Horsham Chess Club
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As can be seen from the News page and the Rook Results table, Gavin has once again triumphed in the Rook competition!
The Bishop is still unclear as there are still several games to finish and the title could go to the wire...
The KO and Plate KO finals are now ready to be played, and the Quickplay KO is also moving towards completion. With only a handful of weeks left let's try and complete as many games as possible!
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From the mailbag part 2...
Another couple of games for your enjoyment, this time from the Rook and the Bishop... P. Stimpson - N. Warren (notes by AH)
1.f4 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.Be2 Nbd7 5.b3 e6 6.Bb2 Bd6 7.Ne5 Bxe2 8.Qxe2 c6 9.0–0 Qe7 10.d3 0–0–0 11.a4 Rhg8! [This looks crude at first sight but is very effective indeed] 12.d4?! [This is well-motivated but losing control of e4 turns out to be critical. Nick said he felt confident here due to the d2-d3-d4 loss of tempo] 12...g5 13.Nxc6? [White doesn't have enough development to make this work] 13...bxc6 14.Qa6+ Kb8 15.Qxc6 gxf4 16.exf4 Ne4 17.Na3 [Time for some carnage...] Position after 17.Na3 17...Rxg2+!! 18.Kxg2 [If 18.Kh1 then 19.Rxh2+! is cruel but winning] 18...Rg8+ 19.Kf3 Qh4 [This is also the answer to 19.Kh1 when Black has to work a little harder to finish things off. Now Nick wraps up with another pretty sacrifice] 20.Ke3 Qh3+ 21.Rf3 Bxf4+! [22.Kxf4 Qh6 is mate, and 22.Ke2 Rg2+ is curtains] 0-1 Final position after 21...Bxf4+! |
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Another miniature, this time from the Bishop:
W.J. Marshall - R. Barrowclough (notes by AH)
1.e4 b6 2.d4 Bb7 3.Nc3 e6 4.Bd3 Nf6 5.Nge2 Be7?! [You have to be so careful in these innocuous-looking positions! Now 6.e5! Nd5 7.Nxd5 Bxd5 8.Nc3 Bb7 9.Qg4 puts Black under big pressure already. John opts to complete development, also a good choice] 6.0–0 0–0 7.Ng3 d6 8.f4 Ba6 9.a3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 Nbd7 11.b4 Rc8 12.Bb2 c5 13.d5 e5? [A serious positional mistake. John promptly capitalises in ruthless fashion] 14.Nf5! Kh8 15.Nb5 Ne8 16.Nxa7 Ra8? 17.Nc6 Qc7 18.Nfxe7 exf4 19.Rxf4 Ne5 20.Qh3 Nxc6 [Time for the spectacular finish...]
Position after 20...Nxc6
21.Qxh7+! [21...Kxh7 Rh4 mate. Strangely enough this same mating pattern turned up later in the season during the game Taylor-Roberts in the Rook competition!] 1-0
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