First Match

Aberystwyth's first match of the season took place at the St David's Club on Tuesday 4th October when the B team took on Gwyddbwyll.com. On top board, Robbie Wright was in trouble against Iwan Griffiths's French Defence but Black's unnecessary exchange sacrifice let him back into the game, and when Iwan gave up the two bishops as well the ending was simply winning for White. James Corrigan, returning to the team after a year's absence, won the exchange against Owen Llywelyn's Ruy Lopez, but went in for some complications that ended in him giving the material back. White seemed to be better when the draw was agreed. In another Ruy, Sam Holman had worked up a crushing kingside attack before Tegwyn Jones lost on time, the first victim of the new increment-based time controls. Conor McEwan reached a level ending against Emyr Lywelyn, but White then dropped a couple of pawns and allowed him to take control. The match finished 3½-½ to Aber B.

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1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bd7 6.Bd3 6.Be2 6.a3 6...Qb6 6...cxd4 7.cxd4 Qb6 is more accurate as it avoids a Whpossible reply 7.Bc2 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.0-0 a5 9.Nbd2 a4 10.Rb1 Qc7 11.Qe2 Nge7 12.b4 axb3 13.Nxb3 Bb6 14.Nbd4 Leon Hoyos-Rott, Fourmies op 2010,1-0 7.0-0 cxd4 8.cxd4 Nxd4 9.Nxd4 Qxd4 10.Nc3 is the sharp Milner-Barry gambit 7...Nge7 7...cxd4 8.cxd4 Nb4 and Wh had to part with his wh square B in order to be able to 0-0 8.dxc5 8.0-0 most frequent 8...Qxc5 9.Be3 Qa5 10.b4 10.Nbd2 is less committal 10...Qc7 11.Bd4 Ng6 11...Nxd4 12.cxd4 Ng6 13.0-0 13.a3 a5 14.b5 Bxb5 13...Bxb4 Komodo10 12.Bxg6 12.0-0!? Komodo10 12...hxg6 13.a3 Be7 13...g5 Komodo10 14.Qd3 14.Nbd2 f6 15.Qe2 0-0-0 15...g5-+ Komodo10 16.b5 Na5= Sanchez-Benavides, COL Risaralda op 2015,0-1 16...Nxd4 17.cxd4 Kb8 Komodo10 14...Rc8 14...g5 15.g4 Nxd4 16.Qxd4 16.cxd4 Qc1+ 17.Qd1 Qf4 18.h3 Rc8-+ 16...Bb5-+ 16...Rh3-+ 15.0-0 a6 15...0-0 16.Nbd2 Nxd4 17.Nxd4 17.cxd4 Bb5-+ 17.Qxd4 may be a better way to offer the pawn sac, as Blhas a better pawn to take than the weak c3 17...Qxc3 17...Qxe5 18.h3 Qc7-+ as eventually the Bl centre pawns will roll forward supported by the 2 Bs 18.Qxc3 Rxc3 19.Rfc1 Rxc1+ 19...Rc8 20.Rxc8+ Bxc8 21.Rc1 Kd7 22.N2b3 b6 20.Rxc1 Kd8 20...Bd8 21.N4b3 21.N2b3 Rh4 22.g3 Re4-+ Komodo10 21...b6 22.Nf3 Ba4 23.Nbd4 Kd7 Komodo10 21.N2f3 f6 21...g5 22.g3 g5 23.a4 23.g4 Rudy & Komodo10 fxe5 24.Nxe5 Rf8 25.Nb3 Bd6 26.Re1 Rf4 27.h3 b6 23...g4 23...Bxb4 24.Rb1 a5 25.exf6 gxf6 26.Nc2 Bc5 27.Rxb7 Kc8 28.Rb1 Kc7-+ Komodo10, leaves the a4 pawn very vulnerable & the Bl centre still able to roll forward 24.Nh4 Rxh4 there is no need for this, even though 2 Bs are mosly an equal match vs R & N, often cooperating better 24...fxe5! may well be best 25.Ng6 Rh5 26.Nxe7 exd4 27.Ng6 Bxa4 28.Nf4 Rh6 and Bl has several extra pawns, Komodo10 24...Bxb4 25.Nc2 Bc5 26.Ne1 Bd4-+ 25.gxh4 fxe5-+ 26.Nb3 Bxb4 27.a5 27.Nc5 Bxc5 28.Rxc5 Bxa4-+ 27...d4 28.Nc5 Bxc5 gives up the power of 2 Bs too quickly 28...Bc6-+ 28...Bb5-+ 29.Rxc5 d3 an advance too far 29...Ke7 30.Kf1 30.Rxe5 Kf6 31.Re4 e5-+ 30...Kd6 31.Rc1 Bc6= keeps the pawns together & has brought the K to teir aid 30.Kf1± e4 30...Bc6 31.Rxe5 Ke7 32.Rg5 Kf6 33.Rxg4+- Komodo10 31.Rg5+- now the Wh h pawn becomes really dangerous Bb5 32.Ke1 Ke7 33.Rxg7+ Kf6 34.Rxb7 34.Rxg4 Bc6 35.Kd2+- The Bl pawns are firmly barricaded & the Bl K cut off from stopping the h pawn Be8 35...Kf5 36.Rg8 36.Rxe4 Kf5 37.Re3 Kg4 38.Rxe6 Bf7 39.Re4+ Kh3 40.Re7+- Komodo10 34...Bc4 34...Ke5 35.Rxb5+ axb5 36.a6 35.Rb4 Bd5 36.Rb6 Bc4 37.Rc6 Bb5 38.Rc5 Bd7 39.h5 39.Rc7 Be8 40.Rb7 Kg6 41.Rb6 Kh5 42.Rxa6 Kxh4 43.Rxe6+- Komodo10 39...Be8 40.Kd2 e5 41.h6 Kg6 42.Rxe5 Bf7 43.Re7 Bg8 43...Kf6 44.Rc7 Bg6 45.h7 Bxh7 46.Rxh7 44.Rg7+ 1–0

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White	EloW	Black	EloB	Res

Wright,R	1906	Griffiths,I	1602	1–0
Llywelyn,O	1546	Corrigan,J	1458	½–½
Holman,S	1274	Jones,T	1245	1–0
Llywelyn,E	941	McEwan,C	1300	0–1

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Meanwhile Cardigan have lost the first match of the season. A team augmented by three Aber players were beaten 4-2 by Nidum Knights in Neath on Sunday 2nd October.