Lowe Defence - 10 Example Games

White Wins

[Event "ch-USA"]
[Site "Seattle USA"]
[Date "2002.??.??"]
[White "Rey, G"]
[Black "Ambarcumjan, A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2346"]
[BlackElo "2388"]
[ECO "A40"]
[Round "5"]

1. d4 c6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e4 Nbd7 5. Nf3 e5 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Be3 Ng4 9. Bd2 a6 10. d5 cxd5 11. cxd5 b5 12. b4 Nb6 13. a4 bxa4 14. Nxa4 f5 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Nc3 Bc8 17. h3 Nh6 18. Bxh6 gxh6 19. Nd2 Kh8 20. Nde4 Rg8 21. Bg4 Bxg4 22. hxg4 Qd7 23. f3 h5 24. gxh5 Qh3 25. Ra2 Qxh5 26. Qd3 Qh3 27. g3 Rg6 28. Rh2 Qf5 29. Kg2 Rg7 30. Rfh1 Nd7 31. Rh5 Qf7 32. Rh6 Rg6 33. Ng5 Bxg5 34. Qxg6 Qxg6 35. Rxg6 Bd2 36. Ne4 1-0

[Event "32nd Open"]
[Site "Mar del Plata ARG"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[White "Slipak, S"]
[Black "Bibiloni, J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2448"]
[BlackElo "2218"]
[ECO "A41"]
[Round "2"]

1. d4 d6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e5 4. g3 Nd7 5. Bg2 Ngf6 6. e4 Be7 7. Nge2 O-O 8. O-O Rb8 9. f4 b5 10. c5 exd4 11. Nxd4 Bb7 12. cxd6 Bxd6 13. e5 Bc5 14. exf6 Qb6 
15. Be3 Rbd8 16. Ne4 Rfe8 17. Bf2 Rxe4 18. Bxe4 Nxf6 19. Bf3 Bxd4 20. Qe2 h6 21. Rad1 c5 22. Bxb7 Qxb7 23. Bxd4 cxd4 24. Rd3 Qb6 25. Rfd1 Nd5 26. Qd2 Nc7 27. f5 b4 28. Qf2 Nb5 29. Re1 Qc5 30. f6 Qg5 31. fxg7 Kxg7 32. Rf3 Qd5 33. Rf5 Qd7 34. Rf1 Rf8 35. Qf4 d3 36. Qe5+ f6 37. Qxb5 Qd4+ 38. Kg2 Qe4+ 39. R5f3 Rd8 40. Qf5 Qd4 41. Rf4 Qxb2+ 42. R1f2 d2 43. Rg4+ Kf8 44. Qc5+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-Team"]
[Site "Smolensk RUS"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[White "Volkov, S"]
[Black "Dmitriev, I"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2582"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[ECO "A40"]
[Round "9"]

1. d4 c6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 a6 4. e4 b5 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be3 e6 7. d5 exd5 8. exd5 b4 9. Ne4 c5 10. a3 bxa3 11. Rxa3 Nf6 12. Nxf6+ Qxf6 13. Be2 Qxb2 14. Rb3 Qa2 15. Nd2 Bf5 16. Bf4 Be7 17. Re3 Kd8 18. O-O Nd7 19. Bg4 Bg6 20. Rfe1 Ne5 21. Bxe5 dxe5 22. d6 Bg5 23. Qf3 e4 24. Rxe4 Ra7 25. Re8+ 1-0

[Event "ch-HUN KO"]
[Site "Budapest HUN"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[White "Repasi, Z"]
[Black "Tamassy, Z"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2154"]
[BlackElo "2245"]
[ECO "A41"]
[Round "1.2"]

1. d4 d6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Bg4 4. f3 Bh5 5. e4 e5 6. d5 c5 7. Be3 Be7 8. a3 Nd7 9. b4 Rc8 10. Qa4 cxb4 11. axb4 a6 12. b5 Ra8 13. Bd3 Bg6 14. Nge2 h5 15. O-O Ngf6 16. bxa6 Rxa6 17. Qb5 Qc8 18. Rfb1 O-O 19. Ra4 Rxa4 20. Nxa4 Qa8 21. Nec3 Rb8 22. Rb2 Bd8 23. Ra2 b6 24. Nxb6 Bxb6 25. Bxb6 Qb7 26. Be3 Qc7 27. Qc6 Qxc6 28. dxc6 Nf8 29. Nd5 Ne6 30. c7 Nxc7 31. Nxc7 Rb3 32. Rd2 Kf8 33. Nd5 Ne8 34. c5 dxc5 35. Bxc5+ Kg8 36. Ne7+ Kh7 37. Kf2 Rc3 38. Be3 f6 39. Nxg6 Kxg6 40. Be2 Nc7 41. h4 Ne6 42. Rd7 Rc6 43. g4 hxg4 44. fxg4 Nc5 45. Bxc5 Rxc5 46. Rd6 Rc3 47. Bf3 Ra3 48. g5 Ra4 49. Kg3 Ra8 50. Kg4 Rf8 51. h5+ Kh7 52. gxf6 g6 53. Kg5 Rg8 54. Rd7+ Kh8 55. hxg6 Rg7 56. Rd8+ Rg8 57. Rxg8+ Kxg8 58. Kf5 1-0

[Event "ch-NED"]
[Site "Rotterdam NED"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[White "Fritz, S "]
[Black "Bosboom, M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2461"]
[ECO "A40"]
[Round "2"]

1. d4 c6 2. c4 d6 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. Nc3 1-0

[Event "Petroff Mem Open"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[White "Sergeev, V"]
[Black "Takhirov, V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2176"]
[ECO "A40"]
[Round "1"]

1. d4 c6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e4 Bg7 5. Be3 Nf6 6. f3 O-O 7. Nge2 e5 8. Qd2 Re8 9. d5 cxd5 10. cxd5 Bd7 11. g4 b5 12. Ng3 a6 13. Be2 Qc7 14. h4 Rc8 15. h5 Be8 16. Bh6 Bh8 17. Nf5 Ra7 18. a3 Rb7 19. Rh2 a5 20. Na2 Qd8 21. Rg2 Na6 22. Rc1 Rxc1+ 23. Nxc1 Nc5 24. b4 axb4 25. axb4 Na4 26. Nb3 Rc7 27. Na5 Nc3 28. Nb7 Rxb7 29. Qxc3 Rb8 30. Qa3 Bd7 31. Nxd6 Ne8 32. Nxe8 Qh4+ 33. Kd2 Bxe8 34. Be3 Bg7 35. Rg1 Bf8 36. hxg6 hxg6 37. Bc5 Bh6+ 38. Be3 Bf8 39. Bc5 Bh6+ 40. Be3 Bf8 41. Rb1 Qd8 42. Qa5 Qd6 43. Kd1 Qe7 44. Bc5 Qg5 45. Bxf8 Kxf8 46. Rc1 Kg7 47. Qa7 Rd8 48. Rc3 Qf4 49. Rc1 Bd7 50. Rc3 Rh8 51. Qe3 Qg3 52. Kc2 Rh2 53. Kb3 Qe1 54. Rc2 Rg2 55. Qd2 Qb1+ 56. Rb2 Qg1 57. Ra2 Rg3 58. Qc3 f6 59. Qc5 Qe1 60. Qe7+ Kh6 61. Qxd7 Rxf3+ 62. Bxf3 Qe3+ 63. Kc2 Qf2+ 64. Kc1 Qe3+ 65. Rd2 Qc3+ 66. Kd1 Qxf3+ 67. Re2 Qd3+ 68. Ke1 Qc3+ 69. Kf2 Qd4+ 70. Kg2 Qd3 71. Rf2 Qxe4+ 72. Kh2 Qe3 73. g5+ Kxg5 74. Rg2+ 1-0

[Event "Open"]
[Site "Porto San Giorgio ITA"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[White "Timoscenko, G"]
[Black "Braghetta, S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2536"]
[BlackElo "2270"]
[ECO "A40"]
[Round "2"]

1. d4 c6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e4 Bg7 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be3 Nd7 7. Be2 Ngf6 8. O-O O-O 9. Qc2 e5 10. Rad1 Qe7 11. d5 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 c5 13. g3 a6 14. a4 h5 15. a5 Kh7 16. Qd2 Rab8 17. Ra1 Ng8 18. Bg2 Bh6 19. f4 exf4 20. gxf4 Rbe8 21. Rae1 Qd8 22. Ra1 Ne7 23. Bh3 Ng8 24. Nd1 Rxe4 25. Qd3 f5 26. Bg2 Re7 27. Ra4 Ngf6 28. h3 Ne4 29. b4 cxb4 30. Rxb4 Ndc5 31. Qa3 Rff7 32. Rb6 Rc7 33. Nf2 Ng3 34. Re1 Qh4 35. Rxd6 Nd7 36. c5 Bf8 37. Re6 Nxc5 38. Re8 Bd6 39. Bd4 Rg7 40. Bxg7 Kxg7 41. Qc3+ Kf7 42. Rh8 1-0

[Event "It"]
[Site "Trier GER"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[White "Koerholz, L"]
[Black "Zolnierowicz, K"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2305"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[ECO "A41"]
[Round "08"]

1. d4 d6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nd7 4. Nf3 e5 5. g3 Ngf6 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2 Re8 9. Rd1 Qc7 10. Rb1 a5 11. a3 Nf8 12. b4 axb4 13. axb4 Bg4 14. Be3 Be6 15. Qb3 Ng4 16. Bd2 Qb6 17. Be1 exd4 18. Nxd4 Bf6 19. Nxe6 Nxe6 20. Ne4 Be7 21. h3 Nf6 22. Nxd6 Bxd6 23. Rxd6 Nd4 24. c5 Nxe2+ 25. Kh2 Qc7 26. Rbd1 h5 27. Qc4 Re7 28. Bd2 Re5 29. Be3 Rae8 30. Qxe2 h4 31. Qf3 hxg3+ 32. Qxg3 Nh5 33. Qh4 g6 34. Qc4 Ng7 35. Bf4 Rf5 36. Bg3 Nh5 1-0

[Event "EuClub Cup qual Gp 3"]
[Site "Slough ENG"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[White "Heim, S"]
[Black "Zupe, M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[ECO "A40"]
[Round "01"]

1. d4 c6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. g3 Nbd7 6. Bg2 e5 7. O-O Be7 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 O-O 10. Bg2 Re8 11. d5 Rc8 12. b3 a6 13. Bd2 cxd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 
15. Bxd5 Qc7 16. Rc1 Nf6 17. Bg2 Qd7 18. Bg5 e4 19. Qd2 h6 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. e3 Qc6 22. Rfd1 Be7 23. h4 Bf8 24. Bh3 Rcd8 25. Qb2 b5 26. Bf1 b4 27. Rd5 Qb6 28. Rcd1 Rc8 29. Bg2 Rc5 30. Qd4 Rxd5 31. Qxd5 Re5 32. Qa8 g6 33. Bxe4 Kg7 34. Bg2 a5 35. Rd4 Qc7 36. Qf3 Be7 37. Qd1 h5 38. Bd5 Bf6 39. Rf4 Qd7 40. Qf3 Rf5 41. Rxf5 Qxf5 42. Qxf5 gxf5 43. Bf3 Kg6 44. Bd1 Be5 45. Kf1 Bc3 46. Ke2 Kf6 47. Kd3 Be1 48. Ke2 Bc3 49. Bc2 Ke5 50. Bd3 Bb2 51. Kd1 Kf6 52. e4 fxe4 53. Bxe4 Bd4 54. Ke2 Bc5 55. f4 Bd4 56. Kf3 Kg7 57. g4 hxg4+ 58. Kxg4 Bf6 59. h5 Kf8 60. h6 Ke7 61. h7 Kf8 62. Bf5 Kg7 63. Kf3 Bb2 64. Ke4 Bc1 65. Kd5 Bxf4 66. Kc6 Bg3 67. Kb5 Bf2 68. Kxa5 Bc5 69. Ka4 Kh8 70. Bb1 Kg7 71. a3 bxa3 72. b4 Bd4 73. Kxa3 Kf8 74. Be4 Ke7 75. Bf5 Kd8 76. Kb3 Kc7 77. Kc2 d5 78. Kd3 Be5 79. cxd5 Kd6 80. Kc4 Bg7 81. b5 Be5 82. b6 Bg7 83. Kb5 Bd4 84. Ka6 Be5 
85. b7 Kc7 86. Ka7 1-0

Draw

[Event "3rd Thurs Sept"]
[Site "Szeged HUN"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[White "Kovacs, A"]
[Black "Papp Z., C"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2140"]
[BlackElo "2310"]
[ECO "A41"]
[Round "02"]

1. d4 d6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Qc7 4. e4 e5 5. Be2 Nf6 6. Nf3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. h3 a5 9. Be3 Bd7 10. d5 Na6 11. a3 h6 12. Qc2 cxd5 13. cxd5 b5 14. Rfc1 Rab8 15. Qb1 Qb7 16. b4 axb4 17. axb4 Bd8 18. Rc2 Bb6 19. Bxb6 Qxb6 20. Rca2 Nc7 21. Ra7 Nce8 22. R1a6 Qd8 23. Qa1 Qc8 24. Nd2 Nc7 25. Ra5 Nfe8 26. Qf1 f5 27. Nxb5 Bxb5 28. Bxb5 Nxb5 29. Rxb5 Rxb5 30. Qxb5 Qc1+ 31. Nf1 fxe4 32. Qe2 Nf6 33. Ra6 Rd8 34. Qd2 Qc4 35. Ra5 Rb8 36. Ne3 Qxb4 37. Qxb4 Rxb4 38. Ra6 Ne8 39. Nf5 Rb1+ 40. Kh2 Rf1 41. Nxd6 Nf6 42. Ra4 Re1 43. Nc4 Nxd5 44. Nxe5 Re2 45. Kg3 g5 46. Ng4 h5 47. Ra5 hxg4 48. Rxd5 gxh3 49. Rxg5+ Kf7 50. gxh3 e3 51. f4 Re1 52. Re5 e2 53. Kf2 Rf1+ 54. Kxe2 Rxf4 55. Rg5 Rf6 1/2-1/2

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