Eric swapped knight for bishop, then both players castled kingside. After a few more exchanges they were each left with a queen, rook, knight and four pawns, but while they had material parity Eric was coming under time pressure. When his opponent threatened promotion Eric lost a rook for a knight, then resigned. Robert’s opponent…
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Sasca vs Nomads D
We found Sasca’s new venue easily enough, but ran into our first snag when we got out of the car to be met with a locked door. It turned out we’d gone to the wrong entrance, not exactly the best start to the evening. Unfortunately, I didn’t get a good look at Ashley’s game, but…
Ravenfield vs Nomads 400
Eric and his opponent both castled kingside, then traded off minor pieces, leaving Eric with two rooks, a bishop and seven pawns against two rooks, a knight and six pawns, then Eric won a rook for a bishop, which proved decisive. Jo won a queen with a bishop fork fairly early on, ending up with…
Nomads D vs Ravenfield
Robert Nield castled kingside, establishing a solid defensive position, then swapped down to knight, bishop and six pawns against two knights and four pawns, a slight material advantage, but sufficient to force mate. Robert Shaw lost material to a fork early on, but then won a rook with a knight fork, leaving him slightly ahead.…
Worksop C vs Nomads D
Unfortunately, I didn’t get a good look at Pete’s game but Eric’s opponent opened aggressively, pushing a pawn to his seventh rank by move 13. After Eric rebuffed this attack, gaining a queen and rook, his opponent resigned. Dave ended up with a queen, rook, and three pawns against a queen, bishop and six pawns,…