Played 17 September 2019, at Wanstead
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Board |
WANSTEAD B |
R1 |
R2 |
Loughton |
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1 |
Kyan Bui 182Aj (W, B) |
½-½ |
1-0 |
Kevin Bowmer 183B (B, W) |
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2 |
Vladimir Parols 176C |
1-0 |
1-0 |
Bill Stirling 168D |
|
3 |
Paul Bancroft 173C |
0-1 |
½-½ |
David Faulkner 154C |
|
4 |
Alin Chirea-Florica 164A |
1-0 |
½-½ |
Martin van Tol 151E (Jan) |
|
5 |
Philip Staniland 158A |
1-0 |
0-1 |
Graham Kershaw 146D |
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Ave. Grade 170.6 |
3½-1½ |
3-2 |
Ave Grade 160.4 |
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WANSTEAD B |
6½-3½ |
Loughton |
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August 2019 Grades
Blow-by-blow – latest item at the top.
22:04 – The last game is drawn. Apparently, Alin sac’d a rook, but it was not the winning stroke he anticipated. Final score W 6½-3½ L.
22:00 – Either we mis-read the material situation on Alin’s board, or something more drastic happened as, after an obvious period of exchanges, Alin is the exchange down for a couple of pawns, but has a supported, though blockaded, passed pawn on e6. Philip blundered his bishop so resigned a rook down.
21:57 – For good measure, Alin is now a piece and two pawns ahead.
21:50 – Vladimir secures Bill’s resignation and moments later, Kyan’s attack having reached winning proportions, Kevin resigned. Wanstead win, with two games to spare.
21:47 – Vladimir is now a bishop and pawn ahead.
21:39 – Draw on Board 3 is the first result of R2, removing the spectre of a second replay. W 4-2 L.
21:30 – Vladimir and Alin are each a pawn up, but Graham has gone an exchange ahead. Wanstead, of course, only need two points out of this round.
21:05 – Round 2 kicks off. In R1 Wanstead, with the majority of Whites, won two games with Black and only one with White. Loughton’s only win was with Back.
20:45 – Round 1 gives Wanstead a 2 point advantage with their majoirty of Whites, yet two of their three wins came with Black.
19:55 – …but is now under way, after waiting for a delayed Loughton player.
19:54 – The match seems to be starting at 20:00…
19:40 – Wanstead are White on odd boards in Round 1. Loughton are unchanged, whereas WANSTEAD B show two changes, Vladimir Parols and Alin Chirea-Florica, replacing Terry Whitton and Mark Murrell from the first match. Wanstead’s average grade has increased by just two points as a result of these changes.