Preston Congress 2002

(1) O.A.Jackson - B.Lund [B07] Preston Open , 23.11.2002 [Fritz 5.00 (30s)] 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.h3 Bh5 6.Be3 e6 7.Qd2 d5 8.exd5 Bxf3 9.gxf3 cxd5 10.Rg1 Nbd7 11.0-0-0=/+ Rc8 12.Ne2 Nb6 13.Nf4 Nc4 14.Bxc4 Rxc4 15.Nd3 Rc8 16.Bf4 g6 17.h4 Nh5 18.Be5 Bg7 19.Bxg7 Nxg7 20.Qb4 Qb6 21.Qxb6 axb6 22.Nf4 h5 23.Rge1 Kd7 24.c3 Nf5 25.Ng2 Ke7 26.Ne3 Kf6 27.Nxf5 Kxf5 28.Re5+ Kf4 29.Rd3 Rcg8 30.Rg5 f6 31.Rg1 g5 32.Re3 Kf5 33.Rge1 gxh4 34.Rh1 Rg2 35.Re2 h3 36.Rxh3 Rg1+ 37.Kd2 h4 38.b3 e5 39.Kd3 b5 40.Rd2 Re1 41.Re2 Rxe2 42.Kxe2 exd4 43.cxd4 Kg5 44.Kf1-+ [ 44.a3!?-/+ Ra8 45.b4 Rxa3 46.f4+ ] 44...Ra8 45.a4 bxa4 46.bxa4 Rxa4 47.f4+ Kg4 [ 47...Kxf4?! 48.Rxh4+ Kf3 49.Rh3+ Ke4 50.Rb3-+ ] 48.Rd3 Kxf4 49.Kg2 Ke4 [ 49...b5 seems even better 50.Rf3+ Ke4 51.Rb3-+ ] 50.Rh3 Rxd4 51.Rxh4+ Ke5 52.Rh7 b5 53.Re7+ Kd6 54.Rf7 Ke6 55.Rb7 b4 56.Kf3 Re4 57.Rb6+ Ke5 58.Rb5 f5 black won in the time scramble. 0-1

(2) D.Hart - R.Bryant [C78] Preston Major, 24.11.2002 [Fritz 5.00 (30s)] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.Qe2 0-0 8.d3 d6 9.h3 Nd4+/= [ 9...Bb7 10.Nc3= ] 10.Nxd4 Bxd4 11.c3 Bb6 12.Bg5 c5 13.Nd2 Qe7 14.Nf3 h6 15.Bh4 a5 16.Rad1 Ba6 17.Rfe1 Kh8 18.Qd2 Rg8 19.Bc2 g5 20.Bg3 Nh5 21.Bh2 Nf4 22.d4 Rad8 23.Kh1 Qf6 24.Bxf4 gxf4 25.dxe5 dxe5 26.Qe2 Qg6+/= 27.g4=/+ [ 27.Rg1!? should be investigated more closely 27...Bc7 28.Nh4+/= ] 27...fxg3 28.Nxe5 Qe6 Threatening mate 29.Qh5 gxf2 30.Rf1?-+ [ >=30.Nxf7+ Kg7 31.Nxh6 fxe1Q+ 32.Rxe1=/+ ] 30...Rxd1 31.Bxd1?-+ Bb7-/+ [ 31...c4 32.Bg4 f5 33.Nf7+ Kg7 34.Nxh6 Qxh6 35.Qxf5 Bc8 36.Qe5+ Qf6-+ ] 32.Bf3?-+ [ 32.Rxf2 Bxe4+ 33.Bf3-+ ] 32...Rg3 33.Kh2 Rg7! forces the win 34.Ng4 [ 34.Rxf2?? Bc7 35.Kh1 Bxe5-+ ] 34...Bc7+ 35.Kg2 [ 35.Kh1 f5 ( 35...Qxa2?? capturing this pawn is a mistake 36.Qxh6+ Kg8 37.Nf6+ Kf8 38.Qh8+ Ke7 39.Qxg7+- ; 35...Bxe4?! is a weaker possibility 36.Rxf2 Bf4 37.Qxc5-+ ) 36.Nxh6 Rh7 ( 36...fxe4 37.Nf7+ Kg8 38.Qh8+ Kxf7 39.Bh5+ Ke7 40.Qxg7+ Kd6 41.Qg3+ Kc6 42.Qg2-+ ) 37.exf5 Qe3-+ ( 37...Qxh6?! is clearly weaker 38.Qe8+ Kg7 39.Qe7+ Kg8 40.Qe8+ Kg7 41.Qe7+ Kh8 42.Qe8+ Kg7= ; 37...Rxh6 38.fxe6 ( 38.Bxb7?? White will lose if he goes for the bishop 38...Qe3 ( 38...Rxh5 is easily refuted 39.fxe6 Rxh3+ 40.Kg2 Rh2+ 41.Kf3= ) 39.Qxh6+ Qxh6-+ ) 38...Rxh5 39.Bxb7+/- ) ] 35...Bxe4 [ >=35...Rg5 and Black takes home the point 36.Qh4 f5 37.Kxf2 fxg4 38.hxg4 Kg7-+ ] 36.Rxf2?? a blunder in a bad position [ >=36.Kxf2 Bxf3 37.Kxf3-/+ ] 36...f5 37.Kf1 Bg3 [ >=37...fxg4 secures the point 38.hxg4 Bg3 39.Bxe4 Bxf2-+ ( ‹39...Qxe4 40.Rf8+ Kh7 41.Rf6-+ ) ] 38.Bxe4 38...Bxf2! Black is still in the lead [ 38...Qxe4?? capturing the bishop is not a good idea 39.Qxh6+ Kg8 40.Nf6+ Kf7 41.Nxe4 Bxf2 42.Ng5+ Rxg5 43.Qxg5+- ; 38...fxe4?? taking the bishop will lose the game 39.Rf8+ Rg8 40.Rf6 Qxf6+ 41.Nxf6+- ; 38...fxg4?? capturing the knight loses 39.Rf8+ Rg8 40.Rxg8+ Kxg8 41.Bd5 ( 41.Qxg4+?! is a bad alternative 41...Qxg4 42.hxg4 Kf7= ) 41...Qxd5 42.Qxd5+ Kg7 43.Qxc5+- ] 39.Qxf5 The mate threat is Qxe6 39...Qxf5 40.Bxf5 Bh4 41.Nxh6? [ >=41.Ne5 Bf6 42.Ng6+ Kg8 43.Be6+ Kh7 44.Nf8+ Kh8 45.Nd7-+ ] 41...Bg5 [ 41...Bg5 42.Bd3 Bxh6 43.Bxb5 Bc1-+ ] 0-1

(3) T.Lawton - B.Shaw [A47] 24.11.2002 [Fritz 5.00 (30s)] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b6 3.e3 Bb7 4.Nbd2 e6 5.Bd3 d5 6.0-0 Nbd7 7.Re1 out of book 7...Ne4 8.c3 Prevents intrusion on b4 8...Be7 9.Ne5 Nxe5 10.dxe5 0-0 11.Nxe4=/+ [ 11.Qc2 f5= ] 11...dxe4 12.Be2 Qd5 13.f4 Rad8= [ 13...exf3!? 14.Bxf3 Qxd1 15.Bxd1 Rad8=/+ ] 14.Qc2 Qc6 15.a4 a6 Controls b5 16.b3 b5 17.Bb2 Qb6 18.Bf1 Bc5 19.Bc1 Rd7 20.a5 [ 20.b4 Be7= ] 20...Qc6 21.Bb2 Rfd8 22.Rad1??-+ cause more grief [ >=22.Qf2-/+ ] 22...Bxe3+! the end 23.Kh1 Bxf4 24.c4 [ 24.Rxd7 Rxd7 25.c4 Bd2-+ ] 24...bxc4 [ 24...Bd2!? keeps an even firmer grip 25.Re2 Bxa5 26.Ra1-+ ] 25.Bxc4 [ 25.Rxd7 Qxd7 26.Qxc4-+ ] 25...e3 Threatening mate: Rxd1 26.Bf1 [ 26.Rxd7 hoping against hope 26...Rxd7 27.Bd3 Rxd3 28.Qxc6 Bxc6 29.Kg1-+ ] 0-1

(4) A.Scoular - D.Jarmany [C01] 24.11.2002 [Peacock,M] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Bd3 c5 5.c3 Nf6 6.Nf3 Bd6 7.0-0 0-0 8.Bg5 Bg4 9.Nbd2 Nbd7 10.Bb5 Qc7 11.h3 Bf5 12.dxc5 Qxc5 13.Bxd7 Nxd7 14.Nb3 Qc7 15.Qxd5 Be6 16.Qd2 f6 17.Rad1 Be5 18.Nxe5 Nxe5 19.Bf4 Rad8 20.Bxe5 Qxe5 21.Qe1 Rxd1 22.Qxd1 Qg5 23.Qd3 Bd5 24.Qg3 Qxg3 25.fxg3 Bxb3 26.axb3 Rd8 27.Ra1 a6 28.Ra4 Rd1+ 29.Kh2 Kf7 30.Rb4 b5 31.g4 Rd2 32.c4 Rd4 33.Kg3 Ke6 34.Kf3 Kd6 35.c5+ Kxc5 36.Rxd4 Kxd4 37.Ke2 g6 38.h4 g5 39.hxg5 fxg5 40.g3 a5 41.Kd2 b4 42.Ke2 Ke4 43.Kf2 Kd3 44.Kf3 Kc2 45.Ke4 Kxb2 46.Kf5 Kxb3 47.Kxg5 Kc3 48.Kh6 b3 49.Kxh7 b2 50.g5 b1Q+ 51.g6 Qf5 52.g4 Qxg4 53.Kh8 0-1