On board 4, David got his queen into Natasha’s position early on, quickly forcing mate. Peter’s game also finished fairly quickly. Playing against the French Defence, he maintained material parity, but was unable to break through, and accepted a draw. Jo went a knight up in the early exchanges, but slipped back in the midgame,…
E Team
Nomads E vs Worksop C
Nomads won the toss, and chose white on odds. Dave played a four knights opening, fianchettoing his bishop, but lost a knight for two pawns. After further uneven exchanges reduced him to just king and pawns, Dave resigned. At the other end of the table, Frank’s queen soon occupied h8, forcing Natasha;’s king into the…
Nomads E vs Rotherham B
Rotherham defaulted on board two, due to a family emergency. Dave and Philip both castled king-side, swapping off minor pieces, then Philip doubled his rooks on the d file, generating a strong attack. After losing significant material, Dave resigned. Simon played an obscure variant of the Caro-Kann defence. Early on, he forced Chris to retreat…
Barnsley D vs Nomads E
Robert sacrificed a knight for positional advantage, leaving Russell with doubled e & g pawns, and an exposed king, but fumbled while attempting to exploit this, losing a rook to a skewer, after which he resigned. Dave attacked strongly with his queen early on, gaining a rook, then swapped down, emerging into the end game…
Nomads E vs Barnsley D
On board 4, early exchanges left both Jo and Alan with a week queenside pawn structure, but Jo’s remaining bishop was well placed on g2. After further exchanged left both players with a single knight and bishop, plus pawns, a draw was agreed. Duncan’s game also began with a minor piece exchange, and ended in…