Report – 29 May 2009
Flood Cup
Results:
Ray Adams 1 Greg Colwell 0
Kieran Lyons v Mark Taylor (Round 6) – postponed to Jun 19
Russell Lyons 0 James Hiller 1 (Round 6)
James won his first game in the Flood Cup at his forty-first attempt with an astonishing win. Russell has been in form and often profited from adventurous play. However his overly attacking play led to a calamitous situation, especially when his one out queen attack made one check too many and was trapped in the corner. A needless knight sacrifice the next moved cemented James’ huge advantage. James was then able to go straight for the checkmate ensuring Russell didn’t have time to regroup his diminished forces. This result throws the Handicap competition wide open.
R Lyons – J Hiller
Flood Cup 2009
1 e4 d6
2 Nf3 e5
3 Bb5+ Bd7
4 Bc4 Qe7
5 0-0 Nf6
6 d3 Bd6
7 Bb5+ c6
8 Ba4 Nbd7
9 c3 0-0-0
10 Be3 d5
11 Bxc6 bxc6
12 Bxa7 dxe4
13 Qa4 Nc5
14 Qxc6+ Qc7
15 Qa8+?? Kd7
16 Nxe5+?? Qxe5
17 Qxd8+ Kxd8
18 dxe4 Bd6
19 Rd1 Qxh2+
20 Kf1 Ncxe4
21 f3 Bc4+
22 Ke1 Qh1+
White resigns 0-1
Ray ground down Greg in the other game, with Greg slipping up just before midnight in a closely fought endgame that might otherwise have headed for a draw.
Tonight’s results reduce the list of the possible winners of the 2009 Flood Cup to three and the Handicap Trophy to six.
Flood Cup 2009: Current standings
All players to play 9 games
|
No. |
NAME |
POINTS |
PLAYED |
Handicap |
+ H’cap Score |
|
1 |
Ray Adams |
6.5 |
8 |
0.76 |
7.26 |
|
2 |
Kieran Lyons |
5 |
6 |
0.13 |
5.13 |
|
3 |
Andrew Robinson |
5 |
7 |
0.00 |
5.00 |
|
4 |
Nathan Shaw |
5 |
8 |
1.01 |
6.01 |
|
5 |
Russell Lyons |
4.5 |
8 |
2.32 |
6.82 |
|
6 |
Mark Taylor |
2.5 |
6 |
4.52 |
7.02 |
|
7 |
Brian Willcock |
2.5 |
7 |
2.25 |
4.75 |
|
8 |
Gary Sands |
2 |
7 |
4.03 |
6.03 |
|
9 |
Greg Colwell |
2 |
8 |
2.05 |
4.05 |
|
10 |
James Hiller |
1 |
7 |
5.95 |
6.95 |
Flood Cup 2009 results in detail
Quote of the night
“Even an average player like me can win when given that many pieces” – James redefines the word ‘average’.