Phil Hopkins (114) - John Carleton (197) [C06]

Atticus Club 20-20 friendly 23.2.09


1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. c3 b6 6. Bd3 Ba6 7. Bc2 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Nf3 Rc8 10. Bg5 Qc7 11. Rc1 h6 12. Be3 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bb4+ 14. Bd2 Bxd2+ 15. Qxd2 O-O 16. Bd3 Qb7 16... Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Ncxe5! 18. Nxe5 Qxc1+ 19. Nxc1 Rxc1+ 20. Kd2 Nxe5 21. Rxc1 (21. dxe5? Rxh1 with initiative) 21... Nxd3 22. Kxd3 17. O-O Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Nb4 19. Qb1 Qa6 20. Nc3 Rc7 21. Rfd1 Rfc8 22. a3 Nc6 23. Qd3 Qxd3 24. Rxd3 Na5 25. Nd2 a6 26. f4 b5 27. Rf1 g6 28. h4 h5 29. Rg3 Nb6 30. f5 exf5 31. Rxf5 Rc6 32. Rxh5 Nac4 33. Nxc4 Rxc4 34. e6 Rxd4 35. Rf5 Rf8 36. h5 Rh4 37. hxg6? 37. e7! Re8 38. hxg6 f6 39. Rxf6 Nc8 40. Nxd5 with a strong attack 37... fxe6 38. Rxf8+ Kxf8 39. g7+ Kg8 40. Rg6 Nc4 41. Rxe6 Kxg7 42. Rxa6 Nxb2 43. Nxd5 White's flag fell but a draw was agreed 1/2-1/2

 








 

 

Phil Hopkins (114) - Mizanur Rahman (E163) [C13]

Atticus Club 25-25 friendly 23.2.09


1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Bg5 c5 7. Nxf6+ Nxf6 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. dxc5 Qxd1+ 12. Rxd1 Bxc5 13. Ke2 Ke7 14. Rd3 Rad8 15. Rhd1 Rxd3 16. Rxd3 e5 17. Nd2 Ke6 18. Ne4 Be7 19. Rc3 f5 20. Nc5+ Bxc5 21. Rxc5 Kd6 22. Ra5 a6 23. f4 f6 24. Ra3 Rg8 24... Rc8 25. Rd3+ Ke6 26. c3 Rc4 27. fxe5 Rg4 28. g3 fxe5 is a good alternative 25. Kf2 Rc8 26. Rd3+ Ke6 27. c3 Rc4 28. Rf3 exf4 28... h5 29. b3 Rc8 30. Rh3 e4 31. c4 b5 32. Rc3 bxc4 33. bxc4 a5 with initiative 29. Rh3 Rc7 30. Kf3 Ke5 31. Rh4 Rd7 32. Rxf4 Rd3+ 33. Ke2 Rxc3 34. Rxf5+ Kxf5 35. bxc3 Ke4 36. a3 b5 37. Kd2 f5 38. Ke2 f4 39. h3 h6 40. h4 h5 0-1 White is in zugswang.