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Submitted by:Ben Wilkinson
Submitted:22 October 2014 4:32 pm
White:Wilkinson, Ben (129)South Hams
Black:Ashby, Ken (83)South Hams
Game Date:16 October 2014
Competition:Challengers League
Result:1-0 
Private:No 
 

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[Event "South Hams Chess Club Challenge"] [Site "South Hams Chess Club"] [Date "2014.10.16"] [Round "?"] [White "B R Wilkinson"] [Black "Ken Ashby"] [Result "1-0"] [BlackElo "83"] [ECO "B23"] [EventDate "2014.10.16"] [WhiteElo "129"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.e5 { Forcing the inglorious retreat back to g8, but white does not capitalise. } 3...Ng8 4.f4 ( 4.d4 cxd4 5.Qxd4 Nc6 6.Qf4 e6 7.Nf3 { was a much more sensible continuation. } ) 4...e6 5.Nf3 d6 6.Bb5+ Nc6 7.Bxc6+ bxc6 8.O-O ( 8.exd6 Bxd6 9.d3 { Was the original idea, aiming to attack the weak c-pawns. However, the thought of the attack on the b8-h7 and a8-h1 diagonals started to cause concern! } ) 8...Nh6 9.d4 d5 10.Kh1 Nf5 11.Ne2 Ba6 { Black piles on the preassure. } 12.c3 Qb6 13.Re1 cxd4 14.Nexd4 Nxd4 15.Nxd4 c5 { An error that allows white to keep the black king in the centre of the board. } 16.Qa4+ Kd8 17.Nf3 Bb5 18.Qc2 g6 19.Be3 a5 20.Rad1 ( 20.b4 Qc7 21.a4 Ba6 22.b5 { looks much better. } ) 20...Bc6 21.Bf2 Qb7 22.Bh4+ Ke8 23.Bf6 Rg8 24.Qf2 Bg7 25.Qxc5 Bf8 26.Qf2 a4 27.Qd2 Ra5 28.Nd4 Bd7 { Both side are becoming perilously short on time. } 29.a3 Ra6 30.Re3 h6 31.Rc1 Rb6 32.Re2 Bc8 33.c4 dxc4 34.Rxc4 { Black loses on time. } 34...Bd7 35.Qc1 Bxa3 36.Rc7 Qb8 37.Rd2 Bxb2 38.Qc5 { is the suggested line, but over the board, anythiing could have happened. } 1-0

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[Event "South Hams Chess Club Challenge"]
[Site "South Hams Chess Club"]
[Date "2014.10.16"]
[Round "?"]
[White "B R Wilkinson"]
[Black "Ken Ashby"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "83"]
[ECO "B23"]
[EventDate "2014.10.16"]
[WhiteElo "129"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.e5 { Forcing the inglorious retreat back to g8, but white does not capitalise. } 3...Ng8 4.f4 ( 4.d4 cxd4 5.Qxd4 Nc6 6.Qf4 e6 7.Nf3 { was a much more sensible continuation. } ) 4...e6 5.Nf3 d6 6.Bb5+ Nc6 7.Bxc6+ bxc6 8.O-O ( 8.exd6 Bxd6 9.d3 { Was the original idea, aiming to attack the weak c-pawns. However, the thought of the attack on the b8-h7 and a8-h1 diagonals started to cause concern! } ) 8...Nh6 9.d4 d5 10.Kh1 Nf5 11.Ne2 Ba6 { Black piles on the preassure. } 12.c3 Qb6 13.Re1 cxd4 14.Nexd4 Nxd4 15.Nxd4 c5 { An error that allows white to keep the black king in the centre of the board. } 16.Qa4+ Kd8 17.Nf3 Bb5 18.Qc2 g6 19.Be3 a5 20.Rad1 ( 20.b4 Qc7 21.a4 Ba6 22.b5 { looks much better. } ) 20...Bc6 21.Bf2 Qb7 22.Bh4+ Ke8 23.Bf6 Rg8 24.Qf2 Bg7 25.Qxc5 Bf8 26.Qf2 a4 27.Qd2 Ra5 28.Nd4 Bd7 { Both side are becoming perilously short on time. } 29.a3 Ra6 30.Re3 h6 31.Rc1 Rb6 32.Re2 Bc8 33.c4 dxc4 34.Rxc4 { Black loses on time. } 34...Bd7 35.Qc1 Bxa3 36.Rc7 Qb8 37.Rd2 Bxb2 38.Qc5 { is the suggested line, but over the board, anythiing could have happened. } 1-0
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