Friday, 12 April 2019

Down by the Seaside

With the Students' Union closed for the Easter holiday, the return match between the Town and University teams, following the latter's unexpected victory earlier in the season, took place at the Marine Hotel on the Promenade. On top board, Rudy van Kemenade showed that strong players can get away with oversights that the rest of us get punished for, when his miscalculated Nxf7 sac against Marcus Perry in a Ruy Lopez was met almost immediately by Black dropping a rook, leaving him the exchange up with a simple win. On Board 2 Adam Watkin-Jones managed to trap Dan Hardman's queen in a Sicilian, and White was only able to escape by giving up too much material. The bottom board was also a Sicilian, where Sam Holman's strategic dominance in the centre led to material advantage and an eventual win against Kit Barker. The longest game, on Board 3, was a repeat of last week's friendly between Kieran Judge and myself. Once again, the result was a draw after the lower-rated player had the best of the struggle; at one point under the pressure of time and tactics, I made an illegal move, which led to a welcome intermission as the remaining players retired to the other room to try to add the statutory two minutes to Kieran's clock. Digital clock technology being what it is, the process took about ten minutes, which was a useful breather for both of us. The match finished 3½-½ to Aberystwyth Town.

The club is now adjourned for the holiday, and our next club night will be Tuesday 30 April.

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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Bc5 Moeller Defence, liked by Alekhine 5.0-0 Nf6 5...d6 5...b5 6.d3 6.c3 main 6...h6 6...b5 6...d6 save the pawn that Wh threatened by guarding e4 7.Bxc6 bxc6 7...dxc6 most frequent 8.Nxe5 0-0 9.Nc3 9.Be3 also played 9...Re8 10.d4 Komodo12 10.Nf3 d5 10...d6 11.h3 4-0 11.e5 Nd7 12.d4 Bb4 13.Qd3 Vidal Gonzalez-Moreton, Orense 1997,1-0 10...Bb4 11.Qf3 11.f3 may be best- Komodo12, considered 11...Bxc3 11...c5 concerned Wh after his move, but Komodo12 gives 2 replies 12.Nd5 12.Nxf7 Kxf7 13.e5+- is the other one 12...cxd4 12...Nxd5 13.Qxf7+ 13.Bxh6± 13.Nxf7 Kxf7 14.e5 Rxe5 15.Nxf6 Qxf6 16.Qxa8+- Qc6 17.Qxc6 17.Qxc8 Re8 17...dxc6 18.Bf4 Re2 19.c3 dxc3 20.bxc3 Bxc3 21.Rac1 Ba5 22.Rxc6± Komodo12 12.bxc3 12.Qxc3 Nxe4 13.Qf3 Nf6 14.Qg3 14.Bxh6 gxh6 15.Qg3+ Kh7 16.Qd3+ Kg7 17.Qg3+ Kh7 repetition? 18.Nxf7 Qe7 19.Ne5 Qg7 14...d6 15.Nxc6 Qd7 16.d5 Qg4= Komodo12 12...d5 13.exd5 13.Nxc6 looked at for a while dxe4 14.Qg3 Komodo12 Qd6 14...Nh5 considered & pm analysis 15.Nxd8 Nxg3 16.hxg3 Rxd8 17.Bf4 c6 18.Rfe1 Bf5 19.Rab1 its not easy with the opposite colour Bs & Wh is only half a pawn up. 15.Ne5 Rb8 Komodo12 16.Bxh6 Nh5 17.Qh4 Qxh6-+ 13...cxd5 13...Qxd5 Komodo112 14.Bf4 14.Re1± 14...Ne4 14...Bf5 15.Bxh6 Be4 16.Qg3 Nh5 17.Qg4+- Komodo12 15.Nxf7? based on a mislooking, seen just after playing it 15.c4 first idea f6 Komodo12 15...Bb7 16.Rab1 16.c5± pm anaysis 16...Ra7 16...Rb8 17.Nxf7+- Kxf7 18.Bxc7+ Qf6 19.Qxf6+ Nxf6 20.Bxb8 Rxb8 21.Rb2+- Komodo12 17.c5± Komodo12 16.Nc6 Qd7 17.Na5 dxc4 18.Rfe1 Qd5 19.Nxc4 Qxc4 20.Rxe4 Bf5 21.Qb3 Qxb3 22.Rxe8+ Rxe8 23.cxb3 c6 24.Be3 KOmodo12 15.Rfe1 f6 16.Nd3 Be6 17.h3 Komodo12 15...Kxf7 16.Bxc7+ Qf6 naturally 17.Qh5+ maybe something will turn up? Kg8? and it does 17...Qg6! defends the N on e4 18.Qxd5+ Be6 19.Qc6 19.Qb7 Kg8 20.d5 Bf5 21.Rfe1 Qf7 pm analysis, Wh does not have enough for the piece 19...Rac8 20.Rfe1 Re7 21.Rxe4 Rexc7 22.Rf4+ Kg8 23.Qxa6 Rc6 24.Qb5 Rxc3 25.a4 Rxc2 26.h4 Bc4 27.Qd7 Qe8 28.Qxe8+ Rxe8 29.a5 Ra8 doen't look that promising for Wh, though perhaps it might hold with the advaned a pawn 17...Kf8 Wh thought was Ok for Bl as well , but Komodo12 has other thoughts 18.Qxd5 Qe7 Komodo12 18...Bf5 seen & pm analysis, missing 19.f3?? 19.Qxa8 Qxc7 20.Qd5 Nxc3 21.Qf3+ Kg8 22.Rfe1 Rf8 23.Qd3 Bf5 24.Qxa6 18.Qxe8++- Kh7 19.Be5 Qg5 20.f4 20.h4 Komodo12 Qg6 20...Qxh4 21.Qc6+- 21.Qxg6+ Kxg6 22.Rfb1+- 20...Qg4 21.h3 21.f5+- Komodo12 Nxc3 22.Qc6 22.f6 22...Ne2+ 23.Kh1 Rb8 24.Bxb8 Bxf5 25.Rxf5 Qxf5 26.Be5+- 21...Qh4 22.Qf7 22.f5 Qg5 23.Qc6 Bxf5 24.Rxf5 Qxf5 25.Qxa8+- Komodo12 22...Nf6 23.Bxf6 23.f5 23.Rab1 23...Qxf6 24.Qxf6 24.Qxd5 Rb8 25.Qe5 Komodo12 24...gxf6 25.f5 keeping the K bottled up Bd7 26.Rae1 26.c4 dxc4 27.Rae1 Komodo12- creates a passed pawn 26...Rd8 27.Re7+ Kg8 28.g4 28.Rf3 Komodo12, considered 28...Ba4 29.Rb1 29.Rfe1 29...h5 30.Rbb7 30.Rb6 30...hxg4 31.hxg4 Bxc2 32.Kf2 32.Rg7+ Kh8 33.Rg6 Rf8 34.Rb2+- Komodo12 32...Bd3 33.Rg7+ 33.Kg3 Rc8 34.Kf4 Bb5 35.g5 fxg5+ 36.Kxg5 Bd3 37.Kg6 pm analysis- trying for a quick mate Rc6+ Komodo12 38.Kh5 Kf8 39.Rf7+ Kg8 40.f6 and it's winning, but nothing fast Rc8 33...Kh8 34.Rh7+ 34.Rgf7 picks up a pawn 34...Kg8 35.Rbg7+ Kf8 36.Rh8+ 36.Rg6 36...Kxg7 37.Rxd8 Bc4 38.a3 Bb3 39.Kg3 39.Rd7+ 39...a5 40.Rd7+ Kh6 41.Kf4 a4 42.Rf7 Bc2 43.Rxf6+ Kg7 44.Ke5 1–0
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBRes
Van Kemenade,R2021Perry,M14371–0
Hardman,D1324Watkin-Jones,A19280–1
Francis,M1712Judge,K1064½–½
Barker,K1000Holman,S13700–1
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