The art of swindling

As some of you will know, I was drafted into the HA1 team at Ashby last night - payment in kind for a room at the inn known as Graham Booley's house. So down I drove from Sheffield whereupon I arrived in Ashby around 7pm. Feeling peckish, I enjoyed the delights of Chicken Donner Meat and Chips in my car before braving the torrential rain and dashing into the Ivanhoe club.

My opponent was Chris Tipper, an old foe whom I seem to have the Indian sign over. He plays the Birds, and opening I never know what to do against as you will see.

[White "Tipper, Chris"]
[Black "Hewitt, Sean"]

1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. e3 Bg4 4. Bb5 a6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. O-O e6 7. Qe1 Bxf3 8.
Rxf3 Nf6 9. d3 Be7 10. Nd2 O-O 11. Kh1 c5 12. e4 c6 13. e5 Nd7 14. Qg3 f6 15.
Qh3 f5 16. Nf1 Rf7 17. Bd2 Rb8 18. b3 g6 19. Ne3 a5 20. g4 Rg7 21. Rg1 Nf8 22.
Qh6 Qd7 23. a4 Bd8 24. Qh3 Rb7 25. Rfg3 c4 26. dxc4 dxc4 27. Nxc4 Qd5+ 28. Qg2
Rbd7 29. Rd3 Qxg2+ 30. Rxg2 Rxd3 31. cxd3 Rb7 32. Bxa5 Bxa5 33. Nxa5 Rb4 34.
gxf5 exf5 35. Nxc6 Rxb3 36. d4 Ra3 37. a5 Ne6 38. Rf2 Rc3 39. d5 Nc7 40. Ne7+
Kf7 41. d6 Ne6 42. Kg2 Ra3 43. Nc6 Rc3 44. Nb4 Rc4 45. Nd3 Rd4 46. Rf3 Ra4 47.
Kg3 Rxa5 48. Nb4 Nc5 49. Nc6 Ne4+ 50. Kh3 Rd5 51. Nb4 Rd4 52. Nc6 Rd2 53. Nb4
g5 54. fxg5 Nxg5+ 55. Kg3 Nxf3 56. Kxf3 Rxh2 57. Nc6 Rh4 58. Nd8+ Ke8 59. Ne6
Kd7 60. Ng5 h6 61. Nf7 Ke6 62. Nd8+ Kxe5 63. d7 Kd6 0-1

Sorry Chris!

06 Oct		Ashby 1		v	Heathcote Arms 1
				2½ - 2½
1	B	163	Vann, Richard	1 - 0	Bray, Dave	170
2	W	147	Tipper, Christopher	0 - 1	Hewitt, Sean	158
3	B	143	Evans, Roy	0 - 1	Cowley, Michael	159
4	W	139	Dove, Tom	½ - ½	Booley, Graham	147
5	B	137	Hayden, Lawrence	1 - 0	Manger, John	119