Stuttard, Dave - Chapman, Roger [D01]

Atticus II v Widnes 2008


1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 Nbd7 4. Nf3 c6 5. e3 h6 6. Bh4 Qb6 7. Rb1 e6 8. a3 Bd6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. Qe2 a5 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Be7 13. c4 Qd8 14. O-O Re8 15. Rfd1 right guess with the rook this time! 15... Nxe4 16. Bxe7 16. Qxe4 Bxh4 17. Qh7+ Kf8 18. Qh8+ Ke7 19. Qxg7 Bf6 is not quite 16... Qxe7 17. Bxe4 Nf6 18. Bc2 c5 19. Ne5 blockading nicely even without the QP 19... cxd4 20. Rxd4 Nd7?? in a difficult position 20... Rd8 21. Rbd1 Rxd4 22. Rxd4 20... Bd7 21. Qd3 Bc6 22. Rd1 (22. Ng4 Rad8 23. Nxf6+ Qxf6) 22... Be4 23. Rxe4 Nxe4 24. Qxe4 f5 25. Qe3 Rad8 21. Nxd7 Bxd7 22. Qd3 reminds me of how to win at connect4 1-0 [Stuttard,Dave]


Stuttard, Dave - Evans, L. [C69]

Southport v Atticus III 2009


1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. h3 Bc5 6. d4 exd4 7. Bg5 f6 8. Bh4 Bb4+ 9. Nbd2 Ne7 10. O-O Ng6 11. Nb3 Nxh4 12. Nxh4 c5 12... c5 13. a3 12... f5 13. a3 c4 14. Nxd4 Bc5 15. Qh5+ Ke7 16. Qxc5+ Qd6 17. Nhf5+ 1-0 [Stuttard,Dave]


Stuttard, Dave - Magee, I. [B15]

Atticus II v Widnes II 2009


1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 dxe4 4. Nge2 Nf6 5. Ng3 Bg4 6. Qd2 6. Be2 Bxe2 7. Kxe2! e6 8. Bg5 Bb4 (8... Be7 9. Re1) 6... e6 7. Ngxe4 Nbd7 8. a3 Be7 9. Ng3 9. Be2 Bxe2 10. Qxe2 9... Nh5 10. Qd3 Nxg3 11. Qxg3 Nf6 12. Bf4 12. Bc4 Bf5 12... Bf5 13. O-O-O?? Nh5 14. Bc7 Nxg3 15. Bxd8 Nxh1 0-1 [Stuttard,Dave]


Doran, JC. - Stuttard, Dave [B03]

Atticus III v Waterloo 2009


1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 g6 6. Nf3 Bg7 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O N8d7 9. Nc3 c5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. b4 Ne6 12. Qc2 dxe5 13. c5 e4 14. Rd1 missed following should have fallen to bits completely in this game 14... Qc7 14... Qxd1+ 15. Bxd1 (15. Qxd1 exf3 16. Bxf3 Bxc3 17. Rb1 Rd8 18. Qc2 Bd4+ 19. Kh1 Nd7) 15... exf3 16. cxb6 Bd4+ 17. Kh1 fxg2+ 18. Kxg2 Bxb6 15. Nb5 Qc6 16. Ne5 Bxe5 17. fxe5 a6 18. Nc3 Nd7 19. Nd5 Re8 20. Qxe4 a5 21. b5 Qxc5+ 22. Be3 Qa3 23. Rd3 Ndc5 24. Rxa3 Nxe4 25. Rc1 f6 26. exf6 exf6 27. Nb6 Rb8 28. Rd3 getting some hope as pawn left alone, also Bc4 better 28. Rxa5 28. Bc4 Kf7 29. Bd5 Nd6 30. Bf4 Rd8 31. Rxc8 Rbxc8 32. Re3 Rc1+ 33. Kf2 Rc2+ 34. Kg3 Re8 35. Bxd6 28... g5 29. Bh5 Rf8 30. Rc4 f5 31. Bc1 N6c5 32. Rd1 Be6 33. Rc2 g4 34. Ba3 Rfe8 34... Rfd8 35. Re1 Nd3 36. Rb1 Nf4 37. Bxg4 fxg4 38. Re1 Rd2 39. Rxd2 Nxd2 40. Bd6 Rf8 41. Bxf8 Kxf8 42. Kf2?? Nd3+ 43. Ke2 Nxe1 44. Kxe1 Nb1 0-1 [Stuttard,Dave]


Cooksey, Martin E - Stuttard, Dave [B06]

Aigburth v Atticus II 2009


1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 c6 5. h3 Na6 6. Nf3 Qb6 7. Rb1 Qa5 8. Be2 Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. Qd2 b5 11. a3 Bb7 12. Bh6 Nc7 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Qe3 Rfe8 15. Nd2 e5 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Rfd1 Ne6 18. Nb3 Qc7 19. Nc5 Nd4 20. Rd2 Qe7 21. Nxb7 Qxb7 22. Bf3 Rad8 23. Rbd1 Qb6?! 23... a5 then if 24. Ne2 Nxc2 looks like the only tactic in the game but don't work with Q on b6 24. Ne2 Nxe2+ = accepted 1/2-1/2 [Stuttard,Dave]


Stuttard, Dave - Platt, RJ. [C69]

Formby v Atticus III 2009


1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. h3 Qd6 6. O-O Bd7 7. d3 O-O-O 8. Nbd2 f6 9. a4 Be6 10. Qe2 Qd7 11. Nc4 Bd6 12. Be3 c5 13. Rfb1 Ne7 14. c3 g5 15. b4 cxb4 16. cxb4 Bxc4? 16... g4 17. hxg4 Rdg8 (17... Rhg8 18. Nxd6+ Qxd6 19. Bc5 Qd7) 18. Nxd6+ Qxd6 19. Bc5 Qd7 20. d4 Bxg4 21. dxe5 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 fxe5 17. dxc4 c6 18. c5 Bb8 19. Qc4 Ng6 20. b5 a5 21. bxc6 Qxc6 22. Rb6 Qc7 23. c6 Rd6 24. cxb7+ Kd7 25. Qb5+ Ke6 26. Rxd6+ Qxd6 27. Bc5 Qc7 28. Qb3+ Kd7 29. Rd1+ Ke8 30. Qb5+ 30. Qb5+ Kf7 31. Rd7+ Ke6 32. Rxc7 Bxc7 33. Qc6+ Kf7 34. Qxc7+ 1-0 [Stuttard,Dave]


Pearcey, Dave - Stuttard, Dave [A02]

Atticus III v Aigburth II 2009


1. f4 e5 2. fxe5 d6 3. exd6 I've not played OTB much recently due to work. I asked John Carleton if he'd missed my openings. the reply was "Not much"! 3... Bxd6 4. Nf3 Bf5 I thought Dave would know Bg4 5. d3 Nc6 6. e4 Bg4 7. Bg5? I did this as White many years ago, my opponent didn't spot the problem despite spending a few minutes on his reply. 7... Bxf3 8. Bxd8 Bxd1 9. Bxc7 Bxc7 10. Kxd1 Nf6 11. Be2 O-O-O 12. Bf3 g5 13. g3 Nd4 14. Nd2 Nxf3 15. Nxf3 Nxe4 16. Ke2 Nxg3+ Nothing like swopping one advantage for another! 17. hxg3 g4 18. Ng5 h5 19. Kf2 Rd5 20. Ne4 Rf5+ 21. Kg2 Rb5 22. b3 f5 23. c4 Re5 24. Nc3 Re3 25. Nd5 Rxg3+ 26. Kf2 Rxd3 27. Ke2 Rd4 28. Rad1 Re8+ 29. Kf2 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 h4 31. Rh1 Bg3+ 32. Kg2 Re2+ 33. Kf1 Rxa2 34. Ne7+ Kd7 35. Nxf5 Rf2+ 0-1 [Stuttard,Dave]


Stuttard, Dave - Taylor, EA. [C00]

Wallasey v Atticus III 2009


1. e4 e6 2. a3 May I introduce the "Uncle Arthur" variation. I'm not the first to play it but I have played it a lot. The name is Mike Clarke's fault. I told him this was my Anti-French ... to which the reply was "I don't care if it's your Uncle Arthur" 2... c5 3. b4 cxb4 4. axb4 Nc6 5. b5 Nce7 6. d4 d5 7. e5 Bd7 8. Ba3 Ng6 9. Nd2 Bxa3 10. Rxa3 N8e7 11. h4 Nf5 12. Ngf3 Nfxh4 13. Nxh4 Nxh4 14. Qa1 Nf5 15. Rah3 Nh6 16. Bd3 f5 17. exf6 Qxf6 18. Nf3 O-O 19. Qc1 Be8 20. Qd2 Bg6 21. Ne5 Rad8 21... Rac8 22. Nd7 Qxd4 23. Nxf8 Kxf8!? 22. Rf3 Qe7 23. Rxf8+ Qxf8 24. Bxg6 hxg6 25. Rh3 Qf5 26. Qe2 Rc8 This is tricky but it ends up the Knight goes to a good square 27. Nd3 Rc4 28. Re3 Ra4 29. Rxe6 Ra1+ 30. Kd2 Qg5+ 31. f4 just about saves the day 31... Qg3 32. Re3 Qh2 33. Rf3 Nf5?? 34. Qe8+ Kh7 35. Rh3+ Qxh3 36. gxh3 Nxd4 37. Ne5 Rg1 38. Nf7 Nf3+ 39. Kc3 g5 40. f5 1-0 [Stuttard,Dave]