Won two out of our matches to draw against University D (who previously beat us on our home turf). Team was Roy, Ralph, Chris and Joe.
Chris has put her game below because she is so surprised she managed to pull off this escape from what seemed inevitable (and deserved) defeat. Comments appreciated.
[Event "CDCL Div 3 Match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2011.1.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Chris Pegler"]
[Black "Chris Smith"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteELO "?"]
[BlackELO "?"]
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1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. g3 Bg4 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O Nf6 6. Bf4 Bd6 7. Ne5 O-O 8.
Nxc6 bxc6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Qd3 Bf5 11. Qb3 Rb8 12. Qa4 Rxb2 13. c4 Ne4 14. Bxe7
Qxe7 15. Qa3 {I thought that this was an interesting (possibly even good) move
in a not that fab game from me so far. Comments?} 15... Qxa3 16. Nxa3 Rxe2
17. Bxe4 Rxe4 18. Rad1 Bh3 19. f3 {Decided to exchange rather than moving
rook. } 19... Bxf1 20. fxe4 Bxc4 {He's definitely making this game very
difficult for me although having less peices is suiting me. } 21. Nxc4 dxc4
22. Rc1 Rd8 23. Rxc4 Rd6 {Starting to feel more possible to me. Those he's
still got the edge. } 24. e5 Rd5 25. Rxc6 Rxd4 26. Rxc7 {Things looking up for
Chris at this stage but a looong way to go. } 26... f6 27. exf6 gxf6 28. Rxa7
e5 {very wary of ... Rd1+,... Rd2+, ...Rxa2} 29. a4 e4 30. a5 f5 31. Kf2 Rd2+
32. Ke1 Rxh2 {I think that this may have been a mistake on his part. Comments.
} 33. Re7 {So if he moves either e or f pawn I will cause trouble here.}
33... Rh6 {Consider Re5 but instead do ...} 34. g4 {Divide and rule? Allows me
to take e-pawn and possibly fork black g-pawn on king afterwards. } 34...
fxg4 35. Rxe4 Ra6 36. Rxg4+ {Wow, a plan that worked! I am pacing the room and
no-one can believe I got to this position from where I was. Including me. }
36... Kf7 37. Rg5 Kf6 38. Rb5 Kg6 {To protect h pawn, giving me the
opportunity to ...} 39. Rb6+ {Resigns. (Note that last time we played Chris
totally wiped the floor with me and this game went on a long time). } 1-0
