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.

[Event "City of London Rapidplay"] [Date "2010.08.11"] [White "Kent, Anthony"] [Black "Hull, Robert"] [FEN "r7/pbn1r1k1/3qpnp1/1pppN1Np/7P/3P2PB/PPPQ1P2/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] 1.Ngf7 $3 Rxf7 2.Qh6+ $1 Kxh6 ( 2...Kg8 3.Qh8+ $3 $18 ) 3.Nxf7+ Kg7 4.Nxd6 $18

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)