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Blayney surprise winners against BathurstReport of Bathurst v Blayney Match Round 5Appeared in the Blayney Chronicle 12th July 2007Blayney Chess Club surprised themselves and Bathurst Chess Club with another tiebreak win in the fifth match between these two highly competitive combatants. With the match reduced to an 8-board match due to one Bathurst player being unable to make it on the night because of unforeseen circumstances, and Blayney thought to be completely out rated on the top boards, it was Bathurst that were favourites to emerge victorious on the night. Blayney got off to a great start with Mick Hendricks accounting for Karl Matiszik in a brief, aggressive, but highly entertaining encounter. This is Karl’s first loss in Bathurst vs Blayney matches, so Mick can be pleased with his outstanding effort to best one of Bathurst’s most dangerous players. Blayney’s Glenn Mann was caught in a bit of a quandary and in the ensuing confusion, Bathurst’s Mark Evans was able to peg the scores back to level at one apiece. Brian Patten was involved in a sharp game, and made the most of his tactical opportunities to register a nice win over Paul McCrohan and give Blayney back the lead and keep our hopes of victory alive. With Mick’s win on Board 4 and Brian’s win on Board 7 against a loss on Board 8, the possibilities of a monumental team win were becoming promising. However, Bathurst were never going to make this an easy task, on Board 6, Matthew Mann found himself engaged in a complex game with a very worthy opponent, Tony Marsh. The game looked to be in the balance for a while, but Tony was able to manoeuvre best through a tense middlegame and sealed a nice win for Bathurst in an efficient manner. On Board 3, Col Parsons was finding the redoubtable Naum Todoroski at his best form, and Garry Mann on Board 2 was enjoying a tense struggle against John McLoon. John actually offered a draw at one stage, which Garry declined. John played the position with his typical skill, Garry in youthful exuberance over extended a little trying to realise the small advantage he held, and John seized on an error to cash in for the full point. Col was in a difficult position, and Naum Todoroski found the most complicated lines to make Col’s battle with dwindling time take on enormous significance. Col erred, Naum pounced, and all of a sudden, we were behind 4-2 with only two games remaining to be finished. Thankfully, on Board One, Phil Bourke had taken an opportunity to turn an equal middlegame into a won ending. Slavko Kocic tried impressively hard to salvage a draw from the debris, but it never looked in doubt as Phil showed good technique to realise the full point edging Blayney closer to that miracle tiebreak procedure. Then realisation hit home, John Cooper had a good advantage in his game. Could he finish off a determined Rod McPhee as Blayney sought to level the match? Rod used every imaginative device at his disposal, but John navigated them well for another Blayney win that tied the match at 4 wins a piece. Again, the tiebreak favoured Blayney, so we all enjoyed a nice drive home with that winning feeling which certainly makes the trip seem a whole lot shorter. Blayney High School chess team played Kelso High on the last Thursday of the school term. Things started well for Blayney, with Garry Mann and Matthew Death on boards 1 and 4 winning their matches quickly. Now everything rested with David Rogerson playing second board and Darcy Orish playing board 3. Both players fought hard, with David reaching a tough rook and pawn endgame; however, his opponent created a passed pawn and won the game in style. Darcy also fought hard in his game, but was narrowly defeated. This resulted in a tie and as the tiebreak method favours the higher board results, Blayney came away with a heart wrenching tiebreak loss. Despite their defeat, all the boys enjoyed the match and are now looking to the future, with many promising year 7 and 8 players at the High School and the opening of more junior events in Blayney. A special thank you goes to Mrs Mista for organising the team for another year and the school for providing chess resources and refreshments for players after their games. We look forward to seeing any budding chess geniuses, or even people like ourselves that just enjoy a game, at the Bowling Club on a Thur night from 6pm, there is also a website, www.blayneychess.com with more details on the Club and upcoming tournaments. For More Information Contact: |
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