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Elinor, Ken – Scarpa, Mario

Elinor, Ken (1250)
Scarpa, Mario (1354)
Result: 0-1

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Date: 25 March 2025
Location: Crewe Chess Club
Tournament: 2024/2025 League Season NSDCA Division 4
Round: 1.1.3
Opening: D02 Queen's Pawn Game, 2.Nf3 (including the London System)
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Published on: 27 March 2025
Categories: game

[Event "2024/2025 League Season NSDCA Division 4"]
[Site "Crewe Chess Club"]
[Date "2025.03.25"]
[Round "1.1.3"]
[White "Elinor, Ken"]
[Black "Scarpa, Mario"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "1354"]
[BlackTeam "Crewe I"]
[ECO "D02"]
[EventDate "2025.03.25"]
[WhiteElo "1250"]
[WhiteTeam "Meir "]

1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nbd2 Nc6 4.e3 Bg4 5.Be2 e6 6.c3 Ne4 7.O-O Bd6 8.Nxe4 dxe4 9.Nd2 Qh4 10.g3 Bxe2 11.Qxe2 Qh6 12.Nxe4 e5 13.Nxd6+ Qxd6 14.b3 O-O 15.a4 Qf6 16.Bb2 Rad8 17.dxe5 Qxe5 18.c4 Qe6 19.Qf3 Rd3 20.Ba3 Re8 21.Rab1 Na5 22.Qe2 Rxb3 23.Rxb3 Nxb3 24.Rd1 Na5 25.c5 Nc4 26.Qd3 c6 {This stops the pawn and therefore prevents the Bishop from threatening the lowest ranks}27.Qd8 {White places its bait: if the Rook took the Queen, it would be recaptured and checkmate would be only one move away.}27...Nxa3 28.Qd7 Qe4 29.Qc7 Nc4 30.Qd7 Rf8 {The black Rook is protected by the Queen. If the Queen wants to move (which was the plan), the protection must be replaced first}31.Qxb7 Nxe3 {Black's idea is to exploit their material advantage by exchanging the Night for three pawns (fxe3, Qxf3+ and then Qxc5), protectng both pawns in c6 and a7}32.fxe3 Qxe3+ 33.Kf1 {Black was expecting Kg2... this blunder opens up the final chapter}33...Qf3+ 34.Kg1 {This move was somewhat forced because if Ke1 then Re8#}34...Qxd1+ {White resigns} 0-1

[Event "2024/2025 League Season NSDCA Division 4"]
[Site "Crewe Chess Club"]
[Date "2025.03.25"]
[Round "1.1.3"]
[White "Elinor, Ken"]
[Black "Scarpa, Mario"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "1354"]
[BlackTeam "Crewe I"]
[ECO "D02"]
[EventDate "2025.03.25"]
[WhiteElo "1250"]
[WhiteTeam "Meir "]

1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nbd2 Nc6 4.e3 Bg4 5.Be2 e6 6.c3 Ne4 7.O-O Bd6 8.Nxe4 dxe4 9.Nd2 Qh4 10.g3 Bxe2 11.Qxe2 Qh6 12.Nxe4 e5 13.Nxd6+ Qxd6 14.b3 O-O 15.a4 Qf6 16.Bb2 Rad8 17.dxe5 Qxe5 18.c4 Qe6 19.Qf3 Rd3 20.Ba3 Re8 21.Rab1 Na5 22.Qe2 Rxb3 23.Rxb3 Nxb3 24.Rd1 Na5 25.c5 Nc4 26.Qd3 c6 {This stops the pawn and therefore prevents the Bishop from threatening the lowest ranks}27.Qd8 {White places its bait: if the Rook took the Queen, it would be recaptured and checkmate would be only one move away.}27...Nxa3 28.Qd7 Qe4 29.Qc7 Nc4 30.Qd7 Rf8 {The black Rook is protected by the Queen. If the Queen wants to move (which was the plan), the protection must be replaced first}31.Qxb7 Nxe3 {Black's idea is to exploit their material advantage by exchanging the Night for three pawns (fxe3, Qxf3+ and then Qxc5), protectng both pawns in c6 and a7}32.fxe3 Qxe3+ 33.Kf1 {Black was expecting Kg2... this blunder opens up the final chapter}33...Qf3+ 34.Kg1 {This move was somewhat forced because if Ke1 then Re8#}34...Qxd1+ {White resigns} 0-1

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