This month there are no less than four matches between Colchester and Chelmsford. The C team have league matches against Chelmsford C and Chelmsford D; the A team have a league match against Chelmsford B and earlier this week had a knockout match against Chelmsford A. The A team narrowly lost to Chelmsford A (who won Division 1 last season).
Eldar Lachinov played his first game for Colchester, picking up a good win in a very sharp Modern Benoni - Mikenas Attack (8.e5). His analysis of the game can be found below.
| Date: 13-Nov-2013 | ||||||
| NECL Knockout: Round 2 | ||||||
| Brd | Col | COLCHESTER A | Result | CHELMSFORD A | Col | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | w | Ian Gooding (167) | 0 | 1 | Russell White (196) | b |
| 2 | b | Dimitrios Kolomvas (e160) | ½ | ½ | Ivan Myall (185) | w |
| 3 | w | Eldar Lachinov (e155) | 1 | 0 | David Chandler (182) | b |
| 4 | b | Mike Wagstaff (142) | 0 | 1 | Malcolm Bucknell (179) | w |
| (avg=156) | 1.5 | 2.5 | (avg=186) | |||
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. e4 exd5 6. cxd5 g6 7. f4 Bg7 8. e5 When I played 8.e5 I knew that it is a wrong move, it is more risky because Black could manage the position and take the pawn with the correct moves. Instead I could simply play 8.Nf3 9.Be2 10.O-O but I wanted action in the game and made it interesting. 8... dxe5 9. fxe5 Nfd7 The best move for Black, I think. 10. e6 fxe6 11. dxe6 Here, I looked at the board, something interesting was going on. None of my pieces are in the game, except the knight on c3 and the lonely e6 pawn which reminds me of the Sparta. If I (as a person) was that pawn I would feel like "Sometimes, you find yourself in the middle of nowhere; and sometimes, in the middle of nowhere, you find yourself!" 11... Qh4+ I expected Black to play 11...Qe7 where I would play 12 Nd5 Qxe6 13. Be2 Qc6 14. Bc5! - although Black has an extra pawn, it is hard to play. 12. g3 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Qe4+ 14. Kf2 Another interesting move, it is a motivational support of the e6 pawn, which might be the best example, for the leaders, in order to be in the society and be aware of the people's problems, instead of waiting in the safer place. 14... Rf8+ 14...Qxh1 15.xd7+ Bxd7 16.Qe2+ Kd8 17.Nf3 followed by 18.Bg2 and the Black queen can't run. I think 14...O-O+ would be the better move for Black. 15. Bf4 Ne5! 16. Bb5+ Ke7 Instead of 16...Nc6 17. Nh3 Qf5 18. Kg2 Qe4+ 19. Kf2 Qf5 Here, I was sure that he wants to draw, which means psychologically he is worried about his game. On the contrary, I wanted to win but 20.Re1 (or 20.Rf1) Qxh3 21. Kg1 Rxf4 followed by 22...Be6 leads to an undesirable position for White. Therefore, I risked with the sacrifice of the g pawn. 20. g4?!!? Nxg4+? 21. Kg3 Ne5? 22. Bg5+! Kxe6 23. Rf1 Nf3?? 24. Bc4+ To be followed with 24...Ke5 (or 24...Qd5) 25.Qd5 mate. Black resigned. Overall, it was my first match for 8 years. This game is an example of how Black's king can be mated at e5 in 25 (!) moves with such an awesome game, with its non-standard (or somehow abstract) moves this game made many impressions on me. 1-0
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