39. Kc2 Nf3 40. Kb2 Ra5 41. Rb6 Be1 42. c6 Ra8?! { (17.72 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ra7 was best. } (42... Ra7) 43. c7 { Black resigns. } 1-0

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/quWX9w3i"] 
[Date "03/08/2020"] 
[Round "Round 8, Board 3"] 
[White "Martin Blasczyk"] 
[Black "Roland Howorka"] 
[Result "1/2-1/2"] 
[ECO "B23"] 
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed"] 
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 { B23 Sicilian Defense: Closed } 3. f4 Nc6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bb5 a6 6. Bxc6 bxc6 7. O-O Nf6 8. d3 O-O 9. b3 d6 10. Na4 Nd7 11. Qe1 Nb6 12. Nxb6 Qxb6 13. c4 f6 14. Qh4 Qa7 15. Bb2 e5 16. f5 d5 17. Rad1 d4 18. Qh3 a5 19. Nd2 a4 20. Ra1 Qd7 21. Qh5 Qe8 22. Qg4 Rf7 23. Qd1 Qd7 24. Rf3 Qa7 25. Rh3 g5 26. fxg6 hxg6 27. Rg3 Rg7 28. h4 Bd6 29. Qf3 f5 30. exf5 Bxf5 31. Qxc6 Rd8 32. Ne4 Be7 33. Nf6+ Bxf6 34. Qxf6 Qc7 35. h5 Rf8 36. Qh4 e4 37. dxe4 Bxe4 38. hxg6 Bxg6 39. Qg4 Qf7 40. Qf3 Qd7 41. Qg4 Qf7 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/xAEuLS5i"] 
[Date "06/08/2020"] 
[Round "Round 8, Board 4"] 
[White "Tom Webb"] 
[Black "Steve Burge"] 
[Result "0-1"] 
[ECO "A40"] 
[Opening "Horwitz Defense"] 
1. d4 e6 { A40 Horwitz Defense } 2. Bf4 f5 3. e3 Nf6 4. h3 d6 5. Nd2 Be7?! { (0.16 → 0.67) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } (5... Nc6 6. Ngf3) 6. g4 O-O 7. c4?? { (0.66 → -1.33) Blunder. Ngf3 was best. } (7. Ngf3 Nd5 8. Bh2 f4 9. e4 Nb6 10. c3 Bd7 11. Qc2 a6) 7... Nbd7? { (-1.33 → 0.19) Mistake. e5 was best. } (7... e5 8. dxe5) 8. Bg2?! { (0.19 → -0.33) Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best. } (8. Qc2) 8... c5?! { (-0.33 → 0.50) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } (8... e5 9. Bg3) 9. g5? { (0.50 → -0.74) Mistake. gxf5 was best. } (9. gxf5) 9... Ne4 10. Nxe4 fxe4 11. Bxe4 g6?? { (-0.75 → 1.48) Blunder. cxd4 was best. } (11... cxd4) 12. Qc2 Qe8 13. Nf3?? { (1.19 → -0.56) Blunder. Ne2 was best. } (13. Ne2) 13... cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nc5 15. Nf3?? { (-0.56 → -3.02) Blunder. Nb5 was best. } (15. Nb5 Nxe4) 15... e5?! { (-3.02 → -2.07) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } (15... Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Bd7 17. Rd1 e5 18. Bg3 Bc6 19. Rd5 Qf7 20. Nd2 b5 21. b3 Bxg5 22. O-O) 16. Bg3 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Qf7? { (-2.50 → -1.13) Mistake. Bd7 was best. } (17... Bd7 18. Qd5+) 18. Nd2 Bxg5 19. O-O-O?? { (-1.12 → -4.22) Blunder. b3 was best. } (19. b3 Rb8 20. h4 Be7 21. Qd3 Bf5 22. e4 Be6 23. Rd1 Rbd8 24. Rc1 d5 25. cxd5 Bb4) 19... Be6?? { (-4.22 → -1.60) Blunder. Bf5 was best. } (19... Bf5) 20. h4 Bf6 21. h5 d5? { (-1.50 → 0.00) Mistake. g5 was best. } (21... g5 22. Qg2) 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. Qg2 dxc4?? { (-0.44 → 3.34) Blunder. Rac8 was best. } (23... Rac8 24. Kb1) 24. Ne4 c3? { (3.28 → 6.03) Mistake. Bf5 was best. } (24... Bf5 25. Nxf6+ Qxf6 26. Rd5 Rae8 27. Qh2 Qg7 28. Bxe5 Rxe5 29. Qxe5 a6 30. Qd4 Qxd4 31. Rxd4) 25. Nxf6+ Qxf6 26. Qxb7?? { (5.55 → -5.10) Blunder. Bxe5 was best. } (26. Bxe5) 26... cxb2+ 27. Kb1 Bf7 28. Bh4?? { (-3.66 → -16.19) Blunder. Qe4 was best. } (28. Qe4) 28... Qe6 29. Qb3 Qa6 30. Bf6?! { (-13.26 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd5 was best. } (30. Rd5 Rfc8 31. f3 Qc6 32. Qxb2 Rab8 33. Rd8+ Rxd8 34. Bxd8 Rxb2+ 35. Kxb2 Qb7+ 36. Kc2 Qc8+) 30... Bxb3 31. Rh8+ Kf7 32. Rd7+ Kxf6 { White resigns. } 0-1

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/F1s0GTjZ"] 
[Date "03/08/2020"] 
[Round "Round 8, Board 5"] 
[White "Steve Kee"] 
[Black "Michael O'Mahony"] 
[Result "1-0"] 
[ECO "A02"] 
[Opening "Bird Opening"] 
1. f4 { A02 Bird Opening } e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 f5 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. O-O Bd6 6. b3 Nbd7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. e3 c6 9. Qe2 Nc5 10. d3 a5 11. Nbd2 Qe8 12. Ne5 Nfd7 13. e4 Nb6 14. a4 Bd7 15. Rae1 Nc8 16. c4 dxe4 17. dxe4 Ne7 18. Rd1 Rd8 19. Bc3 Bc7 20. Rfe1 Bc8 21. exf5 Nxf5 22. Ne4 Bb6 23. Kh1 Nxe4 24. Bxe4 Qe7 25. Nf3 Rxd1 26. Qxd1 Rd8 27. Qb1 Qc5 28. g4 Qf2 29. Rf1 Qe3 30. Be5 Qe2 31. gxf5 exf5 32. Bc2 h6 33. Qc1 Bc5 34. Bb1 Bb6 35. Qe1 Qxe1 36. Rxe1 Kf8 37. Kg2 Kf7 38. Kf1 Be6 39. Ke2 Ke7 40. Bxg7 h5 41. Bh6 { White wins on time. } 1-0

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/vRwJqjS6"] 
[Date "03/08/2020"] 
[Round "Round 8, Board 6"] 
[White "Luke Boumphrey"] 
[Black "Kevin Sartain"] 
[Result "1-0"] 
[ECO "B00"] 
[Opening "St. George Defense"] 
1. e4 a6 { B00 St. George Defense } 2. d4 b5 3. Nf3 Bb7 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd5 6. c3 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Ne4 d6 10. a4 b4 11. c4 Nb6 12. a5 N6d7 13. Bf4 dxe5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 c5 16. Qf3 Nc6 17. Qh3 g6 18. Rfd1 Qc7 19. Bg5 Nxe5 20. Nf6+ Bxf6 21. Bxf6 Nd7 22. Be7 Rfe8 23. Bd6 Qc6 24. f3 f5 25. Bc2 Rad8 26. Qh4 Qc8 27. Be7 Bxf3 28. Rd3 Be2 29. Rh3 Bg4 30. Qxh7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/qIuns2tD"] 
[Date "03/08/2020"] 
[Round "Round 8, Board 7"] 
[White "Joseph Butterworth"] 
[Black "Phil Ramsey"] 
[Result "0-1"] 
[ECO "A96"] 
[Opening "Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Huisl Variation"] 
1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 Ne4 { A96 Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Huisl Variation } 8. Qc2 Nxc3 9. Qxc3 Bf6 10. b3 Nc6 11. Bb2 Qe8 12. b4 e5 13. dxe5? { (0.78 → -0.25) Mistake. b5 was best. } (13. b5 Nxd4) 13... dxe5 14. Qd2 e4 15. Nd4 Be6 16. Nxe6 Qxe6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Qd5+ Kh8 19. Rfe1?? { (-0.31 → -2.07) Blunder. Rad1 was best. } (19. Rad1) 19... Nxb4 20. Qd2 Na6 21. Rab1 b6 22. a4 Rad8 23. Qa2 Rd7?! { (-2.18 → -1.55) Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } (23... Nc5) 24. Rbd1?! { (-1.55 → -2.14) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } (24. a5) 24... Rfd8 25. Rxd7 Rxd7 26. a5 Nc5 27. Ra1 Nb3 28. Rb1 Nxa5 29. c5 h6 30. e3 g5?! { (-2.51 → -1.71) Inaccuracy. Kh7 was best. } (30... Kh7 31. Bf1 Qf7 32. Qb2 Nc4 33. Bxc4 Qxc4 34. Rc1 Qd5 35. cxb6 axb6 36. Kg2 Qe6 37. Qc2) 31. Qa4 Qe7? { (-2.03 → -0.48) Mistake. Re7 was best. } (31... Re7) 32. cxb6?! { (-0.48 → -1.16) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } (32. g4) 32... axb6 33. Qb5?! { (-0.91 → -1.77) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } (33. g4 fxg4 34. Rb4 Qd8 35. Rxe4 Rd1+ 36. Bf1 Qd7 37. Qxd7 Rxd7 38. Rxg4 Nc6 39. f4 gxf4) 33... Qe6 34. Rc1 c5 35. Bf1 Kg7 36. Be2?! { (-1.41 → -2.10) Inaccuracy. Qa6 was best. } (36. Qa6) 36... g4?! { (-2.10 → -1.17) Inaccuracy. Rc7 was best. } (36... Rc7 37. Qb2+ Kg6 38. Rd1 c4 39. Qh8 Rc8 40. Rd6 Rxh8 41. Rxe6+ Kg7 42. Rxb6 Rc8 43. Rb5) 37. Qa6 Kf6?! { (-1.43 → -0.70) Inaccuracy. Qc6 was best. } (37... Qc6 38. Rb1) 38. Qa8?! { (-0.70 → -1.51) Inaccuracy. Kg2 was best. } (38. Kg2) 38... Kg7?! { (-1.51 → -0.92) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } (38... c4) 39. Qa6 Kf7 40. Bb5?! { (-0.92 → -1.80) Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } (40. h3 gxh3) 40... Rc7?? { (-1.80 → 0.00) Blunder. Rd6 was best. } (40... Rd6 41. Kg2) 41. Kf1?? { (0.00 → -1.69) Blunder. Rd1 was best. } (41. Rd1 c4 42. Qa8 c3 43. Qd8 Qe7 44. Qh8 Kg6 45. Qg8+ Kf6 46. Qh8+ Qg7 47. Qd8+ Qe7) 41... c4 42. Ke1?? { (-1.16 → -3.83) Blunder. Qa8 was best. } (42. Qa8) 42... c3 43. Ba4? { (-2.95 → -5.64) Mistake. Qa8 was best. } (43. Qa8) 43... Qd6 44. Rc2?! { (-4.80 → -6.47) Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best. } (44. Rd1 Qb4 45. Bc2 Nc4 46. Qa8 Na3 47. Qd5+ Kf6 48. Qd8+ Re7 49. Rc1 Nxc2+ 50. Rxc2 Qb1+) 44... Qb4 45. Qa8?! { (-6.49 → -16.14) Inaccuracy. Qb5 was best. } (45. Qb5 Qxb5 46. Bxb5 Rc5 47. Ba4 Ke6 48. Rc1 b5 49. Bxb5 Nb3 50. Rc2 Rxb5 51. Rxc3 Nc5) 45... Qxa4 46. Qd5+ Ke7 47. Qe5+ Kd8 48. Qh8+ Qe8 49. Qd4+ Kc8 50. Qxb6 Nb7 51. Qxh6 Kb8 52. Qf4 Qa4 53. Rxc3?! { (-28.78 → Mate in 16) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxc7+ was best. } (53. Qxc7+ Kxc7) 53... Qa1+ 54. Kd2 Qxc3+ { White resigns. } 0-1

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/XjrbbO4T"] 
[Date "03/08/2020"] 
[Round "Round 8, Board 8"] 
[White "Luke Scaife"] 
[Black "John Lawton"] 
[Result "1-0"] 
[ECO "B01"] 
[Opening "Scandinavian Defense: Gubinsky-Melts Defense"] 
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 { B01 Scandinavian Defense: Gubinsky-Melts Defense } 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. d4 c6 6. Bc4 Bg4 7. Be3 e6 8. h3 Bh5 9. g4 Bg6 10. Ne5 Nbd7 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. Qf3 Nb6 13. Bb3 Qc7 14. Bf4 Bd6 15. Bg5 Be7 16. O-O-O?! { (0.71 → 0.13) Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } (16. Bf4 Bd6 17. Bd2 a5 18. a4 Bb4 19. O-O-O Nbd5 20. Kb1 O-O-O 21. h4 Kb8 22. Nxd5 cxd5) 16... Nfd5 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Ne4 O-O-O 19. Kb1 Kb8 20. g5?! { (1.05 → 0.34) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } (20. c4) 20... Qc7 21. a4?! { (0.00 → -0.54) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } (21. h4 Qf4 22. Qg3 Qc7 23. Nc5 Nc8 24. Qf3 Rh5 25. Nd3 Nd6 26. Rdg1 Nf5 27. Rg4 Rdh8) 21... Qf4 22. Rd3?! { (-0.14 → -0.94) Inaccuracy. Qg3 was best. } (22. Qg3 Rh4) 22... a5? { (-0.94 → 0.13) Mistake. Rh4 was best. } (22... Rh4 23. Nc5 Nb4 24. Re3 N6d5 25. c3 b6 26. cxb4 bxc5 27. Bxd5 Rxd5 28. dxc5 Kc7 29. Qe2) 23. Qxf4+?! { (0.13 → -0.86) Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } (23. Nc5 Qc7 24. Bxd5 Rxd5 25. Rb3 Rxd4 26. Qc3 Rb4 27. Rxb4 axb4 28. Qxb4 Rd8 29. Nd3 Nc8) 23... Nxf4 24. Rf3 Rh4 25. c3 Kc7?! { (-0.44 → 0.24) Inaccuracy. Nbd5 was best. } (25... Nbd5 26. Nc5 b6 27. Ne4 Kc7 28. Nd2 Rdh8 29. Re1 f6 30. Bxd5 cxd5 31. c4 Rf8 32. Rg3) 26. Nc5?! { (0.24 → -0.28) Inaccuracy. Rg1 was best. } (26. Rg1 Nxh3 27. Rxf7+ Rd7 28. Rxd7+ Nxd7 29. Re1 Nf4 30. Nd2 Rh2 31. Bxe6 Rxf2 32. Bxd7 Kxd7) 26... Nbd5 27. Kc2 Rf8 28. Kd2?! { (-0.02 → -0.60) Inaccuracy. Bxd5 was best. } (28. Bxd5) 28... Nh5?? { (-0.60 → 5.23) Blunder. b6 was best. } (28... b6 29. Nd3 Nxd3 30. Kxd3 Nf4+ 31. Ke3 Ng2+ 32. Kd2 Rhh8 33. Bc2 Nh4 34. Re3 Kd6 35. Be4) 29. Nxe6+ { Black resigns. } 1-0

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/DeWXvJCP"] 
[Date "03/08/2020"] 
[Round "Round 8, Board 9"] 
[White "Jim Wiseman"] 
[Black "Steve Winstanley"] 
[Result "1-0"] 
[ECO "C25"] 
[Opening "Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit"] 
1. e4 Nc6 2. Nc3 e5 3. f4 { C25 Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit } f5 4. fxe5 Nxe5 5. d4 Nc6 6. Nf3 d6 7. Bc4 Be7 8. O-O fxe4 9. Bf7+ Kxf7 10. Ne5+ Ke8 11. Nf7 Qd7 12. Nxh8 Nf6 13. d5 Ne5 14. Bg5 b6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nxe4 Qe7 17. Qh5+ Kd7 18. Qxh7 Ba6 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Qf5+ Ke8 21. Ng6 Qh7 22. Rfe1 Qf7 23. Nxe5 dxe5 24. Rad1 Rd8 25. Qe4 Bb7 26. c4 a5 27. b3 Rd7 28. Re3 Qh5 29. Rde1 Qg5 30. Rg3 Qd2 31. Rg8+ Ke7 32. Rf1 Qd4+ 33. Qxd4 exd4 34. Rg7+ Kd6 35. Rxd7+ Kxd7 36. Rxf6 Bc8 37. Rf4 d3 38. Rd4 Kd6 39. Rxd3 Bf5 40. Rd2 Bb1 41. Rf2 { Black resigns. } 1-0

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/wSFr0nCu"] 
[Date "03/08/2020"] 
[Round "Round 8, Board 10"] 
[White "Peter Jenner"] 
[Black "Sanjoy Banerjee"] 
[Result "1/2-1/2"] 
[ECO "A05"] 
[Opening "King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Defense"] 
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 { A05 King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Defense } 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. d4 d5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qc1 Re8 8. O-O c6 9. Re1 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nbd2 Qb6 12. Be3 Nxf3+ 13. Nxf3 Qa6?! { (-0.51 → 0.12) Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } (13... Qc7 14. Bf4 Qd8 15. a4 Bf5 16. Bh6 Qe7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Nd4 Bd7 19. b4 Ne4 20. a5) 14. Qc2? { (0.12 → -1.39) Mistake. a4 was best. } (14. a4 Bf5 15. a5 Ne4 16. Bd4 c5 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Nd2 Qd6 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. f3 Bf5) 14... Bf5?! { (-1.39 → -0.74) Inaccuracy. Rxe3 was best. } (14... Rxe3) 15. Qd1 Rad8?! { (-1.23 → -0.61) Inaccuracy. Rxe3 was best. } (15... Rxe3 16. fxe3 Bh6 17. h3 Qb6 18. Nd4 Nh5 19. Rf1 Bxe3+ 20. Kh2 Bd7 21. Rf3 Re8 22. b4) 16. Bd4 Re7?! { (-0.66 → -0.08) Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } (16... b6 17. Bxf6) 17. e3 b6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Nd4 Bd7 20. Qb3 c5 21. Nf3?! { (-0.22 → -0.84) Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } (21. Ne2 Ba4 22. Qa3 Bb5 23. Qxa6 Bxa6 24. a4 Bc4 25. Bf3 a5 26. Red1 h5 27. h4 Red7) 21... Bc6 22. Qc2 Qb7 23. Nd2 Qd7 24. Rad1 Qe8 25. Nf1 Bg7 26. Rd2 Red7 27. Red1 Qe5?! { (-0.73 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Rd6 was best. } (27... Rd6 28. h4 h6 29. Nh2 Qe6 30. Nf3 Qd7 31. b3 Re8 32. Ne1 a5 33. a4 g5 34. h5) 28. e4? { (0.00 → -1.12) Mistake. c4 was best. } (28. c4 Rd6 29. Bxd5 Bxd5 30. cxd5 Rxd5 31. b3 Rxd2 32. Rxd2 Rd6 33. Rxd6 Qxd6 34. Nd2 Qd7) 28... d4 29. cxd4 Rxd4 30. Rxd4 Rxd4 31. Rxd4?! { (-0.95 → -1.67) Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } (31. b3) 31... Qxd4 32. b3 Be5 33. Qd2 Bb5 34. Qxd4 cxd4? { (-1.28 → -0.14) Mistake. Bxd4 was best. } (34... Bxd4 35. Nd2 Bd3 36. Bf1 Bc2 37. Bc4 Bc3 38. Nf3 h6 39. Bd5 b5 40. Kg2 b4 41. h4) 35. Nd2 d3 36. Kf1 Bc3 37. Ke1 a5?! { (-0.67 → -0.06) Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best. } (37... Kf8 38. Bf1 Ke7 39. Kd1 Kd6 40. Nb1 Bd4 41. f3 Bg1 42. h3 Bh2 43. Nc3 Ba6 44. g4) 38. Kd1 Kg7 39. Bf1 Bd4 40. Nc4?! { (0.00 → -0.60) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } (40. f4 h5 41. Nf3 Be3 42. Ne1 Bg1 43. Nf3) 40... Bxc4 41. bxc4 Bxf2 42. Bxd3 Kf6 43. Ke2 Bd4 44. g4 Ke5 45. Kf3 Bc5 46. h3 Kd4 47. Ke2 Ke5 48. Bc2 Kd4 49. Bd3?! { (-0.39 → -0.94) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } (49. h4 f6 50. h5 Kc3 51. hxg6 hxg6 52. Ba4 Kxc4 53. Be8 b5 54. Bxg6 b4 55. Be8 Kc3) 49... Kc3 50. h4?! { (-0.88 → -1.44) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } (50. e5 Kb2 51. Kd2 Kxa2 52. Kc3 Ka3 53. Be4 Bf2 54. Bd5 Bg3 55. Bxf7 Bxe5+ 56. Kc2 Kb4) 50... Kb2 51. Kd2 Kxa2 52. Kc2?! { (-1.03 → -1.88) Inaccuracy. Kc3 was best. } (52. Kc3 Ka3 53. h5 Bb4+ 54. Kc2 Bd6 55. c5 bxc5 56. Bc4 Kb4 57. Kd3 f6 58. Bf7 a4) 52... Ka3 53. Kc3 Bb4+ 54. Kc2 Be1 55. h5 Kb4 56. hxg6 hxg6 57. e5 g5?! { (-2.07 → -1.14) Inaccuracy. Bg3 was best. } (57... Bg3) 58. Bf5 Kxc4 59. e6 fxe6 60. Bxe6+ Kb4 61. Kb2 b5 62. Ka2?? { (-1.44 → -13.22) Blunder. Bd7 was best. } (62. Bd7 a4 63. Be8 Bc3+ 64. Kc2 Be5 65. Bd7 Ka5 66. Be8 Bg3 67. Bd7 Bf2 68. Be8 Bc5) 62... Bc3 63. Bf7 a4 64. Be8 a3?? { (-11.87 → -1.08) Blunder. Be5 was best. } (64... Be5 65. Kb1 Kb3 66. Bf7+ Ka3 67. Kc2 b4 68. Kd3 Kb2 69. Ke4 a3 70. Kxe5 a2 71. Bxa2) 65. Bd7 Bb2 66. Be6 Kc5 67. Kb3 b4 68. Bf7 Bc3 69. Be6 Kd4 70. Bd7 Ke3 71. Bc8 Kd2 72. Bd7 Kc1 73. Bf5 Bb2 74. Bg6 Kd2 75. Bf5 a2?? { (-1.08 → 4.44) Blunder. Ke3 was best. } (75... Ke3 76. Be6 Bc3 77. Bc8 Bd2 78. Be6 Kf4 79. Bf5 Be1 80. Be6 Ke5 81. Bd7 Bc3 82. Bc8) 76. Kxa2?? { (4.44 → 0.00) Blunder. Kxb2 was best. } (76. Kxb2 a1=R 77. Kxa1 Kc3 78. Ka2 Kc4 79. Kb2 Kb5 80. Bd3+ Kc5 81. Be2 Kb6 82. Kb3 Kc5) 76... Kc3 77. Be6 Bc1 78. Bf7 Bd2 79. Be6 Kd4 80. Kb3 Ke5 81. Bc8 Kf4 82. Bd7 Bc3 83. Bc8 Ke5 84. Bd7 Kf4 85. Bc8 Ke5 86. Bd7 Kf4 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/dYQ73k9c"] 
[Date "03/08/2020"] 
[Round "Round 8, Board 11"] 
[White "Jürgen Büdel"] 
[Black "Kenneth Payne"] 
[Result "1-0"] 
[ECO "B01"] 
[Opening "Scandinavian Defense"] 
1. e4 d5 { B01 Scandinavian Defense } 2. e5?! { (0.25 → -0.29) Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } (2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. g3 e5 6. Bg2 Bd6) 2... d4?! { (-0.29 → 0.25) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } (2... c5 3. c3 Bf5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bb5 Rc8 7. Nbd2) 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. f4 e6 5. Nf3 Nce7 6. O-O c5?! { (0.47 → 1.06) Inaccuracy. Nh6 was best. } (6... Nh6 7. d3) 7. Qe2?! { (1.06 → 0.46) Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } (7. Ng5 Nd5) 7... Nd5 8. Ng5 g6?! { (0.39 → 1.41) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } (8... Be7 9. d3 Nh6 10. g4 O-O 11. Qe4 g6 12. h3 b6 13. Qg2 Bb7 14. Ne4 Kh8 15. Rf3) 9. Na3?! { (1.41 → 0.77) Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } (9. d3 Be7 10. Bb3 Nh6 11. g4 O-O 12. Ne4 b5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 Bb7 15. h3 Nb6) 9... a6 10. Qe4?? { (0.77 → -0.83) Blunder. d3 was best. } (10. d3 Be7) 10... Nge7? { (-0.83 → 0.19) Mistake. b5 was best. } (10... b5 11. Be2 h6 12. Nh3 Rb8 13. Bf3 Bb7 14. Qe1 c4 15. Nf2 Nge7 16. d3 c3 17. bxc3) 11. c3? { (0.19 → -1.04) Mistake. Qf3 was best. } (11. Qf3) 11... Nc6?! { (-1.04 → -0.13) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } (11... h6 12. Nf3 b5 13. Bb3 c4 14. Bd1 dxc3 15. dxc3 Nf5 16. Nc2 Bb7 17. Nfd4 Bc5 18. Bf3) 12. Bxd5?! { (-0.13 → -0.78) Inaccuracy. Bb3 was best. } (12. Bb3 Be7 13. Nc2 O-O 14. cxd4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 cxd4 16. Qxd4 Nxf4 17. Qxf4 Bxg5 18. Qf2 Qd3) 12... Qxd5 13. d3 h6 14. c4 Qd7?! { (-0.66 → -0.05) Inaccuracy. Qxe4 was best. } (14... Qxe4 15. Nxe4 b6 16. Nc2 Be7 17. Bd2 Bb7 18. a3 a5 19. b3 O-O-O 20. Rab1 Kc7 21. h3) 15. Nh3 Bg7 16. Bd2 b6 17. Nc2 Bb7 18. Qe2 Ne7 19. Nf2 h5 20. Ne4 Bxe4 21. Qxe4 O-O 22. b4 Qc6 23. Qe2 Bh6 24. a4 Kh7 25. b5 axb5?! { (0.00 → 0.81) Inaccuracy. Qb7 was best. } (25... Qb7 26. Rfb1) 26. axb5 Qb7 27. Qf3?! { (0.35 → -0.29) Inaccuracy. Kf2 was best. } (27. Kf2) 27... Qxf3 28. gxf3 Nf5 29. Ra6 Rab8 30. Rfa1 Kg8 31. Kf2 Rfe8 32. Ra7 Re7 33. R1a6 Rbb7?? { (0.00 → 1.74) Blunder. Rxa7 was best. } (33... Rxa7 34. Rxa7 Ng7 35. Kg3 Nf5+) 34. Ra8+ Kg7?! { (1.63 → 2.59) Inaccuracy. Kh7 was best. } (34... Kh7 35. Rc8 h4 36. Ke2 h3 37. Kf2 Red7 38. Na1 Ne3 39. Raa8 Bg7 40. Bxe3 dxe3+ 41. Kxe3) 35. Ke2?? { (2.59 → 0.00) Blunder. Rc8 was best. } (35. Rc8) 35... Red7?? { (0.00 → 2.82) Blunder. f6 was best. } (35... f6 36. Rc8 fxe5 37. fxe5 Bxd2 38. Kxd2 Rf7 39. Ne1 Nh4 40. Ke2 Rf5 41. Rc6 Rbf7 42. Raxb6) 36. Rc8 Re7 37. Raa8?? { (2.69 → 0.12) Blunder. Rc6 was best. } (37. Rc6 Nh4 38. Ne1 Re8 39. Rcxb6 Rxb6 40. Rxb6 Rc8 41. Kf2 Kf8 42. Nc2 f6 43. exf6 Kf7) 37... f6 38. Rg8+ Kf7 39. Rh8 Bg7 40. Rhb8 Rec7 41. Rc8?! { (0.00 → -0.72) Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } (41. h3 Bh6 42. Kd1 Re7 43. Ne1 Bg7 44. Ng2 Bh6 45. Kc2 Bg7) 41... Rxc8 42. Rxc8 fxe5 43. fxe5 Bxe5 44. f4 Bf6?! { (-0.51 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } (44... Bd6 45. Ne1 Nh4 46. Nf3 Nxf3 47. Kxf3 Ra7 48. Rc6 Bc7 49. Be1 Bd8 50. Rc8 Be7 51. Rb8) 45. Kf3?? { (0.00 → -1.88) Blunder. Ne1 was best. } (45. Ne1 Nh4 46. Nf3 Nxf3 47. Kxf3 Ra7 48. Ke2 Ra1 49. Rc7+ Ke8 50. Rc6 Kd7 51. Rxb6 Rh1) 45... e5 46. h3 Nd6 47. Rc6 Nf5?? { (-1.84 → 0.10) Blunder. e4+ was best. } (47... e4+ 48. Ke2 Be7 49. dxe4 Nxc4 50. Ne1 Ra7 51. Kd3 Nd6 52. Bc1 Ra1 53. Kc2 c4 54. e5) 48. Rc8?? { (0.10 → -2.43) Blunder. fxe5 was best. } (48. fxe5) 48... Ne7 49. Ra8 Ke6?! { (-2.15 → -1.45) Inaccuracy. exf4 was best. } (49... exf4) 50. Ke4 Nf5 51. fxe5 Bxe5 52. Re8+ Ne7?! { (-0.62 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Re7 was best. } (52... Re7 53. Rxe7+) 53. Ne1 Kf7 54. Ra8 Rb8 55. Ra7 Ke6?? { (0.52 → 3.63) Blunder. Bf6 was best. } (55... Bf6 56. Nf3 Ke6 57. Rc7 Rf8 58. h4 Rd8 59. Ng5+ Bxg5 60. Bxg5 Rd7 61. Rxd7 Kxd7 62. Ke5) 56. Rxe7+ Kxe7 57. Kxe5 Ra8? { (3.00 → 5.81) Mistake. Rf8 was best. } (57... Rf8 58. Bf4) 58. Bg5+ Kf7?! { (4.93 → 6.89) Inaccuracy. Kd7 was best. } (58... Kd7 59. Ng2 Rf8 60. Nh4 Rg8 61. Kf6 Rf8+ 62. Kxg6 Ke6 63. Kxh5 Rf1 64. Ng6 Rh1 65. h4) 59. Kd5 Ra1 60. Nf3 Rh1 61. h4 Rh3 62. Ne5+ Ke8 63. Nxg6? { (10.25 → 4.90) Mistake. Kc6 was best. } (63. Kc6) 63... Rxd3 64. Nf4 Rf3 65. Nxh5?? { (5.54 → 0.51) Blunder. Kc6 was best. } (65. Kc6) 65... d3?? { (0.51 → 5.31) Blunder. Kf7 was best. } (65... Kf7 66. Ke4) 66. Kc6?? { (5.31 → 0.00) Blunder. Ke4 was best. } (66. Ke4 Rh3 67. Nf6+ Ke7 68. Nd5+ Kd6 69. Kf5 Kd7 70. Nxb6+ Kc7 71. Na4 Kc8 72. Ke4 Rg3) 66... Rf2?! { (0.00 → 0.74) Inaccuracy. Kf7 was best. } (66... Kf7 67. Kxb6 Rf5 68. Bd2 Rxh5 69. Kc6 Rxh4 70. b6 Ke6 71. b7 Rh8 72. Bc3 Rg8 73. Kb6) 67. Kxb6?! { (0.74 → 0.05) Inaccuracy. Kc7 was best. } (67. Kc7 Kf7) 67... d2?? { (0.05 → 7.97) Blunder. Kd7 was best. } (67... Kd7 68. Ng7 d2 69. Bxd2 Rxd2 70. Kxc5 Kc7 71. Ne8+ Kb7 72. Nd6+ Kb8 73. b6 Rd3 74. h5) 68. Bxd2 Rxd2 69. Kxc5?? { (6.94 → 0.05) Blunder. Kc6 was best. } (69. Kc6) 69... Rh2 70. Nf6+ Kd8 71. h5 Ke7?? { (0.23 → 7.02) Blunder. Rf2 was best. } (71... Rf2 72. Nd5) 72. Nd5+?? { (7.02 → 0.42) Blunder. b6 was best. } (72. b6 Kxf6 73. b7 Rxh5+ 74. Kc6 Rh8 75. c5 Ke6 76. Kb6 Kd5 77. c6 Rh6 78. b8=Q Rxc6+) 72... Ke6?? { (0.42 → 18.85) Blunder. Kd8 was best. } (72... Kd8 73. Kb6 Rxh5 74. Kb7 Rh7+ 75. Kb8 Rh5 76. Nb4 Rc5 77. Nc6+ Kd7 78. Kb7 Kd6 79. Na5) 73. b6 Rxh5 74. Kc6 Rh1 75. c5 Rd1 76. Nc7+ Ke7 77. b7 Rb1 78. Nb5 Rd1?! { (65.33 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf6 was best. } (78... Kf6 79. b8=Q) 79. b8=Q Rd8 80. Qe5+ Kf7 81. Nd6+ Kg8 82. Kc7 Rf8 83. Qe6+ Kh8 84. c6 Rg8 85. Qxg8+ Kxg8 86. Kd7 { Black resigns. } 1-0

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/OqaCyGvo"] 
[Date "03/08/2020"] 
[Round "Round 8, Board 12"] 
[White "Andreas Griese"] 
[Black "Lee Webster"] 
[Result "1-0"] 
[ECO "D52"] 
[Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Variation"] 
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6 4. c4 Nbd7 5. Nc3 c6 6. e3 Qa5 { D52 Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Variation } 7. a3 dxc4?! { (-0.08 → 0.64) Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } (7... Ne4 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 Nxg5 10. Nxg5 Be7 11. Nf3 Qd8 12. Qc2) 8. Bxc4 Ne4 9. Bf4 Nxc3 10. bxc3?! { (0.43 → -0.23) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } (10. Qd2 Be7) 10... Qxc3+?! { (-0.23 → 0.44) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } (10... e5 11. Bg3 Qxc3+ 12. Nd2 Nb6 13. Rc1 Qxa3 14. O-O Bb4 15. Bxe5 O-O 16. Nb1 Qa4 17. Bb3) 11. Nd2 Nf6 12. O-O Bxa3?! { (0.28 → 1.10) Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } (12... Ne4) 13. Bb3?! { (1.10 → 0.26) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } (13. Be2) 13... Be7 14. Nf3? { (0.09 → -0.99) Mistake. Nc4 was best. } (14. Nc4) 14... O-O 15. Qc2?? { (-0.90 → -3.47) Blunder. Be5 was best. } (15. Be5 Nd7) 15... Qxc2 16. Bxc2 Nd5 17. Bg3 c5?! { (-3.57 → -2.51) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } (17... a5 18. Ne5) 18. Rfc1 c4 19. Be4?! { (-2.06 → -2.81) Inaccuracy. Ba4 was best. } (19. Ba4) 19... Bd7?! { (-2.81 → -1.89) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } (19... f5 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. Rcb1 a5 22. Rb5 a4 23. Rxd5 c3 24. Rb5 Ra7 25. d5 Bd7 26. Rbb1) 20. Rxc4 Rfc8 21. Rxc8+ Bxc8 22. Rc1?! { (-1.90 → -2.55) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } (22. Ne5) 22... Bd7 23. Bxd5 exd5 24. Ne5 Be6?! { (-3.30 → -2.50) Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best. } (24... Bf5) 25. Rc7?! { (-2.50 → -3.18) Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best. } (25. Rb1 a5) 25... Bf6?? { (-3.18 → -0.41) Blunder. Rc8 was best. } (25... Rc8) 26. Rxb7 a5 27. Nd3? { (-0.51 → -1.62) Mistake. Nc6 was best. } (27. Nc6 a4 28. Bd6 h5 29. Na7 g5 30. h3 Bg7 31. Nb5 Bc8 32. Rc7 Ba6 33. Na3 h4) 27... a4?? { (-1.62 → -0.03) Blunder. Bf5 was best. } (27... Bf5 28. Nc1 Bc8 29. Rb1 Be7 30. Ne2 a4 31. Nc3 Be6 32. f3 a3 33. Kf2 Rc8 34. Rb8) 28. Nb4?? { (-0.03 → -2.76) Blunder. Bd6 was best. } (28. Bd6 Bc8 29. Rb2 Ba6 30. Ne5 Bxe5 31. dxe5 h5 32. Ba3 Kh7 33. Rb4 Bc4 34. h3 Bb3) 28... a3 29. Na2 Kf8?? { (-3.15 → -0.98) Blunder. Bf5 was best. } (29... Bf5 30. f3 h5 31. Be1 Bd3 32. Bc3 Bc4 33. Nb4 a2 34. Nc2 Ba6 35. Rb2 Bd3 36. Na1) 30. f3? { (-0.98 → -2.35) Mistake. Bd6+ was best. } (30. Bd6+ Ke8 31. Rb3 Be7 32. Bxe7 Kxe7 33. Kf1 Ra5 34. Ke1 Bd7 35. Rb7 Ke6 36. Kd2 Bb5) 30... Bc8?! { (-2.35 → -1.76) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } (30... Be7 31. Be1) 31. Rb5?! { (-1.76 → -2.46) Inaccuracy. Bd6+ was best. } (31. Bd6+ Ke8 32. Rb3 Be7 33. Bxe7 Kxe7 34. Kf2 Ra5 35. Rc3 Kd7 36. Ke1 Ba6 37. Rc1 Bc4) 31... Ba6?! { (-2.46 → -1.33) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } (31... Be7 32. Be1) 32. Ra5 Bb7 33. Rxa8+ Bxa8 34. Bd6+ Ke8?? { (-1.36 → 0.61) Blunder. Be7 was best. } (34... Be7 35. Bxe7+) 35. Bxa3 { Black resigns. } 1-0

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