Nomads won the toss, and chose white on odds. On board 1, the queens were swapped off early, leaving Les with doubled f pawns, and his king looking vulnerable on g2. Once all the pieces had been exchanged, Les was left with a bare king against three pawns, and resigned. Meanwhile, Gordon won his opponent’s…
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Nomads E vs Ravenfield
Our first match of the season, and we got off to a good start, winning the toss. Natasha began with a queen’s pawn opening, swapped off both bishops early, gaining a rook for a knight. Pushing a pawn to promotion gave her two queens, a knight, and four pawns, against just a queen and three…