West London hosted Harrow B in the Hillingdon League on Wednesday 23rd October. We had several of our regular players be unavailable for various reasons, and field a relatively weak team, though in the end we still outgraded Harrow B.
Chris Fegan’s game finished first, winning a piece in a queenless middlegame.
I had a kingside attack and missed a resource that allowed my opponent a perpetual escape.
Paul had rook, knight and bishop against queen, a tricky game to play but he co-ordinated his pieces really well and won.
Colum had a complex position in an opposite castling middlegame but had a significant time advantage, and his opponent conveniently blundered his queen in time trouble.
Gursh had a tricky position to start with but found a nice tactic that won a whole rook. Unfortunately, he gave back a piece and then fell victim to a knight fork in time trouble, so drew when he should have won.
The match score:
| West London | Colour | Grading | Result | Harrow-B | Grading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Fegan | Black | 2074 | 1-0 | Vinay Vekaria | 1993 |
| Colum Jezierski | White | 1973 | 1-0 | Clive Heidrick | 1769 |
| Andy Hayler | Black | 1965 | ½-½ | Amit Midha | 1681 |
| Gursharanjit Gill | White | 1618 | ½-½ | Max Papachristos | 1612 |
| Paul de Rooij | Black | U/R | 1-0 | Phil McKenna | 1412 |
| Average grade | 1908 | 1693 | |||
| Score | 4-1 |
Board 3: A.Hayler (1965) vs A.Midha (1681)