Saturday, 22 July 2023

Off the mark

 International Arbiter Lee Forace is organising a new round robin event in Canberra. With the support of Looking for Gamers (located at Kambah Village), the 10 player round robin has attracted a field of players rated between 1600 and 2300. The other point of interest is the international nature of the field, with 4 federations represented (Australia, Italy, Libya, and Papua New Guinea).

I'm seeded 5th in the event, and started the tournament with a win over Jordan Brown. He probably missed a couple of chances to equalise in the opening (and I did not play it as well as I should), but I was able to build up a space advantage. When he tried to activate his pieces, it created a couple of other weak points in his position, and I was able to win a piece after invading on c7. I was both pleased to start with a win, and the beat Jordan, who has been a difficult opponent for me recently (I lost the last time we played). The next round is in 2 weeks time, and I get to play Harry Press!



Press,Shaun - Brown,Jordan [A32]
LFG Invitational --- (1), 21.07.2023

Start positionPrevious MoveNext MoveEnd positionPlay movesStop playing
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. g3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Bg2 a6 7. O-O Bc5 8. Nb3 Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. e4 d6 11. Be3 Na5 12. Nd2 Nc6 13. Qe2 e5 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. cxd5 Nb8 16. Nb3 Bd7 17. Rfc1 Bb5 18. Qc2 Ba4 19. Qc7 Bxb3 20. Qxb7 Bxd5 21. exd5 Nd7 22. Rc7 Rb8 23. Qa7 Ra8 24. Rxd7 Rxa7 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Bxa7 Rc8 27. Be3 Rc2 28. Rb1 f5 29. Bf1 a5 30. Bd3 1-0

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