David Ian Calvert vs Peter D Lalic (2024)

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David Ian Calvert vs Peter D Lalic
Lauder Trophy, Surrey League (2024), Kingston CC, London ENG, Feb-05
Nimzo-Larsen Attack: General (A01) · 0-1

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Feb-07-24		PeterLalic: Calvert resigned an equal position, with approximately 30 minutes remaining. click for larger view White to move. Last: 32...Nxa2 I did not realise, until consulting a chess engine at home, that my knight was pinned! With only four minutes remaining and an increment of 10 seconds per move, I would have probably played 33.Rc2 Na3+. Excepting 32...Nxa2??, lichess.org assesses that I played with an accuracy of 98%, and my opponent 90%.

May-15-24		PeterLalic: https://kingstonchess.com/kingston-... Stephen Moss: "[...] so realistically Peter Lalić had to conjure up one of his mysterious wins from a level position on board 1 to win the match. How would the sorcerer do it? Board 1: Ian Calvert v Peter Lalić 1.b3 click for larger view Black to move. Last: 1.b3. The Nimzovich-Larsen attack, which can be a very potent weapon, though Peter will have had plenty of experience facing it, not least in the hands of his old adversary IM Peter Large. 1…d6 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.d4 e5 4.dxe5 dxe5 5.Qxd8+ Kxd8 click for larger view White to move. Last: 5...Kxd8. Peter has been going for an early exchange of queens in his games in recent months, and with great success. He is by now expert in queenless middlegames. 6.Nc3 Bd7 7.O-O-O Nh6 8.e3 f6 9.Bc4 Na5 10.Be6 Bd6 11.Bxd7 Kxd7 12.Nb5 Rhd8 13.Nf3 Nf7 14.Rd2 Kc6 15.Nxd6 Rxd6 16.Rhd1 b6 17.Ba3 Rxd2 18.Rxd2 Nb7 19.Ng1 a5 20.Ne2 b5 21.c3 Nfd6 22.Ng3 b4 23.cxb4 Nb5 24.Kb2 click for larger view Black to move. Last: 24.Kb2. This feels artificial, and the engine agrees, preferring 24.Rc2+ Kd5 25.Bb2 axb4 26.Nf5 Rxa2 27.Rd2+ Ke6 28.Nxg7+ Ke7 29.Kb1 Ra6 which it adjudges level. 24…a4 25.bxa4 (25.Nf5 axb3 26.Ne7+ Kb6 27.Nd5+ Kc6 (27…Ka6 28.Kxb3) 28.Ne7+) 25…Rxa4 26.Rd3 N7d6 The sorcerer is now winning. 27.Nh5 e4 28.Rb3 Nc4+ 29.Ka1 Nbxa3 30.Nxg7 Nc2+ 31.Kb1 Nxb4 32.Rc3 Nxa2?? click for larger view White to move. Last: 32...Nxa2. A rare instance of a blunder which loses a piece eliciting a resignation. Black has trapped his own knight and, with best play, White now has excellent drawing chances. Truly Peter is a master sorcerer! (32…Nxa2 33.Rc2 Kd5 34.Rxa2 Rxa2 35.Kxa2 Ne5 36.h3 Nd3 37.f3 c5 38.Nh5 f5 39.Kb3 exf3 40.gxf3 Ne1 41.Kc3 Nxf3) 0–1 Peter’s win put Kingston 3-2 up and we realised that even defeat on board 3 would mean us going through on board count. Jon Eckert fought to the end, but that was indeed the result, so by a hair’s breadth we are through to the final, where we will face last year’s winners Epsom, formidable opponents who have cracked the code of Lauder success. Can we construct another team capable of manufacturing a 3-3 “win”? All resignations in drawn positions will be gratefully accepted."

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