The first match of the reincarnated Dyfed League took place at Aberystwyth University between the Town and University teams on Tuesday 10th January. Unfortunately the University team defaulted on top board, so Murray Smith didn't get a game. On second board Luis Ortiz Sanchez was in fine form, trading off against Toby Carter's Pirc to reach a superior ending, which he played with relentless accuracy to claim the win. Peter Windows played the comparatively rare Owen's Defence against Toby Bates and never quite managed to equalize. Black's pieces were tied up defending the kingside, and his attempt to gain counterplay on the queenside only opened lines for the White pieces to come in for the kill. Tom Gunn weakened Filip Zurek's kingside in a Queen's Gambit Accepted, and Black missed the best defence, allowing a quick mating attack. A winning start for the Town team, 3-1 including the defaulted game.
Wednesday, 11 January 2023
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Aberystwyth Chess Club
Chair / Blogmaster: Matthew Francis
Team Captains: Murray Smith / Luis Sanchez
Secretary: Samuel Raybone
Treasurer: Peter Windows
Meetings every Tuesday upstairs at The Scholars, Aberystwyth, 6.30 pm. All welcome.
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Team Captains: Murray Smith / Luis Sanchez
Secretary: Samuel Raybone
Treasurer: Peter Windows
Meetings every Tuesday upstairs at The Scholars, Aberystwyth, 6.30 pm. All welcome.
When viewing the archives, please select a single blog entry. The game replayer will not work properly if more than one entry is displayed at a time. After selecting a month with more than one entry, click on one of the headings displayed under that month. Games listed in entries earlier than October 2016 are not replayable because the software used is no longer supprted.