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Barker, Andrew – Scarpa, Mario

Barker, Andrew (1534)
Scarpa, Mario (1345)
Result: 1/2-1/2

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Date: 4 November 2025
Location: Alsager Chess Club
Tournament: 2025/2026 League Season NSDCA Division 3
Round: 1.1.4
Opening: C20 King's Pawn Game
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Published on: 6 November 2025
Categories: game

[Event "2025/2026 League Season NSDCA Division 3"]
[Site "Alsager Chess Club"]
[Date "2025.11.04"]
[Round "1.1.4"]
[White "Barker, Andrew"]
[Black "Scarpa, Mario"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "1345"]
[BlackTeam "Crewe 'G'"]
[ECO "C20"]
[EventDate "2025.11.04"]
[WhiteElo "1534"]
[WhiteTeam "Alsager 'C'"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nge7 4.c3 a6 5.Ba4 b5 6.Bc2 d5 7.d4 Bg4 8.h3 Bh5 9.Be3 exd4 10.cxd4 dxe4 {This isolates White's d-pawn}11.Bxe4 Bg6 12.Bxg6 Nxg6 13.O-O Bd6 14.Nc3 O-O 15.Rc1 Nf4 {Black's plan is to either exchange Night for the Bishop or, should White reject the exchange, move Nb4 and eventually Nd3, doubling Knights.}16.Qd2 Qf6 {Black is hoping to lure White into 17.Ne4, forking Queen and Bishop... but then 17.... Nxh3+ 18.gxh3 Qxf3 at which point White's castling wall would be destroyed.}17.Nh2 {White doesn't take the bait...}17...Rfe8 18.Ne2 Bb4 19.Qc2 Nxe2+ 20.Qxe2 Nxd4 21.Qd1 Rad8 22.Bxd4 Rxd4 23.Qf3 Rf4 24.Qc6 Qe5 25.Qxc7 Bd6 26.Qc3 Qe7 27.Nf3 Rc4 28.Qe1 Qd7 {Black has only 5 minutes left and knows too well that time pressure calls for blunders. The rest of the team already secured 2 draws and one victory, meaning that if he loses, the team draws, while if he draws, the team wins. He offers a draw and White accepts.} 1/2-1/2

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[Event "2025/2026 League Season NSDCA Division 3"]
[Site "Alsager Chess Club"]
[Date "2025.11.04"]
[Round "1.1.4"]
[White "Barker, Andrew"]
[Black "Scarpa, Mario"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "1345"]
[BlackTeam "Crewe 'G'"]
[ECO "C20"]
[EventDate "2025.11.04"]
[WhiteElo "1534"]
[WhiteTeam "Alsager 'C'"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nge7 4.c3 a6 5.Ba4 b5 6.Bc2 d5 7.d4 Bg4 8.h3 Bh5 9.Be3 exd4 10.cxd4 dxe4 {This isolates White's d-pawn}11.Bxe4 Bg6 12.Bxg6 Nxg6 13.O-O Bd6 14.Nc3 O-O 15.Rc1 Nf4 {Black's plan is to either exchange Night for the Bishop or, should White reject the exchange, move Nb4 and eventually Nd3, doubling Knights.}16.Qd2 Qf6 {Black is hoping to lure White into 17.Ne4, forking Queen and Bishop... but then 17.... Nxh3+ 18.gxh3 Qxf3 at which point White's castling wall would be destroyed.}17.Nh2 {White doesn't take the bait...}17...Rfe8 18.Ne2 Bb4 19.Qc2 Nxe2+ 20.Qxe2 Nxd4 21.Qd1 Rad8 22.Bxd4 Rxd4 23.Qf3 Rf4 24.Qc6 Qe5 25.Qxc7 Bd6 26.Qc3 Qe7 27.Nf3 Rc4 28.Qe1 Qd7 {Black has only 5 minutes left and knows too well that time pressure calls for blunders. The rest of the team already secured 2 draws and one victory, meaning that if he loses, the team draws, while if he draws, the team wins. He offers a draw and White accepts.} 1/2-1/2

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