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Scarpa, Mario – Dudeney, Keith

Scarpa, Mario (1348)
Dudeney, Keith (1496)
Result: 1-0

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Date: 15 April 2025
Location: Crewe Chess Club
Tournament: 2024/25 Club Championship Div 3
Round: 9.1.5
Opening: C00 French
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Published on: 15 April 2025
Categories: game

[Event "2024/25 Club Championship Div 3"]
[Site "Crewe Chess Club"]
[Date "2025.04.15"]
[Round "9.1.5"]
[White "Scarpa, Mario"]
[Black "Dudeney, Keith"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "1496"]
[ECO "C00"]
[EventDate "2025.04.15"]
[WhiteElo "1348"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Bb5 Bd7 6.Be3 a6 7.Bxc6 Bxc6 8.dxc5 Nh6 9.Bxh6 {White's idea is to exchange equal material while disrupting Black's position. This is particular important, because it would leave no ideal side for the King to castle}9...Qa5+ 10.Bd2 {...however, since Black doesn't take the Bishop, it might as well be withdrawn to keep the material advantage.}10...Qxc5 11.O-O h5 12.b4 Qb6 13.c3 Be7 14.Bg5 f6 15.exf6 gxf6 16.Be3 Qc7 17.Nd4 e5 18.Ne6 Qd7 19.Ng7+ Kf7 20.Nxh5 Qf5 21.Ng3 Qh7 22.h3 Rag8 23.a4 {White's idea is to advance the pawn in b5, thus either forcing the Bishop to move away straight away or after exchanging pawn. Qxd5+ would grant centre control and a motorway for the Rook on the a-file}23...f5 24.b5 f4 {White's idea is now to sacrifice any of the pieces threatened by the pawn because the recapture of the pawn implies a discovery check and bxc6 recapture material, thus keeping the advantage.}25.bxc6 fxg3 26.Qxd5+ Kg7 27.Qxe5+ Bf6 28.Qc7+ Kg6 29.Qxg3+ Kf7 30.Qf3 bxc6 31.Bd4 Qxh3 32.Qxf6+ {Black resigns} 1-0

[Event "2024/25 Club Championship Div 3"]
[Site "Crewe Chess Club"]
[Date "2025.04.15"]
[Round "9.1.5"]
[White "Scarpa, Mario"]
[Black "Dudeney, Keith"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "1496"]
[ECO "C00"]
[EventDate "2025.04.15"]
[WhiteElo "1348"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Bb5 Bd7 6.Be3 a6 7.Bxc6 Bxc6 8.dxc5 Nh6 9.Bxh6 {White's idea is to exchange equal material while disrupting Black's position. This is particular important, because it would leave no ideal side for the King to castle}9...Qa5+ 10.Bd2 {...however, since Black doesn't take the Bishop, it might as well be withdrawn to keep the material advantage.}10...Qxc5 11.O-O h5 12.b4 Qb6 13.c3 Be7 14.Bg5 f6 15.exf6 gxf6 16.Be3 Qc7 17.Nd4 e5 18.Ne6 Qd7 19.Ng7+ Kf7 20.Nxh5 Qf5 21.Ng3 Qh7 22.h3 Rag8 23.a4 {White's idea is to advance the pawn in b5, thus either forcing the Bishop to move away straight away or after exchanging pawn. Qxd5+ would grant centre control and a motorway for the Rook on the a-file}23...f5 24.b5 f4 {White's idea is now to sacrifice any of the pieces threatened by the pawn because the recapture of the pawn implies a discovery check and bxc6 recapture material, thus keeping the advantage.}25.bxc6 fxg3 26.Qxd5+ Kg7 27.Qxe5+ Bf6 28.Qc7+ Kg6 29.Qxg3+ Kf7 30.Qf3 bxc6 31.Bd4 Qxh3 32.Qxf6+ {Black resigns} 1-0

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