Interclub Highlights - Big Attacks

Alexei Kulashko "AK_NZ", Auckland Chess Centre vs Dylan Piwari "DylanPiwari", NZCF  1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.h3 O-O 6.Be3 c6 7.a4 a6 8.Be2 Nbd7 9.Nd2 b6 10.O-O Bb7 11.f4 e6 12.Nc4 d5 13.Nd6 Qc7 14.e5 Ne8 15.Nxb7 Qxb7 16.g4 c5 17.Bf3 cxd4 18.Bxd4 Nc7 19.Qe2 b5 20.axb5 Nxb5 21.Nxb5 axb5 22.b4 Rfc8 23.c3 Qc6 24.Qe3 Bf8 25.Be2 Be7 26.Bd3 Bd8 27.f5 Bb6 28.fxg6 hxg6 29.Qf4

Black has a chance to change the course of the game  29...Bxd4+? (29...Rxa1 30.Qxf7+ Kh8 31.Rxa1 ( or 31.Qxg6 Rxf1+ 32.Kxf1 Nf8! only move but wins, Knight on f8, never a mate ) 31...Qxc3! and Black should win ) 30.cxd4 f5? (30...Rxa1! looks risky, but is now essential to survival ) 31.exf6 Kf7 32.Qh6 Rg8 33.Qh7+ Kf8 34.Bxg6 1-0

Alan Ansell "anonyrat", New Plymouth Chess Club vs Nicolas Croad "SouthernChessPlayer", Wellington Chess Club  1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.f3 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 d5 7.cxd5 exd5 8.e3 c5 9.Bd3 b6 10.Ne2 Ba6 11.O-O Bxd3 12.Qxd3 Nc6 13.Ng3 Re8 14.Ra2 Qd7 15.Re2 h5 16.h4 Qc7 17.Nh1 Rad8 18.Qf5 cxd4 19.Qg5 d3 20.Ref2

Black is better, but White's sad knight will be huge in just two moves  20...Ne5 21.Ng3 Nc4 22.Nf5 g6 23.Qxf6 gxf5 24.Qg5+ Kf8 25.Qh6+ Ke7 26.Qxh5 Black still has a nominal extra pawn. Although his structure is a mess he can claim that his King has escaped immediate danger, the terrible knight on f5 has been exchanged and his forces are concentrated on the centre impressively  26...Qe5 27.e4 Rg8 28.exf5 Qg3? Black has no real target on the Kingside, and White takes over the centre with powerful effect  29.Re1+ Kd7 30.Qxf7+ Kc6 31.Qe6+ Rd6 32.Qe7 Kb5 33.Bg5 d2 34.Bxd2 Nxd2 35.Rxd2 Kc4 Trying to prevent c4 opening up all lines  36.Qe2+ Kb3 37.Rb2+ Kxa3 38.Ra1# Black's king never found the safety and peace it deserved 1-0