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Scarpa, Mario – Roberts, Jamie

Scarpa, Mario (1360)
Roberts, Jamie (1483)
Result: 1-0

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Date: 30 January 2024
Location: Crewe Chess Club
Tournament: Friendly rated
Round: ?
Opening: B07 Pirc Defence
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Published on: 22 January 2025
Categories: game

[Event "Friendly rated"]
[Site "Crewe Chess Club"]
[Date "2024.01.30"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Scarpa, Mario"]
[Black "Roberts, Jamie"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "1483"]
[ECO "B07"]
[EventDate "2024.01.30"]
[WhiteElo "1360"]

1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.h3 Nbd7 5.Nf3 c5 6.d5 Bg7 7.Bd3 Qa5 $2 {[%csl Ga5,Gb4,Gb5,Gb6]}8.O-O O-O 9.Bd2 a6 10.Qe1 Qc7 11.Bf4 e5 12.dxe6 fxe6 13.e5 dxe5 14.Nxe5 $1 {[%csl Ge5]}14...Qd8 15.Nxg6 {White decides to take the risk and sacrifice the Knight. The material exchange is not in his favour but the position would be, as the white Bishop will be cornering the black King.}15...hxg6 16.Bxg6 Qe7 {Black defends the Pawn in e6, which is crucial. Probably 16. ... Qb6 would have been a better defence.}17.Bg5 $1 {White pins the Knight with the intent of playing 18. Nd5 ... to evict the Queen and subsequently capture the Pawn in e6, which would result in check and further cornering of the King.}17...Nb6 $1 {Black sees White's plan and blocks it.}18.Rd1 Rd8 19.Qe2 Rxd1 20.Rxd1 Bd7 21.a4 {White plans to advance with the Pawn to evict the Knight and the implement the original plan: Nd5 ...}21...Nxa4 $4 {21. ... a5 would have been better. Now Black has signed his death warrant.}22.Nd5 $3 Qf8 23.Nxf6+ Bxf6 24.Rxd7 Bg7 25.Qxe6+ Kh8 26.Bh6 {Black resigns.} 1-0

[Event "Friendly rated"]
[Site "Crewe Chess Club"]
[Date "2024.01.30"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Scarpa, Mario"]
[Black "Roberts, Jamie"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "1483"]
[ECO "B07"]
[EventDate "2024.01.30"]
[WhiteElo "1360"]

1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.h3 Nbd7 5.Nf3 c5 6.d5 Bg7 7.Bd3 Qa5 $2 {[%csl Ga5,Gb4,Gb5,Gb6]}8.O-O O-O 9.Bd2 a6 10.Qe1 Qc7 11.Bf4 e5 12.dxe6 fxe6 13.e5 dxe5 14.Nxe5 $1 {[%csl Ge5]}14...Qd8 15.Nxg6 {White decides to take the risk and sacrifice the Knight. The material exchange is not in his favour but the position would be, as the white Bishop will be cornering the black King.}15...hxg6 16.Bxg6 Qe7 {Black defends the Pawn in e6, which is crucial. Probably 16. ... Qb6 would have been a better defence.}17.Bg5 $1 {White pins the Knight with the intent of playing 18. Nd5 ... to evict the Queen and subsequently capture the Pawn in e6, which would result in check and further cornering of the King.}17...Nb6 $1 {Black sees White's plan and blocks it.}18.Rd1 Rd8 19.Qe2 Rxd1 20.Rxd1 Bd7 21.a4 {White plans to advance with the Pawn to evict the Knight and the implement the original plan: Nd5 ...}21...Nxa4 $4 {21. ... a5 would have been better. Now Black has signed his death warrant.}22.Nd5 $3 Qf8 23.Nxf6+ Bxf6 24.Rxd7 Bg7 25.Qxe6+ Kh8 26.Bh6 {Black resigns.} 1-0

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