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Webb, Rowan J – Scarpa, Mario

Webb, Rowan J (1318)
Scarpa, Mario (1355)
Result: 0-1

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Date: 20 March 2026
Location: Cheddleton Chess Club
Tournament: 2025/2026 League Season NSDCA Division 4
Round: 1.1.2
Opening: C20 King's Pawn Game
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Published on: 22 March 2026
Categories: game

[Event "2025/2026 League Season NSDCA Division 4"]
[Site "Cheddleton Chess Club"]
[Date "2026.03.20"]
[Round "1.1.2"]
[White "Webb, Rowan J"]
[Black "Scarpa, Mario"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "1355"]
[BlackTeam "Crewe 'I'"]
[ECO "C20"]
[EventDate "2026.03.20"]
[WhiteElo "1318"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheddleton 'C'"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 h6 4.d4 d6 5.Be3 Bg4 6.Nc3 {White feels that the centre is getting too much pressure and decides to deflate it by exchanging material.}6...exd4 7.Bxd4 Nxd4 8.Qxd4 Bxf3 {This forces gxf3, disrupting the pawn structure and the castling on King side.}9.gxf3 Nf6 10.e5 dxe5 {Queen exchange would imply Rxd8, preventing White from castling on the Queen's side too.}11.Qxe5+ Qe7 12.Qe3 O-O-O {White clearly does not want to exchange Queens, so Black figures that O-O-O will free his own Queen while keeping the white one pinned, as well as still preventing White from castling Queen side.}13.Qxe7 Bxe7 14.Bxf7 Bb4 15.Rg1 g5 16.Kf1 Bxc3 {This forces bxc3, thus disrupting pawn formation even more.}17.bxc3 Rd2 18.Bg6 Rhd8 19.Bf5+ Kb8 20.Ke1 R2d5 21.Bg6 Re5+ 22.Kf1 Rc5 23.Re1 Rxc3 24.Re3 Nd5 25.Rxc3 Nxc3 26.a3 Rd2 27.Rg4 Rd1+ 28.Kg2 Ne2 29.Re4 {Here White thinks of threatening the Knight while aiming for Re8# but Black ponders over a different conundrum: if Rg1+ then the King is forced in h3 and after Nf4+ White is force to exchange his Rook for a Knight, giving Black a significant advantage. On the other hand, if Nf4+ first, White might not notice that moving Kg2 instead of exchanging will cost him the game. Black chooses the latter strategy.}29...Nf4+ 30.Kg3 Rg1# 0-1

[Event "2025/2026 League Season NSDCA Division 4"]
[Site "Cheddleton Chess Club"]
[Date "2026.03.20"]
[Round "1.1.2"]
[White "Webb, Rowan J"]
[Black "Scarpa, Mario"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "1355"]
[BlackTeam "Crewe 'I'"]
[ECO "C20"]
[EventDate "2026.03.20"]
[WhiteElo "1318"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheddleton 'C'"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 h6 4.d4 d6 5.Be3 Bg4 6.Nc3 {White feels that the centre is getting too much pressure and decides to deflate it by exchanging material.}6...exd4 7.Bxd4 Nxd4 8.Qxd4 Bxf3 {This forces gxf3, disrupting the pawn structure and the castling on King side.}9.gxf3 Nf6 10.e5 dxe5 {Queen exchange would imply Rxd8, preventing White from castling on the Queen's side too.}11.Qxe5+ Qe7 12.Qe3 O-O-O {White clearly does not want to exchange Queens, so Black figures that O-O-O will free his own Queen while keeping the white one pinned, as well as still preventing White from castling Queen side.}13.Qxe7 Bxe7 14.Bxf7 Bb4 15.Rg1 g5 16.Kf1 Bxc3 {This forces bxc3, thus disrupting pawn formation even more.}17.bxc3 Rd2 18.Bg6 Rhd8 19.Bf5+ Kb8 20.Ke1 R2d5 21.Bg6 Re5+ 22.Kf1 Rc5 23.Re1 Rxc3 24.Re3 Nd5 25.Rxc3 Nxc3 26.a3 Rd2 27.Rg4 Rd1+ 28.Kg2 Ne2 29.Re4 {Here White thinks of threatening the Knight while aiming for Re8# but Black ponders over a different conundrum: if Rg1+ then the King is forced in h3 and after Nf4+ White is force to exchange his Rook for a Knight, giving Black a significant advantage. On the other hand, if Nf4+ first, White might not notice that moving Kg2 instead of exchanging will cost him the game. Black chooses the latter strategy.}29...Nf4+ 30.Kg3 Rg1# 0-1

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