GAMES YOU CAN PLAY THROUGH

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Game 1: Michael Adams v Jan Werle

The Staunton Memorial Tournament was played in London in August 2007. Michael Adams (white) won the tournament, and also the Sobkowski chess set for this fine game - adjudged to be the best of the tournament.

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   	White		Black
	Adams   	Werle
	1.e4		c5	Sicilian Defense
	2.Nf3		e6
	3.d4		cxd4
	4.Nxd4		Nc6
	5.Nc3		a6
	6.Nxc6		bxc6	{White gains time & space, to compensate for Black's strong centre}
	7.Bd3		d5
	8.O-O		Nf6
	9.Re1		Be7
	10.e5		Nd7
	11.Qg4		g6	{White forces Black to weaken his King's side dark squares}
	12.Bh6		c5	{white prevents Black from castling safely}
	13.b3		Bb7
	14.Na4		Qc7
	15.Qf4		Bf8
	16.Bxf8		Kxf8
	17.c4		d4
	18.Qh6+		Kg8	{Black's K-rook is locked out of play}
	19.Be4		Rb8	{White elegantly neutralises black's most active piece}
	20.Nb2		Qd8	{if ... Qxp then BxB wins a piece}
	21.Nd3		Qf8	{a move Nimzowitsch would have been proud of! White's knight is ideally placed}
	22.Qd2		Bxe4	
	23.Rxe4		Kg7	{at last Black can hope to bring his K-rook into play!}
	24.h4		h5
	25.b4		cxb4
	26.Rxd4		Qe7	{White removes black's passed pawn & seizes the d-file}
	27.Rd6		Rhc8
	28.Qe3		Rb7	{black dare not allow the white Q to come to a7}
	29.Qd4		Nb8
	30.c5		a5
	31.Rd1		Nc6
	32.Qe4		Na7
	33.Nf4		Rxc5
	34.Rxe6!	fxe6	{the game concludes with a fine sacrificial combination}
	35.Qxg6+	Kh8
	36.Qh6+		Kg8
	37.Ng6 and Black resigned. After 37. ... Qg7 there follows 38. Rd8+ and then Nh8+.
			After moves like 37 ... Qc7 38. Qh8+ Kf7 39. Qh7+ leads to mate.


Game 2 was played in Stockport League's 1st Division

This wild game was played in a match between East Cheshire A and Marple A in December 2005. White resigned, in time trouble, aware that his attack was stalling and that he was a piece down. But his main fears, loss of his queen or even mate, were ill-founded!

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	White 		Black
	J A Jenkins	DRTaylor 
	(127 Marple A)	(103 East Cheshire A)

	1. d4 		Nf6 
	2. Nf3 		e6 
	3. e3 		c5 
	4. Bd3 		b6 
	5. Nbd2 	d5 {White is using a Colle system}
	6. c3 		Bb7 {Black is veering towards the Queens Indian Defense}
	7. Ne5 		Nbd7 
	8. f4		Be7 
	9. O-O 		O-O 
	10. Ndf3 	h6 
	11. Bd2 	cxd4 {better would be ...Ne4}
	12. exd4 	a6 { ... Ne4 better again}
	13. f5 		Ne4 {Not now! ... exf5 essential here}
	14. fxe6 	Nxe5 {Which should have lost but didn't}
	15. exf7+ 	Nxf7 {White has blundered a piece}
	16. Qb3 	Nxd2 {Black is a piece up, but his pieces are less active than White's}
	17. Nxd2 	b5 {Black should be activating his pieces, by Qc7 or Bg5}
	18. Rae1 	Bd6 
	19. Bb1 	Qc7 {Black has seen that White plans Qc2 & mate on h7!}
	20. Nf3 	Nh8 
	21. Qc2 	g5 
	22. Re6 	Rxf3 {Black returns the exchange. In fact, 22. ...Rf7 might have been OK here}
	23. Rxf3 	Bxh2+ 
	24. Kh1 	Bf4 
	25. Qe2 	g4 {Another blunder by Black: ... Bc6 does less damage}
	26. Re7 	Qd6 
	27. Rxf4 	Qxf4 {At last, white makes a mistake too! Rf1 should win}
	28. Bh7+ 	Kf8 {Qe6+ was what Black had feared here}
	29. Qe1 {perhaps planning Qh4. then Re1} 
	29........	g3 {White resigned, fearing ... Qh4+ threatening ... Qh2+ and ... Qxe7.  But what 
			about 30. Re3! and if ... Qh4+ then his K escapes via e2 
			(30.Rxb7? fails to ... Qh4+ followed by ... Qh2+ ... Qh1+ & ... Re8+)}


Game 3: An Historic Game of Capablanca's, MOSCOW, 1914

This game was played in Moscow in 1914. It shows Capablanca's almost magical ability to out-think his opponents.

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	White		Black
	Bernstein	Capablanca
	1. d4	 	d5
	2. c4		e6
	3. Nf3		Nf6
	4. Nc3		Be7
	5. Bg5		O-O
	6. e3		bNd7
	7. Rc1		b6
	8. cxd5		exd5
	9. Qa4		Bb7  {Bb5 would be more active for white}
	10. Ba6		Bxa6
	11. Qxa6	c5 {black is freeing his position}
	12. Bxf6	Nxf6
	13. dxc5	bxc5
	14. O-O		Qb6
	15. Qe2		c4
	16. fRd1 {white's attack on black's 2 central pawns is a critical feature of this game}
	16. ....	fRd8
	17. Nd4		Bb4
	18. b3		aRc8
	19. bxc4	dxc4
	20. Rc2		Bxc3
	21. Rxc3	Nd5 {black is down to one passed pawn, which can't be captured now because 
				after 22. Rc4 comes ... Nc3}
	22. Rc2		c3
	23. dRc1	Rc5 {& now white sets out to take the c-pawn}
	24. Nb3		Rc6
	25. Nd4		Rc7
	26. Nb5		Rc5
	27. Nxc3	Nxc3
	28. Rxc3	Rxc3
	29. Rxc3 {& white believes he is in control, since 29. ... Wb1+ is met by 30. Qf1. 
			However, a bombshell awaits!}
	29..........	Qb2!! 	{& white resigned. 30. Qxb2 is met by Rd1 mate; 
				30. Rc8 is met by Qa1+, winning a rook.
				29. Rc2 and 29. Qe1 are similarly ineffective}

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Game 4: An exciting game from a recent inter-club match

This game was played in the Stockport League's 2nd Division in November 2007, between John Reed (ECF 148, East Cheshire's top board) and L Smith, playing for Stockport C. It is a good example of the fierce and exciting play which can result from the Four Pawns Attack against the King's Indian Defence.

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	White		Black
	Reed		Smith
	1. d4	 	Nf6
	2. c4		g6
	3. Nc3		Bg7
	4. e4		d6
	5. f4		c5
	6. d5		O-O
	7. Nf3		e6
	8. Be2		exd5
	9. cxd5		Na6 
	10. O-O		Nc7
	11. Nd2		Re8 {these are the standard book moves}
	12. a4		b6
	13. Re1		a6 {Ba6 has been tried here successfully}
	14. Bf3		Bb7 {Rb8 is better at this point}
	15. Nc4		b5 {Rb8 is again better}
	16. Nxd6 {white's own comment was "pure vanity!"; Na5 is stronger}	
	16. ......	Qxd6
	17. e5		Qd7
	18. d6	{this pawn plays a key role in the final stages}
	18. .....	Ne6 {Black fares better if he plays Bxf3}
	19. Bxb7	Qxb7
	20. exf6	Bxf6
	21. axb5	axb5
	22. Rxa8	Rxa8
	23. f5	{this move opens up black's K-side to a strong attack}
	23. .....	gxf5
	24. Qd3		Bxc3 {a mistake, since black is now very weak on the dark squares}
	25. bxc3	Qd7 {f4 would relieve the pressure on black considerably}
	26. Qg3+	Kh8
	27. Qe5+	Kg8
	28. Bh6	{although this looks natural and contributes to the attck on Black's king, c4 is a better move here}
	28. ....	Ra6
	29. Rd1 	b4 {f6 would have been better for black}
	30. cxb4	cxb4
	31. Rd3? {This allows black to equalise if he finds the correct defense, but Qxf5 gives white the advantage}
	31. ...		Qa7+
	32. Be3		Ra1+
	33. Kf2	{the W king starts his trek up the board!}
	33. ....	Qa2+ {again this looks natural and strong, but Ra2+ is the key move for black}
	34. Rd2		Qb1
	35. d7	{this pawn applies great mental pressure on black}
	35. ....	Qe1+
	36. Kf3		Qf1+ ? {a draw is obtainable after Ng5 here}
	37. Kg3		Qe1+
	38. Kh3		Ng5+ {black must have thought he was on the point of winning!}
	39. Bxg5  {It appears that White's Q is "poisoned" - its capture leads to a win by white!}
	39. ....	Ra3+
	40. g3		Qf1+
	41. Kh4	{and the checks are running out}
	42. ....	Qc4+
	42. Rd4 {& black resigned. He cannot prevent the pawn moving to d8, and his checks are finished!}