David Paul v Levi Paxton (17-10-23)

The Game of round 2 in the 2023 KCC Championship was the top board clash between between David and Levi. A high quality game in which David steered into an open tactical battle which played to his strengths, and saw him come out on top.

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be2 Nge7 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Nb5 e5 12. Qd6 f5 13. Nxe5 f4 14. Bc4+ Kh7 15. Nf7 Rxf7 16. Bxf7 a6 17. Nc3 fxg3 18. fxg3 Be5 19. Qd1 d6 20. Nd5 Bd7 21. Qh5 Qh8 22. Bg6+ Nxg6 23. Rf7+ Qg7 24. Rxg7+ Bxg7 25. Rf1 Nce5 26. h3 Bb5 27. Rc1 Bc6 28. Nc7 Rf8 29. Ne6 Rf6 30. Nxg5+ Kg8 31. Nf3 Nxf3+ 32. gxf3 Ne5 33. f4 Nd3 34. Rc2 Rf8 35. Rd2 Nc5 36. Rxd6 Nxe4 37. Rg6 Kh7 38. Re6 Nf6 39. Qf5+ Kg8 40. Qe5 Ng4 41. Qh5 Bd4+ 42. Kf1 Nh2+ 43. Ke1 Nf3+ 44. Kd1 Bg7 45. Rxc6 Rd8+ 46. Kc1 bxc6 47. Qxf3 c5 48. Qc6 Rb8 49. b3 Bd4 50. Qxh6 0-1< [/pgn]