These games were played by Clive Hutchby (1641) at our March 2005 Championship tournament. Clive is a frequent player at our events. In this tournament he finished with two and a half points, losing only to Crystal Lake Champion Bob Cairone and drawing against the Junior Champion Matt Wilber in the last round.

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Clive Hutchby - Mohammed Ahmed [D15]

McHenry Area Chess 2005 Championship (1) 2005


1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Qb3 Qb6 7. Nxd5 Qxb3 8. Nc7+ Kd7 9. axb3 Kxc7 10. Bf4+ Kc8 11. Ne5 Be6 12. Nc4 b5 13. Nb6+ Kb7 14. Nxa8 Kxa8 15. e4 Bxb3 16. Kd2 e5 17. Bxe5 Bb4+ 18. Ke3 f6 19. Bc7 Kb7 20. Ba5 Bd6 21. Be2 Re8 22. Bd2 g5 23. g3 Nd7 24. h4 Bd5 25. f3 Bxg3 26. Be1 Bf4+ 27. Kf2 Bg8 28. Bd3 h6 29. Kg2 Be6 30. Bg3 Be3 31. hxg5 hxg5 32. Bf2 Bf4 33. d5 cxd5 34. Rxa7+ Kc8 35. Bxb5 dxe4 36. fxe4 Rd8 37. Ba6+ Kb8 38. Rb7+ Ka8 39. Ra1 Nc5 40. Bxc5 Rd2+ 41. Bf2 Be3 42. Rf1 Bc8 43. e5 fxe5 44. Kf3 Bxf2 45. Rg7 Bxa6 46. Ra1 Rd6 47. Kxf2 Rf6+ 48. Ke3 Kb8 49. Rxg5 Re6 50. Ra5 Bc4 51. Rgxe5 Kb7 52. Rxe6 Bxe6 53. Rc5 Kb6 54. b4 Bd7 55. Kd4 Bb5 56. Ke5 Ba4 57. Kd6 Bb5 58. Rg5 White wins eventually but Black should have drawn in a rook vs bishop ending. 1-0


BOb Cairone - Clive Hutchby [B33]

McHenry Area Chess 2005 Championship/Elgin (2) 2005


1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 gxf6 Out of the opening book. The bishop is misplaced on e7 in this line. 11. Bxb5 Certainly this is a common sacrifice for White in the Sicilian, especially in old Sveshnikov games, but I don't think it is sound here. 11... axb5 12. Nxb5 Ra4 13. Nbc7+ Kf8 This is as good a home for the king as any - the rook wants g8. 14. f3 f5 15. c3 Ra7 16. Nb5 Rb7 17. a4 f4 I like fxe4 better but this may be more a matter of taste. 18. b4 Bh4+ 19. Ke2 I like Kf1 here - Black's threats against g2 are significant and the king is needed as a defender - but can run away if the heat gets too high (after a sacrifice, for example). 19... f5 20. Qd3 Rg8 21. Rhg1 Rg5 22. Kd1 The g2 square should fall without the king's support. 22... Rbg7 22... fxe4 23. fxe4 Bf2 24. Rf1 Rxg2 23. Ra2 fxe4 24. Qxe4 Bf5 25. Qc4 Ne7 26. Qc7 This is the best practical try. 26... Qxc7 26... Qa8 with a huge advantage. First of all, in general terms, Black's activity and extra piece makes him want to stay in the middlegame despite his material plus, while White, although down material, actually is better off in the endgame where his pawns (especially the a4 pawn) gain power. In addition, ..Qa8!! is a tactical crusher. Since 27. Nxe7 Rxg2 28. Rgxg2 Qxf3+ wins (and actually mates!) for Black, White must give up another piece with, e.g., Qxd6 Qxd5 after which the material situation is hopeless. 27. Ndxc7 R7g6 28. a5 Suddenly White is the one with major threats! 28... Rg8 29. Rb2 Bd3 30. a6 Nc6 31. a7 Nxa7 32. Nxa7 R8g7 Probably the regret of losing his advantage caused Black to make this error. 33. Ne6+ Ke8 34. Nxg7+ Rxg7 35. Nc6 e4 36. fxe4 f3 37. g3 Bf6 38. Rd2 Be2+ 39. Kc2 Bg5 40. Rxe2 fxe2 41. Kd3 Rc7 42. Nd4 d5 43. e5 Re7 44. e6 Bf6 45. Re1 and eventually won by White. 1-0


Clive Hutchby - Clifford Adams [D45]

McHenry Area Chess 2005 Championship (3) 2005


1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bb4 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Ne4 10. Qc2 Ndf6 11. O-O O-O 12. Bd3 Nd6 13. e4 Nde8 14. e5 Nd5 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Be4 f6 17. c4 Ndc7 18. Qe2 f5 19. Ng5 g6 20. Qe3 Ng7 21. Qh3+ Nh5 22. Bf3 Kg7 23. Bxh5 Rh8 24. Qe3 Rxh5 25. f4 b5 26. c5 Nd5 27. Qb3 Bd7 28. Rf3 a5 29. Rh3 a4 30. Qf3 Qa5 31. Rxh5 Qe1+ 32. Qf1 Qxf1+ 33. Kxf1 gxh5 34. Bd2 Rh8 35. h3 Ne7 36. g3 h4 37. Kg2 hxg3 38. Kxg3 Ng6 39. Rf1 Bc8 40. Rh1 Nh4 41. Rh2 Kf8 42. Kf2 Ke7 43. Ke3 Ng6 44. Be1 Bd7 45. Nf3 Be8 46. h4 b4 47. Bxb4 Rh5 48. Be1 Bd7 49. Rg2 Bc8 50. Rxg6 1-0


Matt Wilber - Clive Hutchby [B26]

McHenry Area Chess 2005 Championship (4) 2005


1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 e6 6. Be3 d6 7. Qd2 a6 8. Nge2 Bd7 9. O-O Nge7 10. Rae1 O-O 11. Bh6 b5 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. f4 f5 14. Nd1 Kg8 15. Ne3 Ra7 16. c3 Bc8 17. d4 Qb6 18. Nc2 c4 19. Kh1 d5 1/2-1/2




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