Atticus Open 2020, Games Round 9

Details: Written by: Martin Blasczyk; Category: Atticus Open Championship 2020; Published: 10 August 2020

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/OO8yK0LE"] 
[Date "11/08/2020"] 
[Round "Round 9, Board 1"] 
[White "Colin Horton"] 
[Black "David James"] 
[Result "1/2-1/2"] 
[ECO "B44"] 
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Paulsen Variation"] 
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 { B44 Sicilian Defense: Paulsen Variation } 5. Be3 Nf6 6. Nd2 Be7 7. c3 d5 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Be2 e5 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. O-O Ng4 12. Bxg4 Bxg4 13. f3 Be6 14. Rfd1 Bd6 15. Qa4 Qc7 16. Nb3 d4 17. cxd4 exd4 18. Nxd4 Bxh2+ 19. Kf1 Bd7 20. Qc4 Be5 21. Rd2 a5 22. Rc1 Bc8 23. Ne2 Be6 24. Qxc6 Qxc6 25. Rxc6 Bxa2 26. f4 Bf6 27. e5 Be7 28. g4 Rac8 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 30. b4 Be6 31. bxa5 Bb4 32. Rb2 Bxa5 33. f5 Bd7 34. Rb7 Bc6 35. Ra7 Ra8 36. Rxa8+ Bxa8 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/qdzO59ow"] 
[Date "10/08/2020"] 
[Round "Round 9, Board 2"] 
[White "Roland Howorka"] 
[Black "Steve  Kee"] 
[Result "0-1"] 
[ECO "A85"] 
[Opening "Dutch Defense: Queen's Knight Variation"] 
1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 { A85 Dutch Defense: Queen's Knight Variation } g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Be2 d6 7. O-O Qe8 8. d5 c6 9. Rb1 Ng4 10. Ng5 h6 11. Ne6 Bxe6 12. dxe6 Nf6 13. Bf3 Qc8 14. Qb3 Na6 15. e4 Nc5 16. Qc2 Nxe6 17. exf5 Nd4 18. Qd1 Nxf5 19. Re1 e5 20. Ne4 Qe6 21. Qb3 Rf7 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. Be3 a6 24. Rbd1 Rd8 25. Bb6 Rdd7 26. Qc2 h5 27. Be4 Bh6 28. g3 Ne7 29. Rd3 Qe6 30. b3 d5 31. cxd5 cxd5 32. Qc8+ { White resigns. } 0-1

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/J6OP1FPa"] 
[Date "10/08/2020"] 
[Round "Round 9, Board 3"] 
[White "Martin Blasczyk"] 
[Black "Luke Boumphrey"] 
[Result "0-1"] 
[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. Bd3 d6 7. Nxd4 cxd4 8. Ne2 e6 9. O-O Ne7 10. c3 Nc6 11. Kh1 d5 12. e5 dxc3 13. dxc3 O-O 14. Nd4 f6 15. Qg4 fxe5 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Bd2 e4 18. Bc2 Qf6 19. Rae1 Bh6 20. g3 Rb8 21. Bc1 e5 22. Qd1 exf4 23. gxf4 Bh3 24. Rf2 Qh4 25. Qd2 Bxf4 26. Rxf4 Rxf4 27. Qxf4 Qxe1+ { White resigns. } 0-1

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/STdnoQ2T"] 
[Date "10/08/2020"] 
[Round "Round 9, Board 4"] 
[White "Steve Burge"] 
[Black "John Williams"] 
[Result "0-1"] 
[ECO "C13"] 
[Opening "French Defense: Alekhine-Chatard Attack, Maróczy Variation"] 
1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4?! { (0.15 → -0.58) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } (3. e5 Nfd7 4. f4 c5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 e6 7. Nf3 Be7) 3... e6?! { (-0.58 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } (3... Nxe4 4. Nxe4 dxe4 5. Be3 e6 6. f3 Bd7 7. g3 Bc6 8. Bg2) 4. Bg5 Be7?! { (0.00 → 0.54) Inaccuracy. dxe4 was best. } (4... dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Bc4 Nd7 9. Qe2) 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 a6?! { (0.00 → 0.92) Inaccuracy. Bxg5 was best. } { C13 French Defense: Alekhine-Chatard Attack, Maróczy Variation } (6... Bxg5 7. hxg5 Qxg5 8. Nh3 Qh4 9. g3 Qe7 10. Qg4 g6 11. O-O-O) 7. Qg4 Kf8 8. Nf3 c5 9. O-O-O Nc6 10. Bd3? { (0.41 → -1.09) Mistake. Qf4 was best. } (10. Qf4 cxd4) 10... cxd4 11. Bh6?? { (-1.08 → -5.78) Blunder. Bxe7+ was best. } (11. Bxe7+ Qxe7) 11... gxh6 12. Ne2 Ndxe5 13. Qh5 Nxd3+ 14. Rxd3 Bf6 15. Qxh6+ Bg7 16. Qh5 h6?! { (-8.01 → -5.36) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } (16... e5 17. Rb3 Qc7 18. Ne1 Ne7 19. Kb1 Bf5 20. Ng3 Bg6 21. Qd1 h5 22. Ne2 a5 23. Nd3) 17. Nd2?! { (-5.36 → -8.26) Inaccuracy. Nfxd4 was best. } (17. Nfxd4 e5) 17... e5 18. Rf3 Be6 19. Rhh3 Rc8 20. Rhg3 d3 21. Rxd3 Nb4 22. Nc3 Nxd3+ 23. Rxd3 Kg8 24. Nf3 Qf6 25. Nd2 Kh7 26. Rf3 Qg6 27. Qxg6+ Kxg6 28. Rg3+ Kh7 29. Ne2 Bf5 30. c3 d4 31. Kd1 dxc3 32. Nxc3 Rhd8 33. Ke1 Bd3 34. Rf3 Rd7 35. g4 e4 36. Rh3 Rxc3 37. bxc3 Bxc3 38. Kd1 Bxd2 { White resigns. } 0-1

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/zxjkqsCn"] 
[Date "09/08/2020"] 
[Round "Round 9, Board 5"] 
[White "Peter O'Driscoll"] 
[Black "Tom Webb"] 
[Result "1-0"] 
[ECO "C42"] 
[Opening "Russian Game: Stafford Gambit"] 
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nc6? { (0.47 → 1.61) Mistake. d6 was best. } { C42 Russian Game: Stafford Gambit } (3... d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. Bf4) 4. Nxc6 dxc6 5. Nc3 Bc5 6. Be2?? { (1.73 → 0.16) Blunder. h3 was best. } (6. h3 Be6 7. d3 Qe7 8. Qe2 O-O-O 9. g3 Nd7 10. Bg2 Kb8) 6... h5?! { (0.16 → 0.97) Inaccuracy. Qd4 was best. } (6... Qd4 7. O-O Nxe4 8. Bf3 Ng5 9. d3 h6 10. Be3 Qd6 11. Re1) 7. e5? { (0.97 → -0.44) Mistake. Rf1 was best. } (7. Rf1 Bd4 8. h3 Bxc3 9. dxc3 Qxd1+ 10. Bxd1 Nxe4 11. Bf4 Nd6) 7... Ng4 8. d4? { (0.00 → -1.14) Mistake. Ne4 was best. } (8. Ne4 Bb6 9. d3 Bf5 10. Bxg4 hxg4 11. Ng3 Qd4 12. Qe2 Ba5+) 8... Bxd4 9. Bxg4?! { (-1.22 → -1.96) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (9. O-O Bf5) 9... hxg4?! { (-1.96 → -1.25) Inaccuracy. Bxg4 was best. } (9... Bxg4 10. Ne2) 10. Qe2?! { (-1.25 → -2.32) Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } (10. Bf4 Bf5) 10... Qh4?! { (-2.32 → -1.36) Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. } (10... Qe7) 11. Bf4 Be6 12. Ne4 Qe7?? { (-1.26 → 0.81) Blunder. Qh5 was best. } (12... Qh5) 13. c3 Bxe5?? { (0.84 → 3.17) Blunder. f5 was best. } (13... f5) 14. Bxe5 Bd5? { (3.04 → 5.15) Mistake. O-O was best. } (14... O-O 15. O-O Rae8 16. Rfe1 Bd5 17. Ng3 f6 18. Bd4 Qxe2 19. Nxe2 Rf7 20. Be3 Rd7 21. b4) 15. Bxg7 Rg8? { (4.98 → 12.01) Mistake. Bxe4 was best. } (15... Bxe4 16. Bxh8) 16. Nf6+ { Black resigns. } 1-0

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/81GSr3mD"] 
[Date "10/08/2020"] 
[Round "Round 9, Board 6"] 
[White "Phil Ramsey"] 
[Black "Jim Wiseman"] 
[Result "1/2-1/2"] 
[ECO "A45"] 
[Opening "Indian Game"] 
1. d4 Nf6 { A45 Indian Game } 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nd5 5. Bg3 cxd4 6. exd4 Nc6 7. Nd2 Be7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Ngf3 a6 10. h4 b5 11. Ng5 f5 12. Qh5 Nf6 13. Qe2 h6 14. Ngf3 Bb7 15. Rd1 Rc8 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Nd5 18. c4 Nb4 19. cxb5 axb5 20. f3 Nxd3+ 21. Qxd3 Bc6 22. Bf2 Qa5 23. O-O Qxa2 24. b3 Qa8 25. Ra1 Qb8 26. Rfe1 Bd5 27. Ra7 Rfd8 28. Ra5 Bc5 29. Rxb5 Bxf2+ 30. Kxf2 Qa7+ 31. Kf1 Qa6 32. Rxd5 Qc6 33. Rd6 Qb7 34. Ra1 Qb4 35. Rd4 Qc5 36. Nc4 Ra8 37. Rxa8 Rxa8 38. Qd1 Ra2 39. Rd2 Qa7 40. Rxa2 Qxa2 41. Kg1 Qa7+ 42. Kh2 Qf2 43. Kh3 f4 44. Kh2 Qxh4+ 45. Kg1 g5 46. b4 h5 47. Qd2 g4 48. Qxf4 Qe1+ 49. Kh2 Qh4+ 50. Kg1 Qe1+ { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/yaAIg7uE"] 
[Date "10/08/2020"] 
[Round "Round 9, Board 7"] 
[White "Kevin Sartain"] 
[Black "Luke Scaife"] 
[Result "1-0"] 
[ECO "A00"] 
[Opening "Polish Opening"] 
1. b4 { A00 Polish Opening } e5 2. b5 c6 3. c4 cxb5 4. cxb5 d5 5. Bb2 Bd6 6. Nf3 f6 7. e3 Bg4 8. Be2 Qb6 9. a4 Nh6 10. O-O Nd7 11. Qb3 e4 12. Nd4 Bxe2 13. Nxe2 Be5 14. Bxe5 Nxe5 15. Qxd5 Rd8 16. Qxe4 O-O 17. d4 Nc4 18. Nf4 Rfe8 19. Qd3 Nd6 20. Nd2 Rc8 21. Rfc1 Nhf7 22. Nc4 Nxc4 23. Rxc4 Qa5 24. Rac1 Nd6 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Rxc8+ Nxc8 27. Qc4+ Kf8 28. Qxc8+ Ke7 29. Qxb7+ Kd6 30. Qc6+ Ke7 31. Qe6+ Kd8 32. Qg8+ Kd7 33. Qxg7+ Ke8 34. Qh8+ Kf7 35. Qxh7+ Ke8 36. Qg8+ Kd7 37. Qe6+ Kd8 38. Qxf6+ Ke8 39. g3 { Black resigns. } 1-0

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/8QTQntBL"] 
[Date "10/08/2020"] 
[Round "Round 9, Board 8"] 
[White "Michael O'Momahony"] 
[Black "Joe Butterworth"] 
[Result "1/2-1/2"] 
[ECO "A45"] 
[Opening "Indian Game"] 
1. d4 Nf6 { A45 Indian Game } 2. e3 b6 3. f4 Bb7 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bd3 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Qe2 c5 8. c3 d5 9. Nbd2 Ne4 10. Ne5 Nd7 11. Ndf3 f6 12. Ng4 a6 13. a4 c4 14. Bc2 b5 15. Bd2 Qc7 16. Ra2 Nb6 17. Rfa1 bxa4 18. Bxa4 Nxa4 19. Rxa4 a5 20. Bc1 Bc6 21. R4a2 a4 22. Qc2 Rfb8 23. Nd2 Nxd2 24. Qxd2 Rb3 25. Qc2 Qb7 26. h3 Bd6 27. Nh2 Qe7 28. Nf3 Rb7 29. Bd2 Rab8 30. Rf1 a3 31. bxa3 Bxa3 32. Rfa1 Rb2 33. Qd1 Rxa2 34. Rxa2 Rb2 35. Qa1 Qb7 36. Rxb2 Qxb2 37. Qxb2 Bxb2 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/0JD1QJTE"] 
[Date "10/08/2020"] 
[Round "Round 9, Board 9"] 
[White "Peter Jenner"] 
[Black "Juergen Buedel"] 
[Result "0-1"] 
[ECO "A41"] 
[Opening "Queen's Pawn"] 
1. d4 d6 { A41 Queen's Pawn } 2. Bf4 Nd7 3. Nf3 Ngf6 4. e3 g6 5. h3 Bg7 6. c3 O-O 7. g4 c6 8. Nbd2 a5 9. Be2 a4 10. Nh2 e5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Bg3 a3 13. b3 Nd5 14. Rc1 Qe7 15. e4 Nf4 16. Bxf4 exf4 17. O-O Nc5 18. f3 Rd8 19. Qe1 Nd3 20. Bxd3 Rxd3 21. Nb1 Be6 22. Qe2 Rad8 23. Rfd1 Qc5+ 24. Kg2 Qe3 25. Qxe3 fxe3 26. Rxd3 Rxd3 27. Kf1 Bxb3 28. Ke2 Bc4 29. Ke1 Bf8 30. Rc2 b5 31. Re2 b4 32. Nf1 b3 33. axb3 Bxb3 34. Nxe3 a2 35. Rxa2 Bxa2 { White resigns. } 0-1

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/FhKl63l0"] 
[Date "10/08/2020"] 
[Round "Round 9, Board 10"] 
[White "Sanjoy Banerjee"] 
[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. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c6 6. g3 Bg4 7. Bg2 e6 8. O-O Be7 9. Bf4 Qd8 10. h3 Bh5 11. Re1 Nbd7 12. Ne2 h6 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nd5 15. g4 Bg6 16. c3 O-O 17. Bg3 Qb6 18. Qb3 Qxb3 19. axb3 a6 20. b4 Rfd8 21. Kh2 Nb6 22. Nf4 Bh7 23. b3 Rd2 24. Re2 Rad8 25. Ra2 Rxa2 26. Rxa2 g5 27. Ne2 Nd5 28. Rd2 Kg7 29. Nd4 Nxc3 30. f4 gxf4 31. Bxf4 Bxb4 32. Nxe6+ { Black resigns. } 1-0

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/TfGri8dJ"] 
[Date "09/08/2020"] 
[Round "Round 9, Board 11"] 
[White "Steve Winstanley"] 
[Black "Andreas Griese"] 
[Result "1/2-1/2"] 
[ECO "B21"] 
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Scheveningen Formation"] 
1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3?! { (0.13 → -0.83) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } (3. Nf3 e5 4. c3 Nc6 5. cxd4 exd4 6. Nxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nf6) 3... dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 { B21 Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Scheveningen Formation } 7. O-O Nf6 8. Qe2 Be7 9. Rd1 O-O?! { (-0.13 → 0.70) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } (9... e5 10. Bb5 Bd7 11. Bg5 a6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Rd2 O-O 14. Rad1 Ne8 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Na4) 10. e5 Ng4? { (0.67 → 1.82) Mistake. Ne8 was best. } (10... Ne8 11. exd6 Bxd6 12. Nb5 Qe7 13. Bg5 f6 14. Be3 b6 15. Bb3 Ba6 16. Bxb6 Ne5 17. Nxe5) 11. exd6 Bf6 12. Bf4 e5 13. Bg3 Re8 14. Nd5?! { (2.40 → 1.51) Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } (14. Ne4) 14... Qxd6 15. Nb6?! { (1.00 → 0.13) Inaccuracy. Qe4 was best. } (15. Qe4) 15... Nd4 16. Nxd4 Qxb6 17. Nb5 Be6? { (0.00 → 1.16) Mistake. Nh6 was best. } (17... Nh6 18. Rd6 Qc5 19. Rd5 Qc6 20. Rd6) 18. Bxe6? { (1.16 → 0.12) Mistake. Rd6 was best. } (18. Rd6) 18... Rxe6 19. Nc3 Nh6 20. Nd5 Qd8 21. Rac1 Rc6? { (0.13 → 1.20) Mistake. Rd6 was best. } (21... Rd6 22. Qf3 Kh8 23. Ne3 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Qc7 25. Qe4 Rc8 26. h3 b5 27. b3 a6 28. a4) 22. Rxc6 bxc6 23. Nxf6+ Qxf6 24. Qxe5 Qxe5 25. Bxe5 f6 26. Bc3 Nf7 27. f3 Ne5?! { (0.75 → 1.29) Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } (27... Rd8 28. Re1 Nd6 29. Rc1 c5 30. Be1 c4 31. Bb4 g5 32. Bxd6 Rxd6 33. Rxc4 Rd1+ 34. Kf2) 28. Kf2 Kf7 29. f4 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2

[Event "Atticus Open 2020"] 
[Site "https://lichess.org/p6IY2MDO"] 
[Date "14/08/2020"] 
[Round "Round 9, Board 12"] 
[White "Kenneth Payne"] 
[Black "Chris Burr"] 
[Result "0-1"] 
[ECO "C41"] 
[Opening "Philidor Defense"] 
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 { C41 Philidor Defense } f6 4. Bc4 Bg4 5. c3 c6 6. Qb3 Qd7 7. Bxg8 Bxf3 8. Be6 Qe7 9. gxf3 exd4 10. cxd4 Na6 11. Nc3 Nc7 12. Bg4 h5 13. Bf5 d5 14. Qxb7 Qd6 15. Be3 Kf7 16. Qb3 Be7 17. O-O-O Rhb8 18. Qc2 Nb5 19. e5 fxe5 20. dxe5 Qxe5 21. Qd2 Nxc3 22. Qxc3 Qxf5 23. Rhg1 Bf6 24. Bd4 Bxd4 25. Qxd4 Rg8 26. Rde1 Qf6 27. Qe3 Rge8 28. Qb3 Rxe1+ 29. Rxe1 Qf4+ 30. Kb1 Rb8 31. Qa4 Qxa4 { White resigns. } 0-1

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