Tom Townsend (1996) - Spanton (1986)
Sicilian Accelerated Dragon
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.Nc3 Bc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nxc6!?
This is fourth-most popular in ChessBase's 2025 Mega database, behind 7.f3, 7.Be2 and especially 7.Bc4.
7...bxc6 8.e5 Ng8
Black can try a gambit with 8...Nd5!? 9.Nxd5 cxd5 10.Qxd5 Rb8, when Stockfish17 and Dragon1 reckon 11.0-0-0!? (more common is 11.Bc4) gives White the upper hand.
9.Bd4
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| How should Black proceed? |
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9...c5!?
The main line in Mega25 runs 9...Qa5 10.Bc4!? Bxe5 11.0-0 Nf6!? 12.Re1 d6!? 13.Bxe5 Bxe5 14.Qe2, with an equal position, according to the engines, but there are plenty of promising alternatives for both sides along the way.
10.Bxc5 Qc7
Probably not 10...Bxe5?! as White has 11.Qd5.
11.Bd4 Bxe5 12.Nb5!?
The engines suggest 12.f4!? or 12.Qd2.
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| What should Black play? |
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12...Qa5+?
Correct is 12...Qb8, with an equal position, according to the engines.
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| White to play and win |
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13.b4!
The only game in Mega25 saw a 2010 play 13.c3.
13...Qxb4+ 14.c3 Qa5 15.Bxe5 f6 16.Bc7 1-0
Hammersmith 2 won the match 4.5-0.5.
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*
27/11/24.London League...............W.......1957..........1723................=............2056*
12/12/24.Central London League...B.......1965..........2153................0............2018*
7/1/25.....Club Championship.........B.......1958..........1785................1............2037*
9/1/25.....Central London League...B.......1958..........1851................0............1978
14/1/25....Eastman Cup.................B........1958..........2052................1............2021*
28/1/25....London League..............B........1958..........1766................1............2033*
4/2/25......London League..............B........1980..........1757................1............2043*
6/2/25......Central London League..W.......1980..........1932................0............2006*
11/2/25....Central London League..B........1986..........2178................=............2018*
13/2/25....Central London League.W........1986..........1998................1............2042*
27/2/25....Central London League..B........1986..........1996................0............2015*
*My season's performance is slightly better than this as my win against a 1578 is a 1978 performance, lowering my average despite me winning.
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