[Event "Calderdale League 1"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2012.11.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mulleady, P."]
[Black "Leonard, P."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "175"]
[BlackElo "154"]
[Annotator "Leonard,Pete"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2012.??.??"]
[WhiteTeam "Todmorden 'A'"]
[BlackTeam "Hebden Bridge 'A'"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. cxd5 Qxd5 {I knew the queen would be chivvied but I
wanted the knight to keep an eye on e4.} 4. Nf3 e5 (4... Qh5 {is a better plan,
which could at least improve my chances of swapping white-squared bishops.}) 5.
Nc3 Qa5 6. Bg2 Bb4 {Matthew Parsons said he thought this was misplaced, but
Fritz likes it and it does tie up his queen's side for a while.} 7. O-O O-O 8.
a3 Re8 {Fritz prefers} (8... Nc6 {but I was a little concerned lest my queen
become short of squares.}) 9. Ng5 Bxc3 {This seemed necessary, to prevent his
knights from taking over the world.} 10. dxc3 h6 {I don't want him to have
time for 11.Qb3. I realised in time that} (10... e4 {doesn't work, as his
knight is guarded; I don't remember noticing that it loses a pawn after} 11.
Nxe4 {as d8 is *not* guarded.}) 11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Nd7 13. b4 Qa6 {I
preferred this to 13...Qb6, which enables his QB to develop with gain of time.}
14. Qd3 {Fritz agrees with Pete's assessment that the endgame favours his two
bishops; for a while, it didn't look that way.} Qxd3 15. Bxd3 e4 {Why not? I
want to confine his bishops as much as I can.} 16. Bc2 Nf6 17. c4 $6 {This
enables my bishop to reach a good square.} Be6 18. c5 (18. Bb3 b5 {loses a
pawn, though it may prove difficult to hold.}) 18... Bc4 19. Re1 Nd5 20. e3 a5
21. Bd2 a4 {For the moment, his bishops are boxed in and my minor pieces look
better.} 22. Rec1 Bb5 {I should like to have played} (22... f5 23. Bxa4 Rxa4
24. Rxc4 Rea8 {but thought he has} 25. Bc1 {Actually, this isn't too bad for
Black, after} (25. g4 g6 26. c6 bxc6 27. Rxc6 Rxa3 28. Rxa3 Rxa3) 25... Rxb4
26. Rxb4 Nxb4 {and 27...Nd3. I never considered}) (22... Be2 {followed by Bf3.}
) 23. Be1 f5 24. Rd1 Red8 25. Rd4 Rd7 26. Rad1 Rad8 27. Bb1 Kf7 $6 {Hindsight
says I should have avoided the pin with 27...Kf8. I didn't foresee the
difficulties that his other bishop would cause.} 28. Ba2 Ke6 29. Bc3 g5 $6 {I
still thought that I was the one attacking. Better 29...c6 or 29...g6.} 30.
R4d2 Bd3 {I offered him a draw; he examined the match position and realised
that he needed to win.} 31. Bd4 c6 (31... g4 {Would have sealed things on the
king's side?}) 32. f3 Rf7 $2 {I should have simply broken the pin with} (32...
Ke7) 33. Rf2 $2 {As Matthew pointed out missing} (33. Rxd3 $1 exd3 34. e4 fxe4
35. fxe4 {We were both short of time.}) 33... Bb5 {At least I avoided any
exchange sacrifices. I'd now put a rook on his bishop's diagonal,
strengthening his pin.} 34. Rdd2 Ke7 35. fxe4 fxe4 36. Rxf7+ (36. Bb1 Rxf2 37.
Kxf2 Rf8+ 38. Kg2 {appears to win the e pawn.}) 36... Kxf7 37. Rf2+ {Fritz
prefers 37.Bb1.} Kg6 38. h3 Rd7 {I could see the rook was about about to
invade and covered the seventh rank, but not the sixth.} 39. Bxd5 cxd5 40. Rf6+
Kh7 41. Rb6 Bd3 42. b5 Rf7 43. c6 bxc6 44. bxc6 Rf1+ 45. Kg2 Rc1 {I'm
reassured to see that Fritz thinks I was defending as well as possible.} 46.
Rb7+ Kg6 $6 {I thought this was wrong, almost at once.} (46... Kg8 47. Rg7+ Kf8
48. Rg6 Rc2+ {and 49...Bb5 removes the dangerous c pawn.}) 47. g4 h5 48. Rg7+ {
I was dreading} (48. c7 {because his rook prevents my bishop from covering c8.
I missed my own mating threats:} Rc2+ {cannot be answered with 49.Kg3, and
after} 49. Kg1 hxg4 50. hxg4 Be2 {the bishop will cover c8 after all.}) 48...
Kh6 49. c7 Ba6 $2 {The last move I recorded and the final losing move.} (49...
Bf1+ 50. Kf2 ({or} 50. Kh2 h4 51. Rf7 Rc2+ 52. Kh1 Bg2+ 53. Kg1 Bxh3) 50...
Bxh3 {both draw, I think.}) 50. Be5 Rc2+ {The last move Pete recorded; it
appears I still wasn't lost. I contrived to do so; fortunately we won the
match.} 1-0

[Event "Calderdale League 1"]
[Site "Todmorden"]
[Date "2012.11.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Clarkson, A.A."]
[Black "Shapland, D."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B71"]
[Annotator "Clarkson,Andrew"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2012.11.05"]
[WhiteTeam "Todmorden 'A'"]
[BlackTeam "Hebden Bridge 'A'"]

{B71: Sicilian Dragon: f4} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6
6. f4 Nc6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. e5 Nd7 9. exd6 exd6 10. Be3 Be7 11. Qd2 {Avoiding} (
11. Qf3 {which I had played against Dave the previous week.}) 11... d5 {This
is exactly what I had expected Dave to play.} (11... Nf6 12. h3 O-O 13. g4 d5
14. Bg2 Ba6 15. a3 Ne8 16. Kf2 Nd6 17. b3 Bh4+ 18. Kg1 Re8 19. Bf3 Qe7 20. Bf2
Rad8 21. Re1 Bxf2+ 22. Kxf2 Qf6 23. Kg3 (23. g5 $1 Qg7 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Re1
Rxe1 26. Qxe1 Qd4+ 27. Qe3 $11) 23... h5 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Re1 Rxe1 26. Qxe1 {
Ghinda,M (2450)-Kunsztowicz,U (2460) Bochum 1981 0-1 (37)}) 12. O-O-O O-O 13.
h4 {I had had this position prepared for the night.} (13. g4 Qa5 14. Qf2 (14.
Kb1 Bb4 15. Bd4 Rb8 16. f5 c5 17. Nxd5 cxd4 18. Ne7+ Kg7 19. Qxd4+ Qe5 20. Nc6
Qxd4 21. Rxd4 Bc5 22. Rd2 Rb6 23. Bg2 Bb7 24. Rxd7 Bxc6 25. Bxc6 Rxc6 26. fxg6
hxg6 27. a3 Rd6 28. Rd1 Rxd1+ {Friedel,J (2190)-Steigman,A (2213) San
Francisco 2000 1/2-1/2 (62)}) 14... Rb8 15. Bd4 Qb4 16. Nb1 Bc5 17. c4 Ba6 18.
cxd5 Bxf1 19. Rhxf1 cxd5 20. Bxc5 Nxc5 21. Nc3 Ne4 22. Nxe4 Qxe4 23. Rd2 Rfc8+
24. Rc2 d4 25. Qd2 d3 26. Rc3 Rxc3+ 27. Qxc3 Qe3+ {Magaldi,N-Roselli Mailhe,B
Uruguay 1986 0-1}) (13. a3 Nf6 14. h3 Qa5 15. Qe1 Qc7 16. Qf2 Re8 17. Bd4 Bf5
18. Bd3 Ne4 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. h4 Bd6 22. g3 h5 23. Qe3 c5 24. Bc3
f5 25. Rd5 Rad8 26. Rhd1 Qc6 27. Be5 Be7 {Keres,P-Bertok,M Leningrad 1957 1/
2-1/2 (42)}) 13... Qa5 {Dave does well to avoid} (13... Bxh4 14. g4 Be7 15. Qh2
Nf6 16. Be2 Re8 17. g5 h5 18. gxf6 Bxf6 19. Bd4 {The move I had expected was
13. h5... when I was planning to throw caution to the wind and attack the
Black King. For example}) (13... h5 14. f5 {Or perhaps} (14. g4 hxg4 15. h5 Nf6
16. hxg6 fxg6 17. Bd3 Bf5 18. Bxf5 gxf5 19. Bd4 {is the solution.}) 14... Ne5
15. Bd4 Ng4 16. fxg6 fxg6 17. Bd3 c5 18. Bxg6 cxd4 19. Qxd4 Nf2 20. Qe5 Bg4 21.
Bxh5 Bf6 22. Qg3 Bxc3 23. bxc3 Qe7 $1 {Best.} (23... Qa5 24. Rd4 Qa3+ 25. Kd2
Ne4+ 26. Rxe4 dxe4 27. Qxg4+) (23... Nxh1 $2 24. Qxg4+)) 14. h5 Rb8 15. Bd4 {Or
} (15. hxg6 fxg6 16. Bd4) 15... Ba3 $2 {This is fine for White. Or} (15... Nf6
16. Qe1 Rb7 17. Qg3 $14) 16. Nb1 {The following was beyond me} (16. Nxd5 $1
Qxd5 17. hxg6 fxg6 18. bxa3 Nf6 19. Bxf6 Rxf6 (19... Qxa2 20. Qc3 Rb1+ 21. Kd2
Qd5+ 22. Bd4 Rxd1+ 23. Kxd1 Be6 24. Kc1 Rb8 25. Bxa7 Rd8 26. Bc5 Qd1+ 27. Kb2
Qd5 28. Qe5 Qa2+ 29. Kc1 Qd5 30. Qxd5 Bxd5) 20. Qe2 Qf5 21. g3 Rb7 22. Rd8+ Rf8
) 16... Qxd2+ 17. Nxd2 Bd6 18. hxg6 fxg6 19. g3 c5 20. Bc3 {Not an easy move
to make as the consequences of 20...d4 have to be taken into account.} Nf6 {
This is fine but I thought I was about to gain a tangible advantage now.} (
20... d4 {Was the best move} 21. Ba5 (21. Bc4+ Kg7 22. Ba5 Nf6 23. Rde1) 21...
Nb6 22. Nc4) 21. Nc4 $1 {but very tricky.} Bg4 $2 {After 15 minutes
contemplation. Surprisingly this is not a good move and could cost Black the
game. Now it was my turn to cogitate for 15 minutes or so. Black's best is} (
21... Bc7 22. Bxf6 {I intended} (22. Be5 Bxe5 23. Nxe5 Re8 24. Bg2 d4) 22...
Rxf6 23. Ne3 d4 24. Bc4+ Kg7 (24... Be6 $4 25. Ng4 $1 $16) 25. Nd5 Rf7 26. Nxc7
Rxc7 27. Rde1 {and White is a tiny bit better according to Fritz.}) 22. Nxd6 {
This is far from automatic. Will the Knight be trapped? It was important to
check whether there was any mileage in} (22. Bg2 Bxd1 23. Nxd6 Bg4 24. Bxf6
Rxf6 25. Bxd5+ Kg7 26. Ne4 Rfb6 27. Nxc5 {but it is not enough.}) 22... Bxd1
23. Kxd1 Ng4 {There is also} (23... Rb6 24. Be5 Ng4 25. Kc1) 24. Kc1 {This
calm move had convinced me that 22.Nxd6 was correct and very good for White.}
Rfd8 25. Bh3 {Best is} (25. Be2 Rxd6 26. Bxg4 d4 27. Ba5) 25... d4 $2 {I was
expecting} (25... Nf2 $5 26. Be6+ Kf8 27. Rxh7 Rxd6 28. Bg7+ (28. Rh8+ Ke7 29.
Rxb8 Rxe6 30. Rb7+ Ke8 31. Be5) 28... Ke8 (28... Ke7 29. Bf5 gxf5 30. Be5+ Ke8
31. Bxd6 $16) 29. Rh8+ Ke7 30. Rxb8 Kxe6 $16 {and White should be better in
all these lines.}) 26. Bxg4 {Good enough. But who could forsee the following?}
(26. Ba5 $1 Nf2 (26... Rxd6 $4 27. Bc7 Nf2 28. Bxd6 Rd8 29. Be6+ Kg7 30. Be5+
Kf8 31. Rxh7) 27. Bxd8 Rxd8 (27... Nxh1 28. Bc7 Rf8 29. Ne4 $1 $18 Kg7 30. Bg2
Nxg3 31. Nxg3 h5 32. Ne4) 28. Nb7 Re8 29. Rh2) 26... dxc3 27. Nc4 cxb2+ 28.
Nxb2 Rd4 29. Nc4 $1 Kg7 30. Ne5 (30. Be2 $5 Rbd8 31. Kb2 h6 32. Kc3 {Looks
good for White.}) 30... Rdb4 31. Kd2 Ra4 {Black must try} (31... Rb1 32. Rh2
Rg1 33. Rh3 Rbb1) 32. Be6 Re8 33. Bb3 Rd4+ 34. Kc3 (34. Ke3 {is better.}) 34...
g5 35. Nd3 gxf4 {I expected} (35... Re3 36. fxg5 Rxg3 37. Re1) 36. gxf4 {This
is fine, however I had missed} (36. Nxc5 Rd6 37. gxf4) 36... Re3 {The time
control is reached with White now having 17 minutes to complete the game and
Black having 16 minutes.} 37. f5 Rf3 {Black might try} (37... a5 38. f6+ $1
Kxf6 39. Rxh7 $18 a4 40. Bc4 Ree4 41. Bb5) 38. Be6 Ra4 {If} (38... a5 39. Kb2 {
and the White Knight is back in the game.}) 39. Kd2 c4 40. Ne5 {Missing a
great opportunity. Here is a chance to play a winning move} (40. Ke2 $1 Rg3 (
40... Rxd3 41. cxd3 Rxa2+ 42. Ke3 Rb2 43. dxc4 a5 44. c5 Rc2 45. Kd4 a4 46. Bc4
Kf6 47. c6) 41. Nf4 Rg5 (41... Kh8 42. Rb1 Rg8 43. f6 Rxa2 44. Ng6+ hxg6 45.
Rh1#) (41... Kf8 42. Rxh7 c3 43. Nd5 Re4+ 44. Kf2 Rg7 45. Rh8+ Rg8 46. Rxg8#)
42. Nh5+ Rxh5 (42... Kf8 43. Nf6 Rg2+ 44. Kf3 Rxc2 45. Rxh7 Ra3+ 46. Ke4 Re2+
47. Kd5 Ra5+ 48. Kc6 Ra6+ 49. Kd7 Rd2+ 50. Kc7 Rxe6 51. fxe6) 43. Rxh5 Rxa2 44.
Kd2) 40... Rf2+ 41. Kc3 Rxa2 42. Nxc4 {I did look at} (42. f6+ {but could not
see} Rxf6 (42... Kxf6 $4 43. Ng4+ Kxe6 44. Nxf2 $18) 43. Rg1+ {is the move I
missed as my time evaporated.} Kh6 44. Bxc4 {attacking both Rooks!} (44. Ng4+
Kg5 45. Nxf6+ Kxf6 46. Bxc4 Ra3+ 47. Kd2 Rh3 48. Ra1)) 42... Raxc2+ 43. Kd4 {
Not too good. Correct is} (43. Kd3 Ra2 $14 (43... Rh2 44. Rb1 Ra2 45. Rb7+ Kf6
46. Rf7+ Kg5 47. Rg7+ Kf6) 44. Ke4 Rh2 45. Rb1) 43... Rh2 {Dave now misses a
chance.} (43... Rf4+ $1 44. Kd3 Rcxc4 45. f6+ Kxf6 46. Bxc4 $11 {And Black is
OK for a draw.}) 44. Rb1 Ra2 $2 (44... Kf6 $1 45. Rb7 Rh4+ 46. Kd3 $14) 45.
Rb7+ {Too automatic. White should win after} (45. Ne3 $1 {and the threats are
too much for Black.} Ra4+ 46. Ke5 Ra5+ 47. Bd5 Re2 48. Rg1+ Kh6 49. Kf6) 45...
Kf6 {Once again I am about to lose on time.} 46. Rf7+ Kg5 47. Rg7+ (47. Ke5
Rhe2+ 48. Kd5 Rf2 49. Kd6 {and White would lose on time.}) 47... Kf6 48. Rf7+ {
A plausible attempt with enough time would have been} (48. Rg8 Rh4+ 49. Kc5 Re2
50. Kd5 Rh1 51. Rf8+ Kg5 52. Kd6 Rhe1 53. Rf7 Rd1+ 54. Ke7 h5 55. Rg7+ Kf4 56.
Rh7 Kg5 57. Rh8 Rde1 58. Nd6 Rc2 59. Nf7+ Kh4 60. Rd8 Rc7+ 61. Kf6 Rg1 62. Ne5
Kh3 63. Rd3+ Rg3 64. Nf3 $1 Kg4 65. Bd5 Kf4 66. Ke6 h4 67. Rd4+ Ke3 68. Re4+
Kf2 69. Rxh4 Rxf3 70. Bxf3 Kxf3 71. f6) 48... Kg5 49. Rg7+ Kf6 50. Rf7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Calderdale League 1"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2012.11.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Tokeley, R."]
[Black "Sykes, N."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[Annotator "Nick Sykes"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2012.??.??"]
[WhiteTeam "Todmorden A"]
[BlackTeam "Hebden Bridge A"]

1. d4 {I had played Rob the week before in the Summer Team KO, where Rob gave
me an extra 28 minutes. In that game Rob succumbed to time trouble and I
managed to win a nice game. However, this was no handicap and this time Rob
had the White pieces. In fact due to my late arrival I gave Rob about 7
minutes start, and boy could I have done with that extra few minutes at the
end!} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 {This is the Triangle Variation.} 4. e3 {Rob
avoids any of the shaper lines and plays it safe. Other moves include} (4. Nf3
dxc4 (4... Nf6 {would be a standard Semi-Slav} 5. Bg5 {could give rise to a
variety of different lines , such as the Botvinnik , Moscow or Cambridge
Springs variations depending on Black's response} (5. e3 {usually leads to the
Meran or Anti-Meran lines})) 5. a4 Bb4 6. e3 b5 7. Bd2 a5 8. axb5 Bxc3 9. Bxc3
cxb5 10. b3 Bb7 11. bxc4 b4 12. Bb2 Nf6 13. Bd3 Nbd7 14. O-O O-O {would be the
Main Line of Noteboom variation, obvioulsy White can play other moves earlier
on, this is a line have played many times as Black, over the board and in blitz
}) (4. e4 {This is the Marshall Gambit, and is probably the most principled
way to take advantage of Black's slightly unorthodox move order} dxe4 5. Nxe4
Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+ 8. Be2 Na6 {is the Main Line when White has a
few different squares to put his bishop. The play here can get a little wild!})
4... Nf6 (4... f5 {is the independent Triangle move, this leads to a Stonwall
Dutch type position but one where White's c1 bishop is inside the pawn chain})
5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. f4 $5 {An intersting response, Rob has no wish to take me on a
the 'normal' Semi-Slav lines.} (6. Nf3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 {would be a
standard Meran Semi-Slav}) 6... dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. Nf3 a6 {up to
now this has all been played before and is therefore theory, however it is rare
} 10. O-O (10. a4 {has been played before}) 10... c5 {Black has played the
opening accurately and accoring to Fritz has completely equalised. However I
still felt I needed to complete my development before I felt contented with my
position} 11. f5 $1 {I think this is a good move from Rob, I think he realised
he must take advantage of the fact Black is behind indevelopment} (11. Bd2 Bd6
{followed by ...0-0 and White has achieved nothing, with the text moves Rob is
attempting to mix it up a bit}) 11... exf5 {The best move, however I thought
for a long time as I was a little concerned that my lack of development could
backfire on me} (11... Bd6 12. fxe6 fxe6 13. Ng5 Qe7 14. Qb3 b4 15. a3 bxc3 16.
Qxb7 Rb8 17. Qxa6 {is also okay for Black}) 12. Bxf5 Be7 (12... Bd6 {is
possibly more active}) 13. Ne5 O-O {Now I felt okay, I had completed my
development without suffering a major catastrophe. However even at this early
stage I was slighly concerned about his potential passed centre pawn(s). In
fact Fritz assesses the position as slighly better for Black!!} 14. Qc2 g6 15.
Nxd7 Nxd7 16. Be4 Bxe4 17. Nxe4 Rc8 {After the last few moves Fritz assesses
the position as clearly better for Black} 18. d5 Nf6 $2 (18... Nb6 {is better
when} 19. d6 Bxd6 20. Rd1 Rc6 {protects the bishop and Black is a clear pawn
up........I missed 20.Rc6. In both players defence we were both already in
serious time trouble!!}) 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. e4 Be5 21. Bf4 Qd6 22. Qd2 f5 $6 {
I played this to mix it up a bit, really playing on the fact Rob was down to
his last few minutes.} (22... Rcd8 {is dead equal according to Fritz}) 23. Bxe5
Qxe5 24. exf5 Rxf5 25. Rxf5 Qxf5 {The last few exchanges have meant White's
position, although not significantly better (in truth White is a bit better
now) is much easier to play, and now time trouble has meant that we are both
playing by hand NOT by brain!!} 26. Rf1 Qd7 27. d6 Rd8 28. Qd5+ Kh8 29. Rf6 {
To Rob's massive credit in severe time trouble he has found all the best moves
and is now clearly better} Qg7 $2 (29... Kg7 {offers more resistance, when
White is still only less than a pawn up according to Fritz}) 30. Rf7 Qd4+ {Not
the best move but a least I won't be mated in the next couple of moves, and I
knew at this point Rob would do very well to make the time control} 31. Qxd4+
cxd4 32. Kf2 $4 (32. d7 Kg8 33. Re7 Kf8 34. Rxh7 Kg8 35. Re7 Kf8 36. Re8+ Rxe8
37. dxe8=Q+ Kxe8 38. Kf2 Kd7 39. Kf3 Kd6 40. Ke4 Kc5 {wins for White}) 32...
Rxd6 {here Rob's flag fell with still 4 moves to make, the position now is
dead level despite Black's extra pawn. I felt a bit sorry for Rob here as he
played good game and regardless of Fritz assessments I felt under pressure
throughout the game. Maybe I won't get so lucky next time.} 0-1

[Event "Calderdale League 1"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2012.11.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Edwards, C."]
[Black "Leatherbarrow, A."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2012.??.??"]
[WhiteTeam "Todmorden 'A'"]
[BlackTeam "Hebden Bridge ' A'"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Be3 d6 10. f4 Bd7 11. Qe2 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 O-O 13. e5 dxe5 14. fxe5 Bc5 15.
Rad1 Bxd4+ 16. Rxd4 Qc5 17. Qf2 Qxe5 18. Re1 Qc7 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. Bxe4 e5 21.
Rb4 Rab8 22. Bf3 Be6 23. Qe3 f6 24. Rh4 g6 25. Qh6 Qg7 26. Qe3 b5 27. Rh6 Bc4 {
Both sides were very short of time and although a few more moves were played
White's flag dropped before the time control was reached.} 0-1

