Arshad, Ali – Scarpa, Mario

Arshad, Ali (1180)
Scarpa, Mario (1360)
Result: 1-0

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Date: 13 February 2024
Location: Crewe Chess Club
Tournament: Crewe H vs. Cheddleton E
Round: ?
Opening: D08 Queen's Gambit Declined Albin Counter Gambit and Lasker Trap
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Published on: 22 January 2025
Categories: game

[Event "Crewe H vs. Cheddleton E"]
[Site "Crewe Chess Club"]
[Date "2024.02.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Arshad, Ali"]
[Black "Scarpa, Mario"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "1360"]
[BlackTeam "Crewe H"]
[ECO "D08"]
[EventDate "2024.02.13"]
[WhiteElo "1180"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheddleton E"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.Nc3 Be6 4.dxe5 $2 d4 5.Ne4 Bxc4 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.b3 Ba6 8.Bb2 Bb4+ 9.Ned2 {The White blocks his own Queen, thus relieving some pressure from the pawn in d4.}9...Qd7 {Therefore, I decided to mount that pressure as much as possible.}10.Nxd4 $4 {White decides to get rid of the pawn at the cost of material.}10...Nxd4 11.e3 Bxf1 12.Rxf1 $2 {Castling on the King's side is now impossible. Arguably, White should have moved 12. exd4 ... The material exchange would have been the same, the pawns structure would have been restored and I would have been forced to move the Bishop away, in order not to lose material, thus possibly allowing the technical chance to castle.}12...Nf5 13.Qc2 O-O-O $6 {The idea here is to mount pressure, but I should have played 13. ... Bxd4+ 14. Qxd4 Qxd4+ 15. Kxd4 O-O-O+ By forcing the exchange I would have smoked the white King out.}14.O-O-O Nge7 15.Nc4 Qc6 16.e4 Nh6 17.f3 Rd7 18.Rxd7 {White saw I wanted to double the Rooks and decided to exchange.}18...Qxd7 19.Rd1 Qe6 20.Bc3 Nc6 21.Bb2 Rd8 22.Rxd8+ Nxd8 23.Ne3 Ng8 24.Nd5 Ne7 $4 {I touched this piece and, as rules command, I was forced to move it even if I wanted to play 24. ... Nc6 blocking the threat from the Queen and protecting the Bishop at the same time. Had I not been so quick in my clumsiness, I might have won the game... next time I'd better play with my hands in my pockets!}25.Qxc7# 1-0