Results:
Harvey Quaresmini 0 George Flitcroft-Smith 1
Stuart Wilson 0 John Curran 1
Ray Adams 0 Eric Faccer 1 (played midweek - Brisbane Club, Woolloongabba)
Only 5 people showed up on Good Friday. There was also a midweek game played at the Brisbane club between Ray and Eric.
DOP in Japan. Willcock report appears below:
Good Friday wasn't. Only five people turned up and as I was the odd (very) man out I departed. Aaron my opponent in the current round did not turn up - and I thought we were speeding things up for the Canadians. By the way you were right about the blunder in my game against Stuart. I had played an inaccurate move early on and its legacy was never really shaken off. Then Stuart attacked on the other flank. I brought my Queen over. I hoped Stuart would be fooled because the move looked a very natural defensive one - covering the aggressive intent. The drawback was that Stuart could go for a Queen exchange with, I judged, positional advantage. Stuart avoided the exchange and so was subjected to a mate with Queen and supporting Bishop attacking from opposite wings a la Scholars Mate. While I had the grace to apologise for what was uncommonly like a swindle I do feel that justice was done - a year or two I was clearly winning against Stuart when he made a totally unlooked for move with his Rook that led to the loss of the game. Debbie Duz The Coast - Debbie must be making money out of her games - on top of the money won in the City of Brisbane she won $100 on the Coast and I think was the only female adult in the tournament.
Below is the report provided by Ray Adams of his game with Eric Faccer.
Dear Andrew,
This is to report result of Flood Cup Round 5 Match ' Ray Adams Vs Eric Faccer'.
It was an interesting game, however I lost. Eric went into a Queen's Indian at move 2. I had not been aware that this was done until white played 3. Nf3. Despite the odds however, I failed to get lost until move 15.
Here is the score.
1. d4 Nf6, 2. c4 b6, 3. Nc3 Bb7, 4. f3 d5, 5. cd Nd5, 6. Nd5 Bd5, 7. e4 Bb7, 8. Be3 e5, 9. a3 ed, 10. Bd4 a6, 11. Bc4 b5, 12. Ba2 c5, 13. Be3 Nc6, 14 Ne2 Bd6.
I thought this hanging bishop was vulnerable and the dual threat of the mate and ultimately capturing the bishop would do it. However I failed to consider his possible replies enough and went 15. Qd5!?, which is in hindsight, a beginner's move.
His reply 15.--------Qh4+, first weakens my kingside before settling down to his sound defensive posture, ready to refute my indiscretion.
Play continued: 16. g3 Qe7 (protecting f6, and the B on b7). I now had the opportunity to cut my loss of time and retreat Qd2, but was still blind to his simple sound reply. 17. Rd1? (It is usual that if I am going to err, it's usually en masse, and at about move 15 onwards. 17.------ Nd4 cuts the line of retreat and attacks Q from now protected b7.
18. Qh5 g6, 19 Qg4? (Qh6 still allows some fight.) Bc8, 20 Bd4 Bg4, 21. Bh8
(I didn't resign immediately because there were still some tactical traps and there were pieces en prise.)
21…..Bf3, 22. Rf1 Qe4, 23. Rf2 O-O-O, 24. Bf6 Be2, 25. Bd5 Qg4, 26. Re2 Bg3+. (I think it is this sound B sac that finally clinches it.).
27. g3 Qg3+, 28 Kf1 (In retrospective analysis other possibilities were considered about here, but they all ended in the Q forking K and R.)
28……Rd5. (From here on, White hasn't got sufficient material.)
29. Re8+ (desperately looking for an attack) Kc7, 30. Bd8+ Kd7. White resigns.
In summary, for my style of play, 15. Qd5 was too speculative leading to tactically overly sharp and difficult lines. Perhaps if I had played Qh6 at the approprate time I might have saved my skin. At move 15. O-O is much better, and white still seems to have the intitative.
I hope I have communicated this accurately enough.
Ray.
Flood Cup: Standings at 18 April 2003
All players to play 7 games
|
No. |
NAME |
POINTS |
PLAYED |
|
1 |
Eric Faccer |
5 |
5 |
|
2 |
George Flitcroft-Smith |
4 |
5 |
|
3 |
Harvey Quaresmini |
3 |
5 |
|
4 |
Ray Adams |
3 |
5 |
|
5 |
Andrew Robinson |
2½ |
4 |
|
6 |
Gabriel Boross |
2½ |
4 |
|
7 |
John Curran |
2½ |
5 |
|
8 |
Aaron Michaux |
2 |
4 |
|
9 |
Tony Howes |
2 |
4 |
|
10 |
Brian Willcock |
2 |
4 |
|
11 |
Peter Hiller |
2 |
4 |
|
12 |
Debbie Jenkins |
1½ |
4 |
|
13 |
Mike Talbot |
1 |
4 |
|
14 |
Stuart Wilson |
1 |
5 |
|
15 |
Paul Evans |
1 |
3 |
|
16 |
James Hiller |
0 |
4 |
Flood Cup 2003 results in detail
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