Saturday 3 August 2024

Hull 65+ Round Six

Stellio Jerome (1580 ECF/1665 Fide) - Spanton (1919 ECF/1928 Fide)
Bird
1.f4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 c5 4.Be2 Nc6 5.d3 Qc7 6.Nc3 a6!?
This may be a novelty. Known moves are 6...e5 and 6...d4.
7.e4 d4 8.e5?
White had to move the attacked knight.
8...dxc3 9.exf6 cxb2 10.Bxb2 exf6
How should White proceed?
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11.0-0!?
Stockfish16.1 and Dragon1 agree the text and 11.Nd2 are marginally better than 11.g3, but reckon White is losing.
11...Qxf4 12.Bc1?!
Undeveloping is unlikely to be the right continuation when two pawns down.
12...Qc7 13.d4!?
The engines are quite happy with this, which only shows how bad White's position is.
13...cxd4 14.Nxd4?? Nxd4 15.Qxd4?? Bc5 0-1

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