Monday, 5 June 2017

So Near and Yet No Car

The clubs of the Dyfed League are spread out over a wide geographical area, and their players often live some way from the clubs. Add to that the fact that an unusual number of chess players seem to be non-drivers (me, for example)and it becomes clear why matches are often hard to arrange. Several clubs have had transport difficulties this year, Aberystyth included, with the result that not all the matches have been played by the end of the season. This is particularly hard on the A team, who competed extremely well this year, and could have won the title if all their matches had been played. On the last day of the season, Wednesday 31 May, we consoled ourselves with a 4-0 victory over Carmarthen at the Emlyn Cafe, Tanygroes.

On top board, Rudy van Kemenade played the unusual Chigorin Defence against Gerry Heap, and an odd-looking position was soon reached, with the White king on f1 instead of safely castled. This worked out badly for Gerry as he lost the exchange to a discovered check and was unable to find any compensation. The second-board game was also over quickly. Adam Watkin-Jones developed sensibly against David Buttell's Sicilian, and Black's attempt to start complications backfired, leaving him a rook down. Adam Robinson celebrated his last game for the club by opening 1...a5 against 1.e4. Paul Orton refused to be provoked, and, despite going a pawn down, looked very comfortable for most of the middle game, missing a win before compounding the error with a final blunder. I had a space advantage with my London System against Robert Narayan-Taylor, but could make no headway. Feeling my position about to fall apart, I went in for a risky sacrifice; with both players desperately short of time, I was losing the ending when Black slipped up and allowed me a lucky win - not the first time that's happened to me this year.A 4-0 win was some consolation to Aber for the season that got away.

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1.Nf3 Gerry has had a very successful run with this move in the past; 20 wins, 9 draws & only 3 losses: against Tim Kett in the Dyfed Open 2011,0-1; Julie van Kemenade, Dyfed League 2011, 0-1 & Steve Cunliffe, WLS ch 2007,0-1 Nc6 2.d4 2.g3 2.c4 back to more usual Gerry lines 2.e4 e5 3.Bb5 lines he has played in the past 2...d5 Now its a Chigorin Defence he hasn't played against before 3.g3 Bg4 3...Bf5 4.Bg2 e6 5.0-0 Nf6 6.c4 Be7 7.Ne5 Nxe5 8.dxe5 Ne4 9.g4 Van Kemenade-Pogson, Huddersfield Summer, 1983,1-0 4.Bg2 Qd7 5.h3 5.c4 dxc4 6.d5 Bxf3 7.Bxf3 Ne5 8.Bg2 e6 9.Qd4 Bd6 9...Nc6 main 10.Bf4 Ng6 11.Bxd6 cxd6 12.Qxg7± Van Kemenade-J Horner, Manchester open 1990,0-1 5...Bf5 main, keeps on h3 to hold up 0-0 5...Bh5 6.Ne5 6.c3 6.c4 main 6...Nxe5 7.dxe5 c6 7...0-0-0 scores well for Bl with 70% 8.Nd2 8.e4 8.Nc3 8.g4 also tried here 8...f6 8...Qc7 9.Nf3 9.e4 Komodo11 dxe4 10.Qe2 e3 11.Qxe3 Rd8 11...Bxc2 12.0-0 Bxh3 13.Bxh3 Qxh3 14.Nf3 Qg4 15.Kg2 h5= Pollari-Halmeenmaki, FIN ch tm 2000,1-0 9...Be4 9...0-0-0 10.Bf4 10.0-0 Komodo11 Bxf3 11.exf3 fxe5 12.Re1 Qc7 13.c4 10...g5 11.Be3 h6 11...h5 12.exf6 12.c4 dxc4 13.0-0 Qxd1 14.Rfxd1 Bd5 15.b3 cxb3 16.axb3 fxe5 17.Bxa7 Bg7 18.Bd4 Rxa1 19.Bxa1 Nf6 20.Nxe5 0-0= Komodo11 12...exf6 12...Nxf6= Komodo11 13.Ne5 Qd6 14.Bxe4 Nxe4 15.Nf3 c5 13.c4 too ambitious 13.0-0 Iolo 13...Bb4+ 14.Kf1= keeping life complex; Komodo11 14.Bd2 Bxd2+ 15.Qxd2 0-0-0= 15...dxc4 16.Qc3 Qe6 17.0-0-0 Ne7= 14...Ne7 15.Qb3 Bd6 15...Ba5 16.Qc3 a waste of a moveas the Q is not better placed than before 16.Nd2 Bxg2+ 17.Kxg2 0-0= Rudy & Komodo10 16...0-0 16...c5! Komodo11 17.Qxf6 0-0-0 18.Bd2 Rdf8 19.Qc3 d4 20.Qb3 Nc6 Komodo11 17.cxd5 Nxd5 18.Qc4 Rae8 Bl was very content with the position, with all of Bl's pices aimed at the K & both Wh's Rs out of play 18...f5 18...Rfe8 but Bl wanted this R kept on the f file looking at the K 19.Rd1 natural to bring another piece in, but turns out badly 19.Bxa7 Wh can win a pawn, but it looks dangerous on the sidelines, while the centre is liable to catch fire b5 20.Qd4 Bg6 20...Bxf3 21.Bxf3 Be5 22.Bxd5+ 22.Qc5 Ra8 23.Bb6 Qb7 24.Bxd5+ cxd5 25.Qc2 Kg7 26.Bc5 Rfc8 Komodo11 22...cxd5 23.Qb6 Ra8-+ pm analysis 21.Rc1 Re4 22.Qd3 Qxa7 23.Nd2 Nb4 24.Qxd6 Rd4 25.Qe6+ Bf7 26.Qe3 Re8 27.Ne4 Nd5 28.Qa3 Qxa3 29.bxa3 Rexe4 30.Bxe4 Rxe4 31.Rxc6 Ra4 Komodo11 19...Rf7 19...Qe6 20.Qb3 20.Nd2 Nxe3+ 21.fxe3 Qxc4 22.Nxc4 Bxg3-+ 20...Nxe3+ 21.Qxe3 Qxa2 Komodo11 19...b5 20.Qb3 a5 21.a4 21.a3 Bxg3 22.fxg3 Qe6-+ Komodo11 21...bxa4 22.Qxa4 Nxe3+ 23.fxe3 Qe7 Komodo11 20.Bc5? a mistake in a difficult position 20.Bd2 f5 its difficult to co-ordinate the Wh pieces, while Bl just advances on the K side 20...Bxc5 21.Qxc5 Ne3+ 22.fxe3 Qxd1+ 23.Kf2 Qc2 23...Qa4 24.Qd4 24.Qxa7 Qxb2 25.Rd1 though at least the Wh R is backin the game 24...c5 25.Qd6 Qxb2 25...b6 considered 26.Qxc5 Qb6 26...Qxa2 is natural, with a winning ending- but Wh was desperate for counterplay ,hoping to keepQ's on for something to happen. Hence Bl targets e3 27.Rd1 Bl wasn't clear where the Bl Q should be placed 27.Qc3 27.Qxb6 axb6 28.Nd4 Bxg2 29.Kxg2 Rxe3 29...f5 30.Kf2 Ra8-+ the exchange up should prove to be enough 30.Nf5 Rxe2+ 31.Kf3 Rfe7 32.Nxe7+ Rxe7 33.Rb1 Re6 Wh has some survival chances 27...Rc7 27...Rfe7 Julie, targetting e3, should be enough 28.Rd1 Bxf3 29.Bxf3 Rxe3 30.Qd4 Qxd4 31.Rxd4 R8e7 28.Qd2 Rc2 28...Rce7 29.Qd7 Bc6 29...Qc6 29...Rd8 30.Qa4 30.Qg4 f5 30...Rxe2+ Rudy, on way home 31.Kxe2 Qb2+ 32.Ke1 f5 32...Qxg2 33.Qe6+ Kf8= Komodo11 33.Qh5 f4! 33...Kg7-+ 34.gxf4 Qxg2 35.Rf1 Bd3-+ Komodo10 29...Kf8-+ 30.Qd4 30.Qd3 Be4 31.Qd7 Rd8-+ as above 30...Qxd4 31.Nxd4 Bxg2 0–1
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBRes
Heap,G2168Van Kemenade,R19620–1
Watkin-Jones,A1960Buttell,D18841–0
Orton,P1597Robinson,A17680–1
Francis,M1704Narayan-Taylor,R14761–0

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