Mister Chamberlain ties for first – National Liberal Club Chess Circle

The Gladstone Trophy remains in full swing, with title contender Mister Chamberlain taking on Captain Hamme.

Here’s what happened:

   [Event "Gladstone Trophy"]  [Date "07 August 2018"]  [White "MIster Hamme"]  [Black "Mister Chamberlain"]  [Result "0-1"]   1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Bc4 Bg7 5.Ng5 e6 6.d3 d6 7.O-O Nf6  8.Bf4 O-O 9.Re1 e5 10.Be3 a6 11.Qd2 Ng4 12.Bxf7+ Rxf7 13.Nxf7  Kxf7 14.Bg5 Bf6 15.Bxf6 Nxf6 16.h3 Be6 17.g4 Nd4 18.Kg2 Kg7 19.Rac1  Qd7 20.f3 Rf8 21.Re3 h5 22.Rf1 Nh7 23.Nd1 h4 24.c3 Nc6 25.Qe1  g5 26.Qd2 Bxa2 27.c4 Nd4 28.Nc3 Bb3 29.Nd5 Ba4 30.Ree1 Qf7 31.Ne3  Kg6 {31...Nxf3 was better} 32.Nf5 Rd8 33.Qa5 Qd7 34.Qb6 Bc6 35.Rb1 Nf8 36.b4 cxb4 37.Qxb4  Nfe6 38.Kf2 Nf4 39.Ke3 Nc2+ {White resigned}

And with that, Mister Chamberlain ties with Doctor Kirby for the 2018 Gladstone Trophy, scoring 3.5/4. Well done both.

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