Post by gpj on Nov 21, 2013 11:53:27 GMT
Mid-Sussex League Division 4
Hastings & St Leonards D v Crowborough D
19 November 2013
Result 3.5 - 1.5
This was a hard fought victory against opponents who at one stage looked as if they would take the match despite being heavily outgraded on two boards.
Con was first to finish but only after over two hours play. He shed a pawn in the middle game but had good drawing chances in the ending, the visiting captain certainly thought it was drawn, ,but alas Con miscalculated a pawn race.
Roy looked out of it at one time - a wild attack by his opponent had left him piece and pawn down. But he chipped away, had a few threats of his own, won the exchange back, and got his rooks working together to force mate or material gain. Extremely resilient!
Eric had been involved in a dour positional struggle with neither player getting any edge and taking a view on the match position Eric offered the draw.
Keith had worried me a bit early on by being held, it seemed, by a player he heavily outgraded. But in due course he won a piece with a simple tactic and from then on it was simple technique.
Jeremy's was game of the evening. I'd not presume to understand its complexity but it seemed to me that he played a fine attacking game where the tactics required very precise calculation on a crowded board; and even when he came through to win the exchange he was very short of time to simplify, perhaps ten moves in a minute. But he made them, and had simplified to a completely won ending. Bravo Jeremy!
Paul Buswell
Here are the moves of the game, from Jeremy Hudson, analysed using Fritz: [Fritz 11 (15s)] 158MB, Fritz11.ctgC41: Philidor Defence
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Be7 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.Be2 0–0 7.Be3 a6 [7...Re8 8.Qd2 Bf8 9.Bg5 h6 10.Bh4 g5 11.] 8.g4N [8.0–0 c5] 8...c5 9.Nf5 Bxf5 10.gxf5 White has the pair of bishops 10...Nc6 11.Rg1 b5 [11...Re8 12.Qd2+/=] 12.Bh6± Ne8 13.Nd5 A classical outpost 13...Ra7 [13...Kh8!? 14.Be3 Nf6±] 14.Qd2+- f6? [14...Kh8 15.0–0–0 Bh4+- (15...gxh6?? would lead to destruction 16.Qxh6 Bg5+ 17.Rxg5 (17.Qxg5?! Qxg5+ 18.Rxg5 Ne7+-) 17...Qxg5+ 18.Qxg5+-) ] 15.Bh5 Ne5 [15...Qa5 hoping against hope 16.Qxa5 Nxa5 17.Bxe8 Rxe8 18.Rxg7+ Kh8 19.Nxf6 Bxf6 20.Rxa7 Bxb2+-] 16.Bxg7! Decoy: g7. 16...Nxg7 [16...Nf3+] 17.Qh6 Nf3+ 18.Bxf3 [18.Kd1 Ng5 19.Rxg5 Rf7 (19...fxg5 20.Bg6 hxg6 21.fxg6) 20.Bxf7+ Kxf7 21.Rxg7+ Ke8 22.Qxh7 Kd7 23.Rxe7+ Qxe7 24.Qxe7+ Kc6 25.Qxa7 b4 26.Qb6+ Kd7 27.Qc7+ Ke8 28.Qe7#] 18...Rf7+- 19.Bh5 Bf8 20.Bxf7+ [20.Bg6 hxg6 21.fxg6 Nh5 22.gxf7+ Kxf7 23.Qxh5+ Ke6 24.Qf5+ Kf7 25.Qh7+ Ke8 26.Qxa7 Be7 27.Rg8+ Kf7 28.Rxd8 Kg7 29.Qxe7+ Kg6 30.Rh8 Kg5 31.Qg7#; 20.Bg6 hxg6 21.fxg6 Nf5 22.gxf7+ Kxf7 23.Qg6+ Ke6 24.Qxf5+ Kf7 25.Qh7+ Ke8 26.Qxa7] 20...Rxf7 21.0–0–0 Kh8 22.Qh4 [¹22.Nf4 and White has it in the bag 22...Rb7 (22...Nxf5 23.Ng6+ Kg8 24.Ne7+ Kh8 25.Rg8#) 23.Rd3+- Kg8 24.Ne6 Qe7 25.Rh3 Kf7 26.Rxg7+ Ke8 (26...Bxg7 27.Qh5+ Kg8 28.Qxh7+ Kf7 29.Nxg7) 27.Rxe7+] 22...Ne8 [22...c4 23.Rg3 Ne8 24.Nf4 Rg7 25.Ne6 Qe7 26.Nxg7 Bxg7] 23.Rd3 [23.Nf4 Rg7 24.e5 Qe7 25.exd6 Nxd6 26.Ng6+ Rxg6 27.fxg6 h6+- 28.Rge1 Qg7 29.Qf4 Qxg6 30.Rxd6 Qg5 31.Rxf6 Qxf4+ 32.Rxf4] 23...Rg7 24.Rxg7 Bxg7 25.Rh3 h6 26.Nf4 Qa5 27.c3 [¹27.Rd3 makes it even easier for White 27...Qc7+-] 27...Qd8 [27...Qxa2 desperation 28.Qh5 Nc7+-; 27...Qxa2 28.Qh5 Qa1+ 29.Kc2 Qa4+ 30.Kd3 Qc4+ 31.Kd2 Nc7 32.Qg6] 28.Ne6 Qe7 29.Nxg7 [29.Qh5 Kg8 a) 29...Qd7 30.Nxg7 Nxg7 31.Qxh6+ Kg8 32.Qh8+ Kf7 33.Rh7; b) 29...Nc7 30.Nxg7 Qxg7 31.Qxh6+ Qxh6+ 32.Rxh6+ Kg7 33.Rg6+ Kh7 (33...Kf7 34.h4 Ne6 35.fxe6+ Kxg6 36.h5+) ; 30.Rg3 a5 31.Qxh6 b4 32.cxb4 cxb4 33.Qh4] 29...Qxg7 30.Qxh6+ [30.Kc2 Qf8 31.Qh5 Kg8 32.Qg6+ Ng7 33.Rxh6 Qe8 34.Qh7+ Kf7 35.f3 b4 36.Qg6+ Kg8 37.Qxf6 Qa4+ 38.Kc1 bxc3 39.bxc3 Qa3+ 40.Kb1 Qa5] 30...Qxh6+ 31.Rxh6+ Kg7 32.Rh3 Nc7 [32...Kg8 is not the saving move 33.Kd1+-] 33.Kd2 [¹33.Rg3+ and White can already relax 33...Kh7+-; 33.Rg3+ Kh7 34.Kd2] 33...c4 [33...Ne8+- the only chance to get some counterplay] 34.Ke3 d5 [34...a5 does not save the day 35.Rg3+ Kh8 36.Kd4+-] 35.Kd4 [¹35.Rg3+!? keeps an even firmer grip 35...Kh7 36.Kd4 dxe4 37.Kxe4 a5+-; 35.Rg3+ Kh7 36.Rg6 dxe4 37.Kxe4 Ne8 38.Ke3 Nc7 39.Kd4 Ne8 40.Kc5 a5 41.Rg4 Kh6 42.Rg8 Nc7 43.Kb6 Nd5+ 44.Kxa5] 35...dxe4 36.Kxe4 Ne8 [36...a5 does not win a prize 37.Rg3+ Kh7 38.Rg6+-] 37.Kd5 Nc7+ 38.Kc6 Ne8 39.Rg3+ [39.Kd7 Kf8 40.Rh8+ Kg7 41.Rxe8] 39...Kf7 40.Kb6 [¹40.Rg1!? might be the shorter path 40...a5 41.h4 Ng7 42.Rxg7+ Kxg7 43.Kxb5 Kh6 44.Kxc4 Kh5+-] 40...Nd6 41.Rf3 Ke7 [41...Kg7 does not help much 42.Kxa6 Kh6 43.Rg3+-] 42.Re3+ Kd7 43.Re6 [43.Re6 Nxf5 44.Rxf6+-] 1–0
Hastings & St Leonards D v Crowborough D
19 November 2013
E Houghton 134 | 0.5 - 0.5 | G. McCulloch - |
J. Hudson 121 | 1 - 0 | G. Salmon 134 |
K. Hossack 122 | 1 - 0 | D. Grant 87 |
C. Power 121 | 0 - 1 | M. Pannett - |
R. Richardson 62 | 1 - 0 | K Fryer - |
Result 3.5 - 1.5
This was a hard fought victory against opponents who at one stage looked as if they would take the match despite being heavily outgraded on two boards.
Con was first to finish but only after over two hours play. He shed a pawn in the middle game but had good drawing chances in the ending, the visiting captain certainly thought it was drawn, ,but alas Con miscalculated a pawn race.
Roy looked out of it at one time - a wild attack by his opponent had left him piece and pawn down. But he chipped away, had a few threats of his own, won the exchange back, and got his rooks working together to force mate or material gain. Extremely resilient!
Eric had been involved in a dour positional struggle with neither player getting any edge and taking a view on the match position Eric offered the draw.
Keith had worried me a bit early on by being held, it seemed, by a player he heavily outgraded. But in due course he won a piece with a simple tactic and from then on it was simple technique.
Jeremy's was game of the evening. I'd not presume to understand its complexity but it seemed to me that he played a fine attacking game where the tactics required very precise calculation on a crowded board; and even when he came through to win the exchange he was very short of time to simplify, perhaps ten moves in a minute. But he made them, and had simplified to a completely won ending. Bravo Jeremy!
Paul Buswell
Here are the moves of the game, from Jeremy Hudson, analysed using Fritz: [Fritz 11 (15s)] 158MB, Fritz11.ctgC41: Philidor Defence
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Be7 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.Be2 0–0 7.Be3 a6 [7...Re8 8.Qd2 Bf8 9.Bg5 h6 10.Bh4 g5 11.] 8.g4N [8.0–0 c5] 8...c5 9.Nf5 Bxf5 10.gxf5 White has the pair of bishops 10...Nc6 11.Rg1 b5 [11...Re8 12.Qd2+/=] 12.Bh6± Ne8 13.Nd5 A classical outpost 13...Ra7 [13...Kh8!? 14.Be3 Nf6±] 14.Qd2+- f6? [14...Kh8 15.0–0–0 Bh4+- (15...gxh6?? would lead to destruction 16.Qxh6 Bg5+ 17.Rxg5 (17.Qxg5?! Qxg5+ 18.Rxg5 Ne7+-) 17...Qxg5+ 18.Qxg5+-) ] 15.Bh5 Ne5 [15...Qa5 hoping against hope 16.Qxa5 Nxa5 17.Bxe8 Rxe8 18.Rxg7+ Kh8 19.Nxf6 Bxf6 20.Rxa7 Bxb2+-] 16.Bxg7! Decoy: g7. 16...Nxg7 [16...Nf3+] 17.Qh6 Nf3+ 18.Bxf3 [18.Kd1 Ng5 19.Rxg5 Rf7 (19...fxg5 20.Bg6 hxg6 21.fxg6) 20.Bxf7+ Kxf7 21.Rxg7+ Ke8 22.Qxh7 Kd7 23.Rxe7+ Qxe7 24.Qxe7+ Kc6 25.Qxa7 b4 26.Qb6+ Kd7 27.Qc7+ Ke8 28.Qe7#] 18...Rf7+- 19.Bh5 Bf8 20.Bxf7+ [20.Bg6 hxg6 21.fxg6 Nh5 22.gxf7+ Kxf7 23.Qxh5+ Ke6 24.Qf5+ Kf7 25.Qh7+ Ke8 26.Qxa7 Be7 27.Rg8+ Kf7 28.Rxd8 Kg7 29.Qxe7+ Kg6 30.Rh8 Kg5 31.Qg7#; 20.Bg6 hxg6 21.fxg6 Nf5 22.gxf7+ Kxf7 23.Qg6+ Ke6 24.Qxf5+ Kf7 25.Qh7+ Ke8 26.Qxa7] 20...Rxf7 21.0–0–0 Kh8 22.Qh4 [¹22.Nf4 and White has it in the bag 22...Rb7 (22...Nxf5 23.Ng6+ Kg8 24.Ne7+ Kh8 25.Rg8#) 23.Rd3+- Kg8 24.Ne6 Qe7 25.Rh3 Kf7 26.Rxg7+ Ke8 (26...Bxg7 27.Qh5+ Kg8 28.Qxh7+ Kf7 29.Nxg7) 27.Rxe7+] 22...Ne8 [22...c4 23.Rg3 Ne8 24.Nf4 Rg7 25.Ne6 Qe7 26.Nxg7 Bxg7] 23.Rd3 [23.Nf4 Rg7 24.e5 Qe7 25.exd6 Nxd6 26.Ng6+ Rxg6 27.fxg6 h6+- 28.Rge1 Qg7 29.Qf4 Qxg6 30.Rxd6 Qg5 31.Rxf6 Qxf4+ 32.Rxf4] 23...Rg7 24.Rxg7 Bxg7 25.Rh3 h6 26.Nf4 Qa5 27.c3 [¹27.Rd3 makes it even easier for White 27...Qc7+-] 27...Qd8 [27...Qxa2 desperation 28.Qh5 Nc7+-; 27...Qxa2 28.Qh5 Qa1+ 29.Kc2 Qa4+ 30.Kd3 Qc4+ 31.Kd2 Nc7 32.Qg6] 28.Ne6 Qe7 29.Nxg7 [29.Qh5 Kg8 a) 29...Qd7 30.Nxg7 Nxg7 31.Qxh6+ Kg8 32.Qh8+ Kf7 33.Rh7; b) 29...Nc7 30.Nxg7 Qxg7 31.Qxh6+ Qxh6+ 32.Rxh6+ Kg7 33.Rg6+ Kh7 (33...Kf7 34.h4 Ne6 35.fxe6+ Kxg6 36.h5+) ; 30.Rg3 a5 31.Qxh6 b4 32.cxb4 cxb4 33.Qh4] 29...Qxg7 30.Qxh6+ [30.Kc2 Qf8 31.Qh5 Kg8 32.Qg6+ Ng7 33.Rxh6 Qe8 34.Qh7+ Kf7 35.f3 b4 36.Qg6+ Kg8 37.Qxf6 Qa4+ 38.Kc1 bxc3 39.bxc3 Qa3+ 40.Kb1 Qa5] 30...Qxh6+ 31.Rxh6+ Kg7 32.Rh3 Nc7 [32...Kg8 is not the saving move 33.Kd1+-] 33.Kd2 [¹33.Rg3+ and White can already relax 33...Kh7+-; 33.Rg3+ Kh7 34.Kd2] 33...c4 [33...Ne8+- the only chance to get some counterplay] 34.Ke3 d5 [34...a5 does not save the day 35.Rg3+ Kh8 36.Kd4+-] 35.Kd4 [¹35.Rg3+!? keeps an even firmer grip 35...Kh7 36.Kd4 dxe4 37.Kxe4 a5+-; 35.Rg3+ Kh7 36.Rg6 dxe4 37.Kxe4 Ne8 38.Ke3 Nc7 39.Kd4 Ne8 40.Kc5 a5 41.Rg4 Kh6 42.Rg8 Nc7 43.Kb6 Nd5+ 44.Kxa5] 35...dxe4 36.Kxe4 Ne8 [36...a5 does not win a prize 37.Rg3+ Kh7 38.Rg6+-] 37.Kd5 Nc7+ 38.Kc6 Ne8 39.Rg3+ [39.Kd7 Kf8 40.Rh8+ Kg7 41.Rxe8] 39...Kf7 40.Kb6 [¹40.Rg1!? might be the shorter path 40...a5 41.h4 Ng7 42.Rxg7+ Kxg7 43.Kxb5 Kh6 44.Kxc4 Kh5+-] 40...Nd6 41.Rf3 Ke7 [41...Kg7 does not help much 42.Kxa6 Kh6 43.Rg3+-] 42.Re3+ Kd7 43.Re6 [43.Re6 Nxf5 44.Rxf6+-] 1–0