EJCC 1-3 Exeter Gambits 30th March 2012

ByDrDave

A close match ended in a 1-3 defeat for the youngsters. As so often in
chess, it wouldn’t have taken much to reverse the score!

The juniors, unusually, fielded a team which had a majority of girls.

{1. A well-fought game: White got some attacking ideas muddled and lost a piece,
but pressure won the exchange leaving an exciting RvNN endgame.}

{2. A carefully-played game ended in a draw, but both sides missed good
chances to go ahead.}

{3. Black was allowed to launch a tactic to win a piece early on, after which White was not allowed much fun.}

{4. Black grabbed a Rook but then seemed to run out of ideas; White then
had an idea and Black missed it!}

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