Spanton (1957) - John Hodgson (2035)
Sicilian ...e6/Maróczy Bind
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Bb4
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| This position occurs 3,499 times in ChessBase's 2025 Mega database |
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7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.Bd3 e5!?
This is the commonest move in Mega25, although it does not appear before 1937.
9.0-0 Bxc3!?
This is the critical alternative to the mainline, which runs 9...0-0 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bh4 Bc5!?, with a position Stockfish17 and Dragon1 find hard to judge, their evaluation fluctuating between equality and a slight edge for Black.
10.bxc3 c5!?
Most popular in Mega25 is 10...d6, while the engines suggest castling or 10...Qe7.
11.f4 d6 12.fxe5 dxe5 13.Bg5 Rb8!?
This apparent-novelty - the known move is 13...Qd6 - is the engines' top choice.
14.Qa4+ Qd7 15.Bc2
JH in the postmortem suggested 15.Qa5, when the engines reckon Black should coolly castle.
15...0-0
The engines give Black a slight edge after 15...Qxa4+ 16.Bxa4 Ke7!?
16.Bxf6 gxf6 17.Rxf6 Qxa4 18.Bxa4 Be6
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| White has won a pawn, at least temporarily, but the engines agree Black has full compensation |
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19.Rd1 Bxc4
I thought 19...Kg7 is better, and the engines confirm this, but there is not as much in it as I believed.
20.Rc6 Rfc8 21.Rxc8+ Rxc8 22.Bb3 Bxb3 ½–½
Battersea 3 defaulted on board 4, losing the match 1.5-3.5.
MY BATTERSEA SEASON 2024-5
DATE.....EVENT...........................COL..RATING..OPP'S RATING..SCORE..SEASON PERF
12/9/24 Central London League W 1933 1886 1 2286
26/9/24 Central London League B 1933 2112 1 2399
15/10/24 Club Championship W 1968 1578 1 2259*
31/10/24 Central London League B 1968 1867 0 2061*
19/11/24 London League W 1957 1991 1 2127*
21/11/24 Central London League B 1957 2035 = 2112*
*My season's performance is really slightly better than this, the point being my win against the 1578 counts as a 1978 performance, which lowers my average despite me winning the game.
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