[Event "ACC Spring Cup 2018 A-Grade"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/4qs8l0Ip"]
[Date "2018.11.12"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Gong, Daniel"]
[Black "Watson, Bruce"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "A45"]
[Opening "Indian Game"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. d4 Nf6 { A45 Indian Game } 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Qf3 d5 5. Nc3 Bb7 6. Nge2 Be7 7. g4 O-O 8. h4 c5 9. g5 Nfd7 10. Qg3 Nc6 11. Rg1 b5 12. Bc7 Qc8 13. Nxb5 Nb4 14. O-O-O Nxa2+ 15. Kb1 a6 16. Na3 Nb4 17. h5 e5 18. Bxe5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Qc7 20. Nf4 Rae8 21. g6 Qxe5 22. gxh7+ Kxh7 23. Ng6 Qxg3 24. Nxf8+ Bxf8 25. Rxg3 Re5 26. c3 Nc6 27. Bd3+ Kh6 28. Be2 Nd8 29. Nc4 Rf5 30. f4 Rf6 31. Ne5 Bd6 32. Ng4+ { Black resigns. } 1-0

[Event "ACC Spring Cup 2018 A-Grade"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/maTf9LLF"]
[Date "2018.11.12"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Garbett, Paul"]
[Black "Steadman, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "C04"]
[Opening "French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Guimard Defense, Main Line"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Nf6 { C04 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Guimard Defense, Main Line } 5. e5 Nd7 6. Nb3 f6 7. Bb5 a5 8. a4 Na7 9. exf6 gxf6 10. Nh4 Qe7 11. Be2 b6 12. O-O Bg7 13. Bh5+ Kf8 14. Re1 Nb8 15. Bf4 Nbc6 16. Nf5 Qd7 17. Qd2 Rg8 18. Nh6 Rh8 19. Nf5 Rg8 20. Qe3 Nd8 21. Bh6 { Black resigns. } 1-0

[Event "ACC Spring Cup 2018 A-Grade"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/VTXGq771"]
[Date "2018.11.12"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Ang, Alphaeus"]
[Black "Hague, Ben"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "A41"]
[Opening "Queen's Pawn"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. d4 d6 { A41 Queen's Pawn } 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 Nd7 4. e4 h6 5. Nc3 g5 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Qd2 Ngf6 8. h3 Qa5 9. Bd3 g4 10. Nh4 e6 11. a3 a6 12. b4 Qd8 13. Be2 h5 14. O-O-O Qc7 15. Bf4 a5 16. c5 axb4 17. axb4 b6 18. cxd6 Qa7 19. Qb2 Ba6 20. e5 Bxe2 21. exf6 Bxf6 22. Nxe2 Bxh4 23. hxg4 hxg4 24. Kb1 O-O-O 25. Rc1 Kb7 26. Rxc6 Kxc6 27. Rc1+ Kb7 28. Rc7+ Kb8 29. Rxa7 Kxa7 30. Nc3 Bf6 31. Nb5+ Kb7 32. Qc2 Rh1+ 33. Kb2 Rc8 34. Qe4+ Rc6 35. Na7 Bxd4+ 36. Kb3 Rb1+ 37. Qxb1 Kxa7 38. Qe4 Rc3+ 39. Ka2 Rc4 40. Qh7 Nf6 41. Qxf7+ Ka6 42. Qxe6 Rxb4 43. d7 Nxd7 44. Qxd7 Bxf2 45. Qxg4 Bc5 46. Qe2+ Kb7 47. Be5 Ra4+ 48. Kb3 Ra3+ 49. Kb2 Re3 50. Qh5 Kc6 51. Bc3 Kb5 52. Bd4 Rg3 53. Qe2+ Kc6 54. Bxc5 bxc5 55. Qf2 Rd3 56. g4 c4 57. Kc2 Kd6 58. g5 Ke7 59. Qf6+ Ke8 60. g6 { Black resigns. } 1-0

[Event "ACC Spring Cup 2018 A-Grade"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/wKTNwMwB"]
[Date "2018.11.12"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Lyall, Simon"]
[Black "Kulashko, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "B02"]
[Opening "Alekhine Defense: Two Pawn Attack, Lasker Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. c5 { B02 Alekhine Defense: Two Pawn Attack, Lasker Variation } Nd5 5. Nc3 e6 6. d4 d6 7. cxd6 cxd6 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. Bc4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 dxe5 11. dxe5 Qxd1+ 12. Kxd1 Bd7 13. Bb2 Bc5 14. Ke2 Ke7 15. Rad1 Rhd8 16. Rd2 h6 17. Rhd1 Rac8 18. Bb3 g5 19. h3 a6 20. Ke1 Ke8 21. Ba4 b5 22. Bb3 Ne7 23. Nh2 Bc6 24. Ng4 Ng6 25. f3 Rxd2 26. Rxd2 Ke7 27. Bc2 h5 28. Nf6 Nxe5 29. Nxh5 Nc4 30. Bb1 Nxd2 31. Kxd2 Bd5 32. Ng3 f5 33. Ne2 Bc4 34. Ke1 Be3 35. Nd4 Kf6 36. a3 Rd8 37. Bc2 Bf4 38. Bb1 Bg3+ { White resigns. } 0-1

[Event "ACC Spring Cup 2018 A-Grade"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/8vivcvNA"]
[Date "2018.11.12"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Goodhue, Nathan"]
[Black "Eade, Don"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "A22"]
[Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 { A22 English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation } 3. e4 Bb4 4. Nd5 Nxd5 5. cxd5 c6 6. Bc4 O-O 7. a3 Bc5 8. Nf3 d6 9. b4 Bb6 10. d3 cxd5 11. Bxd5 Nc6 12. Be3 Ne7 13. Bg5 Qe8 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. O-O Bg4 16. h3 Bh5 17. g4 Bg6 18. Qd2 Kh8 19. Rfc1 f6 20. Rc3 Rac8 21. Rac1 Rxc3 22. Qxc3 Bf7 23. Qc4 Bxd5 24. Qxd5 g6 25. Kf1 Kg7 26. Ke2 f5 27. gxf5 gxf5 28. Rg1+ Kh8 29. exf5 Qf7 30. Qxd6 Qxf5 31. Qd5 h6 32. Qxb7 Rf7 33. Qe4 Qxh3 34. Qa8+ { Black resigns. } 1-0

[Event "ACC Spring Cup 2018 A-Grade"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/rOWOvEzx"]
[Date "2018.11.12"]
[Round "3.6"]
[White "Weng, Winston"]
[Black "Huang, Alex"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "D37"]
[Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nf3 Nbd7 { D37 Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Variation } 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Be7 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. O-O b4 11. Na4 Nh5 12. Bg3 Rc8 13. Rc1 Qa5 14. a3 bxa3 15. bxa3 c5 16. dxc5 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Nxc5 18. Nxc5 Bxc5 19. a4 Ke7 20. Qb3 Bd5 21. Bc4 Bc6 22. Bb5 Qb6 23. Rc3 Bd5 24. Bc4 Bb4 25. Rcc1 Bxf3 26. gxf3 Rhd8 27. Rfd1 Bc5 28. Qxb6 Bxb6 29. Rxd8 Rxd8 30. Bb5 Rd2 31. Bc4 g5 32. Kf1 h5 33. Be2 Ra2 34. Bb5 Kf6 35. Re1 Ba5 36. Re2 Ra1+ 37. Kg2 Rc1 38. Ba6 Bc3 39. Bb5 Kg6 40. Kh2 f5 41. Be8+ Kh6 42. Bd7 Ra1 43. Rc2 Ra3 44. Bxe6 Kg6 45. Bd7 g4 46. f4 a5 47. Kg2 Kf6 48. Rc1 Bb4 49. Rc6+ Ke7 50. Bxf5 Rxa4 51. Rh6 Ra2 52. Rxh5 Be1 53. Bxg4 Rxf2+ 54. Kh3 Rf1 55. e4 Rg1 56. Re5+ Kf6 57. Bd7 Rxg3+ 58. Kh2 Rf3 59. Re6+ Kf7 60. f5 Bc3 61. Re8 Rd3 62. Bb5 Re3 63. Re6 Bd4 64. Bc4 Kf8 65. f6 Rc3 66. Bd5 Rf3 67. e5 Bxe5+ 68. Rxe5 Rxf6 69. Bb3 Rf2+ 70. Kg3 Rd2 71. Ba4 Rd3+ 72. Kf2 Ra3 73. Rxa5 Ke7 74. Ke2 Kd6 75. Kd2 Kc7 76. Kc2 Kb6 77. Ra8 Kc5 78. Kb2 Re3 79. Bb3 Kb4 80. Kc2 Rc3+ { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2

[Event "ACC Spring Cup 2018 A-Grade"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/PJFZf5Hh"]
[Date "2018.11.12"]
[Round "3.7"]
[White "Lewis, Jordan"]
[Black "Duneas, John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "C01"]
[Opening "French Defense: Exchange Variation, Monte Carlo Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. c4 { C01 French Defense: Exchange Variation, Monte Carlo Variation } Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 dxc4 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. O-O O-O 9. h3 Bh5 10. Bxc4 Nc6 11. Be2 Re8 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Qxd4 15. Bxc6 Qxd1 16. Raxd1 bxc6 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Rd3 Rad8 19. Rfd1 Rxd3 20. Rxd3 Re1+ 21. Kh2 Bd6+ 22. g3 Be5 23. Kg2 Rc1 24. f4 Rc2+ 25. Kf3 Bd6 26. Nd1 c5 27. Ra3 Rd2 28. Ne3 Rxb2 29. Rxa7 Kg7 30. Ra8 Rb4 31. Nf5+ Kg6 32. Ne3 c4 33. Ra3 Bc5 34. f5+ Kg7 35. Rc3 Bxe3 36. Kxe3 Ra4 37. a3 Kf8 38. Kd4 Ke8 39. Kc5 Kd7 40. Kb5 Ra7 41. Kxc4 Kd6 42. Kb5 Rb7+ 43. Ka6 Rb6+ 44. Ka5 Rb7 45. Ka6 Rb2 46. a4 c5 47. a5 Kc6 48. Ka7 Rb7+ 49. Ka8 Rd7 50. g4 Kb5 51. Kb8 Kxa5 52. Rxc5+ Kb6 53. Rc8 Rb7+ { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2

[Event "ACC Spring Cup 2018 A-Grade"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/7sdRlpGr"]
[Date "2018.11.12"]
[Round "3.8"]
[White "Sharma, Akshay"]
[Black "Nagorski, Alex"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "C63"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 { C63 Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense } 4. d3 fxe4 5. dxe4 Nf6 6. Bg5 Bc5 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. O-O d6 9. h3 O-O 10. Nbd2 Qe8 11. Qe2 Nh5 12. Nb3 Ng3 13. Qc4+ Be6 14. Qd3 Nxf1 15. Nxc5 dxc5 16. c4 Qg6 17. Be7 Rxf3 18. Qxf3 Nd2 19. Qd3 Nxe4 20. Re1 Nd6 21. Qxg6 hxg6 22. b3 Re8 23. Bh4 Nf5 24. Bg5 Bc8 25. g4 Nd4 26. Kg2 Kf7 27. Re4 a5 28. Re3 Bd7 29. Kf1 Ne6 30. Rxe5 Nxg5 31. Rxg5 Kf6 32. Rxc5 Re5 33. Rxe5 Kxe5 34. Ke2 c5 35. Ke3 g5 { White resigns. } 0-1

[Event "ACC Spring Cup 2018 A-Grade"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2018.11.12"]
[Round "3.9"]
[White "Macdonald, Paul"]
[Black "Wells, Clinton"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[Annotator "Paul Macdonald"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2018.08.14"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.12"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Bf5 {Black chooses a Slav set-up} 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 Nd7 {A good
choice by Clinton remaining flexible and not allowing Bb5} 5. Be2 a6 $5 $146 {
A new move not played before that I can see - I think the reason it hasn't
been played before is simply that stronger players prefer to complete their
development as a priority. ...a6 doesn't seem to be necessary here but in
saying this, it is generally a useful move so shouldn't cause Black any harm.}
(5... h6 {has been the preference of strong GM's in this position - preserving
the light-squared bishop so that after Nh4 Black can retreat his bishop to the
h7-square.} 6. O-O (6. c4 {is a common idea in this type of position exerting
some pressure on Black's centre} Ngf6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nc3 c6 {Now White shows
one of the attractions of 1.b3 - the flexibility of White's pawn centre.} 9. d3
Bd6 10. e4 Bh7 11. O-O O-O 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. d4 $6 ({White is in
fact better to leave the pawn on d3, maintaining control of the e4 square and
keeping the d4 square available for his pieces.} 14. Rc1 $142) 14... Re8 15.
Bd3 Be4 16. Rc1 Qf6 17. Bxe4 Rxe4 $6 (17... dxe4 $142) 18. Ne5 Rd8 ({Black
could and probably should have removed the knight resulting in a little
tactical melee that isn't worse for Black} 18... Nxe5 19. dxe5 Bxe5 20. Qxd5
Bxb2 21. Qxe4 Bxc1 22. Rxc1 Qb2 $11) 19. f3 Rf4 20. g3 Rf5 21. f4 $14 h5 22.
Nf3 Qh6 23. Qd3 Rf6 24. Qb5 Re6 $2 (24... h4 $1 25. Nxh4 Bxf4 $132) 25. Ng5 Nf6
$2 (25... Re7 $142) 26. Nxe6 fxe6 27. Qxb7 Ne4 28. Rc8 $18 Rxc8 29. Qxc8+ Kh7
30. Qe8 h4 31. g4 Bxf4 32. Qh5 Be3+ 33. Kg2 Qxh5 34. gxh5 Kh6 35. Bc1 Bxc1 36.
Rxc1 Kxh5 37. Rc7 g5 38. Rxa7 g4 39. a4 h3+ 40. Kg1 Nd2 41. a5 Nxb3 42. a6 Nxd4
43. Rb7 Nf3+ 44. Kh1 {1-0 (44) Sochacki,C (2416)-Rabeyrin,J (2239) Paris 2016})
6... Ngf6 7. c4 c6 (7... Bd6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. d4 c6 {This is what I would say is
the tabiya of the Slav set-up. After looking at various games from this
position, I would say White doesn't have any advantage to speak of from the
opening.} 10. Rc1 (10. Bd3 {has also been played challenging Black's best
piece, but the White queen isn't that great on d3.} Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Re8 {After
this accurate move, I don't think White has any advantage to speak of.} (11...
Qc7 12. Rac1 a6 13. Rfd1 Rad8 14. c5 Be7 15. Qc2 e5 $2 {Black isn't ready to
break yet due to the fact that despite appearances, Black isn't really
controlling the e5-square.} 16. dxe5 Ng4 17. Qf5 $1 Ngxe5 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 19.
Qxe5 Nxe5 20. Nxd5 $1 {And Black just drops a pawn} Rxd5 21. Rxd5 cxd5 22. Bxe5
Rc8 23. Bd4 f5 24. Kf1 Kf7 25. Ke2 g5 26. b4 Ke6 27. Rc3 Kd7 28. a4 g4 29. Kd3
Bh4 30. Rc2 Be7 31. f3 h5 32. Rf2 Ke6 33. e4 dxe4+ 34. fxe4 Rf8 35. exf5+ Rxf5
36. Rxf5 Kxf5 37. b5 axb5 38. a5 Bd8 39. c6 Bxa5 40. cxb7 Bc7 41. Bf2 Ke6 42.
Bg3 Kd7 43. b8=Q Bxb8 44. Bxb8 Ke6 {1-0 (44) Mastrovasilis,A (2513)
-Sidiropoulos,N (2117) Porto Rio 2014}) 12. Rad1 e5 $1 {Now is the right time
given Black has better support of e5} 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Qe2 (14. Nxe5 {doesn't
give White anything either} Bxe5 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Qc2 Qh4 $11) 14... Nxf3+ 15.
Qxf3 dxc4 16. Ne2 $1 Ne4 (16... cxb3 $6 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Ng3 bxa2 $4 19. Nf5
$18) (16... c3 $1 17. Bxc3 Nd5 $13) 17. Ng3 Qh4 $2 (17... Nxg3 $8) 18. Bxg7 $1
$16 Bc5 19. Nf5 Qg5 20. h4 Qg6 21. h5 Ng5 22. Qg4 $18 Re4 23. Qxe4 Nxe4 24.
hxg6 fxg6 25. Bxh6 gxf5 26. bxc4 Kh7 27. Bf4 Kg6 28. Rd7 b6 29. Rc7 Nc3 30.
Rxc6+ Kf7 31. g3 Ne4 32. Rd1 Nf6 33. Be5 Ng4 34. Rd7+ Ke8 35. Rh7 Nxe5 36. Re6+
Kf8 37. Rxe5 Kg8 38. Rd7 {1-0 (38) Karthikeyan,M (2518)-Harshal,S (2139) Delhi
2016}) 10... Qe7 11. Bd3 {White ends up playing Bd3 anyway!} ({Radjabov
avoided Bd3 for one move but then came to the conclusion it had to be played} 
11. h3 Ne4 12. Bd3 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Bb4 15. Bxb4 Qxb4 16. e4 dxe4
17. Qxe4 a5 18. Rb1 Rfd8 19. Rfc1 Nf6 20. Qe3 Rab8 21. Ne5 a4 22. Re1 axb3 23.
axb3 Qd6 24. Rbd1 Ra8 25. Rd3 Ra2 26. Qf4 Rf8 27. Ree3 {After playing so well
Chadaev has a brain explosion} Kh8 $4 28. Ng6+ {1-0 (28) Radjabov,T (2788)
-Chadaev,N (2580) Astana 2012}) 11... Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Rfd8 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Nd2
Re8 15. Rfe1 Ne4 16. Nf1 Qh4 17. Qe2 Re6 18. f3 Nxc3 19. Bxc3 Rae8 20. Qf2 Qe7
21. e4 f6 22. exd5 cxd5 23. Rxe6 Qxe6 24. Re1 Qf7 25. Rxe8+ Qxe8 26. Qe3 Qf7
27. g3 f5 28. Qd3 f4 29. g4 a6 30. Nd2 Qe7 31. Kf1 Nf6 32. Nb1 Kf7 33. h4 {
White threatens g4-g5 followed by Qf5+ and Qxd5} b5 34. Be1 ({I can only
assume White didn't continue} 34. g5 {immediately due to} hxg5 35. hxg5 Ne4 36.
fxe4 dxe4 $132) 34... b4 $2 35. g5 hxg5 36. hxg5 Ne4 37. fxe4 dxe4 38. Qc4+ {
The consequence of ...b5-b4. White can move the queen with tempo and get the
knight back into the game} Kg6 39. Nd2 e3 40. Qd3+ Kxg5 41. Nf3+ Kh6 42. Nh4
Qf6 43. Nf5+ $18 Kh5 44. Qe2+ Kg6 45. Qg4+ Kf7 46. Bh4 e2+ 47. Ke1 {1-0 (47)
Stupak,K (2557)-Zhigalko,A (2584) Minsk 2015}) 8. d3 {Now Black has a choice
where to place the dark-squared bishop} (8. Nc3 Bd6 9. Rc1 a6 10. d3 O-O 11.
Qd2 Qe7 12. Rfd1 Bh7 13. Qc2 e5 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Qb1 e4 16. dxe4 dxe4 17. Nd2
Nc5 18. Nc4 Nd3 19. Nxd6 Qxd6 20. Nxe4 Nxc1 21. Qxc1 Qc6 22. Nxf6+ gxf6 23.
Qxc6 bxc6 24. Rc1 Rfd8 25. Bd4 Be4 26. f3 Bd5 27. Bxf6 Rdc8 28. e4 Be6 29. f4
Re8 30. Kf2 a5 31. Rxc6 a4 32. Rc3 axb3 33. axb3 Rec8 34. Rg3+ Kf8 35. f5 Bxb3
36. Rxb3 Ra2 37. Re3 Rc6 38. Be5 f6 39. Bf4 Kg7 40. Rg3+ Kh7 41. Rh3 Rcc2 42.
Re3 Kg7 43. g4 Kh7 44. e5 Ra4 45. Kg3 Raa2 46. Bf3 fxe5 47. Rxe5 Rxh2 48. Re7+
Kg8 49. Bd5+ Kf8 {1-0 (49) Pridorozhni,A (2579)-Riazantsev,A (2651) Sochi 2016}
) 8... Bd6 9. Qc1 Qe7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. Nbd2 Bg6 12. Nf1 Rad8 13. Ng3 Nh5 14. a3
Nxg3 15. hxg3 e5 16. Qc3 a6 17. b4 Rfe8 18. Rac1 Bf5 19. Bf1 Bg4 20. c5 Bc7 21.
Re1 h5 22. e4 Be6 23. exd5 Bxd5 24. Re3 f6 25. Nd2 Qf7 26. Nc4 Nf8 27. Ree1 Be6
28. Rcd1 Rd7 {I have a puzzle question here. How can Granda Zuniga
successfully move his knight to the e3-square. The answer should be obviously
right - Nc4-e3 of course. Well Granda Zuniga finds a grander path...} 29. Nd2
Red8 30. Nf3 Bd5 31. Nh4 g5 32. Nf5 Qg6 33. Ne3 {And the knight tour is
complete. What was the point? Well, black has weakened his king with ...g5.
But this isn't really a weakness, and Black has all the trumps in this
position - more space, a target on d3 and chances of an attack on the king.
The subsequent play bore this out...} Bf7 34. Qc1 Ne6 35. Nc2 Kf8 36. d4 e4 37.
Qa1 f5 38. Bc4 f4 39. Rf1 Ng7 40. Qa2 Bd5 41. Bxd5 Rxd5 42. Qb3 h4 43. g4 Qe6
44. Rde1 Re8 45. Qh3 Re7 46. g3 Qg6 {0-1 (46) Granda Zuniga,J (2699)-Rasmussen,
A (2504) Helsingor 2016. I assume White's flag fell.}) 6. O-O Ngf6 ({Black can
and probably should play} 6... h6) 7. Nh4 {This is a common manoeuvre against
the Slav that secures the two bishop. However, it costs time and gives Black
better control of e5. Pragmatically speaking, the two things should balance
eachother out, but many GM's still choose to play Nh4 in similar positions.}
Bg6 8. d3 {Keeping true to 1.b3 and remaining flexible with my centre. Note
there is no need to take the g6-bishop immediately. And there is a good reason
to delay the capture - it isn't in White's interests to open the h-file
against his own king.} ({I could have also played classically with} 8. c4 Bd6
9. d4) 8... Be7 ({During the game I thought} 8... Bd6 {was slightly better
than Be7 - staying a little more active}) (8... e5 {can be met by} 9. f4 exf4
10. exf4 $16 {when the threat of f4-f5 forces Black to weaken his kingside.})
9. Nd2 O-O {Now Black has castled the g6-bishop can be taken as the rook is no
longer on h8.} 10. Nxg6 hxg6 {Now White must find a way to ensure Black's
e6-e5 doesn't come with advantage} 11. f4 $5 {Taking a very direct method of
preventing ...e5} (11. c4 {was probably a more prudent way of making Black
more reluctant to play ...e5, but in the end Black will eventually make the
break} c6 (11... e5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Nc4 Bf6 14. Bf3 c6 15. Qd2 {seems to
give White an easier game}) 12. d4 Bd6 13. c5 Bc7 14. b4 e5 {with a dynamic
and balanced game ahead}) 11... c6 {A good move, giving Black a new option - ..
.Qb6 After a long analysis of the position the best I could find was} 12. Nf3 (
12. e4 {didn't impress me much - after} dxe4 13. dxe4 Qc7 14. e5 Nd5 {white
has to play the unnatural} 15. Rf3 {and then face} g5 $1 16. g3 g4 17. Rd3 Nc5
$36) 12... Qb6 {Another good move - targetting White's weakness created by
f2-f4 - the e3-pawn.} 13. Qd2 Bb4 ({I expected} 13... Ng4 {and intended} 14.
Nd4 {and was a bit concerned about} ({An improvement might be} 14. Bd4 $5 Bc5
15. Bxc5 Nxc5 (15... Qxc5 16. d4) 16. c4 $13) 14... Nh6 $1 {with the idea of
Nf5}) 14. Qc1 {At this point I was aware the game was really just getting
under way and it wasn't clear to me at all what either player should really be
doing. It is one of those murky positions.} (14. c3 {was also fine} Bd6 15. c4)
14... Bc5 {I expected this an my response was forced} 15. d4 (15. Bd4 Bxd4 16.
Nxd4 ({And} 16. exd4 {hands over the initiative to Black} e5 $1 17. fxe5 Nxe5
18. c3 Rae8 19. Nxe5 Rxe5 20. Bf3 Rfe8 21. Qd2 {White doesn't have anything
here}) 16... e5 17. fxe5 Nxe5 $17 {leaves the e3-pawn weak on a semi-open file}
) 15... Be7 {I now established a couple of plans to mate the Black king along
the h-file} 16. Ne5 {was the advantage that the f6-knight cannot jump into e4
without leaving the d7-knight hanging - and Black ideally doesn't really want
to take on e5 either.} (16. Ng5 {was also a worthy attempt} c5 17. Qe1 cxd4 18.
exd4 Ne4 19. Qh4 Ndf6 20. Rf3 Ba3 $1 21. Rh3 Nh5 22. Bxh5 Bxb2 23. Bxg6 {comes
very close to working but after} Qxd4+ 24. Kh1 (24. Kf1 {also results in a
draw after} Qf2+ 25. Qxf2 Nxf2 26. Bh7+ Kh8 27. Kxf2 Bxa1 28. Bg6+ $11) 24...
Nf2+ 25. Qxf2 Qxf2 {and now White has to bail out with} 26. Bh7+ Kh8 27. Bg6+
$11) 16... Rac8 {It was clear Black was doing ok on the queenside, so I
thought I should shift things up a gear and switch to a direct assault on the
king} ({During the game I felt} 16... c5 {was Black's most natural
continuation. I intended} 17. c4 {After} Rac8 18. Qc2 ({White can also try} 18.
Nxd7 Nxd7 19. Qd2 Nf6 (19... cxd4 20. Bxd4 Bc5 21. Rac1 {is comfortable for
White}) 20. Bf3 {with a complex battle ahead}) 18... Rfd8 19. Bf3) 17. Qe1 $5 {
My plan is primitive really - g2-g4, g4-g5, Qe1-h4, Rf1-f3-h3 and Qh8#. I
totally didn't expect it would work as well as it did} Rfe8 {A sensible move
but not really in keeping with the demands of the position} ({There is no
doubt Black should play} 17... c5 {making immediate use of the c8-rook I
intended} 18. c4 {and if} ({If I had continued} 18. Qh4 {Black can always play}
Rfe8 {at that point}) 18... dxc4 19. Nxc4 Qc7 20. a4 $13 {when again it isn't
really clear what is going on}) 18. g4 {Black hasn't done anything to stop my
plan so I continue - the immediate threat is g4-g5 followed by Nxd7} c5 $4 {
For some inexplicable reason Clinton doesn't address the immediate threat} ({
Black had to play} 18... Nxe5 19. fxe5 Ne4 {Again, I didn't really think I was
better here but I didn't think I was worse either} 20. Bf3 (20. Bd3 c5 21. c4 {
is possible too but the bishop seems a little better on the long diagonal})
20... c5 21. c4 Ng5 22. Bg2 cxd4 ({A fun and long forcing line arises after} 
22... dxc4 23. h4 Nh7 24. d5 $1 cxb3 25. d6 bxa2 (25... Bd8 26. d7 $18) 26.
Rxa2 Bxd6 27. exd6 Qxd6 28. Bxb7 Rb8 29. Bg2 $16 {when White comes out on top
- two bishops for three pawns (two of which are isolated) and a knight.}) 23.
Bxd4 Bc5 24. Qf2 $1 {threatening h2-h4 and Qxf7+} Re7 25. Rad1 {Black isn't
very comfortable here because White has various lurking threats mainly around
Black's kingside. Essentially the g5-knight is misplaced.} Bxd4 (25... a5 $4
26. Qh4 Ne4 27. Qxe7 $1 Bxe7 28. Bxb6 $18) 26. exd4 Rd7 (26... dxc4 27. Qh4 f6
28. exf6 gxf6 29. Rxf6 Nh7 30. Rxg6+ $18) 27. h4 Ne4 28. Qe3 Qd8 29. g5 $14 {
and it isn't clear how Black saves his knight.}) 19. g5 Nf8 $2 {This just
makes things even worse} ({The point is} 19... Nxe5 {is met by} 20. gxf6 {when
Black has two hanging pieces}) 20. gxf6 gxf6 21. Ng4 {With no counter-play and
a clean piece down, Clinton decided to call it a day before the sun had a
chance to hit the horizon 1-0 Black could try the plausible} c4 {when White
has a surprise} 22. Ba3 $1 (22. Bc3 {is also solid and good} cxb3 23. cxb3 Nd7
24. Ba5 Qd6 25. Qd2 Rc6 26. Rac1 Rec8 27. Nf2 $18) 22... Bxa3 23. Nxf6+ Kg7 24.
Nxe8+ Rxe8 25. bxc4 dxc4 26. Rb1 Qc7 27. Qc3 Be7 28. Qxc4 $18 1-0

[Event "ACC Spring Cup 2018 B-Grade"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/v6Z96WKG"]
[Date "2018.11.12"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Peters, Stephen"]
[Black "Padhu, Ariel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[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. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 Nc6 7. Be3 O-O-O 8. O-O h6 9. Nb5 Qb4 10. Bd2 Qxb2 11. Bc3 Rxd4 12. Bxb2 Rxd1 13. Rfxd1 a6 14. Nbd4 Nb4 15. c3 Nbd5 16. Ne5 Bxe2 17. Nxe2 e6 18. Nxf7 Rg8 19. c4 b6 20. cxd5 { Black resigns. } 1-0

[Event "ACC Spring Cup 2018 B-Grade"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/yl3muFF2"]
[Date "2018.11.12"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Yan, Sarah"]
[Black "Ryu, Rosa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "D06"]
[Opening "Queen's Gambit Refused: Marshall Defense"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nf6 { D06 Queen's Gambit Refused: Marshall Defense } 3. Nc3 Bf5 4. Bf4 e6 5. a3 c6 6. e3 Bd6 7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8. h3 O-O 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. Be2 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. O-O h6 14. Qd2 a6 15. Rfd1 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 Be6 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Bxd5 Ra7 19. Bxf7+ Kxf7 20. Qxd6 Ne4 21. Qd5+ Ke7 22. Qxe4+ Kf7 23. Rd7+ Kg8 24. Qg6 { Black resigns. } 1-0

[Event "ACC Spring Cup 2018 B-Grade"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/bxdrKab9"]
[Date "2018.11.12"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Xu, Hannah"]
[Black "Polyakevich, Arkadi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "B24"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed Variation, Fianchetto Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 { B24 Sicilian Defense: Closed Variation, Fianchetto Variation } d6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. d3 e6 6. f4 Be7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O Qc7 9. Be3 a6 10. a3 b5 11. Bf2 Bb7 12. Re1 Ng4 13. h3 Nxf2 14. Kxf2 Bf6 15. Qd2 b4 16. axb4 cxb4 17. Na2 a5 18. c3 b3 19. Nc1 a4 20. Ne2 Ra5 21. Reb1 Rfa8 22. Kf1 a3 23. bxa3 Rxa3 24. Rxa3 Rxa3 25. Nfd4 Nxd4 26. Nxd4 Ra2 27. Qe1 Bxd4 28. cxd4 Qc2 29. Bf3 Qxd3+ 30. Be2 Rxe2 31. Qxe2 Qxb1+ 32. Kf2 Qc2 33. Qxc2 bxc2 34. Kf3 c1=Q 35. Kg4 Bxe4 36. h4 f6 37. h5 Qd1+ 38. Kh4 Bf5 39. d5 Qg4# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1

[Event "ACC Spring Cup 2018 B-Grade"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/jgkFER9J"]
[Date "2018.11.12"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Cai, Vincent"]
[Black "Peak, Stephen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "A45"]
[Opening "Trompowsky Attack"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 { A45 Trompowsky Attack } d6 3. Bxf6 gxf6 4. e3 Rg8 5. g3 e5 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. Ne2 Bd7 8. O-O Qc8 9. c4 Bh3 10. Nbc3 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 h5 12. Nd5 Be7 13. h4 Rg4 14. b4 Kd7 15. f3 Rg6 16. Qd3 Qh8 17. f4 Qh7 18. f5 Rg4 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Qc2 Rxc4 21. Qb3 c6 22. Ndf4 Qxf5 23. Nd5 Qe4+ { White resigns. } 0-1
