James Adair vs Paul Dargan (2011)

James Adair vs Paul Dargan
British Championships (2011) · Sicilian, Closed (B23) · 1-0

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Jul-30-11		MarkThornton: 11...d4!? is risky but may be playable. 13.f5! is a good move. 13...Qxf6 may be Black's best reply, and 13.....Qd5 14. Nf4 Qd4+ must also be better than 13...cxb2?!. 16...Qh4? was a blunder, though the refutation is not easy to spot, and Black was already in a difficult position.

Aug-03-11		perfidious: White had already demonstrated his tactical abilities in this first-round upset (J Adair vs R Palliser, 2011), so his finding 17.f6 isn't at all surprising.

Aug-03-11		Chessical: <13...cxb2?> instead <13...Qxf6> 14. bxc3 exf5 15. Ng3 g6 16. Re1+ Be7=

Aug-03-11		howlwolf: Perfidious, Thanks for your referal to Adair vs Palliser; that game was a real gem.

Aug-15-11		nutflush: Hmmm - not my finest hour and apparently Palliser has put the game in this month's ChessPub update .... was making this up from 7.d3 onwards. d4 pawn sac is fine - but you have to find Qxf6 with the idea of taking on b2... The Black queen gets trapped but White probably has to take a perpetual on the queen... not enough preparation!!

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