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Cook, Julian P – Scarpa, Mario

Cook, Julian P (1365)
Scarpa, Mario (1345)
Result: 0-1

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Date: 30 October 2025
Location: Kidsgrove Chess Club
Tournament: 2025/2026 League Season NSDCA Division 4
Round: 1.1.2
Opening: C20 King's Pawn Game
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Published on: 31 October 2025
Categories: game

[Event "2025/2026 League Season NSDCA Division 4"]
[Site "Kidsgrove Chess Club"]
[Date "2025.10.30"]
[Round "1.1.2"]
[White "Cook, Julian P"]
[Black "Scarpa, Mario"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "1345"]
[BlackTeam "Crewe I"]
[ECO "C20"]
[EventDate "2025.10.30"]
[WhiteElo "1365"]
[WhiteTeam "Kidsgrove B"]

1.e4 e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 d5 4.exd5 Nxd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.d3 h6 7.O-O Bg4 {Black pins the Knight to slow down White's tactis, whatever that might be. If h3 Bh5 g4, Black wou have wasted tempo but White would have his castling jeopardised.}8.Re1 Bd6 9.Qd2 O-O 10.a3 Be6 11.Nc3 Nxc3 12.Qxc3 Qf6 13.Bd2 Bd5 14.d4 Nxd4 15.Nxd4 exd4 16.Qd3 Bxg2 17.Kxg2 c5 18.Re4 Be5 19.Rb1 Qc6 20.Qf3 Rae8 21.Rbe1 f6 22.c3 dxc3 23.bxc3 Rd8 24.Bc1 c4 25.Kf1 Rd3 26.Qf5 Bxc3 27.Bxh6 Bxe1 28.Kxe1 Qd5 29.Qg4 Rd1+ 30.Qxd1 Qxe4+ 31.Be3 Qh1+ {Black forces the exchange of Queens, because it means ending up with material advantage.}32.Ke2 Qxd1+ 33.Kxd1 g5 {Black tries to limit Bishop's mobility as much as possible... not seeing that a7 is under threat.}34.Bxa7 b5 35.Bc5 Rc8 36.Bb4 Re8 37.Kd2 Rd8+ 38.Ke2 g4 39.Kf1 Rd3 40.Ke2 f5 41.Ke1 Kf7 {Very slowly but very surely, Black intends to push the King forth. All other pieces are already well positioned to be immune to the Bishop.}42.Ke2 Ke6 43.Ke1 Kd5 44.Ke2 Ke4 {White resigns} 0-1

[Event "2025/2026 League Season NSDCA Division 4"]
[Site "Kidsgrove Chess Club"]
[Date "2025.10.30"]
[Round "1.1.2"]
[White "Cook, Julian P"]
[Black "Scarpa, Mario"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "1345"]
[BlackTeam "Crewe I"]
[ECO "C20"]
[EventDate "2025.10.30"]
[WhiteElo "1365"]
[WhiteTeam "Kidsgrove B"]

1.e4 e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 d5 4.exd5 Nxd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.d3 h6 7.O-O Bg4 {Black pins the Knight to slow down White's tactis, whatever that might be. If h3 Bh5 g4, Black wou have wasted tempo but White would have his castling jeopardised.}8.Re1 Bd6 9.Qd2 O-O 10.a3 Be6 11.Nc3 Nxc3 12.Qxc3 Qf6 13.Bd2 Bd5 14.d4 Nxd4 15.Nxd4 exd4 16.Qd3 Bxg2 17.Kxg2 c5 18.Re4 Be5 19.Rb1 Qc6 20.Qf3 Rae8 21.Rbe1 f6 22.c3 dxc3 23.bxc3 Rd8 24.Bc1 c4 25.Kf1 Rd3 26.Qf5 Bxc3 27.Bxh6 Bxe1 28.Kxe1 Qd5 29.Qg4 Rd1+ 30.Qxd1 Qxe4+ 31.Be3 Qh1+ {Black forces the exchange of Queens, because it means ending up with material advantage.}32.Ke2 Qxd1+ 33.Kxd1 g5 {Black tries to limit Bishop's mobility as much as possible... not seeing that a7 is under threat.}34.Bxa7 b5 35.Bc5 Rc8 36.Bb4 Re8 37.Kd2 Rd8+ 38.Ke2 g4 39.Kf1 Rd3 40.Ke2 f5 41.Ke1 Kf7 {Very slowly but very surely, Black intends to push the King forth. All other pieces are already well positioned to be immune to the Bishop.}42.Ke2 Ke6 43.Ke1 Kd5 44.Ke2 Ke4 {White resigns} 0-1

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