[Event "World Open U1100"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Shira Moolten"]
[Black "Ian Morton"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "44"]

1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 e5 3. Bb5 f5 4. exf5 $6 {Accepting the gambit pawn is exactly
what black wants. Black can look forward to one or more of 3 things happening:
he will recapture on f5 with the c8 bishop gaining a tempo, or the deflection
of white's e pawn allows black more control of the center, or black can use
the half open f file to generate an attack. All 3 occured in the game!} e4 5.
Ng1 (5. Qe2 Qe7 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. Nd4 Nf6 8. Nc3 Qe5 $11) 5... Nf6 (5... Qg5 $5
6. g4 Nf6 {
Perhaps this idea gives black more active attacking chances than the game move.
}) 6. Ne2 d5 7. O-O Bxf5 8. Nd4 Bd7 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Ba4 Bd6 11. Nc3 O-O {
Warning bells should be going off for white, since black has all his pieces
aimed at the white king.} 12. d3 Bxh2+ $3 13. Kxh2 Ng4+ 14. Kg3 (14. Kh1 Qh4+ {
mate in two}) 14... h5 15. Rh1 (15. Qe1 {This white's only hope for a draw.})
15... Nxf2 16. Qxh5 Nxh1+ 17. Qxh1 Qf6 18. Be3 Qe5+ 19. Kh4 Rf5 (19... Rf4+ $3
{Black misses this simple mate in 7 although the moves played in the game were
forcing as well.}) 20. g4 g5+ 21. Kh3 Rf3+ 22. Kg2 Qg3# 0-1

[Event "World Open U1100"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Edward Zhou"]
[Black "Ian Morton"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 e5 3. Bb5 f5 4. d3 {This conservative variation is common
amoung amateurs facing an unorthodox defense, but white can't hope for much
advantage.} (4. Nc3 Nf6 5. exf5 Bc5 (5... e4 6. Nh4 d5) 6. Nxe5 (6. O-O O-O 7.
Bxc6 dxc6 8. Nxe5 Bxf5 9. d3) 6... Nd4 7. O-O O-O {This critical test of
black's defense leads to exciting gambit play where black has some
compensation with open lines and initiative after c6.}) 4... Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6.
Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. O-O Bxc3 {Black gives up the bishop pair, but creates
permanent pawn weaknesses for white.} 9. bxc3 fxe4 10. dxe4 d6 11. Re1 O-O 12.
Qd5+ $2 {A waste of time which helps black develope.} Be6 13. Qd2 Ne7 14. Bd3
Ng6 15. Re3 Nf4 16. g3 Nh3+ 17. Kf1 Ng5 $2 {A poor decision by black allowing
white to exchange off one of his attacking pieces.} (17... g5 $1 18. Ke1 g4 {
This continutation leaves white's king side in shambles.} 19. Nh4 Qxf2+) 18.
Nxg5 Qxg5 19. Qe2 Bg4 20. f3 Qxe3 {After contemplating numerous unsound
sacrifice ideas, black decides to exchange down to a good end game with a
superior bishop and extra pawn.} (20... Rxf3+ $4 21. Rxf3 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 Rf8 23.
Bc4+ $3 {A very nice resource for white!}) 21. Qxe3 Rxf3+ 22. Qxf3 (22. Ke2
Rxg3+) 22... Bxf3 23. Bc4+ Kf8 24. Bd5 Rb8 25. Rb1 b6 26. Kf2 Bh5 27. Ke3 Ke7
28. c4 Rf8 29. g4 Be8 $2 {
Black plays too passively fearing the loss of his g7 pawn.} (29... Bxg4 30. Rg1
Rf3+ $1 31. Kd2 h5) 30. c3 $4 {Missing the obvious.} c6 31. c5 cxd5 32. cxb6
axb6 33. Rxb6 dxe4 34. Kxe4 Rf4+ 35. Kd5 Bf7+ 36. Kc6 Rc4+ 37. Kb7 Ra4 38. Kc7
Ra7+ 39. Kc6 Bxa2 40. Rb4 Ke6 {White resigns.} 0-1

[Event "World Open U1100"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ian Morton"]
[Black "Charles Corbezzolo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "41"]

1. Nc3 Nf6 2. e4 d6 3. d4 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 5. Qd2 Nc6 $5 {Black is wise to avoid
castling too early and facing a white "cave-man" attack involving Bh6 and a
push of the h pawn. Black normally plays to undermine white's center with c5 /
b5 which also prevents white from castling queenside. Nc6 prepares to
dismantle white's center with e5.} 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Bh6 e5 8. Bxg7 Kxg7 9. O-O-O
Bg4 10. dxe5 Nxe5 $1 {
Black alieviates some pressure by exchanging minor pieces.} (10... dxe5 11. Qe3
Qe8 {White retains the initiative.}) 11. Be2 Nxf3 12. Bxf3 $6 (12. gxf3 Bh5 13.
Qd4 {Better for white than allowing black to trade off his awkward bishop.})
12... Bxf3 13. gxf3 Nd7 14. h4 f5 15. Rdg1 f4 16. Rg4 Qf6 17. h5 Ne5 18. Nd5 $3
Nxf3 (18... Qe6 19. Qc3 {Pinning the knight, which threatens hxg.}) 19. Qd1 $1
Qd4 20. Qxf3 c6 21. Qc3 {
This cautious queen trade secures a winning end-game and black resigns.} (21.
hxg6 $3 h6 22. Qh3 {
White misses this forced mate in 23 moves according to Rybka!}) 1-0

[Event "World Open U1100"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ian Morton"]
[Black "Kevin Johnson"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "125"]

1. Nc3 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 e6 4. d5 {An idea borrowed from the Schmid Benoni.
White aims to cramp black's center and interfere with his developement.} exd5
5. Nxd5 Nf6 6. e4 $1 {An enterprising gambit idea. Although c4 was playable
here, e4 opens up lines for the f1 bishop helping to prepare castling.} d6 (
6... Nxe4 7. Bf4 d6 8. Bc4 Nf6 9. Qe2+ Be7 10. Nxf6+ gxf6 11. O-O-O {Other vari
ations involving 7.Qe2 also appear bad for black, who must support the knight
with the weakening move f5.}) 7. Bd3 Be6 8. c4 Bxd5 9. exd5 Nb4 10. O-O Be7 11.
Re1 O-O 12. Bf5 Nd7 13. a3 Na6 14. Qd3 h6 15. Bf4 Nb6 {Knights on the rim are
dim indeed. Unfortunately black has no other hope for counter-play.} 16. b3 $6
{This unnecessary move begins a pattern of passive play by white that allows
black the time to generate counterplay on the queenside. White should be
looking for winning combinations on the kingside.} Bf6 17. Ra2 Nc8 18. Rae2 Ne7
19. Be4 Nc7 20. Nd2 a6 21. Qg3 {White has a menacing looking attack. However,
according to Rybka the best white can do in this position is win the h pawn.}
Ne8 22. Bxh6 Qa5 23. a4 $6 (23. Bc2 Ng6 24. Bxg6 gxh6 25. Bd3+ Bg7 26. Ne4)
23... b5 24. axb5 axb5 25. Nf3 bxc4 26. bxc4 Bc3 $1 {
Black has found his way back into the game due to white's weak back rank.} 27.
Bd2 Nf6 28. Bxc3 Qxc3 29. Qxd6 Nxe4 30. Rxe4 Nf5 31. Qe5 Qxe5 32. Rxe5 Nd6 33.
Rc1 Rfe8 34. Kf1 f6 35. Re3 $2 (35. Rxe8+ Rxe8 36. Nd2 {This rook exchange is
much superior to the passive move played in the game. Black cannot make use of
the open e file and would have to spend a tempo moving back to the queenside.})
35... Rxe3 36. fxe3 Ra3 37. Kf2 Ne4+ 38. Ke2 Ra2+ 39. Kd3 f5 {The white king
must be extremely carefull to avoid forks and even some mate tricks in this
position. But in the long run, white's extra "piece" in the center should win
the end game.} 40. Rc2 Nf2+ 41. Kd2 Ne4+ 42. Kc1 Ra3 43. Nh4 Rxe3 44. Nxf5 Re1+
45. Kb2 Rf1 46. Ng3 Nxg3 47. hxg3 Kf7 48. Kb3 Ke7 49. Kc3 Re1 50. Kd3 Kd6 51.
Re2 Rd1+ 52. Kc2 Rd4 53. Kc3 Rd1 54. Re6+ Kd7 55. Rc6 Rc1+ 56. Kd3 Rd1+ 57. Ke2
Rd4 58. Rxc5 Kd6 59. Rc6+ Kd7 60. Ke3 Rg4 61. Kf3 Rd4 62. g4 g5 63. g3 {
White's g pawn pushes didn't accomplish much but limit the mobility of black's
rook. Black resigns although the end-game is far from won yet.} 1-0

