Adrian Murfin

I played Adrian Murfin in Round 7 of the Spondon open last night. I made two big tactical blunders and got smashed. Tried playing on but it was quite pointless.

[Event "Spondon Summer Open 2007"]
[Date "2007.07.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Dean Madden"]
[Black "Adrian Murfin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C55"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 h6 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8. O-O Bf5 9. d4 O-O-O 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Nd2 Ng4 12. f3 Ne3 13. Qa4 Nxf1 14. Nxf1 a6 15. Bf4 Qb5 16. Qxb5 axb5 17. Ne3 Bd3 18. a4 Bd6 19. Bxd6 Rxd6 20. axb5 Kd7 21. Ng4 f6 22. Ra7 Rb6 0-1

I've been playing the Moller attack variation of the Giuoco Piano recently, so when he played 3...h6, I carried on as normal, but better would have been d4 instead of c3.

First blunder was below. I played 10. Nxe5, totally miscalculating that after he takes back the knight, if I take his knight with the pawn then he is up a rook after QxQ, RxQ, RxQ.

Second bit of blindness was below when I stupidly played f3, allowing the knight fork of Queen and Rook. Doh!

Round 7. 17 07 07

Mark Carter 123 ½ - ½ Steven J Burke 161

David Williams 144 1½ - 0 Mick Orridge 80

Richard Hilkling e75 def –1½ Herbert T Loomes 99

Douglas Bramley 99 1½ - 0 Gary Davison 80

Mick Orridge 80 0 - 1½ Ian Gregory 146

Harry A J Ratner 70 1½ - 0 Malcolm Somers 66

Graham J Pace 95 0 - 1½ Nathan Atkins 94

Joseph A Pacitto e35 0 - 1½Gethin T Bowes e80

Howard Bradbury 84 ½ - ½ Ted Pye 48

Dean Madden ug 0 – 1½ Adrian Murfin e60

Phil Smith 75 1½ - 0 Martin J Gibson 46

R7 R/T

Harry A J Ratner	70	1½	5
Barry W Archer	94	0	4½
Ian Gregory	146	1½	5½
Dean Madden	ug	0	2
Gary Davison	80	0	4½
Joseph A Pacitto	e35	0	3
Howard Bradbury	84	½	2½
Ted Pye	48	½	2½
Gethin T Bowes	e80	1½	5½
Phil Smith	75	1½	3
David J Brown	120	bye	6½
Mark A K Carter	123	½	6½
Richard Hilkling	e75	def	5
Douglas Bramley	99	1½	6
Graham J Pace	95	0	3½
David Williams	144	1½	6½
Maitreya Thakur	e120	bye	4
Steven J Burke	161	½	8½
Phillip Sheldon	97	bye	3½
Herbert T Loomes	99	1½	6½
Mick Orridge	80	0	4½
Martin J Gibson	46	0	1
Malcolm Somers	66	0	3½
Stuart Tabberer	61	bye	½
Adrian Murfin	e60	1½	4½
Nathan Atkins	94	1½	4½