Match Result
| Season | 19/20 |
| Date | Mon 03 Feb 2020 |
| Competition: | Hillingdon League Division 2 |
| Fixture |
Ealing 'B' v Hatch End 'B'
|
| Result | U: 3-1 |
Scorecard
| Board | Grade | Ealing 'B' | v | Hatch End 'B' | Grade |
| 1 |
|
Simon Healeas |
Adjrn |
Parsons, Robert |
136 |
| 2 |
|
Sami Goussous |
1-0 |
Zhukov, Vlad |
None |
| 3 |
|
Alastair Johnstone |
0-1 |
Harvey, John T |
114 |
| 4 |
|
Christopher Yapp |
1-0 |
Connor, Mark |
104 |
| 5 |
|
Martin Loat |
1-0 |
Wrigglesworth, Jim I |
100 |
| Total | | | 3-1 | | |
Captains Comment
Our return match v Hatch End B was again a closely fought contest. The
final score must wait the outcome of Simon's adjourned game, but we have
three points so the match is won.
Alastair was white on board three, facing John Harvey's Sicilian defence.
He arranged Queen and Rook to oversee an open d-file, and with John's
below optimal pawn formation (tripled and isolated) Alastair was clearly
ahead. But then a succession of oversights resulted in lost pieces and
Alastair resigned.
On board two, Sami's Dragon Sicilian faced a Yugoslav attack, with the
signature King-side pawn advance spearheaded by white's h4. As the middle
game advanced, white's position offered more possibilities, while Sami was
badly cramped. When I next saw the position, Sami had won a Bishop for
pawn and with Queens exchanged advanced steadily to secure a mating attack
with his two Rooks.
Martin's game, with white on board five, was a symmetrical London Queen
pawn opening. The removal of black's dark-squared bishop resulted in
Martin posting his own at h6, preventing black from K-side castling.
Martin then doubled his opponent's pawns while securing a passed e-pawn.
Following further exchanges, it boiled down to Knight + pawns v Bishop +
pawns and I expected a draw. But Martin went on to win, proving my
unreliable judgement.
Christopher's Dutch defence resulted in an early opening of the f-file,
with his pieces looking dangerous on the King side. Following a middle
game, in which Christopher won a pawn, the endgame featured same-coloured
Bishops, four pawns facing each other on the Queen side and the action
around Christopher's single h-pawn. Patient and accurate play secured the
win for Christopher's game and with it the match.
Meanwhile on top board, Simon's game went up to the final whistle. The
adjourned position featured opposite-coloured Bishops, but Simon is a pawn
down. His game had shown more promise earlier. Opening with a Queen's
Catalan, defended with a Tarrasch, Simon assembled a strong Bishop pair
dominating long diagonals. But the early promise did not deliver and
slowly the game shifted to black's advantage. However, I'm optimistic that
a draw can be salvaged.
