Friday, 20 October 2017
Atkins Rapidplay
On Sunday 15.10.17 Ray, John and I competed in the latest version of the Atkins. This was a six round Rapid Play Swiss held at Leicester Grammar School in Great Glen. This was a nice venue and there was a decent turnout. Time control was 20 minutes plus 10 seconds per move from the start.
One of the highlights was Hebden (with White) K+Q+P winning against Dong K+Q in a game that lasted around 50 minutes.
I was very pleased to jointly win the Minor with 5/6.
Sorry, no games recorded.
Results available at: https://leicestershirejuniorchess.com/chess/Atkins/2017/Open/
Colin.
Thursday, 12 October 2017
Syston 1 (4.5-0.5) HA1
On Tuesday, I was drafted in as a sub for HA1 against a seriously strong Syston 1 team.
I opened with the Ruy Lopez. Black played 8...d5, a move known as the Marshall Attack. The idea of the Marshall is that black sacrifices a pawn for development and then throws everything at White's kingside. This was the first time that I had faced it. My queenside pieces became trapped and I did not get time to untangle them and bring them into the game. Some homework required.
Graham B was a pawn up, but running short on time. He had at least a draw, but then made an error (I made the same mistake as I played along in my head).
Market Harborough were also playing Syston 3. I watched a very exciting finish between Ian Clarke and Ben Pourmozafari. Ben had over 30 minutes in hand to Ian's 2 minutes, and eventually seconds. Both sides were pushing pawns towards the end of the board. It ended with Ben's King jumping around six squares into a corner out of harm's way.
It is the Atkins Rapidplay Tournament this Sunday.
Colin.
I opened with the Ruy Lopez. Black played 8...d5, a move known as the Marshall Attack. The idea of the Marshall is that black sacrifices a pawn for development and then throws everything at White's kingside. This was the first time that I had faced it. My queenside pieces became trapped and I did not get time to untangle them and bring them into the game. Some homework required.
Graham B was a pawn up, but running short on time. He had at least a draw, but then made an error (I made the same mistake as I played along in my head).
| 10 Oct | Syston 1 | v | Heathcote Arms 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4½ | – | ½ | ||||||
| 1 | B | 242 | Hebden, Mark | 1 | – | 0 | Sharpe, Graham | 177 |
| 2 | W | 186 | Galligan, Brian | ½ | – | ½ | Bray, Dave | 177 |
| 3 | B | 178 | Taylor, Robert | 1 | – | 0 | Booley, Graham | 149 |
| 4 | W | 181 | Naylor, John | 1 | – | 0 | Manger, John | 139 |
| 5 | B | 167 | Robinson, John | 1 | – | 0 | Ross, Colin | 122 |
Market Harborough were also playing Syston 3. I watched a very exciting finish between Ian Clarke and Ben Pourmozafari. Ben had over 30 minutes in hand to Ian's 2 minutes, and eventually seconds. Both sides were pushing pawns towards the end of the board. It ended with Ben's King jumping around six squares into a corner out of harm's way.
It is the Atkins Rapidplay Tournament this Sunday.
Colin.
Wednesday, 4 October 2017
Braunstone 2 (3.5 - 0.5) HA3
| 03 Oct | Braunstone 2 | v | Heathcote Arms 3 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3½ | – | ½ | ||||||
| 1 | B | 120 | Closs, Guy | ½ | – | ½ | Ross, Colin | 122 |
| 2 | W | 124 | Reid, Patrick | 1 | – | 0 | Maconnachie, Richard | 94 |
| 3 | B | 105 | Gulab, Vijay | 1 | – | 0 | Harbidge, Drew | 90 |
| 4 | W | 96 | Barlow, Steve | 1 | – | 0 | Milner, Gordon | 39 |
Ray was also present as a supporter. The match was perhaps not as one sided as the score suggests. Gordon played well on board 4 and he and Steve were the last to finish.
Against me, Guy missed a win with 42...Qe1+ picking up the Bishop. I was so relieved that he missed this, that I offered a draw following my next move. My best hope was Qf8 followed by Qg7#, but getting the time to make these moves was far from certain.
Colin
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