ILFORD 0-6 WANSTEAD I
North Circular Chess League , Division A
Monday 18th November
Report: Jef Page
1. TOM BARTON 0-1 K BUI 177 w
2. NEVILLE TWITCHELL 0-1 DAVE SPEARMAN 176 b
3. HASSAN MUGALU 0-1 STEVE RIX 175
4. TONY KENT 0-1 A CHIREA-FLORICA 171
5. SYD KALINSKY 0-1 PHIL STANILAND 171
6. JEF PAGE 0-1 LARRY MARDEN 170
Wanstead won the toss, White on odd boards.
A grim night for Ilford, can we get any lower, erm…
I had an awful opening, Larry Marden never left me off the hook and I got wiped out- but the pain was over quickly. Tom had a bad Bishop in Q, B & R against Kyan Bui’s Q, R & active N whilst Neville seemed to have good chances a pawn down, but unable to find the right line to break up Black’s defence, lost the ending as Dave Spearman’s pawns began to roll forward. Tony Kent had an equally bad Bishop that never got into the game and when Alin Chirea-Florica’s passed a-pawn became a threat it was all over. Steve Rix won a pawn and it proved decisive against Hassan, whilst Sid sacrificed a R for a B against Philip Standiland but it proved futile and he fell into a N fork on his K&Q.
News has just reached me that the little known Kalinsky Gambit (players try to Decline it but it’s very difficult) is back in play and very dangerous. Played by Sid Kalinsky it involves making a move whilst knocking a cup of coffee over the board. A bit like Venice in flood over the chess board with you trying to mop it up as Sid just carries on regardless. Happy days.
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