Both Hendon teams beaten in the LOCL

[Event "London Online Chess League - Open"] [Date "2020.12.02"] [Round "6.4.3"] [White "Amior, David"] [Black "Domanski, Lukasz"] [Result "0-1"] [FEN "2rq1rk1/pp2bbpp/5p2/4pP2/n2pP1PP/3B4/PPPQNB2/1K4RR b - - 2 20"] [SetUp "1"] [WhiteElo "1612"] { Black's queenside attack is a little faster than White's on the kingside. Here David's opponent uncorked the nice move } 20...Nc3+ $1 21.bxc3 ( 21.Nxc3 dxc3 22.Qe1 { may have been the lesser evil, as after } 22...cxb2 { the White king is at least shielded by the enemy pawn. But after } 23.g5 Qd6 { White must guard against the very strong threat of ...Qa4xa2 } 24.Qa5 b6 25.Qa6 { Now the White queen is way offside, meaning the kingside attack can't succeed. } 25...Rc3 26.gxf6 Bxf6 27.Rd1 Qc7 $19 { Black should win this. } ) 21...dxc3 22.Qe1 ( 22.Nxc3 Qa5 23.Be1 Bb4 $19 ) 22...Ba3 $2 { This really surprised me actually. } ( 22...Qa5 $1 { was what I expected, when it's all over more or less at once } 23.Kc1 { The only way to keep the game going, really, but obviously this is tantamount to resignation } ( 23.Nc1 Qa3 $19 ) 23...Rfd8 24.Rg3 Qxa2 25.Nxc3 Qa3+ 26.Kd2 Rxc3 $19 ) 23.Nc1 $1 Qa5 ( 23...Be7 { Stockfish wants to go back like this, with a level position } ) 24.Nb3 $1 Qb4 $2 { Understandable, but this gives White the crucial time needed to press the kingside attack through. } ( 24...Bxb3 25.cxb3 ( 25.axb3 $2 Bb2 $19 { ...Qa1# is unstoppable. } ) 25...Rfd8 26.Bc2 Bb2 27.g5 Rc6 { Now Stockfish points out some crazy tactics! } 28.b4 $1 ( 28.gxf6 $2 Qxa2+ 29.Kxa2 Ra6+ 30.Kb1 Ra1# ) 28...Qxb4 29.gxf6 Rxf6 30.Rxg7+ $5 Kh8 ( 30...Kxg7 31.Qg1+ Kh8 32.Bc5 Qb5 33.a4 Qc6 34.Be7 $16 ) 31.Rc7 Ba3+ 32.Bb3 Rd1+ $1 33.Qxd1 Qxe4+ 34.Bc2 Qb4+ 35.Bb3 Qe4+ $10 ) 25.Bxa7 $2 { Greed is suicidal in a sharp position with opposite-wing attacks like this! } ( 25.g5 { White could have won with this kingside counterattack } 25...Kh8 26.Qe3 Bxb3 27.cxb3 Qe7 28.h5 c2+ 29.Bxc2 fxg5 30.Qxg5 $18 ) 25...Rfd8 26.Rh3 Bxb3 27.cxb3 ( 27.axb3 Bb2 $19 { with ...Qa3-a1# coming as before } ) 27...Rxd3 $1 { Very nice. } 28.Rxd3 c2+ 29.Ka1 Qxe1+ 30.Rxe1 c1=Q+ 31.Rxc1 Rxc1# { Ouch! } 0-1 [Event "London Online Chess League - Open"] [Date "2020.12.02"] [Round "6.4.2"] [White "Mackle, Dominic"] [Black "Leslie, Alex"] [Result "1-0"] [FEN "8/q4pk1/1p1Np1p1/p2bP1Q1/5P2/P7/1P4P1/6K1 b - - 1 34"] [SetUp "1"] 34...Qd7 $2 { Staying passive was not the answer here - Black had to take emergency measures to prevent what comes next. } ( 34...b5+ $1 35.Kh2 Qf2 36.Kh3 Kg8 37.Qd8+ Kh7 38.Qh4+ Qxh4+ 39.Kxh4 Bxg2 40.Nxf7 Kg7 41.Ng5 Bd5 { is probably a holdable endgame for Black. } ) 35.Qf6+ Kg8 { The White pieces are obviously well-placed, but at first glance, things might not look so bad for Black. Unfortunately, there is a rather strong plan available for White... } 36.Kh2 $1 { Shades of the famous game Short - Timman, Tilburg 1991! The White king is marching to h6, and Black can't stop it without losing f7 and the game. } 36...Ba2 37.Kh3 Bb1 38.Kh4 Bf5 39.Kg5 Kh7 ( 39...Bd3 40.Kh6 Kf8 41.Qh8+ Ke7 { Even running away to the centre does not save Black: } 42.Nc8+ $18 { Ouch! } ) 40.Nxf7 Qe8 41.g4 Qf8 42.gxf5 1-0 [Event "London Online Chess League - Open"] [Date "2020.12.02"] [Round "6.4.4"] [White "Conway, Paul"] [Black "Funk, Alexander"] [Result "1-0"] [BlackElo "1624"] [FEN "3r2k1/2q1bp1p/4p1p1/2prPn2/p1N5/3nBN1P/PP1R1PP1/1Q1R2K1 b - - 17 28"] [SetUp "1"] 28...Nxe3 $2 ( 28...Nxe5 $1 { would have won a pawn: the point is that ...Nf3 is check and ...Nxe3 will give the knight a route to recapture on d5. } 29.Nfxe5 ( 29.Rxd5 Nxf3+ $19 ) 29...Nxe3 $1 30.Rxd5 ( 30.fxe3 Rxd2 31.Rxd2 Rxd2 32.Nxd2 Qxe5 $17 ) 30...Nxd5 $17 ) 29.Nxe3 Nxe5 $6 ( 29...c4 30.Nxd5 Rxd5 31.Qc2 Qa7 { was the best chance: White is tied down as } 32.Qxc4 $6 Nxf2 33.Rxd5 Nxd1+ 34.Rd4 Bc5 35.b4 axb3 36.axb3 $10 { is level. } ) 30.Nxd5 Nxf3+ 31.gxf3 exd5 32.Rxd5 $18 { and having won the exchange, White eventually took the game. } 1-0 [Event "London Online Chess League - Open"] [Site "?"] [Date "2020.12.02"] [Round "6.4.1"] [White "Willmoth, Robert"] [Black "Eames, Bob"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A46"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.c3 e6 4.Bg5 d5 5.Nbd2 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e4 cxd4 8.exd5 exd5 9.Nxd4 Bc5 10.Bb5+ Nc6 11.Qe2+ Kd8 { A slightly surprising decision, but the king is actually remarkably hard to attack here! } 12.O-O Re8 13.Qd1 Bd7 14.Qb3 $6 { White doesn't get fully adequate compensation for the pawn here. } ( 14.N2b3 { solidifying d4 was the way to go, with a balanced game. } ) 14...Bxd4 15.Bxc6 bxc6 16.cxd4 Qxd4 17.Nf3 Qb6 $17 18.Qc3 f6 19.Rfe1 c5 { This is a bit loosening. } 20.Rac1 ( 20.Qd3 Qd6 21.Qh7 Rb8 22.b3 Rxe1+ 23.Rxe1 g5 $10 { This looks a lot less clear, but Stockfish says 0.00. } ) 20...Rc8 21.Rxe8+ { Stockfish is not a fan of White's last two moves. Exchanging major pieces makes Black's passed d-pawn start to look strong. } 21...Kxe8 22.Qd3 Be6 23.Re1 Kf7 24.Nh4 Kg8 25.Nf5 Rc7 26.Nxh6+ { This sacrifice had an air of desperation about it; White's only chance is to complicate the position, and in the game he does get some chances to hold - but objectively White does not get enough for the piece. } 26...gxh6 27.Qg6+ Kf8 28.Qxh6+ ( 28.Qxf6+ Bf7 29.Qh8+ Bg8 $19 { White has no sensible checks. } ) 28...Ke8 ( 28...Rg7 { was also sufficient } 29.Qxf6+ Bf7 30.Qe7+ Kg8 $19 ) 29.Qxf6 Re7 30.h4 Kd7 31.h5 c4 32.h6 Rf7 33.Qh4 Bf5 $2 { A mistake, but the players were very short of time by now } 34.g4 $2 ( 34.Re5 $1 { was a saving move, based on promotion tricks } 34...Qd6 ( 34...Be4 $2 35.Rxe4 dxe4 36.h7 $18 ) 35.Rxf5 $1 Rxf5 36.h7 Rf8 37.h8=Q Rxh8 38.Qxh8 d4 $10 ) 34...Qg6 35.f3 Be6 36.Qf2 Ke8 $2 { Walking into this pin throws away the advantage. } ( 36...Kc6 $1 37.Qe2 ( 37.Qe3 Bxg4 $1 38.fxg4 Qxg4+ 39.Kh2 Qh5+ 40.Kg2 Qg6+ 41.Kh2 Rf6 $19 ) 37...Bd7 38.b3 Rf4 39.bxc4 Rxc4 $17 ) 37.Qe3 $1 Re7 38.g5 d4 39.Qe5 d3 40.f4 $2 { This weakening of the light squares has fatal consequences. } ( 40.Kf2 $1 d2 41.Rd1 Qc2 42.Qb8+ Kf7 43.Qf4+ Qf5 44.Qxf5+ Bxf5 45.Rxd2 $10 ) 40...d2 41.Rd1 Qd3 $19 42.Kf2 Bg4 43.Qb8+ Kf7 44.g6+ Qxg6 45.Rxd2 Qe4 46.Kg3 Qf3+ 47.Kh2 Qh3+ 48.Kg1 Re1+ 49.Kf2 Qf1+ ( 49...Rf1# { Oops! :) } ) 50.Kg3 Qf3+ 51.Kh4 Qh3+ 52.Kg5 Qh5# 0-1