Post by gpj on Dec 8, 2013 21:08:17 GMT
Hastings 1 v Haywards Heath 1
5 December 2013
Result: 3 - 2
Prior to the match Francis had been unwell as a result of mosquito bites picked up whilst playing a tournament in Malta and a subsequent bad cold. Fortunately he confirmed on the Tuesday that he was well enough to play but on the day of the match Bernard reported that he was feeling under the weather so I invited Paul to play. However, by the time of the match Bernard was feeling much better so I dropped out to allow Paul to play as he had agreed to stand in at such short notice.
We were all set up ready for a potential 7.30 pm start but with no opposition in sight we started the clocks at 7.45 pm. Their boards 1 and 2 arrived at approx. 7.55 pm but their remaining boards did not appear until approx. 8.20pm while we were checking the rules with regard to defaulting on time. Their captain, playing on board 4, said that he had tried to phone me to let me know that they were running late but of course I had already turned off my mobile!
With the match eventually fully underway Paul on board 5 quickly reached a superior late middle game position a pawn up. Unfortunately he rather impatiently pushed a pawn which allowed his opponent to open a file and gain great activity. Having lost the tread of the game Paul soon dropped a piece and, when his passed pawn was easily stopped, he had to resign.
Francis playing on board 2 reached a very interesting position from a Sicilian when his opponent made a fatal mistake by playing his knight forward overlooking a small trick which meant that it was trapped. Some tactics followed but black was essentially just a piece down and he soon resigned.
Bernard playing on board 3 won an instructive game on the black side of an advanced Caro-Kann where his opponent opened the h file and then pushed an early g4. Bernard doubled his rooks on the h file and then played a nice temporary piece sac, taking advantage his opponent's misplaced pieces, which resulted in an extra pawn and an overwhelming attack.
At the time control two games were still outstanding. On board 1 John had played a very solid Caro-Kann where he never seemed to be in any real trouble and in the adjourned position, which was agreed drawn, he may even have been slightly better.
On board 4 Ollie stood well throughout the game but his advantage dissipated somewhat approaching the time control. He still stood better in the final double rook end game but not sufficiently to suggest that we would get a win on adjudication. The game was subsequently agreed drawn giving us a very satisfactory 3- 2 win.
Howard Tebbs
5 December 2013
| John Sugden (190) | 0.5 - 0.5 | Felix Kwiatkowski (205) (w) |
| Francis Rayner (198) | 1 - 0 | Jeffrey Boardman (189) |
| Bernard Cafferty (173) | 1 - 0 | Robert Fitzgerald (180) |
| Ollie Willson (174) | 0.5 - 0.5 | Vivian Cole (172) |
| Paul Kelly ( 173) | 0 - 1 | Graham Ewens ( - ) |
Result: 3 - 2
Prior to the match Francis had been unwell as a result of mosquito bites picked up whilst playing a tournament in Malta and a subsequent bad cold. Fortunately he confirmed on the Tuesday that he was well enough to play but on the day of the match Bernard reported that he was feeling under the weather so I invited Paul to play. However, by the time of the match Bernard was feeling much better so I dropped out to allow Paul to play as he had agreed to stand in at such short notice.
We were all set up ready for a potential 7.30 pm start but with no opposition in sight we started the clocks at 7.45 pm. Their boards 1 and 2 arrived at approx. 7.55 pm but their remaining boards did not appear until approx. 8.20pm while we were checking the rules with regard to defaulting on time. Their captain, playing on board 4, said that he had tried to phone me to let me know that they were running late but of course I had already turned off my mobile!
With the match eventually fully underway Paul on board 5 quickly reached a superior late middle game position a pawn up. Unfortunately he rather impatiently pushed a pawn which allowed his opponent to open a file and gain great activity. Having lost the tread of the game Paul soon dropped a piece and, when his passed pawn was easily stopped, he had to resign.
Francis playing on board 2 reached a very interesting position from a Sicilian when his opponent made a fatal mistake by playing his knight forward overlooking a small trick which meant that it was trapped. Some tactics followed but black was essentially just a piece down and he soon resigned.
Bernard playing on board 3 won an instructive game on the black side of an advanced Caro-Kann where his opponent opened the h file and then pushed an early g4. Bernard doubled his rooks on the h file and then played a nice temporary piece sac, taking advantage his opponent's misplaced pieces, which resulted in an extra pawn and an overwhelming attack.
At the time control two games were still outstanding. On board 1 John had played a very solid Caro-Kann where he never seemed to be in any real trouble and in the adjourned position, which was agreed drawn, he may even have been slightly better.
On board 4 Ollie stood well throughout the game but his advantage dissipated somewhat approaching the time control. He still stood better in the final double rook end game but not sufficiently to suggest that we would get a win on adjudication. The game was subsequently agreed drawn giving us a very satisfactory 3- 2 win.
Howard Tebbs