[Event "CB-Emu"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2025.12.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mephisto Amsterdam, Phoenix SE"]
[Black "Novag Super Forte C6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2000"]
[BlackElo "1957"]
[Annotator "Clive"]
[PlyCount "79"]

{[%evp 9,78,17,16,-13,-9,-13,-3,-5,-7,-16,0,0,-3,-6,-5,-11,-5,-24,0,-3,52,49,116,112,106,111,121,73,71,74,118,90,84,92,102,104,258,243,247,229,293,276,360,329,485,465,938,615,624,597,582,484,709,705,29975,29978,29980,29973,29981,29982,29989,29989,29993,29994,29996,29997,29997,29998,29998,29999,29999]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 {This puts the Super Forte out of book!} Bg4 {Amsterdam also out of book.} 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. d4 c5 7. Bb5+ Nc6 8. O-O {The position is equal.} cxd4 9. exd4 a6 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Rab1 O-O 13. Rfe1 Qd7 14. Qe3 c5 15. dxc5 d4 16. Qd3 {[%cal Ob2b4] Strongly threatening b4!} ({Don't go for} 16. c6 $2 Qd6 17. Qd2 dxc3 18. Qxd6 Bxd6 $19) 16... Bxc5 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Ne4 Be7 19. c3 {[%cal Bc2c3,Bc3d4,Bd4d5,Bd5e6][%mdl 32]} Rfd8 20. Red1 Qa4 21. cxd4 {aiming for Nc3.} Qxa2 22. Qg3+ Kh8 $2 (22... Kf8 $16) 23. Qc7 $18 Re8 {[#]} 24. Qf4 $1 Kg7 25. d5 f5 26. Qg3+ Kf8 (26... Kh6 $142) 27. Qc3 {[%cal Rc3h8]} Bh4 (27... Kg8 $142 28. Ra1 Qxa1 29. Qg3+ Kh8 30. Rxa1 fxe4 31. Qe5+ Kg8 32. dxe6 Rf8) 28. Ra1 Qxa1 29. Rxa1 fxe4 30. dxe6 e3 (30... Kg8 $142 31. exf7+ Kxf7) 31. fxe3 Bg5 32. Qc5+ {White mates.} Be7 33. Qf5 {[%csl Ge6][%cal Rf5f7]} Kg7 34. Qxf7+ Kh6 35. g4 Rac8 36. Ra5 {[%csl Gf7,Gg4][%cal Ra5h5]} Bg5 37. Qh5+ Kg7 38. Qxg5+ Kh8 39. Qf6+ Kg8 40. Rg5# {Weighted Error Value: White=0.17 (very precise) /Black=0.48} 1-0

[Event "CB-Emu"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2025.12.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Novag Super Forte C6"]
[Black "Mephisto Amsterdam Phoenix SE"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "1957"]
[BlackElo "2000"]
[Annotator "Clive"]
[PlyCount "97"]

{[%evp 19,97,-37,0,-83,-50,-67,-63,-58,-31,-29,-31,-82,-86,-96,-94,-95,-95,-89,-90,-97,-81,-98,-65,-85,-64,-89,-77,-97,-91,-101,-101,-112,-95,-98,-51,-49,-52,-42,-42,-274,-270,-410,-402,-419,-420,-572,-546,-622,-613,-609,-558,-633,-619,-604,-605,-603,-593,-744,-741,-728,-687,-775,-766,-758,-747,-726,-718,-843,-846,-874,-875,-908,-948,-960,-979,-1198,-1185,-1103,-997,-1017]} 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nc7 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O {Amsterdam out of book.} e5 8. d3 Be7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Rc1 Be6 {Super Forte out of book.} 11. Qd2 Qd7 12. Ng5 Bxg5 13. Bxg5 {Black is slightly better.} f6 14. Be3 {[#] Ne4 is the strong threat.} b6 15. Rfd1 Rad8 16. Qe1 Nd5 17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. Nxd5 Qxd5 19. b3 Rf7 20. Rc4 Re7 21. Rdc1 {[%cal Re3c5]} Qe6 22. Kg2 a5 23. Bd2 h6 24. Bc3 Qd5+ 25. Kg1 Ree8 26. Bb2 e4 27. dxe4 Rxe4 28. Rxe4 Qxe4 29. Rc4 $2 {[#]} ({Better is} 29. Bc3 $15) 29... Qd5 $19 {Threatens to win with ...Qd2.} 30. Bc3 b5 31. Rg4 Qf5 32. f3 Qc2 {Against Qc1. White must now prevent ...Rd1. Black is clearly winning.} 33. Bxf6 Rd1 ({Less strong is} 33... Rd7 34. Qc3 Qxc3 35. Bxc3 $14) 34. Rxg7+ Kf8 35. Qxd1 Qxd1+ 36. Kf2 Nd4 37. Re7 Qh1 38. g4 Qxh2+ 39. Kf1 Qf4 40. Bxd4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQ-KRB} Qc1+ 41. Kf2 Kxe7 42. Be3 Qa3 43. Ke1 Kd6 44. Bf4+ Kc6 45. Bxh6 Qxa2 46. Bd2 b4 47. Bc1 Qb1 48. Kd2 Qxb3 49. g5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.51/Black=0.09 (flawless) The Novag resigns.} 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2025.12.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mephisto Mondial 68000XL"]
[Black "Mephisto Amsterdam Phoenix SE"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "1958"]
[BlackElo "2000"]
[Annotator "Clive"]
[PlyCount "106"]

{[%evp 14,105,-39,-35,-32,-32,-18,-41,-41,-38,-40,-208,-13,-24,-20,-20,-19,-19,-9,-23,-15,-44,-39,-73,-78,-80,-89,-259,-262,-275,-276,-343,-346,-588,-575,-783,-767,-769,-764,-746,-733,-736,-726,-717,-712,-690,-685,-849,-846,-827,-799,-783,-778,-810,-805,-1039,-971,-29976,-29978,-29978,-29979,-29981,-29982,-29983,-29984,-29984,-29985,-29984,-29985,-29986,-29987,-29987,-29986,-29985,-29986,-29989,-29990,-29991,-29992,-29992,-29993,-29993,-29994,-29994,-29995,-29995,-29996,-29996,-29997,-29997,-29998,-29998,-29999,-29999]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. d4 Nxe4 5. d5 Ne7 6. Nxe5 Ng6 7. Bd3 Nxe5 8. Bxe4 Bc5 {Mondial out of book.} ({Reject} 8... Qh4 9. Nd2 $11) 9. O-O {Amsterdam out of book.} d6 {Threatens to win with ...Qh4.} 10. Be3 Bxe3 {Black is slightly better.} 11. fxe3 O-O {...Qg5 is the strong threat.} 12. Qc2 $2 {[#]} ({Of course not} 12. Qh5 f5 13. Bc2 Ng4 $17) ({White should try} 12. Qd4 $15) 12... Ng6 $2 (12... Qh4 $19 {Strongly threatening ...Ng4.} 13. Na3 Bd7) 13. Bxg6 hxg6 14. Nd2 Qg5 {[%csl LRd5,LRe3]} 15. e4 Bd7 16. Rf2 Qe3 17. Nc4 Qc5 18. Qd3 Bb5 19. b3 Rae8 $36 {[%mdl 2048] And now ...Re5 would win. Black is really pushing.} 20. Raf1 $2 (20. Re1 $17) 20... f5 $19 21. exf5 Rxf5 22. Qd4 Rxd5 23. Qg4 (23. Qxc5 Rxc5 24. Rb1) 23... Rf5 {[%cal Oc5f2] [#] ( -> ...Qxf2+!)} 24. Qd4 Rxf2 25. Qxf2 Qxf2+ 26. Rxf2 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} Re1+ 27. Rf1 Rxf1+ 28. Kxf1 {KB-KN} d5 29. Kf2 dxc4 {KB-KP} 30. b4 b6 {[%cal Bb7b6,Bb6c5][%mdl 32]} 31. Ke3 Kf7 32. Kd4 Ke6 33. h3 Kd6 34. h4 c5+ 35. bxc5+ bxc5+ {Black mates.} 36. Ke3 Ke5 37. g3 Bc6 38. Kd2 Kf5 39. Ke3 Kg4 40. Kf2 a5 41. Ke2 Kxg3 42. Ke3 Kxh4 {KB-KPP} 43. Kf4 g5+ 44. Ke3 Kg3 45. a3 Bf3 46. Kd2 Kf2 47. Kc1 g4 48. Kc2 g3 49. Kc1 g2 50. Kb2 g1=Q 51. Ka2 Be4 {[%csl Ge4][%cal Rg1b1]} 52. a4 Qb1+ 53. Ka3 Qa1# {Weighted Error Value: White=0.88/Black=0.16 (very precise)} 0-1

[Event "CB-Emu"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2025.12.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mephisto Amsterdam Phoenix SE"]
[Black "Fidelity Designer Mach III"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2000"]
[BlackElo "1980"]
[Annotator "Clive"]
[PlyCount "103"]

{[%evp 9,102,-9,2,-16,23,23,18,13,28,26,52,36,120,34,37,0,0,5,7,3,6,-9,-5,-12,14,-25,-27,-54,-56,-94,-10,-12,13,-8,6,12,6,9,12,-4,-7,-12,37,18,10,-10,55,38,51,34,224,194,272,281,251,255,338,317,447,446,444,439,471,472,459,463,584,581,574,560,535,534,594,514,801,797,971,957,938,924,29988,29989,29989,29990,29993,29993,29995,29996,29996,29997,29997,29998,29998,29999,29999]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 {Mach III out of book.} Nf6 {Amsterdam out of book.} 3. Nc3 Bg4 4. h3 Bf5 5. Be2 Nc6 6. O-O d4 7. exd4 Nxd4 8. d3 {The position is equal.} Nxe2+ 9. Qxe2 {Strongly threatening Qe5.} c6 10. Bd2 Qb6 11. Qe5 e6 12. Na4 Qb5 (12... Qd8 {is more complex.} 13. Nc5 b6 14. Ne4 Be7) 13. Qxb5 cxb5 14. Nc3 a6 15. Nh4 Bg6 16. Bg5 Bh5 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Rfe1 O-O-O 19. a4 bxa4 20. Rxa4 Bd6 21. Kf1 f5 22. g4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White has the initiative.} fxg4 23. hxg4 Bg6 24. Rc4+ Kb8 25. Ra4 e5 26. Ra5 Rc8 27. g5 h5 28. Re2 Bc7 29. Rc5 (29. Rd5 {feels hotter.} Bh7 30. Rd7 Bd8 31. Rxe5 f6 32. Rxd8 fxe5 33. Rd6) 29... b6 $2 {[#]} (29... Rce8 $14) 30. Nxg6 $18 bxc5 31. Nxh8 Rxh8 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} 32. Ne4 Rg8 33. Re3 ({Weaker is} 33. Nxc5 Kc8 $16) 33... Rd8 34. Nxc5 Bd6 35. Ne4 Bb4 36. Rf3 Rd7 37. Rf5 Re7 38. c3 Ba5 39. Nd6 Bc7 40. Nxf7 Re6 41. Nh8 Rb6 (41... e4 $142 42. dxe4 Be5) 42. g6 Ka7 43. g7 Rb8 44. Rf8 Rxb2 45. g8=Q {White mates.} Rb1+ 46. Kg2 Kb7 47. Qc4 a5 48. Rf7 Kb6 49. Rxc7 {[%csl Gc7][%cal Rc4c6]} Rg1+ 50. Kxg1 {[%csl Gc7][%cal Rc4c6]} a4 51. Qc6+ Ka5 52. Ra7# {Weighted Error Value: White=0.15 (very precise) /Black=0.57} 1-0