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Green, Malcolm – Ballantyne, Steve

Green, Malcolm (1291)
Ballantyne, Steve (1344)
Result: 1-0

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Date: 25 March 2025
Location: Crewe Chess Club
Tournament: 2024/25 Club Championship Div 3
Round: 8.1.1
Opening: A13 English (1.c4 e6)
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Published on: 30 March 2025
Categories: game

[Event "2024/25 Club Championship Div 3"]
[Site "Crewe Chess Club"]
[Date "2025.03.25"]
[Round "8.1.1"]
[White "Green, Malcolm"]
[Black "Ballantyne, Steve"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "1344"]
[ECO "A13"]
[EventDate "2025.03.25"]
[WhiteElo "1291"]

1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 c6 3.e3 d5 4.d4 Bb4 5.Qg4 {An early attack, I didn't want to move g6, as it would leave my Rook vulnerable}5...Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Qf6 7.Ba3 Nh6 8.Qg3 Nf5 9.Qf4 Qd8 10.Bd3 Ne7 11.Bd6 Na6 12.c5 b5 13.Qg3 g6 14.Be5 Rg8 15.Qg5 {Forcing me to move h5 or I'd lose my pawn}15...h5 16.Nf3 f5 17.Bf6 Bb7 18.Be2 Qd7 19.Ne5 Qc7 20.Qg3 Nb8 21.Bxe7 Qxe7 22.Bxh5 Qg7 23.Nxg6 Kd8 24.Qg5+ Kc7 25.Qf4+ Kd8 26.h4 Ba6 27.Qg5+ Kc7 28.Rh3 Nd7 29.Qf4+ Kb7 30.Qd6 Nf6 31.Ne7 Nxh5 32.Qxc6+ Kb8 33.Nxg8 Qxg8 34.Qxa6 Qxg2 35.Qxb5+ Kc7 36.Qf1 Qxf1+ 37.Kxf1 Rb8 38.Kg2 Rb2 39.Rhh1 a5 40.Rhb1 Rc2 41.Rb3 f4 42.Kf3 fxe3 43.Kxe3 a4 44.Ra3 Nf6 45.f3 Rh2 46.Rxa4 Rxh4 47.Ra7+ Kc6 48.Rb1 Nd7 49.Rbb7 Rh7 50.Rc7+ {Black resigns. From move 5.Qg4 I was reacting to the attack that was facing me. I must say that Mal played very well on the night.} 1-0

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[Event "2024/25 Club Championship Div 3"]
[Site "Crewe Chess Club"]
[Date "2025.03.25"]
[Round "8.1.1"]
[White "Green, Malcolm"]
[Black "Ballantyne, Steve"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "1344"]
[ECO "A13"]
[EventDate "2025.03.25"]
[WhiteElo "1291"]

1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 c6 3.e3 d5 4.d4 Bb4 5.Qg4 {An early attack, I didn't want to move g6, as it would leave my Rook vulnerable}5...Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Qf6 7.Ba3 Nh6 8.Qg3 Nf5 9.Qf4 Qd8 10.Bd3 Ne7 11.Bd6 Na6 12.c5 b5 13.Qg3 g6 14.Be5 Rg8 15.Qg5 {Forcing me to move h5 or I'd lose my pawn}15...h5 16.Nf3 f5 17.Bf6 Bb7 18.Be2 Qd7 19.Ne5 Qc7 20.Qg3 Nb8 21.Bxe7 Qxe7 22.Bxh5 Qg7 23.Nxg6 Kd8 24.Qg5+ Kc7 25.Qf4+ Kd8 26.h4 Ba6 27.Qg5+ Kc7 28.Rh3 Nd7 29.Qf4+ Kb7 30.Qd6 Nf6 31.Ne7 Nxh5 32.Qxc6+ Kb8 33.Nxg8 Qxg8 34.Qxa6 Qxg2 35.Qxb5+ Kc7 36.Qf1 Qxf1+ 37.Kxf1 Rb8 38.Kg2 Rb2 39.Rhh1 a5 40.Rhb1 Rc2 41.Rb3 f4 42.Kf3 fxe3 43.Kxe3 a4 44.Ra3 Nf6 45.f3 Rh2 46.Rxa4 Rxh4 47.Ra7+ Kc6 48.Rb1 Nd7 49.Rbb7 Rh7 50.Rc7+ {Black resigns. From move 5.Qg4 I was reacting to the attack that was facing me. I must say that Mal played very well on the night.} 1-0

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