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Sharks edged out by Cavendish

Wednesday 11 August, 2010

Despite spirited resistance, our rapidplay team lost a very close match against a strong Cavendish team led by ex-British Champion GM William Watson. We remain in joint 2nd place in the City of London Rapidplay League, with 1 round still to play. As expected, Athenaeum became this year’s champions by beating King’s Head B.

Cavendish Cavendish Hendon Hendon
1
Watson, William N		 230s ½ - ½
Capuzzo, Marcos		 -
2
Barlow, Bertrand A		 175 1 - 0
Peiris, Gayan		 -
3
Waterman, HJ		 164s 0 - 1
Pepe, Salvatore		 157
4
Hull, Robert D		 146s ½ - ½
Kent, Anthony R		 145s
2 - 2
Cavendish Cavendish Hendon Hendon
1
Watson, William N		 230s 1 - 0
Capuzzo, Marcos		 -
2
Barlow, Bertrand A		 175 0 - 1
Peiris, Gayan		 -
3
Waterman, HJ		 164s 1 - 0
Pepe, Salvatore		 157
4
Hull, Robert D		 146s ½ - ½
Kent, Anthony R		 145s
2½ - 1½

Anthony played very well to reach this position below, but missed winning the exchange with a surprising tactic worthy of the Evening Standard. The game was later drawn.

Kent,Anthony - Hull,Robert
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City of London Rapidplay2010
1.Ngf7‼ Rxf7 2.Qh6+! Kxh6 2...Kg8 3.Qh8+‼+- 3.Nxf7+ Kg7 4.Nxd6+-
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Standings after 10 matches

  • 9/10: Athenaeum(50½)
  • 6½/10: Hendon(48½), Mushrooms(44½), Kings Head A(42½)
  • 6/10: Cavendish(48½), Hackney(48½), Battersea(39½)
  • 4/10: Dulwich(32½)
  • 3½/10: Albany(36)
  • 3/10: Drunken Knights(32½)
  • 2½/10: Metropolitan(31)
  • ½/10: Kings Head B(22½)