Round 3 Nathasha Bogoda Board 3 White v Sussex
White to move it looks like the attack is over and black threatens mate in one!
and is two pieces to the good.
Can white save this game?
1. Qh8+ Kf7
2. Rf3+ Ke7 The only move
3. Rg3!
| Board | Name |
Rd 1
|
Rd 2
|
Rd 3
|
Tot
|
| 1 | Elliot Moule | 0 (Kent) |
0 (Cambs) |
1 (Leics) |
1 |
| 2 | Jack Swestun | 1 (Sussex) |
1 (Suffolk) |
0 (Barnet) |
2 |
| 3 | Nathasha Bogoda | 1 (Northants) |
0 (Barnet) |
0 (Sussex) |
1 |
| 4 | Siddarrth Chanrasekaran | 0 (Herts) |
0 (Northants) |
0 (Cambs) |
0 |
| 5 | Jamie Stimpson | ½ (Suffolk) |
1 (Herts) |
0 (Herts) |
1½ |
| 6 | Edward Quilty | 0 (Kent) |
0 (Sussex) |
1 (Leics) |
1 |
| 7 | George Horan | 1 (Leics) |
0 (Cambs) |
1 (Northants) |
2 |
| 8 | Angelo Cassar | 0 (Barnet) |
1 (Kent) |
1 (Suffolk) |
2 |
| 9 | Edward Ballard | 0 (Sussex) |
1 (Suffolk) |
0 (Kent) |
1 |
| 10 | William Swain | 1 (Northants) |
1 (Leics) |
½ (Cambs) |
2½ |
| 11 | Conor Whetstone | 1 (Herts) |
0 (Barnet) |
1 (Leics) |
2 |
| 12 | Ben Goodyear | 1 (Suffolk) |
1 (Herts) |
1 (Sussex) |
3 |
| 13 | Rory Johnson | 0 (Barnet) |
1 (Northants) |
0 (Cambs) |
1 |
| 14 | Reece Hatley-Allen | 1 (Cambs) |
1 (Kent) |
0 (Northants) |
2 |
| 15 | Charlotte Gordon | 0 (Sussex) |
1 (Suffolk) |
0 (Kent) |
1 |
| 16 | Vithullan Sapaetharan | 1 (Kent) |
0 (Barnet) |
1 (Leics) |
2 |
| 17 | Ryan Smith | 1 (Leics) |
1 (Northants) |
0 (Barnet) |
2 |
| 18 | Alice Maynes | 1 (Cambs) |
1 (Suffolk) |
1 (Sussex) |
3 |
| 19 | Arjun Takhar | 0 (Kent) |
1 (Herts) |
1 (Cambs) |
2 |
| 20 | Ryan Timpson | ½ (Barnet) |
0 (Kent) |
1 (Herts) (SC) |
1½ |
|
Totals
|
11
|
12
|
10½
|
33½
|
|
| R1 | Sean Colliety | ½ (Cambs) |
1 (Cambs) |
1 (Kent) (RT) |
2½ |
| R2 | Jonathan Smith | 0 (Cambs) |
1 (Barnet) |
1 (Leics) |
2 |
|
Totals
|
½
|
2
|
2
|
4½
|
| 1 | Barnet | 48½ |
| 2 | Kent | 47 |
| 3 | Sussex | 45 |
| 4 | Essex | 33½ |
| 5 | Suffolk | 27½ |
| 6 | Herts | 27 |
| 7 | Cambs | 20½ |
| 8 | Northants | 13 |
| 9 | Leics | 8 |
4. ... Qd2 Counter attacking
5. Rxg7 Bxg7
Unfortunately Nathasha chose the wrong move here
6. Qxa8 Qxb2
7. Rf1 Qxd4
Lets take stock of the position and blacks advantages...
1. The Queen is powerfully placed in the centre of the board.
2. The passed c pawn is going to be a real problem.
3. Black has the two Bishops
4. The black King is fairly safe from danger.
Could white have done better? How about 6.Qxg7+
7. ... Kd8
8. Qf8+ Be8
9. Qd6+
In the post mortem the Sussex player said he would have taken a draw here with
9. ... Bd7
10. Qf8+ Be8
11. Qd6+ etc
if instead black tries for more with ...
9. . . . Kc8
10. Qxe6+ Bd7
11. Qg8+ Kc7
12. Qxa8
This would be winning for white.