Preston 1 v Poulton 1
Rapidplay Cup Mon 22nd May 2023 Verify
| Board | Home | Preston 1 | Poulton 1 | Away | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (B) | 0000 | P Sumner, Jim | 1 - 0 | S Cukovs, Oleg | 1901 |
| 2 (W) | 0000 | P Sumner, Jim | ½ - ½ | S Cukovs, Oleg | 1901 |
| 3 (B) | 1957 | S Taylor, Phillip J | 1 - 0 | B Sosinski, Jakub | 1815 |
| 4 (W) | 1957 | S Taylor, Phillip J | 0 - 1 | B Sosinski, Jakub | 1815 |
| 5 (B) | 1647 | G Szydlowski, Sebastien | 0 - 1 | G Fearnhead, Ben | 1852 |
| 6 (W) | 1647 | G Szydlowski, Sebastien | 0 - 1 | G Fearnhead, Ben | 1852 |
| 7 (B) | 0000 | S Parton, Jonathon | 0 - 1 | S Fearnhead, Paul N | 1698 |
| 8 (W) | 0000 | S Parton, Jonathon | 0 - 1 | S Fearnhead, Paul N | 1698 |
| Total | 7208 | 2½ - 5½ | Total | 14532 |
Last update Peter Jowett Fri 23rd Jun 2023 01:55. Reported by Peter Jowett Fri 23rd Jun 2023 01:55. Verified By
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pjowett
Fri, 23/06/2023 - 02:24
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For Handicap purposes we estimated Jonathan @1700.and Preston had to win 4.5-3.5.
I decided to be non-playing captain for the night so kept a keen eye on all the games.
Poulton took white on all boards for the first session, with Preston having white on all boards for game 2.
Board 1 - Oleg lost the exchange as white and Jim won the ending....The second game Oleg played very solidly and Jim never really looked ike creating much and a draw was agreed.
Board 2 1-1 seemed fair on what I saw. Kuba had a small plus in game 1 as white but Phil held it and then in the last few minutes when it went into an ending Phil got his king active which mopped up into a won king and pawn ending. Game 2 was the opposite in a very tricky game Phil was probably winning but lost on time.
Board 3 Ben back from University was in ruthless form v Sebastian. Game 1 saw black's king caught in the middle and eventually after a tactical melee the king was mated on its own square. Game 2 saw Ben react aggressively v 1.d4 2.Nc3 by playing Nc6 and an early e5 Budapest type move. Sebastian took the booty but the pawn got to d4, then took on c3 and then won a piece after about 10 moves the ending a piece up was easy for Ben.
Board 4 .Game 1 with Paul as white was very impressively played by Paul. Jonathan played too passively and Paul smoothly built up a very dangerous attack.against the castled king culminating in a killer g6 pawn move. In game 2, Jonathan had some advantage early on....didn't see the end - Paul told me after he was somewhat fortuitous to win.
An excellent match - Poulton fully deserved the victory with both Fernheads in top form. The handicap didn't come into it..
Notes by Pete Jowett