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Lee, Tom – Scarpa, Mario

Lee, Tom (1708)
Scarpa, Mario (1453)
Result: 1-0

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Date: 5 May 2026
Location: Crewe Chess Club
Tournament: Friendly rated
Round: 16.1.2
Opening: C44 King's Knight/Ponziani/Scotch/Göring
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Published on: 8 May 2026
Categories: game

[Event "Friendly rated"]
[Site "Crewe Chess Club"]
[Date "2026.05.05"]
[Round "16.1.2"]
[White "Lee, Tom"]
[Black "Scarpa, Mario"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "1453"]
[ECO "C44"]
[EventDate "2026.05.05"]
[WhiteElo "1708"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nd4 {This blunder will carry consequences until the end.}4.Nxe5 Qf6 5.Nf3 Bc5 6.Nd5 Qc6 7.c3 Ne6 8.d4 Bd6 9.a4 a6 10.b4 b5 11.axb5 axb5 12.Bxb5 Qb7 13.Rxa8 Qxa8 14.Qa4 Qb7 {White's constant attacks create tempo pressure that prevents Black from developing its pieces, which remains stuck.}15.Bd3 Ne7 16.Nxe7 Bxe7 17.d5 Nd8 18.O-O O-O 19.b5 c5 20.c4 d6 21.h3 h6 22.Re1 Qc7 23.e5 Nb7 24.Bf4 Bd7 25.Qa7 Qb8 26.Qxb8 Rxb8 27.exd6 Bxd6 28.Bxd6 Nxd6 29.Ne5 Re8 30.Kf1 Bf5 31.Bxf5 Nxf5 32.Nd7 Rc8 33.b6 Nd6 34.Rc1 f6 35.Ke2 Nb7 36.Rb1 Rd8 37.Nxc5 Nxc5 38.Ke3 Nb7 39.Kd4 Rc8 40.Rc1 Na5 41.Rc3 Kf7 42.c5 Nb7 43.c6 Nd6 44.Rb3 Rb8 45.b7 Ne8 46.Kc5 Ke7 47.Re3+ Kd8 48.Kb6 Nc7 49.Rd3 Ne6 {This blunder under time pressure is the final nail in Black's coffin.}50.dxe6+ Ke7 51.c7 Rxb7+ 52.Kxb7 Kxe6 53.c8=Q+ Kf7 54.Qd7+ Kg6 55.Qg4+ Kh7 56.Rd7 Kg8 57.Qxg7# 1-0

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[Event "Friendly rated"]
[Site "Crewe Chess Club"]
[Date "2026.05.05"]
[Round "16.1.2"]
[White "Lee, Tom"]
[Black "Scarpa, Mario"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "1453"]
[ECO "C44"]
[EventDate "2026.05.05"]
[WhiteElo "1708"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nd4 {This blunder will carry consequences until the end.}4.Nxe5 Qf6 5.Nf3 Bc5 6.Nd5 Qc6 7.c3 Ne6 8.d4 Bd6 9.a4 a6 10.b4 b5 11.axb5 axb5 12.Bxb5 Qb7 13.Rxa8 Qxa8 14.Qa4 Qb7 {White's constant attacks create tempo pressure that prevents Black from developing its pieces, which remains stuck.}15.Bd3 Ne7 16.Nxe7 Bxe7 17.d5 Nd8 18.O-O O-O 19.b5 c5 20.c4 d6 21.h3 h6 22.Re1 Qc7 23.e5 Nb7 24.Bf4 Bd7 25.Qa7 Qb8 26.Qxb8 Rxb8 27.exd6 Bxd6 28.Bxd6 Nxd6 29.Ne5 Re8 30.Kf1 Bf5 31.Bxf5 Nxf5 32.Nd7 Rc8 33.b6 Nd6 34.Rc1 f6 35.Ke2 Nb7 36.Rb1 Rd8 37.Nxc5 Nxc5 38.Ke3 Nb7 39.Kd4 Rc8 40.Rc1 Na5 41.Rc3 Kf7 42.c5 Nb7 43.c6 Nd6 44.Rb3 Rb8 45.b7 Ne8 46.Kc5 Ke7 47.Re3+ Kd8 48.Kb6 Nc7 49.Rd3 Ne6 {This blunder under time pressure is the final nail in Black's coffin.}50.dxe6+ Ke7 51.c7 Rxb7+ 52.Kxb7 Kxe6 53.c8=Q+ Kf7 54.Qd7+ Kg6 55.Qg4+ Kh7 56.Rd7 Kg8 57.Qxg7# 1-0

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