Would you rather forecast the weather or chess match results? Last week we convincingly beat a significantly higher-rated Yate A ; this week we’re outplayed by a theoretically weaker Downend E. And all credit to Downend : nothing fortuitous about their 3 wins, and top board Richard Palmer kept his equanimity in a tense, open struggle.
On the other two boards, I defended accurately against Jack’s slightly over-extended Sicilian invasion – forcing the decisive gain of knight for pawn ; James had his game well in hand throughout.
(1) Alan Clarke 0.5 – 0.5 Richard Palmer
(2) Mike Jennings 0 – 1 Grant Daly
(3) Howard Millbank 1 – 0 Jack Tye
(4) Peter Marks 0 – 1 Fedor Turetskiy
(5) Sam Turner 0 – 1 Tom Carter
(6) James Facey 1 – 0 Elmira Walker
HORFIELD D 2.5 – 3.5 DOWNEND E
NB: Horfield were black on boards 2,4 and 6
Horfield & Redland Chess Club 