One in a row

The chess part of my 2 month holiday started this afternoon at the London Chess Classic Under 2050 event. This 5 round event is running alongside the LCC Open, and has attracted a field of around 50 players. I started in the top half of the field, but even then had to work for my point.
My game started well after my opponent missed a tactical trick out of the opening, forgetting that the f pawn was pinned after he castled. After swapping off some material my opponent then dropped a piece, but in return a trio of passed pawns looked menacing. Despite being downa rook he found some clever moves, but eventually I was able to win a pawn and swap queens, at which point he resigned.
It is always good to get a first win out of the way, but I suspect tomorrow I may have a much tougher opponent, as there were a number of draws between top half and bottom half players.


Press,Shaun - Patel,Rishi [C48]
London Chess Classic Under 2050, 12.12.2016

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bc5 5. O-O Qe7 6. d3 h6 7. Be3 Nd4 8. Bc4 d6 9. h3 a6 10. Bxd4 Bxd4 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Ne2 c5 13. Nf4 O-O 14. Ng6 Qd7 15. Nxf8 Kxf8 16. f4 d5 17. Bxd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Qxd5 19. Qf3 Qe6 20. a3 Qb6 21. b3 Bd7 22. Rae1 Bc6 23. Qf2 Qa5 24. a4 Qc3 25. g4 b5 26. axb5 axb5 27. Re2 Bd5 28. Qe1 Qb2 29. c4 Qxb3 30. cxd5 Qxd3 31. Kh2 b4 32. d6 Qb5 33. Re7 Qc6 34. d7 Ra2+ 35. Re2 Rxe2+ 36. Qxe2 Qxd7 37. Qc4 Qd6 38. Kg2 Qc6+ 39. Kg1 Qc7 40. Rc1 Qxf4 41. Qxc5+ Kg8 42. Qc8+ Kh7 43. Qf5+ Qxf5 44. gxf5 1-0