The 2010 Club Champion is a 3 way tussle between Phil, Kevin and Andrew with myself and David outside chances. Andrew is having his best tournament. This week's notes by Phil.
For once I had a quick game yesterday evening and had the time to take notice of what was going on in other boards:
Phil v Peter (1-0)was a Steinitz defence that started quietly.
Peter left his King in the centre and was caught out by a thrust of the white e pawn which broke up the black pawn structure.
White was soon throwing a mating net around the black K.
Andrew v Dylan (1-0) Dylan blundered his dark squared Bishop on move 9 after which it was only a question of time.
The other three games were rippers.
Nigel v Kevin (0-1) In an orthodox …e6 type Sicilian Nigel fianchettoed his light squared B in his castled kingside position.
However he allowed it to be traded off for a knight and black’s bishop pair teamed up powerfully on diagonals to open up the white K position.
The King was forced to take a walk on the wild side, and shortly after when he had to give up a Rook for a queening pawn it was time to pass round the cigars.
David v Carey (1-0) with kings castled on opposite wings and neither of them looking at all secure it was nail biting stuff to watch.
I thought that Carey, with big crossfire along open lines on the enemy K, might have had the best chances to breakthrough, but running low on time he grabbed a poisoned pawn walking into a R pin on his Q against his K.
Reg v Fred (Still going when I left at 10pm) In a congested pawn centre Reg managed to get a R in behind enemy lines and picked off a backward pawn securing a passed e pawn.
Meanwhile on the other side of the pawn mass Fred got his Q and R lined up such that it looked like he could force perpetual by harassing the white Q on the 1st and 2nd ranks with his R.
However Reg calmly left the Q en prise and pushed the pawn! I couldn’t tell who was going to win this one but whatever the result both players fought well.
Cheers
Phil.
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