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Submitted by:Phil McConnell
Submitted:5 July 2016 5:38 pm
White:McConnell, Phil (117)South Hams
Black:Zaffiro, ZakSouth Hams
Game Date:23 June 2016
Competition:M. Wray Shield
Result:1-0 
Private:No 
 

Comments since sumbission:

5 July 2016, 10:23 pmSteve Levy
Well played Zak. Only 12 years old in 2 or 3 years time you could be club champion. You had Phil on the ropes just missed the knock out punch!
 
5 July 2016, 5:09 pmPhil McConnell
Well played Zak. After initially allowing me to gain an advantage by capturing your pawn on f7, you played well and capitalised really well on my mistakes on moves 31 and 37 to gain a significant advantage. After you lost your g pawn were were about equal, but in the end my two pawns were better than your bishop.

Shredder's analysis of the game is attached.

Playing in the Dunleavy League next saeson, I am sure you are going to be a tough opponent.
 
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[Event "M. Wray Shield"] [Date "2016-06-23"] [White "McConnell, Phil"] [Black "Zaffiro, Zak"] [Result "0-1"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Qe7 {The "book" way for Black to protect the pawn on f7 is to continue with 4. ... d5 5.exd5 Na5 6.Bb5+ c6 7.dxc6 bxc6} 5.Nxf7 Rg8 6.Ng5 Rh8 7.d3 d6 8.Nc3 Bg4 9.f3 Bc8 10.Be3 {White would have been better to prevent Black from castling with 10. Bf7+ Kd7 11.Be6+ Ke8 12.Bxc8 Rxc8} 10. ... h6 11.Nh3 Bxh3 12.gxh3 Qd7 13.Qe2 Nd4 14.Qg2 O-O-O 15.O-O-O Be7 16.Bxd4 exd4 17.Nd5 {17.Ne2 would have been better for White} 17. ... Nxd5 18.Bxd5 Bg5+ 19.Kb1 c6 20.Bb3 Rhf8 21.Rdf1 Rf6 22.Qg4 Qxg4 23.hxg4 Rdf8 24.h4 Be3 25.Rh3 g6 26.c3 dxc3 27.bxc3 h5 28.g5 Rf4 29.Bd1 b5 30.d4 a5 31.Re1 {A bad mistake by White allowing Black to win a pawn} Bd2 32.Re2 Bxc3 33.d5 cxd5 34.exd5 Rxf3 35.Rxf3 Rxf3 36.Re8+ Kd7 37.Bxf3 {Another mistake by White: Re8 or Rg6 would have been better} Kxe8 38.Be4 Kf7 39.Bd3 Be1 40.Bxb5 Bxh4 41.Kc2 Bxg5 42.Kb3 h4 43.Bd7 Ke7 44.Be6 Bf4 45.Ka4 g5 46.Kxa5 Kf6 47.Kb5 g4 {An inexplicable mistake by Black, losing the 2-pawn kingside pawn attack; the game is now level} 48.Bxg4 Kg5 49.Be6 Bg3 50.Kc6 Kf4 51.Bh3 Kf3 52.a4 Bf4 {With this move, White gains a decisive advantage - Black HAS to play 52. ... Be1} 53.a5 Kg3 (53. ... Bc1 54.a6 Be3) 54.Be6 h3 {White correctly calculates that Black will have to leave his remaining pawn unprotected to prevent White's a pawn from queening; then Black will have to lose his bishop taking one of White's pawns, leaving the second pawn to queen} 55.Bxh3 Kxh3 56.a6 Be3 57.Kxd6 Bf4+ 58.Kc6 Be3 59.d6 Kg3 60.d7 Bg5 61.Kc7 Kf3 62.d8=Q Bxd8+ 63.Kxd8 Ke4 64.a7 Kd4 65.a8=Q Ke5 66.Qf3 Kd4 67.Kd7 Ke5 68.Qd3 Kf4 69.Ke6 Kg5 70.Qg3+ Kh5 71.Kf6 Kh6 72.Qg6# 1-0

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[Event "M. Wray Shield"]
[Date "2016-06-23"]
[White "McConnell, Phil"]
[Black "Zaffiro, Zak"]
[Result "0-1"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Qe7 {The "book" way for Black to protect the pawn on f7 is to continue with 4. ... d5 5.exd5 Na5 6.Bb5+
c6 7.dxc6 bxc6} 5.Nxf7 Rg8 6.Ng5 Rh8 7.d3
d6 8.Nc3 Bg4 9.f3 Bc8 10.Be3 {White would have been better to prevent Black from castling with 10. Bf7+ Kd7 11.Be6+ Ke8 12.Bxc8 Rxc8} 10. ... h6 11.Nh3 Bxh3 12.gxh3 Qd7 13.Qe2 Nd4 14.Qg2 O-O-O 15.O-O-O Be7 16.Bxd4 exd4 17.Nd5 {17.Ne2 would have been better for White} 17. ... Nxd5 18.Bxd5 Bg5+ 19.Kb1 c6 20.Bb3 Rhf8 21.Rdf1 Rf6 22.Qg4 Qxg4 23.hxg4 Rdf8 24.h4 Be3 25.Rh3 g6 26.c3 dxc3 27.bxc3 h5 28.g5 Rf4 29.Bd1 b5 30.d4 a5 31.Re1 {A bad mistake by White allowing Black to win a pawn} Bd2 32.Re2 Bxc3 33.d5 cxd5 34.exd5 Rxf3 35.Rxf3 Rxf3 36.Re8+ Kd7 37.Bxf3 {Another mistake by White: Re8 or Rg6 would have been better} Kxe8 38.Be4 Kf7
39.Bd3 Be1 40.Bxb5 Bxh4 41.Kc2 Bxg5 42.Kb3 h4 43.Bd7 Ke7 44.Be6 Bf4 45.Ka4 g5 46.Kxa5 Kf6 47.Kb5 g4 {An inexplicable mistake by Black, losing the 2-pawn kingside pawn attack; the game is now level} 48.Bxg4
Kg5 49.Be6 Bg3 50.Kc6 Kf4 51.Bh3 Kf3 52.a4 Bf4 {With this move, White gains a decisive advantage - Black HAS to play 52. ... Be1} 53.a5 Kg3 (53. ... Bc1 54.a6 Be3) 54.Be6 h3 {White correctly calculates that Black will have to leave his remaining pawn unprotected to prevent White's a pawn from queening; then Black will have to lose his bishop taking one of White's pawns, leaving the second pawn to queen} 55.Bxh3 Kxh3 56.a6 Be3 57.Kxd6 Bf4+ 58.Kc6 Be3 59.d6 Kg3 60.d7 Bg5 61.Kc7 Kf3 62.d8=Q Bxd8+ 63.Kxd8 Ke4 64.a7 Kd4 65.a8=Q Ke5 66.Qf3 Kd4 67.Kd7 Ke5 68.Qd3 Kf4 69.Ke6 Kg5 70.Qg3+ Kh5 71.Kf6 Kh6 72.Qg6# 1-0
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