SECOND WIN FOR E TEAM

We travelled to Macclesfield with the only five players available.  A mixed bunch, grade-wise, and probably in other ways too!

Andy led us in fine style winning early on and rewarding himself at the bar.  He told me he won a pawn early on with a trick and his opponent blundered a second pawn so it was all over.  I could see Barrie was two pieces down to David Mallinson and it was no surprise when we lost this one.  Asked for a report he gave his predicted reply "I came second".

My game was next to finish and I won when a mistake allowed me a very nice check with the Queen giving a forced mate (see below).  So 2-1 up with two games still in play.  On Board 2 Jeff was playing Macc captain Richard Murphy.  Jeff is in fine form and when I started watching both players had two knights and five pawns.  Neither made any mistakes and a draw was agreed, but only after Richard had taken a look at the other game where Peter was up against Tom Robson.

Tom's grade has gone from 90 twelve months ago, to 119 in the new listing, so Richard may have been confident that Tom could win and draw the match.  If so he was in for a shock.  Peter was a piece up (2R,N,B+6 v 2R,B+6) and had no intention of being outplayed.  He forked Bishop and Rook with his Bishop forcing the exchange.  Tom then carelessly allowed him to force the Rooks off and Peter then used his experience to fork two pawns with his Knight.  Tom resigned seeing his one remaining pawn could not stop the three bearing down on him.  It might sound straightforward but it was very well executed.

1.  M Brough (134)      0 - 1   A Jenkins (127)
2. R Murphy (120)       0.5     J Barlow (104)
3.  B Woodhall (111)  0 - 1   N Dainty (91)
4. T Robson (119)       0 - 1   P Kelly (87)
5.  D Mallinson (108)  1 - 0   B Edwards (77)

          Macclesfield B  2 -3 Marple E

 

 

 DAINTY,Neil (91) - WOODHALL,Brian (111) [B52]

SDCL div3, 10.02.2014

[Dainty,Neil]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Nxd7 5.c3 Ngf6

I am trying to follow something Glenn showed me.  My plan is c3, d4, e5.  It took a while to happen, although I think it helped.

 6.d3 e6 7.0–0 Be7 8.Bf4 I thought this was a great move; Fritz is not impressed

.....0–0 9.Nbd2 Rc8 10.h3 preventing Ng5 and maybe a new home for my bishop

....h6 11.Nh2 my bishop won't like it here as e5 is coming anyway

....e5 12.Be3 Nh7 13.f4 exf4 14.Bxf4 Ne5 15.Ndf3 Bf6 16.d4 Ng6 17.Be3 Re8 18.Qd3 b6 19.Ng4 Be7 20.e5 dxe5 21.Ngxe5 Nxe5 22.Nxe5 f6 [22...Bf6 23.Ng4 cxd4 24.Nxf6+ Nxf6 25.Bxd4] 23.Qc4+ Kh8 Diagram

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and Brian resigned 1–0