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Dudeney, Keith – Scarpa, Mario

Dudeney, Keith (1315)
Scarpa, Mario (1425)
Result: 0-1

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Date: 24 March 2026
Location: Crewe Chess Club
Tournament: 2025/26 Club Championship Div 3
Round: 18.1.1
Opening: A43 Old Benoni defence
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Published on: 25 March 2026
Categories: game

[Event "2025/26 Club Championship Div 3"]
[Site "Crewe Chess Club"]
[Date "2026.03.24"]
[Round "18.1.1"]
[White "Dudeney, Keith"]
[Black "Scarpa, Mario"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "1425"]
[ECO "A43"]
[EventDate "2026.03.24"]
[WhiteElo "1315"]

1.d4 c5 2.Bf4 Qb6 3.Qc1 cxd4 4.e3 e5 {If Bxe5, then Qa5+ would capture it.}5.Bg3 Bb4+ 6.c3 dxc3 7.Nxc3 Qc5 8.Ne2 {This defuses Black's original plan of an exchange massacre happening on c3, which would have left White with two isolated pawns (a2 and c3).}8...Nf6 9.a3 {This forces the exchange without triggering any massacre.}9...Bxc3+ 10.Nxc3 O-O 11.Be2 Nc6 12.b4 Qe7 13.Bh4 Qe6 14.Bxf6 Qxf6 15.Ne4 {Nd5 would have been arguably better because it would still attack the Queen while also threatening to land in c7. }15...Qg6 16.Bf3 d5 17.Ng3 e4 18.Bh5 Qg5 19.Qc3 Ne5 {Black predicts 20. h4 ... and prepares to move the Queen to f6, now sheltered by the Knight which he hopes to move eventually to f3, checking the King and thus leaving Qxc3 a real possibility. }20.h4 Qf6 21.Kf1 {White realises Black's plan and defuses it at the cost of giving up every chance to castle.}21...Bd7 22.Rd1 Rac8 23.Qd4 Bb5+ 24.Be2 Rc2 {If Bxb5, then Black mates with Qxf2.}25.Rd2 Rc1+ 26.Rd1 Bxe2+ 27.Nxe2 Rxd1+ 28.Qxd1 Nd3 29.Nf4 Rc8 30.Nxd3 exd3 31.g3 Rc2 32.f4 Qc3 {Qb2 would have been even better but, either way, White realises the disadvantage and resigns.}0-1

[Event "2025/26 Club Championship Div 3"]
[Site "Crewe Chess Club"]
[Date "2026.03.24"]
[Round "18.1.1"]
[White "Dudeney, Keith"]
[Black "Scarpa, Mario"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "1425"]
[ECO "A43"]
[EventDate "2026.03.24"]
[WhiteElo "1315"]

1.d4 c5 2.Bf4 Qb6 3.Qc1 cxd4 4.e3 e5 {If Bxe5, then Qa5+ would capture it.}5.Bg3 Bb4+ 6.c3 dxc3 7.Nxc3 Qc5 8.Ne2 {This defuses Black's original plan of an exchange massacre happening on c3, which would have left White with two isolated pawns (a2 and c3).}8...Nf6 9.a3 {This forces the exchange without triggering any massacre.}9...Bxc3+ 10.Nxc3 O-O 11.Be2 Nc6 12.b4 Qe7 13.Bh4 Qe6 14.Bxf6 Qxf6 15.Ne4 {Nd5 would have been arguably better because it would still attack the Queen while also threatening to land in c7. }15...Qg6 16.Bf3 d5 17.Ng3 e4 18.Bh5 Qg5 19.Qc3 Ne5 {Black predicts 20. h4 ... and prepares to move the Queen to f6, now sheltered by the Knight which he hopes to move eventually to f3, checking the King and thus leaving Qxc3 a real possibility. }20.h4 Qf6 21.Kf1 {White realises Black's plan and defuses it at the cost of giving up every chance to castle.}21...Bd7 22.Rd1 Rac8 23.Qd4 Bb5+ 24.Be2 Rc2 {If Bxb5, then Black mates with Qxf2.}25.Rd2 Rc1+ 26.Rd1 Bxe2+ 27.Nxe2 Rxd1+ 28.Qxd1 Nd3 29.Nf4 Rc8 30.Nxd3 exd3 31.g3 Rc2 32.f4 Qc3 {Qb2 would have been even better but, either way, White realises the disadvantage and resigns.}0-1

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