Brown Jack Chess Club

 National Club (Major)  03/04

 Jun 04 - Semi Final

We lost narrowly against Metropolitan. Peter on board

one play played aggressively with the white pieces, but

his opponent played particularly well to record the only

decisive game result of the match.

David Bareham has been an excellent captain (and player)

for us this season, as well as also having performed

excellently for the club in past seasons. We will miss him

next season. We wish him well for the future.

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 Feb 04 - Quarter Final

The Quarter Final match against Gloucester was very tight.

David Bareham's position became blocked, and Josh Hall

had a very uninteresting pawn structure with no 'c' pawns

or tension, hence two early draws.

Dan Hall stood well out of the opening but, very unusually

for him, blundered a piece for a pawn. Hopes of a revival

were raised when inept play by white allowed Dan to pick

up two more pawns, but a second blunder cost him queen

for a rook. A loss on board 3 clarified the situation for the

remaining players. Peter Richmond had to win, which

meant that Gary Tanner needed not to lose.

Peter had opted not to equalise, instead allowing white to

maintain his opening advantage by seeking complications.

This policy proved successful as white blew his advantage

on move 40 and the exchange on move 43. Meanwhile

Gary had successfully concentrated on defending his

exposed king rather than trying to convert his extra pawn.

At the finish he had acquired a second pawn as well as

averting the danger to his king, but being short of time,

he agreed a draw, and therefore also a Brown Jack win

on board count.

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 Diagram #9

How did Peter, black to play, continue in his Quarter-Final

game?

Answer here

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 Dec 03 - Round 1

Our first round game against Thornbury produced a

comprehensive victory. Joshua Hall's opponent gave up a

knight for two pawns to open Josh's King but then

found that he had to lose a second piece. Peter Richmond

looked to be going well but his opponent was able to liquidate

to a drawn ending. Gary was allowed to play an exchange

sacrifice leading to a knight fork that won a rook to leave

him a piece up.

David Bareham sacrificed the exchange for a protected

passed pawn on the sixth and attacking chances. His

initiative fizzled out but the pawn proved sufficient for him

to hang on to the draw. Dan's game went the distance with

Dan having to win an ending with rook and bishop and three

pawns against rook and three pawns. The complication was

that Dan Hall had two 'h' pawns with the wrong bishop.

Eventually this resolved to rook & h pawn against a rook with

the defending king offside.

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