[Event "ACC Spring Cup 2018 A-Grade"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/xphOpjmN"]
[Date "2018.12.03"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Ang, Alphaeus"]
[Black "Gong, Daniel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2364"]
[BlackElo "2320"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "A41"]
[Opening "Queen's Pawn"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. d4 d6 { A41 Queen's Pawn } 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nd7 5. e4 e5 6. Be2 Ne7 7. O-O O-O 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. b3 Nc6 10. Be3 Nf6 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12. Bg5 Re8 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. cxd5 Nb8 15. Rac1 c6 16. dxc6 Nxc6 17. Bb5 f6 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Be3 Bb7 20. Rfd1 Red8 21. Nd2 f5 22. f3 f4 23. Bc5 Ba6 24. Kf2 Rd3 25. Nc4 Bxc4 26. bxc4 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Bf8 28. Bxf8 Kxf8 29. Rd7 Rb8 30. Rxa7 Rb2+ 31. Kf1 Rb1+ 32. Kf2 Rb2+ { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2

[Event "ACC Spring Cup 2018 A-Grade"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/f9sYXsBT"]
[Date "2018.12.03"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Garbett, Paul"]
[Black "Hague, Ben"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2333"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "A42"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Fianchetto"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 { A42 Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Fianchetto } cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nf6 5. e5 Nc6 6. Qa4 Nd5 7. Qe4 Nc7 8. Nc3 Bg7 9. Bf4 O-O 10. O-O-O b5 11. Nxb5 Ne6 12. Bc4 Rb8 13. Be3 Qa5 14. Bd2 Qb6 15. Be3 Qb7 16. b3 a6 17. Nc3 Qb4 18. Nd5 Qa3+ 19. Kb1 Nc5 20. Qh4 Nb4 21. Nxb4 Qxb4 22. Bd2 Qa3 23. Bc1 Qb4 24. Bd2 Qa3 25. Bc1 Qb4 26. Bd2 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2

[Event "ACC Spring Cup 2018 A-Grade"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/AL7Uvzvz"]
[Date "2018.12.03"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Watson, Bruce"]
[Black "Steadman, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2396"]
[BlackElo "2322"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "A10"]
[Opening "English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. c4 f5 { A10 English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense } 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d6 4. Bg2 e5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O Be6 7. d4 e4 8. Ng5 Bxc4 9. d5 Ne5 10. Ne6 Qd7 11. Bg5 Kf7 12. Bxf6 Kxf6 13. Bxe4 fxe4 14. Nxe4+ Kf7 15. Rc1 Rc8 16. f4 Ng4 17. Rxc4 Ne3 18. Qd4 Nxc4 19. Qxc4 Be7 20. N4g5+ Kg8 21. Qd4 Bf6 22. Qxa7 Qb5 23. Rc1 Bxg5 24. Rxc7 Rxc7 25. Qb8+ Kf7 26. Nxg5+ Kg6 27. Qxc7 Qxd5 28. Qd7 Rf8 29. e4 Qd1+ 30. Kg2 Qe2+ { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2

[Event "ACC Spring Cup 2018 A-Grade"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/3MXUDkJ9"]
[Date "2018.12.03"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Goodhue, Nathan"]
[Black "Huang, Alex"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2117"]
[BlackElo "2086"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "A22"]
[Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 { A22 English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation } 3. e4 Bb4 4. d3 d6 5. Be2 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Nc6 7. h3 h6 8. Nf3 Ne7 9. c5 Ng6 10. cxd6 Qxd6 11. g3 Be6 12. Qa4+ Qd7 13. Qb4 Bxh3 14. Qxb7 O-O 15. Qa6 Rfd8 16. Nh4 Nxh4 17. gxh4 Rab8 18. Qc4 Rb6 19. Qc5 Bg4 20. f3 Rc6 21. Qe3 Bh5 22. Bd2 Rb6 23. Kf2 Bg6 24. f4 exf4 25. Qd4 Qc8 26. Qc4 Nxe4+ 27. dxe4 Rxd2 28. Ke1 Rbb2 29. Bf3 h5 30. Rd1 Qd7 31. Rc1 Qd6 32. Rg1 Qb6 { White resigns. } 0-1

[Event "ACC Spring Cup 2018 A-Grade"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/pBYxNSEF"]
[Date "2018.12.03"]
[Round "6.5"]
[White "Macdonald, Paul"]
[Black "Fan, Allen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2102"]
[BlackElo "2253"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "A01"]
[Opening "Nimzo-Larsen Attack: English Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "Paul,Macdonald"]

1. b3 c5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. f4 (3. e4 {is good here as well, transposing to a b3
sicilian}) 3... d5 4. Nf3 {White's strategy is to develop a strangle-hold on
the e5-square. In practice, Black is able to successfully fight for control of
this square but in so doing with need to make concessions.} e6 5. e3 Nf6 ({
It is worth taking time out to prevent Bb5 with} 5... a6 {if for no other
reason than to prevent White from enacting his game plan.}) 6. Bb5 Qb6 ({I felt
} 6... Bd7 {was more natural and we reach a standard position in this line}) 7.
Bxc6+ ({The natural} 7. Qe2 {is also possible - a nice game by Georgiev
continued} a6 8. Bxc6+ Qxc6 9. Ne5 Qc7 10. d3 Bd6 11. Nd2 b6 12. Ndf3 Bb7 13.
Ng5 {Georgiev plays a similar plan to the main game} Rf8 {Black chooses to
forego castling kingside, which was also an option Allen Fan could have
undertaken in my game} 14. Ng4 Nxg4 15. Qxg4 d4 16. O-O h6 17. Ne4 O-O-O 18.
Rae1 Be7 19. f5 exf5 20. Qxf5+ Kb8 21. exd4 g6 22. Qe5 cxd4 23. Qxc7+ Kxc7 24.
Nf6 Bc5 25. a3 a5 26. Nh7 Rfe8 27. Rxf7+ Kb8 28. Rff1 Re3 29. Nf6 h5 30. Bc1
Rxe1 31. Rxe1 Bc8 32. Ne4 Re8 33. Kf2 Rf8+ 34. Kg3 Re8 35. h3 Ka7 36. Kf2 Bb7
37. Re2 Bxe4 38. Rxe4 Rxe4 39. dxe4 d3+ 40. Ke1 dxc2 41. Kd2 Kb7 42. a4 Kc6 43.
Kxc2 {1-0 (43) Georgiev,K (2510)-Botsari,A (2315) Katerini 1992}) ({I played 7.
Bxc6+ automatically, missing a nice idea...} 7. a4 $5 a6 $6 ({Black should
probably continue} 7... Bd7 {White can then try to increase the pressure with}
8. Ne5 Be7 (8... Nxe5 {doesn't work} 9. fxe5 Ne4 10. Bxd7+ Kxd7 11. d3 Ng5 12.
h4 {and the knight is trapped}) 9. g4 $1 {The point is White is now
threatening Nxd7 Nxd7 Bxg7 picking up a pawn} (9. Nxd7 {immediately isn't as
good} Nxd7 10. Bxg7 Rg8 11. Bb2 Rxg2 12. Qf3 Rg8 $11) {However, I think Black
should be doing fine after the accurate} 9... Nxe5 10. fxe5 Ne4 11. Bxd7+ Kxd7
12. O-O $44 {with a complex game ahead}) 8. a5 $1 {The point is} Qxb5 $4 {
results in Black's queen being trapped} ({Black should play} 8... Qc7 {when
White has managed to make a slight positional gain on the queenside}) 9. Nc3
Qb4 10. Ra4 $16) 7... Qxc6 8. O-O Be7 ({In another game I found Black played} 
8... Bd6 {but White managed to build up a strong initiative on the kingside
leading eventually to a win of the exchange} 9. Ne5 Qc7 10. Qe1 Qe7 11. d3 O-O
12. Rf3 Ne8 13. Rh3 Bxe5 14. fxe5 f5 15. Nd2 Bd7 16. Qg3 g6 17. Nf3 Rf7 18. Ng5
Rg7 19. Rh6 Nc7 20. Rf1 Bc6 21. Rf4 Rf8 22. Rfh4 Rff7 23. d4 c4 24. Nxf7 Qxf7
25. Ba3 Nb5 26. Bb4 b6 27. a4 Nc7 28. Qg5 a5 29. Bd6 Ne8 30. Qd8 Qa7 31. Rf4 b5
32. axb5 Bxb5 33. Bc5 Qa6 34. bxc4 dxc4 35. e4 Bd7 36. exf5 gxf5 37. Rxf5 {
1-0 (37) Grover,S (2492)-Skosana,S (2057) Durban 2014}) 9. Ne5 Qc7 {A curious
thing was happening during the opening phase of the game. Allen was constantly
falling asleep! He would doze off, and then shake himself to wake and then
doze off again. This happened many times up until move 15 or so. What was
remarkable is he managed to play well enough in this state of slumber to hold
the position and not suffer any significant disadvantage, much to my
disappointment! I suspect late nights playing computer games but that is just
a guess. In any case, his predicament gave me a lot of additional confidence.}
10. d3 ({I showed my partner Maryam this game, and she suggested another
promising possibility.} 10. Rf3 $5 {Although this is a common idea in the
Larsen-Nimzowitsch attack, I hadn't considered the move in this game.} b6 11.
Rg3 O-O {The main idea of the Rf3-g3 manoeuvre is to secure the knight on e5.
Black is unable to evict the knight now so White can play freely, even on the
queenside!} 12. a4 Bb7 ({Here is a nice illustration to show how Black cannot
successfully fight for the e5-square without seriously weakening his king's
position} 12... Ne8 13. Qh5 $1 f6 14. Rh3 h6 (14... fxe5 15. Qxh7+ Kf7 16. Qh5+
Kg8 17. fxe5 $18) 15. Ng4 $40) 13. a5 b5 14. a6 Bc8 15. d3 Qb6 16. Nd2 $36 {
The a-pawn is taboo} Bxa6 $4 17. Nd7 $18) 10... b6 {Allen purposefully delays
castling for now} 11. Nd2 Bb7 {Here I needed to find a way forward and it was
difficult to decide the most promising plan} 12. Ndf3 {So I adopt the same
plan as Georgiev, threatening Ng5 and Nxf7} (12. Rf3 d4 {allowing Black to
open the long diagonal didn't seem right}) (12. a4 O-O 13. a5 {was viable but
I felt my play on the queenside should wait until Black castles on the
queenside}) (12. c4 {is always something on my mind but again I didn't like
opening the diagonal for Black's light-squared bishop.}) 12... O-O {Allen does
the right thing, castling to safety} 13. Ng5 $5 {I remembered a game by Vishy
Anand where he played his knight to g5 when it wasn't really clear what he
would do if Black played ...h7-h6. So I thought if it is good enough for Vishy
it is good enough for me!} {Black has to be very careful here} h6 (13... Nd7
14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. Nxh7 $1 Kxh7 16. Qh5+ Kg8 17. Bxg7 $3 Kxg7 (17... f5) 18.
Qg4+ Kh8 19. Rf3 $18) 14. Ngf3 {You might ask, so why did I play Ng5 at all?
There were a few reasons. Firstly, Black had many ways to go wrong as the 13...
Nd7 line showed. And after ...h6 Black has slightly weakened his king. My hope
was in time he would weaken his king further - as it turned out my hopes
turned to reality. And finally, now that Black has played ...h6, it means if
Black ever plays ...f6, the knight can jump into the g6 square.} Nd7 {A good
move by Allen, fighting against White's strongest piece} 15. Qe1 ({A more
natural way forward was} 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Ne5 Qc7 17. Qg4 $1 {Black needs to
be careful here} (17. Qh5 {is possible too but not so convincing} d4 18. e4 (
18. exd4 cxd4 19. Bxd4 Qxc2 20. Rf2 Qc8 $13) 18... Bd6 19. Rae1 (19. Rf3 {
is met by} f5 {when White's centre starts to creak}) 19... b5 20. Rf3 f5 21.
Ng6 Rf7 22. e5 Bf8 {and White doesn't have any significant attacking chances
here}) 17... Bf6 ({Here things are a little different from the Qh5 variation} 
17... d4 18. exd4 cxd4 19. Bxd4 Qxc2 $4 20. Nc6 $1 $18) (17... Bd6 {is
answered by} 18. Nd7 $16) 18. Rf3 d4 19. Rg3 Bxe5 (19... dxe3 {can be answered
by the surprising} 20. Rb1 $1 {threatening Nd7} Kh8 $1 {and now perhaps White
should play the positional} 21. a4 $36 {with the idea of Nc4} (21. Nd7 Bxb2 22.
Rxb2 Rg8 $13 {holds for Black})) 20. fxe5 Qxe5 21. exd4 f5 $8 22. Qh4 Qf6 23.
Qxf6 Rxf6 24. dxc5 f4 25. Bxf6 fxg3 26. Bd4 Rd8 27. Be3 gxh2+ 28. Kxh2 {
Ok, White is a pawn up but Black should have good drawing chances due to the
opposite coloured bishops and reduced material.}) 15... Nxe5 16. fxe5 $6 (16.
Nxe5 {was much more sensible keeping the long diagonal open}) 16... Rac8 ({
The immediate} 16... c4 $1 {looks more assertive}) 17. c4 ({Better was} 17. a4
c4 18. a5 $132 (18. Rf2 {is also a decent move here defending the 2nd rank}))
17... dxc4 $1 18. bxc4 {Black creates a weakness in White's camp - the d3-pawn.
} Rfd8 19. Rd1 Rd7 {Black logically starts putting pressure on the weak pawn.}
20. Qg3 $2 {Throwing fire on the flames} (20. Qe2 {was of course more sensible}
) 20... Qd8 {Suddenly White's d3-pawn cannot successfully be defended. Of
course I knew going into this line the d3-pawn would be lost but I had a
bigger fish to catch!} 21. Ne1 Bh4 {As expected, Black proceeds with his plan}
22. Qf4 {Setting the bait} g5 $2 {A poor decision that gives Black great
compensation and a long-running initiative due to Black's weakened king.} ({
Black should be patient and continue} 22... Bxe1 23. Rdxe1 Rcc7 $1 {when
White's centre collapses} (23... Rxd3 24. Qxf7+ Kh8 25. Qxb7 $18) 24. d4 cxd4
25. exd4 Rxc4 $19) 23. Qg4 {Threatening g2-g3} Bxe1 24. Rdxe1 Rxd3 25. Qh5 Qf8
{The best defence defending both f7 and h6 and also preparing Qg7 at the right
moment} 26. e4 $1 {A very important move, preventing Black's light-square
bishop to come to the aid of his king and also to eliminate tricks on the
g2-square} (26. Rf6 {is met by} Rd2) 26... Rd2 27. Bc1 Rd4 $1 {An excellent
move by Allen, attempting to free his b7-bishop} (27... Rxa2 {was possible but
it required very accurate play on Black's part} 28. h4 $1 (28. Rf6 {is also
good but doesn't quite finish the job} Qg7 29. Rxh6 Ra1 $8 (29... Qxe5 $4 30.
Rf1 $1 Rc7 (30... Rf8 31. Rff6 $18) 31. Rd1 $1 $18 {The threat of Rd8+ Kg7
Rg6+! fxg6 Qh8+ and Qf8# can only be met by significant material losses}) 30.
Bxg5 Rxe1+ 31. Kf2 Bxe4 32. Bf6 Qxg2+ 33. Kxe1 Qg1+ $11 {with perpetual check})
28... Qg7 29. hxg5 Rf8 30. Rf4 $1 {threatening Rg4} Qg6 31. Qh3 Qg7 32. g6 $1 (
32. Rg4 $2 h5 $11) 32... f5 33. exf6 Rxf6 34. Rxf6 Qxf6 35. Qg3 Kg7 36. Rf1
Qxg6 37. Qc7+ $18) 28. h4 $6 ({It turns out now} 28. Rf6 $1 {is the more
accurate move!} Bxe4 29. Rxh6 Qg7 30. Bxg5 Rxc4 31. Rxe4 $1 Rxe4 32. Bf6 {
For all money White appears to have the win here but alas Black has one more
trick} Re1+ 33. Kf2 Re2+ $1 34. Kxe2 Qxg2+ {with perpetual check}) 28... Rxe4
$6 ({It was much more preferable to} 28... Bxe4 $1 29. Rf6 (29. hxg5 Bg6 {
and Black beats off the attack}) 29... Qg7 30. hxg5 (30. Rxh6 gxh4 31. Bg5 Bg6
$19) 30... Rxc4 31. Qe2 $1 Rxc1 $1 (31... Ra4 32. Rf4 Qxe5 33. Rxe4 Qxe4 34.
Qxe4 Rxe4 35. Rxe4 $13) 32. Rxc1 Qxg5 33. Rcf1 {With 3 pawns for the exchange,
Black should be doing ok here}) 29. hxg5 Rxe1 30. Rxe1 Qg7 31. Rd1 $1 Bc6 ({
Allen wasn't keen on my rook entering the 7th rank, but analysis shows it was
a viable alternative} 31... Qxe5 32. Rd7 Rf8 $1 (32... Qe1+ {leads to a draw}
33. Kh2 Qe5+ 34. g3 Qf5 35. Rxb7 Qc2+ 36. Kh3 Qf5+ $11) 33. Rxb7 Qe1+ 34. Kh2
Qxc1 35. gxh6 Qf4+ 36. g3 Qf2+ 37. Kh3 $13) 32. Bf4 {Taking another calculated
risk} ({Far safer would have been the simple} 32. Qxh6 {but it didn't offer
any winning chances at all} Qxh6 (32... Qxe5 $4 33. g6 $1 {wins for White} Qg7
(33... fxg6 34. Qxg6+ Kh8 35. Rd3 $18) 34. gxf7+ Kf8 35. Rf1 $1 a5 (35... Be4
36. Qh3 {and Black cannot do anything about the threat of Bh6}) 36. g4 $1 {
and Black cannot provide an adequate defence against the threat of Qxe6 and Bh6
}) 33. gxh6 $11) 32... hxg5 33. Bxg5 {Believing in the merits of my position I
decided to continue in a sacrificial manner} ({I was fairly certain I could
draw the endgame that arises after} 33. Qxg5 Qxg5 34. Bxg5 Kh7 35. Rd8 Rxd8 36.
Bxd8 {But again, it offered zero winning chances}) 33... Qxe5 34. Qg4 $5 (34.
Rd3 {allowed Black to activate the bishop and better defend Black's kingside
with} Be4) 34... Qe4 ({During the game I felt} 34... Qg7 {was solid for Black}
35. Rd3 Be4 36. Rd7 $5 $132 ({If} 36. Rg3 {, then} Bg6 {and Black consolidates}
)) 35. Qh3 (35. Bf4+ {didn't give White any advantage} Qg6 36. Qxg6+ fxg6 37.
Be5 $11) (35. Qg3 $5 {was also an option but Black has} f5 $1 {with Qg4 coming}
) 35... Qg6 $6 {The continuing pressure to find accurate defensive moves leads
to Allen finally making his first error, although this in itself shouldn't
have compromised his game} (35... Qh7 $8 {was Black's only move to
successfully defending leading to a similar position as in the notes to
Black's 34th move viz.} 36. Qg3 Qg7 37. Rd3 Be4 38. Rd7 $132) 36. Rd3 $1 {
This rook lift forces Black to give up his queen} Qh7 $4 {A second error comes,
this time it should have been catostrophic} (36... Qxg5 $1 37. Rg3 Qxg3 38.
Qxg3+ Kf8 $11 {was probably ok for Black with a rook, bishop and two pawns for
the queen}) (36... Qf5 {was also safe} 37. Qg3 Qg6 38. Qh3 Qf5 $11) 37. Bh6 $4
{A natural move, avoiding the exchange of queen's but this was a grave error
as I could have won the game immediately. It shows you must never take a move
for granted} (37. Bf6 $3 {threatening Rg3 was winning immediately. I
completely missed this idea in the game} Be4 (37... Qxh3 38. Rxh3 $18 {and
mate cannot be prevented}) 38. Qg4+ $1 Kf8 (38... Qg6 39. Rh3 $18) (38... Bg6
39. Rh3 $18) 39. Rh3 $18) 37... Kh8 $4 {Allen uncharacteristically makes yet
another major mistake - this time I made sure it didn't go unpunished} (37...
Be4 $8 {would have kept the game alive} 38. Rg3+ {doesn't achieve anything
special after} ({Perhaps White should try} 38. Ra3 $5 Qh8 39. Rxa7 Qa1+ 40. Kh2
Qe5+ 41. Qg3+ Qxg3+ 42. Kxg3 Bd3 43. Rb7 $13 {e.g.} Bxc4 44. a4 Rc6 45. Bf4 {
followed by Bc7}) 38... Bg6) 38. Qh4 $1 {A final accurate move leaving Black
without a reasonable defence} (38. Rg3 Rg8 $8 $11) 38... Be4 {Unable to find a
defence, Allen effectively falls on his sword} (38... Qxd3 39. Qf6+ Kh7 40.
Qg7#) (38... Qg6 {is met by} 39. Bf4+ $1 Kg7 (39... Qh7 40. Be5+ f6 41. Qxf6+
Kg8 42. Rg3+ $18) 40. Rg3 $18) 39. Qf6+ ({Playing the moves in a different
order was also sufficient} 39. Rd8+ Rxd8 40. Qf6+ Kg8 41. Qxd8#) 39... Kg8 40.
Rd8+ {Facing mate next move, Allen resigned and faces another sleepless night.
A wonderful game showing how to play when your opponent has colour-complex
weakness around their king. After the game Ewen Green asked me, "Did the Black
squares win?" and I responded, "Yes, they did" ;-)} 1-0

[Event "ACC Spring Cup 2018 A-Grade"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/ngWfkyz4"]
[Date "2018.12.03"]
[Round "6.6"]
[White "Duneas, John"]
[Black "Eade, Don"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2160"]
[BlackElo "1830"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "A45"]
[Opening "Indian Game"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. d4 Nf6 { A45 Indian Game } 2. Bf4 c5 3. d5 d6 4. Nc3 Bf5 5. f3 e6 6. e4 Bg6 7. Bb5+ Nbd7 8. dxe6 fxe6 9. Bxd6 Qb6 10. Bxf8 Rxf8 11. e5 O-O-O 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. Qc1 c4 14. Bxc4 Ng4 15. Nh3 Ne3 16. Bd3 Nxg2+ 17. Ke2 Bf5 18. Nf2 e5 19. Rd1 Nf4+ 20. Ke1 Ng2+ 21. Ke2 Nf4+ 22. Kf1 Bh3+ 23. Kg1 Bg2 24. Be4 Bxf3 25. Rxd8+ Kxd8 26. Qd2+ Kc8 27. Bxf3 Nh3+ 28. Kg2 Rf6 29. Bg4+ { Black resigns. } 1-0

[Event "ACC Spring Cup 2018 A-Grade"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/bV81xprH"]
[Date "2018.12.03"]
[Round "6.7"]
[White "Ha, Timothy"]
[Black "Lewis, Jordan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1837"]
[BlackElo "1766"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "D11"]
[Opening "Slav Defense: Modern"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 { D11 Slav Defense: Modern } 4. g3 e6 5. Bg2 Nbd7 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. O-O Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Qc2 b6 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Bb7 12. Nc3 Nd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. b3 Rc8 15. Qd3 Nf6 16. Re1 Bb4 17. Bd2 Bxd2 18. Nxd2 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Qd5+ 20. Nf3 b5 21. Re5 Qb7 22. Qxb5 Qa8 23. Re3 Nd5 24. Rd3 Rc2 25. Kg1 Rb8 26. Qa5 a6 27. Qe1 Nb4 28. Rc3 Rxa2 29. Rxa2 Nxa2 30. Re3 Nb4 31. Qe2 Rc8 32. h4 Rc1+ 33. Kh2 Rc2 34. Qe1 Nd5 35. Rxe6 fxe6 36. Qxe6+ Kh8 37. Ng5 Rxf2+ 38. Kh3 Nf4+ 39. gxf4 Qg2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1

[Event "ACC Spring Cup 2018 A-Grade"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/vA73OUns"]
[Date "2018.12.03"]
[Round "6.8"]
[White "Nagorski, Alex"]
[Black "Lyall, Simon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2035"]
[BlackElo "1823"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "C43"]
[Opening "Russian Game: Modern Attack, Center Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 { C43 Russian Game: Modern Attack, Center Variation } d5 5. Nxe5 Nd7 6. Nxd7 Bxd7 7. O-O Qf6 8. Qe2 Qxd4 9. Nd2 O-O-O 10. Nb3 Qf6 11. Be3 Kb8 12. Qh5 Qf5 13. Qh4 g5 14. Qh5 g4 15. Qh4 Bd6 16. f3 gxf3 17. Rxf3 Qg6 18. Bf4 Bxf4 19. Qxf4 f5 20. c4 Rhg8 21. g3 Ng5 22. Kf1 Nxf3 23. Qxf3 dxc4 24. Bxc4 Bc6 25. Qf2 Rge8 26. Nd4 Be4 27. b3 Qb6 28. Rd1 c5 29. Qf4+ Ka8 30. Bf7 Re7 31. Rc1 Rxd4 32. Qg5 Red7 33. Qg8+ Rd8 34. Qxh7 Rd1+ 35. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 36. Ke2 Qd8 37. Qg8 Qxg8 38. Bxg8 Rh1 39. h4 Rh2+ 40. Ke3 Rg2 41. Kf4 Rxa2 42. h5 Rh2 43. Bf7 Bc2 44. Kg5 Rh3 45. Kf4 Kb8 46. Bg6 Bxb3 47. Kxf5 Bc2+ 48. Kg4 Bxg6 49. hxg6 Rh8 50. Kf5 c4 { White resigns. } 0-1

[Event "ACC Spring Cup 2018 B-Grade"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/0ziCwPlE"]
[Date "2018.12.03"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Peters, Stephen"]
[Black "Milne, Virginia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1200"]
[BlackElo "1590"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "C24"]
[Opening "Bishop's Opening: Ponziani Gambit"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4 { C24 Bishop's Opening: Ponziani Gambit } Nxe4 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb3 exd4 6. Qxd4 Bc5 7. Qe5+ Be6 8. O-O O-O 9. Nbd2 Nd7 10. Qf4 Ndf6 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Ng5 Qf6 13. Nxe4 Qxf4 14. Bxf4 dxe4 15. Bxc7 e3 16. fxe3 Bxe3+ 17. Kh1 Rac8 18. Bg3 Bxb3 19. axb3 Rxc2 20. Rxa7 { White resigns. } 0-1

[Event "ACC Spring Cup 2018 B-Grade"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/pesDh4BN"]
[Date "2018.12.03"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Polyakevich, Arkadi"]
[Black "Yu, Jeffrey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1594"]
[BlackElo "1385"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "D35"]
[Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 { D35 Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation } Nbd7 6. Nxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 N5f6 8. b4 Bd6 9. Qc2 O-O 10. e4 Nxe4 11. Nf3 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 b6 13. Be2 Bb7 14. O-O Nf6 15. a3 Re8 16. Rfe1 Ne4 17. Qc2 a5 18. Bd3 Nf6 19. Rxe8+ Qxe8 20. Re1 Qc6 21. Qb3 axb4 22. axb4 Qa4 23. Bxh7+ Nxh7 { White resigns. } 0-1

[Event "ACC Spring Cup 2018 B-Grade"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/dvyu8M39"]
[Date "2018.12.03"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Ansell, David"]
[Black "Zhang, Boyuan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1468"]
[BlackElo "1306"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "B25"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed Variation, Traditional"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 { B25 Sicilian Defense: Closed Variation, Traditional } 3. Bc4 e6 4. Nf3 Nge7 5. e5 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. Re1 O-O 8. Nb5 Nf5 9. c3 a6 10. Nd6 Nxd6 11. exd6 b5 12. Bb3 Bb7 13. d4 cxd4 14. cxd4 Na5 15. Be3 Rc8 16. Ng5 Rc6 17. Bf4 Rc8 18. Nf3 Qb6 19. Ne5 Rfd8 20. Be3 Qxd6 21. Bf4 Qb6 22. Be3 d5 23. f4 Nc6 24. a3 Nxe5 25. fxe5 Rc6 26. Rf1 Rdc8 27. Qf3 Qc7 28. Rf2 a5 29. Raf1 Rf8 30. Bf4 b4 31. Bd2 Ba6 32. Rd1 bxa3 33. bxa3 Bb5 34. Bxd5 exd5 35. Qxd5 Bc4 36. Qxa5 Qxa5 37. Bxa5 Bd5 38. Bb4 Ra8 39. Re1 Bf8 40. Bxf8 Kxf8 41. Ra1 Rca6 42. Rf6 Rxf6 43. exf6 Ra4 44. Rb1 Ke8 45. Re1+ Kd8 46. Re3 Rxd4 47. Kf2 Rf4+ 48. Kg3 Rxf6 49. Rd3 Rd6 50. Kf4 Ke7 51. g4 Be6 52. Rxd6 Kxd6 53. g5 Bd7 54. Ke4 Ke6 55. Kf4 f6 56. h4 f5 57. Ke3 Ke5 58. Kf3 Kd4 59. Kf4 Bc6 60. h5 Kd3 61. Kg3 Ke3 62. Kh2 f4 63. Kg1 f3 64. Kf1 f2 65. a4 Bg2+ 66. Kxg2 Ke2 { White resigns. } 0-1

[Event "ACC Spring Cup 2018 B-Grade"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/hMR7q1Xq"]
[Date "2018.12.03"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Ning, Isabelle"]
[Black "Wang, Aaron"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1407"]
[BlackElo "1647"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "A45"]
[Opening "Indian Game"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. d4 Nf6 { A45 Indian Game } 2. Bf4 d6 3. Nf3 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Nbd7 8. O-O-O Nh5 9. Bg5 O-O 10. g4 Nhf6 11. h4 e5 12. d5 h6 13. Be3 Ne8 14. Qg3 c5 15. dxc6 bxc6 16. f4 exf4 17. Bxf4 Ne5 18. Be2 Nc7 19. Qe3 Kh7 20. g5 h5 21. Qg3 Ne6 22. Rhf1 Nxf4 23. Rxf4 f6 24. gxf6 Bh6 25. Kb1 Bxf4 26. Qxf4 Qxf6 27. Qxf6 Rxf6 28. Kc1 Nf3 29. Bxf3 Rxf3 30. Rxd6 Rf4 31. Rxc6 Rxh4 32. e5 Re8 33. e6 Kg7 34. Rc7+ Kf6 35. e7 Ke6 36. Rc6+ Kxe7 37. Rxg6 Rd8 38. Rg1 Rg4 39. Rxg4 hxg4 40. Ne4 Ke6 41. Nf2 g3 42. Nh3 Kf5 43. c4 Kg4 44. Ng1 Rf8 45. Kc2 Rf1 46. Ne2 Rf2 47. Kd3 Rxe2 48. Kxe2 Kh3 { White resigns. } 0-1
