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Griffiths,R – McDonald,N

Griffiths,R (2354)
McDonald,N (2408)
Result: 0-1

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Date: March 1, 2020
Location: Daventry ENG
Tournament: 4NCL Div 1a 2019-20
Round:
Opening: A80 Dutch Defence, Raphael Variation
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Published on: March 9, 2020

[Event "4NCL Div 1a 2019-20"]
[Site "Daventry ENG"]
[Date "2020.03.01"]
[Round "2.27"]
[White "Griffiths,R"]
[Black "McDonald,N"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2354"]
[BlackElo "2408"]
[ECO "A80"]
[Opening "Dutch, 2.Bg5 variation"]
[WhiteTeam "Barbican 4NCL"]
[BlackTeam "Wood Green"]
[WhiteFideId "2502054"]
[BlackFideId "400629"]
[EventDate "2020.01.11"]

1. d4 f5 2. Bg5 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 fxe4 5. Nxe4 d5 6. Ng3 c5 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. dxc5 Qa5+ 9. c3 Qxc5 10. h4 Bg4 11. Be2 Nf6 12. Nd4 Nxd4 13. cxd4 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Qxd4 15. O-O O-O 16. Rad1 Qb6 17. h5 e6 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Rd3 Qa6 20. Rc1 Rac8 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Qe3 Kg7 24. Ra3 Qc6 25. Rxa7 Rc7 26. b4 Qc4 27. Ra8 Qg4 28. Ne2 d4 29. Qd3 Qf5 30. Ra3 Qxd3 31. Rxd3 e5 32. f3 Rc2 33. Ng3 Rxa2 34. Rb3 Bg5 35. Ne4 Be3+ 36. Kh2 b6 37. b5 Ra1 38. Nd6 Rc1 39. g3 Rc2+ 40. Kh3 Kf6 41. Kg4 Ke6 42. Ne4 Kd5 43. Rd3 Kc4 44. Rd1 Kxb5 45. f4 exf4 46. gxf4 Kc4 47. f5 gxf5+ 48. Kxf5 Rb2 49. Nf6 Rf2+ 50. Ke5 d3 51. Ne4 Bd4+ 52. Ke6 Re2 53. Kf5 Bc5 54. Ke5 Bb4 55. Rc1+ Rc2 56. Rh1 Bc3+ 57. Kf4 d2 58. Nf2 Rc1 59. Nd1 Bd4 60. Ke4 b5 0-1

FEN image of position

[Event "4NCL Div 1a 2019-20"]
[Site "Daventry ENG"]
[Date "2020.03.01"]
[Round "2.27"]
[White "Griffiths,R"]
[Black "McDonald,N"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2354"]
[BlackElo "2408"]
[ECO "A80"]
[Opening "Dutch, 2.Bg5 variation"]
[WhiteTeam "Barbican 4NCL"]
[BlackTeam "Wood Green"]
[WhiteFideId "2502054"]
[BlackFideId "400629"]
[EventDate "2020.01.11"]

1. d4 f5 2. Bg5 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 fxe4 5. Nxe4 d5 6. Ng3 c5 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. dxc5 Qa5+ 9. c3 Qxc5 10. h4 Bg4 11. Be2 Nf6 12. Nd4 Nxd4 13. cxd4 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Qxd4 15. O-O O-O 16. Rad1 Qb6 17. h5 e6 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Rd3 Qa6 20. Rc1 Rac8 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Qe3 Kg7 24. Ra3 Qc6 25. Rxa7 Rc7 26. b4 Qc4 27. Ra8 Qg4 28. Ne2 d4 29. Qd3 Qf5 30. Ra3 Qxd3 31. Rxd3 e5 32. f3 Rc2 33. Ng3 Rxa2 34. Rb3 Bg5 35. Ne4 Be3+ 36. Kh2 b6 37. b5 Ra1 38. Nd6 Rc1 39. g3 Rc2+ 40. Kh3 Kf6 41. Kg4 Ke6 42. Ne4 Kd5 43. Rd3 Kc4 44. Rd1 Kxb5 45. f4 exf4 46. gxf4 Kc4 47. f5 gxf5+ 48. Kxf5 Rb2 49. Nf6 Rf2+ 50. Ke5 d3 51. Ne4 Bd4+ 52. Ke6 Re2 53. Kf5 Bc5 54. Ke5 Bb4 55. Rc1+ Rc2 56. Rh1 Bc3+ 57. Kf4 d2 58. Nf2 Rc1 59. Nd1 Bd4 60. Ke4 b5 0-1

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