JULY 15, 1994

Chess for young and old

Two keenly contested matches went according to form recently

 but not without some anxious moments for the favourites. Exeter 'A' 31/2 vs. Exeter 'B' 21/2 (Bremridge League): Karlsson (black) 1/2-1/2 Beake (white), Heath 1/2-1/2 Lingham, Bellars 0-1 Hewson, Lane 1-0 Regis, Towers 1-0 Taggart, Pope 1/2-1/2 Abbott.

 Exeter Chess Club has entered two teams in the top Bremridge Devon Chess League this year, and their first fixture this year was against each other.

 Brian Hewson scored the only win for the B team with an attack down the g-file in a version of the Gurgenidze Defence. Peter Lane, winner of the Paignton Challengers with 7/7, crushed Dave Regis in 20 moves, whereas Richard Towers' win was a more back-and-forth affair.

 Among the draws, the top board game was a fascinating struggle in an unorthodox opening (1.Nc3). Chris Heath and Richard Lingham had perhaps the most interesting game of the match after the opening line 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Nc3 Qf6 7. Qe2 Nge7 8. a4 a6 9. a5 Ba7 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5+ Ne7 12. h4 h6 13. Ra4 O-O 14. g4 Qd6... which looked madness to me but both players assured me was known Scotch Opening theory. Just when Richard was about to consolidate against White's loose structure Chris found a saving knight fork. On bottom board an ending that either could have won ended in a draw when both sides succeeded in queening a pawn.

 Here's Peter's quick win. After the loosening 6...d5 Black wasn't given a chance.

 1. d4 g6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 f5 [I played 4... Nc6 against Peter last year, but I had forgotten the theory, and was afraid he had since looked it up!] 5. Nge2 [two Bilek games in the late 1960s went 5. exf5 Bxf5] 5... fxe4 6. Nxe4 d5 7. cxd5 Qxd5 8. N2c3 Qa5 [Black might try 8... Qxd4 but 9. Qb3 looks very dangerous] 9. Bc4 Nc6 10. Be3 Nh6 11. O-O Nf5 12. Nd5 Nxe3 13. fxe3 Bf5? 14. Rxf5! gxf5 15. Qh5+ Kd8 16. Nc5 Rb8 17. Qxf5 Qxc5 18. dxc5 Rf8 19. Qe6 Be5 20. Rd1 1-0

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