Robert opened poorly, and was mated on move 14. Eric had a promising start, but was eventually outplayed. Unfortunately, I didn’t get a good look at Ashley’s game, but he seemed to win without major problems. Jo reached the end game with two rooks, the bishop pair, and six pawns against a knight, bishop, and…
Barnsley
Nomads 400 vs Barnsley
Against Eric, Russell played the English Opening, 1 c4. Eric established a solid defensive position, exchanging off knights then bishops, leading to a quiet game which eventually deadlocked. Robert opened with the Italian Game, producing an even-looking position. When Robert managed to gain a queen, Anthony resigned. Jo felt on the back foot for most…
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…
