Spike, Author at Bedford Chess Club

Ramsey played in his first county first team match in the Open section of the EACU County Teams Championships yesterday and inflicted the first defeat of the year on Suffolk Captain and Former Norfolk Champion Stephen Ruthen (ECF 1884) who has been on good form (5 wins and 3 draws this year).

  [Event "EACU County Teams Championships"] [Site "Newmarket"] [Date "2023.02.26"] [Round "3"] [White "Diari, Ramsey"] [Black "Ruthen , Stephen"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C57"] [WhiteElo "1555"] [BlackElo "1894"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "2023.02.26"] [EventRounds "6"] [EventCountry "ENG"]   e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 b5 6. Bf1 Nd4 7. c3 Nxd5 8. Nxf7 (8. cxd4 Qxg5 9. Bxb5+ Kd8 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qf3 Rb8 12. dxe5 Ne3 13. Qh3 Qxg2+ 14. Qxg2 Nxg2 15. d4 Be7 16. Be2 Nh4) 8… Kxf7 9. cxd4 exd4 10. Qf3+ Nf6 Bxb5 (11. Qxa8 Bc5 (11… Qe8+ 12. Be2 d3 13. Qf3 dxe2 14. Nc3 Bc5 15. Nxe2 ) 12. Qc6) 11… Be6 12. Bc6 (12. O-O Rb8 13. Ba4 Bd5 14. Qe2 Bd6 15. d3) 12… Rb8 13. h3 Bd6 14. O-O Rf8 15. d3 Kg8 16. Nd2 Bf7 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Qf6 19. b3 Bg6 20. Qd5+ Kh8 21. Bg5 Qf5 22. Qxf5 Rxf5 23. Bh4 Rh5 24. Bg3 Rc5 25. Rac1 Bxd3 26. Bxd6 (26. Rxc5 Bxc5 27. Rc1 Bb6 28. Bd5 h5 29. Bxc7 Rc8 30. Bf4 Rxc1+ Bxc1) 26… cxd6 27. Rxc5 dxc5 28. Rc1 Bb5 (28… Rc8 29. Bd5 g5 30. Re1) Rxc5 Bxc6 30. Rxc6 Rd8 31. Kf1 Kg8 32. Ke2 Re8+ 33. Kd2 Kf7 34. Rd6 (34. Rc7+ Kf6 35. Rxa7 Rd8 36. Ra6+ Ke5 37. Kd3) 1-0

Author: Spike

Ramsey shines for the county