December 02, 2007

Heidenfeld 2007/08 - Round 5

Heidenfeld -Division 2 - Round 5 - 1 December 2007

Curragh v Malahide 'A'

Curragh took on a weakened Malahide 'A' side, the current league leaders and held them to a 4-4 draw. Good results on Boards, 4, 5 and 6.

Richard Arundell 1821

1-0

Justin Daly 1849
Mark McLoughlin 1599

0-1

Paul Reilly 1756
Noel Lynch 1545

0-1

Gerry Buckley 1654
Peter Klompers 1437

0.5-0.5

Tom O'Sullivan 1595
Brendan Duffy 1385

0.5-0.5

Gerry Smith 1688
Niall O'Shea 1395

1-0

Cormac Roche 1449
Billy O'Connor 1384

0.5-0.5

Carsten Meussig 1375
Franco Rivera 1299

0.5-0.5

Seamus Martin 1277

Niall O'Shea v Cormac Roche

Black has sacrificed material for a strong attack. White now plays 30. Bd3 threatening the Knight with a potentially fatal attack on the King and Queen. 

OSheavRoche.bmp

30 ... Ne3
31 fxe3 Bxg3
32 Bf5+ wins  

Instead for Black, 30 .... Nh4 protected from the Bishop atack with strong mating chances.

After 5 Rounds: Curragh 22/40

Posted by mmcloughlin at December 2, 2007 10:10 AM