Eric
Faccer 0 Tony Howes
1
Mike
Talbot 0 Harvey
Quaresmini 1
Just two games were played
tonight. In the crucial game Eric needed a draw to win the tournament, while a
win would see him achieve the first Flood Cup picket fence since Peter Cronin
in 1986. Eric dominated the middle stages being a crucial tempo ahead. However
a missed rook move allowed Tony to grab the initiative and win a very open and
interesting game.
George is the only one who
can catch Eric. A win next week against Ray Adams will see a single game
play-off for the Flood Cup occurring on May 30.
Eric Faccer (1385) – Tony
Howes (1651)
1 e4 d5, 2 exd5 Qxd5, 3 Nf3 Bg4, 4
Be2 Nf6, 5 c4 Qd6, 6 Nc3 c6, 7 d4 e6, 8 h3 Bh5, 9 0-0 Be7, 10 Bg5 Bxf3, 11 Bxf3
Ng4, 12 Bxg4 Bxg5, 13 Ne4 Qe7, 14 d5 f5, 15 Bh5+ g6, 16 Nxg5 Qxg5, 17 Bf3 e5,
18 dxc6 Nxc6, 19 Bxc6+ bxc6, 20 Qd6 e4, 21 Qxc6+ Kf7, 22 Qd5+ Kg7, 23 Qb7+ Kh6,
24 f4 Qf6, 25 g4 Qd4+, 26 Kg2 Rab8, 27 Qe7 Rxb2+, 28 Kg3 Qd8, 29 Qxa7 fxg4, 30
hxg4 Qd3+ 0-1
Flood Cup: Standings at 16 May 2003
All players to play 7 games
|
No. |
NAME |
POINTS |
PLAYED |
|
1 |
6 |
7 |
|
|
2 |
5 |
6 |
|
|
3 |
5 |
7 |
|
|
4 |
4 |
7 |
|
|
5 |
3½ |
6 |
|
|
6 |
3½ |
6 |
|
|
7 |
3½ |
6 |
|
|
8 |
3½ |
6 |
|
|
9 |
3 |
6 |
|
|
10 |
3 |
6 |
|
|
11 |
2 |
6 |
|
|
12 |
2 |
7 |
|
|
13 |
2 |
5 |
|
|
14 |
1 |
6 |
|
|
15 |
1 |
6 |
|
|
16 |
1 |
3 |
Blitz and transfer continued after the main games concluded until close at 12.15am.
Quote of the night:
“They must be coming back
from the red light disco…. oops! I mean blue light!”
- George Flitcroft-Smith
Other contenders:
“If it bleeds you can
kill it”
- James Hiller
“At least I’m good at
something”
- James Hiller, commenting on his anorak--wearer’s knowldege of cricket
“This is no s**t…” ,
before launching into another unedifying tale of army canteens and latrines.
- Mike Talbot