Dudeney, Keith – Scarpa, Mario

Dudeney, Keith (1386)
Scarpa, Mario (1447)
Result: 0-1

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Date: 14 July 2026
Location: Crewe Chess Club
Tournament: 2026 Summer Major Knockout
Round: 1.1.2
Opening: A45 Queen's Pawn Game Trompowski
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Published on: 24 June 2026
Categories: game

[Event "2026 Summer Major Knockout"]
[Site "Crewe Chess Club"]
[Date "2026.07.14"]
[Round "1.1.2"]
[White "Dudeney, Keith"]
[Black "Scarpa, Mario"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "1447"]
[ECO "A45"]
[EventDate "2026.07.14"]
[WhiteElo "1386"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 c5 3.e3 Qb6 4.c3 {White would have been better off moving b3, but his hand was too quick and touched the c-file pawn, which then had to be forcibly moved.}4...Qxb2 5.Nd2 Qxc3 6.Ne2 Qa5 {Here the black Queen is protectingthe pawn in c5, attacking that in a2 (in case the Rook dares moving), and pinning the Knight in d2, which jams White's ranks altogether.}7.dxc5 Nc6 8.Qc2 Nb4 9.Qc4 e6 10.Bd6 Bxd6 11.cxd6 b5 12.Qb3 Ne4 {Black is luring Nxe4 plnning to respond with Nc2+, in which the King would be forced to move in d1 due to double check, after which Nxa1 would have taken a Rook and threatening the white Queen at the same time... but White doesn't fall in the trap.}13.Nc3 Nxd2 {The trap didn't work, so Black decides he might as well exchange Knights and force the King to move anyway.}14.Kxd2 a6 15.a3 Nd5 {White originally moves Nxd5, which is illegal. The Knight has been touched but it would be illegal to move it anyway, due to the Queen pinning it. So touch-piece-move-pice does not apply in this case.}16.Rc1 Bb7 17.f3 O-O 18.Bd3 Rac8 19.e4 Nf4 20.g3 Nxd3 21.Kxd3 Rc6 22.e5 Rfc8 23.Rhf1 Rc4 24.Qb2 b4 25.axb4 Rxb4 26.Qd2 Rb3 27.Rc2 {Black misses an opportunity with Qb5+ focing the King to move and getting a Rook for free. Instead, heconcentrate of outflanking the King by attacking the pawn in f3, for which he first needs the white Rook to move. Black sees that this is already in White's intentions, so he takes time by creating a safety exit for his own King: after all the c-file is going to be under immense pressure and it takes only a miscalculation to grant White checkmate by capturing the Rook in c8... }27...g6 28.Rfc1 Qd5+ 29.Ke2 Qxf3+ 30.Ke1 Qh1+ 31.Kf2 Qxh2+ 32.Kf1 Qh1+ {White moves Ke1, which is illegal. As this is the second illegal move of the game, White incurr in a technical loss.}0-1