Round 2

 

1 Baker (1) 1 - 0 George (1)
2 Haydon (1) 0 - 1 Wall (1)
3 Dilleigh (1) 1 - 0 Thompson (1)
4 Butterworth(1) 0 - 1 Rudd (1)
5 Cole ( 1/2) 1/2- 1/2 Phillips (1)
6 Beaumont ( 1/2) 1 - 0 Chaplin ( 1/2)
Stiffer opposition for most of the contenders and Ian Thompson had a set-back by losing to Dilleigh. Cole and Phillipps drew, but Baker and Wall set the pace by beating former champion Ian George and Haydon respectively.

 

White: R. Haydon
Black: G. Wall
Sicilian Defence

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 c5 3. d4 Bg7 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Nb3 Nf6 7. Be2 0-0 8. 0-0 d6 9. Be3 a5 10. a4 Nb4 11. f4 Bd7 12. Bf3 Bc6 13. Nd5 Nfxd5 14. exd5 Bd7 15. c3 Na6 16. Qd2 b6 17. Nd4 Nc5 18. Qd1 Qc7 19. c4 Rae8 20. Ra2 e5 21. dxe6 fxe6 22. b3

  The White queen and black square bishop are both overloaded, a fact that Black exploits to win a crucial pawn. 22...Bxd4 23. Bxd4 Rxf4 24. Rd2 Bc6 25. Be3 Bxf3 26. gxf3 Rh4 27. Rxd6 Rf8 28. Rf2 Rh3 29. Bg5 Ne4

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  A suicidal knight, hitting most of white's forces in one blow - a sacrifice that can hardly be ignored. 30. fxe4 White had little choice. 30...Qc5 the point. The black queen hits both rooks.

31. Qf1 [31.Qd2 Rxf2 32.Rd8+ Rf8+ 33.Kg2 Rhf3 34.Rxf8+ Rxf8 this line also leaves White the exchange down.]

31...Rxf2

32. Qxf2 Qxd6 33. Bf4 Qc5 34. Bg3 Qxf2+ 35. Kxf2 Rh5 36. Bc7 Rh3 37. Bxb6 Rxb3 38. c5 Kf7 39. Bxa5 Ra3 40. c6 Ke8

 

 

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  The black king just covers any danger from the c pawn while the rook mops up.

 

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