More fun in Greece - Bedford Chess Club

Steve reports:

Hope you all saw my magnificent swindle today (below-Ed) !? One very peed off Estonian who made me mate him with k+q V k. Not gone entirely to plan lately in a couple of bizarre matches. We drew with Grantham yesterday, 3 quiet draws on the top 3 then Dave won a right mess of a game, I recovered from an awful opening to even entertain winning thoughts then messed up a Q ending and got mated with 4Qs on the board (sorry Steve, thought we’d better see that as well ! ). Chris Duncan then proved the mantra of never give up / nobody ever won or drew a game by resigning by somehow drawing from -52 on Stockfish. Today was a nasty draw but our IMs halved out on the top 2 before Chris Duncan lost on time with 2.5 mins for move 40 in a decent position. This ultimately rendered my swindle academic and we went down 2.5-3.5. Norwegian team tomorrow who are losing even more rating points than we are !

   [Event "European Club Cup"]  [Site "chess24.com"]  [Date "2018.10.16"]  [Round "5"]  [White "Ledger, Stephen C"]  [Black "Nahkur, Madis"]  [Result "1-0"]  [Board "6"]  [WhiteElo "2020"]  [WhiteCountry "ENG"]  [WhiteFideId "404470"]  [WhiteEloChange "10"]  [BlackElo "2013"]  [BlackCountry "EST"]  [BlackFideId "4501187"]  [BlackEloChange "-10"]   1. d4 {[%clk 1:30:53]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:30:50]} 2. Bg5 {[%clk 1:30:59]} e6 {[%clk  1:30:30]} 3. Nf3 {[%clk 1:30:40]} Be7 {[%clk 1:30:52]} 4. e3 {[%clk 1:29:30]} b6  {[%clk 1:30:49]} 5. Nbd2 {[%clk 1:27:10]} Bb7 {[%clk 1:31:02]} 6. Bd3 {[%clk  1:26:12]} O-O {[%clk 1:30:59]} 7. O-O {[%clk 1:25:43]} c5 {[%clk 1:31:02]} 8. c3  {[%clk 1:23:43]} d5 {[%clk 1:28:07]} 9. Ne5 {[%clk 1:17:55]} Ne4 {[%clk 1:23:20]}  10. Bxe7 {[%clk 1:14:55]} Qxe7 {[%clk 1:23:47]} 11. f3 {[%clk 1:09:34]} Nxd2  {[%clk 1:20:38]} 12. Qxd2 {[%clk 1:09:55]} f6 {[%clk 1:18:03]} 13. Ng4 {[%clk  1:09:47]} Nd7 {[%clk 1:15:16]} 14. Rae1 {[%clk 1:05:36]} e5 {[%clk 1:09:19]} 15.  dxe5 {[%clk 0:56:03]} fxe5 {[%clk 1:02:22]} 16. c4 {[%clk 0:50:33]} e4 {[%clk  0:38:33]} 17. Be2 {[%clk 0:45:59]} h5 {[%clk 0:35:20]} 18. Nf2 {[%clk 0:41:16]}  Ne5 {[%clk 0:29:49]} 19. fxe4 {[%clk 0:29:40]} dxe4 {[%clk 0:30:04]} 20. Nh3  {[%clk 0:21:26]} Nf3+ {[%clk 0:22:40]} 21. gxf3 {[%clk 0:18:58]} exf3 {[%clk  0:23:04]} 22. Bxf3 {[%clk 0:11:56]} Rxf3 {[%clk 0:23:11]} 23. Rxf3 {[%clk  0:11:41]} Bxf3 {[%clk 0:23:38]} 24. Rf1 {[%clk 0:10:29]} Bc6 {[%clk 0:20:32]} 25.  Qf2 {[%clk 0:08:58]} h4 {[%clk 0:15:22]} 26. Qf4 {[%clk 0:06:16]} Re8 {[%clk  0:10:47]} 27. e4 {[%clk 0:04:16]} Qxe4 {[%clk 0:05:01]} 28. Qf7+ {[%clk 0:04:11]}  Kh8 {[%clk 0:05:24]} 29. Qf8+ {[%clk 0:03:05]} Rxf8 {[%clk 0:01:24]} 30. Rxf8+  {[%clk 0:03:26]} Kh7 {[%clk 0:01:51]} 31. Ng5+ {[%clk 0:03:46]} Kg6 {[%clk  0:02:19]} 32. Nxe4 {[%clk 0:04:01]} Bxe4 {[%clk 0:02:45]} 33. Rf4 {[%clk  0:03:13]} Bb1 {[%clk 0:02:40]} 34. Rxh4 {[%clk 0:02:59]} Bxa2 {[%clk 0:02:59]}  35. Kf2 {[%clk 0:02:34]} Kf5 {[%clk 0:03:01]} 36. Ke3 {[%clk 0:01:12]} g5 {[%clk  0:02:32]} 37. Rh7 {[%clk 0:01:05]} Bxc4 {[%clk 0:02:34]} 38. Rxa7 {[%clk  0:01:25]} Bd5 {[%clk 0:01:39]} 39. Ra6 {[%clk 0:01:05]} b5 {[%clk 0:01:48]} 40.  Rb6 {[%clk 0:30:51]} Ke5 {[%clk 0:30:38]} 41. Rxb5 {[%clk 0:30:33]} Kd6 {[%clk  0:31:00]} 42. Rb8 {[%clk 0:24:11]} Ke5 {[%clk 0:29:49]} 43. Re8+ {[%clk 0:22:52]}  Kd6 {[%clk 0:25:13]} 44. Rh8 {[%clk 0:22:50]} Bf7 {[%clk 0:22:50]} 45. Rh6+  {[%clk 0:21:09]} Ke5 {[%clk 0:22:59]} 46. Rc6 {[%clk 0:20:33]} c4 {[%clk  0:13:42]} 47. Rc5+ {[%clk 0:19:35]} Kf6 {[%clk 0:10:52]} 48. Kd4 {[%clk 0:16:06]}  g4 {[%clk 0:11:16]} 49. Rxc4 {[%clk 0:14:56]} Bxc4 {[%clk 0:10:56]} 50. Kxc4  {[%clk 0:15:18]} Kg5 {[%clk 0:11:26]} 51. b4 {[%clk 0:15:34]} Kh4 {[%clk  0:11:55]} 52. b5 {[%clk 0:15:54]} Kh3 {[%clk 0:12:02]} 53. b6 {[%clk 0:16:16]}  Kxh2 {[%clk 0:12:25]} 54. b7 {[%clk 0:16:38]} g3 {[%clk 0:12:45]} 55. b8Q {[%clk  0:16:54]} Kh1 {[%clk 0:13:02]} 56. Kd3 {[%clk 0:15:04]} Kg2 {[%clk 0:10:44]} 57.  Ke2 {[%clk 0:13:48]} Kh1 {[%clk 0:11:10]} 58. Qh8+ {[%clk 0:13:49]} Kg2 {[%clk  0:11:28]} 59. Qh4 {[%clk 0:13:53]} Kg1 {[%clk 0:11:52]} 60. Qxg3+ {[%clk  0:14:07]} Kh1 {[%clk 0:12:13]} 61. Qg8 {[%clk 0:14:26]} Kh2 {[%clk 0:12:41]} 62.  Kf2 {[%clk 0:14:47]} Kh1 {[%clk 0:13:03]} 63. Qg2# {[%clk 0:15:09]} 1-0

   [Event "European Club Cup"]  [Site "chess24.com"]  [Date "2018.10.15"]  [Round "4"]  [White "Varnam, Liam D"]  [Black "Ledger, Stephen C"]  [Result "1-0"]  [Board "6"]  [WhiteElo "2089"]  [WhiteCountry "ENG"]  [WhiteFideId "410950"]  [WhiteEloChange "8"]  [BlackElo "2020"]  [BlackCountry "ENG"]  [BlackFideId "404470"]  [BlackEloChange "-8"]   1. e4 {[%clk 1:30:56]} d5 {[%clk 1:30:28]} 2. exd5 {[%clk 1:31:16]} Qxd5 {[%clk  1:30:37]} 3. Nc3 {[%clk 1:31:36]} Qd6 {[%clk 1:30:13]} 4. d4 {[%clk 1:31:23]} Nf6  {[%clk 1:29:44]} 5. Nf3 {[%clk 1:31:28]} c6 {[%clk 1:28:28]} 6. Bc4 {[%clk  1:29:13]} Bg4 {[%clk 1:20:09]} 7. Be3 {[%clk 1:28:51]} e6 {[%clk 1:18:16]} 8. h3  {[%clk 1:22:18]} Bh5 {[%clk 1:11:57]} 9. Qe2 {[%clk 1:20:57]} Nbd7 {[%clk  1:08:52]} 10. O-O-O {[%clk 1:17:42]} Be7 {[%clk 1:05:25]} 11. g4 {[%clk 1:13:08]}  Bg6 {[%clk 1:04:47]} 12. Rhg1 {[%clk 1:09:18]} Nb6 {[%clk 0:56:30]} 13. h4 {[%clk  0:51:59]} Nxc4 {[%clk 0:47:44]} 14. Qxc4 {[%clk 0:52:16]} Be4 {[%clk 0:43:06]}  15. Nxe4 {[%clk 0:47:57]} Nxe4 {[%clk 0:43:22]} 16. Qd3 {[%clk 0:45:28]} Nf6  {[%clk 0:40:42]} 17. c4 {[%clk 0:38:38]} Nd7 {[%clk 0:35:52]} 18. g5 {[%clk  0:19:10]} a6 {[%clk 0:31:34]} 19. Nd2 {[%clk 0:16:07]} O-O-O {[%clk 0:23:54]} 20.  Qc2 {[%clk 0:10:47]} Kb8 {[%clk 0:18:12]} 21. c5 {[%clk 0:08:32]} Qd5 {[%clk  0:14:38]} 22. Nc4 {[%clk 0:07:30]} Ka7 {[%clk 0:10:43]} 23. Bf4 {[%clk 0:06:26]}  b5 {[%clk 0:07:07]} 24. cxb6+ {[%clk 0:05:47]} Nxb6 {[%clk 0:07:05]} 25. Nxb6  {[%clk 0:02:53]} Kxb6 {[%clk 0:07:29]} 26. Rg3 {[%clk 0:03:05]} Bd6 {[%clk  0:02:54]} 27. Rb3+ {[%clk 0:03:13]} Ka7 {[%clk 0:02:39]} 28. Bxd6 {[%clk  0:02:11]} Rxd6 {[%clk 0:01:53]} 29. Re3 {[%clk 0:00:36]} Rhd8 {[%clk 0:01:22]}  30. b3 {[%clk 0:00:36]} Qb5 {[%clk 0:00:44]} 31. Rc3 {[%clk 0:00:36]} Rxd4 {[%clk  0:00:39]} 32. Rxd4 {[%clk 0:00:54]} Rxd4 {[%clk 0:01:08]} 33. Rxc6 {[%clk  0:01:00]} Rd7 {[%clk 0:00:36]} 34. Rc7+ {[%clk 0:00:36]} Rxc7 {[%clk 0:00:59]}  35. Qxc7+ {[%clk 0:01:03]} Ka8 {[%clk 0:00:32]} 36. Qxf7 {[%clk 0:00:58]} Qc5+  {[%clk 0:00:39]} 37. Kb1 {[%clk 0:01:05]} Qc3 {[%clk 0:00:36]} 38. Qe8+ {[%clk  0:00:43]} Kb7 {[%clk 0:00:42]} 39. Qf7+ {[%clk 0:01:00]} Kb8 {[%clk 0:00:35]} 40.  Qg8+ {[%clk 0:31:14]} Kb7 {[%clk 0:30:38]} 41. Qxh7 {[%clk 0:24:48]} Qe1+ {[%clk  0:29:45]} 42. Kc2 {[%clk 0:24:23]} Qxf2+ {[%clk 0:29:26]} 43. Kd3 {[%clk  0:24:29]} Qf3+ {[%clk 0:27:34]} 44. Kd4 {[%clk 0:23:28]} Qd5+ {[%clk 0:24:16]}  45. Ke3 {[%clk 0:23:09]} Qc5+ {[%clk 0:23:47]} 46. Kf3 {[%clk 0:21:59]} Qc3+  {[%clk 0:17:36]} 47. Kg4 {[%clk 0:20:50]} Qd4+ {[%clk 0:16:24]} 48. Kh5 {[%clk  0:20:19]} Kc6 {[%clk 0:15:43]} 49. Kg6 {[%clk 0:19:41]} e5 {[%clk 0:15:08]} 50.  Qxg7 {[%clk 0:17:59]} Qd3+ {[%clk 0:14:48]} 51. Kh6 {[%clk 0:15:26]} e4 {[%clk  0:13:12]} 52. g6 {[%clk 0:09:21]} Qd2+ {[%clk 0:05:59]} 53. Kh7 {[%clk 0:08:45]}  e3 {[%clk 0:04:12]} 54. Qf6+ {[%clk 0:07:23]} Kc5 {[%clk 0:01:42]} 55. g7 {[%clk  0:05:07]} e2 {[%clk 0:01:21]} 56. g8Q {[%clk 0:04:21]} Qd3+ {[%clk 0:00:44]} 57.  Kh8 {[%clk 0:04:24]} e1Q {[%clk 0:00:43]} 58. Qgf8+ {[%clk 0:04:23]} Kb5 {[%clk  0:00:35]} 59. a4+ {[%clk 0:04:43]} 1-0