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Game 14:

[Event "WTM Gayp 2014 - Day 4 - Game 14"]
[Date "2014-07-08"]
[Black "Sergio Scarpetta"]
[White "Ronald King"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
1. 11-15 23-19 2. 8-11 22-17 3. 9-13 (A) 17-14 4. 10x17 21x14 5. 15-18 26-23 6. 13-17 31-26 7. 17-21 25-22 8. 18x25 29x22 9. 11-16 22-17 10. 4-8 14-10 11. 6x15 19x10 12. 7x14 17x10 13. 8-11 24-20 14. 5-9 28-24 15. 9-13 23-18 16. 2-6 18-14 17. 6x15 14-10 18. 16-19 32-28 19. 19-23(B) 26x19 20. 13-17 27-23 21. 17-22 23-18 22. 22-25 18-14 23. 25-29 14-9 24. 29-25 9-6 25. 25-22 6-2 26. 22-17 10-7(C) 27. 3x10 2-7 28. 11-16 20x11 29. 1-5 7x14 30. 17x10 24-20 31. 15x24 28x19 32. 5-9 11-8 33. 10-7 20-16 34. 7-3 8-4 35. 9-14 4-8 36. 14-18 16-11 37. 18-23 19-15 38. 23-27 15-10 39. 12-16 8-12 40. 16-19 12-16 41. 19-23 16-20 42. 27-31 20-24 43. 23-27 1/2-1/2

(A): The Laird and Lady Opening, once reknown as the sharpest and complicated way to begin a game. The romantic name from the 19th century adds to the reputation of this opening.

But, over the centuries it has lost some credit, as many lines were found and today it is still well established, but the most exciting lines have been tamed by analysts and players.

(B): And here we find an improvement over the move 19. 12-16 that had been played in World Championship Matches before. Ron King had sweet memories with it, as he deafeated Jim Morrison with the white apieces in their 1996 World Championship match. However, Sergio is well-prepared and chooses a line that ends up in an enmding in which red had to be careful to draw.

After the game it turned out that it was in fact played in a correspodence match before: Al Lyman v Jim Loy ID 1996. Home preparation for a World Championship Match must be thorough.

(C) Only way to escape with a draw

Score: Scarpetta 1, King 0, Drawn 13, 10 games to go.

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[Event "WTM Gayp 2014 - Day 4 - Game 15"]
[Date "2014-07-08"]
[Black "Sergio Scarpetta"]
[White "Ronald King"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
1. 11-15 22-17 2. 8-11 17-13 3. 15-18 23x14 4. 9x18 21-17 5. 10-15 25-21 6. 4-8 26-23 7. 18-22 24-19 8. 15x24 28x19 9. 11-16 27-24 10. 8-11 24-20 11. 7-10 32-28 12. 3-7 28-24 13. 11-15 20x11 14. 7x16 24-20 15. 15x24 20x11 16. 12-16 11-8 17. 16-20 30-25 18. 5-9 25x18 19. 10-14 17x10 20. 6x22 13x6 21. 1x10 23-18 22. 24-27 31x24 23. 20x27 21-17 24. 27-31 18-14 25. 31-26 14x7 26. 2x11 8-3 27. 11-16 3-7 28. 16-20 17-13 29. 20-24 13-9 30. 24-27 9-6 31. 27-32 6-2 32. 26-30 7-11 33. 22-26 2-7 34. 32-27 11-15 35. 26-31 7-11 36. 27-24 11-16 37. 24-20 15-11 38. 31-26 16-12 39. 20-24 11-15 40. 26-23 12-16 41. 24-20 15-11 42.
23-18 16-12 43. 30-26 29-25 44. 26-23 25-21 45. 18-14 12-8 46. 23-18 8-12 47. 20-24 12-8 48. 24-19 8-12 49. 19-15 12-8 50. 14-9 11-16 1/2-1/2

It is reprted that Ron wnet into a weak line of the Maid of the Mill opening and Sergio had a win, but failed to broaden hiss lead.

Score: Scarpetta 1, King 0, Drawn 14, 9 games to go.

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Game 16: Ron King wins and equalize score: 1-1

[Event "WTM Gayp 2014 - Day 4 - Game 16"]
[Date "2014-07-08"]
[Black "Ronald King"]
[White "Sergio Scarpetta"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. 11-15 22-18 2. 15x22 25x18 3. 12-16 18-14 (A) 4. 9x18 23x14 5. 10x17 21x14 6. 6-9 26-23 7. 9x18 23x14 8. 1-6 29-25 9. 6-9 24-19 10. 16x23 27x18 11. 8-11 32-27 12. 3-8 30-26 13. 11-15 18x11 14. 8x15 26-23 15. 9x18 23x14 16. 2-6 28-24 17. 4-8 31-26 18. 8-12 25-21? (B) 19. 6-9 26-23 20. 9x18 23x14 21. 7-11 27-23 22. 15-18 23-19 23. 18-23 14-10 24. 23-27 10-7 25. 27-32 24-20 26. 32-27 7-3 27. 27-24 1-0

(A): A line that has the reputation to be a safe draw for white, but that verdict is doubtful, as Red clearly has the initiative in the endgame. One Single careless move can be costly in this line.

(B): And here is the mistake.

Score: King 1, Scarpetta1, Drawn 14, 8 games to go.

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Game 17:

[Event "WTM Gayp 2014 - Day 5 - Game 17"]
[Date "2014-07/09"]
[Black "Sergio Scarpetta"]
[White "Ronald King"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
1. 11-15 22-17 2. 8-11 17-13 3. 15-18 23x14 4. 9x18 21-17 5. 10-15 25-21 6. 4-8 26-23 7. 18-22 24-19 8. 15x24 28x19 9. 11-16 27-24 10. 8-11 24-20 11. 7-10 32-28 12. 3-7 28-24 13. 11-15 20x11 14. 7x16 24-20 15. 15x24 20x11 16. 12-16 11-8 17. 24-27 31x24 18. 16-20 23-18 19. 20x27 30-25 20. 22-26 18-14 21. 2-7 25-22 22. 26-30 22-18 23. 30-26 18-15 24. 10x19 14-9 25. 5x14 17x3 26. 26-22 3-7 27. 27-31 7-2 28. 1-5 2x9 29. 5x14 8-3 30. 31-26 3-8 31. 19-24 8-11 32. 24-27 13-9 33. 27-31 9-5 34. 31-27 5-1 35. 27-23 1-5 36. 23-19 5-9 37. 22-18 11-7 38. 19-15 9-5 39. 18-22 7-2 40. 15-10 5-9 41. 22-18 9-13 42. 26-23 13-9 43. 23-19 29-25 44. 19-24 1/2-1/2

Ron King ran into the same lost line he played yersterday. And again Sergio Scarpetta failed to win.

Score: King 1, Scarpetta 1, Drawn 15, 7 games to go.

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Game 18:

[Event "WTM Gayp 2014 - Day 5 - Game 18"]
[Date "2014-07-09"]
[Black "Ronald King"]
[White "Sergio Scarpetta"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
1. 11-15 24-20 2. 8-11 28-24 3. 4-8 23-18 (A) 4. 12-16 26-23 5. 15-19 24x15 6. 10x26 30x23 7. 7-10 22-17 8. 9-14 18x9 9. 6x22 25x18 10. 10-15 18-14 11. 8-12 32-28 12. 3-7 29-25 13. 16-19 23x16 14. 12x19 25-22 15. 1-6 31-26 16. 6-9 14-10 17. 7x14 27-23 18. 11-16 20x11 19. 14-18 23x16 20. 18x25 28-24 21. 25-30 26-23 22. 2-6 23-19 23. 6-10 16-12 24. 30-26 19-16 1/2-1/2t

(A): an ususal sideline. Not very strong it seems, but good enough for Sergio Scarpetta to draw.

Score: King 1, Scarpetta 1, Drawn 16, 6 games to go.

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[Event "WTM Gayp - Day 5 - Game 19"]
[Date "2014-07-09"]
[Black "Ronald King"]
[White "Sergio Scarpetta"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
1. 11-15 21-17 (A) 2. 9-13 25-21 3. 5-9 29-25 4. 15-19 24x15 5. 10x19 23x16 6. 12x19 17-14 7. 9x18 22x15 8. 6-9 25-22 9. 9-14 22-18 10. 14x23 27x18 11. 8-12 31-27 12. 4-8 26-22 13. 12-16 15-11 14. 8x15 18x11 15. 7-10 27-23 16. 19x26 30x23 17. 10-14 28-24 18. 2-6 24-20 19. 16-19 (B) 23x16 20. 6-9 16-12 21. 1-5 21-17 (C) 22. 14x21 22-18 23. 9-14 18x9 24. 5x14 32-27 25. 21-25 27-23 26. 25-30 23-19 27. 30-26 19-15 28. 26-23 15-10 29. 23-18 11-7 30. 13-17 7-2 31. 17-22 1/2-1/2

(A) : The famous "Switcher" opening, regarded as critical for white.
(B): An attempt to stirr things up
(C): White returns his piece and the result endgame is a draw.

Score: King 1, Scarpetta 1, Drawn: 1

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[Event "WTM Gayp - Day 5 - Game 20"]
[Date "2014-07-09"]
[Black "Sergio Scarpetta"]
[White "Ronald King"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. 11-15 22-17 2. 8-11 17-14 (A)3. 10x17 21x14 4. 9x18 23x14 5. 15-18 24-20 6. 6-9 28-24 7. 3-8 24-19 (B) 8. 11-16 20x11 9. 8x24 27x20 10. 4-8 25-21 (C) 11. 8-11(D) 32-27 12. 18-22 26x17 13. 9x18 17-14 14. 1-6 21-17 (F) 15. 18-22 (G) 27-23 (H) 16. 6-10 17-13 (I)17. 10x17 13-9 18. 5x14 30-25 19. 22-26 31x13 20. 2-6 23-19 21. 7-10 (J) 25-21 22. 14-18 29-25 23. 18-23 21-17 24. 23-26 25-22 25. 26-30 22-18 26. 30-25 18-14 27. 25-21 14x7 28. 21x14 7-3 29. 6-10 3-8 30. 11-15 19-16 31. 12x19 8-11 32. 14-18 20-16 33. 10-14 13-9 34. 14-17 9-6 35. 17-21 6-2 36. 21-25 11-7 37. 19-23 1-0

(A): The White Dyke. An attempt to get a draw for white, but not offering much chances to score.
(B): Usual is 7 ... 26-23. The text move ends in a structure that is surprisingly hard to play for white, but still drawable.
(C): Theory prefers 10. ... 32-27 to draw. Elbert Lowder once tried 10. ... 31-27 against Asa Lot betteong (US Nationals 1980) and lost. Ron King's move is certainly not better then 10. ... 32-27, and might be the cause for his loss, but at least it is a step in the wrong direction.
(D): 11. 18-22 was already very strong at this point.
(E): 11. ... 30-25 to stop the 18-22 idea was called for. Now Ron King seems to fight for a lost cause.
(F): 14. ... 30-26 was played in Morrison-Lowder, US Nationals 1996, but red eventually won.
(G): After long thought Scarpetty realizes that due to the strong piece at 18, which can not be removed, white will eventually end up in zugzwang.
(H): As now 15. ... 30-25 does not win the piece: 16. 6-10 25x18, 17.10-15 and red wins.a
(I): A cunning attempt to create complications in his opponents time trouble.
(J): And here red atually misses the easier 21.14-17, but the position is still a win for red, and red manages to convert that.


Score : Scarpetta 2, King 1, Drawn 17, 4 games to go

Play commences tomorrow at 9.00 CEST. live at:

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Game 21

GM Ronald King did not show up for the game.
The referee waited for two and a half hour and then started the clock.
After 60 minutes elapsed, GM Sergio Scarpetta was declaed the winner of game 21

Score: Scarpetta 3, King 1, Drawn 17, 3 games to go

The 22nd game will be started, according to WCDF rules, within 15 minutes after game 21 ended.

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Game 22

GM Ronald King also did not show up for game 22.

After one hour GM Sergio Scarpetta, was declared winner of game 22.


That concludes the match.

Final score: Scarpetta 4, King 1, Drawn 17, or in points (two points for a win, one point for a draw): Scarpetta 25, King 19

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What happened to Ronald King? Any explanation why he didn't show up?

[Rein Halbersma]

What happened to Ronald King? Any explanation why he didn't show up?

Read "One Jump Ahead" for a long list of curious incidents surrounding Ron King...

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Congratulations

to Sergio Scarpetta from Italy for defeating Ron King and for a well deserved victory!

http://www.federdama.it/cms/images/stor ... rpetta.jpg


from left to right:

dethroned World Champion Ron King,
referee Ezio Valentini,
New World Champion Sergio Scarpetta.


Congratulations to the FID for their anniversary and the victory of their representative!