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Barnett, Douglas J – Scarpa, Mario

Barnett, Douglas J (1500)
Scarpa, Mario (1457)
Result: 1/2-1/2

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Date: 22 September 2026
Location: Crewe Chess Club
Tournament: 2026/2027 League Season NSDCA Division 4
Round: 1.1.1
Opening: C50 Italian Game
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Published on: 23 September 2026
Categories: game

[Event "2026/2027 League Season NSDCA Division 4"]
[Site "Crewe Chess Club"]
[Date "2026.09.22"]
[Round "1.1.1"]
[White "Barnett, Douglas J"]
[Black "Scarpa, Mario"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "1457"]
[BlackTeam "Crewe J"]
[ECO "C50"]
[EventDate "2026.09.22"]
[WhiteElo "1500"]
[WhiteTeam "Crewe I"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nd4 4.Nxd4 exd4 5.d3 h6 6.O-O a6 7.Nd2 b5 8.Bxf7+ Kxf7 9.Qh5+ g6 10.Qd5+ Kg7 11.Qxa8 c6 {After a disastrous opening, Black tries to lock the white Queen in a corner to mitigate further damage...}12.Nb3 Qc7 13.Bf4 Qxf4 {Black accepts the exchange, hoping to gain some tempo and improve his under-developed position.}14.Qxc8 Bd6 {Threatening checkmate (and gaining tempo)}15.g3 Qg4 {Black disengages from the threat and protects d2 (and by proxy the Bishop in d6)}16.Rae1 Nf6 17.Qxa6 Qh3 {Black corners the white King.}18.f4 Ng4 19.Rf2 {A better move would have been Re2... this blunder is a game changer because Black can now regain the lost material.}19...Nxf2 20.Kxf2 Qxh2+ 21.Kf3 Qxc2 22.Qb7 Qxd3+ 23.Kf2 Rd8 24.Qb6 {White offers a draw. Although Black has a slight advantage, victory is still very uncertain and he's lower on time. Therefore, he accepts the draw offer.}1/2-1/2

FEN image of position

[Event "2026/2027 League Season NSDCA Division 4"]
[Site "Crewe Chess Club"]
[Date "2026.09.22"]
[Round "1.1.1"]
[White "Barnett, Douglas J"]
[Black "Scarpa, Mario"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "1457"]
[BlackTeam "Crewe J"]
[ECO "C50"]
[EventDate "2026.09.22"]
[WhiteElo "1500"]
[WhiteTeam "Crewe I"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nd4 4.Nxd4 exd4 5.d3 h6 6.O-O a6 7.Nd2 b5 8.Bxf7+ Kxf7 9.Qh5+ g6 10.Qd5+ Kg7 11.Qxa8 c6 {After a disastrous opening, Black tries to lock the white Queen in a corner to mitigate further damage...}12.Nb3 Qc7 13.Bf4 Qxf4 {Black accepts the exchange, hoping to gain some tempo and improve his under-developed position.}14.Qxc8 Bd6 {Threatening checkmate (and gaining tempo)}15.g3 Qg4 {Black disengages from the threat and protects d2 (and by proxy the Bishop in d6)}16.Rae1 Nf6 17.Qxa6 Qh3 {Black corners the white King.}18.f4 Ng4 19.Rf2 {A better move would have been Re2... this blunder is a game changer because Black can now regain the lost material.}19...Nxf2 20.Kxf2 Qxh2+ 21.Kf3 Qxc2 22.Qb7 Qxd3+ 23.Kf2 Rd8 24.Qb6 {White offers a draw. Although Black has a slight advantage, victory is still very uncertain and he's lower on time. Therefore, he accepts the draw offer.}1/2-1/2

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