Exeter Juniors 1½-2½ Sidmouth UPDATED

ByDrDave

UPDATE: Taylor’s game added

{White avoided an early Queen swap, which might have been a nuisance, but it
was a move leading out of the frying pan into the fire.}

{Black improvised in the opening and while trying to sort out the position
wasted a lot of the time that should be used to develop and get castled.
White crashed through the middle to win.}

See also: http://exeterchessclub.org.uk/content/making-it-you-go-along

{An early mistake by Black left White needing only to avoid an accident to win}

{Black wasn’t playing badly but overlooked a few simple threats by White to go
a Rook, a Knight and a few Pawns behind. White should have won easily enough
after that but somehow lost hold of both the Rook and the Knight and then
chose not to swap off the Queens. A draw was a generous outcome!}

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