Macclesfield chess club kicked off the New Year with the return of Dave B and the Cheddleton yoof desparate to avenge the 4-1 drubbing handed out at the school (see Top Cat Deputy blog). B5 and Cheddleton's Dominic gave our Dave M plenty to think about before a draw was agreed. B4 - Oh Dear! Man with the Hat had a material advantage plus 20 minutes left on his clock and the Queens off the board. Its fair to say that I didn't make the best choices from here on in but having conceded the exchange and the initiative to my youthful opponent I was outplayed in what should have been a tricky endgame so well played Jack! B3 and JP seemed to have opted for a quiet thematic game that provided a good foil for the attacking minded Jacob C. 1 win each! B2 and no chance of any tranquility here as Phil Cat gets in an early f4 quickly followed by f5 to win what looked to be an exciting game with Jacob B. B1 and Tony locks horns again with Dave B. Didn't see the opening here but noticed Tony's Queen on f6 - Trompowsky attack? Next time I looked the Queen was back on its more natural square of C7 but Dave B was already applying pressure on the C file and he eventually broke through. So 2.5 each and we move on.
Man with the Hat