Submitted by: | Alan Davies | ||
Submitted: | 13 May 2016 10:05 am | ||
White: | Ashby, Ken (97) | South Hams | |
Black: | Davies, Alan (95) | South Hams | |
Game Date: | 12 May 2016 | ||
Competition: | Friendly Graded | ||
Result: | 1-0 | ||
Private: | No |
15 May 2016, 6:54 am | Cliff Peach |
At last we saw Alan crack under pressure, something worth keeping in the memory for future games. Ken doesn't need any training workouts for the Defibrillator game, he's up and ready, the Homan player will need ear muffs after the game though, so beware, as competition secretary I will keep Steve well away from the match and he can eat his yogurts outside, the mind game has created different problems a punch up is far easier to control. Over time you will recover Alan. | |
14 May 2016, 10:43 am | Alan Davies |
I think this game was a lesson to me in the importance of keeping my concentration and fighting spirit right to the end. Attributes which Ken displayed better than me, so luck wasn't really a factor and his victory was deserved. I thoroughly enjoyed the game and look forward to a re-match sometime Ken. | |
13 May 2016, 4:17 pm | Ken Ashby |
On the night I thought I got lucky. And frankly, reviewing it now, I reckon I got even luckier. Alan's 31st move is a catastrophic error; albeit an understandable one with the lure of a double Qb1+ and Qa2+ follow-up. Clearly, the urge of imminent victory proved too much temptation. We've all been there. Black's 47th move proved the death knell. Given the time limit, I can't see how white could have gained the victory if the h pawn had remained on the board. After all, my queen would've had no choice but to defend the threat of promotion. All in all, I guess this match comes under the banner of being a hard-earned but undeserved victory. That said, it was thrill-a-minute stuff. Dunleavy boys beware: Alan's a killer! | |
13 May 2016, 11:03 am | Phil McConnell |
Well played, both. What a knife-edge game chess is - this game swung 180 degrees on Black's 31st move. One jus can't afford to drop concentration at any stage, which is tough with that clock ticking away... This was a good opportunity for Ken to train for the "Defibrillator Game"! | |
13 May 2016 10:05 am | Alan Davies |
Well played, both. What a knife-edge game chess is - this game swung 180 degrees on Black's 31st move. One jus can't afford to drop concentration at any stage, which is tough with that clock ticking away... This was a good opportunity for Ken to train for the "Defibrillator Game"! |
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