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3 Nov

ByDrDave November 3, 2026November 3, 2026

Could I gently remind you to pay for the season if you haven’t already?

Puzzle of the week: mate in one move — reckoned to be one of the hardest!

   [Event "Collection: Mate in 1: Chapter 5"]  [Date "2026.11.03"]  [Result "*"]  [Variant "Standard"]  [ECO "?"]  [Opening "?"]  [StudyName "Collection: Mate in 1"]  [ChapterName "Chapter 5"]  [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/iOZwAht4/ojl2dOBM"]  [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/DrDaveExeter"]  [FEN "r1qr1b2/1R3pkp/3p2pN/ppnPp1Q1/bn2P3/4P1NP/PBBP2P1/5RK1 w - e6 0 1"]  [SetUp "1"]  [UTCDate "2026.11.03"]  [UTCTime "21:30:47"]   *

Hints (click-drag-select to view):

Black’s last move was with a pawn
The e-pawn
From e7
eep…

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Exeter Juniors ½ -3½ Tiverton

ByDrDave January 25, 2013October 17, 2026

I’m a bit bored of writing this, but the result doesn’t reflect the closeness of the contests! Great result by Reece, saving us from the whitewash, but some great moves and terrific heart shown by all.

  [Event "Exeter Juniors vs Tiverton"]  [Site "?"]  [Date "2013.01.16"]  [Round "4"]  [White "Brinkley, Alan"]  [Black "Finch, Codie"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "C50"]  [PlyCount "65"]  {In a common type of position, Black lost a piece early on.  Although Black  found some nice attacking ideas, a Knight got stranded on a5 and White found a  mate down the e-file.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 (3... Nf6 {  is more likely to give you an interesting game - see the yellow book!}) 4. O-O  {A bit early.} 4... Nf6 5. d3 5... O-O {Again.  It's an odd feature of this  position  that castling is not such a good move as usual.  Why?  Let's see...}  6. h3 {Zzz...} ({Suppose White chooses instead} 6. Nc3 6... d6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4  {Now you can't afford to keep chasing because of} 8... g5 9. Nxg5 $1 9... hxg5  10. Bxg5 {White has excellent chances of checkmating you, and is likely to get  the piece back (Nd5, Qf3).}) 6... d6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 {Now, this is a very  common type of position in junior games (Old Stodge), so you should know some  of the ideas.  If you don't know the ideas, perhaps the best way forward is to  avoid Old Stodge!} 8... b6 $6 {  This leaves your Bc5 with no retreat.  Your Bc8 can already get out, so} (8...  g5 9. Nxg5 {still looks dangerous.}) ({I think the best move is} 8... Be6 $1 9.  Bxe6 (9. Bb3 $1) 9... fxe6 10. Nc3 (10. c3 d5) 10... Qe8 $1 {idea ...Nh5-f4}) (  {Another idea in these positions is to grab the Bishop pair with} 8... Na5 {  e.g.} 9. Bb5 c6 10. Ba4 b5 11. Bb3 Nxb3 12. axb3) 9. a3 $1 9... Bb7 $4 {  So, why did White play his last move?  What has changed about the position?}  10. b4 $1 10... Bd4 11. c3 Bxf2+ 12. Bxf2 Re8 13. Re1 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5  Qxd5 16. c4 Qd7 17. b5 17... Na5 {Where can the poor Knight go next?} (17...  Nd8 18. Rxe5 Ne6) 18. Rxe5 Rxe5 19. Nxe5 Qf5 20. Bg3 20... Qg5 {  Black has some nasty threats.} 21. Kh2 f6 22. Nf3 Qg6 23. Nc3 Re8 24. Ra2 Re3  25. Re2 Rxd3 26. Qe1 Rd8 (26... Bxf3 27. gxf3 Rxf3) 27. Nh4 Qh5 28. Nd5 28...  Nxc4 {The Knight re-enters the game, a bit too late to do anything.} 29. Nf4  Qf7 (29... Qxb5 $1) 30. Nfg6 Nxa3 31. Re7 $1 31... Qd5 {  Both sides threaten checkmate!} 32. Re8+ Kf7 33. Qe7# 1-0

  [Event "Exeter Juniors vs Tiverton"]  [Site "?"]  [Date "2013.01.16"]  [Round "3"]  [White "Kelly, Edmund"]  [Black "Thorpe-Tracey, Stephen"]  [Result "0-1"]  [ECO "C44"]  [PlyCount "120"]  {After a promising start, White ran out of ideas and then ran out of pawns.} 1.  e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 3... d6 $6 4. dxe5 ({If you find it hard to win the  positions after 4.dxe5, there's nothing wrong with} 4. Bc4) 4... dxe5 5. Qxd8+  Kxd8 6. Bc4 6... f6 {All great stuff so far.} 7. O-O (7. Be3 $1 {  is the most accurate, as it takes away Black's ...Bc5 move.}) 7... Bd7 8. Nc3  Nge7 9. Be3 Na5 10. Bd3 (10. Be2 {leaves open the d-file.}) 10... a6 11. Rad1  Ke8 12. Rfe1 {There's nothing for the Rook to do here.} (12. Rd2 $1 12... Rd8  13. Rfd1 $1 {is very natural, occupying the only open file.}) 12... Rd8 13. Nd5  $6 {I think that helps Black get sorted out.  He was having problems finding a  home for all his pieces - for example, three pieces want to sit at c6!} 13...  Nxd5 14. exd5 Bd6 15. Be2 15... b6 {You're fully developed, so it's time to  think about your plans in this position.  Now, look at the pawns.  You have 4  vs 3 on the Queen's-side, and so one plan is to push forward your pawns there.  If the pieces don't tell you what to do, the pawns will.} 16. Bd2 16... Bb5 {  Black offers to swap his better Bishop for White's worse one?} 17. Bxb5+ axb5  18. b3 Nb7 19. h3 {DLRPM} 19... Kf7 20. Nh4 g6 21. Nf3 {  Oh dear, you really are out of ideas!} 21... Bc5 22. Be3 Bxe3 23. Rxe3 Nd6 24.  Nd2 Nf5 25. Rc3 Rd7 26. Nf3 (26. Ne4) 26... Rc8 27. g4 {  Forces Black to win a pawn!} 27... Ne7 $1 {Now you need to find something  special, or you are going to sink.  There isn't always anything special in the  position, but this time there was.} 28. d6 (28. g5 $1 28... Nxd5 29. Rc6 $1  29... e4 30. c4 $1) 28... cxd6 29. Rxc8 Nxc8 30. Rd5 Rc7 31. Ne1 Rc5 32. Rxc5 {  Oh no! Don't swap pieces when you're losing!} (32. Rd2) 32... bxc5 33. Kg2 (33.  a4 {makes use of your one advantage.}) 33... Ke6 34. c4 $1 34... bxc4 35. bxc4  35... Nb6 $1 {Not that hard to see coming.} 36. Kf3 Nxc4 37. a4 d5 38. Ke2 e4  39. f3 exf3+ 40. Nxf3 g5 41. h4 h6 42. hxg5 hxg5 43. Kf2 Kd6 44. Ke2 Kc6 45.  Ne1 Kb6 46. Kf2 Nb2 47. Nc2 Nxa4 48. Ne3 Nc3 49. Ke1 d4 50. Nc4+ Kc6 51. Na5+  Kd5 52. Nb3 c4 53. Nd2 Ne4 54. Nf3 d3 55. Kf1 c3 56. Ne1 Kc4 57. Kg2 c2 58.  Nxc2 dxc2 59. Kf3 Kd4 60. Kg2 c1=Q 0-1

  [Event "Exeter Juniors vs Tiverton"]  [Site "?"]  [Date "2013.01.16"]  [Round "2"]  [White "Knowles, John"]  [Black "Finch, Taylor"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "E57"]  [PlyCount "49"]  {Black found lots of good ideas but tripped over when White put together some  threats.  In the end, Black's structure was always hard to defend, as you had  dark-square holes all over your King's-side and no dark-square Bishop, but the  attack down the c-file was definitely worth something.  Have a look at a  couple of example games, where Black manages to win from this sort of  structure.} 1. d4 (1. e4 c5 2. c3 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 d5 6. exd5  Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Be2 {over-cautious...} 8... Nxd5 (8... Nbd7 {  -  Videki,S-Lenart,E/Szekszard 1994 (24)}) 9. O-O Nc6 (9... b6 {  De Jong,P-Litmanowicz,A/Hoogoven 1984/ -  (33)}) 10. Qb3 (10. Nxd5 {  Hatipoglu,M-Chatalbashev,B/Saraybahce GP 2002/The Week in Chess 407/0-1 (57)})  (10. Be3 {Rezak,M-Bednarska,M/Tatry Open 2001/The Week in Chess 361/0-1 (40)})  (10. Bg5 {0-1 Seidler-Brond/Mar del Plata 1976 (51)}) (10. h3 {  0-1 Erker,E-Bengfort,W/Dortmund 1987 (39)}) 10... Nxc3 11. bxc3 {This structure  is pretty much the same as in your game, but notice the differences too.} 11...  Na5 (11... b6 {Teran Alvarez,I-Teijeiro,A/Matalascanas ch-SPA 1995/ -  (41)}) (  11... e5 {Muuss-Drasic/Bozen 1987/1-0 (33)}) 12. Qb4 Be6 13. Ba3 Bf6 (13... Re8  ) (13... Bd5) 14. Rfd1 Rc8 15. Ne5 Qc7 16. Ng4 Bg5 (16... Bxg4) 17. Qc5 (17. d5  ) 17... Qxc5 18. Bxc5 b6 19. Bb4 h5 (19... Bc4) 20. Ne3 Nc4 21. Nxc4 Bxc4 22.  Bf3 (22. Re1) 22... Rfd8 23. Ba3 (23. Re1 Kf8) 23... Bd5 24. Bxd5 Rxd5 25. Bb2  (25. Rd3) 25... Rc4 26. g3 e6 27. f4 Be7 28. Re1 Bd6 29. Re2 Kg7 30. Kg2 h4 31.  Rc1 hxg3 32. hxg3 g5 33. Rf2 gxf4 34. gxf4 Rf5 35. Rcf1 Rb5 36. Rg1 (36. Rc1 {  was played, but he never took his hand off it...} 36... Bxf4) 36... Kf6 37. Ba1  (37. Kf3) 37... Rf5 38. Rgf1 Rc8 (38... Rb5) 39. Rf3 (39. Kf3 Rxf4+ 40. Ke3  Rxf2 41. Rxf2+ Ke7 42. a4 f5 43. Kd3 Kf6) 39... Rg8+ (39... Rb5) 40. Rg3 Rxg3+  41. Kxg3 Ra5 42. Rf2 42... Kf5 { zugzwang!} 43. c4 Ra3+ 44. Kh4 (44. Kg2 Bxf4  45. c5) (44. Rf3 Bxf4+ 45. Kf2 Rxa2+) 44... Be7+ {  0-1 Pope,S-Regis,D/Exeter Club Ch'p 2003} (44... Be7+ 45. Kh5 Rh3#)) 1... d5 2.  Nf3 (2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Rc1 dxc4 8. e3 c5  9. Bxc4 cxd4 10. exd4 $5 {  Playing for the win.} 10... Nc6 11. O-O Nh5 12.  Bxe7 Nxe7 13. Bb3 (13. Ne5) 13... Nf6 14. Ne5 Bd7 15. Qe2 15... Rc8 {} 16. Ne4  $2 {The wrong plan, with no real justification. Keep the pieces on if you have  more space!} 16... Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Bc6 18. Nxc6 Rxc6 19. Rc3 $6 (19. Rxc6 Nxc6  20. d5 {exchanges the IQP leaving nothing much left to play for.}) 19... Qd6  20. g3 $6 20... Rd8 21. Rd1 Rb6 22. Qe1 Qd7 23. Rcd3 Rd6 24. Qe4 Qc6 25. Qf4  25... Nd5 {} 26. Qd2 Qb6 27. Bxd5 $2 {The Bishop was a compensating plus.} (  27. a3) 27... Rxd5 28. Rb3 {Wch30-Merano} 28... Qc6 29. Qc3 29... Qd7 {} 30.  f4 {looks impetuous, but ...e5 was threatened} 30... b6 31. Rb4 b5 32. a4 bxa4  33. Qa3 a5 34. Rxa4 34... Qb5 {There is more tension on the Queen's-side now,  and White is getting stretched (principle of two weaknesses).} 35. Rd2 35... e5  $1 36. fxe5 Rxe5 37. Qa1 Qe8 38. dxe5 Rxd2 39. Rxa5 { White's pawn has  survived, and White is even a pawn up!  But White has allowed a monster Rook  on the seventh - Black has transformed a structural advantage into a dynamic  one.} 39... Qc6 40. Ra8+ Kh7 41. Qb1+ g6 42. Qf1 Qc5+ (42... Qxa8 {Wch30-Merano  } 43. Qxf7+ Kh8 44. Qf6+ Kg8 45. Qxg6+ Kh8) 43. Kh1 Qd5+) 2... Nf6 3. c4 e6 4.  Nc3 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Be2 dxc4 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. exd4 Bb4 (8... Be7) 9. O-O 9...  O-O {This position can arise from the Caro-Kann and Nimzo-Indian!} 10. a3 Bxc3  11. bxc3 11... Nd5 $6 {A good middlegame idea, but in the opening, you must  develop as quickly as you can.} (11... a6) (11... b6) (11... Qc7 $1 {idea ...e5  }) 12. Qc2 a6 (12... Na5 13. Bd3 h6 14. c4) (12... Qc7) (12... b6) 13. Bd3 g6 (  13... h6 {is much safer; you have given up the dark-squared Bishop, so you  will find it hard to control dark-squared holes.}) 14. Bh6 $1 14... Re8 15.  Rfe1 b5 16. h4 Nce7 17. Ne5 Bb7 18. h5 $1 {White is playing consistently to  tray and crash through on g6, but the defence is holding.} 18... f5 $6 {  blocks the diagonal but weakens both e6 and g6} (18... Nf5 $5 19. Bd2 f6 20.  Nf3 20... Nb6 {and Black is keeping White at bay.}) 19. hxg6 hxg6 (19... Nxg6  $5) 20. Bg5 Qc7 21. Rac1 Qa5 ({After} 21... Rac8 $1 {we looked at} 22. Bd2  22... Kg7 {when White is better but Black still has some ideas for counterplay.  }) 22. Qb3 Rac8 23. Bxe7 $1 23... Nxe7 $2 (23... Rxe7 $1 {  is better, but your King is still very exposed after} 24. Nxg6 Rec7 25. Rxe6  Rxc3 26. Rxc3 Rxc3 27. Qd1) 24. Qxe6+ Kf8 (24... Kh7 25. Qf7+ Kh6 26. Ng4+ $1  26... fxg4 27. Rxe7 $1 {mates}) 25. Qf7# 1-0

  [Event "Exeter Juniors vs Tiverton"]  [Site "?"]  [Date "2013.01.16"]  [Round "1"]  [White "Whittington, Reece"]  [Black "Annetts, Ivor"]  [Result "1/2-1/2"]  [ECO "D52"]  [PlyCount "90"]  {White was struggling after finding a clever idea in the opening, as it led to  all White's active pieces disappearing.  But Black couldn't make use of his  advantages and a draw was a fine result for the junior side on top board.} 1.  d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 6... dxc4 {Surprising: I  thought he was going for the Cambridge Springs.  Usually they wait for Bd3  before taking on c4.} 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 (8. Bb3 {  is also OK, thinking about Bc2 and Qd3}) 8... Bb7 9. a3 (9. O-O $1 9... b4 10.  Ne4 h6 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. Qc2) 9... a6 10. Qc2 10... c5 $1 11. dxc5 11... Bxc5 {  White has five pieces in play, Black four, and it's White's turn.} 12. Bxh7 $6  (12. e4 $1) 12... Rxh7 13. Qxh7 Nxh7 14. Bxd8 14... Rxd8 {Now White has four  pieces but only two in play.  Black has all of his five pieces in play.} 15. h4  Nhf6 16. h5 $6 {That pawn is hard to look after, so far away from home.} 16...  Ke7 17. b4 Bb6 18. Ke2 18... Rh8 $1 19. Rag1 (19. a4 $1 {  You need to get some pawns off fast.}) 19... Rxh5 20. Rxh5 Nxh5 21. g4 (21. a4)  21... Nhf6 22. g5 Ne4 23. Nxe4 Bxe4 24. Nd4 Bd5 25. f4 g6 26. Rc1 Bc4+ (26...  e5) 27. Kf2 27... Bxd4 {Black decides that creating an extra weakness on d4 is  worth giving up the Bishop pair.} 28. exd4 Kd6 29. Rh1 Ke7 30. Ke3 Bd5 31. Ra1  {Black needs a firm plan in time trouble, but dithers.} 31... Nb6 32. Kd2 Nc4+  33. Kc3 Nb6 (33... Nd6) 34. Kd2 Kd7 35. Kc3 Bb7 36. Kd3 Nd5 37. Rf1 a5 38. bxa5  38... b4 $5 39. Ra1 Ba6+ 40. Kc2 bxa3 41. Rxa3 Nxf4 42. Rb3 (42. Rf3 Ne2 43.  Rxf7+ Kd6 44. Ra7 Nxd4+ 45. Kd2 Bb5 46. Rg7) 42... Nd5 43. Rf3 Ke7 44. Kb3 Bb7  45. Rf2 Nc7 1/2-1/2

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Exeter Juniors 1-2 Sidmouth B

ByDrDave June 10, 2012October 17, 2026

A tale of three discoveries: a discovered attack proved the winning move in all three games.

Unmasked threats – discovered attacks and discovered checks – are the
most difficult threats to spot. You pay attention to the piece that
moves, but the threat comes from the piece behind.

I’ve attached a discovered attack training page – get your eye in! In 2010, the Devon U14 team lost an awful lot of points (or a lot of awful points) to discovered attacks, and the puzzles are all things that they missed.

{Some over-cautious play by Black gave White some chances early on, but it
fizzled out. White decided to save a pawn … but lost a Knight instead!
White then attacked very well and won the Exchange, leaving the balance Rook
against two minor pieces – about equal. But then Black sprang a deadly
discovery to win.}

  [Event "Exeter Juniors vs Sidmouth B"]  [Site "?"]  [Date "2012.05.25"]  [Round "?"]  [White "Frangleton, Elsa"]  [Black "Susevee, Gus"]  [Result "0-1"]  [ECO "C41"]  [PlyCount "66"]  1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 (3. d4) 3... h6 {Black is being  very safe, but that is very dangerous!  White's pieces might quickly overrun  an undeveloped position.} 4. O-O (4. d4 $1 {  If you're ahead in development, open lines.}) 4... Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. d4 exd4 7.  Nxd4 O-O 8. Bf4 Bd7 9. e5 {A bit early.} (9. Qf3) (9. Qe2) (9. Re1) 9... dxe5  10. Bxe5 c5 11. Nf3 Nc6 12. Bb5 (12. Bg3 {  I like to hang on to my Bishops - Knights are a bit short-sighted.}) 12... Nxe5  13. Nxe5 Bxb5 14. Nxb5 Qb6 15. Qe2 a6 16. a4 $4 {  Even if White is losing a pawn, that's better than losing a Knight.} (16. Na3  $1 16... Qxb2 $4 17. Nec4 $1 {discovers an attack on e7} 17... Qd4 18. Qxe7)  16... axb5 17. axb5 17... Rxa1 $1 {Of course, swap when you're ahead.} 18. Rxa1  Re8 19. Qc4 Rf8 20. Ng6 $1 20... Re8 21. Re1 {  White's three pieces are more active than Black's four!} 21... Qd8 22. h3 22...  Kh7 $2 23. Qxf7 23... Rf8 $2 {Black can't cope with the pressure!} (23... Bd6  $1 {is calm, and swaps off a pair of pieces.}) 24. Nxf8+ 24... Bxf8 {  White has done very well to get back into the game.} 25. h4 Qd2 26. Re6 Qc1+  27. Kh2 Qf4+ 28. g3 $4 (28. Kg1 28... Qc1+ {is a draw, if Black wants it.})  28... Ng4+ {A deadly discovered attack.} (28... Qxf2+ $1 {is faster!} 29. Kh1 (  29. Kh3 Qf1+ 30. Kh2 Ng4#) 29... Qf1+ 30. Kh2 Ng4#) 29. Kh3 Qxf7 30. Re4 $2  30... Nxf2+ 31. Kg2 Nxe4 32. g4 Qf2+ 33. Kh1 Ng3# 0-1

{White’s home-made system against the Dragon got into a bit of a muddle, and
once it started going wrong, White jumped from the frying pan to the fire to
the furnace…}

  [Event "Exeter Juniors vs Sidmouth B"]  [Site "?"]  [Date "2012.05.25"]  [Round "?"]  [White "Royle, James"]  [Black "Stone, Sebastian"]  [Result "0-1"]  [ECO "B27"]  [PlyCount "38"]  1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 (2. c3 {is a solid system, planning d2-d4}) (2.  Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 {is a more aggressive start.  White has a few ideas, depending  on where the Bf1 is going to go.}) 2... g6 3. c4 (3. d4 $1) 3... Bg7 {  The Bishop parks itself on the long diagonal, waiting for a chance to jump out.  } 4. d3 ({Last chance for} 4. d4 $1) 4... Nc6 5. Nc3 5... d6 {At this point,  White has a hole on d4 and no obvious way of opening a file for the Rooks.  In  a way, the Nf3 is better on e2, as then White could plan for f4-f5} 6. Qa4 Bd7  7. Qb3 Rb8 8. Bf4 Nf6 9. O-O-O O-O 10. d4 $2 {Right sort of idea, but it fails  to a common sort of trap in Dragon systems.  [White could have played this  push all in one go on move 3!]} 10... cxd4 11. Nxd4 $2 (11. Nd5) 11... Nxd4 12.  Rxd4 12... Nh5 $5 {With a discovered attack on d4.} (12... e5 $1 {is simpler!})  13. e5 $2 (13. Be3 {is better} 13... Bxd4 14. Bxd4 14... Qa5 $19) (13. Rxd6  exd6 14. Bxd6 {hopes to get two pawns for a piece, but} 14... Ba4 $1 {  is another awkward discovered attack}) 13... dxe5 $6 14. Qd1 $2 (14. Rxd7)  14... exd4 15. Bxb8 15... dxc3 {It seems as if White is only a piece down, but  in fact has no time to save the Bishop.} 16. Bxa7 $4 16... cxb2+ 17. Kb1 Bf5+  18. Bd3 Bxd3+ 19. Qxd3 Qxd3# 0-1

{In a line Black was unsure about, White got an advantage in space and
development, which was used to put pressure on the Queen’s-side. After a big
chance was missed by White, the game fizzled out into a standard French
better-for-Black endgame, and Black took the chances that came by.}

  [Event "Exeter Juniors vs Sidmouth B"]  [Site "?"]  [Date "2012.05.25"]  [Round "?"]  [White "Susevee, Greg"]  [Black "Whittington, Reece"]  [Result "0-1"]  [ECO "C11"]  [PlyCount "82"]  1. e4 e6 2.  d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 4... h6 {  Pick up a piece instead of a pawn when you can.} (4... Be7 {is better and safe}  ) (4... Bb4 $5 {is better and risky}) 5. Bxf6 Qxf6 6. e5 Qd8 7. Nf3 {White has  developed two pieces and has more space.  Black is solid, but it's not enough  to be solid.} (7. f4 $5 {White needs to think about opening lines for the  Rooks one day, and f4-f5 is the natural break.}) 7... Nc6 (7... c5 {This contra  dicts my rule about pieces before pawns!  But Black needs some counterplay  against the White centre.  If Black doesn't manage to set White any problems,  the only things going on will be White's extra space and development.  That  means White will be able to attack wherever and whenever they like!  Also, one  day Black needs to open a file (or half-open one) for the Rooks.  And in the  French, you can make a good start towards that by ...c7-c5.}) (7... Nd7 {  leaves the c-pawn free to move.}) 8. Be2 Bb4 9. O-O 9... Ne7 {Fidgety} 10. a3  Bxc3 11. bxc3 O-O 12. c4 $1 {Doing something about the weak pawns.} 12... Bd7  13. c3 13... c6 {So, Black is still immensely solid, but White is free to do  whatever they like.  All White's pieces have good prospects.} 14. Qb3 (14. c5 {  would make the Bd7 feel sorry for itself!}) 14... Rb8 15. cxd5 cxd5 (15... exd5  $1 {and the Bishop can breathe again.}) 16. c4 Bc6 (16... dxc4 $1 17. Bxc4  17... Bc6 $1 {  and the structure has become better for Black - White has a backward d-pawn.})  17. c5 $1 {White is using the extra space to become active on the Queen's-side  - normally that's Black's territory, but here Black is too passive to do much  on the Queen's-side.} 17... b6 18. Qc3 bxc5 19. Qxc5 Qc7 (19... Rb6) 20. Rab1  20... Rfe8 $6 21. Rfc1 $1 {  Most of White's pieces are better than most of Black's.} 21... Rxb1 22. Rxb1  22... Rc8 $2 {Inviting in the Bishop} 23. Ba6 $1 23... Rd8 $4 {  Logical, but Black's Queen is running out of squares.} 24. h3 $2 (24. Rb7 $3  $18) 24... Rd7 {  Black has organised a defence and swaps off White's active pieces.} 25. Bb5  Bxb5 26. Qxb5 Rd8 27. Qb7 Rc8 28. Qxc7 Rxc7 29. a4 Ng6 (29... f6 {  is the other pawn break in the French, and not a bad idea here.}) 30. g3 30...  Rc4 $1 {Endgames in the French are normally better for Black - those early  pawn advances by White mean that Black has some targets.} 31. a5 Ra4 32. Rb5  32... Ne7 {This poor Knight has struggled to do anything useful all game!} 33.  Rb7 Nc6 34. Rc7 34... Rc4 $1 35. Nd2 $1 35... Rc2 $1 {All very logical by both  sides, but the position has turned: Black is better here.} 36. Nb3 $2 36...  Nxd4 $1 {  A clever discovered attack - finally the Knight has found something to do!} 37.  Rxc2 Nxc2 38. Nc5 d4 39. Kf1 Nb4 40. Ke2 40... Nc6 $1 {  picking up a second pawn.} 41. a6 41... Nxe5 {and Black won a Pawn endgame.}  0-1

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News from our old website
ByDrDave September 1, 2026September 1, 2026
*************** Summer Break ****************

19 May
Rapid Ratings Risers for half term are Zayd (+95) and Seyi (+92).
Attendance stats for the season, out of a possible 31 sessions: Hugo 29, Benjamin 28, Robert 27, Malachi 26, Bethany 25, Josh V 25, . . . .

28 April
Welcome to new member Seyi.

20 – 22 March
Bovey Chess Weekend: –
- Adult Improvers
  Bethany scored 2/6.
- U12
  Robert scored 3/6.
- U10
  Zayd scored 4/6.
No prizes, but some good chess.

1 April
Welcome to new members Advaith and Mushin.

31 March
Rapid Ratings Risers for the second half of the term are Zak (+106), Robert (+93), Benjamin (+88), Vincent (+75).

20 – 22 March
East Devon Chess Congress for adults: –
- Major (U1900)
  Vincent scored 2½/5.
  Dan (past helper) scored 2½/5.
- U14 (U1650)
  Shreyas (past member) came 1st on 5/5, winning £180!
  Moaaz scored 3½/5.
  Yuan (past member) scored 3½/5.
  Zayd scored 1½/5.
Some great results against very strong adult opposition.

10 March
Welcome to new member Taania.

8 March
DJCA Open Spring Tournament: –
- U16/U18
  Dan (past helper) came 1st on 5½/6.
- U14
  Shreyas (past member) came 1st on 5/6.
  Yuan (past member) came 2nd on 4/6.
  Oscar H (past member) scored 3/6.
- U12
  Moaaz came 2nd on 4½/6.
  Robert scored 4/6.
  Mihir (past member) scored 3/6.
- U10
  Zayd scored 3/7.
- U8
  Josh V came 1st on 6/6.
  Hugo came 2nd= on 3/6.
Lots of good results against very strong adult opposition.

3 March
Welcome to new member Etienne.

24 February
Welcome to new member Moaaz.

15 February
Devon County Team Quickplay:-

As an indication of the strength of the teams in this event for adults, the field included grandmaster John Nunn and several top county players! Our team started as the lowest ranked in the competition but did exceptionally well to finish with 9.5 / 24 which placed them 14th out 0f 17.

There were some exceptional results: Vincent (Board 1 with 3/6) held a string of highly rated players to draws; Josh H (Board 2 with 2/6) beat a 1675 rated player; Bethany (Board 3 with 2/6) and Robert (Board 4 with 2.5/6) both gained wins against higher rated opponents. Very well done!

Thanks to Rob Scott who was in charge of the team and also congratulations for winning the individual event in the morning!!

10 February
Rapid Ratings Risers for the first half of the term are Hugo (+201), Joe (+99), Mokshith (+97) and Zayd(+96).

1 February
Torquay Boys Grammar School Junior Open: –
- U14
  Shreyas (past member) came 1st on 4½/5.
  Yuan (past member) came 4th on 3½/5.
- U12
  Bethany scored 3½/5.
  Robert scored 2½/5.
- U10
  Hugo came 3rd on 5/7.
Well done to all – nobody scored less than half points!

**************** Happy New Year 2026! ****************

16 December
Rapid Ratings Risers for the second half of the term are Matthew (+110), Malachi (+103) and Robert (+98).

2 December
Welcome to new members Fraser, O.J. and Zac.

29 November
DJCA Devon Championships: –
- U18
  Dan (helper before half term) came 2nd on 5/6.
  U15
- Shreyas (past member) came =1st on 4½/6.
  Yuan (past member) came 4th on 4/6.
- U13
  Bethany scored 3½/6.
- U11
  Robert came 4th on 4/6.
- U9
  Zayd came 4th on 3/6.
  Hugo scored3/6.
  Josh V scored 3/6.
Lots of good wins and nobody scored less than half points!

18 November
Welcome back to past member Mokshith.

11 November
Welcome to new members Isaac, James and Peter.

21 October
Rapid Ratings Risers for the first half of the term are Robert (+208 amazing), Malachi (+106), Josh V (+105), Ty (+105), Benjamin (+100), Zayd (+92) and Craig(+91).
Lots of improvement shown.

Benjamin and Josh V came to the club for all 7 sessions so far this season!

14 October
Welcome to new member Matthew.

7 October
Welcome to new member Ty.

5 October
DJCA Riviera Tournament great results all round: –
- U14
  Shreyas (past member) came 1st on 6/6. Yay!
  Yuan (past member) came 3rd on 4/6.
- U12
  Bethany came 3rd on 4/6.
  Robert scored 3/6.
- U8/U10
  Josh V came 2nd on 5½/7, beating the winner in the first round!
  Zayd came 4th on 4½/7.
  Hugo scored3½/7 beating Josh, the only game he lost!.
Well played to all.

30 September
Welcome to new members  Rowan and Zachary.

23 September
Welcome to new member  Eric.

16 September
Welcome to new member  Luca.

9 September
Happy new chess season!
Welcome to new members Benjamin, Thomas and Zayd.

*************** Summer Break ****************

20 May
Rapid Ratings Risers for the summer half of the term are Leo (+225 tremendous), Josh V (+93), Blake (+77), Joe (+73), Craig (+66), and Rosa (+62). A great end to the season!
Attendance stats for the season, out of a possible 31 sessions: Josh H 29, Josh V 28, Blake 27, Hugo 27, Jack 27, Craig 26, Joe 26, Bethany 25 . . . .

6 May
Welcome to new members  Henry, Malachi and Robert.

29 April
Welcome to new member  Oliver.

22 April
Welcome to new members  Noah, Jacob S and Ted.

6 April
Bovey Tracey DJCA: –
- U8+U10 Combined
  Josh V was 1st in the U8’s with 4½ / 7
  Hugo was =2nd in the U8’s with 4 / 7
- U12
  Bethany scored 3 / 6.
5 April
Bovey Tracey Quickplay: – In this competition for adults, Yuan was the best U14.

1 April
Rapid Ratings Risers for the second half of the term are Craig (+149), Blake (+148), Louie (+87), Hugo (+85), Vincent (+74). Well done to all!

25 March
Welcome to new member Leo.

23 March
East Devon Chess Congress for adults: –
- Major U1900
  Vincent entered this event which was ranked much higher than his rating and did really well to hold his own scoring 2½ / 5.
- Minor U1650
  Shreyas (past member) fnished joint 2nd with a score of 3½ / 5. That also made him the winner of the Devon Winter-Wood Trophy (Minor section). Congratulaions!
  In his first serious competition, Craig won his first game against a player who finished joint 2nd, and he also won his second game. That put him on the top table where he was beaten by the eventual winner. He then lost to Shreyas and another high rated player to finish on 2 / 5, but that was a great weekend for him.
4 March
Welcome to new member Olivia.

26 February
DJCA Open Spring Tournament : –
- U14
  Yuan was the winner with 4½ / 6. Congratulations!
- U12
  Bethany scored 4 / 7 – the same as 3rd place.
- U8
  Josh V scored 3 / 7 finishing 3rd. Well done.
16 February
DCCA Team Quickplay: –
Our team of Josh H, Yuan, Craig, Bethany were the lowest rated in this adult competition, so a tough challenge was ahead! However, we avoided the wooden spoon – yay! We scored 8 points, ahead of a Seaton team who scored 7. Well done the EJCC team, with lots of valuable experience gained.

11 February
Rapid Ratings Risers for the first half of the term are Josh V (+123), Archie (+96), Hugo (+90), Craig (+73). Good stuff!

9 February
Torquay Boys Grammar Open : –
- U14
  On a tie break, Shreyas (past member) came 2nd and Yuan came 4th, both with a score of 4 / 5.
- U12
  Bethany earned an Achievement Certificate with a score of 3 / 6.
- U10
  Blake earned an Achievement certificate with a score of 3½ / 6.
  Hugo and Josh V both scored 2½ / 6, a good performance in a section where they were by far the youngest.
4 February
Welcome to new member  Rosa.

21 January
Welcome to new member  Jacob.

7 January
Welcome to new member  Georgi.

**************** Happy New Year 2025! ****************

17 December
Rapid Ratings Risers for the second half of the term are Hugo (+132), Blake (+126), Josh V (+88), Joe (+82), Yuan (+79). Well done to all !

7 December
DJCA Devon Championships lots of great results on a very windy day! : –
- U13
  Yuan came 2nd with a score of 4½ / 6.
- U11
  Bethany came 2nd with a score of 5 / 6. She was also the best girl.
  Blake scored a very creditable 2½/6.
- U9
  Josh V came 1st with a score of 5/6.
  Hugo scored a praiseworthy 3½/6.
Congratulations also to Suhayl (former member from a few years ago) who is now the U18 Champion, winning all 6 games!

3 December
Welcome to new member  Branwen.

19 November
Welcome to new member  Jayden.

12 November
Welcome to new member  Sam J.

22 October
Rapid Ratings Risers for the first half of the term are Josh V with a huge increase of 200+ since joining the club as our yougest ever member, Vincent (+140), Craig (+113) and Josh H (+98). Very well done!
Welcome to new member  William.

6 October
DJCA Riviera Tournament good results all round: –
- U16/18
  Vincent came 3rd on 4/6.
- U14
  Shreyas (past member) came 3rd on 4/6 on a tie break.
  Yuan also scored 4/6.
- U10
  Blake scored 3/6, missing a top 4 place by just half a point, only losing to the top two players. .
- U8
  Josh V came 2nd on 3/6.
24 September
Welcome to new members Hugo and Joe.

10 September
Welcome back to existing members as well as welcoming 6 new members – Craig, Ethan, Josh C, Josh M, Josh V, Kat.

**************** Summer Break ****************

August/September
Vincent played in the 2nd Riviera Congress for adults in Torquay. Despite being one of the lowest rated players, he scored 2½/5 which included a victory against a player rated 1746. Great stuff!

July/August
Those of you who remember our ex member Pengxiao will be interested to know that he won 4 prizes in the British Championsips in Hull. He was =3rd in the main U14 Championship; 1st in the U14 Rapidplay; 1st in the U14 Blitz; =3rd in the Thursday Blitz in a group including the South West’s Grandmaster Keith Arkell. Something for you to all aim at in the future . . .

**************** Summer Break ****************

21 May
The Rapid Ratings Risers for the summer half of term are Josh (+120), Bethany (+87) and Louie (+86). Well done!
Welcome to new members Sam B and Silby.
Attendance stats for the season, out of a possible 32 sessions: Nelabh 31, Bethany 28, Ruru 28, Vincent 26, Oscar L 24, Shreyas 21, . . . .

6 April
Shreyas, Yuan, Josh, Mihir & Bethany represented our club in the Devon Team Quickplay for adults.
There were a total of 12 teams – from around Devon, and also from Bristol and Southampton! The opposition was much stronger than our team who were outranked by an average of 530 rating points in each game. However, they all played well, making their opponents work really hard, and scored 5 points. Shreyas played an International Master!
Many thanks to Rob for organising out team.

26 March
Vincent (+121) and Bethany (+108) are the Rapid Ratings Risers for the second half of Spring Term 2024.
Also rising significantly were Kenji, Kieran, Mihir, Neelabh.

24 March
Bovey Tracey Chess Weekend.
- U12:
  Shreyas came 2nd with a score of 5/6 – well done!
  Yuan came 3rd with a score of 4/6 – also good!
- U10:
  Bethany scored a cfreditable 3/6.
19 March
Welcome to new members Luca B and Joseph.

12 March
A record club attendance of 17 !!
Welcome to new members Leo, Louie and Mokshith.

10 March
More success for our ex member Pengxiao! He was joint runner up in the inaugural Wells Chess Congress Open Section, for adults. The event was won by Devon’s Grandmaster Keith Arkell scoring 4½ / 5.
Pengxiao, Year 8, finished a close second on 4 / 5, including a victory over an International Master!
Many congratulations!

5 March
Welcome to new member Jack.

3 March
5th Simon Bartlett Memorial Chess Congress for adults.
- Open: Ex member Pengxiao scored 2½ / 5.
- Intermediate U1750: On a score of 2½ / 5 Vincent was undefeated! Well done.
- Minor U1600: Ex member Suhayl was =1st with a score of 4 / 5. A great performance!
27 February
Welcome to new member Blake.

13 February
Josh and Kenji are the Rapid Ratings Risers for the first half of Spring Term 2024. Since joining in January, they are both ascending very fast in the rankings!

4 February
6th Torquay Boys’ Grammar School Junior Open – here are our highlights . . .
- U12’s :
  1st= Shreyas & Yuan, each scoring 5 / 6 – congratulations!
- U10’s :
  Well done to Bethany & Mihir who came 3rd=, scoring 4 / 7.
30 January
Welcome to new member Rico.

16 January
A record attendance of 16!
Welcome to new members Phoebe and Jonah.

13 January
Vincent, Shreyas & Oscar L. represented the Devon U14 Team on boards 5, 6, 7 in Chepstow, against other counties.
The team came 3rd out of 7, and they scored 2, 2, 2½ respectively out of 3. Well done!

9 January
Welcome to new member Josh.

2 January
Welcome to new member Kenji and to guest visitor Zara.

**************** Happy New Year 2024! ****************

12 December
Rapid Ratings Risers for the second half of term are Yuan with +151 and Bethany with +81. Well done!
A big pat on the back for Neelabh who was the only member to attend all 13 club sessions since the re-start in September! Another 4 members played 12/13 and 2 more 11/13.
Welcome to new member Sam.

2 December
DJCA Devon Individual Championships – here are our highlights . . .
- U13’s :
  1st Shreyas scoring 5½ / 6 – congratulations on becoming champion!
  2nd Vincent scoring 5 / 6 – a close runner up.
  High achievers : Yuan 4 / 6 and Mirza 3 / 6
- U18’s:
  1st Pengxiao scoring 5½ / 6 – congratulations to our ex member on becoming champion!
  High achiever Suhayl 3 / 6 – another ex member.
Full details can be see on the DJCA site.

21 November
Welcome to new member Oscar H.

31 October
Welcome to new member Mirza.

17 October
Rapid Ratings Risers for the first half of term are Vincent with +211, Yuan with +111, Mihir +75 and Flynn with +72. Well done all.

15 October
Most of the club’s regular players turned out to play in theDJCA Riviera Tournament in Brixham! Here are the results: –
- U14 section: Oscar scored 4 / 6.
- U12 section: Yuan came joint first with 4 / 6 – congratulations! Shreyas and Flynn both scored 3 / 6.
  ( Vincent played in this section, despite being over age, but could not have done better with 6 / 6! )
- U10 section: Mihir came first with 6 / 7 and Ruru came second with 5½ / 7 – congratulations to both!
See DJCA site for full details of results.

12 September 2023
First club night of the new chess season! Welcome back to players from last season and welcome to new members Neelabh and Ruru.

**************** Summer Break ****************

Vincent entered the adult Riviera Congress in Torquay in September. He played in the U1700 section, way above his club rating, and had 2 wins, a draw and only one lost. Great!

Pengxiao successes: –
- Second in the British U14 Championships, in Leicester, in July – unbeaten on 6/7. He could have entered the U12 event!
- First in the UK Chess Challenge U12 Online Gigafinal. So, he has qualified for the Terafinal at Blenheim Palace in October.
- Represented England in the U12 Stokes Cup, against Scotland, Ireland & Wales. He won all of the games that he played.
**************** Summer Break ****************

23 May
Last club of the season
Welcome to new member Yuan.

2 May
Welcome to new members Zico and Luca.

25 April
Rapid Ratings Risers for April are Bethany with +71 (try not to let it drop again) and Conrad with +56 (two months in a row!).

22 April
Congratulations to Mihir who was joint winner of the Exeter District Cubs Chess Tournament and holds a huge wooden trophy!

14-16 April
The East Devon Chess Congress for adults was held at the Corn Exchange in Exeter at the weekend – 5 games lasting up to 4 hours each!
Congratulations to a couple of former EJCC members:
- Major U1900 Reece was joint winner with a score of 4½/5.
- Minor U1650 Suhayl won a rating prize (1550-1400) with a score of 3/5.
28 March
Rapid Ratings Risers for March are Archie with +141 and Conrad with 109. Huge jumps!
Welcome to new member Logan.

21 March
Welcome to new member Flynn.

28 February
Rapid Ratings Riser for February is Tejas with +50. Well done.
Welcome to new members Amy and Vincent.

25 February
DJCA Open Spring Tournament 2023 at Teign School, Kingsteignton results:
- U15 Tejas 3/6
- U13 3rd= Oscar 4/6
- U11 3rd Shreyas 4½/6, and Kieran 4/6
- U9 2nd Archie 5/6, and 3rd Mihir 4/6
In the Devon Team Quickplay event for adults, Pengxiao represented Exeter Chess Club in one of their teams. Also, in the morning Individual Blitz competition (including Grandmaster John Nunn!) he won the U2000 rating prize with 4/7!
Congratulations and well played to all.

21 February
Welcome to new members Archie and Kieran.

7 February
Welcome to new member Conrad.

31 January
Rapid Ratings Risers for January are Oscar L with +86 and Mihir with +70. Congratulations!

15 January
More success for Pengxiao! in the Somerset Chess Congress for adults, he came first with a scored 4½ / 5 in the Intermediate Section for 32 players with ratings under 1787. He earned a cash prize! Congratulations.

3 January 2023
Welcome to new member Harry.
Well done to Pengxiao for his super performance in the London Junior Chess Championships U12 Major. This was an invitational event with 60 competitors playing 3 games on each of 3 days. Pengxiao came joint 3rd with a score of 6½ / 9, only one point behind the winner.

**************** Happy New Year 2023! ****************

13 December
Bethany is the Rapid Ratings Riser for December with +80. Congratulations!

3 December
Devon Individual Championships: –
Congratulations to Shreyas who became Devon U11 Champion with 6 wins out of 6 games!
U13 section: Oscar L scored 3½ / 6 and  Tim scored 3 / 6
U15 section:  Tejas scored 4 / 6
U18 section: Suhayl (member before Covid) scored 2½ / 6
See DJCA site for full details of results.

29 November
3 new members joined the club – welcome to Pablo, Oliver and Bethany. The attendance is growing – 12 this week.
Rapid Ratings Risers for November are Oscar L with +158 and Mihir with +138. Well done!

22 November
2 more members joined the club for the season, one returning from before Covid and one new to the area. Welcome Oscar W. and Quinlin.
N.B. Blue rain jacket left behind – can be collected at the club next week.

20 November
Congratulations to Finn for coming second in the Under 8 section of the DJCA Novice Tournament 2022 B (East Devon).

15 November
Observation from this week’s club: After your opponent makes a move, don’t just press on with your plan without spending a while looking at it to see what they are trying to do. Maybe they are threatening you? Maybe they have blundered and put a piece in a position where you can capture it – this happened twice whilst I was watching, once a Queen and once a Rook!!

8 November
A couple of experienced members played some speed chess games using a chess clock this week. Speed chess is fun, but it does not improve your chess skill. You need thinking time to look for the best move in any given position.

1 November
Sadly, 14 players have not returned to the club after the two and a half year Covid break. I have archived them on my database system, but it would be very easy to re-activate them!  Hopefully, some will return before Christmas . . .

28 October
Congratulations to Shreyas for being the Rapid Ratings Riser for October, with +56 points!

25 October
A commendation goes to Oscar for being the only player to turn up to the club in the half term holiday!

18 October
Congratulations to Dr.Dave who won the Exeter Chess Club Bubble Blitz tournament. Yay!

17 October
Pengxiao Successes: –
- In the English Closed U12 tournament on 1^st & 2^nd October, Pengxiao had 3 wins and 2 draws giving him a score of 4/5 in a field of 22 players. This was the joint top score and he was the winner on a tie break!
- He also reached the UK Chess Challenge U12 Terafinal held at Blenheim Palace on 16^th & 17^th October with only 11 other UK players. He had a tough time in that event but did really well to get there.
20 September 2022

Exeter Junior Chess Club is up and running again, after the Covid break – hooray! Tell your friends that we are back . . .It’s been great to see previous members Tim, Shreyas, Tejas and Pengxiao again, and also to meet some new members. Hopefully the number of players each week will grow, as old members and new players hear about us.

The major change to the club is that we have moved to Tuesdays, and we now have to charge a small fee – see Membership for details.

Another change is that player grades have gone and been replaced by ratings. These internal ratings run in the same way as the ECF rating system. Limited highlights will be published here after they settle down.

News

Our first match

ByDrDave December 11, 2008October 17, 2026

Our First Match

Well, ouch! We lost four-nil, but I hope you thought that, however
big and strong they were, they weren’t that much better than us, and
they didn’t do anything very special to beat us. (Is that a good
thing?) But I was very pleased and proud with how well you
played, how well you fought, and how well you concentrated. It
wouldn’t have needed much luck for us to come away with 2-2.
They’re just tall, that’s all…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=di1-bB1w4wM

In the end, we fell
for a few simple tactics and there were a couple of chances that we
missed, and that all comes with time and practice.
The best books to start to practice spotting tactics are the blue one I
wrote with Tim ([b]Chess Puzzles in One
Move[/b]) and a yellow book by Tony Gillam, [b]Simple Chess Tactics[/b]. If you think
those are too easy, try the website http://chess.emrald.net/

These will help, but the main thing is to [b]think for both sides[/b]. There’s
no point in spotting all the ideas for your side, but ignoring what
your opponent can do to you. Check each check and each
capture on every move.

Also, we do need some better openings to put pressure on our
opponents. I have written a little guide that I think I’ve given to all
the team players, but everyone can have a copy
[url=/chessx/ftp/JuniorRepertoire.pdf]PDF[/url]
if they like. The idea is
to play the Scotch Gambit against 1…e5 and to go for IQP positions
against everything else.

[blockquote]
“[em]There are no hopeless positions; there are only inferior positions
that can be saved.

There are no drawn positions; there are only equal ones in which you
can play for a win.

But at the same time, don’t forget that there is no such thing as a won
position in which it is impossible to lose.[/em]”

— Grigory SANAKOEV
[blockquote]
“[em]Playing safe is too dangerous[/em]” — Dr.Dave.

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   [Event "EJCC vs. Newton Abbot"]  [Site "Palm Handheld"]  [Date "2009.12.11"]  [Round "1"]  [White "Batten, Adam"]  [Black "Billings, Alex"]  [Result "0-1"]  [ECO "B10"]  [PlyCount "50"]   {You never really got going in the opening and then fell for a a couple of  one-movers... Grim!  But I don't think Black did anything very brilliant, it  was just that Black didn't have any problems to solve.  So, as well as trying  to spot your opponent's threats before they happen, you could also learn a  couple of lines to put pressure on the Black game.} 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 {  That's the best second move against 1...e5, but not here.} ({I recommend} 2. d4  2... d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 (4. Bd3)) 2... d5 3. exd5 (3. Nc3 {  sets a positional trap:} 3... dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bg4 (4... Bf5 $2 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6  7. Ne5 Bh7 8. Qh5 g6 9. Bc4 e6 10. Qf3)) 3... cxd5 4. d4 Bg4 5. Be2 Nc6 6. Nc3  $6 6... e6 7. a3 7... Qb6 $1 8. Qd3 (8. Na4 Qa5+ 9. c3 9... Rc8 {  doesn't look great for White, but is better than what happened.}) 8... Bxf3 9.  Bxf3 Qxd4 10. Qxd4 Nxd4 11. Bd1 Nf6 12. Be3 12... Nc6 {#} 13. O-O $2 {Oops.}  13... d4 {Did you see this one coming?} 14. Nb5 {  Could have been worse without this move!} 14... dxe3 15. Nc7+ Kd7 16. Nxa8  16... exf2+ {#} 17. Rxf2 $2 {  Ouch, another simple oversight, and that makes it a whole piece.} 17... Bc5 18.  Bf3 Bxf2+ 19. Kxf2 Rxa8 20. Rd1+ Kc7 21. Rd3 Rd8 22. Rxd8 Kxd8 23. b4 b5 24.  Be2 Kc7 25. c3 25... Kd6 {... and I couldn't follow the rest of the game, but  I don't think anything unusual happened.} 0-1   [Event "EJCC vs. Newton Abbot"]  [Site "Palm Handheld"]  [Date "2009.12.11"]  [Round "2"]  [White "Sugden, Freddie"]  [Black "Gabriel, Joe"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "C21"]  [PlyCount "93"]   {A good fighting game: defence is always a lot harder to play than attack, and  you did well to keep going.  In fact, you had an opportunity to go ahead, but  I think White bluffed you out of it.    (I know you used to play the Danish,  because you used to play it against me, but did you notice the way I often  used to defend against it?)} 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 {# The Danish Gambit.}  3... dxc3 (3... d5 {has for a long while been regarded as equal after} 4. exd5  Qxd5 5. cxd4 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Be2 Bb4+ 8. Nc3 8... Bxf3 $1 9. Bxf3 9... Qc4 $1  ({not} 9... Qxd4 $4 10. Bxc6+) 10. Qb3 Qxb3 11. axb3 {and now} 11... Nge7 {  is safe and} (11... Nxd4 $5 {is riskier})) (3... Ne7 {  is another idea I have just come across} 4. cxd4 4... d5 $1) 4. Bc4 Nc6 (4...  cxb2 5. Bxb2 d5 6. Bxd5 Nf6 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Qxd8 Bb4+ 9. Qd2 Bxd2+ 10. Nxd2 {  is also fairly level.}) 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Qb3 d5 7. exd5 Na5 8. Qb5+ 8... c6 {#} 9.  dxc6 bxc6 (9... Nxc6 {keeps the Knight in play; you never did take the Bishop.}  ) 10. Qa4 Bd7 (10... Nxc4 11. Qxc6+ Bd7 12. Qxc4) 11. Nxc3 {#} 11... a6 $2 {  I don't understand that one: get your pieces out and get castled!  But you're  allowed to take that big Bishop first.} (11... Nxc4 12. Qxc4 12... Be7 {  and the long-term chances might be Black's because of the Bishop pair.}) 12.  Ng5 Nd5 (12... Nxc4 {still looks best, that Knight is rubbish!}) 13. Bxd5 cxd5  14. Qd4 Be6 15. O-O (15. Qa4+ $1) 15... Nc6 16. Qe3 16... Qd7 {#} 17. Re1 (17.  Nxe6 fxe6 18. Re1 d4 19. Qxe6+ Qxe6 20. Rxe6+ 20... Kd7 {  also leads to trouble for White.}) 17... d4 18. Qh3 {#} 18... Kd8 {  You're always going to struggle now with that exposed King.} (18... dxc3 $1 {  had to be worth a try:} 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Rxe6+ Be7 21. Bg5 21... O-O $1) (  18... Be7 {looks right but} 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Na4 $1 {is awkward for Black})  19. Nxe6+ fxe6 20. Bg5+ Be7 21. Ne4 Kc7 (21... e5 $5) 22. Rac1 Bb4 23. Nc5 Bxc5  24. Rxc5 24... Kb6 {#} 25. Rxc6+ $1 {That's a very good move.} 25... Kxc6 26.  Rxe6+ Kc7 (26... Kc5) 27. Re7 Rad8 28. Rxd7+ Rxd7 29. Qd3 Re8 30. h3 Re1+ 31.  Kh2 Ra1 32. Qc4+ Kb6 33. Qe6+ Kc7 34. Bf4+ Kc8 35. Qxa6+ (35. Qe8+ $1) 35...  Kd8 36. Qa3 Ke8 37. Qb3 d3 38. Qg8+ (38. a4 {  is a reasonable way to go about winning}) 38... Ke7 39. Qxg7+ Ke8 40. Qg8+ Ke7  41. Qxh7+ Kd8 42. Be3 {I think there must have been a Queen move here.} 42...  d2 43. Bxd2 Rxd2 44. Qh4+ {  This pursuit of checks hoping for a blunder is not the right approach.} 44...  Kd7 45. Qg4+ Ke8 46. Qe6+ 46... Kf8 $2 (46... Kd8 {hangs on to the Rook}) 47.  Qh6+ 1-0   [Event "EJCC vs. Newton Abbot"]  [Site "Palm Handheld"]  [Date "2009.12.11"]  [Round "3"]  [White "Head, Sam"]  [Black "Kurek, Pawel"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "D02"]  [PlyCount "111"]   {I thought you played the first part of the game very well and at one point  you had the chance to get an advantage.  Sadly one mistake at move 21 meant  that the roof fell in, but I hope you feel that you did well - Sam has played  for Devon.  By the way, Pawel, I  think you should have been White!} 1. d4 d5  2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 {I don't like this opening for juniors; it's hard to put  pressure on the Black game just by shuffling the pieces.  Normally you need to  aim for c2-c4 or e2-e4.} 3... g6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Nbd2 Bg7 6. c4 {Better!} 6... O-O  7. Qb3 b6 8. Bd3 Nc6 9. Rc1 Na5 10. Qc3 10... Nb7 {I was a bit worried that  this Knight was going to get lost, but you made good sense of it.} 11. h3 Bxf3  12. Nxf3 12... c5 {# We now have that clash of pawns that I wanted.} 13. O-O  Rc8 14. Ne5 Nd6 15. Qb3 {#} 15... dxc4 (15... b5 $1 {puts pressure on c4:} 16.  dxc5 (16. cxb5 c4) 16... bxc4 17. Qb4 Nde4) 16. Nxc4 Nxc4 17. Rxc4 cxd4 18.  Rxd4 Nd7 19. Rc4 {#} 19... Rxc4 (19... Nc5 $1 {wins material.}) 20. Bxc4 e6 21.  Rd1 {# White's pieces look good but Black should be OK.} 21... Qe7 $2 {  After this, Black loses lots of material.} (21... Qc8 $1) 22. Bd6 $1 22... Qe8  23. Bxf8 Bxf8 24. Bb5 $1 24... Qc8 25. Bxd7 Qc7 26. Qc3 Qb8 27. Ba4 Bg7 28. Qc6  28... Bf8 {  And while the game went on for a lot longer, Black never really had a chance.}  29. Bb3 Kg7 30. Rd7 Qe8 31. Qxe6 Qxe6 32. Bxe6 Kh6 33. Rxf7 Bg7 34. b3 a5 35.  f4 b5 36. g4 g5 37. Kg2 Kg6 38. f5+ Kh6 39. Rb7 b4 40. Rb6 Be5 41. Bd5+ Kg7 42.  e4 h6 43. Kf3 Kh7 44. Ke3 Kg7 45. Kd3 Kh7 46. Kc4 Bc7 47. Rb7 a4 48. Rxc7+ Kh8  49. Bc6 axb3 50. axb3 h5 51. Kd5 hxg4 52. hxg4 Kg8 53. Ke6 Kf8 54. Bb5 Kg8 55.  Kf6 Kf8 56. Rc8# 1-0   [Event "EJCC vs. Newton Abbot"]  [Site "Palm Handheld"]  [Date "2009.12.11"]  [Round "4"]  [White "Woolcott, Edward"]  [Black "Frey, Adam"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "B06"]  [PlyCount "113"]   {After losing a piece in the opening, you fought back very well and got White  in a terrible pin.  By the time control you were right back in the game but  then sadly missed a trick.   Overall I thought you played a great game - but  how long did you spend over your moves?!} 1. e4 1... g6 {# The Modern Defence.  I don't like this opening for juniors: you get quite different structures from  game to game and it can be hard to get the hang of it.  Also, there are some  easy ways for White to set up the game, and some clockwork attacks against  your castled King, so I think it can be easier to play for White than for  Black.  (I think this also because I used to play it!)} 2. d4 d6 3. Nf3 Bg4 4.  Be3 Nc6 5. Bb5 {#} 5... Qd7 $2 (5... a6 $1) 6. d5 a6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Ba4 Bg7 9.  c3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 e5 11. O-O Ne7 12. Rd1 O-O 13. Bc5 Qc8 14. Be3 Qb7 15. b3 c5  16. Nd2 d5 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Bxc5 Rfd8 19. Rac1 (19. c4 $1) 19... f5 20. Qe2 e4  21. c4 $2 21... Nc3 22. Qe1 Nxd1 23. Rxd1 Bc3 24. Be3 Qb4 25. Bc6 Rab8 26. Bd5+  Kg7 27. Bf4 Rbc8 28. Qe3 c6 29. Be6 Ra8 30. c5 30... Rd3 $1 31. Qe2 31... Rad8  $1 {# Black is about equal here.} 32. Bc4 32... R3d4 $2 (32... Rxd2 33. Bxd2  33... Bxd2 {The opposite-coloured bishops are a drawing factor as a rule, but  if you get an attack going, your opponent won't find it easy to defend.}) 33.  Be5+ {Oops...} 33... Kf8 34. Bxd4 Rxd4 35. Nb1 Rxd1+ 36. Qxd1 Bd4 37. Bxa6 Qxc5  38. Kf1 e3 (38... Bxf2) 39. fxe3 Bxe3 40. Ke2 Bf2 41. Qd2 41... Be3 $2 42. Qxe3  Qc2+ 43. Nd2 Qxa2 44. Qc5+ Kg7 45. Qxc6 h5 46. Bc4 g5 47. Qd7+ Kh6 48. Qxf5 Qa8  49. Qf6+ Kh7 50. Bd3+ Kg8 51. Qxg5+ Kf8 52. Nc4 Qxg2+ 53. Qxg2 Ke8 54. Qg7 Kd8  55. Nb6 Ke8 56. Bg6+ Kd8 57. Qd7# 1-0

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Two puzzles in one
ByDrDave December 16, 2025October 19, 2026
Dr Dave dug out one of his favourite puzzles, which is actually two puzzles in one (White to play and checkmate Black quickly).
[Event "Sandbox: DrDaveExeter"] [Date "2026.08.31"] [White ""] [Black ""] [Result "*"] [FEN "k7/pp1K4/N7/8/8/8/8/7B w - - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"]
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But Dave, which way are the Black pawns going?

It doesn’t matter! It’s mate in three either way.

SOLUTIONS (select below to reveal)

a. bottom left = a1 : 1.Bc6 bxc6 2.Kc8 c5 3.Nc7#

b. bottom left = h8:
1. Kc6 b8=Q 2.Nc7+ Qxc7+ 3. Kxc7#
or 1…b8=N+ 2.Kc7+ Nc6 3.Bxc6#

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Exeter Juniors ½-3½ Tiverton Testosterones

ByDrDave May 2, 2012October 17, 2026

{A terrific scrap where both sides took and missed their chances. In the end
the struggle with the 32 pieces on the board was decided as much by the clock
as by the moves.}

  [Event "Exeter Juniors vs Tiverton"]  [Site "?"]  [Date "2012.05.02"]  [Round "1"]  [White "Knowles, John"]  [Black "Keat, Sam"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "D40"]  [PlyCount "106"]  1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. e3 {  No threat to Black's survival, of course, but solid enough.} 4... Nc6 5. Nc3  Nf6 6. Bd3 {An invitation to play an IQP game.} 6... Bd6 (6... cxd4 7. exd4  dxc4 8. Bxc4 8... Be7 {  unbalances the position, if Black wants to play that way instead.}) 7. O-O O-O  8. a3 8... Ng4 {A bit early, and a bit loose.} 9. cxd5 exd5 10. g3 (10. dxc5 $1  10... Bxc5 11. Nxd5 $1 {Exposes the looseness of Black's position.}) 10... Nf6  11. Qc2 g6 (11... c4 {grabs a bit of space} 12. Be2 Bh3 13. Re1 Re8) 12. Nb5 b6  (12... c4 13. Be2 13... Bf5 $1 14. Qd1 14... Be7 {  keeps the Bishop pair, with a small advantage.}) 13. Nxd6 Qxd6 14. Re1 Bg4 15.  dxc5 15... bxc5 {Black has the hanging pawns, and chances of attack; White has  chances of weakening the defences of the pawns.} 16. Nd2 Rfe8 17. b3 17... d4  $5 {Right idea, wrong timing.} (17... Ne5 $5) (17... Rad8 $5) (17... Rac8 $5)  18. f3 $6 (18. Nc4 $1) 18... Rxe3 $6 (18... Ne5 $1 {  is best, but not easy to see!} 19. fxg4 19... dxe3 $1 20. Rxe3 (20. Nc4 20...  Qxd3 $1) 20... Qd4 $1) 19. Rxe3 dxe3 20. Nc4 20... e2 $1 21. Bxe2 $4 (21. Bb2  $1 {was necessary, and wins a pawn}) 21... Qd4+ {  Not sure how far back saw this idea, but it wins.} 22. Kg2 22... Qxa1 {  Black will be fine if only the Queen can escape! But it can...} 23. Bb2 Qe1 24.  Bc3 (24. fxg4 Re8 25. Bd3 25... Nxg4 $19 {With a safe exchange plus for Black.}  26. Bc3 Qe6 27. h3 Qd5+ 28. Kg1 Nd4) 24... Bxf3+ $6 (24... Nd4 $1 {wins} 25.  Bxd4 Bf5 26. Bc3 (26. Qb2 cxd4) 26... Bxc2 27. Bxe1 Re8 28. Kf2 28... Bxb3 $19)  (24... Bf5 $2 25. Qb2) 25. Bxf3 25... Qe6 {  Black is still winning, but running very short of time.} 26. Qb2 Nd5 27. Bd2  Nd4 28. Bh6 Re8 29. b4 29... cxb4 $2 (29... Nf5 30. Bg5 cxb4 31. axb4) 30. Qxd4  Nf6 31. axb4 Re7 32. Bg5 Kg7 33. Bxf6+ Qxf6 34. Qxf6+ 34... Kxf6 {About equal.  If Black keeps the King and Rook on opposite coloured squares, there will be  no forks or pins.} 35. Kf2 Kg5 36. Ne3 f5 37. h4+ Kh6 38. Nd5 Re5 39. b5 g5 40.  hxg5+ Kxg5 41. b6 $6 {If White is trying to win, the swap should be avoided.}  41... axb6 42. Nxb6 h5 (42... f4 43. Nc4 (43. g4) 43... Rc5 $11) 43. Nc4 Re7 (  43... Rb5 $1) 44. Ne3 44... f4 $2 45. gxf4+ 45... Kxf4 $4 {Oops.} (45... Kg6 $1  ) 46. Nd5+ Kg5 47. Nxe7 h4 48. Kg2 Kf4 49. Bc6 Kg4 50. Bd7+ Kg5 51. Kh3 Kh5 52.  Nf5 Kg5 53. Nxh4 {KBNvK is a win, but is the hardest mate without pawns.  Black resigned here, with 40 seconds left, and White showed he knew how to  carry out the checkmate.} 53... Kf6 (53... Kf6 54. Kg4 Ke5 55. Kg5 Kd6 56. Be8  Ke5 57. Nf3+ Kd5 58. Kf5) 1-0

{White played an unknown system and got a bit lost. Trying to save a pawn,
White lost one piece and should have lost another. The position settled down
with Black dominant, and White never really had a chance.}

  [Event "Exeter Juniors vs Tiverton"]  [Site "?"]  [Date "2012.05.02"]  [Round "2"]  [White "Trott, Tomas"]  [Black "Thorpe-Tracey, Stephen"]  [Result "0-1"]  [ECO "B07"]  [PlyCount "52"]  1. d4 {  I've not seen you play this before.} 1... Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5.  e4 d6 6. Bf4 {Making it up as you go along?} 6... Nbd7 7. Nf3 7... c5 {  I expect Black has played these moves many times before.  I don't think anyone  has played White's system before!  After Bg2 they usually play Nge2 h3 and Be3,  keeping the long white diagonal free.} 8. e5 $2 {  The Nf6 can unmask an attack from the Bg7, so White loses at least one pawn.}  8... dxe5 9. Nxe5 cxd4 10. Nd5 $4 {Makes things much worse} 10... Nxd5 11. Nxf7  $2 11... Rxf7 (11... Kxf7 {is also winning} 12. Bxd5+ e6 13. Bg2) 12. Bxd5 e6 (  12... Qa5+ $1 {wins on the spot} 13. Bd2 Qxd5) 13. Bxe6 Qe8 14. Qe2 Nc5 15.  Bxf7+ 15... Qxf7 {White is not so far behind on material, but Black's pieces  completely dominate the game.} 16. O-O Bf5 17. Rfd1 Rd8 (17... Re8 $1) 18. c3  $6 18... d3 $1 19. Qe3 b6 20. f3 Qd5 21. g4 Bc8 22. Bg5 Rf8 23. Bf4 Ba6 24. a3  24... Ne6 $1 25. Bg3 Rxf3 26. Qd2 26... Ng5 {White lost on time.} 0-1

{Black wins a pawn but misses a discovery to lose a piece. Black keeps going
and eventually finds a perpetual check.}

  [Event "Exeter Juniors vs Tiverton"]  [Site "?"]  [Date "2012.05.02"]  [Round "3"]  [White "Reardon, John"]  [Black "Whittington, Reece"]  [Result "1/2-1/2"]  [ECO "C01"]  [PlyCount "113"]  1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3  c5 5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. c3 Nf6 8. O-O Bg4 9. Re1+ Ne7 10. Nbd2 Qb6 11.  Rf1 O-O 12. b4 Bd6 13. Be2 $2 13... Qc7 $1 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Nxf3 15... Qxc3 {  Black has won a pawn.} 16. Bd2 Qc7 17. Rc1 Qd7 18. a3 Rfe8 19. Bc3 Ne4 20. Bb2  Rac8 21. Qd4 Nf6 (21... Nf5 22. Qxa7 22... Neg3 $1) 22. Rfe1 Nc6 23. Qd2 23...  Qd8 $2 (23... Ne4 $1) ({During the game I got interested in} 23... Be5 $2 {but}  24. Rxc6 $1) 24. b5 (24. Bxf6 $1 {wins back the pawn} 24... gxf6 (24... Qxf6  25. Qxd5) 25. Rcd1) 24... Ne7 (24... Ne4) 25. a4 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 26... Nh5 $2 {  That's a dodgy move!  The Knight moves towards the edge and is undefended and  is in the line of the Be2.  Yes, it does threaten ...Bf4,but} (26... Ng6 $1 {  Makes the same threat with good move.} 27. Bxf6 27... Qxf6 $1 28. Qxd5 $4 28...  Nf4 $1) 27. Be5 {White spots the threat.} 27... Bxe5 28. Nxe5 28... f6 $4 29.  Nd3 $2 {But why is White happy to block the Queen?} (29. Bxh5 $1 29... g6 (  29... fxe5 30. Bxe8 {with the Exchange for White}) 30. Ng4 Qd6 31. Nh6+ Kg7 32.  Bf3 {with an extra piece for White}) 29... Ng6 $4 30. Bxh5 $1 {That's why!}  30... Re7 31. Bxg6 hxg6 32. Nf4 g5 33. Ne2 b6 34. Nd4 Rc7 35. Rxc7 Qxc7 36. Nc6  Qd7 37. Qe3 Kf7 38. Qe2 d4 39. Qc4+ Kf8 40. Nxd4 g4 41. Ne6+ Ke7 42. Nxg7 gxh3  43. Qe4+ Kf7 44. Nf5 hxg2 45. Kxg2 45... Qe6 $4 46. Qb7+ $4 (46. Qxe6+ Kxe6 47.  Ne3 Kd6 48. f4 Kc5 49. Kf3 Kb4 50. Nd5+ Kxa4 51. Nc7 Kb4 52. Ke4 Kc5 53. Kf5  Kd6 54. Na6 Ke7 55. Nb4) 46... Kf8 47. Qg7+ Ke8 48. Qh7 48... Qe4+ {Draw?} 49.  Kg3 Qe5+ 50. f4 Qe1+ 51. Kg4 Qe2+ 52. Kg3 Qe1+ 53. Kf3 Qf1+ 54. Ke4 Qg2+ 55.  Ke3 Qg1+ 56. Ke4 Qg2+ 57. Kd4 1/2-1/2

{White started very well but the position became blocked and difficult.
Trying to get something going, you played a poor move, and things then went
from bad to worse.}

  [Event "Exeter Juniors vs Tiverton"]  [Site "?"]  [Date "2012.05.02"]  [Round "4"]  [White "Trott, Becky"]  [Black "Brinkley, Alan"]  [Result "0-1"]  [ECO "C30"]  [PlyCount "67"]  1. e4 e5 2. f4 d6 3. Nf3 exf4 4. d4 Be7 5. Bxf4 Nf6 6. Nc3  O-O 7. Bc4 7... c6 {White has a dream of a position, but how to make use of  it? The answer has to be: complete development, then look for a breakthrough.}  8. d5 $6 {You have a Bishop on c4, but this spoils its view of f7.  Really,  you want to keep the position open, so your better pieces can make use of the  open lines.} 8... c5 (8... b5 $5) 9. Qd3 Nh5 10. g3 (10. Be3 $1 {  keeps the Bishop pair.}) 10... Bg4 11. O-O-O Nd7 12. h4 (12. h3) 12... Re8 13.  Rd2 Bf8 14. Re1 f6 15. Bb5 15... a6 $1 16. Bxd7 Qxd7 17. e5 $2 {This is the  right sort of idea but is bad right now. With your pawn still on d4, it's much  better.} 17... Qf5 $2 (17... fxe5 $1) 18. Qe3 $4 (18. Qxf5 $1 18... Bxf5 19. e6  $1 {with a big plus for White.o}) 18... fxe5 {Netting the Bf4.} 19. Ne4 $2  19... exf4 20. gxf4 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Nf6 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. Rxe8 Rxe8 24. Qh5 $2  24... Re1+ 25. Rd1 25... Rxd1+ $4 (25... Qxf4+ $1 26. Kb1 26... Qd2 $1 $19) 26.  Qxd1 Qxf4+ 27. Qd2 $4 {  Whatever hopes White has left, they must involve the Queen.} 27... Qxd2+ 28.  Kxd2 h5 29. a4 Kf7 30. Kd3 Kf6 31. Ke4 Be7 32. Kf4 g6 33. Kg3 Ke5 34. c4 {  There was a bit more of this, but I don't have the heart for it!} 0-1

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