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Scarpa, Mario – Lowe-Jones, Alan

Scarpa, Mario (1410)
Lowe-Jones, Alan (1297)
Result: 1-0

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Date: 17 March 2026
Location: Crewe Chess Club
Tournament: 2025/26 Club Championship Div 3
Round: 17.1.2
Opening: C20 King's Pawn Game
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Published on: 18 March 2026
Categories: game

[Event "2025/26 Club Championship Div 3"]
[Site "Crewe Chess Club"]
[Date "2026.03.17"]
[Round "17.1.2"]
[White "Scarpa, Mario"]
[Black "Lowe-Jones, Alan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "1297"]
[ECO "C20"]
[EventDate "2026.03.17"]
[WhiteElo "1410"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Nxe4 5.Bxf7+ Ke7 6.Nxe4 Kxf7 7.Qh5+ g6 8.Qf3+ Kg7 9.c3 {Prevents the black Knight to move to b4 and d4 (and eventually c2).}9...d5 10.Ng3 Bc5 11.d4 Rf8 12.Bh6+ Kxh6 13.Qe3+ Qg5 14.Qxg5+ Kxg5 15.dxc5 b6 16.O-O bxc5 17.Nd2 c4 18.h3 Bf5 19.Rfe1 Kf6 20.b4 {If Black takes the pawn en passant, then axb3 frees the a-file for the white Rook. If it's Black doesn't take, White will keep pushing the pawns aiming to kick the Knight out of c6}20...a6 21.a4 a5 22.b5 {Served on a silver plate...}22...Ne7 23.Nf3 {This applies pressure on e5. The pawn can be safely taken. Black's only chance to protect it is pushing it forward, but this will enable the white Knight to get in the centre.}23...e4 24.Nd4 h5 25.f3 h4 26.fxe4 hxg3 27.exf5 gxf5 28.Re6+ Kg7 29.Rxe7+ {Black resigns.}1-0

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[Event "2025/26 Club Championship Div 3"]
[Site "Crewe Chess Club"]
[Date "2026.03.17"]
[Round "17.1.2"]
[White "Scarpa, Mario"]
[Black "Lowe-Jones, Alan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "1297"]
[ECO "C20"]
[EventDate "2026.03.17"]
[WhiteElo "1410"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Nxe4 5.Bxf7+ Ke7 6.Nxe4 Kxf7 7.Qh5+ g6 8.Qf3+ Kg7 9.c3 {Prevents the black Knight to move to b4 and d4 (and eventually c2).}9...d5 10.Ng3 Bc5 11.d4 Rf8 12.Bh6+ Kxh6 13.Qe3+ Qg5 14.Qxg5+ Kxg5 15.dxc5 b6 16.O-O bxc5 17.Nd2 c4 18.h3 Bf5 19.Rfe1 Kf6 20.b4 {If Black takes the pawn en passant, then axb3 frees the a-file for the white Rook. If it's Black doesn't take, White will keep pushing the pawns aiming to kick the Knight out of c6}20...a6 21.a4 a5 22.b5 {Served on a silver plate...}22...Ne7 23.Nf3 {This applies pressure on e5. The pawn can be safely taken. Black's only chance to protect it is pushing it forward, but this will enable the white Knight to get in the centre.}23...e4 24.Nd4 h5 25.f3 h4 26.fxe4 hxg3 27.exf5 gxf5 28.Re6+ Kg7 29.Rxe7+ {Black resigns.}1-0

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