| 3rd EK Open Round 1 |
Ever wondered what happens when you have 60 people in a room playing chess and only 2 arbiters?? We found out yesterday.
60 entries for the 3rd East Kilbride Weekly Open and according to Dougie Bryson, the biggest that he can remember for at least 30 years. 6 byes were taken in the first round which gave us a nice even 54. Everyone arrived on time, with 2 notable exceptions, so after 30 minutes we were forced to re-pair boards 2 and 4. This meant that Alan and Craig played each other.
The game follows. If there is one thing I have learned about Alan's game, it is to beware of advancing pawns, something he uses to great effect in this game.
[Click here to replay the game] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 d6 5.Nc3 e5 6.e4 Be7 7.h3 Na6 8.Be3 Bd7 9.Nd2 O-O 10.Be2 Nc7 11.a4 Nfe8 12.g4 Bg5 13.Nf1 Bxe3 14.Nxe3 g6 15.Qd2 f5 16.gxf5 gxf5 17.exf5 Bxf5 18.O-O-O Bg6 19.Ng4 Nf6 20.Rdg1 Nce8 21.h4 Kh8 22.h5 Bf5 23.Nh6 Qd7 24.Qg5 Ng7 25. Nxf5 Nxf5 26.Bd3 Nd4 27.Rg3 Qf7 28.Rhg1 Rg8 29.Bg6 Qg7 30.Qh4 Qh6+ 31.Kb1 Qf4 32.Rg4 Nxg4 33.Rxg4 Qf8 34.Ne4 h6 35.f4 Nf5 36.Qh3 Ne7 37.f5 Nxg6 38. hxg6 Rc8 39.f6 Qd8 40.Qxh6 |
35 minutes gone and 2 rather stressed players appeared. They had been travelling together and there had been a problem with the bus. Who were the two? I could not possibly say but here is their game ;-)
[Click here to replay the game] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.O-O Bxc3 9.bxc3 Nd5 10.Qc2 O-O 11.e4 N5b6 12.Bd3 e5 13.a4 a5 14.c4 c5 15.dxe5 Re8 16.Bf4 Nf8 17.Bg3 Bg4 18.Nh4 Nfd7 19.f4 g5 20.Nf5 Bxf5 21.exf5 gxf4 22.Bxf4 Nxe5 23.Rad1 Qd4+ 24.Kh1 Nxd3 25.Qxd3 Qxd3 26.Rxd3 Re4 27.Rg3+ Kh8 28.Bh6 Nd7 29.Bg7+ Kg8 30.Be5+ Kf8 31.Bd6+ Ke8 32.Rg8+ Nf8 33.Rxf8+ Kd7 34.Rxa8 |
If there was a prize for the neatest scoresheet, Ian Marks would win hands down. It is a game compiler's dream and so easy to read. Was quite a good game as well. Almost everything off by move 18 and settles down nicely to an endgame on move 19! **Update** Ian has been in contact and given the moves that took place after both had stopped scoring. Thanks Ian!
[Click here to replay the game] 1.d4 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.f4 g6 4.Bd3 Bg7 5.Nd2 O-O 6.Ngf3 b6 7.O-O Bb7 8.Ne5 Nbd7 9.b3 Ne4 10.Qf3 Ndf6 11.Ng4 c5 12.Nxf6+ Bxf6 13.Nxe4 dxe4 14.Bxe4 Bxe4 15.Qxe4 cxd4 16.Bb2 dxe3 17.Bxf6 exf6 18. Qxe3 Re8 19.Qf2 f5 20.Rfe1 Re4 21.Rad1 Qc7 22.g3 Rc8 23.c4 Qe7 24.Kf1 Qb4 25.Rc1 a5 26.Rb1 a4 27.Rxe4 fxe4 28.Qe3 Qa3 29.Qe2 axb3 30.axb3 f5 31. Qb2 Qd6 32.Qc3 Ra8 33.Qc2 Qd4 34.Qd1 Rd8 35.Qxd4 Rxd4 36.Ke2 Rd3 37.Rb2 Kf7 38.b4 Rc3 39.c5 bxc5 40.b5 Rd3 41.b6 Rd8 42 Rc2 Rb8 43 Rxc5 Rxb6 44 Rc7+ Kg8 45 Rc8+ Kg7 46 Rc7+ Kh6 47 h3 Rb3 48 g4 Rxh3 49 g5+ Kh5 50 Rxh7+ Kg4 51 Rxh3 Kxh3 52 Kf2 Kg4 53 Ke3 Kg3 |
Meanwhile over on board 1 Richard Wiltshire was making a sound start to his tournament
[Click here to replay the game] 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O |
Towards the other end of the hall, several players were making their first appearance in a congress. One of them is known either as Rowan's Dad or Brogan's Dad (depending on who you are playing) and this was his first long play tournament game. The combination that leads to the win is a thing of beauty:-) This was my game of the round
[Click here to replay the game] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 Bg4 4.Nbd2 e6 5.e3 Nf6 6.Bd3 Bd6 7.O-O O-O 8.Re1 a6 9.e4 dxe4 10.Nxe4 Nxe4 11.Rxe4 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 e5 13.Qh3 g6 14.Qh6 f5 15.Rh4 Rf7 16.Bc4 Qe8 17.Qxh7+ Kf8 18.Qxg6 Ke7 19.Bg5+ Kd7 20.Bxf7 |
| Here is the hall at the start | After an hour's play | After 1st Time control... |
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So we have had a few shocks, some great games and I wonder what Round 2 will bring in 2 weeks time.
