Thames Valley League season 2022-2023
Game played : 31st October 2022
This was a tough match for our players as they had to face opponents with quite high rating on most of the boards. Kayden did well to secure a draw. Subas was a replacement for one of the Ealing C players who could not turn up for the game. However he did not have to face an opponent as the opposition could only field 5 players against our 6. So Ealing C had a default win. However we lost the match with a score of 1.5 to 4.5 to Maidenhead B.
| Board | Colour | Ealing D | Results | Ealing C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | White | Tony Braine | 0-1 | Simon Foster |
| 2 | Black | Trevor Bates | 0-1 | Nigel Dennis |
| 3 | White | Laith Harb | 0-1 | John Snead |
| 4 | Black | Gabriele Palmer | 0-1 | Yuri Krylov |
| 5 | White | Kayden Tan | 0.5 -0.5 | Keith Trower |
| 6 | Black | Subas Subbaraj | 1-0 | Default win – no opponent |
Comments
Tony Braine:
Tony played an advance French as white and achieving a threatening attack. Black defended well but eventually blundered giving Tony the opportunity to gain the exchange and swap down to a probably won endgame. Spurning this, Tony sought to keep queens on the board and look for mate. However, overexcited, he immediately blundered a knight and enabling black to swap down into an easily won endgame.
Trevor Bates:
On board 2, Trevor Bates playing Black, transposed in to a Dragon Variation of the Sicilian Defence but was always on the defensive. In an attempt to create some counter play with a combination on the Queen side, he overlooked a simple knight fork and resigned. Only after getting home and checking grades did he discover that his opponent was over 350 grading points stronger than him