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Aberystwyth A v Haverfordwest A 2nd November 2011
A difficult match for both sides. Against their much higher rated opponents Haverfordwest A did very well to earn the drawn match.
First off the mark was Rudy, who won a couple of pawns and induced a desperado sacrifice. However taking the second piece on offer was too much of a good thing, and he would have faced severe difficulties if Ron had not forgotten about his Q.
Georgina had excellent prospects at first when Jan grabbed a pawn, but the advantage slipped away and in the end her K was in too drafty a room.
Julie playing against Scott was always going to get complicated. Scott got exactly the kind of position he wanted for his pieces, unfortunately for him there was a tactical loophole which left him a R down. Despite valiant attempts to blow open the Bl K it was the Wh one that went down.
This left Mark with his CaroKann against Colin.Unothodox play lead to a position which looked drawish despite some errors on both sides.Trying too hard to win, Mark found that there was a combination that led to the loss of a piece.