Round 4

 

1 Baker (3) 1/2 - 1/2 Wall (3)
2 Sharp (2 1/2) 0 - 1 Phillips (2
3 Cole (2) 1 - 0 George (2)
4 Haydon (2) 1 - 0 Thompson
5 Dilliegh (2) 1/2 - 1/2 Rudd (2)
6 Beaumont (1 1/2) 1 - 0 Headlong (2)
Baker was drawn against Wall and their mutual respect led to a 16 move draw, allowing Phillips to draw level on 3 1/2 after beating Sharp. Cole and Thompson, who were last year's 1st = with Gavin Wall, both won to keep in touch with the leaders. Cole's win came in the following All-Cornish affair.

 

White: R. Cole (Truro)
Black: I. M. George (Camborne)

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. g3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 d6 6. Bg2 0-0 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. 0-0 Re8 9. Nd2 e5 10. e4 c6 11. d5 cxd5 12. cxd5 Nc5 13. Qc2 b6 14. Nb3 Ba6 15. Rd1 Rc8 16. Nxc5 Rxc5 17. Be3 Rc7 18. h3 Qc8 19. Rac1 g6 20. Qd2 Nh5 21. Kh2 f5 22. exf5 gxf5 23. f4 Rg7 24. fxe5 Rxe5 25. Bf3 Rxg3 Black starts to look aggressive with the possibility to follow of f4 threatening mate, but White's pieces have the manoeuvrability not only to cope with the threats but also hit back. 26. Rg1 f4 27. Rxg3+ fxg3+ 28. Kg2 Qf5 29. Qd4 Nf6 30. Qf4 Nxd5 31. Qxg3+

  White gets the check in first, otherwise it might have been different. 31...Kf7 32. Bd4

 

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|-+-+-+-+|
|p-+-+k+p|
|bp-p-+-+|
|+-+nrq+-|
|-+-B-+-+|
|+-P-+BQP|
|P+-+-+K+|
|+-R-+-+-|
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  Suddenly the bishop pair comes into its own. If the rook moves the white queen will invade on g7.

 

32. .....Nf4+

  [32...Re6 33.Qg7+ Ke8 34.Qg8+]

33. Kh2 Be2 34. Bxe5 dxe5 35. Rg1 Bxf3 36. Qxf3 Qc2+

  A last desperado check before White's queen and rook chase the Black king round the board.

37. Kh1 Qxa2 38. Qb7+ Ke6

  [38...Kf6 39.Qg7+ Kf5 40.Qxh7+ Kf6 41.Qh8+ Kf5 42.Qh7+ Kf6 43.Qh6+ Kf5 44.Rg5+ Ke4 45.Qh7+ Kf3]

39. Qc6+ Kf5 40. Qd7+ Ke4 41. Re1+ Kf3 42. Qg4+ Kf2 43. Qg1+ Kf3 44. Re3 mate

 

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