Jeremy Law (159) - Spanton (167)
Board 2, Metropolitan 2 v Battersea 2, London League Division 3
Accelerated Dragon
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bc4 0-0
7...Qa5 is the major, more positional, alternative.
8.Bb3 a5!?
More popular, at least in ChessBase's 2018 Mega database, is to head for regular Dragon lines with 8...d6.
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| Black's 8...a5 keeps the game in Accelerated lines |
White more often plays 9.0-0 or 9.f3.
After 9.0-0, the main line runs 9...a4 10.Nxa4 Nxe4 11.Nb5 Ra6, and now both 12.c4 and 12.Qe2 score very well for White.
After 9.f3, the main line runs 9...d5 10.Bxd5 Nxd5, when 11.Nxd5 and 11.exd5 are equally popular in Mega 2018, and both score well for White.
9...d5?
Confusing my lines. Much better is 9...Ng4 10.Qxg4 Nxd4, with equal chances, although in practice White scores well with 11.Qh4.
10.Nxc6?
White would be a sound pawn up, and have the more-active pieces, after 10.exd5 Nb4 11.Ndb5.
After the text, the game quickly petered out to a draw.
10...bxc6 11.exd5 cxd5 12.Nxd5 Nxd5 13.Qxd5 Qxd5 14.Bxd5 Rb8 15.0-0 Rxb2 16.Bb3 Rxb3 17.cxb3 Bxa1 18.Rxa1 Be6 19.Bd2 Bxb3 20.Bxa5 Rc8 21.Bd2 Rc2 22.Be3 Ra2 24.Rxa2 ½-½
Updated Statistics
Battersea 2018-19
Event...Colour...Grade...Opponent's Grade...Result
CLL.........B.........167................196...............…D
LL...…….B...…...167...………..159...………….D
Overall this season for Battersea I have scored +0=2-0 for a grading performance of 178.
In season 2017-18 I scored +10=8-9 for a grading performance of 175.
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