January 2020
Ecclesall D vs Woodseats C
A good result for our C team tonight against hosts, Ecclesall D. Only 3 boards in play. A draw for Steve on board 1, and wins for myself and Rob on boards 2 and 3. I really enjoyed my game with Ken. I managed to stay more calm and focused than normal. I got an early advantage and don't think I made any serious blunders. Probably my end game could have been more accurate; for example, Qxb2 rather than Rf8…
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The first match of 2020 for our C team; playing away vs Darnall & Handsworth. I was on board 2 playing black against Geoff Facer. I felt our game was fairly even all the way through. An opportunity missed on move 43. 43 ... Rd1 would have been better than 43 ... Ng4, forcing the white King off the 1st rank, where it could be forked along with the black Rook (with 44 ... Ng4). Time was running low for…
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November 2019
Woodseats C vs Ravenfield A
Draws for myself and Daniel tonight, Rob and Dave both lost their games. We can take some comfort from the fact of Ravenfield being quite a strong team (currently at the top of our division). I enjoyed my game with Chris Allen. I probably made at least one blunder though, and ended up with no Queen. Things started going pear shaped for me around move 25, when I took Chris's pawn on e4, which resulted in his light square Bishop…
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