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TL73::R2 – Tough round!

The second round was a tough battle which we lost with the score 3-1 against the ‘canadian team’ Archbishops_ArchEnemies.

Archbishops_ArchEnemies 3.0-1.0 LightSprtans
Board1: Misteraw  1/2-1/2  marjohn
Board2: cjldx 0-1 milpat 
Board3: Henderb 1/2-1/2 rudyray
Board4: LordTyraad 0-1 avidmate

On  board 1 marjohn had black against Misteraw. The game was a short draw since the outcome of the team’s match had already a winner. For the history we played a scotch opening from an Alekhine Defense !

On board 2 cjldx played (again) a very complicated  game as white against milpat. White played very actively in the opening by sacrificing a pawn and puting his own dark squared bishop in jepordy just to create a king side attack against the enemy king. For more than 15 moves the bishop on g5 could be captured by black but with the fear of exposing his king he did not took the risk. After all the struggle the B was free and the battle continued at the other wing of the Q-side. Still white had ideas to attack the fragile black’s K position but black defended correctly and his central pawns decided the outcome.

On board 3 rudyray played against Henderb. A classical Grunfeld was played with a lot of exchanges. The battle of R+dark-B  vs R+light-B was equal and ended even further in a classical opposite colors bishops endgame. Black had the inferior position and thus white managed to win an extra pawn which fortunately it was not enough to create any troubles to black. A draw soon was agreed by both players.

On board 4 LordTyraad, was playing against avidmate. It was a London System by white which could have given him good prospects for the rest of the game but an early blunder of the c pawn gave that away. Somehow, white misplayed the middle game and lost 2 more pawns which gave black an anormous advantage and the win.

That was a tough round but still we have good prospects for the 2nd place which will give a spot at the play-offs!

TL60 :: R4 – Our first loss!

Archbishops_ArchEnemies 2.5-1.5 LightSpartans
White rjbriggs 1/2-1/2 marjohn
Black botchvinik -:+ cjldx
White stevelco 1-0 Troisvierges
Black ciedan 1-0 LordTyraad

On board 1 marjohn managed to hold the draw after a great sacrifice from rjbriggs (300 ELO points lower) when the latest misplayed the endgame with 4 pawns against one N !

Cjldx had an easy win after the no show up of his opponent.

Troisvierges and LordTyraad fought but could not get anything from their games.