NLC in car crash at RAC

January 29, 2017 The Editorial Committee NLC chess news

After last week’s win at the Lansdowne, the NLC was brought back to earth with a bump at the RAC.

NLC contemplates swift getaway

The RAC left their top players on the bench, but the side put out was still too good for the valiant NLC warriors. There were chances in several games, but everything just seemed to go wrong. The RAC team had ability, but it also had ringcraft honed over a number of years.

The RAC were gracious hosts, and it was a very pleasant environment in which to lose the match 0-5. Well, as pleasant as it can be.

Chess as it should be

In other news, congratulations are also due to Doctor Schady on becoming a grandfather!

The match is on

Doctor Kirby lost on board 1 in a Nimzo-Indian. For once the good doctor didn’t take the pawn(s) offered to him and instead was forced back into a passive position.

Doctor Kirby suffering through lack of greed

    [Event "RAC v NLC"]  [Date "24 January 2017"]  [White "Trevor Dunmore"]  [Black "Doctor Kirby"]  [Result "1-0"]     1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Nge2 Ne4 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8.  Nxc3 f5 9. Bd3 Nxc3 10. Qxc3 Qg5 11. Rg1 Qh4 12. Bd2 O-O 13. h3 Nc6 14. O-O-O  Rae8 15. f4 Ne7 16. Qc2 d5 17. c5 Rc8 18. Kb1 Rfd8 19. Rc1 c6 20. Qd1 Ra8 21.  Qf3 b5 22. Ba5 Rd7 23. g4 Qf6 24. Rc2 Rf8 25. Rcg2 Kh8 26. Be1 Bc8 27. Qe2 Rb7  28. Qd2 Kg8 29. Bf2 Kh8 30. Qe1 Ng6 31. h4 Ne7 32. h5 Ng8 1-0

Mister Widdicombe was on top for most of the game in what turned into a King’s Indian. However he ran into time pressure and eventually lost on time.

Mister Widdicombe thinking….and thinking…and missing exf5….

  [Event "RAC v NLC"]  [Date "24 January 2017"]  [White "Mister Widdicombe"]  [Black "Robert Feather"]  [Result "0-1"]   1. e4 d6 2. d4 c6 3. Nf3 Qc7 4. c4 h6 5. Nc3 Bg4 6. Be2 Nd7 7. O-O Bxf3 8. Bxf3  e5 9. d5 c5 10. Bd2 g6 11. Ne2 Bg7 12. Qc1 Ngf6 13. Re1 a6 14. b4 b6 15. bxc5  Nxc5 16. Qc2 O-O 17. Nc3 Kh7 18. Be2 Qd7 19. Reb1 Rfb8 20. a4 a5 21. f3 Nh5 22.  Nb5 Nf4 23. Bf1 Rb7 24. Ra3 Rf8 25. Qc1 Nh5 26. Be2 Qe7 27. Be3 Nd7 28. Rab3  Rc8 29. Qb2 f5 30. Nc3 Rcb8 31. Qc2 Nhf6 32. R1b2 Nc5 33. Bxc5 bxc5 34. Qb1 Rb4  35. Bd3 f4 36. Rxb4 cxb4 37. Nb5 Rb7 38. Qc1 Nd7 39. Qc2 Nc5 40. Qd1 Qd8 41.  Bc2 Qb6 42. Kh1 Bf8 43. Rb1 Rg7 44. Rb2 g5 45. Rb1 Qd8 46. Qe2 Qd7 47. Qf2 Be7  48. Qf1 g4 49. Qf2 h5 50. Qf1 Bg5 51. Qe2 Bf6 52. Qd1 h4 53. Qe2 h3 54. g3 fxg3  55. hxg3 Kg8 56. Kh2 Be7 57. Bd1 gxf3 58. Qxf3 0-1

Mister Trivedi was out-hustled by his opponent. Facing connected passed pawns he resigned rather than drag out the inevitable.

Doctor Schady’s mind might have been on his new grandchild as he lost as white in a Sicilian. His opponent won a piece early on and converted it to a win in the ending.

Doctor Schady pretending to think about chess

Mister Osseiran was going well on bottom board until an ‘inadvertent queen sacrifice’ cost him the game.

Mister Osseiran battling for the cause

    [Event "RAC v NLC"]  [Date "24 January 2017"]  [White "Michael Stern"]  [Black "Mister Osserian"]  [Result "0-1"]     1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 e6 5. Nf3 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. O-O  c5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Re1 b6 11. e4 Bb7 12. e5 Nh5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. e6 fxe6 15.  h4 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Qxh4 17. Nf3 Qg4 18. Be2 Nf4 19. g3 Nh3+ 20. Kf1 Ng5 21. Nxg5  Qf4 22. gxf4 Rxf4 23. Nxe6 d4 24. Nxf4 Rf8 25. Qxd4 Rxf4 26. Bc4+ Kf8 27. Qxd7  Bf3 28. Re8# 1-0

And so off to dinner afterwards. The RAC offers its non-vegetarian or vegan guests a simple choice – fish and chips or steak and chips. This makes happy diners.