15-05-2023 Central League Cup Stirling v Grangemouth

Stirling		v		Grangemouth
Shubham Lakudkar Isaac Browning William Spiers Graham Anderson Steve Smith Brad Duthie Sean Flanagan	2040 1934 1722 1670 1621 1523 1487	1 - 0 ½ - ½ 0 - 1 ½ - ½ 0 - 1 0 - 1 ½ - ½	2066 1979 1953 1833 1727 1711 1626	John McLay Graham Hamilton Alan Bell Dougie Will David Wallace Alan Petrie Ian Mason
		2½ - 4½

Congratulations to Grangemouth!

Thanks to Shubham and Sean for providing the games below.

[Event "CL Cup Stirling v Grangemouth"] [Site "Stirling CC"] [Date "2023.05.15"] [Round "F"] [White "McLay, J"] [Black "Lakudkar, S"] [Result "0-1"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 a6 6. Bc4 Nc6 7. h3 e6 8. Bg5 b5 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. O-O Be7 11. a4 b4 12. Ne4 Qd7 13. Re1 h6 14. Nxf6+ gxf6 15. Bf4 O-O-O 16. c3 Kb8 17. Qe2 e5 18. Be3 exd4 19. cxd4 Rhg8 20. Bxa6 Rxg2+ 21. Kxg2 Rg8+ 22. Kh2 Bd6+ 23. Ne5 fxe5 24. Qb5 e4+ { White resigns } 0-1

[Event "CL Cup Stirling v Grangemouth"] [Site "Stirling CC"] [Date "2023.05.15"] [Round "F"] [White "Anderson, G"] [Black "Will, D"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 h6 5. Be3 d6 6. c3 g6 7. Nbd2 Ng4 8. h3 Nxe3 9. fxe3 Bg7 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Qf2 Na5 12. Bb5 Bd7 13. Bxd7 Qxd7 14. d4 c5 15. O-O Qb5 16. Rab1 Rac8 17. d5 Nc4 18. Qe2 Na3 19. c4 Nxc4 20. Qxc4 Qa5 21. Qc3 Qd8 22. a4 f5 23. Qc2 a6 24. exf5 gxf5 25. Nh2 e4 26. Nxe4 fxe4 27. Qxe4 Re8 28. Qg6 Qg5 29. Qxg5 hxg5 30. Ng4 c4 31. Nf6+ Bxf6 32. Rxf6 Rxe3 33. Rg6+ Kh7 34. Rxg5 Rb3 35. Re1 { Draw agreed. I am very short of time, and have no ideas on how to win this. All I can think is Re6 which gives perpetual check. } 1/2-1/2

[Event "CL Cup Stirling v Grangemouth"] [Site "Stirling CC"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2023.05.15"] [White "Mason, I"] [Black "Flanagan, S"] [ECO "D16"] [Opening "Slav Defense: Soultanbeieff Variation"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. e3 Bb4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 O-O 12. Qe2?! { Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } (12. Ne5 Nd7 13. f4 Nxe5 14. fxe5 Qg5 15. Rf3 Bd7 16. Rg3 Qh4 17. Qd3 Bc6 18. Rf1 Be4) 12... cxd4 13. cxd4 b6 14. Ne5?! { Inaccuracy. Rfc1 was best. } (14. Rfc1 Nd7 15. Bb5 Qd8 16. Bc6 Rb8 17. Rc2 Bb7 18. Rac1 Bxc6 19. Rxc6 Nf6 20. Ne5 Nd5) 14... Nd7 15. Nxd7 Bxd7 16. Bb5 Qe7 17. h3 Bc8 18. Ba6 Bb7 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. Rfb1 Rab8 21. Rb2 Rfc8 22. Rab1 Rc6 23. a5 Qc7 24. g3 Rc1+ 25. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 26. Kh2 Qc3 27. axb6 axb6 28. Qb5 Qc7 29. Qe2 Qd7 30. Qb5 Qxb5 31. Rxb5 Kf8 32. Kg2 Ke7 33. Kf3 Kd6 34. Ke4 Kc6 35. Rb2 b5 36. Kd3 f5 37. Rc2+ Kd6 38. Rb2 Kc6 39. Rc2+ Kb6 40. Rc5 Rb7? { Mistake. Ra8 was best. } 41. Kc3? { Mistake. Re5 was best. } 41... Ka5 42. Kb3 h5?! { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } 43. h4 g6 44. Rc6 Rb6?? { Blunder. Re7 was best. } (44... Re7 45. Rc5) 45. Rc8?? { Blunder. Rxb6 was best. } (45. Rxb6 Kxb6 46. Kb4 Ka6 47. f3 Kb6 48. e4 Kc6 49. Ka5 Kd6 50. Kxb5 e5 51. Kc4 f4) 45... Rb7? { Mistake. Rd6 was best. } (45... Rd6 46. Rg8 e5 47. dxe5 Re6 48. Rg7 Rxe5 49. Rxg6 Re4 50. Rg5 Rb4+ 51. Kc3 Rc4+ 52. Kd3) 46. Ra8+ 46... Kb6 47. Rd8?? { Blunder. Re8 was best. } 47... Rc7?! (47... Kc6 48. Rg8 Kd5 49. Rxg6 Re7 50. Rh6 Ke4 51. Rf6 Kd5 52. Rf8 Rh7 53. Kb4 Ra7 54. Rd8+) 48. Rd6+ Ka5 49. Rxe6 b4?? { Blunder. Rc1 was best. } (49... Rc1 50. Rxg6 Rf1 51. f4 b4 52. Rg5 Rb1+ 53. Kc2 Rg1 54. Rxf5+ Ka4 55. Rf8 b3+ 56. Kb2) 50. Kb2? { Mistake. Re5+ was best. } (50. Re5+ Kb6 51. Kxb4 Rc6 52. Rc5 Rd6 53. Kc4 Kb7 54. d5 Ra6 55. Kd4 Ra2 56. Rc6 Rxf2) 50... Rc3 51. Rxg6 Rd3 52. Rg5? { Mistake. Rg8 was best. } (52. Rg8 Kb5 53. Rb8+ Ka4 54. Ra8+ Kb5 55. Kc2 Rc3+ 56. Kd2 Rc6 57. Rb8+ Kc4 58. Kc2 Rc7) 52... Ka4? { Mistake. Rd2+ was best. } (52... Rd2+ 53. Kb3) 53. Kc2 Rc3+ 54. Kb2 Rb3+ 55. Kc2 Rc3+ 56. Kb2 Rb3+ 57. Kc2?? { Blunder. Kc1 was best. } 57... Rc3+ 1/2-1/2