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Crosby, Andrew – Scarpa, Mario

Crosby, Andrew (1405)
Scarpa, Mario (1329)
Result: 1/2-1/2

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Date: 24 September 2024
Location: Crewe Chess Club
Tournament: 2024/2025 League Season NSDCA Division 4
Round: 1.1.1
Opening: C24 Bishop's Opening, Berlin Defence
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Published on: 22 January 2025
Categories: game

[Event "2024/2025 League Season NSDCA Division 4"]
[Site "Crewe Chess Club"]
[Date "2024.09.24"]
[Round "1.1.1"]
[White "Crosby, Andrew"]
[Black "Scarpa, Mario"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "1329"]
[BlackTeam "Crewe I"]
[ECO "C24"]
[EventDate "2024.09.24"]
[WhiteElo "1405"]
[WhiteTeam "Kidsgrove"]

1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.dxe5 Bc5 {Black's idea is to apply pressure to f2... completely missing the deadly danger coming from the Queen}5.Qd5 Bxf2+ {Black is one move away from checkmate and since piece is already lost, he might as well mitigate the damage by gaining tempo and position by forcing the white King to move}6.Ke2 O-O 7.Qxe4 Bc5 8.Nf3 c6 9.Bd3 g6 10.Bg5 d5 11.Bxd8 {White's blunder allows Black to regain a piece and rebalance the material}11...dxe4 12.Bc4 {and this second blunder shifts the balance in Black's favour}12...exf3+ 13.gxf3 Rxd8 14.Nd2 Bd4 {This forks e5 and b2}15.f4 Bg4+ {Black gains tempo while developing}16.Nf3 b5 17.Bd3 Bxb2 18.Rae1 Na6 19.h3 Bh5 20.Be4 Nb4 21.Rb1 Bc3 22.Rb3 Rd2+ 23.Ke3 Bxf3 24.Kxf3 Nxa2 25.Ke3 Rad8 26.Bd3 c5 27.Rxc3 Nxc3 28.Kxd2 c4 {Black's idea is to force the exchange because at the end he'll be one pawn up}29.Kxc3 cxd3 30.cxd3 {White offers dra and Black accepts because he realises now that the pawns are not in the strongest position and he has 12 minutes left against White's 45 minutes.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "2024/2025 League Season NSDCA Division 4"]
[Site "Crewe Chess Club"]
[Date "2024.09.24"]
[Round "1.1.1"]
[White "Crosby, Andrew"]
[Black "Scarpa, Mario"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "1329"]
[BlackTeam "Crewe I"]
[ECO "C24"]
[EventDate "2024.09.24"]
[WhiteElo "1405"]
[WhiteTeam "Kidsgrove"]

1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.dxe5 Bc5 {Black's idea is to apply pressure to f2... completely missing the deadly danger coming from the Queen}5.Qd5 Bxf2+ {Black is one move away from checkmate and since piece is already lost, he might as well mitigate the damage by gaining tempo and position by forcing the white King to move}6.Ke2 O-O 7.Qxe4 Bc5 8.Nf3 c6 9.Bd3 g6 10.Bg5 d5 11.Bxd8 {White's blunder allows Black to regain a piece and rebalance the material}11...dxe4 12.Bc4 {and this second blunder shifts the balance in Black's favour}12...exf3+ 13.gxf3 Rxd8 14.Nd2 Bd4 {This forks e5 and b2}15.f4 Bg4+ {Black gains tempo while developing}16.Nf3 b5 17.Bd3 Bxb2 18.Rae1 Na6 19.h3 Bh5 20.Be4 Nb4 21.Rb1 Bc3 22.Rb3 Rd2+ 23.Ke3 Bxf3 24.Kxf3 Nxa2 25.Ke3 Rad8 26.Bd3 c5 27.Rxc3 Nxc3 28.Kxd2 c4 {Black's idea is to force the exchange because at the end he'll be one pawn up}29.Kxc3 cxd3 30.cxd3 {White offers dra and Black accepts because he realises now that the pawns are not in the strongest position and he has 12 minutes left against White's 45 minutes.} 1/2-1/2

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