Nalin should have won, Jonathan was slightly on top but fell away at the end, and Bob fell into the following rather clever trap. Only Martin came away with anything - a draw. Oh well wait till the away match!
Although this is a loss - its a neat game with a nice combination by White.
[Event "Cov League Div 1"]
[Site "Rugby A v University A"]
[Date "2009.10.20"]
[Round "?"]
[White "V. Vas"]
[Black "R. Wildig"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteELO "?"]
[BlackELO "?"]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 {This suggests a quiet game is in store ...} 3...
exd5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O O-O 7. Bg5 Bg4 {Black also considered Nc6
here but the option of being able to choose between Nc6 and Nbd7 seemd more
attractive} 8. Nbd2 Re8 9. Re1 Nbd7 10. c3 Bh5 11. Qc2 Bg6 12. Bxg6 hxg6
13. Re2 {White has played very quietly but now the threats developing on the e file
mean that Black has to do something immediate to relieve the increasing
pressure. Ne4 doesnt seem to work so ..} 13... Bd6 14. Rae1 Rxe2 15. Rxe2
Qf8 16. Ne5 Nb6 17. Re3 Re8? {Not seeing the coming combination. Black was
hoping for either Rf3 Re6 or Ndf3 Ne4. The correct idea here looks like Nfd7
when Whites pieces have no targets and Black may be getting a slight
advantage.} 18. Bxf6! gxf6 19. Nxg6! {An excellent combination to which there
is no answer} 19... Rxe3 {Of course fxg6 Qxg6 is hopeless.} 20. Nxf8 Re1+ 21.
Nf1 Kxf8 22. Qd2 {White has Q+P for R+B but more importantly Blacks King is
exposed and his pieces are not coordinated. After a further 8 or 9 moves of
desperately trying to create Q side counterplay he resigned} 0-1
[Site "Rugby A v University A"]
[Date "2009.10.20"]
[Round "?"]
[White "V. Vas"]
[Black "R. Wildig"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteELO "?"]
[BlackELO "?"]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 {This suggests a quiet game is in store ...} 3...
exd5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O O-O 7. Bg5 Bg4 {Black also considered Nc6
here but the option of being able to choose between Nc6 and Nbd7 seemd more
attractive} 8. Nbd2 Re8 9. Re1 Nbd7 10. c3 Bh5 11. Qc2 Bg6 12. Bxg6 hxg6
13. Re2 {White has played very quietly but now the threats developing on the e file
mean that Black has to do something immediate to relieve the increasing
pressure. Ne4 doesnt seem to work so ..} 13... Bd6 14. Rae1 Rxe2 15. Rxe2
Qf8 16. Ne5 Nb6 17. Re3 Re8? {Not seeing the coming combination. Black was
hoping for either Rf3 Re6 or Ndf3 Ne4. The correct idea here looks like Nfd7
when Whites pieces have no targets and Black may be getting a slight
advantage.} 18. Bxf6! gxf6 19. Nxg6! {An excellent combination to which there
is no answer} 19... Rxe3 {Of course fxg6 Qxg6 is hopeless.} 20. Nxf8 Re1+ 21.
Nf1 Kxf8 22. Qd2 {White has Q+P for R+B but more importantly Blacks King is
exposed and his pieces are not coordinated. After a further 8 or 9 moves of
desperately trying to create Q side counterplay he resigned} 0-1
