Standing Room Only

The capacity of the small function room at the Brynamlwg Tavern was tested to the full on Tuesday 7 March, when the A and B teams had matches at the same time. With the addition of another table, we were able to fit everyone in, and it is at any rate a cosier venue than the St David's Club was in its latter days. News of the B team match will follow in the next post. Cardigan were once again visiting, this time to play the A team. On top board Rudy van Kemenade had prepared carefully for his Leningrad Dutch against Howard Williams, but seemed to lose patience in the middle game, loosening his kingside in search of an attack that was not really there; instead it was White who broke into his opponent's castled position. Robbie Wright tried for pressure on the queenside in his London System against Iolo Jones, but ended up getting his rook pinned and losing the exchange, resigning rather prematurely when he still had some play. Adam Robinson also seemed to have pressure for a while against Tony Haigh's Trompowksy, but apparently missed a chance of an advantage just before the draw was agreed. I got a free gift from Awne Osinga when he dropped a piece on move 5 - not the first time that mistake has been made in the same postion in rated games, according to Rudy's database - after which I had no real problem clinching the win. As with last week's match, the top two boards secured victory for Cardigan, 2½-1½.

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1.Nf3 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.d4 Bg7 5.c4 0-0 6.0-0 d6 7.Nc3 c6 8.Rb1 a5 9.b3 9.Qb3 Kh8 10.Rd1 Ne4 Williams-Zeidler, WCPL 2016,1-0; which Bl had prepared against,but Wh had forgotten this & reverted to an earlier line against Sven 9...Na6 10.Bb2 Qe8 10...Bd7 11.d5 Nc5 12.Nd4 cxd5 13.cxd5 Rc8 14.e3 Qe8 Williams-Zeidler, WCPL 2015, 1/2-1/2 10...Qc7 main 11.d5 e5 12.dxe6 Bxe6 13.Ng5 Bd7 14.Qd2 Rad8 15.Rbd1 Bc8 16.Na4 h6 17.Nh3 Ne4 Williams-L.Roberts, Dyfed Open 2016,1/2-1/2 11.d5 Bd7 11...Nc7 sideline 12.Nd4 Nc5 transposes back into a main line from 7...Qe8 rather than 7...c6 12...Nc7 alternative, but better results for Wh, as in this line the a5 move doesn't help Bl 13.e3 13.a3 e5 main 13...Rc8 14.dxe6 Nxe6 15.Nxe6 Qxe6 16.Qd2 Rad8 17.Rbd1 Bc8 18.e3 Qe7 19.Rfe1 Ne4 Ralphs-Fathallah, S Wales op Treforest 2010,1/2-1/2 13...e5 13...Rc8 main 14.Qe2 Qf7 14.dxe6 Bxe6 15.Nxe6 15.Qc2 Bf7 15...Ng4 16.Rbd1 Rd8 17.Rfe1 h6 18.a3 Bf7 19.Nb1 Ne5 20.f4 Ng4 21.Bc1 Qe7 Fraczek-Szromba, POL ch U16, Bartkowa 2002, 0-1 16.Rbd1 Qe7 17.Rfe1 Qc7 18.Nde2 Rfe8 19.Nf4 Qe7 Ehlvest-Nikolic, Erevan 1996,1/2-1/2 15...Qxe6 16.Ne2 16.Qc2 Rad8 16...Nfe4 17.Rbd1 Rad8 18.Nxe4 Nxe4 19.Bxg7 Kxg7 20.Rd4 Rfe8 21.Rfd1 Rd7 22.Bxe4 fxe4 23.Qd2 Red8 24.Qxa5± Goldenberg-Atzmon, Sydney op 2007,1-0 17.Rbd1 Rfe8 17...Qe7 18.a3 Qc7 19.Ba1 Kh8 20.Rb1 Ne6 21.Ne2 Ng4 Schenk=Bartel, Bundesliga 2016,0-1 18.Ne2 Nce4 19.Nd4 Qf7 20.f3 Nc5 21.Rfe1 Ra8 22.a3 Safranska-Shchekachev, Bourbon Lacy op 1998,0-1 16...Nfe4 16...Ng4 17.Bd4 g5!? hoping to start a K side attack, but this loosens Bl's own K side 17...Be5 Komodo10; considered 18.f3 Nf6 19.Qd2 a4= Komodo10. similar to some pm analysis 17...Rfe8 18.Qc2 18.Bxg7 Kxg7 19.f3 Nf6 20.Qd2 Qe5 21.Nd4 Kg8 22.Rbd1 Nh5 23.a3+- Komodo10 18...Rae8 18...g4 Komodo10; considered & pm analysis 19.Nf4 Qh6 20.f3 20.h3! Komodo10 gxh3 21.Bxh3 Be5 22.Bg2 22.Kg2 Qg5 23.Rh1 Rae8 Komodo10 22...Rae8 20...gxf3! 20...Nf6 21.Rbd1 21.fxg4 fxg4 pm analysis 21...Nxg4 22.h3 Bxd4 23.exd4 Ne3 24.Qc3 Nxg2 25.dxc5 Nxf4 26.Rxf4 dxc5 27.Qf3 Qg7= Komodo10 22.Bxc5 dxc5 23.Qf5± Komodo10 21...Nfd7 22.Bxg7 Kxg7 23.fxg4 fxg4 24.a3 Ne5 25.b4 Komodo10 21.Bxf3 Be5 22.Rbd1 Rae8 23.a3 Kh8= Komodo10 19.Rbe1 Qg6 19...g4 20.Bxg7 Komodo10 Qxg7 20...Kxg7 21.f3 Nf6 22.Nd4 Nfd7 23.e4 fxe4 24.fxe4 Rxf1+ 25.Rxf1 Kg8 26.Nf5 Ne5 27.Qc3 b6 28.a3 Komodo10 21.f3± Nf6 22.Nd4± f4 23.Nf5 Qd7? looks at the N, but lets the B in with an extra tempo. 23...Qg6 Bl had intended Qg6, pinning the N, but then Wh wins an exchange. pm analysis helps control e5 to put a r there perhaps 23...Qc7 24.exf4 gxf4 25.Qd2 25.Bh3 fxg3 26.hxg3 d5 27.Kg2 Kh8 28.Qc3 Ne6 29.cxd5 cxd5 30.Qxc7 Nxc7 31.Nd6 Rxe1 32.Rxe1 b6 33.Re7+- Komodo10 25.Qc3 Ne6 25...Nh5 26.Nh6# 26.g4 d5 27.cxd5 cxd5 28.Qxc7 Nxc7 29.Kf2± 25...d5± Komodo10; protects f4; Bl is not too worried if Wh gets 2 doubled f pawnsas the Wh B then is not a very good piece 24.exf4 24.Bh3 g4 25.fxg4 fxg3 26.g5 gxh2+ 27.Kxh2 isnt that good for Bl, but why allow complications? 24...gxf4 25.Bh3 Qd8 25...Kh8 26.Qc3 b6 27.Rxe8 Qxe8 28.Nxd6 Qg6 29.Kg2+- Bl has nothing for the pawn 26.Qc3 26.Rd1+- Komodo10; d6 is dead 26...h5 trying to give the K some space ( though it takes a square away from the N 26...Nh5 27.Nh6# 26...Ne6 27.Nh6+ Kg7 28.Bxe6 Kxh6 29.Qd2 Nh5 30.Bg4 d5 31.Rxe8 Rxe8 32.Bxh5 Kxh5 33.Qxf4± Komodo10 26...fxg3 27.hxg3 Ne6 28.Nh6+ Kg7 29.Bxe6 Kxh6 30.g4 d5 31.Qe5 Kg6 32.Kg2+- Komodo10 27.Qd2 27.gxf4+- Komodo10 27.Rd1+- Komodo10 27...Ne6 27...Nh7 28.Rxe8 Rxe8 29.Qxf4+- 29.gxf4 Qf6 30.Kh1+- Komodo10 28.Nh6+ 28.gxf4 Ng7 29.Qg2 Qc7 30.Rxe8 Rxe8 31.Qg6 Nh7 32.Kh1+- Komodo10 28...Kg7 29.Bxe6 Kxh6 30.Qxf4+ Kh7 30...Kg6 31.Qf5+ Kh6 32.c5 dxc5 33.Re5 Kg7 34.Qg5+ Kh8 35.Qh6+ Nh7 36.Bf5 Rf7 37.Rxe8+ Qxe8 38.Bg6 Qf8 39.Qxh5+- Komodo10 31.Bf5+ 31.Bf5+ Kg7 32.Qg5+ Kh8 33.Qh6+ Kg8 34.Qg6+ Kh8 35.Re6 Rxe6 36.Qh6+ Kg8 37.Bxe6+ Rf7 38.Qg6++- Komodo10 1–0

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White	EloW	Black	EloB	Res

Williams,A	2342	Van Kemenade,R	2009	1–0
Wright,R	1876	Jones,I	2219	0–1
Haigh,A	1903	Robinson,A	1768	½–½
Francis,M	1704	Osinga,A	1386	1–0

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