November 17, 2007

Heidenfeld 2007/08 - Round 4

Heidenfeld -Division 2 - Round 4 - 17 November 2007

Curragh v Bray/Greystones 'A'

Curragh put up a good fight but were beaten 2.5-5.5 against a very strong team. Very good results on the top boards!

Richard Arundell 1821

1-0

Pat Reynolds 1919
Mark McLoughlin 1599

1-0

Eric Bennett 1851
Noel Lynch 1545

0.5-0.5

Brian Beckett 1841
Peter Klompers 1437

0-1

John Phelan 1765
Brendan Duffy 1385

0-1

Colin Byford 1722
Niall O'Shea 1395

0-1

Stan Hruska 1729
Franco Rivera 1299

0-1

Tom Conlon 1615
Michael Kennedy 1249

0-1

Billy Robinson 1264

This is the position reached between Mark McLoughlin (Black) and Eric Bennett (White). Black now plays  NxN. White had a choice between recapturing with the rook or pawn. Which would you choose?

White played PxN. Black plays Qc5+ winning the rook and white resigned!

 

Total (after 4 rounds): 18/30

1 Malahide A 22.5  (1 adj)
2 Bray 'A' 19.5
3 Drogheda 19.5
4 Celbridge 18.5
5 Curragh 18
6 Kilkenny 17.5
7 Rathmines 15
8 Lucan 16.5
9 Inchicore 16
10 Elm Mount 14.5
11 Bray 'B' 9  (1 adj)
12 Malahide 'B' 4.5
Posted by mmcloughlin at November 17, 2007 09:04 PM