[Event "ACC Winter Cup 2017, Grade-A"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/kwd2aUml"]
[Date "2017.09.25"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Steadman, Mike"]
[Black "Watson, Bruce"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "A00"]
[Opening "Polish Opening: Czech Defense"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 d6 { A00 Polish Opening: Czech Defense } 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nf3 g6 5. e3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8. d3 Re8 9. Nbd2 c6 10. Qb3 Qe7 11. Rac1 a5 12. a3 b6 13. Rfe1 Bb7 14. h3 d5 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. e4 Nf4 17. Bf1 axb4 18. axb4 b5 19. d4 exd4 20. Nxd4 Nxh3+ 21. Qxh3 Qxb4 22. N2b3 Ne5 23. Nc2 Qe7 24. Bd4 Bc8 25. Qc3 Qh4 26. Ne3 Ra2 27. Rc2 Rxc2 28. Qxc2 Be6 29. Nd2 Rc8 30. Qb2 Qg5 31. Rc1 c5 32. Bxe5 Bxe5 33. Qxb5 Qh6 34. Nf3 Bf4 35. Rc3 Qf8 36. Nd5 Bd6 37. Qd3 Qd8 38. Qd2 Bf8 39. Nf4 Bg4 40. Qxd8 Rxd8 41. Ne5 Bc8 42. Ned3 f5 43. exf5 Bxf5 44. Nxc5 Rc8 45. Ne4 Rxc3 46. Nxc3 Ba3 47. Bc4+ Kh8 48. Kf1 Bb2 49. Nd1 Ba1 50. Ke2 Kg7 51. Ke3 Be5 52. Nd5 Kh8 53. f3 Kg7 54. Nf2 Kh8 55. Nd3 Bb8 56. Kd4 Kg7 57. Ne7 Bd7 58. Nc5 Be8 59. Nc8 Bh2 60. Bd5 Bb5 61. Ne6+ Kf6 62. Nf8 Bg1+ 63. Ke4 Kg7 64. Ne6+ Kf6 65. Nd6 Ba4 66. Kf4 Bh2+ 67. g3 Bd7 68. Ne4+ Ke7 69. N6c5 Bb5 70. Nc3 Be8 71. N5e4 Bd7 72. Kg5 Bg1 73. Kh6 Bf5 74. g4 Be6 75. Bxe6 Kxe6 76. Kxh7 { Black resigns. } 1-0

[Event "ACC Winter Cup 2017, Grade-A"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/aquLWJXI"]
[Date "2017.09.25"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Kulashko, Alexei"]
[Black "Fan, Allen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "A45"]
[Opening "Indian Game"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. d4 Nf6 { A45 Indian Game } 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 b6 4. Nf3 Bb7 5. c4 e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Nb5 Na6 8. Nd6+ Bxd6 9. Bxd6 Ne4 10. Bf4 Rc8 11. Bd3 Nb4 12. Bb1 cxd4 13. Qxd4 Nf6 14. Bd6 Nc6 15. Qf4 b5 16. O-O bxc4 17. e4 Qb6 18. e5 Nd5 19. Qg5 Nce7 20. Be4 Ng6 21. Rad1 h6 22. Qg4 Ne3 23. Bxb7 Nxg4 24. Bxc8 Qc6 25. Rd4 N4xe5 26. Bxe5 Nxe5 27. Nxe5 Qxc8 28. Nxd7 Ke7 29. Ne5 Qc5 30. Rd7+ Kf6 31. Re1 Rf8 32. Rb7 Qxe5 33. Rxe5 Kxe5 34. Kf1 a5 35. Ke2 Kd4 36. Kd2 g5 37. Rd7+ Ke4 38. Kc3 e5 39. Rc7 f5 40. Rc5 Rd8 41. Rxa5 Rd1 42. Rc5 Rc1+ 43. Kd2 Rg1 44. g3 Kd4 45. Rc8 Rf1 46. Ke2 Ra1 47. Rd8+ Kc5 48. Rc8+ Kd4 49. Rd8+ Kc5 50. Rc8+ Kd5 51. Rd8+ Ke6 52. a3 Rb1 53. Rd2 e4 54. f3 Ke5 55. fxe4 Kxe4 56. Rc2 Kd4 57. Rd2+ Ke5 58. Rc2 h5 59. Kf3 f4 60. gxf4+ gxf4 61. Rxc4 Rxb2 62. Re4+ Kd5 63. Re2 Rb3+ 64. Kxf4 Rxa3 65. h4 Ra8 66. Kg5 Rh8 67. Kg6 Kd6 68. Re4 Kd5 69. Re1 Kd6 70. Re2 Kd5 71. Kg7 Ra8 72. Kf6 Rf8+ 73. Kg6 Rh8 74. Kg7 Ra8 75. Rg2 Ke5 76. Rg5+ Kf4 77. Kh6 Rh8+ 78. Kg6 Rg8+ 79. Kf6 Rh8 80. Ra5 Kg4 81. Ra4+ Kg3 82. Kg5 Rg8+ 83. Kxh5 Rh8+ 84. Kg5 Rg8+ { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2

[Event "ACC Winter Cup 2017, Grade-A"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/59QG8Tt4"]
[Date "2017.09.25"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Ang, Alphaeus"]
[Black "Hague, Ben"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "E54"]
[Opening "Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Exchange at c4"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4 { E54 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Exchange at c4 } cxd4 9. exd4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Qe2 Nbd7 12. Ne5 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Rc8 14. Rac1 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Rc5 16. f4 Rxc4 17. exf6 g6 18. Bh4 Qc7 19. Bg3 Rxc3 20. f5 Qc5+ 21. Bf2 Qc6 22. Be3 Rxe3 23. Rxc6 Rxe2 24. Rc7 Rxg2+ 25. Kh1 Bd5 26. Rfc1 Rg5# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1

[Event "ACC Winter Cup 2017, Grade-A"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/XwgBI4K9"]
[Date "2017.09.25"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Morrell, Gordon"]
[Black "Gong, Daniel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "E71"]
[Opening "King's Indian Defense: Makogonov Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 { E71 King's Indian Defense: Makogonov Variation } O-O 6. Bg5 Qe8 7. Be2 e5 8. d5 a5 9. g4 Nfd7 10. h4 f6 11. Bd2 f5 12. gxf5 gxf5 13. Bh5 Qe7 14. Bg5 Nf6 15. Nf3 Nbd7 16. exf5 Nc5 17. Qc2 Bxf5 18. Qxf5 Nxh5 19. Bxe7 Rxf5 20. Ke2 Re8 21. Bg5 Ref8 22. Rh3 e4 { White resigns. } 0-1

[Event "ACC Winter Cup 2017, Grade-B"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/I09PbO8x"]
[Date "2017.09.25"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Yan, Caroline"]
[Black "Eade, Don"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "E61"]
[Opening "King's Indian Defense"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 { E61 King's Indian Defense } 4. Nf3 c5 5. e3 O-O 6. Be2 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. b3 d5 9. Bb2 Nc6 10. Rc1 dxc4 11. bxc4 a5 12. Na4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Rc8 14. Bf3 Qc7 15. c5 b5 16. Nc3 Rfd8 17. Qe2 Ne5 18. Nb1 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Nc4 20. Na3 Qxc5 21. Nxc4 bxc4 22. Nc2 c3 23. Ba3 Qh5 24. Rfd1 Nd5 25. Nb4 Be5 26. h4 Qxh4 27. f4 Bxf4 28. exf4 Nxf4 29. Qf3 Rxd1+ 30. Rxd1 c2 31. Rc1 Rc3 { White resigns. } 0-1

[Event "ACC Winter Cup 2017, Grade-B"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/WRRYaInp"]
[Date "2017.09.25"]
[Round "4.6"]
[White "Seabrook, Roy"]
[Black "Brimble, Mark"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "C55"]
[Opening "Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Nf6 6. e5 { C55 Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack } d5 7. Bb5 Ne4 8. Nxd4 Bd7 9. Nb3 Bxf2+ 10. Rxf2 Nxf2 11. Kxf2 Qh4+ 12. Kg1 Nxe5 13. Qxd5 Qe1+ 14. Bf1 Ng4 15. Qf3 O-O-O 16. Bg5 f6 17. Nc3 Qe7 18. Bf4 Ne5 19. Qg3 g5 20. Be3 a6 21. Nd5 Qg7 22. Bc5 Be6 23. Ne7+ Kb8 24. Qc3 Rhe8 25. Qb4 Rxe7 26. Bxa6 Bc8 27. Na5 { Black resigns. } 1-0

[Event "ACC Winter Cup 2017, Grade-B"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/utPBlhE9"]
[Date "2017.09.25"]
[Round "4.7"]
[White "Ward, Keith"]
[Black "Nagorski, Alex"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "C55"]
[Opening "Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Perreux Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Ng5 { C55 Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Perreux Variation } d5 6. exd5 Qe7+ 7. Qe2 Qxe2+ 8. Kxe2 Nb4 9. Kd1 Nbxd5 10. Re1+ Be7 11. Ne4 Be6 12. f3 O-O-O 13. Bb3 Rhe8 14. Bg5 Nxe4 15. Bxe7 Nec3+ 16. bxc3 Rxe7 17. cxd4 Nf4 18. c3 Bxb3+ 19. axb3 Rxe1+ 20. Kxe1 Re8+ 21. Kf2 Re2+ 22. Kf1 Rxg2 23. Rxa7 Kb8 24. Ra5 Rxh2 25. Rf5 Rh1+ 26. Kf2 Rxb1 27. Rxf4 f6 28. Rh4 h6 29. Re4 Rxb3 30. c4 h5 31. Re8+ Ka7 32. Re7 Rd3 33. d5 g5 34. Rxc7 Kb8 35. Rf7 Rd4 36. Rxf6 Rxc4 37. Rf5 g4 38. d6 Kc8 39. Rxh5 gxf3 40. Kxf3 Rd4 41. Rh6 Kd7 42. Rh7+ Kc6 43. Rc7+ Kb6 44. Rd7 Rb4 45. Rc7 Rd4 46. Rd7 Ka6 47. Ke3 Rd1 48. Ke4 b5 49. Ke5 b4 50. Rd8 Kb7 51. Rd7+ Kc6 52. Rc7+ Kb6 53. Rc2 Kb5 54. Ke6 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2

[Event "ACC Winter Cup 2017, Grade-B"]
[Date "2017.09.25"]
[Round "4.8"]
[White "Goodhue, Nathan"]
[Black "Macdonald, Paul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2093"]
[BlackElo "2066"]
[Annotator "Macdonald,Paul"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2006.01.07"]

1. c4 {Nathan plays his favourite opening - the English} e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 f5
4. Bg2 Nf6 5. e3 c6 6. Nge2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. d4 e4 ({There was no need to
make any immediate commitments in the centre} 8... Be6 {with the idea} 9. d5
Bf7 {was more flexible and probably better}) (8... Qe8 {is the most popular
move here}) (8... Na6 {is quite popular too}) 9. b4 {An extremely aggressive
way of continuing and a rare one. Only two games have continued this way
before and I have included them both in the notes} d5 ({Again} 9... Be6 {
was less committal and probably better}) 10. c5 ({In one game white preferred} 
10. Qb3 Be6 ({I think black is best to continue with the courageous} 10... dxc4
11. Qxc4+ Kh8 12. b5 a6 $1 13. bxc6 Nxc6 14. a4 {preventing Qd6 by preparing
Ba3} Bd7 {and black should be fine here}) 11. c5 Na6 12. b5 cxb5 13. Qxb5 Qc7
14. Rb1 Rab8 15. Nf4 Bd7 16. Qb3 Kh8 17. Ncxd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Qd8 19. Nxe7 Qxe7
20. Ba3 Qe6 21. d5 Qe5 22. Qc4 Nc7 23. c6 bxc6 24. Bxf8 Rxf8 25. dxc6 Be6 26.
Qd4 Qxd4 27. exd4 Bxa2 28. Rb7 Rc8 29. Ra1 Bd5 30. Raxa7 Ne6 31. Rb6 h6 32. Rd7
Bxc6 33. Rd6 Nd8 34. Bh3 Ba4 35. Bxf5 Rc1+ 36. Kg2 Nf7 37. Rb8+ {1-0 (37)
Gerona Maura,J (1939)-De Esteban,V (1764) Benidorm 2013}) (10. cxd5 cxd5 $11 {
doesn't give black any problems as black can successfully challenge the c-file
and the c4-square is weakened.}) 10... Qe8 $146 {This has not been played
before in tournament practice and I doubt I will repeat it} ({In the only
other game in the line, black continued} 10... b5 $6 11. cxb6 ({White had the
opportunity to gain a clear advantage with} 11. a4 $1 bxa4 12. Qxa4 $16 {
followed by b4-b5}) 11... axb6 12. Bd2 Bxb4 13. Nxe4 Bxd2 14. Nxf6+ Rxf6 15.
Qxd2 Qd6 16. Rfc1 Bd7 17. Rab1 b5 18. Nf4 Na6 19. Rxb5 Rb8 20. Rxb8+ Qxb8 21.
Qa5 Nc7 22. h4 g6 23. Kh2 Kg7 24. Nd3 Rd6 25. Ne5 Be8 26. Rb1 Qc8 27. Qa7 Kf6
28. Rb8 {1-0 (28) Schuler,G-Goergen,H Gladenbach 1999}) ({I should have
preferred} 10... Na6 {with the idea of Nc7 and Ne6 - I was familiar with this
idea and only considered the possibility after playing my move. The point is}
11. b5 cxb5 12. Nxb5 b6 $1 $15 {favours black}) 11. a4 ({Further support is
not required. White can and should play} 11. b5 cxb5 12. Qb3 {and white should
regain the pawn with advantage}) 11... b6 $6 {I knew I should not weaken the
side where my opponent has the advantage but I couldn't find any other way to
try and gain counterplay.} (11... Na6 $1 12. Rb1 ({with the idea} 12. b5 Nb4
13. Ba3 Nd3) 12... Nc7 13. b5 Bd7 {was black's most harmonious way to complete
development}) 12. Ba3 $1 {White initiative on the queenside becomes obvious now
} bxc5 ({Holding moves like} 12... Bb7 {just want the initiative to white who
will break through eventually}) 13. dxc5 {The right way to recapture} Nbd7 {
I thought at least I will have the e5-square for my knight} 14. Nd4 (14. b5 $1
{deserved serious consideration} Ne5 15. bxc6 Qxc6 16. Nd4 Qd7 17. Qb3 Ba6 18.
Ncb5 $14) 14... Ne5 15. Re1 ({Again} 15. b5 {was the obvious way to proceed. I
couldn't understand why Nathan refrained from the natural continuation} Bd7 16.
bxc6 Nxc6 (16... Bxc6 17. Nxf5) 17. Ncb5 $14) 15... Bd7 {In theory without any
active plan black should be in a desperate situation, but black's position is
resilient and if white pushes too hard on the queenside, he may find his
kingside weaker than he would want.} (15... Nd3 $1 {was obvious and good. Why
would you not put the knight on such a great square} 16. Re2 Ng4 $1 {I saw
this over the board - the idea is not to take on f2 but rather continue with
Nge5 reinforcing the d3-knight - black should be at least equal. I chose not
to play this way because I had a plan for my e5-knight which came to fruition
in the game}) (15... Nc4 {was also ok but I realised I couldn't keep it on
this square forever. Nevertheless, capturing the a3-bishop was a worthwhile
achievement.} 16. Qb3 a6 17. Red1 {To prevent Nd2} Bd7 18. Bf1 Nxa3 19. Qxa3 g5
$15) 16. Bf1 Kh8 {I could have played ...a6 here at least opening a file for
my rook} 17. b5 Rb8 {Preventing b5-b6 for now} (17... a6 18. b6 {is positional
suicide from an endgame perspective}) 18. Rb1 Qf7 {The best move, reinforcing
the d5 pawn, which will become vulnerable once the c6-pawn goes and also
creating the opportunity for a knight to go to c4 at the right moment.} 19. Na2
$6 {Again Nathan over-prepares when it is more effective to strike while the
iron is hot} (19. bxc6 $1 Nxc6 (19... Rxb1 $6 20. Qxb1 Nxc6 21. Nxc6 (21. Qb7
$6 Rb8 22. Qc7 (22. Qa6 Nxd4 23. exd4 f4 $132) 22... Rc8 $11) 21... Bxc6 22.
Nb5 $1 Ng4 23. Nd4 $16) 20. Nxc6 Bxc6 21. Nb5 Ng4 22. Nd4 ({A good
illustration of black's counter-attacking potential is seen after} 22. Nd6 Qh5
23. h3 Rxb1 24. Qxb1 Nxf2 $1 25. Kxf2 Qf3+ 26. Kg1 Qxg3+ 27. Kh1 f4 $17) (22.
Nxa7 {leads to similar play with black gaining a very strong initiative on
white's king} Qh5 23. h3 Rxb1 24. Qxb1 Nxf2 25. Nxc6 Nxh3+ 26. Bxh3 Qxh3 27.
Re2 Qxg3+ 28. Kh1 Bg5 $1 {and white has to be careful to hold the balance})
22... Ne5 23. Qc2 {and White's pawn structure and space should give an edge})
19... Rfc8 $6 ({I should have played the risky looking move} 19... cxb5 $1 {
first} 20. axb5 {and only then} Rfc8 21. Qc2 (21. c6 Bxa3 $17) 21... Nf3+ 22.
Nxf3 exf3 $132 23. Qa4 Qf8 $1 (23... Bxc5 24. Bxc5 Rxc5 25. Qxa7 $14 {favours
white}) 24. Rec1 Ne4 $132) 20. Qc2 $6 ({Nathan had a great opportunity to
continue with his plan} 20. Nb4 $1 {The point is after} Bxc5 {white has the
disruption move} 21. Nbxc6 Bxd4 $1 (21... Bxa3 22. Nxe5 Qe8 23. Nxd7 Qxd7 {
and white has a clear advantage due to the strong square c6}) 22. Nxd4 (22.
Nxb8 $2 {reveals black's latent threats to white's king} Nf3+ 23. Kh1 Qh5 $1
24. h4 Ng4 $19) 22... Nc4 $1 {and yes white is better but at least black is
still in the game}) 20... Qh5 {At this point Nathan was quite low on his clock
so I wanted to put some pressure on him and increase the complexity of the game
} ({I could have continued} 20... cxb5 21. axb5 Nc4 {and reached equal play
after simplifications} 22. Bxc4 dxc4 23. Qa4 Bxc5 24. Bxc5 Rxc5 25. Qxa7 Rcc8
$13) 21. Rec1 (21. Nb4 $1 {was the right way to continue. The idea is the
knight will reach a6 where it can effectively support the c5-pawn.} cxb5 (21...
g5 {is too slow} 22. Nbxc6 Bxc6 23. bxc6 f4 24. Rxb8 Rxb8 25. c7 Rc8 26. Qb2
$18) 22. Na6 $1 b4 ({The careful} 22... Ra8 {doesn't lead anywhere good for
black} 23. axb5 Nf3+ 24. Nxf3 exf3 25. Qb2 $1 {Protecting the a3-bishop and
thereby preparing c5-c6.} ({White has to be careful} 25. Bb2 Bxb5 $1 26. Bxb5
Ng4 27. h4 Bxh4 $3 28. Be2 $8 fxe2 29. Qxe2 Rc6 $1 $17) 25... Ne4 ({
Hacker-type moves don't work} 25... Ng4 26. h3 Rf8 27. hxg4 fxg4 28. b6 Rf6 29.
b7 Rg8 30. Qxf6 $1 $18) 26. c6 Bxa3 27. Qxa3 $16) 23. Nxb8 bxa3 24. Nxd7 Nfxd7
25. Be2 (25. c6 Rxc6 $1) 25... Qf7 26. c6 Nc5 $16 {and although black has some
good squares, the extra exchange for white will count in time}) 21... Nf3+ {
Creating a pawn wedge around white's king and thereby gaining the
pre-conditions for an attack.} 22. Nxf3 exf3 23. Qc3 $2 (23. bxc6 {was the
only way to maintain chances of an edge} Bxc6 24. Rxb8 Rxb8 25. Nb4 Be8 26. Rd1
$1 $16 (26. c6 $2 d4 $3 27. exd4 f4 $1 28. c7 Rc8 {Despite appearances white's
position cannot be held due to black's threats to white's king} 29. Qc3 fxg3
30. fxg3 Ne4 31. Qe3 Bg6 $1 32. Rc2 Bg5 33. Qb3 f2+ 34. Kg2 (34. Rxf2 Nxf2 $19)
34... Nd2 $1 $19)) 23... Ne4 $1 24. Qa5 {A suicidal move all things considered.
Nathan just abandon's his king in time of need} ({White had to play} 24. Qe1 {
Black then has a very interesting possibility} d4 $5 ({The point is} 24... cxb5
25. axb5 Bxc5 {isn't that great for black after} ({And} 25... Nxc5 {is
answered with the very clever} 26. Qd1 Be6 27. Bg2 $3 $11) 26. Bxc5 Nxc5 27.
Nb4 $44) 25. exd4 Bg5 26. Rd1 Re8 $1 27. bxc6 Nxg3 $17) 24... Nxf2 $1 25. Kxf2
(25. Qxa7 Ng4 26. h3 (26. Rc2 {can be met with the powerful retreat} Qe8 {
when e3 is very weak}) 26... f2+ 27. Kg2 (27. Kh1 Nxe3 28. Qxd7 Qf3+ 29. Kh2 f4
$1 $19) 27... Ne5 28. Kh2 f4 29. exf4 Nf3+ 30. Kg2 Bxh3+ 31. Kxf2 Bxf1 32. Rxf1
Nd2 $19) 25... Qxh2+ 26. Kxf3 $8 (26. Ke1 {is best met with the clearance
sacrifice} f4 $1 $19 {giving black the f5-square for his bishop and the e-file
for his rook} 27. exf4 {and then the very calm} Bf6 {The threat of Re8+
followed by Qf2 cannot be met. One line continues} 28. bxc6 Bg4 29. Rxb8 Rxb8
30. c7 Qxg3+ 31. Kd1 f2+ 32. Kd2 Qxf4+ 33. Kc2 Bf5+ 34. Bd3 Qc4+ $19) 26... Be8
({The move I spent the most time on here was} 26... f4 $3 {and at the last
moment decided against it. It was in fact the strongest move against which
there is no saviour} 27. exf4 Bf5 {Threatening Be4+} 28. Nc3 {and now the
simple and calm} Bf6 {Black threatens Bd4 followed by Qh5+, Qh3+ and Qg4#. I
saw this far but as I write this I can't recall what I saw to discard the idea}
29. Qb4 (29. Rb2 Qh5+ 30. Kg2 Bd4 $19) (29. Re1 Bd4 $19) (29. Rd1 {is met with}
h5 $1 {followed by Re8 and Bg4#}) 29... Re8 30. Rb2 Qh5+ 31. Kf2 a5 $3 $19) 27.
Bg2 $8 f4 {Making my life more difficult than it should have been} (27... d4 $1
{was very strong} 28. exd4 Bh5+ 29. Kf2 f4 $1 30. Nb4 (30. Rh1 fxg3+) (30. gxf4
Rf8 $19) 30... Bg5 $3 31. g4 f3 $1 32. Rg1 Qh4+ 33. Kf1 fxg2+ 34. Rxg2 Rf8+ 35.
Ke2 Qh3 $19) 28. exf4 $8 Bg6 $1 {The only way to win} 29. Rb4 (29. Rh1 Be4+ $19
) (29. Nc3 Bf6 $1 30. Rb4 Re8 $1 31. f5 {is the only way to hold for a while
but in the end this is insufficient too} (31. Kf2 Bxc3 32. Rxc3 Re2+ $19) 31...
Bxf5 32. Rf4 Bxc3 33. Qxc3 Be4+ 34. Rxe4 Rxe4 $19 {due to the threat of Rf8+})
29... Re8 $1 {Cutting the king off - White is without a defence now} 30. Rh1 {
Unfortunately for Nathan this tempting move fails to defend the storm} (30.
Qxa7 Bh4 $3 31. gxh4 Bh5+ 32. Kf2 Re2+ 33. Kf1 Qxg2#) (30. f5 Bh5+ 31. g4 Bh4
$1 $19 {Nothing can be done to deal with Qg3#}) (30. Qc7 Bh5+ 31. Ke3 (31. Kf2
Bxc5+ 32. Rxc5 Re2+ 33. Kf1 Qxg2#) 31... Qxg2 32. Kd3 Bf6 {and white is
helpless against the threat of Qe2#}) (30. Kf2 Bh4 31. Rc3 Re2+ 32. Kxe2 Qxg2+
33. Kd1 Re8 {and again white is helpless}) 30... Bh5+ $1 31. Kf2 (31. g4 Bxg4+
32. Ke3 (32. Kxg4 Qxg2+ 33. Kf5 Qg6+ 34. Ke5 Bxc5#) 32... Qxg2 33. Kd3 {
there is nothing better} Qe2+ 34. Kc3 Bf6+ 35. Kb3 Re3+ 36. Nc3 Rxc3#) 31...
Bxc5+ 32. Kf1 Qxg3 {Simplest - Black threatens mate on f2 and e1 and they both
cannot be defended at the same time} 33. Rb2 Qd3+ {Nathan resigns. The
middle-game left a bit to be desired on my part, but the ensuing play building
up and executing the attack on Nathan's king was forceful and incisive.} 0-1

[Event "ACC Winter Cup 2017, Grade-C"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/OWVM7xA2"]
[Date "2017.09.25"]
[Round "4.9"]
[White "Xinyang, Liu"]
[Black "Bishop, Everett"]
[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. c4 Nc6 4. Nf3 e5 5. d5 Nd4 6. Be3 c5 7. Bd3 d6 8. Nfd2 Nf6 9. f3 Bd7 10. Nc3 Qa5 11. O-O O-O 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Nh5 14. Ne2 g5 15. Be1 Nf4 16. Nxf4 exf4 17. Nb3 Qc7 18. Bc3 Ba4 19. Bc2 Bxb3 20. Bxb3 a6 21. a4 b6 22. Ra3 Rab8 23. Qd3 Rb7 24. Rfa1 Rfb8 25. Kf1 Be5 26. Rb1 f6 27. Ba2 b5 28. axb5 axb5 29. cxb5 Nxb5 30. Rb3 c4 { White resigns. } 0-1

[Event "ACC Winter Cup 2017, Grade-C"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/R35LO2o2"]
[Date "2017.09.25"]
[Round "4.10"]
[White "Ha, Timothy"]
[Black "Steadman, Mathew"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "A46"]
[Opening "Indian Game: Wade-Tartakower Defense"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 { A46 Indian Game: Wade-Tartakower Defense } 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 Qc7 5. O-O Nbd7 6. Re1 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. e4 g6 9. Nc3 Bg7 10. Be3 O-O 11. Qe2 Nh5 12. Qc4 Nb6 13. Nd5 Nxc4 14. Nxc7 Nxe3 15. Rxe3 Rb8 16. Rd1 Nf6 17. Nxe5 Ng4 18. Nxg4 Bxg4 19. f3 Rbc8 20. fxg4 Rxc7 21. c3 Re7 22. Red3 f5 23. gxf5 gxf5 24. exf5 Rxf5 25. Rd8+ Rf8 26. Rxf8+ Kxf8 27. Bf3 Re5 28. Rd2 Re1+ 29. Kg2 Ra1 30. a3 Ra2 31. Rc2 Kf7 32. Be4 h6 33. Kf3 h5 34. Bd3 Bf8 35. Bc4+ { Black resigns. } 1-0

[Event "ACC Winter Cup 2017, Grade-C"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/cDfr0pqF"]
[Date "2017.09.25"]
[Round "4.11"]
[White "Xie, Felix"]
[Black "Wang, Aaron"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "B22"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 { B22 Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense } 4. d4 Nc6 5. Be3 Bf5 6. c4 Qd6 7. Nf3 O-O-O 8. d5 Nb4 9. Na3 a6 10. Be2 e6 11. Ng5 Qe7 12. Bf3 h6 13. Ne4 Bxe4 14. Bxe4 Nf6 15. Bf3 exd5 16. cxd5 Nbxd5 17. Qb3 b5 18. O-O c4 19. Rac1 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 Qxe3 21. fxe3 Bxa3 22. bxa3 Rhe8 23. e4 Rd2 24. Ra1 Nxe4 25. Bxe4 Rxe4 26. Rxf7 Ree2 27. Rxg7 Rxa2 28. Rg8+ Kb7 29. Rg7+ Kb6 30. Rxa2 Rxa2 31. Rg6+ Ka5 32. Rxh6 c3 33. Re6 Ra1+ 34. Kf2 c2 35. Rc6 c1=Q 36. Rxc1 Rxc1 37. g4 Kb6 38. h4 Kc7 39. h5 Kd7 40. h6 Ke7 41. g5 Kf7 { White resigns. } 0-1

[Event "ACC Winter Cup 2017, Grade-C"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/rfoKXk4g"]
[Date "2017.09.25"]
[Round "4.12"]
[White "McDougall, Euan"]
[Black "Weng, Winston"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "B57"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Sozin, not Scheveningen"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. e4 c5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nc3 { B57 Sicilian Defense: Sozin, not Scheveningen } a6 7. O-O Qc7 8. Nd5 Nxd5 9. Bxd5 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxc2 11. Be3 Qc7 12. Rac1 Qd7 13. Qb6 e6 14. Rc7 Qd8 15. Bxb7 Rb8 16. Bc6+ Bd7 17. Bxd7+ Qxd7 18. Qxb8+ Qd8 19. Rc8 Be7 20. Rxd8+ Bxd8 21. Bb6 Ke7 22. e5 dxe5 23. Bxd8+ Rxd8 24. Qc7+ Rd7 25. Qc5+ { Black resigns. } 1-0


