I will attempt show some of the interesting games from the Australian Junior. The first is a not-so-good game, but one that was fun.

Youakim, James – Heyward, Will

1.f4 e5 2.fxe5 d6 3.exd6 Bxd6 4.Nf3 g5 5.h3 Bg3# 0-1

A simple opening trap. But a fun game if you are Black!

What about blunder of Round 2. Liam Doidge is White and Daniel Bluzer-Fry is Black. White chose the dubious Qxb7?

In this game Daniel keeps attacking, even when he is running out of pieces!  Eventually he gets a draw for his perseverance.

Bluzer-Fry, Daniel – Wei, Michael
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bc4 Bf5 6.Bf4 e6 7.Nf3 Nbd7 8.a3 c6 9.Ne5 Be7 10.0-0 0-0 11.g4 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Bxg4 13.Qd2 Nd5 14.f3 Bf5 15.Rf2 Nxc3 16.Rg2 f6 17.Qh6 g6 18.bxc3 Qxc3

19.Bxe6+ Bxe6 20.Rxg6+ hxg6 21.Qxg6+ ½-½

In this position Vincent Lau made the blunder of the tournament. 34…Rg2 doesn’t look that terrible, but what should he have played? He went on to lose the game.

Vincent wasn’t all blunders as you can see from this game!
Lau, Vincent – Carey, Mitchell
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6
5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.Be3 Be7 7.Nf3 Be6 8.
Bd3 Nd7 9.c3 0-0 10.Qc2 g6 11.h4 f5 12.
h5 Nf6 13.hxg6 fxg6 14.Ng5 Bd7 15.
Qb3+ Kg7 16.Nxh7 Rh8 17.Bh6+ Kxh7
18.Bf8+ Nh5 19.Qf7# 1-0

Julian McDonald played Nf5 here threatening
mate. It can be defended and Black played on
a few moves here before resigning. What
move would make Black resign immediately?

White to play and win.

Simon Ayling, White, has been crushing Julian all game. He could win a piece here, but let Jules off with a draw.

White to play and win a piece.

The game finished 31.Rc1 Qxa2 32.Rc2 Qb1 33.Rc1 Qa2 =.

Everyone can fall for an opening trap once in a while.

Bowen, Leon – Rej, Tomek
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Qh4 5.Qd3 Nf6 6.Nxc6 dxc6 7.e5 Ng4 8.g3 Qh5 9.c4 Bc5 10.Be2 Bxf2+ 11.Kf1 Qh3# 0-1

Who said all opposite color bishop
endings are drawn? If there are Q’s on the
board the player with the attack wins.
Leon (Black), vs C.Cuellar, somehow
managed to get an attack going and win!