Sunday 8 September 2019

Black To Play And Win

From yesterday's ninth and final round of the 'Paignton' premier.
White has just played 19.f3? in Angus French (1984/173) - Spanton (1881/168)
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19...Qe5!
I give this move an exclamation mark because it took me some time to find it, and, judging by his body language, my opponent did not see it until I played the move. However, I suspect in a post headlined Black To Play And Win, it is somewhat easier to spot.
20.Re1 Qxh2+
Also good is 20...Qd4+, provided that after 21.Kh1 Nf2+ 22.Kg1 Nxd3+ 23.Kf1, you find the move 23...Bf5.
21.Kf1 Qh1+ 22.Ke2 Qxg2+ 23.Kd1 Qxf3+ 24.Kc1 Qf6 25.Kb1 Re8 (0-1, 49 moves)
My final score of +3=4-2 saw me gain 27.4 Fide elo and win a rating-performance prize of £100. It was an ECF grading performance of 178.8.

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