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Roberts, David – Scarpa, Mario

Roberts, David
Scarpa, Mario (1493)
Result: 1/2-1/2

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Date: 4 March 2024
Location: Crewe Chess Club
Tournament: Friendly rated
Round: ?
Opening: D08 Queen's Gambit Declined Albin Counter Gambit and Lasker Trap
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Published on: 22 January 2025
Categories: game

[Event "Friendly rated"]
[Site "Crewe Chess Club"]
[Date "2024.03.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Roberts, David"]
[Black "Scarpa, Mario"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "1493"]
[ECO "D08"]
[EventDate "2024.03.04"]
[TimeControl "0/4500+10"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.e3 Nc6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bd2 exd4 6.Nxd5 dxe3 {Black decides to sacrifice a piece in exchange for a position that results disruptive for White.}7.Bxb4 exf2+ 8.Kxf2 Nxb4 9.Nxb4 Qf6+ 10.Nf3 Qb6+ {Arguably, Black could have taken the pawn in b2 instead...}11.Qd4 c5 {Black predicted 12. Qxg7 cxb4+ 13. Nd4 Qf6+forcing the exchange...}12.Qf4 cxb4+ 13.Nd4 Nf6 14.Qe5+ Be6 15.Be2 O-O 16.c5 Qd8 17.Rhd1 Nd7 18.Qd6 Qh4+ $6 19.Kg1 Qf6 20.Rf1 Qg5 {Black aims to get the Bishop in g3 but White realises that.}21.Rac1 {Black realises that if 21. ... Bh3 then 22. Qg3}21...Rac8 22.Nxe6 Qe3+ 23.Kh1 Qxe6 24.Qxe6 fxe6 25.Rxf8+ Nxf8 26.Bf3 Rc7 27.a3 bxa3 28.bxa3 b5 {Black is hoping for the en passant blunder...}29.c6 Nd7 {Black is still hoping that White bluders due to greed...}30.Rd1 {White proposes a draw and black accepts} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Friendly rated"]
[Site "Crewe Chess Club"]
[Date "2024.03.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Roberts, David"]
[Black "Scarpa, Mario"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "1493"]
[ECO "D08"]
[EventDate "2024.03.04"]
[TimeControl "0/4500+10"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.e3 Nc6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bd2 exd4 6.Nxd5 dxe3 {Black decides to sacrifice a piece in exchange for a position that results disruptive for White.}7.Bxb4 exf2+ 8.Kxf2 Nxb4 9.Nxb4 Qf6+ 10.Nf3 Qb6+ {Arguably, Black could have taken the pawn in b2 instead...}11.Qd4 c5 {Black predicted 12. Qxg7 cxb4+ 13. Nd4 Qf6+forcing the exchange...}12.Qf4 cxb4+ 13.Nd4 Nf6 14.Qe5+ Be6 15.Be2 O-O 16.c5 Qd8 17.Rhd1 Nd7 18.Qd6 Qh4+ $6 19.Kg1 Qf6 20.Rf1 Qg5 {Black aims to get the Bishop in g3 but White realises that.}21.Rac1 {Black realises that if 21. ... Bh3 then 22. Qg3}21...Rac8 22.Nxe6 Qe3+ 23.Kh1 Qxe6 24.Qxe6 fxe6 25.Rxf8+ Nxf8 26.Bf3 Rc7 27.a3 bxa3 28.bxa3 b5 {Black is hoping for the en passant blunder...}29.c6 Nd7 {Black is still hoping that White bluders due to greed...}30.Rd1 {White proposes a draw and black accepts} 1/2-1/2

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