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Ansari, Athar – Clarke, Stuart WC

Ansari, Athar (1868)
Clarke, Stuart WC
Result: 1/2-1/2

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Date: 14 October 2018
Location: Ibis Styles Hotel, Crewe
Tournament: 2018 Crewe Congress: Open
Round: 4.2
Opening: A47 Queen's Indian (d4 Nf6 without 2.c4)
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Published on: 22 January 2025
Categories: game

[Event "2018 Crewe Congress: Open"]
[Site "Ibis Styles Hotel, Crewe"]
[Date "2018.10.14"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Ansari, Athar"]
[Black "Clarke, Stuart WC"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A47"]
[EventDate "2018.10.12"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[WhiteElo "1868"]

1.d4 e6 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 b6 4.Nf3 Bb7 5.Be2 Be7 6.O-O Nh5 7.Bg3 d6 8.c4 Nd7 9.Nc3 c5 10.d5 e5 11.Nd2 Nxg3 12.hxg3 O-O 13.f4 Bc8 14.f5 Bg5 15.e4 Be3+ 16.Kh2 Qg5 17.Nf3 Qh6+ 18.Nh4 g5 19.fxg6 hxg6 20.Qd3 a6 21.Bg4 Kg7 22.Bh3 Nf6 23.Rae1 Bg5 24.Bxc8 Raxc8 25.Rh1 Ng4+ 26.Kg1 Be3+ 27.Kf1 Nf2 28.Qxe3 Qxe3 29.Rxe3 Nxh1 30.Ne2 f5 31.exf5 g5 32.Nf3 Rxf5 33.Kg1 Rh8 34.g4 Rf6 35.Nxg5 {White offers a draw}35...Nf2 36.Ng3 Nxg4 37.Rb3 b5 38.cxb5 axb5 39.Rxb5 Ne3 40.N5e4 Rf4 41.Rb7+ Kg6 42.Rd7 {White offers a draw}42...Nf5 43.Nxf5 Rxe4 44.Nxd6 Rd4 45.Re7 Rxd5 46.Re6+ Kg5 47.Kf2 Rb8 {5-minute rule, Black stops recording with 10-second increments}48.b3 Rd2+ 49.Kg3 Rxa2 50.Rxe5+ Kf6 51.Rxc5 Rxb3+ 52.Kh2 Rbb2 53.Ne4+ Kg6 54.Rg5+ Kh6 55.Rg3 Ra4 56.Re3 Raa2 57.Rh3+ Kg6 58.Rg3+ Kf5 59.Nd6+ Ke6 60.Rg6+ Ke7 61.Nc4 Re2 62.Kh3 Rxg2 63.Rxg2 Rxg2 64.Kxg2 1/2-1/2

FEN image of position

[Event "2018 Crewe Congress: Open"]
[Site "Ibis Styles Hotel, Crewe"]
[Date "2018.10.14"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Ansari, Athar"]
[Black "Clarke, Stuart WC"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A47"]
[EventDate "2018.10.12"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[WhiteElo "1868"]

1.d4 e6 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 b6 4.Nf3 Bb7 5.Be2 Be7 6.O-O Nh5 7.Bg3 d6 8.c4 Nd7 9.Nc3 c5 10.d5 e5 11.Nd2 Nxg3 12.hxg3 O-O 13.f4 Bc8 14.f5 Bg5 15.e4 Be3+ 16.Kh2 Qg5 17.Nf3 Qh6+ 18.Nh4 g5 19.fxg6 hxg6 20.Qd3 a6 21.Bg4 Kg7 22.Bh3 Nf6 23.Rae1 Bg5 24.Bxc8 Raxc8 25.Rh1 Ng4+ 26.Kg1 Be3+ 27.Kf1 Nf2 28.Qxe3 Qxe3 29.Rxe3 Nxh1 30.Ne2 f5 31.exf5 g5 32.Nf3 Rxf5 33.Kg1 Rh8 34.g4 Rf6 35.Nxg5 {White offers a draw}35...Nf2 36.Ng3 Nxg4 37.Rb3 b5 38.cxb5 axb5 39.Rxb5 Ne3 40.N5e4 Rf4 41.Rb7+ Kg6 42.Rd7 {White offers a draw}42...Nf5 43.Nxf5 Rxe4 44.Nxd6 Rd4 45.Re7 Rxd5 46.Re6+ Kg5 47.Kf2 Rb8 {5-minute rule, Black stops recording with 10-second increments}48.b3 Rd2+ 49.Kg3 Rxa2 50.Rxe5+ Kf6 51.Rxc5 Rxb3+ 52.Kh2 Rbb2 53.Ne4+ Kg6 54.Rg5+ Kh6 55.Rg3 Ra4 56.Re3 Raa2 57.Rh3+ Kg6 58.Rg3+ Kf5 59.Nd6+ Ke6 60.Rg6+ Ke7 61.Nc4 Re2 62.Kh3 Rxg2 63.Rxg2 Rxg2 64.Kxg2 1/2-1/2

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