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Sussex League Team Updates

  • Sussex League - 3rd Team Match Game Score

 by Paul O'Brien - 13/01/2025

Event: Worthing 3 vs. Eastbourne 5, Sussex League Match
Date: 13th January 2025
Location: Worthing Chess Club
Opening: C30: King's Gambit Declined - transposed.
White: Paul O'Brien
Black: Peter Holstock

Result: 1 - 0

1.  e4        e5 
2.  Nc3     Nf6 
3.  Bc4     Bc5 - The Stanley Variation, the most testing of White's King's Gambit setup.
4.  f4        d6   - Not wrong but easy to go wrong, 4...d5 is tougher.

 Position after 4...d6

5.  Nf3      Bg4 - Premature. Nc6 should come first when a pin really works after Nd4.
6.  fxe5    dxe5? -  Black should have played 6....Bxf3
7.  Bxf7+  Kxf7 - This schoolboy trick nets 2 good pawns.
8. Nxe5+  ....    - King - Bishop Fork, White has enough tempo to pull this off with the                                          Bishop on g4 underdefended.

 Fork after 8. Nxe5+

8. ...          Ke7
9. Nxg4    Qd4 - This looks scary but it really isn't.

 Position after 9...Qd4

10. Rf1     Rf8
11.  Nxf6  Rxf6? - Black should have retaken the Knight with 11...gxf6
12. Nd5+  ...

 Fork after 12. Nd5+

12.  ...       Kd6
13.  Nxf6  gxf6 
14.  d3      Nd7
15.  c3!      Bb4  - 15...Bb4 is forced as the Black Queen is lost after 15...Qe5, 16. Bf4
 

 Fatal pin after potential 15...Qe5, 16. Bf4

 Desperate sacrifical pin after potential 15...Bb4

16. cxb4  Qxb4+
17. Qd2    1-0
 

 Final Position after 17. Qd2

The Queens are soon to be exchanged off leaving White 6 points ahead of Black in material going into the Endgame. Black Resigns.

Paul O'Brien - 3rd Team

  • Sussex League - 1st Team Pre-Christmas 2024 Report

 by Russell Granat - 12/12/2024

Our first team in the Sussex League 1st division have started the season at a canter.

Starting with an Away Win over last year’s champions Horsham, followed up by a Home Win against Eastbourne and then a Final Home match before Christmas against Lewes resulting in a Draw.

These three results ensure we lead the table at the current time.

Particular Congratulations to Dave Graham who has achieved 3 wins out of 3 on Board 2.


Russell Granat (Captain)

 

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