Club Night - 15th Jan 2024
Crawford Macnab
15 January 2024
Two games in the club championship were played on Monday 15th January 2024.
Club Championship
William and Gerry completed their round two game. William played the Alekhine’s Defence against Gerry’s e4 and won a pawn following a series of exchanges which resulted in an early endgame with opposite coloured bishops and a rook each. Gerry managed to exchange rooks and prevent the extra pawn from advancing. A draw was agreed on move 49.
In the third round David beat Derek with the black pieces.
| White | Black | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerry Brown (0) | 1342 | ½ - ½ | William Lindved (0) |
| White | Black | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derek McCann (1) | 1255 | 0 - 1 | David Hale (1) |
Graded Friendlies
Two graded friendlies were played.
Allan and Sandy played some friendly games against potential new member Lewis Pantony.
| White | Black | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Miller | 1413 | 0 - 1 | Charles Gunn-Russell | 1763 |
| 2 | Eric Smith | 1601 | 1 - 0 | Stuart McKinney | 1464 |