[Event "ACC Winter Cup 2017, Grade-A"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/3fAhCJ2t"]
[Date "2017.09.18"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Morrell, Gordon"]
[Black "Steadman, Mike"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "A80"]
[Opening "Dutch Defense: Raphael Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 { A80 Dutch Defense: Raphael Variation } g6 3. h4 Bg7 4. h5 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. hxg6 hxg6 7. Rxh8+ Bxh8 8. d5 Nb4 9. a3 Na6 10. Qd4 d6 11. Qh4 Kf7 12. e4 Qg8 13. e5 Ng4 14. e6+ Kf8 15. Bg5 Bf6 16. Bxf6 exf6 17. Nd4 Qg7 18. Be2 Nh6 19. O-O-O Ng8 20. Rh1 Nb8 21. g4 fxg4 22. Bxg4 Na6 23. Ne4 Nc5 24. Nxc5 dxc5 25. Nb3 b6 26. c4 Ba6 27. Nd2 Rd8 28. Bf3 Bc8 29. Ne4 c6 30. Nc3 Re8 31. Qh7 Re7 32. Qxg7+ Kxg7 33. Rd1 Re8 34. dxc6 Bxe6 35. Bd5 Bc8 36. Nb5 Bf5 37. Nd6 { Black resigns. } 1-0

[Event "ACC Winter Cup 2017, Grade-A"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/BODpoRJW"]
[Date "2017.09.18"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Gong, Daniel"]
[Black "Ang, Alphaeus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "B01"]
[Opening "Scandinavian Defense: Gubinsky-Melts Defense"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 { B01 Scandinavian Defense: Gubinsky-Melts Defense } 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nge2 Bf5 6. Bf4 Qb6 7. Qd2 Nc6 8. O-O-O O-O-O 9. a3 e5 10. Bxe5 Nxe5 11. Qf4 Bxc2 12. Kxc2 Nc4 13. Qf5+ Kb8 14. Qb5 Qxb5 15. Nxb5 Ng4 16. Nf4 Nxf2 17. Bxc4 Nxh1 18. Nh3 c6 19. Nc3 Be7 20. Ne2 b5 21. Ba2 Rhe8 22. Rxh1 Bxa3 23. Nc3 Bb4 24. Bxf7 Re7 25. Bh5 Rxd4 26. Bf3 Rc4 27. Nf2 a5 28. Nd1 a4 29. b3 axb3+ 30. Kxb3 Ra7 31. Na2 Ra3+ 32. Kb2 Bd6 33. Re1 b4 34. Re6 Kc7 35. Ne3 Rd4 36. Nc2 Rd2 37. Rxd6 Kxd6 38. Nxb4 Rxf3 39. gxf3 Rxh2 40. Kc3 h5 41. Nd3 h4 42. Ne3 h3 43. Ng4 Rg2 44. Ndf2 h2 45. Nh1 Rg1 46. Ngf2 Ke5 47. Kd3 c5 48. Ke2 Kd4 49. Kd2 c4 50. f4 g6 { White resigns. } 0-1

[Event "ACC Winter Cup 2017, Grade-A"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/9mCnkzeB"]
[Date "2017.09.18"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Hague, Ben"]
[Black "Kulashko, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "B81"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Keres Attack"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 { B81 Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Keres Attack } h6 7. Rg1 Be7 8. Be3 Nc6 9. Qf3 Bd7 10. O-O-O a6 11. h4 Nh7 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Qg3 d5 14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 Nf8 16. f4 Qa5 17. f5 dxe4 18. f6 gxf6 19. gxf6 Bxf6 20. Bd4 Bxd4 21. Rxd4 f5 22. Be2 Qc5 23. Rgd1 Qe7 24. Qe5 Rh7 25. Na4 Qg7 26. Qc7 Qh6+ 27. Kb1 Qh2 28. Qb7 Qb8 29. Bxa6 e5 30. Rb4 Qxb7 31. Bxb7 Ra5 32. Nb6 e3 33. Nxd7 Nxd7 34. Bxc6 Kd8 35. Rb7 Rc5 36. Bxd7 Rd5 37. Kc1 Rhxd7 38. Rxd7+ Rxd7 39. Rxd7+ Kxd7 40. Kd1 Kc6 41. a4 f4 42. a5 Kb5 43. b4 f3 44. Ke1 e2 { White resigns. } 0-1

[Event "ACC Winter Cup 2017, Grade-A"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/pbucAsFX"]
[Date "2017.09.18"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Fan, Allen"]
[Black "Watson, Bruce"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "A08"]
[Opening "King's Indian Attack"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 { A08 King's Indian Attack } 3. Bg2 Bf5 4. c4 c6 5. b3 e6 6. O-O Bd6 7. Bb2 O-O 8. d3 h6 9. Re1 Bh7 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. dxe4 Qe7 14. Qe2 Ba3 15. Rad1 Rfd8 16. Nd4 a5 17. Ba1 Bb4 18. Rf1 a4 19. Qb2 Nf6 20. e5 Ne4 21. Qe2 Nc3 22. Bxc3 Bxc3 23. Qe3 Bxd4 24. Rxd4 Rxd4 25. Qxd4 axb3 26. axb3 Qb4 27. Be4 Bxe4 28. Qxe4 Qd2 29. Qf3 Qd4 30. Qe2 c5 31. Kg2 Qc3 32. Qe4 Rd8 33. Re1 Qxb3 34. Rb1 Qd3 35. Qxd3 Rxd3 36. Rxb7 Rc3 37. Rc7 Rxc4 38. Kf3 g5 39. Ke3 Kg7 40. Kd3 Rd4+ 41. Ke3 Rd5 42. Ke4 g4 43. Rc8 h5 44. Ra8 Rd4+ 45. Ke3 Kg6 46. Rc8 Kf5 47. Rxc5 Re4+ 48. Kd3 Rxe5 49. Rc7 Kg6 50. Ra7 Re1 51. Ra2 Rh1 52. Ke3 Rxh2 53. Ra1 h4 54. gxh4 Rxh4 55. Kf4 f5 56. Ke5 Rh2 57. Rf1 Kg5 58. f4+ gxf3 59. Rxf3 Re2+ 60. Kd4 Kg4 61. Rf1 f4 { White resigns. } 0-1

[Event "ACC Winter Cup 2017, Grade-A"]
[Date "2017.09.18"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Goodhue, Nathan"]
[Black "Yan, Caroline"]
[Result "*"]

*

[Event "ACC Winter Cup 2017, Grade-B"]
[Date "2017.09.18"]
[Round "3.6"]
[White "Macdonald, Paul"]
[Black "Ward, Keith"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2066"]
[BlackElo "1876"]
[Annotator "Paul Macdonald"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2006.01.07"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e4 Nf6 4. Nc3 (4. Nf3 $1 {can be played here - the
point is after} Nxe4 (4... Bc5 {is best answered by the unusual} 5. Bd3 $5) 5.
Nxe5 Nxe5 (5... Qf6 6. Qe2) 6. Qe2 $1 (6. Bxe5 Qe7 $19) 6... Bd6 (6... Qh4 7.
Bxe5 Bc5 8. g3 Bxf2+ 9. Qxf2 Nxf2 10. gxh4 Nxh1 11. Bg2 $14) (6... d5 7. Bxe5
f6 8. Bb2 Qe7 (8... Be7 9. Nc3) 9. Qe3 $1 Qe6 (9... Qc5 10. d3 Qxc2 11. Bc3 Bc5
12. d4 Ba3 13. Nxa3 Qxc3+ 14. Qxc3 Nxc3 15. f3 $14) 10. f3 Nd6 11. Nc3 {
with a roughly balanced game ahead}) 7. Qxe4 O-O 8. Nc3 Ng6 9. O-O-O Re8 10.
Qf3 {and White has some chances for initiative on the kingside}) 4... Bc5 {
The best move} ({On a previous occasion Keith preferred the less active} 4...
d6 5. Nf3 (5. Bb5 $5 {was possible}) 5... Bg4 6. Be2 (6. Bb5 $142) 6... Be7 7.
O-O O-O {when I blundered in the opening with} 8. d4 $2 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Nxd4 $17 {
Surprisingly I did manage to go on a win this game}) 5. Nf3 d6 (5... O-O {
is probably the most challenging as it is difficult for white to find the
right move} 6. Bc4 (6. Bb5 {can successfully be answered by} Nd4 $1) (6. Nxe5
Nxe5 7. d4 Bb4 8. dxe5 Nxe4 $17) (6. Na4 Nxe4 $17) (6. Be2 d5 $15) 6... d6 7.
O-O (7. h3 {is also possible}) 7... Bg4 8. Be2 a6 (8... Qd7 9. d3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3
Nd4 11. Na4) (8... Nd4 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. Na4 $14) (8... d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5
Nxe5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 (11... Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Qxd5 13. Qxe5 $16) 12. Bxg4 $14) 9.
Nxe5 $1 Bxe2 10. Nxc6 Bxd1 11. Nxd8 Bxc2 12. Nxb7 Ba7 (12... Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4
14. Nxc5 dxc5 15. Rfc1 Rad8 16. Rxc5 Rxd2 17. Bc3 Rc2 18. Rxc7) (12... Bb6 13.
Na4 Rab8 14. Bxf6 Rxb7 (14... gxf6 15. Nxb6 Rxb7 16. Nd5 $18) 15. Nxb6 cxb6 16.
Bh4 Bxe4 17. Rfe1 d5 18. Rac1 $14) (12... Bd4 13. Na4 Bxb2 14. Nxb2 Bxe4 15.
Na5 $14) 13. Na5 Nxe4 (13... Bd3 14. Rfe1) 14. Nc6 $14) (5... Ng4 6. d4 exd4 (
6... Nxd4 7. Nxd4 d6 8. h3 exd4 9. hxg4 dxc3 10. Bxc3) 7. Nd5 O-O (7... d3 8.
Qxd3 Nxf2 9. Qc3) 8. Nxd4 {and White has a space advantage}) 6. Bb5 Bg4 ({
In another game in Prague, my opponent chose} 6... a6 {This was easier to play
against} 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. d4 $1 exd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qd2 Re8 12.
Rfe1 {and after} d5 $6 {I missed the opportunity to gain a clear advantage with
} {The path to advantage was difficult to find} 13. e5 $1 Ng4 14. Na4 $1 (14.
f4 $2 Qh4 15. h3 Nxe5 $1 $17) 14... Ba7 15. Qf4 {I saw this idea over the
board but I didn't think to combine it with Na4} c5 16. Nf5 $1 $14 (16. Nf3 $14
{is also good})) 7. h3 Bh5 8. Qe2 O-O 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Na4 (10. O-O-O {was
also good but I wanted to take a positional approach to the game}) ({Perhaps
the most accurate move was} 10. g4 {but I was concerned about} Nxg4 11. hxg4
Bxg4 {The point is Qf6 and ...f7-f5 are threats. In any case, I shouldn't have
been concerned} 12. Rg1 $8 f5 13. O-O-O $16) 10... Bb6 (10... Bd4 {is answered
by} 11. c3) 11. O-O {Consistent but I still could have castled queenside} Re8
12. d3 Qd7 13. c4 $6 {Completely missing my opponents next move} (13. Nxb6 $1
cxb6 14. Rfe1 {holding up ...d6-d5. Now white can play Qe3 at the right moment
with chances of an edge} ({My original idea was} 14. Qe3 {but here it allows}
Bxf3 15. Qxf3 d5 $132)) 13... Bd4 $1 {Here I sunk into deep thought. White is
in a bind unable to easily get out of the pin of the knight. This difficultly
cost me a lot of time on my clock.} 14. Kh1 {The only decent plan I could find
with the idea of Rg1 and g4. Even so, I thought black was better} (14. c5 d5
$15) (14. g4 Bxb2 15. Nxb2 Nxg4 16. hxg4 Qxg4+ $19) (14. Bxd4 exd4 15. c5 Nd5
$1 $17) (14. Kh2 {with the idea of g3 and Kg2 didn't solve the pin problem})
14... Bxb2 (14... c5 {was probably better as my knight on a4 is offside, and
taking on d4 can only be good for black}) 15. Nxb2 c5 {Black is now
strategically won on the queenside due to the powerful positional threat of ...
a5, ...a4 and ...axb3 when I would have a weak backwards pawn on b3.} 16. Nd1 {
The knight rushes to the kingside} c6 17. Ne3 a5 18. g4 Bg6 19. Nh4 {The
knights look impressive as the jump into f5, but unfortunately Black can also
play in the centre} h6 {I am not sure why this was necessary} (19... a4 {
seems more sensible to me continuing with a good sound plan}) 20. f4 {The
logical continuation opening the f-file} Nxe4 $5 {A highly enterprising move
by Keith. I saw this idea before playing f4 and thought it wasn't sound but
there is no doubt black has compensation} ({I thought the sensible
continuation was} 20... exf4 21. Rxf4 d5 22. Nef5 dxe4 23. dxe4 Rad8 {and
black is doing fine}) 21. dxe4 Bxe4+ 22. Kh2 (22. Kg1 {was a slightly better
home for the king}) 22... exf4 23. Rxf4 (23. Neg2 g5 24. Nf3 d5 $17 {gives
black a strong command and initiative}) 23... g5 (23... d5 $142 $44) 24. Rxe4 {
The strong bishop must be eliminated} Rxe4 (24... gxh4 25. Nf5 $18) 25. Nhf5
Rae8 {An interesting position has arisen and one where white needs to be
careful despite having two pieces for the rook. ...Qe6 and ...d6-d5-d4 are
powerful threats.} 26. Qb2 ({I was tempted by} 26. Nxh6+ {but thought it
wasted too much time} Kf8 $1 (26... Kh7 27. Nhf5 d5 {can be answered by} 28.
Qd3 Kh8 (28... d4 29. Ng3 $18) 29. Ng2 Qe6 30. Ng3 $16) 27. Nhf5 d5 28. cxd5
cxd5 29. Qd2 d4 (29... Qe6 30. Qxd5 $1 $14) 30. Ng2 {and white is doing ok}) (
26. Rf1 $5 {was also a possibility but black's rooks are dangerous} d5 27.
Nxh6+ Kf8 28. Nxf7 $1 (28. Rxf7+ $4 Qxf7 29. Nxf7 Rxe3 30. Qf1 Re2+ 31. Kg3
R8e3+ $19) 28... Kg7 (28... Rxe3 29. Ne5+ $18) 29. cxd5 cxd5 30. Rf3 Rxe3 $1
31. Rxe3 Kxf7 {with an equal game}) 26... R8e5 $1 (26... f6 $2 27. Qxf6 R8e6
28. Qc3 d5 29. cxd5 cxd5 30. Nxd5 $1 $18) 27. Re1 $4 {A poor move, pinning my
own knight. Now Ng2 is no longer possible} ({I had to find} 27. Qc3 Qe6 28. Ng2
{but here black is the one with the initiative due to his massive
centralisation} Re2 29. a4 (29. Qxa5 $4 Rxf5 30. gxf5 Qe5+ $19 {picks up the
rook}) 29... d5 30. Rf1 d4 31. Qxa5 Rxg2+ 32. Kxg2 Re2+ 33. Kg1 Qe4 34. Qd8+
Kh7 35. Rf2 Re1+ 36. Rf1 Rxf1+ 37. Kxf1 Qd3+ $11 {with a perpetual check}) ({
After} 27. Ng2 {even} Rxf5 28. gxf5 Qxf5 $44 {is possible}) 27... Qe6 $1 {
The game is effectively lost now} 28. Qd2 d5 {Black's plan plays itself} 29.
Qxa5 {Desparation!} d4 30. Qd8+ Kh7 31. Qf8 Qf6 $1 {The best move - the black
queen controls d4 so that when the pawn pushes to ...d3 and ...d2, white
cannot bring the queen back to stop it} (31... Qg6 {would allow} 32. Ng2 Rxe1
33. Nxe1 Rxe1 34. Qxc5 {Of course black is still winning}) 32. Rf1 {My only
chance} (32. Ng2 {is hopeless} Rxe1 33. Nxe1 Rxe1 34. Qxc5 d3 35. Qf2 Qe5+ 36.
Ng3 Re2 $19) 32... Rf4 $6 (32... dxe3 $4 {allows the wonderful} 33. Ne7 $3 $11)
(32... Re8 $1 {was game over} 33. Ng3 (33. Qxc5 dxe3 $19) 33... Rxf8 34. Rxf6
Rxe3 $19) 33. Rxf4 gxf4 34. Nf1 {Ok, I am still lost but at least I can
survive for a couple more moves} d3 ({The most accurate was} 34... Re2+ 35. Kg1
d3 {which transposes to the game}) 35. Kg1 $2 ({Missing a small chance to have
my opponent go wrong} 35. Kg2 $1 d2 $1 (35... Re2+ 36. Kf3 {and suddenly white
is holding!}) 36. Nxd2 Re2+ 37. Kf3 Rxd2 38. Kxf4 {White is still lost of
course, but at least my king is a lot more active than in the game}) 35... Re2
$1 ({During the game and in the post analysis I thought} 35... Re1 {was
winning but it isn't so simple} 36. Kf2 $1 {The point is black has} Qb2+ ({
The less than obvious} 36... Rd1 $1 {is the only move to maintain winning
chances}) (36... Ra1 37. Nd2 $1 Rxa2 38. Kf3 Rxd2 39. Ne7 $1 {and remarkably
black has nothing better than equality here} Qg7 40. Qc8 {White threatens Qf5+
with perpetual} Rf2+ 41. Kxf2 Qb2+ 42. Kf3 Qe2+ 43. Kxf4 Qxe7 44. Qf5+ Kg7 45.
Qxd3 $11) (36... Re2+ 37. Kf3 $11) {but amazingly white can answer simply with}
37. Kg1 $3 (37. Kf3 Qe2+ 38. Kxf4 Qf2#) (37. Kxe1 Qe2#) {when black has
nothing better than to return to} 37... Qf6 $11) 36. Qd6 $2 {Unable to see any
hope, I decide to go into a hopeless endgame an exchange down} ({There is a
miracle move here which I missed} 36. Qc8 $1 {The point is after} d2 {white has
} 37. Qd7 {Now} f3 $3 {is the only move to win. The threat of d1=Q followed by
Qb2 cannot be prevented} 38. a4 d1=Q 39. Qxd1 Qb2 40. Nh4 {to protect g2, but
it still loses} Rg2+ 41. Kh1 Qe2 $1 42. Qxe2 fxe2 43. Kxg2 e1=Q $19) 36... Qxd6
37. Nxd6 d2 (37... f3 $1 {followed by Rg2+ was even stronger}) 38. Nxd2 Rxd2
39. Ne4 (39. Nxf7 {was equally hopeless} Rxa2 40. Ne5 Rb2 41. Nd3 Rxb3 42. Nxf4
Rc3 43. Kf2 Rxc4 $19) 39... Rxa2 40. Nxc5 Rb2 {White is absolutely lost -
there just isn't anything to do. So what do I do? I fight all the same!!} 41.
Kf1 f3 (41... Kg6 {seemed more logical}) 42. Ne4 (42. Nd3 {would have at least
allowed my king to get a bit more active} Rxb3 (42... Rd2 43. Ne5) 43. Ne5 Rc3
44. Kf2 {but still losing of course} Kg7 $19) 42... Kg6 43. c5 {Ok, so all I
have to do is win the c6-pawn and I have counterplay!} (43. Nd6 {followed by
b4-b5 was possible too and probably a better chance}) 43... f5 44. Nd6 {
The knight starts its journey} fxg4 45. hxg4 Kg5 46. Nc4 Re2 (46... Rxb3 47.
Kf2 Kf4 {was fine but Keith prefers to keep my king in its prison}) 47. Na5
Kxg4 48. Nxc6 {Finally - some passed pawns!!} h5 (48... Kg3 {was good enough}
49. Nd4 Rh2 50. Nf5+ Kf4 51. Nd4 Ke4 $19) 49. Nd4 {The c5-pawn is ready to
make it's run - and c2 is covered too which is nice!} Rb2 ({Keith misses a
wonderful finish} 49... Rd2 $1 50. c6 Rxd4 51. c7 Kg3 $1 52. Ke1 Kg2 $19) 50.
c6 Kg3 {Threatening mate leaving me with only one move} 51. Nf5+ Kf4 52. c7 {
More desparation - but of course the c-pawn isn't going anywhere} Rc2 53. Nd4 {
My trick - the pawn is immune from capture for now.} Ke5 $4 {I looked up at
Keith and he realised his blunder and immediately held out his hand. I really
felt for him. Keith played a very strong game and deserved victory. He
outplayed me from move 20 and my chances to extracate myself were limited. But
one must never give up because resistance puts pressure on your opponent and
this pressure can result in a mistake like this one!} ({Black has many ways to
win but perhaps the most straight-forward is} 53... Rc1+ 54. Kf2 h4 55. b4 h3 (
55... Kg4 56. Ne6 h3 {is the same}) 56. Ne6+ Kg4 57. Nc5 Rc2+ 58. Kf1 (58. Ke3
Re2+ 59. Kd4 Re8 $19) 58... Kg3 59. Ne4+ (59. c8=Q Rc1#) 59... Kf4 $19 {
and white has finally run out of resources}) 1-0

[Event "ACC Winter Cup 2017, Grade-B"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/h7gOAJFp"]
[Date "2017.09.18"]
[Round "3.7"]
[White "Nagorski, Alex"]
[Black "Seabrook, Roy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "A04"]
[Opening "Zukertort Opening: Black Mustang Defense"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. Nf3 Nc6 { A04 Zukertort Opening: Black Mustang Defense } 2. d4 e6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 b6 7. d5 Na5 8. Qa4 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 g5 10. Bg3 Ne4 11. Qc2 f5 12. Be5 O-O 13. dxe6 d6 14. Rd1 Qe7 15. Bg3 Bxe6 16. e3 h5 17. Bd3 Bxc4 18. Bxc4+ Nxc4 19. Qb3 Qf7 20. Rd4 b5 21. Rxe4 fxe4 22. Nxg5 Qd5 23. h4 Qd2+ 24. Kf1 Qc1+ 25. Ke2 Qxh1 26. Qxb5 Nb6 27. Ne6 d5 28. Nxf8 Kxf8 29. Qc6 Rc8 30. Qf6+ Ke8 31. Qe6+ Kd8 32. Be5 c6 33. Qd6+ Ke8 34. Bf6 Kf7 35. Qe7+ Kg6 36. Bg5 Qc1 37. Qf6+ Kh7 38. Qf7+ { Black resigns. } 1-0

[Event "ACC Winter Cup 2017, Grade-B"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/wQ15khV2"]
[Date "2017.09.18"]
[Round "3.8"]
[White "Brimble, Mark"]
[Black "Eade, Don"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "B50"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit, Deferred Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. b4 { B50 Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit, Deferred Variation } Nf6 4. bxc5 Nxe4 5. cxd6 Qxd6 6. Ba3 Qb6 7. Qe2 Nd6 8. Nc3 Be6 9. Rb1 Qa6 10. Nb5 Nxb5 11. Qxb5+ Qxb5 12. Bxb5+ Kd8 13. Rb2 Nc6 14. O-O a6 15. Bd3 Bd5 16. Ng5 b5 17. Nxh7 Rb8 18. c3 g6 19. Nxf8 Rxf8 20. Re1 Kc7 21. Bc5 Rfd8 22. Be4 f5 23. Bxd5 Rxd5 24. d4 e5 25. Rbe2 Rbd8 26. h3 exd4 27. cxd4 Nxd4 28. Re7+ Kc6 29. Bb4 Nc2 30. R1e6+ R8d6 31. Rxd6+ Rxd6 32. Bxd6 Kxd6 33. Ra7 Nb4 34. a3 Nc6 35. Rxa6 Kc5 36. Kf1 g5 37. Ke2 Nd4+ 38. Kd3 { Black resigns. } 1-0

[Event "ACC Winter Cup 2017, Grade-C"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/EkwyL4wD"]
[Date "2017.09.18"]
[Round "3.9"]
[White "Bishop, Everett"]
[Black "Liu, James Jiayu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "A00"]
[Opening "Hungarian Opening: Sicilian Invitation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. g3 c5 { A00 Hungarian Opening: Sicilian Invitation } 2. Bg2 Nc6 3. d3 Nf6 4. Nf3 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. c3 O-O 7. a3 d5 8. b4 cxb4 9. axb4 Nh5 10. Qb3 b5 11. Na3 Rb8 12. Be3 Qc7 13. Bc5 Rd8 14. Ng5 Qe5 15. Be3 Qxc3 16. Bxd5 Qxb3 17. Bxb3 h6 18. Nxf7 Rf8 19. Nd8+ Kh8 20. Nxc6 Bxa1 21. Nxb8 Bb2 22. Nc2 Bh3 23. Rb1 Rxb8 24. Rxb2 { Black resigns. } 1-0

[Event "ACC Winter Cup 2017, Grade-C"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/W1YTN6gE"]
[Date "2017.09.18"]
[Round "3.10"]
[White "Liu, Xinyang"]
[Black "Xiao, Kelvin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "C02"]
[Opening "French Defense: Advance Variation, Euwe Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 { C02 French Defense: Advance Variation, Euwe Variation } 6. Be2 f6 7. O-O fxe5 8. dxe5 Qc7 9. Bf4 g6 10. Na3 Bg7 11. Nb5 Qb8 12. Nd6+ Kf8 13. Bb5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Bxe5 15. Bxd7 Qxd6 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. Re1 Qd6 18. Bxe6 Nf6 19. Qf3 Kg7 20. c4 dxc4 21. Qxb7+ Kh6 22. Bxc4 Ng4 23. Qf3 Qxh2+ 24. Kf1 Qh1+ 25. Ke2 Rhe8+ 26. Kd2 Rad8+ 27. Bd3 Rxe1 28. Rxe1 Qh4 29. Qf4+ g5 30. Re6+ Kh5 31. Qf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0

[Event "ACC Winter Cup 2017, Grade-C"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/CVqXkDfC"]
[Date "2017.09.18"]
[Round "3.11"]
[White "Xie, Felix"]
[Black "Wei, Louie"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "C00"]
[Opening "French Defense: Queen's Knight"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nc3 { C00 French Defense: Queen's Knight } d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 f5 5. g3 Nf6 6. Bg2 c6 7. Bf4 Bd6 8. Nge2 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. Nf4 Ba6 12. Re1 Nbd7 13. Re6 Qc7 14. Rxf6 Nxf6 15. Ne6 Qd7 16. Nxf8 Rxf8 17. Qd2 Ne4 18. Nxe4 fxe4 19. Re1 Qf5 20. b3 g5 21. c4 Rf7 22. Bf1 h6 23. cxd5 Bxf1 24. Rxf1 cxd5 25. Qc3 Kg7 26. Kg2 g4 27. Qe3 Qf3+ 28. Kg1 Qxe3 29. fxe3 Rf3 30. Rc1 Rf7 31. Rf1 Rf3 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2

[Event "ACC Winter Cup 2017, Grade-C"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/fHp1fCGf"]
[Date "2017.09.18"]
[Round "3.12"]
[White "Steadman, Mathew"]
[Black "Lyall, Simon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "A00"]
[Opening "Polish Opening"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. b4 { A00 Polish Opening } e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. Nf3 d6 5. Bb2 Nc6 6. e3 Bg4 7. Be2 Qe7 8. c4 O-O 9. O-O Rfd8 10. a3 Ba5 11. Qb3 Bb6 12. d4 Rab8 13. Nbd2 Ba5 14. Qc2 Bxd2 15. Qxd2 d5 16. h3 Bf5 17. cxd5 Nxd5 18. Bd3 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Nf6 20. Rfe1 h6 21. Rad1 Rd7 22. e4 a6 23. d5 Na7 24. Qc4 Nb5 25. e5 Nh7 26. Qg4 Rbd8 27. e6 fxe6 28. Rxe6 Qf8 29. Rde1 Rf7 30. Ne5 Rxf2 31. Ng6 Qc5 32. Ne7+ Kf8 33. Qxg7+ Ke8 34. Nc6+ { Black resigns. } 1-0

[Event "ACC Winter Cup 2017, Grade-C"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/ywDLOjM1"]
[Date "2017.09.18"]
[Round "3.13"]
[White "Huang, Jason"]
[Black "Ha, Timothy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "B06"]
[Opening "Robatsch (Modern) Defense"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 { B06 Robatsch (Modern) Defense } 3. Nf3 d6 4. h3 a6 5. Bf4 e6 6. c3 Nc6 7. Bd3 b5 8. a4 b4 9. d5 Ne5 10. Bxe5 dxe5 11. cxb4 exd5 12. exd5 Ne7 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Qb3 c6 15. Bc4 Rb8 16. Rd1 cxd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Qe7 19. b5 axb5 20. axb5 Qc5 21. Bc6 Qxc6 22. bxc6 Rxb3 23. O-O Rxb2 24. Rfe1 Rc2 25. Nxe5 Bxe5 26. Rxe5 Rxc6 27. Re7 Rc2 28. Rd3 Be6 29. Rf3 Rd8 30. g4 g5 31. Kh2 Kg7 32. Kg3 Rd1 33. Re3 Bd5 34. Re1 Rdd2 35. Kh2 Rxf2+ 36. Kg1 Rg2+ 37. Kh1 Rh2+ 38. Kg1 Rh1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1
