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Oswestry Chess Club
[Event "Club Championship 2024/5"] [Date "2024.09.05"] [Round "Rd 1"] [White "Tiddy, Phil"] [Black "Slegg, Gary"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B20"] [WhiteElo "1269"] [BlackElo "1575"] [Annotator "Rudy van Kemenade"] [PlyCount "22"] [rd1_gameId "2086761209430145"] [EventDate "2024.??.??"] {[%evp 0,15,19,21,72,29,29,-13,-9,-3,15,-66,-64,-57,-44,-35,-38,-89]} 1. e4 c5 2. Bc4 e6 3. d4 $6 {this gifts Bl two developing moves, unless it gambits a pawn} (3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4) (3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d3 {are the two main lines}) 3... cxd4 4. Qxd4 {Wh only scores 26% from thiis most frequent move here} (4. c3 dxc3 5. Nf3 {is a version of a Morra Gambit, which gives better chances at some 40%}) 4... Nc6 5. Qd1 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Bd2 O-O 8. Nf3 (8. Nge2 d5 9. Bd3 {at least holds on to the pawn, but Bl has an easy rd1_rd1_game} d4 10. Nb1 Be7 $15 (10... e5 $15)) 8... Bxc3 9. Bxc3 Nxe4 {0-9} 10. Bd2 {another retreat} (10. Qd3 {may be the best try, though} d5 11. Bb5 f6 $19) 10... Qb6 11. Bb3 $2 {saving one pawn, but not the other, vital one} Qxf2# 0-1
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