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33 games / 33 parties
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2025.07.13
Scottish Int Open 2025
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| 20542 | Blackford, Ross (2014) | Savidge, Daniel (2141) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Nc3 g6 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. d3 Bg7 7. h3 O-O 8. Be3 b6 9. Qd2 e5 10. O-O Ne8 11. a3 Qe7 12. b4 c4 13. dxc4 f5 14. Bh6 Be6 15. Bxg7 Qxg7 16. Rfe1 f4 17. b5 cxb5 18. cxb5 g5 19. Ne2 Rc8 20. Nc1 g4 21. hxg4 Nf6 22. g5 Ng4 23. Qd6 Rfe8 24. Nd3 Rcd8 25. Qb4 Qc7 26. Re2 Bc4 27. Rd1 Rd7 28. Red2 Rc8 29. Nb2 Rxd2 30. Rxd2 Bf7 31. Nd3 Rd8 32. a4 Rd7 33. Nde1 Rxd2 34. Qxd2 Qc5 35. Nd3 Qa3 36. Qb4 Qa1+ 37. Nde1 Qd1 38. Qd2 Qa1 39. Qd8+ Kg7 40. Qd7 h5 41. gxh6+ Nxh6 42. Qe7 Qxa4 43. Qxe5+ Kf8 44. Qxf4 Kg7 45. Qe5+ Kf8 46. Qd6+ Kg7 47. e5 Qe4 48. Qf6+ 1-0 | ||||
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2025.07.12
Scottish Int Open 2025
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| 20515 | McKay, R (2181) | Blackford, Ross (2014) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Qc7 8. g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfd7 11. Bg2 g5 12. Bxe5 Nxe5 13. Ne3 Be6 14. O-O Be7 15. Qc2 O-O-O 16. Rfc1 Kb8 17. b4 Rd7 18. b5 Rc8 19. bxc6 Nxc6 20. Rab1 Nd8 21. Qe4 Bf6 22. Na2 Qe5 23. Nb4 Rxc1+ 24. Rxc1 Qxe4 25. Bxe4 Rd4 26. Nbd5 Rxe4 27. Nxf6 Rxa4 28. Nxh7 g4 29. Ng5 a5 30. f3 gxf3 31. Nxf3 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2025.07.11
Scottish Int Open 2025
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| 20495 | Blackford, Ross (2014) | Vadalia, Jainill (2018) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. g4 Nxg4 6. Rg1 Ngf6 7. Bc4 h6 8. Be3 c6 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Qd3 Qe7 11. O-O-O Nh5 12. Bb3 g6 13. Na4 Bg7 14. Kb1 Nf4 15. Qd2 Ne6 16. h4 b6 17. Nc3 Ndc5 18. Bc4 Ba6 19. Qe2 Bxc4 20. Qxc4 Rc8 21. h5 g5 22. a4 O-O 23. Ne2 Rfd8 24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. Ng3 Qc7 26. Nf5 b5 27. axb5 cxb5 28. Qxb5 Nxe4 29. Qd3 Nf6 30. Nxg5 hxg5 31. Bxg5 Kf8 32. Nxg7 Nxg7 33. Bxf6 Nxh5 34. Qa3+ Ke8 35. Rg8+ Kd7 36. Qh3+ 1-0 | ||||
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2025.07.10
Scottish Int Open 2025
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| 20440 | Blackford, Ross (2014) | Ridge, Benjamin (1865) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 b6 3. Nf3 Bb7 4. Bd3 d5 5. e5 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. O-O Nge7 8. Re1 Ng6 9. g3 Be7 10. h4 Qd7 11. Qe2 Nf8 12. Bf4 c4 13. Bc2 f5 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. b3 Ba6 17. Qe3 Rg8 18. Nbd2 g5 19. hxg5 hxg5 20. bxc4 f4 21. Qd3 Qg7 22. Ba4 Kd7 23. Bxc6+ Kxc6 24. cxd5+ exd5 25. Qxa6 g4 26. Nh4 Ng6 27. c4 Nxh4 28. cxd5+ Kc7 29. Rac1+ Kd8 30. gxh4 f3 31. Qa3 Ke8 32. Qd6 Rd8 33. Qe6+ Kf8 34. Rc6 g3 35. Qf5+ Ke8 36. Re6+ Kd7 37. Rg6+ Kc7 38. Rxg7+ Rxg7 39. d6+ Kb8 40. Qxf3 gxf2+ 41. Kxf2 Rgg8 42. Qc6 Rdf8+ 43. Ke3 Rc8 44. Qxc8+ Kxc8 45. Ne4 Rh8 46. Rc1+ Kd7 47. h5 Ke6 48. Rc7 b5 49. Re7+ Kf5 50. d7 b4 51. Re8 Rxh5 52. Ng3+ Kg4 53. Nxh5 b3 54. Rg8+ Kh3 55. Nf4+ 1-0 | ||||
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2025.07.10
Scottish Int Open 2025
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| 20463 | Carroll, Peter (2169) | Blackford, Ross (2014) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 Qa5+ 7. Nd2 e6 8. Nf3 Nh6 9. O-O Nf5 10. Nb3 Qa6 11. Qd1 b6 12. Bg5 c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Nbd4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Bxd4 16. Qxd4 Nc6 17. Qd2 Qc4 18. Rfe1 Qd4 19. Qc1 Rc8 20. c3 Qg4 21. b3 Nd4 22. Qa3 Nf3+ 23. Kf1 Nh2+ 24. Kg1 Nf3+ 25. Kh1 Nxg5 26. hxg5 g6 27. Re3 Qxg5 28. Qa4+ Kf8 29. Qxa7 Qd8 30. Qa4 Kg7 31. Qf4 Qe7 32. a4 Rc6 33. Rd1 Rhc8 34. Rdd3 f5 35. exf6+ Qxf6 36. Qg3 h4 37. Qg4 Qxf2 38. Re2 Qf5 39. Qd4+ Qf6 40. Re5 Kg8 41. Rf3 Qg7 42. Rfe3 Qf6 43. Qg4 Re8 44. Rg5 Kg7 45. Rf3 1-0 | ||||
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2025.07.09
Scottish Int Open 2025
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| 20418 | Gera, Marvin (1830) | Blackford, Ross (2014) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 cxd4 4. exd4 Nc6 5. c3 Bf5 6. Nd2 e6 7. Ngf3 Bd6 8. Bg3 Nge7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O h6 11. Re1 Qc7 12. Nb3 Rfc8 13. Nc5 e5 14. Nb3 e4 15. Nfd2 Bxg3 16. hxg3 Be6 17. Nc5 Rf8 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Bg4 Rf6 20. Nf1 Raf8 21. f3 Nf5 22. Bxf5 exf5 23. f4 g5 24. Qd2 gxf4 25. gxf4 Ne7 26. Nh2 Kh7 27. Kf2 Rg8 28. Rh1 Rfg6 29. Rag1 Rg3 30. Nf1 e3+ 31. Nxe3 Qxf4+ 32. Ke2 Qe4 33. Kd1 Qxe3 34. Qxe3 Rxe3 35. Re1 f4 0-1 | ||||
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2025.07.08
Scottish Int Open 2025
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| 20358 | Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian (2642) | Blackford, Ross (2014) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nh4 Bd7 5. d4 e6 6. Nf3 c5 7. c3 Nc6 8. Be2 cxd4 9. cxd4 f6 10. O-O fxe5 11. Nxe5 g6 12. Re1 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nh6 14. Nc3 Bg7 15. Bf1 O-O 16. f4 Kh8 17. Bd3 Bc6 18. Qe2 Qb6+ 19. Kh1 Nf5 20. Qg4 Rae8 21. Qh3 a6 22. a4 a5 23. Nb5 Bxb5 24. axb5 Rc8 25. Qf3 Qd8 26. Qf2 b6 27. Bd2 d4 28. Be4 Ne7 29. Qe2 Nd5 30. g3 Rf7 31. Ra4 Ne7 32. Qd3 Nf5 33. Bxf5 gxf5 34. Rxd4 Qe7 35. Rd6 Qb7+ 36. Kg1 Re8 37. Be3 Bxe5 38. fxe5 f4 39. Rd8 1-0 | ||||
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2025.07.08
Scottish Int Open 2025
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| 20390 | Blackford, Ross (2014) | Roger, Michael (1690) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bxd7+ Nbxd7 7. O-O e6 8. d4 cxd4 9. Qxd4 Be7 10. h3 O-O 11. Be3 Rc8 12. Rac1 Qc7 13. b3 Rfe8 14. Rfd1 h6 15. Qd3 Bf8 16. Nd4 Qa5 17. Qb1 d5 18. exd5 exd5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. cxd5 Qxd5 21. Qf5 Qxf5 22. Nxf5 Nf6 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Rc1 Rxc1+ 25. Bxc1 Kh7 26. Bb2 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2025.07.07
Scottish Int Open 2025
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| 20344 | Blackford, Ross (2014) | Keenan, Alex (1767) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Ngf3 c5 5. exd5 exd5 6. Be2 Nf6 7. dxc5 O-O 8. O-O a5 9. a4 Nbd7 10. Nb3 Nxc5 11. Nxc5 Bxc5 12. Bg5 Be7 13. Nd4 h6 14. Be3 Bd7 15. c3 Qc8 16. Re1 Re8 17. Nb5 Bc5 18. Nd4 Bd6 19. Bf3 Bg4 20. h3 Be6 21. Nb5 Bb8 22. Bd4 Qd8 23. Qd2 Ne4 24. Bxe4 dxe4 25. Rxe4 Bd7 26. Rxe8+ Qxe8 27. Re1 Qd8 28. Bb6 Qc8 29. Rd1 Bxh3 30. gxh3 Qxh3 31. Qd8+ Kh7 32. Qd3+ 1-0 | ||||
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2025.02.07
48th Blackpool Conference
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| 186097 | Blackford, Ross (2040) | Merriman, J (2216) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bd3 c5 7. c3 Nc6 8. O-O a5 9. Re1 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qb6 11. Nb1 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Qxd4 13. Nc3 Bc5 14. Nb5 Qxf2+ 15. Kh1 O-O 16. Bg5 Bb4 17. Rf1 Qxb2 18. Nc7 Ra6 19. Nxa6 bxa6 20. Rb1 Qxe5 21. Bf4 Qc3 22. Rf3 Qc5 23. Rc1 Qe7 24. Bxh7+ Kxh7 25. Rh3+ Kg8 26. Qh5 f5 27. Qh7+ Kf7 28. Qh5+ Kg8 29. Qh7+ Kf7 30. Qh5+ 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2024.07.14
Scottish Int Open 2024
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| 466395 | Blackford, Ross (1964) | Spencer, E (2119) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Bd3 d5 7. O-O Nf6 8. Nd2 Qc7 9. exd5 cxd5 10. c3 Bd6 11. Nf3 h6 12. Re1 O-O 13. Qe2 Nd7 14. h3 e5 15. Bf5 Nf6 16. Bxc8 Raxc8 17. Be3 Rfe8 18. Qa6 Re7 19. Nh4 g6 20. Bxh6 e4 21. g3 Nd7 22. Ng2 Nc5 23. Qe2 Nd3 24. Red1 Qb6 25. Bf4 Bxf4 26. Nxf4 Nxf4 27. gxf4 Qe6 28. Qe3 f6 29. Rd2 Rh7 30. Kg2 Rh5 31. Rad1 Rd8 32. c4 g5 33. Rxd5 Rxd5 34. cxd5 Qd7 35. fxg5 Rxg5+ 36. Kh2 Qd6+ 37. Kh1 Rxd5 38. Qb3 1-0 | ||||
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2024.07.13
Scottish Int Open 2024
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| 466362 | Burnett, A (2174) | Blackford, Ross (1964) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 b5 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Bb7 8. a4 a6 9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. d5 h6 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. dxc6 Bxc6 13. Nd4 Bd7 14. axb5 e5 15. Nc6 Qc7 16. Bxc4 Bxc6 17. bxc6 a5 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Bd6 20. Qg4 O-O 21. b3 Rfd8 22. g3 Ra6 23. Rac1 Ra7 24. h4 Kh8 25. Rfd1 Kg8 26. Rd3 Re8 27. Rcd1 Bc5 28. Qf5 Qc8 29. Qh5 Qc7 30. Rf3 Re7 31. g4 Qc8 32. g5 Kh7 33. Bxf7 Bb6 34. Bd5 Re8 35. Rf6 Qg4+ 36. Qxg4 1-0 | ||||
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2024.07.12
Scottish Int Open 2024
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| 466337 | Blackford, Ross (1964) | Sharma, Devesh (1814) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. c4 Bxb5 5. cxb5 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe2 Nbd7 11. Rd1 Rc8 12. f3 Ne5 13. Be3 Rc7 14. b6 axb6 15. Ndb5 Rc8 16. Bf2 Nh5 17. g3 Kh8 18. f4 Nxf4 19. gxf4 Ng6 20. Bg3 Rc6 21. f5 Nh4 22. fxe6 fxe6 23. Nd4 d5 24. Nxc6 bxc6 25. Rf1 Rg8 26. exd5 Bc5+ 27. Kh1 cxd5 28. Bxh4 Qxh4 29. Qxe6 d4 30. Ne4 d3 31. Nxc5 bxc5 32. Rae1 Qa4 33. b3 Qa8+ 34. Qe4 Qxa2 35. Qxd3 Qa8+ 36. Qe4 Qa2 37. Qd5 h6 38. Rc1 Qa6 39. Rfd1 Rf8 40. Qg2 Qa7 41. Rf1 Rg8 42. Rf3 Re8 43. Rcf1 Rg8 44. Rf8 1-0 | ||||
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2024.07.11
Scottish Int Open 2024
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| 466284 | Blackford, Ross (1964) | Bhatia, Kanishka (1900) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. c3 e6 7. Be3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Nxe5 9. Bb5+ Nd7 10. c4 Nf6 11. Nc3 a6 12. Ba4 Be7 13. cxd5 exd5 14. O-O O-O 15. Bxd7 Qxd7 16. Bd4 Rfd8 17. h3 Ne4 18. Rad1 Nxc3 19. Qxc3 Bf8 20. Rd2 Rac8 21. Qg3 Rc6 22. Rfd1 Qf5 23. b4 Rg6 24. Qd3 Qh5 25. a3 h6 26. Kh2 Be7 27. g3 Bf6 28. Bxf6 Rxf6 29. Kg2 b6 30. Qxa6 bxc5 31. Qa5 Rc8 32. bxc5 d4 33. Qb4 Rxc5 34. Qb2 Rc3 35. Rxd4 Qf3+ 36. Kg1 Rxa3 37. Rd8+ Kh7 38. R8d2 Raa6 39. Rd3 Qf5 40. Kg2 Rae6 41. R3d2 h5 42. Qc2 Re4 43. Rd4 Re5 44. Qxf5+ Rexf5 45. R1d2 g5 46. h4 g4 47. Rd5 Rxd5 48. Rxd5 Kg6 49. Rg5+ Kh6 50. Kf1 Re6 51. Rf5 f6 52. Ra5 Kg6 53. Ra4 Kf5 54. Kg2 Re4 55. Ra5+ Re5 56. Ra4 Re4 57. Ra5+ Re5 58. Ra4 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2024.07.11
Scottish Int Open 2024
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| 466318 | Railwani, Tavish (1758) | Blackford, Ross (1964) | 0-1 | |
| 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. c3 Qc7 7. Bg5 e6 8. Nbd2 Bd6 9. Bh4 Nf6 10. Bg3 O-O 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. O-O Rfc8 13. Qe2 a6 14. Qe3 Bxf3 15. Nxf3 b5 16. h3 b4 17. Rfc1 bxc3 18. bxc3 Na5 19. Ne5 Nc4 20. Bxc4 dxc4 21. Rab1 Rc7 22. Qe2 Rac8 23. Rb4 Qd5 24. Rcb1 g6 25. Rb8 Kg7 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Rb4 Qe4 28. Qf1 Nd5 29. Nxc4 Nxb4 30. Nd6 Qc2 31. Nxc8 Qxc3 32. Nd6 Qxd4 33. Nc4 Nxa2 34. Ne3 Nb4 35. Qb1 a5 36. Qb3 Nd5 37. Nxd5 exd5 38. Qa3 a4 39. Kh2 Qxf2 40. Qxa4 d4 41. Qb5 Qe3 42. Qc5 Qf4+ 43. Kh1 Qe4 44. Qc4 h5 45. Kh2 Qe5+ 46. Kh1 Qe3 47. Qc5 Qf4 48. Qc4 Kf6 49. Qc6+ Ke5 50. Qe8+ Kd5 51. Qa8+ Kc4 52. Qa6+ Kc3 53. Qa3+ Kd2 54. Qb4+ Kd1 55. Qb3+ Kd2 56. Qb4+ Ke2 57. Qc4+ Ke1 58. Qb4+ Qd2 59. Qb1+ Kf2 60. Qe4 Qd1+ 61. Kh2 Qg1# 0-1 | ||||
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2024.07.10
Scottish Int Open 2024
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| 466273 | Holm, R (2130) | Blackford, Ross (1964) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bf5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Qb3 Qb6 7. Bc4 Qxb3 8. Bxb3 Nxc3 9. bxc3 e6 10. d4 Nd7 11. O-O Be7 12. Re1 Nf6 13. Ne5 O-O 14. f3 h5 15. e4 Bh7 16. Be3 Rfd8 17. Rac1 Rac8 18. Red1 Ba3 19. Rb1 Nxe4 20. fxe4 Bxe4 21. Nd3 Bh7 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2024.07.09
Scottish Int Open 2024
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| 466229 | Blackford, Ross (1964) | Grant, J (2139) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. Be2 e6 5. d4 Nf6 6. e5 Nfd7 7. O-O c5 8. Bg5 Qb6 9. Na4 Qc7 10. c4 dxc4 11. d5 exd5 12. Nc3 Nb6 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Qxd5 Be6 15. Qe4 h6 16. Bh4 Qc6 17. Qc2 b5 18. a4 a6 19. Nd2 g5 20. Bg3 Be7 21. Bf3 Bd5 22. Bxd5 Qxd5 23. e6 Qd3 24. Qxd3 cxd3 25. exf7+ Kxf7 26. axb5 Nd7 27. bxa6 Ra7 28. Nc4 Rha8 29. Rad1 Rxa6 30. Rxd3 Nf6 31. f3 Nh5 32. Be5 Re6 33. g4 Nf4 34. Bxf4 gxf4 35. Rd2 Ra4 36. Rc2 Bf6 37. Kg2 Bd4 38. h4 Ra7 39. Kh3 Rb7 40. Ra1 Rbe7 41. Rac1 Kg7 42. Rd1 Re1 43. Rxe1 Rxe1 44. Nd6 Kg6 45. Nf5 Rh1+ 46. Kg2 Rg1+ 47. Kh2 Rd1 48. Nxd4 cxd4 49. Kg2 d3 50. Rc6+ Kf7 51. Rd6 Rd2+ 52. Kh3 Rxb2 53. Rxd3 Rf2 54. g5 h5 55. Ra3 Kg7 56. Ra7+ Kg6 57. Ra6+ Kf5 58. Ra5+ Kg6 59. Ra6+ Kf5 60. Rf6+ Ke5 61. Rh6 Rxf3+ 62. Kg2 Rg3+ 63. Kf2 Rg4 64. Rxh5 Ke4 65. Rh8 Kf5 66. Rf8+ Ke4 67. Re8+ Kf5 68. Rh8 Ke4 69. Rh6 Kf5 70. Rf6+ Ke4 71. g6 Rxh4 72. g7 Rg4 73. Rf7 Rg3 74. Ra7 Kf5 75. Rf7+ Ke5 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2024.07.09
Scottish Int Open 2024
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| 466203 | Robertson, Jim (1686) | Blackford, Ross (1964) | 0-1 | |
| 1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 e5 3. d3 Nf6 4. Nd2 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Ne2 c5 7. b3 Nc6 8. Bb2 Re8 9. h3 Qd7 10. g4 h6 11. Ng3 Bf8 12. O-O b6 13. f4 d4 14. Qf3 Bb7 15. e4 exf4 16. Qxf4 Bd6 17. Qf2 Bxg3 18. Qxg3 Ne5 19. Rf5 Qe7 20. Raf1 Rad8 21. Nf3 Nxf3+ 22. R5xf3 Qe5 23. Qf2 Re7 24. Rf5 Qe6 25. Bc1 Nd7 26. g5 h5 27. h4 g6 28. Rf3 Ne5 29. Rf6 Qd7 30. Qf4 Bc8 31. Qg3 Qe8 32. R6f2 Ng4 33. Re2 Ne5 34. Bh3 Bg4 35. Ref2 Qd7 36. Bxg4 Nxg4 37. Rf4 Qc7 38. Qf3 Rdd7 39. Re1 Re6 40. Bd2 b5 41. c3 Ne5 42. Qh3 dxc3 43. Bxc3 Nxd3 44. Rxf7 Nxe1 45. Rxd7 Qxd7 46. Bxe1 Qd4+ 47. Bf2 Qxe4 48. Bxc5 Qe1+ 0-1 | ||||
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2024.07.08
Scottish Int Open 2024
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| 474326 | Blackford, Ross (1964) | Mannion, Stephen R (2139) | 0-1 | |
| 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Bb3 a5 7. a4 Ba7 8. O-O O-O 9. h3 h6 10. Re1 Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Rxe3 Qe8 14. d4 Nh5 15. Nbd2 Nf4 16. Nc4 Qg6 17. Ne1 exd4 18. cxd4 e5 19. dxe5 dxe5 20. Qg4 Qf7 21. b3 Rae8 22. Nf3 Re6 23. Nh4 Nd4 24. Ra2 b6 25. Kh2 g5 26. Nf3 Nxf3+ 27. Qxf3 h5 28. g3 g4 29. hxg4 hxg4 30. Qxg4+ Rg6 31. Qd1 Rh6+ 32. Kg1 Nh3+ 33. Kg2 Qxf2+ 34. Rxf2 Rxf2+ 35. Kh1 Nf4+ 36. Kg1 Rg2+ 37. Kf1 Rh1# 0-1 | ||||
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2024.02.11
47th Blackpool Conference
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| 646089 | Blackford, Ross (1828) | Kee, Steve (1908) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nc6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 a6 6. Bf1 Bg4 7. d3 e5 8. c3 g6 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Bg7 11. Na3 Nge7 12. Bg5 O-O 13. Bf6 Qd7 14. Nc4 Rab8 15. a4 Qe6 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qg4 f5 18. exf5 Nxf5 19. f4 h5 20. Qg5 Nh6 21. fxe5 Rf5 22. Qe3 d5 23. Nd2 Rxe5 24. Qf2 Rf8 25. Rxe5 Qxe5 26. Qxc5 Qg5 27. Ne4 Qe5 28. Nd2 Qf6 29. Nf3 Qf5 30. c4 Rd8 31. Nd4 Qf6 32. Nxc6 bxc6 33. Re1 Nf7 34. Qf2 Qd6 35. c5 Qd7 36. d4 a5 37. Bd3 Re8 38. Qg3 Rxe1+ 39. Qxe1 Qc7 40. Qe3 Qd7 41. Kh1 Qc7 42. Bc2 Qd7 43. Qe1 Qd8 44. Qe3 Qf6 45. Qd3 Ng5 46. Qe3 Nf7 47. Kh2 Ng5 48. Qe5 Qxe5+ 49. dxe5 Ne6 50. Kg3 Nxc5 51. Kf4 d4 52. g4 hxg4 53. hxg4 Kf7 54. Kg5 d3 55. Bd1 Ne4+ 56. Kf4 Nf2 57. Bb3+ Ke7 58. Kf3 Nh3 59. Ke3 g5 60. Bc4 Nf4 61. Bxd3 Ke6 62. Be4 c5 63. Bf5+ Kxe5 64. Bc8 Nd5+ 65. Kd3 Nb6 66. Bf5 Nxa4 67. Kc4 Nxb2+ 68. Kxc5 Nd1 69. Kb5 Ne3 70. Bd7 Kf4 71. Kxa5 Nxg4 72. Kb4 Ne3 73. Bh3 Nd1 74. Kc4 Nf2 75. Bc8 Ne4 76. Kd3 Nd6 77. Bh3 Kg3 78. Be6 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2024.02.09
47th Blackpool Conference
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| 646050 | Blackford, Ross (1828) | Sooraj, M R (1948) | 0-1 | |
| 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bc4 c6 6. O-O Bg7 7. h3 O-O 8. Qe2 dxe5 9. dxe5 b5 10. Bb3 h6 11. Rd1 e6 12. c4 bxc4 13. Bxc4 Qc7 14. Nc3 Nd7 15. Re1 Rb8 16. Qe4 Qa5 17. Bxd5 cxd5 18. Qh4 Rb4 19. g4 Qd8 20. Qg3 Ba6 21. a3 Rc4 22. Nd2 Rd4 23. f4 Rd3 24. Nf3 Nc5 25. Re3 Nb3 26. Rxd3 Bxd3 27. Nd4 Nxa1 28. Qxd3 Qb6 29. Ne2 Rc8 30. Kg2 Qc5 31. Nc3 Qc4 32. Qd1 Rb8 33. Ncb5 Rxb5 34. Nxb5 Qxb5 35. f5 Qb3 36. Qe1 Nc2 37. Qd2 Bxe5 38. fxg6 Qg3+ 39. Kf1 Qxh3+ 40. Kg1 Bd4+ 0-1 | ||||
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2023.10.29
Scarborough Congress 2023
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| 758572 | Blackford, Ross (1779) | Han, Qixiang (1671) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 5. Bd3 Ngf6 6. Qe2 e6 7. c3 b5 8. Bc2 Be7 9. d4 Bb7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. Nbd2 Rc8 12. Nf1 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nb6 14. Ng3 Qc7 15. Bd3 Rfd8 16. h4 h6 17. b3 Nbd7 18. Bd2 Qb8 19. a4 Bc6 20. Rdc1 Bf8 21. Ne1 g6 22. Nc2 Bg7 23. Nb4 Bb7 24. axb5 axb5 25. Ra5 Ne8 26. Be3 Nc7 27. Qd2 Kh7 28. h5 Nf6 29. hxg6+ fxg6 30. f3 Ng8 31. Ne2 Ne7 32. Kf2 Rf8 33. Rh1 Ng8 34. Raa1 Ne8 35. Nf4 e5 36. Ne6 Nef6 37. Nxf8+ Rxf8 38. d5 Ng4+ 39. Ke2 Nxe3 40. Qxe3 Nf6 41. Qb6 Nh5 42. Rhd1 Qc8 43. Rdc1 Ng3+ 44. Kd2 Qe8 45. Qxb7 Qd8 46. Qa7 Qh4 47. Rc7 Nh5 48. Qe3 Qg3 49. Raa7 Qxg2+ 50. Be2 Rg8 51. Nd3 Ng3 52. Kd1 h5 53. Ne1 Qh2 54. Rc2 h4 55. Bxb5 Qh1 56. Qf2 Rb8 57. Bc4 Kh8 58. Qh2 Qxh2 59. Rxh2 Bf6 60. Rha2 Nh5 61. Bf1 Rxb3 62. Ra8+ Kh7 63. Nd3 Rb1+ 64. Nc1 Bg5 65. R2a7+ Ng7 66. Rc8 Be3 67. Rcc7 Rxc1+ 68. Rxc1 Bxa7 69. Bh3 Kh6 70. Bg4 Nh5 71. Rc6 Bb8 72. Rb6 Bc7 73. Rc6 Bb8 74. Ke2 Nf4+ 75. Kf1 Ba7 76. Rxd6 h3 77. Rd8 Bc5 78. Bxh3 Nxh3 79. Rh8+ Kg5 80. Rxh3 Bd6 81. Ke2 Kf4 82. Rh7 Kg5 83. Rd7 Bc5 84. Rc7 Bb6 85. Rc6 Bd8 86. Re6 Kh6 87. d6 Kg7 88. d7 Kf7 89. Re8 Be7 90. d8=Q Bxd8 91. Rxd8 Ke7 92. Ra8 Kf6 93. Ke3 Ke6 94. Ra6+ Kf7 95. Kd3 Kg7 96. Kc4 Kh6 97. Kd5 Kg5 98. Kxe5 Kh5 99. f4 Kh4 100. Rxg6 Kh5 101. Rg1 1-0 | ||||
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2023.10.29
Scarborough Congress 2023
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| 765324 | Bharat Kumar, Balahari (1936) | Blackford, Ross (1779) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 f5 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 c6 6. Nh3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Bf4 Bxf4 9. Nxf4 Qe8 10. e3 g5 11. Nh3 Qg6 12. f3 h5 13. e4 Rf7 14. Qc1 Rg7 15. cxd5 exd5 16. e5 Ne8 17. f4 g4 18. Ng5 Na6 19. Ne2 Nec7 20. a3 Ne6 21. Nxe6 Bxe6 22. b4 Nc7 23. a4 a6 24. Qe3 Rh7 25. h4 Qe8 26. Rfc1 Rd7 27. Nc3 b5 28. a5 Rdd8 29. Nb1 Bd7 30. Nd2 Ne6 31. Nb3 Kf7 32. Bf1 Rdc8 33. Bd3 Nd8 34. Nc5 Be6 35. Qe2 Ra7 36. Qc2 Kg6 37. Nxe6 Qxe6 38. Qc5 Rb7 39. Bf1 Qf7 40. Bg2 Qd7 41. Bxd5 Ne6 42. Bxe6 Qxe6 43. d5 cxd5 44. Qxc8 1-0 | ||||
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2023.10.28
Scarborough Congress 2023
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| 765276 | Mkpadi, Michael (1456) | Blackford, Ross (1779) | 0-1 | |
| 1. Nc3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. e4 dxe4 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 Bf5 6. Bc4 c6 7. O-O e6 8. Bg5 Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Rad1 Nbd7 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. Qxe5 Ng4 13. Bxe7 Nxe5 14. Bxd8 Nxc4 15. Bg5 Bxc2 16. Rc1 Bg6 17. Na4 b5 18. b3 bxa4 19. bxc4 f6 20. Bd2 Rfd8 21. Bc3 Rd7 22. Rfe1 Kf7 23. Ba1 Rb8 24. c5 Rb4 25. Bc3 Rb5 26. Ba1 Rdb7 27. Kf2 a3 28. Re3 Rb2+ 29. Re2 Rxe2+ 30. Kxe2 Rb2+ 31. Kf3 Rxa2 32. Bc3 Rb2 33. Ra1 Rb3 34. Rc1 a2 0-1 | ||||
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2023.10.28
Scarborough Congress 2023
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| 765289 | Blackford, Ross (1779) | Badacsonyi, Stanley (2008) | 0-1 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4 f6 9. Nf4 Nxd4 10. Qh5+ Ke7 11. exf6+ Nxf6 12. Ng6+ hxg6 13. Qxh8 Kf7 14. O-O e5 15. Nb3 Nf5 16. Bg5 Be6 17. Rad1 a5 18. Bxf5 gxf5 19. Rfe1 a4 20. Nc1 e4 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Ne2 g5 23. Qxf6+ Kxf6 24. Nd4 Bc5 25. Kf1 Bd7 26. Re3 Bxd4 27. Rxd4 Ke5 28. Rb4 Bc6 29. Rc3 Ra5 30. Rb6 d4 31. Rcxc6 bxc6 32. Rxc6 Rb5 33. Ra6 Rxb2 34. Rxa4 e3 35. fxe3 dxe3 36. Ra8 f4 37. h3 Ke4 38. a4 Rf2+ 39. Kg1 Kd3 40. a5 Ra2 41. a6 Ra1+ 42. Kh2 e2 43. Rd8+ Kc4 44. Rc8+ Kd5 45. a7 e1=Q 46. a8=Q+ Rxa8 47. Rxa8 Qg3+ 48. Kh1 f3 49. gxf3 Qxh3+ 50. Kg1 Qg3+ 0-1 | ||||
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2023.10.27
Scarborough Congress 2023
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| 765242 | Blackford, Ross (1779) | Sooraj, M R (1925) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Be2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 Nb6 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. exd6 cxd6 10. Be3 Bg4 11. b3 d5 12. c5 Nc8 13. Rc1 e6 14. Qd2 N8e7 15. Ne1 Bxe2 16. Nxe2 Nf5 17. b4 Re8 18. Nc2 e5 19. Rfd1 Nxe3 20. Nxe3 exd4 21. Nc2 Qh4 22. g3 Qh6 23. Nexd4 Qxd2 24. Rxd2 Bxd4 25. Nxd4 Nxb4 26. Rb1 Na6 27. c6 bxc6 28. Nxc6 Re6 29. Nd4 Rb6 30. Re1 Kf8 31. Re5 Rd8 32. Ne2 Re6 33. Nd4 Red6 34. Rb2 Nc5 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2023.07.09
128th ch-SCO Open 2023
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| 900269 | Cox, Toby (1967) | Blackford, Ross (1757) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Ne5 O-O 9. Nxd7 Bxd7 10. Bxf6 exf6 11. Nxd5 f5 12. Nc3 Qb6 13. Qd2 Rfe8+ 14. Ne2 Bxd4 15. O-O-O Bg7 16. Nc3 Bc6 17. f3 Rad8 18. Bd3 Rd7 19. Rhe1 Red8 20. Qc2 Qa5 21. Bf1 Bxc3 22. Qxc3 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 24. Kxd1 Qxa2 25. Qd4 Qa5 26. Bd3 a6 27. Ke2 Qc7 28. g3 Qd7 29. Qxd7 Bxd7 30. Ke3 Bc6 31. f4 Kf8 32. Kd4 Ke7 33. b4 Bf3 34. Kc5 Be4 35. Be2 Kd7 36. Kb6 f6 37. Bd1 Kc8 38. Bb3 g5 39. c5 h6 40. Be6+ Kb8 41. Bd7 Ka8 42. c6 bxc6 43. Kxa6 Kb8 44. Kb6 h5 45. h4 gxh4 46. gxh4 Bf3 47. Bxc6 Be2 48. Bd7 Bd3 49. Be8 Be2 50. Bg6 Bg4 51. b5 Be2 52. Bxf5 Bf3 53. Bg6 Kc8 54. Ka7 Be2 55. b6 Bf3 56. Bxh5 Bc6 57. Bg4+ Kd8 58. b7 Bxb7 59. Kxb7 Ke7 60. Kc6 Kf7 61. Kd6 Kg6 62. Ke6 Kg7 63. Bf5 Kf8 64. Kxf6 Kg8 65. Kg6 Kh8 66. Bh3 Kg8 67. f5 Kf8 68. f6 Kg8 69. f7+ Kf8 70. h5 1-0 | ||||
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2023.07.09
128th ch-SCO Open 2023
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| 900303 | Malkin, Jamie (2080) | Blackford, Ross (1757) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 g6 6. h3 Bf5 7. Nf3 Bxd3 8. Qxd3 Bg7 9. O-O Nf6 10. Re1 O-O 11. Be3 Re8 12. Nbd2 Qc7 13. Re2 Rad8 14. Rae1 a6 15. g3 Nh5 16. Kg2 f5 17. Nf1 f4 18. Bc1 fxg3 19. Nxg3 Nf4+ 20. Bxf4 Qxf4 21. Qe3 Qxe3 22. Rxe3 Bf6 23. Ne2 b5 24. Nf4 a5 25. Re6 Nb8 26. Rb6 b4 27. cxb4 axb4 28. Nd3 b3 29. Rxb3 Nc6 30. Nb4 Na5 31. Rc3 e6 32. Na6 Nc4 33. b3 Nd6 34. Nc7 Re7 35. Rxe6 Rxe6 36. Nxe6 Ra8 37. a4 Ne4 38. Rd3 Be7 39. Nc7 Rd8 40. Nb5 Bb4 41. Ne5 Rc8 42. Rf3 Rc2 43. Nd3 Be7 44. a5 Nd2 45. Re3 Bh4 46. a6 Ne4 47. a7 Ra2 48. Kf3 h5 49. Re2 Ng5+ 50. Ke3 Ra5 51. f4 Ne4 52. Kf3 Ra1 53. Rxe4 Rf1+ 54. Ke2 Ra1 55. Re8+ Kf7 56. a8=Q 1-0 | ||||
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2023.07.08
128th ch-SCO Open 2023
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| 900222 | Kumar, Ishan (1387) | Blackford, Ross (1757) | 0-1 | |
| 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Qc7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. h3 e6 8. Nd2 Bd6 9. Ngf3 O-O 10. O-O a6 11. Re1 h6 12. a3 b5 13. Qc2 Bb7 14. Rac1 Rab8 15. a4 Ba8 16. axb5 axb5 17. b3 Rfc8 18. b4 Qb7 19. Qb2 Nd7 20. Nb3 e5 21. dxe5 Ncxe5 22. Nxe5 Nxe5 23. Bf1 d4 24. Nxd4 Nd3 25. Qd2 Nxe1 26. Rxe1 Qd5 27. f3 Qe5 28. f4 Qd5 29. Nxb5 Bf8 30. Qxd5 Bxd5 31. Bd4 Bc4 32. Bxc4 Rxc4 33. Na3 Rcc8 34. Nc2 g6 35. Re3 Bg7 36. Bxg7 Kxg7 37. Nd4 Ra8 38. Kf2 Ra3 39. Ne2 Ra2 40. Kf3 f5 41. g4 fxg4+ 42. hxg4 h5 43. gxh5 gxh5 44. Nd4 Kf6 45. Re6+ Kf7 46. Re3 h4 47. Nf5 Rh8 48. Kg4 h3 49. Rxh3 Rg2+ 50. Ng3 Rg8+ 51. Kf3 Rc2 52. Ne4 Rd8 53. Rh5 Rd3+ 54. Kg4 Rg2+ 55. Kh4 Rh2+ 56. Kg5 Rg2+ 57. Kh6 0-1 | ||||
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2023.07.08
128th ch-SCO Open 2023
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| 900245 | Blackford, Ross (1757) | Roul, Tushar (1545) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. a3 Bxc5 6. Nf3 f6 7. b4 Be7 8. Bb2 a5 9. b5 b6 10. Bd3 Nd7 11. O-O Nh6 12. c4 Nc5 13. Nc3 dxc4 14. Bxc4 f5 15. Qe2 O-O 16. Rfd1 Qc7 17. Nd4 Bd7 18. Rac1 Bg5 19. Rc2 Nf7 20. Nf3 Be7 21. Ba2 Qb7 22. Nd5 Bg5 23. Nxg5 Nxg5 24. Nf4 Rad8 25. Rdc1 Rc8 26. f3 Nf7 27. Bd4 Nd8 28. Bxc5 bxc5 29. a4 Qb6 30. Bc4 Nb7 31. Rd1 Rcd8 32. Rcd2 Bc8 33. Rxd8 Rxd8 34. Rxd8+ Nxd8 35. Qd3 Kf7 36. Qxf5+ Kg8 37. Qd3 Nf7 38. Qe3 Nh6 39. Nd3 1-0 | ||||
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2023.07.07
128th ch-SCO Open 2023
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| 900182 | Blackford, Ross (1757) | Zamvar, Vipin (1555) | 0-1 | |
| 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Nxe4 6. Qxe4 Qd5 7. Qxd5 cxd5 8. d4 Bg4 9. Ne5 Bf5 10. Bf4 a6 11. c3 g6 12. a4 Bg7 13. Be2 Nd7 14. Nxd7 Bxd7 15. a5 O-O 16. Bf3 e6 17. h4 Rac8 18. h5 Rc4 19. Kd2 Rfc8 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Bd1 Re8 22. Bb3 Rcc8 23. Rae1 Bb5 24. g4 Bc6 25. Rh2 f6 26. Reh1 g5 27. Bd6 Kf7 28. f4 gxf4 29. Bxf4 Rh8 30. g5 Rxh2+ 31. Rxh2 Rh8 32. Rxh8 Bxh8 33. gxf6 Bxf6 34. Bc2 Bh4 35. Bc7 Ke7 36. Bd3 Ba4 37. Bf4 Bb3 38. Bg6 Kd7 39. Bc2 0-1 | ||||
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2023.02.12
46th Blackpool Conference
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| 1042088 | Blackford, Ross (1653) | Hobson, Kenneth (2051) | 0-1 | |
| 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. e5 d4 6. exf6 dxc3 7. fxg7 cxd2+ 8. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 9. Bxd2 Bxg7 10. Bc3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Nc6 12. Nf3 Bg4 13. O-O-O O-O 14. Bb5 Ne7 15. Rhe1 Ng6 16. Bd7 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Rad8 18. Bf5 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Re8 20. Be4 c6 21. Rd7 Re7 22. Rd8+ Kg7 23. Kd2 Ne5 24. h3 h6 25. Ra8 a6 26. Rd8 Nd7 27. Bf5 Nc5 28. Rd6 a5 29. Rd4 Kf6 30. Bc2 Ne6 31. Rh4 Ng5 32. Rf4+ Kg7 33. Rg4 Kf8 34. f4 Nxh3 35. Bh7 f6 36. Bf5 Nxf2 37. Rg6 Ne4+ 38. Kc2 Nc5 39. Rxh6 Rf7 40. Rh8+ Ke7 41. Rc8 Kd6 42. Ra8 a4 43. Rd8+ Kc7 44. Rh8 b5 45. Kb2 Nb7 46. Be6 Re7 47. Bf5 Nd6 48. Bd3 Re3 49. Kc2 Rf3 50. Rh7+ Kb6 51. Rh4 Rf2+ 52. Kb1 a3 53. f5 Rb2+ 54. Ka1 Rd2 55. Rd4 Rd1+ 56. Bb1 Rxd4 57. cxd4 Nc4 58. Be4 Kc7 59. Bd3 Nd2 60. Bc2 Kd6 61. Bb3 Nxb3+ 62. axb3 Kd5 63. Ka2 Kxd4 64. Kxa3 Kc3 65. Ka2 b4 66. Ka1 Kxb3 67. Kb1 Ka3 68. Ka1 b3 69. Kb1 b2 0-1 | ||||
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2023.02.11
46th Blackpool Conference
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| 1042076 | Kee, Steve (1919) | Blackford, Ross (1653) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. c4 c6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e5 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. d4 e4 6. Nh3 h6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. O-O Bb4 9. f3 exf3 10. exf3 O-O 11. Nf4 Nc6 12. Be3 Re8 13. Bf2 Ba5 14. a3 Bc7 15. Nd3 Bf5 16. b4 Rc8 17. Qd2 b6 18. Rac1 Qd7 19. Nf4 Bxf4 20. Qxf4 Bg6 21. g4 Nd8 22. Bg3 Ne6 23. Qd2 Rc4 24. Bf2 Rec8 25. Rfd1 Nf4 26. Bf1 Nxg4 27. Bg3 Ne6 28. Bxc4 Rxc4 29. fxg4 Nxd4 30. Qf2 Qxg4 31. Rxd4 Rxd4 32. Kg2 Rc4 33. h3 Be4+ 34. Kh2 Qc8 35. Be5 f6 36. Bd4 Qc7+ 37. Kg1 Qc8 38. Kh2 Qc7+ 39. Kg1 Rxd4 40. Qxd4 Qg3+ 41. Kf1 Bd3+ 42. Ne2 Qf3+ 43. Qf2 Bxe2+ 1/2-1/2 | ||||