Grandmaster Gawain Jones

Gawain Christopher B. Jones (born 11 December 1987) is an English chess Grandmaster and British Champion in 2012. His first book, Starting Out: The Grand Prix Attack, was published by Everyman Chess in March 2008. He then co-authored The Benoni and Benko (Dangerous Weapons Series, Everyman, September 2008) along with John Emms, Chris Ward and Richard Palliser. The Benko Gambit is an opening he plays as Black on a regular basis. The following are his recent games from chessgames.com at Hastings Chess Congress Tournament.

[Event "Hastings Chess Congress"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "2012.12.28"]
[EventDate "2012.12.28"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Gawain C B Jones"]
[Black "David L Haydon"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. d4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. e4 dxe4 8. Nxe4 Nxe4 9. Bxe4 Nf6 10. Bc2 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Bb4 12. O-O Bxd2 13. Nxd2 O-O 14. Qe2 Qc7 15. Rfd1 b6 16. Qe5 Qe7 17. Ne4 Bb7 18. Nd6 Rfd8 19. c5 Ne8 20. Nxe8 Rxe8 21. Rac1 Rad8 22. Be4 f6 23. Qh5 f5 24. Bc2 Qf6 25. Bb3 g6 26. Qe2 Rxd4 27. Rxd4 Qxd4 28. cxb6 axb6 29. Rd1 Qc5 30. Qd2 Kg7 31. Qd7+ Qe7 32. Qd4+ e5 33. Qxb6 f4 34. f3 Kh6 35. Bc2 Ra8 36. a3 Ra6 37. Qd8 Qxd8 38. Rxd8 Ra5 39. h4 c5 40. Bd3 Ra4 41. Rd7 Ba8 42. Bb5 Rd4 43. Rxd4 exd4 44. a4 Kg7 45. a5 Kf6 46. a6 Ke7 47. Bd3 Kd6 48. Be4 1-0


[Event "Hastings Chess Congress"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "2012.12.29"]
[EventDate "2012.12.28"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Rui Gao"]
[Black "Gawain C B Jones"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[PlyCount "40"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. c4 c5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. Nc3 Qxd1 15.Rxd1 Rb8 16. cxb5 axb5 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Rd8 19. Be3 Be6 20. Bxe6 1/2-1/2


[Event "Hastings Chess Congress"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "2012.12.30"]
[EventDate "2012.12.28"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "G Jones"]
[Black "Panjwani Raja"]
[ECO "E33"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2404"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. Bd2 O-O 7. a3 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 Re8 9. e3 Qe7 10. Be2 a5 11. O-O a4 12. d5 Nd8 13. Rfd1 Nd7 14. Bd3 h6 15. dxe6 Nxe6 16. Nd4 Ndc5 17. Bh7+ Kf8 18. Nf5 Qd8 19. f4 g6 20. Bxg6 fxg6 21. Nxh6 Ke7 22. Qxg6 Rf8 23. f5 Qe8 24. f6+ Kd7 25. f7 Qe7 26. Bf6 Nf4 27. Qf5+ Qe6 28. Qxf4 Ne4 29. Bg7 1-0


[Event "Hastings Chess Congress"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "2012.12.31"]
[EventDate "2012.12.28"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "G Flear"]
[Black "G Jones"]
[ECO "E76"]
[WhiteElo "2481"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f4 c5 6. d5 O-O 7. Nf3 e6 8. dxe6 fxe6 9. Bd3 Nc6 10. O-O Nd4 11. Bd2 Nh5 12. Ng5 e5 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. Rxf8+ Qxf8 15. Qf1 Bg4 16. Nd5 Nf4 17. h3 Bd7 18. Bc3 h6 19. Bxd4 cxd4 20. Nxf4 Qxf4 21. Qxf4 exf4 22. Nf3 g5 23. Re1 Be6 24. b3 Rd8 25. Kf1 Bf8 26. e5 b6 27. Rd1 a5 28. Be2 Bc5 29. Bd3 Kf7 30. Ke2 Ke7 31. Be4 Bf7 32. Bf5 Bh5 33. Kd3 Bb4 34. Rf1 Bc3 35. Rf2 Rf8 36. Be4 Rd8 37. Bf5 Rf8 1/2-1/2


[Event "Hastings Chess Congress"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "2013.01.01"]
[EventDate "2012.12.28"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "G Jones"]
[Black "K Arkell"]
[ECO "A56"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 g6 6. h3 Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. g4 Kh8 9. Be3 Ng8 10. Bd3 Ne7 11. Rg1 Nd7 12. Qd2 Nf6 13. a4 Nfg8 14. g5 f5 15. gxf6 Nxf6 16. Ng5 Nh5 17. Be2 Nf4 18. Bg4 Nf5 19. exf5 Qxg5 20. Ne4 Qh6 21. fxg6 Qxg6 22. f3 Qh6 23. O-O-O Bf5 24. Bxf5 Rxf5 25. Rg3 Rd8 26. Rdg1 Rd7 27. Kb1 Rh5 28. Ka2 b6 29. Qc2 Rh4 30. a5 b5 31. cxb5 Rxh3 32. Rxh3 Qxh3 33. Ng5 Qh5 34. Qf5 Re7 35. Bxf4 exf4 36. Rh1 1-0


[Event "Hastings Chess Congress"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "2013.01.02"]
[EventDate "2012.12.28"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "D Vocaturo"]
[Black "G Jones"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2521"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Qxd5 Qc7 14. Qc5 Qb7 15. c3 Bf5 16. Qa3 Rab8 17. Ba6 Qc6 18. Bd3 Rfc8 19. Bxf5 gxf5 20. Rd3 e5 21. Rhd1 Bf8 22. Qa5 Rb5 23. Qa4 f4 24. Bg1 a6 25. Qe4 Qe6 26. Kb1 Rc4 27. Qe2 Ra4 28. b4 Qc4 29. Qd2 Kg7 30. Rd8 Raxb4+ 31. Ka1 Rb2 32. Qxb2 Rxb2 33. Kxb2 a5 34. R8d3 Qb5+ 35. Kc2 Ba3 36. Rb1 Qc4 37. Rb3 Bf8 38. Kd2 a4 39. Rb2 Ba3 40. Rc2 Kg6 41. g3 fxg3 42. hxg3 f5 43. Bf2 e4 44. fxe4 fxe4 45. Rd7 Qb5 46. Rd4 Bc5 47. c4 Qb1 48. Be3 Bb4+ 0-1


[Event "Hastings Chess Congress"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "2013.01.03"]
[EventDate "2012.12.28"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "G Jones"]
[Black "S Sulskis"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[PlyCount "180"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. c4 Nb6 9. Nc3 a5 10. Qe4 Ba6 11. Bd3 Qe6 12. b3 Bb4 13. Bb2 a4 14. Rc1 axb3 15. axb3 f5 16. exf6 Qxe4+ 17. Bxe4 gxf6 18. O-O O-O 19. Rfd1 f5 20. Bf3 Rab8 21. Na2 Be7 22. c5 Nd5 23. Rxd5 cxd5 24. Bxd5+ Rf7 25. Be5 Bb7 26. Bc4 d5 27. cxd6 cxd6 28. Bf4 Kg7 29. Bxf7 Kxf7 30. Rc7 Ke6 31. Nc1 Ba6 32. h4 Rb7 33. Rxb7 Bxb7 34. Ne2 Bf6 35. Bg5 Be5 36. Nf4+ Bxf4 37. Bxf4 d5 38. h5 d4 39. f3 Kd5 40. Kf2 Bc8 41. Kg3 Ba6 42. Bd2 Bf1 43. Kf2 Bd3 44. g4 fxg4 45. fxg4 Bc2 46. b4 Bd1 47. Kg3 Ke5 48. Kh4 Be2 49. Bc1 Ke6 50. g5 Bf3 51. g6 hxg6 52. h6 g5+ 53. Kxg5 Be4 54. Bd2 Ke5 55. Bf4+ Ke6 56. Bh2 Bh7 57. Bg1 Ke5 58. Bf2 Be4 59. Bg3+ Ke6 60. Bf4 Bh7 61. Kg4 Kd5 62. Kf3 Bg6 63. Ke2 Bh7 64. Kd1 Kc4 65. Bd2 Bg6 66. Kc1 Kb5 67. Be1 Bf5 68. Kb2 Ka4 69. Bd2 Bg6 70. Kc1 Kb5 71. Kd1 Kc4 72. Ke2 Kd5 73. Kf3 Ke5 74. Kg4 Bf5+ 75. Kg5 Bh7 76. Bc1 Ke6 77. Bf4 Be4 78. Bb8 Bh7 79. Bg3 Be4 80. Bf2 Ke5 81. b5 d3 82. b6 Kd6 83. Be3 Kc6 84. Kf6 Kb7 85. Kg7 Kc6 86. h7 Bxh7 87. Kxh7 d2 88. b7 Kc7 89. b8=B+ Kc8 90. Bxd2 Kxb8 1/2-1/2


[Event "Hastings Chess Congress"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "2013.01.04"]
[EventDate "2012.12.28"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hj Gretarsson"]
[Black "G Jones"]
[ECO "A62"]
[WhiteElo "2516"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. a4 Nbd7 11. Bf4 Qc7 12. e4 Re8 13. Re1 Nh5 14. Bg5 Rb8 15. Bf1 Ne5 16. h3 Bd7 17. g4 Nf6 18. Nxe5 Rxe5 19. Bf4 Ree8 20. Qf3 h5 21. Qg3 Bf8 22. g5 Nh7 23. a5 b5 24. axb6 Rxb6 25. Rxa6 Rxa6 26. Bxa6 Qb6 27. Bf1 h4 28. Qf3 Bg7 29. Qd3 Qxb2 30. Nb5 Be5 31. Be3 Ra8 32. Qb1 Qxb1 33. Rxb1 Ra4 34. f3 Bxb5 35. Bxb5 Ra3 36. Kf2 Ra2+ 37. Be2 Bd4 38. f4 Bxe3+ 39. Kxe3 Ra3+ 40. Kf2 Rxh3 41. e5 dxe5 42. Rb8+ Kg7 43. d6 Nf8 44. fxe5 Rg3 45. Rb7 Rxg5 46. Bc4 Rf5+ 47. Kg2 Kg8 48. e6 fxe6 49. d7 Rg5+ 50. Kh3 Nxd7 51. Bxe6+ 1/2-1/2


[Event "Hastings Chess Congress"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "2013.01.05"]
[EventDate "2012.12.28"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "G Jones"]
[Black "Alsina Leal,D"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2511"]
[PlyCount "176"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. d3 Bg7 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. Qd2 h6 10. Nf3 Bh3 11. Rg1 Rb8 12. Bf4 g5 13. Ne5 Bxe5 14. Bxe5 f6 15. g4 fxe5 16. Rg3 Qd4 17. Rxh3 Qxg4 18. Rg3 Qf4 19. Qc2 Nd7 20. Ne4 Rb6 21. a4 c5 22. a5 Rb5 23. Qc4 a6 24. Qd5 Rxa5 25. Rd1 Rb5 26. Qc6 Kd8 27. Qxa6 Rxb2 28. Qa8+ Rb8 29. Qd5 Kc8 30. Ra1 Rf8 31. Rf3 Qxh2 32. Nxc5 Rd8 33. Kd2 Nxc5 34. Qxc5 Qh4 35. Qxe5 Qb4+ 36. Kd1 Qd6 37. Qe4 Rb4 38. Ra8+ Rb8 39. Rxb8+ Kxb8 40. Rf5 Qb6 41. Qc4 e5 42. Rxe5 Qb1+ 43. Qc1 Qxc1+ 44. Kxc1 Kc8 45. Kd2 Kd7 46. e4 Rg8 47. Ra5 Rg6 48. Ra8 g4 49. Rh8 Kd6 50. d4 c6 51. Rh7 Ke6 52. Ke2 Kd6 53. Kd3 g3 54. fxg3 Rxg3+ 55. Kc4 Rg6 56. Rf7 Rg1 57. Rf6+ Kd7 58. Rxh6 Rc1+ 59. Kd3 Re1 60. Rh4 Ke6 61. Kd2 Ra1 62. Rh6+ Kd7 63. Ke3 Rf1 64. Rg6 Rf8 65. Rg1 Rh8 66. Rg7+ Ke6 67. Rg6+ Kd7 68. Kf4 Rh1 69. Rg7+ Ke6 70. Rg6+ Kd7 71. Kf5 Rh4 72. Rg7+ Kc8 73. Rg4 Rh5+ 74. Ke6 Rh6+ 75. Ke7 Kc7 76. e5 Rh7+ 77. Ke8 Rh8+ 78. Kf7 Kd7 79. e6+ Kd6 80. Rg7 Kd5 81. e7 Kxd4 82. Rg8 Rh7+ 83. Ke6 Rxe7+ 84. Kxe7 c5 85. Rd8+ Ke3 86. Rc8 Kd4 87. Kd6 c4 88. Kc6 1-0


[Event "Hastings Chess Congress"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "2013.01.06"]
[EventDate "2012.12.28"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "A Sumets"]
[Black "G Jones"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[PlyCount "34"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. g3 Nc6 6. Nc3 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 Ne4 8. Rc1 O-O 9. Bg2 d6 10. d5 Nd8 11. dxe6 Nxe6 12. O-O Nxc3 13. Rxc3 a5 14. Re1 Rb8 15. Nd4 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 Be6 17. b3 1/2-1/2