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.Nf3Gerry 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 2007,0-1Nc62.d42.g32.c4back to more usual Gerry lines2.e4e53.Bb5
lines he has played in the past2...d5Now its a Chigorin Defence he
hasn't played against before3.g3Bg43...Bf54.Bg2e65.0-0Nf66.c4Be77.Ne5Nxe58.dxe5Ne49.g4Van Kemenade-Pogson, Huddersfield Summer,
1983,1-04.Bg2Qd75.h35.c4dxc46.d5Bxf37.Bxf3Ne58.Bg2e69.Qd4Bd69...Nc6main10.Bf4Ng611.Bxd6cxd612.Qxg7±Van Kemenade-J
Horner, Manchester open 1990,0-15...Bf5main, keeps on h3 to hold up 0-05...Bh56.Ne56.c36.c4main6...Nxe57.dxe5c67...0-0-0
scores well for Bl with 70%8.Nd28.e48.Nc38.g4also tried here8...f68...Qc79.Nf39.e4Komodo11dxe410.Qe2e311.Qxe3Rd811...Bxc212.0-0Bxh313.Bxh3Qxh314.Nf3Qg415.Kg2h5=
Pollari-Halmeenmaki, FIN ch tm 2000,1-09...Be49...0-0-010.Bf410.0-0Komodo11Bxf311.exf3fxe512.Re1Qc713.c410...g511.Be3h611...h512.exf612.c4dxc413.0-0Qxd114.Rfxd1Bd515.b3cxb316.axb3fxe517.Bxa7Bg718.Bd4Rxa119.Bxa1Nf620.Nxe50-0=Komodo1112...exf612...Nxf6=Komodo1113.Ne5Qd614.Bxe4Nxe415.Nf3c513.c4too ambitious13.0-0Iolo13...Bb4+14.Kf1=keeping life
complex; Komodo1114.Bd2Bxd2+15.Qxd20-0-0=15...dxc416.Qc3Qe617.0-0-0Ne7=14...Ne715.Qb3Bd615...Ba516.Qc3a waste of a
moveas the Q is not better placed than before16.Nd2Bxg2+17.Kxg20-0=Rudy & Komodo1016...0-016...c5!Komodo1117.Qxf60-0-018.Bd2Rdf819.Qc3d420.Qb3Nc6Komodo1117.cxd5Nxd518.Qc4Rae8
Bl was very content with the position, with all of Bl's pices aimed at the K &
both Wh's Rs out of play18...f518...Rfe8but Bl wanted this R
kept on the f file looking at the K19.Rd1natural to bring another piece
in, but turns out badly19.Bxa7Wh can win a pawn, but it looks dangerous
on the sidelines, while the centre is liable to catch fireb520.Qd4Bg620...Bxf321.Bxf3Be522.Bxd5+22.Qc5Ra823.Bb6Qb724.Bxd5+cxd525.Qc2Kg726.Bc5Rfc8Komodo1122...cxd523.Qb6Ra8-+pm analysis21.Rc1Re422.Qd3Qxa723.Nd2Nb424.Qxd6Rd425.Qe6+Bf726.Qe3Re827.Ne4Nd528.Qa3Qxa329.bxa3Rexe430.Bxe4Rxe431.Rxc6Ra4Komodo1119...Rf719...Qe620.Qb320.Nd2Nxe3+21.fxe3Qxc422.Nxc4Bxg3-+20...Nxe3+21.Qxe3Qxa2Komodo1119...b520.Qb3a521.a421.a3Bxg322.fxg3Qe6-+Komodo1121...bxa422.Qxa4Nxe3+23.fxe3Qe7
Komodo1120.Bc5?a mistake in a difficult position20.Bd2f5
its difficult to co-ordinate the Wh pieces, while Bl just advances on the K
side20...Bxc521.Qxc5Ne3+22.fxe3Qxd1+23.Kf2Qc223...Qa424.Qd424.Qxa7Qxb225.Rd1though at least the Wh R is backin the game24...c525.Qd6Qxb225...b6considered26.Qxc5Qb626...Qxa2is natural,
with a winning ending- but Wh was desperate for counterplay ,hoping to keepQ's
on for something to happen. Hence Bl targets e327.Rd1Bl wasn't clear
where the Bl Q should be placed27.Qc327.Qxb6axb628.Nd4Bxg229.Kxg2Rxe329...f530.Kf2Ra8-+the exchange up should prove to be enough30.Nf5Rxe2+31.Kf3Rfe732.Nxe7+Rxe733.Rb1Re6Wh has some survival chances
27...Rc727...Rfe7Julie, targetting e3, should be enough28.Rd1Bxf329.Bxf3Rxe330.Qd4Qxd431.Rxd4R8e728.Qd2Rc228...Rce729.Qd7Bc629...Qc629...Rd830.Qa430.Qg4f530...Rxe2+Rudy, on way home31.Kxe2Qb2+32.Ke1f532...Qxg233.Qe6+Kf8=Komodo1133.Qh5f4!33...Kg7-+34.gxf4Qxg235.Rf1Bd3-+Komodo1029...Kf8-+30.Qd430.Qd3Be431.Qd7Rd8-+as above30...Qxd431.Nxd4Bxg20–1
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