Nallin is our leader

Happy Christmas and new year everyone lets hope that we all continue enjoying the season in the new year and see some match reports from bob, although i think bob is a bit wary about putting anything up now after he has finally recognized that the almighty powerful Nalin is our leader! Happy new year everyone

K O Cup Round 1- Rugby C- At Home 15/12/09

Board 1 James - Lost - An Unusual Result
Board 2 Roy - Lost - Oh! that Bishop
Board 3 Chris - Lost - A Brave Fight
Board 4 joe - lost - Will he ever learn

John's strange game with no name ...

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[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteELO "?"]
[BlackELO "?"]

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{This was a very strange game at the start against againnst a player who i
rate highly but has been out from playing like myself also he has been in the
pub trade so has to be a nice guy! } 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Bg4 {all of
this is normal but err help dont know it ! ... so} 4. Be2 {a wimps move but
not so bad - just allows black an easier route to equality} 4... Bxe2 5. Qxe2
Qxd5 6. Nf3 e6 7. Nc3 Qh5 {in this position qb5+ is known to be ok for white
but nothing special} 8. Nb5 {was trying to make my opponent in a position when
he was on his own - i think this is not a good move but randomizes the
position to be enough so that we just play a game when none of us know what is
going on and can play fisher chess!} 8... Bb4+ 9. c3 Ba5 10. b4 Bb6 11. a4 a6
12. Na3 O-O 13. Nc4 {here i am worried that my stupid pawn moves will be
exploited by black freeing himself with e6-e5 and thought that i was worse}
13... Nbd7 14. Bg5 Nd5 15. Nxb6 N5xb6 16. O-O Rfe8 {e5 might be threatened
again!} 17. Qe4 c6 18. a5 Nc4 19. Qd3 b5 20. axb6 Ndxb6 21. Rfe1 Qg6 22. Qe2
a5 {my opponent seems to have achieved some pretty knights that control a lot
of squares . they look good but serve no purpose on the kingside although this
position is still unclear} 23. bxa5 Rxa5 24. Rxa5 Nxa5 25. Bf4 {this move
prepares a shift in the direction of the game which i had planned (hoped )
would happen!} 25... Nac4 26. Nh4 Qf6 27. Qg4 {suddenly black needs to be
careful 28 bg5 is threatened trapping the queen} 27... Qe7 28. Bh6 g6 29. Nf3
Ra8 30. h4 Ra5 {a very good defensive move defending laterally a lot of
players would not find this} 31. Bg5 Qf8 32. Ne5 f5? {probably the losin move
blacks q side is not as secure as it looks} 33. Qd1 Qd6 34. Nxc4 Nxc4 35. Qb3
{resigns as 35... qd5 - then 36 qb8+ kf7 37qb7+ kg8 38 bf6 will decide the
game}

another good night for the 1st team

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[Event "k.o cup vs nuneaton"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2009.12.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "C Green"]
[Black "j Naylor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteELO "?"]
[BlackELO "?"]

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. e5 d5 6. Bb5 Ne4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8.
Bxc6 bxc6 9. O-O Bc5 10. f3 Ng5 11. f4 Ne4 12. Be3 Bb6 {All of this is theory
so far and i had the same position against Dave Ireland of coventry a few
matches back where 13 f5 was played} 13. c3 c5 14. Nb3 Ba4 {a very odd looking
move as it allows whites next but i was trying to mix things up} 15. Qg4 Qd7
16. Qxd7+? {This move i had not even considered as black is better developed
and has the 2 bishops. i was expecting f5 to which i was going to play
h7-h5and then if qg4-h3 i was going to play o-o-o with a messy position}
16... Bxd7 17. Rd1 c4 {the b2 pawn is weak} 18. Nd4 O-O 19. h3 Ba4 {the bishop
goes to this strange looking square again but the point is to win the weak b2
pawn} 20. Rf1 Rab8! 21. Nf5?! {here i think colin had to play 21 nd2 nxd2 22
bxd2 bxd4+ 23 cxd4 rxb2 24 Bc3 and bite the bullet although i suspect this
endgame is winning for black} 21... Bxe3+ 22. Nxe3 Rxb2 23. Nxd5 Rd8 {the game
is pretty much over now as white is not developed and his pieces are not ever
going to be coordinated} 24. Ne7+ Kf8 25. Nf5 Bc6 26. Nd4 Bb7 27. Nf3 Ng3 28.
Re1 Ne2+ 29. Kf2 Nxf4+ 30. Kg3 Ne2+ {to get past the time control} 31. Kh4
Nf4 32. Kg3 Nxg2 {and white resigned as there are 2 many threats} 0-1

Rugby "C " Results

Results of Tuesday 08/12/09 match - at home


Board 1 James - Win
Board 2 Roy - Draw
Board 3 Chris - Oh Dear
Board 4 Joe - As Usual

Game - 8/12/09

Another uninspiring title but 'Amazing Game' is a bit of a stretch. My opponent as White lost the initiative early on. Afterward, he said he'd played 1.d4 as players at our level are less comfortable with it. This viewpoint is fine, but a plan after 1.d4 would have helped. I wasn't just going to resign. I don't think 2.f4 counts as a sound plan.

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[Event "Rugby C v Coventry F"]
[Site "Home"]
[Date "2009.12.8"]
[Round "?"]
[White "J. Mendes"]
[Black "C. Marstow"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteELO "?"]
[BlackELO "?"]

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1. d4 d5 2. f4?! {Dubious.} 2... Nc6 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. e3 Qd6 {Ignoring the rule
about early Queen development, but White can't attack her there; I needed to
strengthen e5 for the eventual pawn push; and it enables castling long.} 5.
Nbd2 f6 {Temporarily hems in the Knight but again it's needed for e7-e5.} 6.
h3 Bd7 {6...Bf5 or Bh5 is met with 7.g4 losing tempo.} 7. c3 {This seems
aimless. 7.c4 is better. } 7... e5 {The point of all my moves so far.} 8.
Qe2 e4 {Chases the Knight to inactive squares, and closes the centre denying
White space.} 9. Nh4? {Hangs the Knight by allowing 9...g5. 9.Ng1 or Nh2 are
the only choices.} 9... O-O-O {Didn't want to play 9...g5 immediately, as
10.Qh5+ dislodges the King and prevents castling. 9...0-0-0 is a risk though,
as 10.g4 creates an escape square for the Knight. Considering White played
9.Nh4? in the first place, I guessed he wouldn't actually play 10.g4.} 10.
Nb3 {The gamble pays off, as White still fails to see the threat to his
Knight.} 10... g5 {And my King is tucked away.} 11. Nf5?! {11.Qf2, Qh5, or Nf3
at least allow White to recoup a pawn.} 11... Bxf5 12. g4 Be6 {Chose this over
12...Bd7 as I want the Bishop aimed at h5 for a potential pawn break there,
and Be8 clogs up the back rank as opposed to Bf7.} 13. f5 {Opens up the b8-h2
diagonal for my Queen, which now has a route to his King.} 13... Bf7 14. Nc5
{Too late for the sacrifice (14.Nc5 ... 15.Nxb7 Kxb7 16.Qb5+) because of...}
14... Qg3+ {Discovered attack with check.} 15. Kd2 Bxc5 16. dxc5 {Doubles the
pawns, and half opens the d-file containing my Rook and his King. Might cause
problems for White later...} 16... h5 17. Bg2 {Defends his Rook in case the
h-file opens.} 17... Nge7 {Wanting to align my Rooks on the h-file.} 18. b4
{The c5 pawn is not at risk yet.} 18... Qe5 {Not the best move against
accurate play, but the c3 pawn is pinned to the undefended Rook, leaving the
b4 pawn essentially undefended.} 19. Bb2 {Now the pawn is pinned to the
undefended Bishop.} 19... Nxb4 {Another speculative move (18...Qe5) pays
off.} 20. Rhc1 Nd3 {Triple fork.} 21. Rc2 Nxc5 {Not 21...Nxb2 22.Rxb2 as I
don't want White to start aligning pieces on the half open b-file.} 22. Kd1
{Who knows?} 22... Na4 {Threatens the Bishop, which doesn't really follow the
logic of not capturing it last move.} 23. Qb5 Be8 {X-ray defence.} 24. Qb4
hxg4 25. c4 {Discovered attack that only loses the pawn to...} 25... dxc4+
{Discovered check.} 26. Ke2 c3 {I want to start simplifying.} 27. Bxc3 Qb5+
{Forces Queen exchange. } 28. Kf2 Qxb4 29. Bxb4 Nxf5 30. Bxe4 g3+ 31. Kf3?
{Bad square for the King.} 31... Bh5+ 32. Kg2 {Only legal move yet the one
square White doesn't want his King.} 32... Nxe3+ {White's forked.} 33. Kxg3
Nxc2 {Maybe 33...Rd4 was better, but I wanted the Rook.} 34. Bxc2 Nb6 35. Rf1
Nd5 36. Be4?? Nxb4 37. Rxf6 Rhe8 38. Bf5+ Kb8 39. Rh6 Re3+ 40. Kf2 Re2+ {Just
hoping he'd retreat to the back rank allowing the coup de grace.} 41. Kg3
{Decides to make life difficult.} 41... Re3+ 42. Kf2 Rf3+ 43. Kg2 Rxf5
{43...Rd2+ doesn't lead to mate, so I decided to simplify again.} 44. Rxh5 c5
{Couldn't be bothered to mate with what I had, so decided to walk the pawn to
promotion.} 45. Kg3 c4 46. Kg4 Rf4+ {Decided to simplify again.} 47. Kxg5
Rd5+ 48. Kxf4 Rxh5 {White finally resigns.} 0-1

Cox vs Cramp, 8th Dec 2009

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[Event "Cov leage Div cup"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2009.12.8"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Jonathan Cox"]
[Black "Gordon Cramp"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteELO "147"]
[BlackELO "47"]

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bb4+?! {Highly unusual Bc5 is better}
5. c3 Bc5 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bc4 Qf6 8. O-O d5? {My opponent said he didnt like
double pawns. Probably better that than losing a pawn} 9. exd5 Qd6 {If he
takes pawn then i will take back with queen and fork bishop and rook} 10.
dxc6 Qxd1 {If queen takes pawn then i can either play the straight forward bd5
skewering his queen to the rook or I was tempted with qe2+ just to see if he
saw that i could play bb5 pinning his queen. Must admit was losing abit of
respect with my opponent's play} 11. Rxd1 Bd6?! {Should develop. Don't see the
point} 12. Nd2 Nf6 13. Re1+! {This check causes problems. His pieces will get
tied up or his king will be misplaced} 13... Be7 14. Nf3 Kf8? {No comment}
15. Ng5 Be6 16. Rxe6! {Forces simplifications as pawn takes rook allows me to
take with knight with check followed by taking on c7 where i at the very least
come away with an extra couple of pawn} 16... Rd8? {Decides to lose a piece
instead} 17. Re1 h5?? {hmmm} 18. Nxf7 Ke8? {rook needs protection} 19. Nxh8
Rd6 20. Ng6 Rxc6?? 21. Bb5 {ouch} 21... Kd8 22. Bxc6 Bc5 23. Bg5 a5 {letting
me win straightaway} 24. Re8# {Oh by the way, i think we should start a blog
on quotes of the season. Nalin has got a couple that i can think of and my
opponent came up with a corker yesterday. He said (when he looked at my grade
and his own), "Let's see how many moves i can survive" Really says it all}
1-0

Chris plays Board 3 (and loses quite rapidly)

Not a good start as I arrived late for the game, to find that I had been 'promoted' by Captain Joe to Board 3. (Not sure that I am ready to leave the security of board 4 yet).

I was pleased with myself up to move 7, but missed a couple of opportunities and made life hard for myself from 14 on by moving my queen into a spot where she could do me no good. I also neglected to anticipate the threat of the two rooks lining up. So lessons learned here. Jon Cox went through it afterwards and pointed out some ways to improve but happy to receive advice from others also.

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[Event "Divisional Cup"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2009.12.8"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ravi Sian"]
[Black "Chris Pegler"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteELO "?"]
[BlackELO "?"]

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1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. h3 {Hm. Wonder what this is about?} 4...
Bf5 5. a3 {And on the other side too. } 5... e6 6. Bg5 {He's pinning my knight
...} 6... Be7 {So bishop breaks the pin} 7. e3 Ne4 {Threatens knight and
bishop with the idea that if knight takes then pawn will take back and eye up
the other knight while the bishops square off. } 8. h4 Bxg5 9. hxg5 {This now
opens up the h file for his rook. } 9... Nxg5 10. Bb5 {Now that is annoying
...} 10... O-O 11. Rh5 Nxf3+ {This was a missed opportunity. As Jon Cox
pointed out Bg4 would have been a much better move. I agree. Part of the
problem was that I missed that he could take with the queen as well as the
pawn. } 12. Qxf3 {which he now does. } 12... Ne7 13. O-O-O c6 {I am for some
reason looking to developing my queen on the queen side of the board when I
should be worrying about his two rooks. Although this does ...} 14. Bd3 {chase
back his queen. } 14... Qa5 {This was my worst move I reckon. It effectively
takes my queen out for the rest of the game. } 15. Bxf5 exf5 {Could have taken
with the knight and still had that defended? Would that have been better?}
16. Rdh1 h6 {With the two rooks lined up this looks like my 'only move' says
Cox.} 17. Qg3 g6 {Ng6 would have been better (again says Cox and he is right
isn't he?)} 18. Rxh6 g5 {Now this was according to my chess mentor Cox the
'wrong move'. It was around here that my opponent suggested that the
honourable thing is sometimes to resign. Ever stubbon I press on. } 19. Qxg5+
Ng6 20. Qf6 Qd8 {At last my queen returns. But far too late ...} 21. Rh8+
Nxh8 22. Qxh8# {Now I think that he could have done that part quicker. But
then it was not a perfect game from either side. } 1-0

Putting tables into the blog - we now know how!

This is part of the occasional 'how to' instructions series. So ignore it if you are only here for the chess.

Put simply ... Blogger (the blog software) automatically puts space before any table that you post into it. Lots of space. See this blog for a demonstration..

The same blog suggests a solution (avert eyes at this point if not teccie). This is that you insert a small piece of CSS code at the top of the post:

<style type="text/css">.nobrtable br { display: none }</style>

and use the div tag to reference it, so

<div class="nobrtable">

Post your table here -------------------

</div>


Problem sorted. This means in plainspeak that we could post tables of results if we wanted to. It does however require some trickery ...

We won the team lightning !

Another pretty decent night for the club on Tuesday - we won the team lightning!
Rugby 30 points
Cov A 25.5 points
Uni 19 points (approx)
Cov B 8 points (approx)
The team was John Naylor, Bob Wildig, Martin Wilson, Jonathan Cox, Nalin Kadodwala, ANO, John Kennedy (loaned to us by Cov) - 7 players.
Everyone played well at the horribly quick 10 seconds per move but in particlar Nalin had a clean sweep and probably John Kennedy as well.

So first trophy of the season for us - will there be any others ????