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Hankey, Neil – Scarpa, Mario

Hankey, Neil (1207)
Scarpa, Mario (1355)
Result: 0-1

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Date: 10 March 2026
Location: Alsager Chess Club
Tournament: 2025/2026 League Season NSDCA Division 3
Round: 1.1.4
Opening: C20 King's Pawn Game
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Published on: 11 March 2026
Categories: game

[Event "2025/2026 League Season NSDCA Division 3"]
[Site "Alsager Chess Club"]
[Date "2026.03.10"]
[Round "1.1.4"]
[White "Hankey, Neil"]
[Black "Scarpa, Mario"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "1355"]
[BlackTeam "Crewe 'G'"]
[ECO "C20"]
[EventDate "2026.03.10"]
[WhiteElo "1207"]
[WhiteTeam "Alsager 'D'"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 Bb4+ $2 {[%csl Gb4]}4.c3 Bd6 5.Bc4 h6 6.O-O Nf6 7.Re1 O-O 8.a3 exd4 {Black pieces are all stuck. disrupting the centre should free some squares to allow better maneuvring.}9.cxd4 Be7 10.e5 Ng4 11.h3 Nxf2 12.Kxf2 d5 13.Ba2 Bh4+ {Black is hoping in Nxh4 Qxh4+, which leaves the opportunity to take the pawn in d4 (either with the Queen or the Knight). }14.g3 Be7 15.Kg2 Be6 16.Nc3 Na5 17.b4 Nc4 18.Bxc4 dxc4 19.d5 Bf5 20.Re3 Bd3 21.Rxd3 $6 cxd3 22.Qxd3 a6 23.Bb2 b5 24.Rd1 Qb8 25.Nd4 Qb7 26.Nc6 Rfe8 27.Nxe7+ Rxe7 28.Qd4 Rae8 29.Re1 c6 {Black's idea is tu lure White's pawn into 30.d6 c5+ where the discovery check is delivered while the pawn threatens the White Queen.}30.Kh2 cxd5 31.Nxd5 Rd7 32.e6 {At this point, both players are running out of time and the pressure takes the best of both.}32...f6 33.Nxf6+ gxf6 34.Qxf6 {As the say, Luck is a blind Goddess... Thus, a catastrophe turned into an unexpected victory.}34...Rd2+ 35.Kg1 Qg2# 0-1

[Event "2025/2026 League Season NSDCA Division 3"]
[Site "Alsager Chess Club"]
[Date "2026.03.10"]
[Round "1.1.4"]
[White "Hankey, Neil"]
[Black "Scarpa, Mario"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "1355"]
[BlackTeam "Crewe 'G'"]
[ECO "C20"]
[EventDate "2026.03.10"]
[WhiteElo "1207"]
[WhiteTeam "Alsager 'D'"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 Bb4+ $2 {[%csl Gb4]}4.c3 Bd6 5.Bc4 h6 6.O-O Nf6 7.Re1 O-O 8.a3 exd4 {Black pieces are all stuck. disrupting the centre should free some squares to allow better maneuvring.}9.cxd4 Be7 10.e5 Ng4 11.h3 Nxf2 12.Kxf2 d5 13.Ba2 Bh4+ {Black is hoping in Nxh4 Qxh4+, which leaves the opportunity to take the pawn in d4 (either with the Queen or the Knight). }14.g3 Be7 15.Kg2 Be6 16.Nc3 Na5 17.b4 Nc4 18.Bxc4 dxc4 19.d5 Bf5 20.Re3 Bd3 21.Rxd3 $6 cxd3 22.Qxd3 a6 23.Bb2 b5 24.Rd1 Qb8 25.Nd4 Qb7 26.Nc6 Rfe8 27.Nxe7+ Rxe7 28.Qd4 Rae8 29.Re1 c6 {Black's idea is tu lure White's pawn into 30.d6 c5+ where the discovery check is delivered while the pawn threatens the White Queen.}30.Kh2 cxd5 31.Nxd5 Rd7 32.e6 {At this point, both players are running out of time and the pressure takes the best of both.}32...f6 33.Nxf6+ gxf6 34.Qxf6 {As the say, Luck is a blind Goddess... Thus, a catastrophe turned into an unexpected victory.}34...Rd2+ 35.Kg1 Qg2# 0-1

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