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.

[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2016.10.04"] [Round "?"] [White "Wright, Robert"] [Black "Griffiths, I."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C02"] [WhiteElo "1906"] [BlackElo "1602"] [Annotator "Rudy"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "2016.10.05"] 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. O-O 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. O-O cxd4 8. cxd4 Nxd4 9. Nxd4 Qxd4 10. Nc3 {is the sharp Milner-Barry gambit}) 7... Nge7 ( 7... cxd4 8. cxd4 Nb4 $15 { and Wh had to part with his wh square B in order to be able to 0-0}) 8. dxc5 ( 8. O-O {most frequent}) 8... Qxc5 9. Be3 Qa5 10. b4 (10. Nbd2 { is less committal}) 10... Qc7 $15 11. Bd4 Ng6 (11... Nxd4 12. cxd4 Ng6 13. O-O (13. a3 a5 14. b5 Bxb5 $17) 13... Bxb4 $17 {Komodo10}) 12. Bxg6 (12. O-O $5 { Komodo10}) 12... hxg6 13. a3 Be7 (13... g5 $17 {Komodo10}) 14. Qd3 (14. Nbd2 f6 15. Qe2 O-O-O (15... g5 $19 {Komodo10}) 16. b5 Na5 $11 { Sanchez-Benavides, COL Risaralda op 2015,0-1} (16... Nxd4 17. cxd4 Kb8 $17 { Komodo10})) 14... Rc8 (14... g5 15. g4 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 (16. cxd4 Qc1+ 17. Qd1 Qf4 18. h3 Rc8 $19) 16... Bb5 $19 (16... Rh3 $19)) 15. O-O a6 (15... O-O $15) 16. Nbd2 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 (17. cxd4 Bb5 $19) (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 $19 { 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 $19 {Komodo10}) 21... b6 22. Nf3 Ba4 23. Nbd4 Kd7 $17 {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 $17) 23... g4 (23... Bxb4 24. Rb1 a5 25. exf6 gxf6 26. Nc2 Bc5 27. Rxb7 Kc8 28. Rb1 Kc7 $19 {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 $1 {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 $19) 25. gxh4 fxe5 $19 26. Nb3 Bxb4 27. a5 (27. Nc5 Bxc5 28. Rxc5 Bxa4 $19) 27... d4 28. Nc5 Bxc5 {gives up the power of 2 Bs too quickly} (28... Bc6 $19) (28... Bb5 $19) 29. Rxc5 d3 {an advance too far} (29... Ke7 30. Kf1 (30. Rxe5 Kf6 31. Re4 e5 $19) 30... Kd6 31. Rc1 Bc6 $11 { keeps the pawns together & has brought the K to teir aid}) 30. Kf1 $16 e4 ( 30... Bc6 31. Rxe5 Ke7 32. Rg5 Kf6 33. Rxg4 $18 {Komodo10}) 31. Rg5 $18 { now the Wh h pawn becomes really dangerous} Bb5 32. Ke1 Ke7 33. Rxg7+ Kf6 34. Rxb7 (34. Rxg4 Bc6 35. Kd2 $18 { 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 $18 {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 $18 {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 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2016.10.04"] [Round "?"] [White "Llywelyn, O."] [Black "Corrigan, James"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C78"] [WhiteElo "1546"] [BlackElo "1458"] [Annotator "Rudy"] [PlyCount "75"] [EventDate "2016.10.07"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 (6... Be7 {main}) 7. O-O d6 8. Bg5 (8. c3 {is more usual, preserving the Ruy B ; the text also has its own particular dangers- inviting a pawn storm on the K side when the other side has not yet 0-0 can be very difficult to meet.}) 8... Na5 (8... h6 9. Bh4 (9. Be3) (9. Bxf6 {also played with good results for Bl}) 9... g5 (9... Bg4 {also played}) 10. Bg3 h5 $1 {is a very tricky move to meet} (10... Bg4) 11. h4 (11. Nxg5 h4 12. Nxf7 hxg3 {as indicated by Rudy in pm analysis} 13. Nxd8 Bg4 14. Qd2 (14. Ne6 Bxf2+ (14... Bxd1 15. hxg3 Bh5 $17 {Komodo10}) 15. Rxf2 gxf2+ 16. Kxf2 Bxd1 17. Nd2 Bg4 (17... Ng4+ 18. Kg1 Kd7 $19 {Komodo10}) 18. Nxc7+ Kd7 19. Nxa8 Rxa8 20. Rf1 Nd4 $17 { Hormiga Amador-Gonzalez, Teneriffe ch Santa Cruz de Teneriffe 2001, 1-0}) 14... Nd4 15. Nc3 (15. h3 Ne2+ 16. Qxe2 (16. Kh1 $2 Rxh3+ 17. gxh3 Bf3#) 16... Bxe2 17. Ne6 Bb6 18. Nc3 Bxf1 19. Kxf1 gxf2 $15 {Komodo10}) 15... Nf3+ 16. gxf3 Bxf3 17. Bf7+ Kxd8 18. Qh6 Rxh6 19. Bh5 Rxh5 20. h4 Rxh4 21. Nxb5 Rh1# { Garcia-Ventos Navarro, Santa Caloma op 2000, 0-1}) 11... Bg4 12. c3 Qd7 (12... Rg8 13. hxg5 Nh7 14. Bd5 Qd7 15. Bh4 Nxg5 16. Bxg5 Rxg5 17. Qc1 Rg6 $11 { Robles-Sanchez, San Mateo op 1992, 0-1}) 13. Nbd2 Nh7 14. Qc2 gxh4 15. Nxh4 Rg8 16. Kh2 Nf6 $11 {Ivanyi-Mate, HUN ch tm 2005,0-1}) 9. Nbd2 (9. c3 Nxb3 10. Qxb3 $15 {2-3}) 9... O-O (9... Bg4 10. c3 Nxb3 11. Nxb3 Bb6 12. h3 Bh5 13. d4 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qd3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Qxf3 17. gxf3 $11 { Odehnal-Siroky, Tabor op 2012, 1-0}) (9... h6 10. Bh4 Nxb3 (10... g5 11. Bg3 h5 12. Nxg5 Nxb3 13. Nxb3 h4 (13... Bb6 14. Bh4 $16) 14. Bxe5 dxe5 15. Nxc5 Rg8 16. Nf3 Bh3 17. g3 Bxf1 18. Qxf1 hxg3 19. fxg3 Qd6 20. b4 $11 {Komodo10}) 11. Nxb3 Bb6 12. d4 g5 13. Bg3 Nxe4 14. dxe5 Nxg3 15. hxg3 d5 $11 { Miroscnichenko-Dobrotin, Moscow ch 1996,0-1}) 10. c3 (10. Re1 Nxb3 11. axb3 Bg4 12. Nf1 Qe7 13. Ng3 Qe6 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Nd7 16. Nf5 $14 { Poblet Puig-Viz Vasquez, ESP ch girls U16 Oropesa del Mar 1999,0-1}) 10... Nxb3 11. Nxb3 (11. axb3 {may well be better as the N does not belong on b3 , while the a file may be useful}) 11... Bb6 $15 12. h3 h6 13. Bh4 Bb7 (13... g5 14. Bg3 Nh5 15. Nh2 $2 (15. Bh2 Nf4) 15... Nxg3 $19 { Benson-Fuatai, Nelson op 2007,0-1}) 14. Qe2 (14. Re1 {Komodo10}) (14. Nbd2 { Komodo8}) 14... Qe7 15. Rad1 Qe6 16. Nfd2 (16. Bxf6 $5) 16... a5 (16... Nd7 17. Kh1 f5 $17 { Rudy & both Engines; unleaahes the power of both Bs & open f file for an attack }) 17. d4 a4 18. d5 Qe7 (18... Nxd5 19. exd5 Qxd5 { Robbie, who thought it winning} (19... Bxd5 20. Nc1 f5 $11 {Komodo8}) 20. Nf3 Qc6 21. Na1 a3 22. b3 Qxc3 $11 {Komodo10}) (18... Qd7 {Rudy} 19. Nc1 (19. Bxf6 axb3 20. Bh4 bxa2 $19) 19... Nh7 20. Kh2 f5 $15 {Komodo10}) 19. Nc1 c6 (19... g5 20. Bg3 Kh7 $15 {Komodo10} (20... Rfc8 $15 {Komodo8})) 20. dxc6 Bxc6 21. Nd3 g5 22. Bg3 (22. Nb4 Bd7 23. Bg3 $11 {both Engines}) 22... Qb7 {Komodo8} (22... Qd7 23. Nb4 Bb7 $11 {Komodo10}) 23. Rde1 Rae8 24. Nb4 Bd7 25. Qf3 Kg7 26. Rd1 g4 27. hxg4 Bxg4 28. Qd3 Bxd1 29. Rxd1 $17 Re6 30. Qf3 d5 $5 (30... Bc5 31. a3 Bxb4 32. axb4 Ne8 $17 {both Engines}) 31. exd5 $18 e4 32. Qf4 (32. Qf5 $1 $18 { both Engines}) 32... Nxd5 33. Qg4+ Rg6 {not the best} (33... Kh8 $1 $19 { Rudy & both Engines; the g file beckons} 34. Nxe4 Ne3 35. fxe3 Qxe4 36. Qxe4 Rxe4 37. Nd5 Bxe3+ 38. Nxe3 Rxe3 $19) 34. Qxe4 Rxg3 35. Qe5+ Nf6 (35... Kh7 $1 {Komodo10} 36. Nxd5 (36. Qxg3 Nxb4 37. cxb4 Rd8 38. Qe5 Qd5 39. Qxd5 Rxd5 40. Kf1 Rd4 41. a3 Rd6 42. Ke2 Re6+ 43. Kf1 Rd6 $11) 36... Rg5 37. Qe4+ Kh8 38. Nf3 Rh5 39. g4 Rg8 40. Kf1 Rxg4 41. Qxg4 Rxd5 42. Rxd5 Qxd5 $11 {Komodo10}) 36. Qxg3+ $16 Kh7 37. Qd3+ Kh8 (37... Kg7 38. Nf3 $16) 38. Qh3 {(Draw?)} (38. Qf5 Qe7 39. Nf3 Qe6 40. Qf4 Ng4 41. Nd4 Bxd4 42. Qxd4+ f6 43. f3 $16 {Komodo10}) ( 38. Qh3 Nh7 (38... Rg8 39. Qxh6+ Nh7 40. Qh3 $18 {pm analysis & Komodo10; Bl has nogood square for the Q to force through an attack}) 39. Nf3 $18) 1/2-1/2 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2016.10.04"] [Round "?"] [White "Holman, S."] [Black "Jones, Tegwyn"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C62"] [WhiteElo "1274"] [BlackElo "1245"] [Annotator "Rudy"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "2016.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 (3... a6 {if Bl wishes to play a6 then now is the time to do it.Later, as in this game, often allows Wh to have some favourable alternatives.}) 4. O-O Nf6 5. Re1 Be7 6. c3 O-O 7. d4 (7. h3 { avoids a pin that will force Wh to clarify the situation in the centre}) 7... a6 {Wh can now win a pawn if he chooses} (7... exd4 8. cxd4 Bg4 { can be annoying}) (7... Bg4 {also}) 8. Ba4 (8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. dxe5 dxe5 (9... Ng4 {tries to suggest it a deliberate gambit}) 10. Qxd8 Rxd8 11. Nxe5 { when trying to win the pawn back because of the backrank, misfires} Nxe4 $2 12. Nxc6 Rd7 13. Nxe7+ Rxe7 14. f3 {wins a piece}) 8... b5 9. Bc2 {another drawback of a delayeda6 -b5 is that the Wh B can go to c2 in one go, rather than 2} Nd7 {has been played in similar situation-the aim is to reinforce e5} (9... Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Nbd2 c5 12. dxc6 Nxc6 {main}) 10. Nbd2 (10. a3 Na7 11. a4 c5 12. axb5 axb5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. b4 Ne6 15. Be3 $14 { Mueller-Kissel, RLPF ch Seniors, Herxheim 1993}) (10. a4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. d5 Na7 13. Nf1 c5 14. dxc6 Bxc6 15. Ne3 { Perunovic-Koprivica, Belgrade ch 2009, 1-0}) 10... Bb7 11. Nf1 Na7 {Bl is begin ninto bury his pices on the Q side;from whence they need to return to protect the K} (11... Re8 12. a4 Bf6 13. Ng3 g6 14. d5 Ne7 15. b4 Nb6 16. a5 Nc4 17. Bb3 $11 {Adams-Nunn, Oviedo Fischer blitz 1992,1-0}) 12. Ng3 (12. Ne3) 12... c6 (12... exd4 13. cxd4 $14 c5 $5) 13. Qd3 Bf6 14. Nf5 Qc7 15. b3 { there is no need for this; Wh can just continue with his K side build up} Nc8 16. Bg5 Bxg5 17. Nxg5 $18 { the Bl K side is exposed with all the defenders far away} Nf6 18. Qg3 Ne7 { bring back the troops, but Wh has several ways of breaking though} (18... g6 19. Nh6+ Kg7 20. Nhxf7 Qe7 (20... Rxf7 21. Ne6+ {wins the Q}) 21. Nxd6 Nxd6 22. dxe5 Nf7 23. exf6+ Qxf6 24. Nxf7 Qxf7 25. Rad1 $18 {Komodo10}) 19. Nxg7 $1 { neat, however Komodo10 comes up with a couple of even more powerful moves} (19. Nh6+ $1 Kh8 (19... gxh6 20. Ne6+ $18) 20. Nhxf7+ Rxf7 21. Nxf7+ Kg8 22. dxe5 dxe5 23. Qxe5 Qxe5 24. Nxe5 $18 {Komodo10}) (19. Nxh7 $3 Ng6 (19... Nxh7 20. Qxg7#) 20. Nxf6+ gxf6 21. Qh3 Bc8 22. Qh6 Bxf5 23. exf5 {winning a piece, as} Nf4 24. Re3 {mating(Komodo10}) 19... Ng6 (19... Kxg7 20. Ne6+ Kh6 21. Qg5# { loses the K as well as the Q}) 20. Nf5 $18 Bc8 21. b4 (21. Qh3 h5 22. Rad1 $18 {Komodo10}) 21... Be6 22. Re3 (22. Bb3 $5) 22... Kh8 23. Rf3 Rg8 24. Qh3 (24. Nxd6 Qxd6 25. Rxf6 Qe7 26. dxe5 {wins 2 pawns}) (24. Nh6 Qe7 25. Nxg8 Rxg8 26. Nxe6 fxe6 27. Qh3 Nf4 28. Rxf4 exf4 29. e5 dxe5 30. dxe5 Nd7 31. Rd1 Nxe5 32. Rd6 $16 {Komodo10}) 24... Nf4 25. Qh4 Rg6 (25... Bxf5 26. exf5 Nxg2 27. Qh6 Qe7 28. dxe5 dxe5 29. Kh1 (29. Kxg2 Rxg5+ 30. Qxg5 Rg8 31. Qxg8+ Kxg8 32. a4 $14) 29... Rg7 30. Ne4 Nxe4 31. Qxc6 Rd8 32. Bxe4 $16 {Komodo10}) 26. Re1 (26. Nxd6 $1 Nxg2 (26... Qxd6 27. Rxf4 $1 $18 Rag8 (27... exd4 28. e5 Qxe5 29. Bxg6 Kg7 30. cxd4 Qxf4 31. Qxf4 hxg6 32. Nxe6+ fxe6 33. Qc7+ Kg8 34. Qxc6 $18 {Komodo10} )) 27. Kxg2 Qxd6 28. dxe5 Qxe5 29. Rg3 $18 {Komodo10}) 26... Rag8 27. Nxe6 $6 ( 27. Rg3 $16 {Komodo10}) 27... Rxg2+ $2 (27... fxe6 28. Ne3 Nxg2 29. Nxg2 Rxg2+ 30. Kh1 R2g6 $17 {Komodo10, suddenly the Bl forces are attacking, while the B & the R on e1 are both passively placed}) 28. Kh1 {and Bl is overstetched; And even lost on time- the first victim of the new League incremental time limits} (28. Kf1 $4 Rg1#) 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2016.10.04"] [Round "?"] [White "Llywelyn, E."] [Black "McEwan, Conor"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "941"] [BlackElo "1300"] [Annotator "Rudy"] [PlyCount "114"] [EventDate "2016.??.??"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. a3 (4. c4) (4. Bd3) (4. c3 {main moves}) 4... e6 {closes in the QB} (4... Bg4 {main}) 5. b3 (5. Bd3) (5. c4) 5... Bd6 6. Nbd2 (6. Bb2 {is consistent with the last move}) 6... O-O (6... e5 7. dxe5 Nxe5 8. Bb2 Qe7 $11 {Komodo10}) 7. Bb2 a6 (7... Re8 8. Ne5 Bd7 9. Bd3 a6 10. O-O b5 11. f4 Be7 12. g4 $16 {Ogurtzov-Mukhtarov, Kaluga Tsiolkovsky mem aug 2016,1-0}) 8. c4 (8. Bd3 Re8 9. Ne5 Bxe5 10. dxe5 Nd7 11. f4 f5 { Parren-Van Bruxvoort, NED ch U15 girls, Haarlem 2011,1/2-1/2}) 8... b6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 (9... exd5 $11 {Komodo10}) 10. Bc4 (10. e4 Nf4 11. g3 Ng6 12. h4 f6 13. h5 Nge7 14. e5 fxe5 15. dxe5 Bc5 16. b4 Nd4 17. bxc5 Nxf3+ 18. Nxf3 Qxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Bb7 20. Ng5 Bxh1 21. Nxe6 $18 {Komodo10}) 10... Nce7 11. Bxd5 (11. e4 $18 { a piece is trapped, Komodo10}) 11... Nxd5 (11... exd5 $15) 12. O-O Re8 13. Ra2 Bb7 14. Nc4 Be7 15. Re1 a5 16. e4 Nf6 (16... Nf4 $15 {Bl has 2 lurking Bs}) 17. Ncd2 Rc8 18. a4 Bb4 19. Re2 Ba6 (19... c5 $17 {Komodo10}) 20. Re1 h6 21. Ba3 Bxa3 22. Rxa3 Qe7 (22... c5) 23. Ra1 Rcd8 (23... c5) 24. Qb1 (24. Qc2) 24... c6 25. Nc4 Qc7 26. e5 Nd5 27. Rc1 (27. Nd6 Rf8 28. Qc2 Nb4 29. Qd2 Rd7 $11 { Komodo10}) 27... Bxc4 28. bxc4 (28. Rxc4 Nb4 $11 { the 2 weak pawns, c & d match one another}) 28... Nb4 29. Qe4 c5 $15 { Wh;s c pawn will be weaker than the one on b6} 30. Rd1 cxd4 31. Nxd4 Re7 (31... Qxc4 $17 {because Wh gets little for the pawn} 32. Rac1 Qd5) 32. Nb5 Qc8 (32... Red7 $11) 33. Nd6 Qc6 34. Qxc6 Nxc6 35. f4 f6 36. Nb5 (36. c5 { Komodo10 ; Wh gets a bit of R activity for the pawn} bxc5 37. Rac1 (37. Rdc1 fxe5 38. Rxc5 Rxd6 39. fxe5 Nxe5 40. Rxe5 Rd5 41. Rae1 Kf7 $17) 37... fxe5 38. Rxc5 Nb4 39. fxe5 Ra7 40. g3 $11) 36... Rxd1+ (36... fxe5 37. Rxd8+ Nxd8 38. fxe5 Rd7 39. Nd6 Nf7 40. Nc8 Nxe5 41. Nxb6 Rd2 42. Rb1 $11 {Komodo10}) 37. Rxd1 fxe5 38. g3 (38. Rd6 $1 {active Rs are needed in endgames, not defensive ones} Nb4 39. fxe5 Rb7 40. Rxe6 Kf7 41. Rd6 Re7 42. Rxb6 Rxe5 $14 {Komodo10}) 38... exf4 39. gxf4 e5 (39... Rf7 40. Rd6 Nb4 41. Rxb6 Rxf4 42. Nd6 Kf8 43. Nb7 Rxc4 44. Rxe6 Nd5 $17 {Komodo10}) 40. Re1 $2 {thinking the pawn is pinned} (40. Rd6 {active R} Nb4 41. fxe5 Rxe5 42. Rxb6 $11 {Komodo10}) 40... exf4 41. Rxe7 Nxe7 {the Bl K side pawns decide} 42. Kf2 g5 43. Nd4 Kf7 44. h3 Kf6 45. Nf3 Nc6 46. Nd2 Ke5 47. Kf3 h5 48. Kf2 g4 49. hxg4 hxg4 50. Kg2 Nd4 51. Nf1 Ke4 52. Nh2 g3 (52... Nf5 53. Nxg4 Ne3+ 54. Nxe3 fxe3) 53. Nf1 Ne2 (53... Kd3) 54. Nd2+ Ke3 55. Nf1+ (55. Nf3 Kd3) 55... Kd3 56. Kf3 Nd4+ 57. Kxf4 g2 0-1

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.