Scarpa, Mario – Juan, Benjamin

Scarpa, Mario (1355)
Juan, Benjamin (1099)
Result: 1-0

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Date: 24 February 2026
Location: Crewe 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: 24 February 2026
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[Event "2025/2026 League Season NSDCA Division 3"]
[Site "Crewe Chess Club"]
[Date "2026.02.24"]
[Round "1.1.4"]
[White "Scarpa, Mario"]
[Black "Juan, Benjamin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "1099"]
[BlackTeam "Gables 'A'"]
[ECO "C20"]
[EventDate "2026.02.24"]
[WhiteElo "1355"]
[WhiteTeam "Crewe 'G'"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nd4 4.Nxd4 exd4 5.d3 Bc5 6.Qh5 {Black could have gone for Bxf2+ just before Qh5+ and then Qxc5 but decided to go for an even more disruptive attack.}6...Qe7 7.Bg5 Nf6 8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.Bxf7+ Qxf7 10.Qxc5 d6 11.Qxd4 {Now not only one side of the castling has been completely destroyed, but there are two isolated pawns. Long castling is still possible but very risky, considering that the d-file had to be opened to avoid further disruption to the pawns.}11...Qg6 12.g3 Qg5 13.Nd2 {White figures that castling on the short side would not be a good idea, given that the black Queen and Rook can double while the Bishop is outflanking... So Nd2 offers the necessary cover for O-O-O}13...Rf8 14.O-O-O f5 15.f4 {Unpinning the Knight}15...Qf6 16.e5 {Leaving the pawn in f5 blocks the Bishop, while offering dxe5 grants the d-file to the white Queen. The pawn can be effortlessly pinned and recaptured in the short term.}16...dxe5 17.Rde1 Kf7 18.Rxe5 Rd8 19.Qc4+ Be6 20.Qxc7+ {White is taking as many pawns as he can}20...Rd7 21.Qc5 Qe7 22.Nb3 Qxc5 23.Nxc5 Re7 24.Rhe1 Rae8 25.Nxe6 Rxe6 26.Rxf5+ Ke7 {At this point White figures it is worth exchanging all the pieces, since the pawn advantage is fatally significant}27.Rxe6+ Kxe6 28.Re5+ Kd7 29.Rxe8 Kxe8 {Now the opposition starts...}30.Kd2 Kd7 31.Kc3 Kc6 32.Kc4 Kd6 33.b4 {All White needs to do now is simply pushing the pawns... slowly but surely.}33...Kc6 34.a4 Kb6 35.d4 Kc6 36.f5 Kd6 37.g4 Ke7 38.Kc5 Kd7 39.d5 Kc7 40.d6+ Kd7 41.Kd5 {Black resigns.} 1-0