Due to limited acces at Montview we played at the Charlton Hotel
Brian Gaines
Manolis Pandelias
Blandchardstown - Bray
Charlton Hotel
1.e4c52.Nf3d63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3a66.Bg5e67.f4Be78.Qd2Qc79.O-O-Oh610.Bh4Nxe411.Nxe4Bxh412.Nf3d513.Nxh4dxe414.Qe3Nd715.Qxe4Nf616.Qd4Bd717.Nf3O-O-O18.Qe5Ng419.Qxc7+Kxc720.Rd420.Rd2Seems a bit better20…Bc621.Rxd821.Be2keeps White going – to take is a mistake is true here since White stays passive while Black becomes more active through this exchange.21…Rxd822.Be2Ne323.Rg1Be424.c3f625.Nd4Bd526.g4Rd627.h4g528.hxg5hxg529.fxg5fxg530.Bf330.Nf3and how is Black defending g5?30…Bxf331.Bxf3is equal.30…e531.Nf5Nxf532.Bxd5Ne333.Be4Rf634.Kd2Nc4+35.Kc2Rf2+36.Kb3Nd2+0–1
Danny Dwyer
Paul Ryan
Blandchardstown - Bray
Charlton Hotel
1.e4e62.d4b63.Nf3Bb74.Bd3c55.O-OQc76.Nc3a67.Be3c48.Be2Nf69.d5b510.Qd2e5Black could have tried10…b411.Na4c312.bxc3Nxe413.Qd3Nxc311.a3preventing b411…d612.Nh4Bc813.f4Qe714.fxe5Qxe515.Bd4Qe716.Bxf6gxf617.Nf5Qd818.Qf4Bxf519.Qxf5Be720.Bf3Nd721.Rae1Ne522.Bh5Qb6+23.Kh1Qc724.Ne2Nice move – the Knight wants to join the fun and was not doing much on c3. He should be happy on d4!24…Qd725.Nd4O-O-O26.Qxd7+Kxd727.Nf3Nxf328.Rxf3Rdf829.Rg3Ke830.b3Rhg831.Ree3Rxg332.Rxg3cxb333.cxb3Kd733…f5White is standing better. His Rook is on the open file and could make use of the c-file to with a nice support point on c6. The Black Bishop is restricted by his own pawns and needs air.34.exf5Bf6Would give a fighting chance for a draw. Endings with Bishops on opposite colours often are drawish.34.Rc3White is much better.34…Rc8Blunder!35.Bg4+1–0
Tom Janowski
Randolf Bruin
Blandchardstown - Bray
Charlton Hotel
1.d4d52.c4c63.Nc3Nf64.Nf3dxc45.e4b56.a3White is afraid of b5-b4 dislodging the Knight and losing the defence of e4.6…a6However a3 is very slow, so it allows Black to reinforce too.7.h3Bb7Consolidating the extra pawn.8.Be2e69.O-Oc5Liberating the b7-Bishop and developing the f8-Bishop while undermining Whites centre.10.e5Nd511.dxc5Bxc512.Ne4Be7Developing with Nd7 was also possible. I wanted to keep the Bishop though and only swap it for the White Bishop.13.Bg5O-O14.Bxe7Qxe715.Nd6Nc616.Nxb7Qxb717.Re1Rad818.Qc2Nf419.Qe4Nxe2+20.Rxe2h6stopping Ng5. I would not want to play g6 and leave all the black squares around the King super weak.21.Rae1Qb622.Rd2Rxd223.Nxd2Qd423…Rd8would have been strong too, but I liked the Qd4 move because it looked funny to leave the Knight undefended.24.Qxd4Nxd425.Ne4Rd826.Nd6g5stooping a White g2-g4 plan but leaving the f6-square available to the White Knight.27.Ne4a528.Kf1Nc629.g4Rd330.Kg2Kf831.h4gxh432.f4h3+33.Kh2Nd434.Rc1Nf3+35.Kh1Re336.Nd6Re237.Rd1Rh2#0-1 White in time problems at the end – black about 20 minutes left0–1
Rudolf Tirziman
RJohn Phelan
Blandchardstown - Bray
Charlton Hotel
1.e4e52.Nf3Nf63.Nxe5d64.Nf3Nxe45.d4d56.Bd3Bd67.O-OO-O8.c4c69.Nc3Bg410.Bxe4dxe411.Nxe4White picks up a pawn, but it’s hard to hold on to him.11…Bc712.Be3Nd713.h3Bh514.Bg5f615.Bh4Re816.Re1Ba517.Nc3Qb618.Qd2Qb419.Rxe8+Rxe820.Re1Rxe1+21.Nxe1Qxc422.Bg3Qxa2Smart tactics from Black. Picking up a pawn.23.Nxa2Bxd224.Nd3a525.Bf4Bxf426.Nxf4Bf727.Nc3b528.d5cxd529.Nxb5Nc530.Nc7d431.Nb5d332.Kf1Na433.Ke1Nxb234.Kd2Bc435.Na3Ba636.Kc1Nc437.Nxc4Bxc438.Kd2Kf739.Nxd3Bxd340.Kxd3This is a lost endgame for White. The King has to run to the a-file and back again, giving Black free play on the King-side in the meantime.40…Ke641.Kc4Ke542.Kb5Kd443.Kxa5Kd344.Kb5Ke245.f4Kf246.g4Kg347.g5Kxh348.gxf6gxf649.Kc4Kg350.Kd4f50–1
We lost the first 2 games, however we won the rest. Very proud of our youngsters Danny and slightly older youngster Luke to bring home the bacon. Sorry Gavin, but the picture of your score sheet was all wonky. Analyse your own game and you make it to the website for sure.
Thanks Manolis, Luke and John to make it possible to have a great game of chess in the very best of locations and very well organized too. Thanks!
Well done everyone!
I think we are 9 points clear of automatic promotion at ths stage, looking very strong. Our team plays well enough to be in the Armstrong. We just need a few more players to join us to ensure we have a 8-10 player squad next year!
Is that the doping league? If so I might have some new recruits.