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Games
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Game 1
(Benko Gambit A57)
White: Stephen Gordon 2487
Black: Jonathan Rowson 2599
British Championship 2007
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. b6 d6 6.Nc3 Nbd7 7. e4 Nxb6 8. a4 g6 9. a5 Nbd7 10. f4 Bg7 11. Nf3 0-0 12. Bc4 Ne8 13. 0-0 Nc7 14. Qd3 Rb8 15. Re1 Rb4 16. b3 Nb5 17. Bd2 Nxc3 18. Bxc3 Bxc3 19. Qxc3 Nf6 20. Ra2 Bb7 21. Re3 Nh5 22. Ne1 Nxf4 23. Nc2 Rxc4 24. bxc4 e5 25. Ne1 Bc8 26. Rf2 Nh5 27. g3 f5 28. exf5 gxf5 29. Ng2 Qg5 30. Kh1 Nf6 31. Rf1 Kh8 32. Ref3 Rg8 33. Nh4 f4 34. gxf4 Qxh4 35. fxe5 Ne4 36. Qb2 Bf5 37. e6+ Rg7 38. Qb8+ Rg8 39. Qb2+ Rg7 40. e7 Ng3+ 41. Rxg3 Be4+ 42. Kg1 1-0
Game 2
(Sicilian Najdorf B85)
White: Jacob Aagaard 2467
Black: Stephen Gordon 2487
British Championship 2007
1. 1 e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. 0-0 Be7 8. f4 0-0 9. Kh1 Qc7 10. a4 Nc6 11. Be3 Bd7 12. Nb3 b6 13. Bf3 Rfe8 14. g4 Bc8 15. g5 Nd7 16. Bg2 Bb7 17. Qh5 Nb4 18. Rf2 Bf8 19. Nd4 g6 20. Qh3 Bg7 21. f5 exf5 22. exf5 Bxg2+ 23. Kxg2 Ne5 24. Rd1 Rac8 25. f6 Bf8 26 Kg1 Nc4 27. Bc1 d5 28. Bf4 Qb7 29. b3 Ne3 30. Re1 Rxc3 31. Rxe3 Rexe3 32. Bxe3 Nc6 33. Ne2 Rxc2 34. Nf4 Rxf2 35. Bxf2 Nb4 36. Qc3 Qd7 37. Bxb6 Qg4+ 38. Qg3 Qd1+ 39. Kg2 Bd6 40. Kh3 Qf1+ 41. Kg4 Nd3 42. Be3 d4 0-1
Game 3
( Modern/Pirc BO6)
White: Jeff Horner 2344
Black: Michal Krasenkow 2660
Monarch Assurance International 2007
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg2 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Nbd7 5. Be2 e6 6. 0-0 Nf6 7. Nbd2 b6 8.Re1 Bb7 9. Bd3 0-0 10. Nf1 c5 11. Ng3 Qc7 12. h3 a6 13. Be3 b5 14. Qd2 Rfe8 15. Bh6 Bh8 16. Rac1 Rad8 17. Qe2 Qb8 18. Bb1 Bc6 19. Red1 a5 20. Bf4 e5 21. dxe5 dxe5 22. Bg5 Nf8 23. Rxd8 Qxd8 24. Be3 N6d7 25. Rd1 Ne6 26. Qd2 Bf6 27. Ne2 Be7 28. Nh2 Qc7 29. Ng4 h5 30. Nh6+ Kg7 31. g4 Nf6 32. Ng3 Rd8 33. Qc1 Nf4 34. Rxd8 Bxd8 35. g5 Nh7 36. h4 Bxg5 37. hxg5 Nxg5 38. Nf5+ gxf5 39. Nxf5+ Kf6 40. Bxf4 exf4 41. Qd1 Bxe4 42. Nd6 Bc6 43. Qxh5 Qxd6 44. Qh6+ Ke7 45. Qxg5+ Kd7 46. Kh2 Kf7 47. Kh3 Kb6 48. Bf5 f6 49. Qg8 Bd5 50. Qc8 Bxa2 51. Bd7 Ka7 52. Kh4 b4 53. Bc6 Qe7 54. cxb4 cxb4 55. Qf5 Qe5 56. Qd7 Kb6 57. Bf3 Qe6 58. Qb7+ Kc5 59. Qc7+ Kb5 60. Qb7+ Kc4 61. Qc7+ Kd3 62. Qxa5 Qe1 63. Qf5+ Kd2 64. Qc5 Kd3 ½-½
Game 4
(Sicilian)
White: Paul Wallace (197) Staffordshire
Black: Don Mason (198) Warwickshire
M.C.C.U. Open Championship 2007/8.
1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6.Nbd5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Nb8 9. c4 a6 10. Nc3 Be7 11. Be2 0-0 12. a4 a5 13. 0-0 Na6 14. Nb5 Bd7 15. Bd2 f5 16. f4 Bf6 17. Kh1 B xb5 18. axb5 Nc5 19. b4 axb4 20. Rxa8 Qxa8 21. Bxb4 e4 22. Qc2 Qa7 23. g4 Ra8 24. gxf5 Qa2 25. Bd1 Qxc2 26. Bxc2 Rxa2 27. Bxc5 Rxc2 28. Bxd6 e3 29.Bb4 e2 30. Re1 Rb2 31. Ba5 b6 32. c5 bxa5 33. b6 Bd4 34. c6 Bxb6 35. d6 Rc2 36. c7 Bxc7 37. dxc7 Rxc7 38. Rxe2 Kf7 39. Kg2 Ra7 40. Ra2 a4 41. Ra3 Kf6 42. Kf3 Kxf5 43. h3 h5 44. Kg3 Ra6 45. Kh4 Kxf4 46.Rxa4+ Rxa4 0-1
Game 5
(Modern Defence)
White: Alan Walton (2207)
Black: Nigel Davies (2480)
Blackpool Conference 2008.
1.d4 d6 2.e4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Be3 a6 5. Nf3 Nd7 6. Qd2 b5 7. Bd3 c5 8. 0-0 Bb7 9. a4 b4 10. Ne2 Rb8 11. c3 bxc3 12. bxc3 Qc7 13. Ng3 h5 14. Nh4 Ngf6 15. h3 Qa5 16. f4 cxd4 17. cxd4 Qxd2 18. Bxd2 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Bxd4+ 20. Kh2 Bxa1 21. Rxa1 0-0 22. Ng5 Nc5 23. Bc4 e6 24. Bb4 Rfc8 25. f5 gxf5 26. Be2 Bd5 27. Bxc5 Rxc5 28. Bxh5 Kg7 29.Nxf7 Rb4 30. Nf3 Bxf3 31. gxf3 Rh4 32. Nd8 Rc2+ 33. Kg3 Rxh5 34. Nxe6+ Kf6 35. Re1 Rc4 36. Nd8 Rg5+ 37. Kf2 Rc2+ 38. Ke3 Rc8. 0-1
Game 6
(Modern Defence)
White: S Haslinger (2456)
Black: A Jaunooby (2180)
Bolton Easter Congress 2008
1.e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 a6 5.f4 Nf6 6. Nf3 b5 7. e5 Ng4 8. Bg1 f6 9. h3 Nf6 10. Bd3 fxe5 11. dxe5 c6 12. Qd2 Qc7 13. 0-0-0 0-0 14. g4 dxe5 15. Nxe5 g5 16. fxg5 b4 17. Bc4+ e6 18. Ne2 Bxe5 19. gxh6 c5 20. Qg5+ Kh8 21. Bh2 Nc6 22. Rhf1 Rg8 23. Rd8 Rxd8 24. Bxe5+ Qxe5 25. Qxd8+ 1-0.
Game 7
(Caro-Kann)
White: M Surtees (2182)
Black: J Houska (2405)
British Championship 2008
1.e4 c6 2. Ne2 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 cxb4 5. d4 Nc6 6. a3 e6 7. axb4 Bxb4 8. c3 Ba5 9. Ng3 Ne7 10. Nh5 0-0 11. Bg5 Qc7 12. Rxa5 Qxa5 13. Nxg7 f5 14. Nh5 Ng6 15.Nf6 Kh8 16. Nxh7 Qc7 17. Nxf8 Nxf8 18. Bf6 Kg8 19. g4 f4 20.Bd3 b5 21. g5 b4 22. Qh5 Ne7 23. g6 1-0.
Game 8
(Sicilian Defence)
White: A Smith (2251)
Black: P Richmond (2251)
4NCL 2004 Cheddleton v Brown Jack
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. 0-0 a6 6. Bd3 b5 7. Nxd4 cxd4 8. Ne2 e5 9. a4 Bb7 10. f4 d5 11. Ng3 f5 12. axb5 fxe4 13. Qh5+ Kd7 14. Be2 exf4 15. bxa6 Nf6 16. Qf5+ Kc7 17. d3 fxg3 18. axb7 gxh2+ 19. Kh1 Rxa1 20. Bf4+ Bd6 21. Rxa1 Kxb7 22. dxe4 Bxf4 23.Qxf4 dxe4 24. Qe5 Qb6 25. Ba6+ Kc6 26. Ra4 1-0
An unusual looking game.
Game 9
(Modern Benoni)
White: D Pritchard (157) Staffordshire
Black: D Connolly (107) Gtr. Manchester
MCCU Open Championship 2008/9
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.d5 e6 4.c4 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nc3 g6 7.h3 Bg7 8.e4 O-O9.Bd3 Re8 10.O-O Na6 11.a3 Nc7 12.Bf4 c4 13.Bc2b514.Nd4 Bb7 15.Ndxb5 Nxb5 16.Nxb5 Nxe4 17.Rb1 a6 18.Nc3 Bxc3 19.Bxe4 Rxe420.bxc3 Rxf4 21.Rxb7 Re4 22.Qf3 Re7 23.Rfb1 Qe8 24.g3 Rd8 25.Kg2 h5 26.Qf6 Rxb7 27.Rxb7 Rd7 28.Rb6 Qd8 29.Qxd8+ Rxd8 30.Kf3 Kf8 31.a4 a5 32.Rc6 Rb8 33.Rxc4 Rb3 34.Ke2 Ra3 35.Kd3 g5 36.f4 gxf4 37.Rxf4 Kg7 38.Kc2 Ra2+ 39.Kb3 Rg2 40.Rf3 Rd2 41.Kc4 Kg6 42.Rd3Rb2 43.Re3 Rb7 44.Re8 Kf5 45.Kd4 Rb1 46.Rh8 Rd1+ 47.Kc4 Kg6 48.Rd8 Rg1 49.Kb5 Kf5 50.Rg8 h4 51.g4+ Ke5 52.Rg5+ Ke4 53.Rh5 Rg3 54.Rxh4 Rxc3 55.Kxa5 Kxd5 56.Rh5+ Kc6 57.Rh8 Kb7 58.Kb4 and white won a few moves later. 1-0 A very good effort from a well outrated player.
Game 10
(French Defence)
White: S Haslinger
Black: M Surtees
Bolton Easter Congress 2009
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.c3 c5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.Ne2 a5 8.0-0 a4 9.f4 g6 10.Nf3 a3 11.bxa3 c4 12.Bc2 Qa5 13.Ng5 h6 14.Nh3 Nb6 15.Rf3 Na7 16.Nf2 Nb5 17.Ng4 Be7 18.Rh3 h5 19.Rb1 Bd7 20.Nf6+ Bxf6 21. exf6 Ra6 22.f5 gxf5 23.Qe1 Nxa3 24.Qg3 Kd8 25.Qb8+ Nc8 26.Bxa3 Qxa3 27.Rxb7 Qd6 28.Qxd6 Nxd6 29.Rb8+ Bc8 30.a4 Kc7 31.Rb4 Ne8 32.Nf4 Nxf6 33.Bd1 Ne4 34.Bxh5 f6 35.Re3 Bd7 36.Bf3 Kd6 37.Bxe4 fxe4 38.Rg3 Rxa4 39.Rb6+ Kc7 40.Rb1 Rha8 41.h4 Ra1 42.Rxa1 Rxa1+ 43.Kh2 Rf1 44.Ne2 Rf5 45.Rh3 Rh5 46.g4 Rh6 47.Kg3 Kd6 48.Rh1 e5 49.Ra1 exd4 50.Nxd4 Ke5 51.Ra7 Rh7 52.h5 Rg7 53.Nc6+ Kd6 54.Nb8 Rxg4+ 55.Kh3 Bf5 56.Ra6+ Ke5 57.Nc6+ Kf4 58.Ne7 and black won some moves later 0-1. Mike Surtees shoots down gunslinger Haslinger.
