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EnglishA21

Beveridge N. (165)
Berry S. (213)

Cotswold Congress 2004 Open (1)
Cheltenham, 2004


1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 f5 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. d3 Be7 6. e4 6. Nh3 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. d4= 6... c6 7. Nge2 O-O 8. O-O Na6 9. Rb1 Be6 10. b3 Qd7 10... Qe8 11. d4 11. f4 11... Qe8 11... Nxe4 12. Nxe4 fxe4 13. dxe5 (13. Bxe4 Bh3!) 12. f4 Qh5 13. Qd2? 13. d5= 13... fxe4 14. Ba3 e3! 15. Qc1 Ng4 16. h3 Nf2 17. Qxe3 Nxh3+ 18. Bxh3 Bxh3 19. Rf2 Rae8 20. Rh2 20. dxe5 dxe5 21. Bxe7 Rxe7 20... exd4 21. Qxd4 Bf6 22. Qf2 Nc5 23. Rd1 Bxc3 24. Nxc3 Ne4 25. Qe2 Qxe2 25... Qg6 26. Qd3 Bf5 27. Nxe4 Bxe4 25... Qg6 26. Nxe4 Rxe4 27. Qd3 Rexf4 26. Nxe2 Bg4 27. Rd3 Rf6 28. Nd4 Nc5 29. Rdd2 29. Bxc5 dxc5 30. Nf3 Bxf3 31. Rxf3 is a better try although black is still winning. 29... h5 30. Kg2 Re3 31. Kf2 Rc3 32. Bxc5 dxc5 33. Ne2 Rf3+ 34. Kg2 Re6 35. Rh1 Rfe3 36. Ng1 Rc3 37. Nh3? Bf3+ 0-1


Two Knights DefenseC55

Thomas J. (139)
White M. (167)

Cotswold Congress 2004 Open (1)
Cheltenham, 2004


1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d3 Be7 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Na5 Black has equalised very quickly from the opening. 7. Bb3 Nxb3 8. axb3 c5 9. Qd2 h6 10. h3 Be6 11. O-O-O? Inviting black to attack. 11. O-O= 11... Qa5 12. Kb1 b5 13. Nd5 Qxd2 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. Nxd2 g5 16. g3 Ke7 17. Rdg1 a5 18. h4 18. f4 18... g4 19. f4 gxf3 20. Nxf3 a4 21. bxa4 Rxa4 22. b3 Ra6 23. Kb2 Rc6 24. Ra1 d5 25. Ra7+ Kd6 26. Rb7? 26. c3 d4 27. cxd4 cxd4 28. Bd2= 26... d4! 27. Bf2 Diagram # 27... c4 27... Ra6! 28. Ra1 Rxa1 29. Kxa1 Ra8+ 30. Kb2 Kc6 wins the rook 28. Rxb5 28. Ra1 is the only real try. 28... c3+ 29. Ka3? The game is lost but this makes it easier for black. 29... Ra8+ 30. Kb4 Kc7 31. Ra5 Rb6+ And mate follows 0-1


Sicilian-Alekhine-AlapinB22

Purry C. (154)
Gilmour A. (174)

Cotswold Congress 2004 Open (1)
Cheltenham, 2004


1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 e6 6. cxd4 b6 7. Nc3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Qc7 9. Bd2 Bb7 10. Be2 d6 11. O-O Nd7 12. exd6 12. Bf4 12... Bxd6 13. h3 O-O 14. Qb3 Rac8 15. Rac1 Rfd8 16. c4 Ba8 17. Be3 e5 17... Rb8 18. c5= bxc5 19. Ng5 Rf8 20. Bc4 Diagram # 20... Qb7? 20... exd4! 21. Bxf7+ Kh8 22. Bxd4 Nf6 21. Bxf7+ Kh8 22. Qxb7 Bxb7 23. dxc5 Bxc5 24. Be6 Bxe3 25. fxe3 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 h6 27. Nf7+ Kh7 28. Rc7 Bc8 29. Nd6 Rf6 30. Bxd7 Rxd6 31. Bxc8 1-0


Clemenz OpeningA00

Brown G. (169)
White S. (164)

Cotswold Congress 2004 Open (1)
Cheltenham, 2004


1. h3 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nge2 g6 5. Ng3 Bg7 6. Ngxe4 Nbd7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. d3 c6 9. O-O a5 10. a4 Nb6 11. Bb3 Nbd5 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. Ne4 Bg7 14. Qf3 f5 15. Nc3 Be6 16. Re1 1/2-1/2


KGAC36

Sugden J. (189)
Ponter I. (165)

Cotswold Congress 2004 Open (1)
Cheltenham, 2004


1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. c4 c6 6. Nc3 cxd5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qe2+ Be6 9. Qb5+ Qd7 10. Ne5 Qxb5 11. Bxb5+ Kd8 12. Bc4 Nxc3? 12... f6 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. dxc3 Rg8 14... Ke8 15. Bxf4 Be7 15. Bxf4 Ke7 16. O-O-O g5 17. Be3 Bg7? 17... Nc6 18. Bxg5+ Bf6 19. Bxf6+ Kxf6 20. Nf3 20. Rde1! Ke7 21. Rhf1 Rg7 22. Rd1 20... Nc6 21. Rd7 Rxg2 21... Rg7 22. Rf1 Rgg8 23. Rxb7 Kg6? 24. Rc7 Na5 25. Ne5+ Kh6 26. b4 26. h4! Rab8 (26... Rgf8 27. Rxf8 Rxf8 28. Rxa7 Rf1+ 29. Kd2 Rf2+ 30. Ke3 Rxb2 31. Rxa5) 27. Rf6+ Rg6 28. Nxg6 hxg6 29. Rxe6 26... Rac8 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Kb2 Nc6 29. Rf6+ Kg5 30. Rxe6 Nxe5 31. Rxe5+ Kf6 32. Re2 Rc7 33. Kb3 h5 34. c4 Kf5 35. c5 Kf4 36. Rc2 Kf3 37. a4 h4 38. b5 h3 39. c6 Ke4 40. a5 Kd5 41. Kb4 Rg7? 42. c7 Rg2 43. c8=Q 1-0


Scandinavian DefenseB01

De Coverly R. (171)
Spiller P. (142)

Cotswold Congress 2004 Open (1)
Cheltenham, 2004


1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. Nc4 Qb4 8. a3 Qe7 9. Be2 Nc6 10. O-O 10. Bf3 10... O-O-O 11. Be3 Qe8 12. Bf3 Nd5 13. Qe2 Be7 13... h5 14. Ne4 14. Rad1 14... Bxe4 15. Bxe4 f5 16. Bxd5 exd5 17. Ne5 Bf6 17... Nxe5 18. dxe5 d4 18. f4 h6 19. Rae1 19. Qd3 g6 20. b4 19... Kb8 20. Rf3 Ne7 20... g5 21. Nxc6+ Qxc6 22. fxg5 hxg5 23. Rxf5 Qe6 24. Qf2 21. Bd2 Rf8?! 21... Nc6 22. Bb4 Rg8 23. Bxe7 Bxe7 24. Rc3 Bd6 25. Qf1 25. Qd3 Qa4 26. Rb3 Rge8 27. Rb5 25... Qa4= 26. Qd3 Rde8 26... g5 27. h3 27. b4 27... g5 28. b4 Diagram # 28... Ref8 28... a5 29. Rb3 (29. Qf3 axb4 30. Rb3 g4 31. hxg4 Rxg4 32. Qxd5 Rxf4 33. axb4 Bxe5 34. Rxe5 (34. dxe5 Qa7+ 35. Kh2 Qf2) 34... Qa1+ 35. Kh2) 29... gxf4 30. Qf3 Bxe5 31. dxe5 Qc6 29. b5?! 29. Qf3= 29... Ka8 30. Rd1?! 30. fxg5 hxg5 30... gxf4 31. Qe2 Re8 32. Rf3 Bxe5 33. dxe5 Qe4 Diagram # 33... Rxe5! 34. Qxe5 Qxc2 35. Rf2 Qxd1+ 36. Kh2 Qd3 34. Re1 34. Qxe4 fxe4 (34... dxe4 35. Rxf4 Rxe5 36. c4) 35. Rxf4 Rxe5 34... Rxe5 35. Qxe4 dxe4 36. Rxf4 Rxb5 37. Re3 a6 38. Rc3 Kb8 39. Kf2 Re5 40. Re3 c6 41. g4 fxg4 42. hxg4 Reg5?! Having done well in time trouble, black lets white off the hook with the final move before the time control. 42... Rge8 42... h5 42... Rc5 all maintain a decisive edge. 43. Rexe4 h5 Black is still winning but was obviously not confident with the rook and pawn endgame. 1/2-1/2


Queen's Pawn GameD05

Timmins C. (174)
Taylor G. (159)

Cotswold Congress 2004 Open (1)
Cheltenham, 2004


1. d4 d5 2. Nd2 Nf6 3. Ngf3 e6 4. e3 c5 5. b3 Nc6 6. Bb2 Bd6 7. Bd3 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Bd3 7... O-O 8. Ne5 cxd4 9. exd4 Qc7 10. Nxc6 10. f4 Nb4 11. O-O Nxd3 12. Nxd3 10... bxc6 11. Qe2 a5 12. a4 Rb8 13. g4? 13. Nf3= 13... Qe7 13... Nd7! 14. g5 e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 14. h4 Re8 15. Nf3 c5 15... Nxg4 16. Ne5 (16. Rg1 e5 17. dxe5 f6 18. exd6 Qd7 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. O-O-O Nxd3+ 21. Qxd3 Qxd6) 16... Nxe5 17. dxe5 Bb4+ 18. Kf1 h6 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Nd2 Bb7 17... e5 18. g5 (18. Bf5 Bxf5 19. gxf5 Qd7 20. Qd3 e4 21. Qh3 e3) 18... Ng4 19. Rf1 e4 20. Bb5 Rxb5 21. axb5 e3 18. g5 Ne4 18... Nd7 19. O-O-O?? 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Bxe4 19... Red8? 19... Nxf2 20. Qh5? 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Bxe4= 20... Ba3 21. Nf3 21. Bxe4 dxe4 21... Bxb2+ 22. Kxb2 Qb4 22... Qc5 preventing 23.Bxe4 dxe4 24.Ne5 23. Bxe4 dxe4 24. Ne5 Qe7 25. Rhe1 Rbc8 26. Rf1 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8 27. f4 26... Bd5 27. Rd2 27. c4 27... Rf8 27... Qb4! 28. Qxf7+ Kh8 29. Rfd1 (29. Qf4 Qc3+ 30. Ka3 Bxb3 31. Rxd8+ Rxd8 32. cxb3 Qb4+ 33. Kb2 Rd2+) 29... e3 30. Rd3 e2 28. Kb1? Qa3 28... Qd6 29. Ng4 Qb4 30. Nh6+ gxh6 31. gxh6 Kh8 29. Nd7?? Bxb3 30. Nxf8 Qa2+ 0-1


King's IndianA48

Neat R. (125)
Curnow D. (171)

Cotswold Congress 2004 Open (1)
Cheltenham, 2004


1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Nbd2 c5 6. c3 cxd4 7. exd4 d6 8. h3 e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Bg5 h6 11. Be3 Nd5 12. Qe2?! Blocking in the f1 bishop. 12... Nf4 13. Qb5 Bd7 14. Qxb7 Bc6 15. Qb3 Nd7 16. O-O-O?! Castling into open files. 16. Rd1 16... Rb8 17. Qa3 Nd5 18. Nb3?! 18. Nc4 18... Nxe3 19. fxe3 Qb6 20. Qd6? 20. Re1 20... Qxe3+ 21. Qd2 Qb6 22. Bc4 Nc5 23. Nxc5 Qxc5 24. Bb3 Qa5 24... a5! 25. Qc2 Kh7 26. Rhe1 e4 26... f5 27. Nd4 Bb7 28. g4 Rbd8 29. Kb1?! 29. Qf2 29... Bxd4 30. cxd4 Rxd4 31. Rxd4 Qxe1+ 32. Qd1 Qxd1+ 33. Bxd1 Bc6 33... e3 34. Be2 Rc8 34. Be2 Kg7 35. Kc2 35. Rc4 Rc8 36. Rc5 Bb7 37. Ra5 a6 35... f5 36. Kd2 Rf7 37. gxf5 gxf5 38. Bc4 Rd7 39. Rxd7+ Bxd7 40. Ke3 Kf6 41. Kf4 Be6 0-1


 A48

White E. (155)
Bye

Cotswold Congress 2004 Open (1)
Cheltenham, 2004


1/2-1/2


 A48

Bolt G. (171)
Bye

Cotswold Congress 2004 Open (1)
Cheltenham, 2004


1/2-1/2


Queen's Pawn GameD04

Williams S. (160)
Hosken N. (180)

Cotswold Congress 2004 Open (1)
Cheltenham, 2004


1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 g6 4. c4 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bc4 O-O 7. Qb3 Nb6 8. Bxf7+? Two pieces are often superior to a rook and pawn and this is no exception. 8... Rxf7 9. Ng5 Qd5 10. Qxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxf7 Kxf7 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Be6 13... c5 and 13... e5 are slightly better. 14. h4 14. e4 Bc4 15. Be3 c5 16. Kd2 14... Nd7 15. h5 Bc4 16. f4 16. Bb2 e5 17. e4 16... Nf6 17. hxg6+ hxg6 18. Rb1 b6 19. a4 a5 20. Ba3 Rh8 21. Rxh8 Bxh8 22. Kd2 Bg7 23. Kc2 Bf8 24. Rg1 Be6 25. Bc1 Ke8 26. Re1 Bd5 27. Rg1 Ng4 28. Bd2 Kd7 29. Kd3 Bc6 30. c4 Bxa4 31. Ra1 Bb3 32. Kc3 a4 33. e4 e6 34. Rh1 Nf2 35. Rh7+ Be7 36. Bc1 Nxe4+ 37. Kd3 Nf2+ 38. Ke2 Ne4 39. Kd3 Nd6 40. c5 bxc5 41. dxc5 Nc8 42. Ba3 Na7 43. Rg7 Ba2 44. g4 Nc6 45. Bb2 Nb4+ 46. Kd4 Bb1 46... Nd5 47. Ke5 Bb1 47. Kc4 Nd5 48. Kb5 c6+ 49. Kxa4 Nxf4 50. Bf6 Nd5 51. Bxe7 Nxe7 52. Rf7 Be4 53. Kb4 e5 54. Rf2 Ke6 55. Kc4 Nd5 56. g5 Nf4 57. Rb2 Kf5 58. Rb8 Kxg5 59. Re8 Bd5+ 60. Kc3 Ne6 61. Kd2 Kf4 62. Rg8 g5 63. Ra8 Nxc5 64. Rf8+ Ke4 65. Rh8 g4 66. Rh5 Ne6 67. Rh2 g3 68. Re2+ Kf4 69. Ke1 Nd4 70. Rb2 Bc4 71. Rb8 Nf3+ 72. Kd1 g2 73. Rf8+ Ke3 0-1


Old IndianA41

Curnow D. (171)
Beaumont C. (213)

Cotswold Congress 2004 Open (2)
Cheltenham, 2004


1. d4 d6 2. c4 e5 3. Nf3 e4 4. Nfd2 f5 5. e3 Nf6 6. Nc3 g6 7. h3 7. Be2 7... Bg7 8. g4 8. Be2 8... c5 9. d5 9. gxf5 cxd4 10. exd4 Bxf5= 9... Na6 10. gxf5 Bxf5 11. a3 11. Qa4+ Kf7 12. a3 Rf8 13. h4 Qe7= 11... Nc7 12. Bg2 Qe7 13. Qc2 O-O 14. Ncxe4 Rae8 14... Kh8 15. f3 15. Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. e4= 15... Nh5 16. O-O Qh4 And white resigned in severe time trouble, however White's position seems to hold after Qd1 and Qe1 16... Ng3! 17. Rf2 Qh4 0-1


King's IndianE68

White M. (167)
Sugden J. (189)

Cotswold Congress 2004 Open (2)
Cheltenham, 2004


64MB, Fritz8.ctg, OEMComputer Martin,Pete: 48MB, Fritz8.ctg, Pete

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. e4 e5 5. d4 Nd7 6. g3 Ngf6 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O c6 9. Re1 Re8 10. h3 Qb6 10... a5 11. Be3 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nc5= 11. Rb1 exd4 12. Na4 12. Nxd4 Ng4 13. hxg4 Bxd4= 12... Qa6 13. Nxd4 Nc5 13... Qxc4 14. b3 Qa6 14. Nc3 Qxc4 15. Bf1 Qb4 16. Nc2 Qb6 17. e5 Nd5?! 17... dxe5 18. Be3 Bf5 19. Na4 Qd8 20. Nxc5 Qxd1 21. Rbxd1 Bxc2 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. Be3 Qc7? 19... a5 20. exd6 Be6= 20. exd6 Qxd6 20... Qb6 21. b4 21. Bxc5! Rxe1 22. Bxd6 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Bxb2 24. Rxd5 Be6 25. Rb5 Bf6 26. Rxb7 Bxa2 27. Ba6 Rd8 28. Rb8 Kg7 29. Rxd8 Bxd8 30. Bc5 Bb6 31. Bxb6 axb6 32. Ne3 Be6 33. h4 Bd7 34. Kf1 h6 35. Ke2 Bc6 36. Nc4 b5 37. Ne5 Be8 38. Bb7 Kf6 39. Bc6 Bxc6 40. Nxc6 g5 41. hxg5+ Kxg5 42. Ke3 h5 43. Kd4 43. Ne5 f6 44. f4+ Kf5 45. Nd3 Kg4 46. Kf2 43... f6 44. f3 h4 44... f5 45. Ke5 45. gxh4+ Kxh4 45... Kf4 46. Kc5 46. Kc5 Kg3 47. Nd4 Kf4 48. Kxb5 Ke3 49. Kc4 1-0 White,M-Sugden,J/Cheltenham 2004/[Martin,Pete] (49) 1-0


Alekhine's DefenseB02

White E. (155)
Brown G. (169)

Cotswold Congress 2004 Open (2)
Cheltenham, 2004


1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxd5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Qf3 e6 6. d3 6. Nge2 6... Nd7 7. Qg3?! Nxc3 7... Nb4 8. Kd1 (8. Bb3 Nc5 9. Kd1 Qa5) 8... Nb6 (8... b5 9. Bb3 a5 10. Bg5 Qb6) 9. Bb3 a5 8. bxc3 Qf6 9. Ne2 Nb6 10. Bb3 Be7 11. O-O 11. Bf4= 11... O-O 11... h5 12. f4 h4 12. Bf4 Nd7 13. d4 Rd8 14. Bc7 Re8 15. f4 Qg6 16. Qh3 16. Rae1 16... Nf6 17. Rae1 17. Be5 17... Nd5 18. f5 18. Be5 f6 19. f5 Qf7 20. Bg3 exf5 21. Nf4= 18... exf5 19. Nf4 Nxf4 20. Bxf4 Be6 21. c4 21. Re3= 21... Rad8 22. Qe3 22. c3 22... Bf8 22... Bh4 23. Re2 Bf6 23. Qd3 Bd6 24. Bxd6 Rxd6 25. d5 cxd5 25... Ra8 26. cxd5 Bd7?! 26... Rf8 27. Qc3?! 27. Rxe8+ Bxe8 28. Qe3 Rd8 29. Qxa7 27... h6?? 27... Rxe1 28. Rxe1 h6 28. Qc7? 28. Rxe8+ Bxe8 29. Qc8 28... Re4 28... Rxe1 29. Rxe1 f4 29. Qxb7 Rg4 30. g3? 30. Rf2 30... Rxg3+ 31. hxg3?? 31. Kh1 Rxb3 32. cxb3 Rxd5 31... Qxg3+ 32. Kh1 Qh3+ 33. Kg1 Rg6+ 34. Kf2 Rg2# 0-1


Trompovsky AttackA45

Sisask J. (166)
Thomas J. (139)

Cotswold Congress 2004 Open (2)
Cheltenham, 2004


64MB, Fritz8.ctg, OEMComputer

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 g6 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. e3 Bg7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 c6 7. c4 f5 8. Ne2 d6 9. O-O Nd7 10. Nd2 Nf6 11. Nc3 Re8 12. Qc2 Be6 13. b4 d5 14. c5 Ne4 15. Nb3 h5 16. a4 h4 17. b5 Kh7 18. Rab1 hxg3 19. hxg3 Rh8 20. Rb2 Kg8 21. Rfb1 g5 21... Rc8 22. Ne2 Qf6? 22... Rc8= 23. f3 f4 23... Nxg3 24. Nxg3 f4 25. Nf1 fxe3 26. Nxe3 24. exf4?! 24. fxe4 f3 25. e5 Qh6 26. Bxf3 24... gxf4 24... Nxg3! 25. Nxg3 gxf4 26. Ne2 Bf5 25. gxf4 Qh4? 25... Nf2! 26. Kxf2 Bf5 26. fxe4 Qh2+ 27. Kf2 Qh4+ 28. Ke3 dxe4 29. Rg1 Rd8 30. Qxe4 Bd5 31. Qd3 Re8+ 32. Kd2 Bxb3 33. Rxb3 Qf2 34. Rbb1?? Rh2?? Missing the perpetual. 34... Rxe2+ 35. Qxe2 Qxd4+ 36. Kc2 (36. Qd3 Qf2+ 37. Qe2 Qd4+) 36... Qc3+ 37. Kd1 Qd4+ 38. Kc2 Qc3+ 35. Rbf1 Rxe2+ 36. Qxe2 Qxd4+ 37. Qd3 Qb4+ 38. Ke2 Qb2+ 39. Kf3 Qf6 40. Rh1 Rh4 41. Rxh4 Qxh4 42. Rh1 Qf6 1-0


EnglishA26

White S. (164)
De Coverly R. (171)

Cotswold Congress 2004 Open (2)
Cheltenham, 2004


1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. Rb1 a5 8. a3 Bf5 9. d3 Qd7 10. Re1 Bh3 11. Bh1 h6 12. b4 axb4 13. axb4 e5 14. b5 Ne7 15. Nd2 Rab8 16. Nb3 Nh5 17. Na5 17. Ra1 17... Qc8 17... c6= 18. Be3 b6 19. Nc6 Nxc6 20. Bxc6 Bd7 21. Bf3 f5 22. Nd5 Re8 23. Qc1 23. Ra1 Be6 (23... f4 24. Bxh5 gxh5 25. gxf4 exf4 26. Bxf4) (23... 23... e4 24. Bxh5 gxh5 (24... Bxa1 25. Bxg6) 25. dxe4 Bxa1 26. Qxa1 fxe4 27. Nf6+) 24. Ra7 Bxd5 25. Bxd5+ 23... Kh7 24. Qc2 Nf6 25. Nb4 e4 26. Bg2 Ng4 27. dxe4 27. Bc1 27... Nxe3= 28. fxe3 Qd8 29. exf5 Bxf5 30. e4 Bd7 31. Rf1 Rf8 31... Qg5= 32. Rxf8 Qxf8 33. Rf1= 33. Nd5 33... Bd4+ 34. Kh1 Qg7 35. e5 Rf8 36. Qd1 36. Rxf8 Qxf8 37. exd6 Qf2 38. Qd1 cxd6 36... Bxe5 37. Nd5 Be6 38. Be4 Bxd5 39. Bxd5 Rxf1+ 40. Qxf1 Qf6 41. Qxf6 Bxf6 1/2-1/2


PetrovC42

Berry S. (213)
Purry C. (154)

Cotswold Congress 2004 Open (2)
Cheltenham, 2004


1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bc4 d6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 Bh5 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. Bxd5 c6 9. Bb3 Nd7 10. d4 O-O 11. c3 Ba5 12. Qd3 Kh8 12... exd4 13. Bg5 Qc7 14. cxd4 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bc1 c5?! 14... exd4= 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. Qb5 17. Bd5 17... Qc7 18. Be3 Rfc8 18... Bb6 19. Bd5 Rad8 19. Bd5 Rab8 20. a4 a6 21. Qc4 Bb6 21... b5 22. axb5 axb5 23. Qxc5 Qxc5 24. Bxc5 Bxc3 25. Ba7 Bxb2 26. Rab1 Ba3 27. Bxb8 Rxb8 22. f4 Ba7 23. a5 Be8 24. Qe2 Bg6 25. Rf2 Ra8 26. c4 26. fxe5 26... Qe7 27. fxe5 fxe5 28. Qg4 Rab8 29. Raf1 b6? 30. Rf7 Bxf7 31. Rxf7 Qxf7 32. Bxf7 bxa5 33. Qd7 Bb6 34. Bg5 h6 35. Qe6 Rf8 36. Bxh6 Rxf7 37. Qxf7 gxh6 38. Qf6+ Kh7 39. Qf5+ 1-0


SicilianB21

Spiller P. (142)
Bolt G. (174)

Cotswold Congress 2004 Open (2)
Cheltenham, 2004


64MB, Fritz8.ctg, OEMComputer

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 d3 4. Bxd3 Nc6 5. Nf3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. Be3 d6 8. Nbd2 Nf6 9. h3 O-O 10. Qe2 Bd7 11. Rfd1 Qc7 12. Rac1 d5 13. Nd4 a6 14. f4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nd5 16. Nc5 Nxe3 16... Nxd4 17. cxd4 Bc6 17. Qxe3 Nxd4 17... Rad8 18. cxd4 Bc6 19. Be4 Qd6 19... Bxe4 20. Qxe4 20. d5 Be8 21. Nxb7 Qb4 22. Nc5 Rd8 22... Bxb2 23. Rb1 Qa3 23. b3 Rd6 24. Bf3 Qb6 25. Qxe7 Bb2 26. Kh1 Bxc1 27. Rxc1 Bb5 28. Ne4 Rdd8 29. d6 Qd4 30. Rd1 Qb2 31. d7 Kg7 32. Ng5 Bxd7 33. Rxd7 Rde8 34. Qd6 Re1+ 35. Kh2 Kg8 36. Nxf7 Rxf7 37. Bd5 1-0


ScandinavianB01

Gilmour A. (174)
Williams S. (160)

Cotswold Congress 2004 Open (2)
Cheltenham, 2004


64MB, Fritz8.ctg, OEMComputer

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. O-O Nc6 7. c4 Nb6 8. Be3 Be7 9. Qc2 Nb4 10. Qc3 Bf5 11. a3 11. Na3 11... Nc2 12. Ra2 Bf6 13. b4 Nxe3 14. fxe3 O-O 15. Nbd2 a5 15... Qd7 16. bxa5 Nd7 17. c5 Ra7 18. Nc4?! 18. Rb2 18... Nxc5= 19. Nce5 Ne4 20. Qc1 20. Qb3 20... Rxa5 21. Bc4 c5 22. Rd1 cxd4 23. exd4 Bxe5 24. Nxe5 Qh4 25. g3 Qh5 25... Qe7 26. Be2 Qg5 27. Qxg5 Nxg5 28. Nc4 Rd5 28... Ra7 29. Ne3 Ra5 30. Nc4 Ra4 31. Nb6 Ra7 32. Rc1 Be4 33. Nc8 Nh3+ 34. Kf1 Ra5 34... Ra4 35. Nd6 Bd5 36. Rb2 36. Bc4 Bc6 37. Rb1 36... Rxa3 37. Nxb7 Ng5 38. Nc5 Rfa8 39. Rcb1 g6 40. Rb8+ Kg7 41. Rxa8 Rxa8 42. h4 Ne4 43. Nxe4 Bxe4 44. Rd1 Ra2 45. Kf2 Bd5 46. Ke3 Ra3+ 47. Kf2 Rc3 48. Rd2 Rc1 49. Bd1 Kf6 50. Ke3 Rc3+ 51. Kf2 Kf5 52. Be2 Be4 53. Bd1 h5 54. Be2 Kf6 55. Bd1 Bf5 56. Be2 Bg4 57. Bxg4 hxg4 58. d5 Rf3+ 59. Kg2 Rf5 59... Ke7 60. Re2 Rd3 61. dxe6 f5 60. dxe6= Kxe6 61. Rd4 Rd5 62. Rxg4 Rd7 63. Ra4 White won on time. 1-0


King's IndianA48

Neat R. (125)
Beveridge N. (165)

Cotswold Congress 2004 Open (2)
Cheltenham, 2004


64MB, Fritz8.ctg, OEMComputer

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. Be2 Nbd7 6. h3 c5 7. c3 a6 8. a4 b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Bh2 Rc8 12. Re1 Nb8 13. Bd3 Nfd7 14. Rc1 14. b4 14... Nc6 15. Bb1 Rc7 16. d5 Nce5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Bxe5 18... dxe5 19. Nf3 19. Nc4= 19... Bg7 20. e4 Qd7 20... e6 21. Qc2 b5 22. axb5 axb5 23. Rcd1 e5 24. b3 Bc8= 24... b4 25. Qe2 Rb7 26. Nh2 Qd8 26... b4 27. c4 Ra7 28. Bc2 Ra3 27. Nf3 Bd7 28. Bc2 Qa5 29. b4 Qb6= 29... Qa3 30. Qd2 Ra7 30. Ra1 c4 31. Ra5 Ra7 32. Rea1 Rfa8 33. Rxa7 Rxa7 34. Rxa7 Qxa7 35. Bb1 35. Qd2 35... Qa1 36. Qc2 f5 37. Nd2 Bh6 38. Nf1 fxe4 39. Ne3 Bxe3 40. fxe3 h5 41. Kh2 Kg7 41... Be8 42. h4 Bf7 43. Kg3 Kg7 42. Kg3 42. Qxe4! Bf5 (42... Be8 43. Qc2) 43. Qh4 Qxb1 44. Qe7+ With perpetual check. 42... Bf5 43. Kh4 Qa8 44. g4 44. Qd2 44... hxg4 45. hxg4 Qd8+ 45... g5+! 46. Kg3 Bg6 46. Kh3 Bd7 46... Qg5 47. gxf5 Qxe3+ 48. Kg2 gxf5 49. Qf2 47. Qxe4= Qf6 48. Kg3 Be8 49. Qf3 Qxf3+ 1/2-1/2


King's Pawn GameC50

Ponter I. (165)
Timmins C. (174)

Cotswold Congress 2004 Open (2)
Cheltenham, 2004


64MB, Fritz8.ctg, OEMComputer

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 d6 4. O-O Be7 5. h3 Nf6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Re1 Be6 8. Bxe6 fxe6 9. d4 Qe8 10. Be3 Kh8 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Qe2 a6 13. Rad1 Nh5 14. Qc4 Qg6 15. Kf1 Nf4 16. Bxf4 Rxf4 17. Rd7 17. Re3= 17... Raf8 17... Bd6 18. Rxc7 Bd8 19. Rd7 Bb6 19... Nd4 20. Ne2 Rxf3 21. gxf3 Nxf3 22. Red1 Nh2+= 20. Rxb7 Na5 21. Qxa6 Nxb7 22. Qxb6 R4f7 22... Rxf3 23. gxf3 Rf7 23. Rd1 23. Nxe5 Rxf2+ 24. Qxf2 Rxf2+ 25. Kxf2 Qf6+ 26. Nf3 23... Qh5 24. Rd3 Qh6 25. Qe3 Qf6 26. a4 Qe7 27. Qd2 27. Qb6 27... Qb4 28. b3 Nc5 29. Rd8 Nxe4? 30. Nxe4 Qxe4 31. Qd6 31. Ng5 31... Qf5 32. Rxf8+ Rxf8 33. Qxe5 Qxc2 34. Qxe6 h6 35. Qe3 Qb1+ 36. Ne1 36. Ke2 36... Rb8= 37. g3 37. Qe6 Qxb3 38. Qc6 37... Rxb3 38. Qe8+ Kh7 39. Kg2 Qf5 40. Qa8 Ra3 41. Nf3 Ra2 42. Qa7 Ra1 43. g4 Qb1 44. g5 Qg6 45. h4 h5 45... Ra3 46. Qd4 Qb1 47. g6+ Kxg6 48. Qd6+ Kf7 49. Ng5+ 49. Qd7+ Kf6 50. Qd8+ Kg6 51. Qg5+ Kf7 52. Qxh5+ Kf8 49... Ke8 50. Qe6+ Kd8 51. Nf7+ 51. Qg8+ Kc7 52. Qxg7+= 51... Kc7 52. Qd6+ Kc8 53. Qd8+ Kb7 54. Nd6+? 54. Qd5+ 54... Kc6 After several more Queen checks in time trouble (hence no score of the game) white resigns. 0-1


QGDD66

Hosken N. (180)
Taylor G. (159)

Cotswold Congress 2004 Open (2)
Cheltenham, 2004


1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 c6 8. Bd3 Re8 9. c5 9. O-O Nf8 10. Ne5 N6d7 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. f4 f6 13. Nf3 Diagram # 1-0 Szabolcsi,J-Sarkozi,F/Budapest 2001/CBM 81 ext (68) 9... Nf8 10. h4?! 10. Ne5 N6d7 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. f4 Nxe5 13. fxe5 f6 14. exf6 Qxf6 15. Rf1 Qe7= 10. O-O N6d7 11. Bf4 Diagram # 10... N6d7 11. Bb1 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. h5 11... f6 12. Bf4 e5 13. Bg3 exd4 14. exd4?! 14. Nxd4 Bxc5 15. O-O 14... Bxc5+ Diagram # 15. Kf1 Bb4 16. Ne2 Nb6 17. Nf4 17. h5 Bg4 18. Qd3 Qe7 17... Bg4 Diagram # 18. Qd3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Nc4 20. Kg1 Nd2 21. Qd3 Ne4 22. Kh2 Bd6 23. Rhe1 Nxg3 24. fxg3 Qd7 25. Bc2 Bb4 26. Rxe8 Rxe8 27. Rf1 Bd6 28. Rf2 Re7 29. a3 Qe8 30. Re2 Losing another pawn 30... Bxf4 31. Rxe7 Bxg3+ 32. Kxg3 Qxe7 33. b4 g6 34. Qc3 Qd6+ 35. Kh3 Qf4 36. b5 cxb5 37. Qc5 g5 37... Qe3+! 38. Kh2 Kg7 37... Qe3+ 38. Qxd5+ Kh8 Diagram # 38... Kg7! 39. hxg5 (39. Qxb7+ Kh6 40. hxg5+ fxg5 41. Qc6+ Ng6 42. g3 g4+ 43. Kg2 Qxd4) 39... fxg5 40. Qe4 Ng6 41. g3 g4+ 42. Kg2 39. Qe4?? 39. hxg5 fxg5 40. Qe4 Ng6 (40... Qxe4 41. Bxe4 Ne6 (41... Kg7 42. Bxb7 Kf6) 42. d5 Nd8) 41. Qxf4 (41. g3 g4+ (41... Qd6 42. Qxb7 Qxd4 43. Bxg6 hxg6 44. Qxb5=) 42. Kg2 Qd2+) 41... Nxf4+ 42. Kg4 39... g4# 0-1


QGDD11

Beaumont C. (213)
Sisask J. (166)

Cotswold Congress 2004 Open (1)
Cheltenham, 2004


1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Qb3 Qc7 6... Qc8 7. Bb5+ Nbd7 8. Bd2 Bxf3 9. gxf3 e6 10. Ke2?! 0-1 Froehlich,P-Boehnisch,M/Germany 2002/CBM 88 ext (46) 7. Bd2 Bxf3 8. gxf3 Nc6 9. Nc3 e6 10. Rc1 Be7 11. Na4 a6 12. Qb6 Rc8 13. Bd3 Nd7 14. Qxc7 Rxc7 15. Ke2 Bd6 16. f4 g6 17. b4 Ke7 18. Nc5 Ncb8 18... Ra8 19. a4 Rhc8 20. Rb1 Nb6 21. a5 N6d7 22. Rhc1 Kd8 23. f3 Nf6 24. Rb2 White is slowly improving his position while black's forces are cramped. 24... Re7 25. Rbc2 Rcc7 26. b5 axb5 27. Bxb5 Bxc5 28. Rxc5 Kc8 29. Bd3 Rxc5 30. Rxc5+ Rc7 31. Rb5 Both are short of time and shuffle towards the time control 31... Rc6 32. Rb2 Rc7 33. Bb5 Nfd7 33... Nc6 34. Kd3 Na6 35. Rb1 Ndb8 36. Ke2 36. e4 36... Nc6 37. Bd3 Ncb8 38. Rb6 Rc6 39. Rb5 Nc7 40. Rb1 Nba6 41. Kd1 Kb8 42. Bc1 Kc8 43. Kd2 The time control has now been reached and White grinds Black down to the state of suffication. 43... Nb8 44. Ba3 Nd7 45. Be7 Nb8 46. e4 Nba6 47. h4 Nb8 48. h5 Ne8 49. hxg6 hxg6 50. Rh1 Rc7 51. Bc5 Nd7 52. Rh8 Kd8 53. Bb5 Rc8 54. Kd3 Ra8 55. Bb4 Kc7 56. e5 Rc8 57. Rh7 1-0


 D11

Purry C. (154)
Bye

Cotswold Congress 2004 Open (3)
Cheltenham, 2004


1/2-1/2


Clemenz OpeningA00

Brown G. (169)
Spiller P. (142)

Cotswold Congress 2004 Open (3)
Cheltenham, 2004


1. h3 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nge2 e5 5. g4 Be6 6. Bg2 c6 7. Ng3 Nbd7 8. Ncxe4 Nxe4 9. Nxe4 Nf6 10. d3 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Bc5 12. Qe2 Qc7 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Qxe3 Qa5+ 15. Qd2 1/2-1/2


DutchA82

Thomas J. (130)
Ponter I. (160)

Cotswold Congress 2004 Open (3)
Chel