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Pirc DefenseB07

Chaplin P.
Bareham D.

Cotswold congress, round 5
Cheltenham, 2003


64MB, Fritz8.ctg, OEMComputer

1. Nc3 Nf6 2. e4 d6 3. d4 g6 4. f3 Bg7 5. Be3 O-O 6. Qd2 e5 7. d5 Ne8 8. O-O-O f5 9. exf5 gxf5 10. Bg5 Qd7 11. h4 Qf7 12. h5 c5 13. dxc6 13. h6!? 13... bxc6 14. h6 Bf6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. f4 16. Nd5 16... Be6 17. Nf3 Nd7 18. Ng5 Nb6 19. Be2 Kh8 20. g4 Bg8 21. fxe5 Qxe5 22. Nf3 Qc5 23. Rh5 Be6 24. Ne4! fxe4 25. Rxc5 dxc5 25... exf3 26. Rxc6 fxe2 27. Qxe2 26. Ng5 Bd5 27. c4 Bg8 28. Qc3+ Nf6 29. Nxe4 29. Qe5 29... Na4 29... Rae8 30. Qe5 Rae8 31. Qg5 1-0 [Mattos C.]


QGDD55

Pigott J.
Sherwin J.

Cotswold congress, round 5
Cheltenham, 2003


64MB, Fritz8.ctg, OEMComputer

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Qc2 c6 8. e3 Nd7 9. Rd1 Qa5 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Be7 12. a3 Qd8 13. Rfe1 f5 14. b4 a6 15. c5 g5 16. a4 g4 17. Nd2 Nf6 18. b5 axb5 19. axb5 cxb5 20. Bxb5 Bd7 21. Ra1 Qc7 22. Qb3 Bc6 23. Ne2 Ra5 24. Bxc6 bxc6 25. Nf4 Rfa8 26. Rab1 Kf7 27. Nd3 Nd7 28. Qb7 R5a7 29. Qb3 Ra3 30. Qc2 Ra2 31. Rb2 Ra1 32. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 33. Rb1 Qa5 34. Nf1 Ra2 35. Qb3 Ra3 36. Qb4 Qa6 37. Nf4 Bg5 38. Qb7 Qa7? 38... Qxb7 39. Rxb7= 39. Qxc6 Bxf4 40. Rb7 Qa6 41. Qxd7+ Kg6 42. exf4 42. Qe8+ Kf6 43. Rf7+ Kg6 44. Rf8+ Kg5 45. Rg8+ Kh4 46. g3+ Bxg3 47. hxg3+ Kh3 48. Qh5# 42... Kh5 1-0 [Mattos C.]


Pirc-RobatschB06

Furnevall M.
Richards A.

Cotswold congress, round 5
Cheltenham, 2003


64MB, Fritz8.ctg, OEMComputer

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 5. f3 O-O 6. Qd2 Nbd7 7. g4 c5 8. Nge2 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Ne5 10. O-O-O Bd7 11. h4 h5 12. Be2 hxg4 13. f4 Nc6 14. Rdg1 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Bc6 16. Bd3 e5 17. fxe5 dxe5 18. Be3 Qd7 19. Bh6 Nh5 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Qg5 g3 22. Qxe5+ f6 23. Qc5 Qg4 24. Qe3 f5 25. Qd4+ Kh6 26. Be2 26. Kb1= 26... Qf4+ 27. Qd2 Qxd2+ 28. Kxd2 f4 29. Bf3 Rad8+ 30. Ke2 Nf6 31. Rd1 Rfe8?= 31... Rxd1 32. Rxd1 g5 32. Rxd8 Rxd8 33. Rd1? 33. e5 33... Rxd1 34. Kxd1 g5 35. hxg5+ Kxg5 36. Ke1 Ng4 37. Nd5 Ne5 38. Ke2 Bb5+ 0-1 [Mattos C.]


Nimzovich-Larsen AttackA01

Martin P.
Tipper D.

Cotswold congress, round 5
Cheltenham, 2003


64MB, Fritz8.ctg, OEMComputer

1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 7. Nbd2 Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. Bd3 Nd7 Preparing to play f5. 10. O-O f5 11. Re1 Nf6 12. Ne5 Ne4 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. f3 Nxd2 15. Qxd2 Bd6 16. f4 Kh8 17. g3 Rb8 18. Qf2 g5 19. Bc1 g4 20. Be3 Be7 21. Qe2 h5 22. Kg2 h4 23. Bf2 h3+ 24. Kg1 Bf6 25. Rab1 a5 26. Qe3 Qd6 27. a4 Rd8 28. Qe2 Kg7 29. Rbc1 Re8 30. Rcd1 Kf7 31. Qd2 Qb4 32. Qxb4 Rxb4 33. Be2 Bd7 34. Rd3 Reb8 35. Red1 Bd8 36. Be1 R4b7 37. Rc3 Ke7 38. Kf1 Bc7 39. Re3 Kf6 40. Kf2 Bd8 41. Kf1 Bc7 42. Kf2 Bd8 43. Kf1 1/2-1/2 [Mattos C.]


ScotchC45

Black S.
Beveridge N.

Cotswold congress, round 5
Cheltenham, 2003


64MB, Fritz8.ctg, OEMComputer

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qf6 5. Be3 Bc5 6. c3 Nge7 7. g3 d6 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. b4 Bxd4 11. cxd4 Nxb4 12. Nc3 Nbc6 13. f4 Qh6 14. Re1 f5 15. e5 Rb8 16. d5 Na5 17. Bd4 Re8? 18. Qa4 1-0 [Mattos C.]


Pirc-RobatschB07

Gilmour A.
Smith A.

Cotswold Congress, Round 5
Cheltenham, 2003


64MB, Fritz8.ctg, OEMComputer

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. h3 Nc6 8. Be3 Bd7 9. O-O exd4 10. Nxd4 Re8 11. Nde2 b5 12. a3 a5 13. Qc1 Rb8 14. Bg5 Qc8 15. Kh2 b4 16. axb4 axb4 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nd5 Bg7 19. Nef4 Ne5 20. Ne3 Bb5 21. Rd1 Nc4 22. Nxc4 Bxc4 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Qe6 25. f4 Qf6 26. c3 bxc3 27. bxc3 Rb3 28. e5 dxe5 29. Rxe5 Rxe5 30. Ra8+ Bf8 31. fxe5 Qxe5 32. Qh6 Qd6 33. Qe3 h5 34. h4 Kh7 35. Kh3? Bg7 36. Qe8 Rxc3 37. Qe1 Be5 0-1 [Mattos C.]


King's IndianE99

Curnow D.
Wagner G.

Cotswold Congress, Round 5
Cheltenham, 2003


64MB, Fritz8.ctg, OEMComputer

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Ne8 10. Nd3 f5 11. Bd2 Nf6 12. f3 f4 13. c5 Rf7 14. Rc1 g5 15. Nb5 a6 16. cxd6 axb5 17. dxe7 Qxe7 18. Nf2 c6 19. dxc6 bxc6 20. Rxc6 Bd7 21. Rc7 Qd6 22. Rb7 Rxa2 23. Bc3 Qc5 24. Qb3 Ra6 25. Bb4 Qc8 26. Rxb5 Bxb5 27. Bxb5 Rb6 28. Bc4 Rbb7 29. Ra1 Bf8 30. Bxf7+ Rxf7 31. Nd3 Bxb4 32. Qxb4 g4 33. Nxe5 Rb7 34. Qd6 gxf3 35. Qxf6 f2+ 36. Kf1 Qc2 37. Qg5+ Kf8 38. Ra8+ 1-0 [Mattos C.]


Queen's PawnA40

Hosken N.
Smith A.

Cotswold Congress, Round 5
Cheltenham, 2003


64MB, Fritz8.ctg, OEMComputer

1. d4 b6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 Bb7 5. e4 Qh4 6. Bd3 f5 7. g3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Qh5 9. f3 fxe4 10. fxe4 Nf6 11. Ne2 e5 12. dxe5 Ng4 13. Nf4 Qxe5 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. cxd5 O-O 16. Bf4 Qe7 17. O-O d6 18. e5 dxe5 19. Bxh7+ Kh8 20. Bg5 Qc5+ 21. Kg2 Nd7 22. Be4 Ndf6 23. Qe2 Nxe4 24. Qxe4 Nf2 25. Qh4+ Kg8 26. c4 Rae8 27. Rae1 Nd3 28. Rd1 e4 29. Rxf8+ Qxf8 30. Rf1 Qa3 31. Qh5 Qxa2+ 32. Kh3 Rf8 33. Rxf8+ Kxf8 34. Qh8+ Kf7 35. Qh5+ Kf8 36. Qh8+ 1/2-1/2 [Mattos C.]


Queen's Bishop GameD02

Neat R.
Ponter I.

Cotswold Congress, Round 5
Cheltenham, 2003


64MB, Fritz8.ctg, OEMComputer

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Qb6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nb5 e5 7. dxe5 Nh5 8. e6 Nxf4 9. exf7+ Kxf7 10. exf4 1/2-1/2 [Mattos C.]


Queen's PawnA47

Beaumont C.
Crouch C.

Cotswold congress, round 5
Cheltenham, 2003


64MB, Fritz8.ctg, OEMComputer

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. e3 Bb7 4. Bd3 c5 5. O-O g6 6. c4 cxd4 7. exd4 Bg7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. d5 d6 10. Re1 Nbd7 11. Rb1 Nc5 12. Bc2 e5 13. b4 Na6 14. a4 Nh5 15. Ba3 Bc8 16. c5?! bxc5 17. bxc5 Nxc5 18. Bxc5 dxc5 19. Nxe5 Nf4 20. g3 Nh3+ 21. Kg2 Nxf2 Diagram # And White resigned as after 22.Kxf2 Whites position is horrible. BUT.... 22. Qd2 22. Kxf2 Bxe5 22... Ng4 23. Nc6 Qd7 24. Ne4 c4 25. Qb4= Diagram # 0-1 [Mattos C.]


FrenchC02

Berry S.
Wademark H.

Cotswold congress, round 5
Cheltenham, 2003


42MB, Fritz8.ctg, OEMComputer

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Bd7 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Be2 Bb5 7. c4 Bxc4 8. Bxc4 dxc4 9. d5 exd5 10. Qxd5 Qc6 10... Ne7 11. Qxc4 Qb4+ 12. Nbd2 Qxc4 13. Nxc4 Ng6 14. h4 h5 15. Bg5 Nc6 16. O-O-O Rc8 17. Rhe1 Nd4 18. Kb1 Ne6 19. g3 b5 20. Ne3 c4 21. Nf5 Bb4 22. Bd2 Bc5 23. Be3 O-O 24. Nd6 Rb8 25. Rd5 Bxe3 26. Rxe3 Rfd8 27. Rxb5 Rxb5 28. Nxb5 a6 29. Nd6 Nxe5 30. Nb7 Rb8 31. Nxe5 Rxb7 32. Nxc4 Rc7 33. b3 Rd7 34. Kc1 g6 35. Re2 Rd3 36. Ne5 Rd8 37. Rd2 Rc8+ 38. Kb2 Kg7 39. Rd7 Rc5 40. f4 Kg8 41. Nxf7 Kf8 42. Ne5 Ke8 43. Rd6 Tilburg rapid Sax, Gyula - Dreev, Alexey 2590 1-0" 2565 11. Qxc4 Nh6 12. O-O b5 13. Qc2 Be7 13... Qg6 14. a4 14. Nc3!? Nd7 15. Rd1 14... b4 15. Nbd2 Qe6 16. Ne4 Nd7 17. Bxh6 gxh6 17... Qxh6 18. Rfe1 Kf8 19. Rad1 18. Rad1 Kf8 19. Rfe1 Qf5 20. Qd2 Rd8 20... Nxe5 21. Qxh6+ Kg8 22. Nxe5 Qxe5 23. Rd3 21. Qxh6+ Kg8 22. Nf6+ Nxf6 23. Rxd8+ Bxd8 24. exf6 Qxf6 25. Re8# 1-0 [Mattos C.]


GruenfeldD85

Moyse N.
White I.

Cotswold congress, round 5
Cheltenham, 2003


64MB, Fritz8.ctg, OEMComputer

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8. Rc1 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Nf3 Rd8 11. Bc4 cxd4 12. cxd4 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Nc6 14. Bd5 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Bxd4 16. Nxd4 e6 17. Bxe6 Bxe6 18. Ke3 Bxa2 19. Rc7 Re8 20. Kf4 Rad8 21. Rd1 a5 22. f3 b5 23. Rc5 Bc4 24. g4 a4 25. Ke3 a3 26. Ra1 Rxd4 27. Kxd4 Rd8+ 28. Rd5 Ra8 29. Rd7 a2 30. Rc7 Ra4 31. Ke5 Kg7 32. Rb7 Rb4 33. Rd7 Rb1 34. Rd1 Rb2 35. h4 Be2 36. Rd7 b4 37. h5 Bc4? 37... b3! 38. h6+ Kxh6 39. Kf6 Rb1 40. Rd1 40. Rd2 Be2 41. Rxe2 Rxa1 42. Rh2# 1-0 [Mattos C.]

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