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Scarpa, Mario – Hallen, David

Scarpa, Mario (1359)
Hallen, David (1476)
Result: 1/2-1/2

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Date: 1 November 2024
Location: Cheddleton Chess Club
Tournament: 2024/2025 League Season NSDCA Division 4
Round: 1.1.1
Opening: B08 Pirc Defence, Classical (Two Knights) System
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Published on: 22 January 2025
Categories: game

[Event "2024/2025 League Season NSDCA Division 4"]
[Site "Cheddleton Chess Club"]
[Date "2024.11.01"]
[Round "1.1.1"]
[White "Scarpa, Mario"]
[Black "Hallen, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "1476"]
[BlackTeam "Cheddleton D"]
[ECO "B08"]
[EventDate "2024.11.01"]
[WhiteElo "1359"]
[WhiteTeam "Crewe I"]

1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.h3 Bxf3 6.Qxf3 Nc6 7.Be3 Bg7 8.Bd3 a6 9.a3 O-O 10.O-O Nd7 11.Ne2 e6 12.c3 Ne7 13.Ng3 Qc8 14.Rad1 f5 15.Bc4 Nb6 16.Bb3 f4 17.Bxf4 g5 18.Qg4 Rf6 19.Qxg5 Rg6 20.Qxe7 Bf8 21.Qh4 Qd7 22.Bg5 Re8 23.Nh5 Bg7 24.Bf6 Qb5 25.Bxg7 Rxg7 26.Nxg7 Kxg7 27.Qg4+ Kf7 28.Rd3 {Massive blunder due to time pressure. Black thought of sacrificing the Bishop to check with the Rook in f3 and continue to attack with Rook and Queen... completely oblivious that the Rook was under fire.}28...Qxd3 29.Qh5+ Kf8 30.Qxh7 Re7 31.Qh8+ Kf7 32.Qh7+ Kf8 {Black offers the draw that White was going to force. White accepts, as he has only three minutes left (while Black still had over half an hour!) and would have lost on time otherwise.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "2024/2025 League Season NSDCA Division 4"]
[Site "Cheddleton Chess Club"]
[Date "2024.11.01"]
[Round "1.1.1"]
[White "Scarpa, Mario"]
[Black "Hallen, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "1476"]
[BlackTeam "Cheddleton D"]
[ECO "B08"]
[EventDate "2024.11.01"]
[WhiteElo "1359"]
[WhiteTeam "Crewe I"]

1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.h3 Bxf3 6.Qxf3 Nc6 7.Be3 Bg7 8.Bd3 a6 9.a3 O-O 10.O-O Nd7 11.Ne2 e6 12.c3 Ne7 13.Ng3 Qc8 14.Rad1 f5 15.Bc4 Nb6 16.Bb3 f4 17.Bxf4 g5 18.Qg4 Rf6 19.Qxg5 Rg6 20.Qxe7 Bf8 21.Qh4 Qd7 22.Bg5 Re8 23.Nh5 Bg7 24.Bf6 Qb5 25.Bxg7 Rxg7 26.Nxg7 Kxg7 27.Qg4+ Kf7 28.Rd3 {Massive blunder due to time pressure. Black thought of sacrificing the Bishop to check with the Rook in f3 and continue to attack with Rook and Queen... completely oblivious that the Rook was under fire.}28...Qxd3 29.Qh5+ Kf8 30.Qxh7 Re7 31.Qh8+ Kf7 32.Qh7+ Kf8 {Black offers the draw that White was going to force. White accepts, as he has only three minutes left (while Black still had over half an hour!) and would have lost on time otherwise.} 1/2-1/2

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