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Scarpa, Mario – Crosby, Andrew

Scarpa, Mario (1493)
Crosby, Andrew (1458)
Result: 1-0

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Date: 19 March 2024
Location: Crewe Chess Club
Tournament: Crewe H vs. Kidsgrove
Round: ?
Opening: B00 Irregular King's Pawn
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Published on: 22 January 2025
Categories: game

[Event "Crewe H vs. Kidsgrove"]
[Site "Crewe Chess Club"]
[Date "2024.03.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Scarpa, Mario"]
[Black "Crosby, Andrew"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "1458"]
[BlackTeam "Kidsgrove"]
[ECO "B00"]
[EventDate "2024.03.19"]
[TimeControl "0/4500+10"]
[WhiteElo "1493"]
[WhiteTeam "Crewe H"]

1.e4 Nc6 2.Bb5 d5 $2 3.Bxc6+ bxc6 4.exd5 cxd5 5.d4 e6 6.Nf3 Ba6 7.c4 {This blocks the Bishop, protect the castling and threatens Qd4+ with subsequent loss of the Bishop in a6. Also, if 7. ... Bxc4 then 8. Qd4+ and the King is forced to move either by its own accord or after Queens exchange.}7...Bb4+ $2 8.Bd2 Bxd2+ 9.Nbxd2 Qd6 $4 10.Qa4+ $1 Ke7 11.c5 $3 Qd7 12.Qxa6 Nf6 13.Ne5 Qc8 14.Qa3 c6 15.Qa4 Re8 16.Nxc6+ Kf8 17.Ne5 Qb7 18.Qa3 Kg8 19.O-O Reb8 20.Nb3 Qb4 21.Qxb4 Rxb4 22.c6 Ne8 23.Rac1 Nc7 24.Rc3 f6 25.a3 {Why defending when you can counter-threat?}25...Rb5 26.Nd7 a5 $1 27.f4 {This frees f3 for either of the Rooks to double.}27...a4 28.Nc1 Rxb2 29.Nd3 Rb5 30.Nb4 Kf7 31.Nc5 {Black resigns.} 1-0

[Event "Crewe H vs. Kidsgrove"]
[Site "Crewe Chess Club"]
[Date "2024.03.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Scarpa, Mario"]
[Black "Crosby, Andrew"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "1458"]
[BlackTeam "Kidsgrove"]
[ECO "B00"]
[EventDate "2024.03.19"]
[TimeControl "0/4500+10"]
[WhiteElo "1493"]
[WhiteTeam "Crewe H"]

1.e4 Nc6 2.Bb5 d5 $2 3.Bxc6+ bxc6 4.exd5 cxd5 5.d4 e6 6.Nf3 Ba6 7.c4 {This blocks the Bishop, protect the castling and threatens Qd4+ with subsequent loss of the Bishop in a6. Also, if 7. ... Bxc4 then 8. Qd4+ and the King is forced to move either by its own accord or after Queens exchange.}7...Bb4+ $2 8.Bd2 Bxd2+ 9.Nbxd2 Qd6 $4 10.Qa4+ $1 Ke7 11.c5 $3 Qd7 12.Qxa6 Nf6 13.Ne5 Qc8 14.Qa3 c6 15.Qa4 Re8 16.Nxc6+ Kf8 17.Ne5 Qb7 18.Qa3 Kg8 19.O-O Reb8 20.Nb3 Qb4 21.Qxb4 Rxb4 22.c6 Ne8 23.Rac1 Nc7 24.Rc3 f6 25.a3 {Why defending when you can counter-threat?}25...Rb5 26.Nd7 a5 $1 27.f4 {This frees f3 for either of the Rooks to double.}27...a4 28.Nc1 Rxb2 29.Nd3 Rb5 30.Nb4 Kf7 31.Nc5 {Black resigns.} 1-0

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