Match result: Macclesfield B vs Marple D: 20-01-2014

Marple D achieved an excellent away win against Macclesfield B.  Our opponents had taken maximum points from games this season.  We were out-graded on all boards, particularly so on the top two; both Macclesfield players being over 150.

1.    Denzil Lobo             0-1        Andy Jenkins
2.    Chris Sizeland      0.5-0.5     Chris Baker
3.    Marc Jouannet        0-1        Terry Cowling
4.    Richard Murphy      1-0         Trefor Thomas
5.    Brian Woodhall       0-1        Jeff Barlow

Result                        1.5-3.5

Andy and Terry finished first, both winning; I'm afraid I saw nothing of these, Andy sent me his game, saying he may add some analysis later. It looks like an interesting exchange sacrifice, with a very neat finish, 2-0

Andy Jenkins v Denzil Lobo

 

1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 c5 3.e3 a6 4.c3 Nc6 5.Bd3 Bg4 6.Nbd2 e6 7.h3 Bh5 8.0–0 Nf6 9.Qc2 c4 10.Be2 Bd6 11.Re1 0–0 12.e4 Bg6 13.Bf1 Nxe4 14.Nxe4 Bxe4 15.Rxe4 dxe4 16.Qxe4 Na5 17.Ng5 g6 18.Qh4 h5 19.Be2 Kg7 20.Qe4 Be7 21.Nf3 Qd5 22.Qf4 Rh8 23.Ne5 Bf6 24.Bf3 Bxe5 25.dxe5 Qd8 26.Qg3 Qd3 27.Bg5 Rh7 28.Rd1 Qf5 29.Bf6+ Kf8 30.Rd4 Qb1+ 31.Kh2 Qxb2 32.Be4 Qc1 33.Rd7 Rb8 34.f4 h4 35.Bxh4 Nc6 36.Bf6 Ke8 37.Rc7 Nd8 38.Bxg6 Rh6 39.Bxf7+  1–0
 
My game was next to finish.  I played a Grand Prix attack against the Sicilian, though it became more of a positional manoeuvring game with white restricting black's options.  My opponent eventually left a rook hanging deep behind his lines.  Could my queen take it and get back safely.  I decided it could and so it proved. So we were now 3-0 up, winning all the white boards.

Trefor's game was hard fought and came down to a rook and pawns endgame (the only bit I saw) unfortunately his opponent had two pawns and Trefor had none, 3-1.

Chris sent me his self assessment, at my request. "On board two, Chris Sizewell (151) played the Trompowsky Attack against Chris who launched a counter-attack that should have been winning. As things clarified, CB chose the wrong move order and missed a simple win of the exchange. He then faced a very tricky double rook and pawn endgame with both players under time pressure, which he managed to draw."

Well done everyone.