Club Match !
Monday February 23 1998
Dalhousie University, Halifax NS

Bluenose Chess Club versus
the Eastern Kings Chess Club

The Bluenose Chess Club and the East Kings Chess Club agreed to a match on the home turf of the Bluenose Chess Club at Dalhousie University in Halifax. This was a regular rated event by the Chess Federation of Canada with time controls of 40 moves in 90 minutes , sudden death in 30 minutes. Kim Tufts served as Tournament Director / Organizer.

Ed Urquhart - Gerald Lomond    1-0
Mike Eldridge - Antoni Wysocki 	1/2-1/2
David Kenney - Dusan Kustudic 	0-1
Tom Cosman  - Jim Brennan 	1/2-1/2
Albert Ede - Brad Armstrong 	1-0
Calvin Scallion  - Jason Kenney 0-1
John Klapstein  - Jamie Gibson 	0-1
Jack Hynes - Gary Phillips 	1-0

Report by Kim Tufts:

"The Bluenose Club of Halifax welcomed the Eastern Kings of Wolfville to a match on Feb. Featuring accelerated time controls the games on all eight boards were hard fought though not error free affairs. The Bluenose Club avenged an earlier loss some time ago with a 5-3 decision. A rematch is in the works. Home field seems to be the determining factor so far."

On first board Ed Urquhart and Gerald Lomond had a strange tussle after e4 b6 with Ed achieving lots of pressure out of the opening playing natural moves. He looked to be dominating when he traded a rook for a minor and a couple of pawns and then things didn't look so clear. Lomond got into time trouble and underestimated a solid black bishop on f6 and lapsed into a mate.

Mike Eldridge and Antoni Wysocki played a French where Mike won a a pawn but couldn't win in an opposite coloured bishop ending.

David Kenney and Dusan Kustudic played a very long English. Dave dropped a pawn unnecessarily, got into time trouble and missed the draw with his flag going horizontal in a N+p endgame after about 90 moves.

Tom Cosman and Jim Brennan drew from a Budapest, with the enterprising Ne4 instead of the mainline Ng4.

Albert Ede and Brad Armstrong had a wacky game where both players at times seemed to be winning. Brad lost in time pressure.

Calvin Scallion and Jason Kenney continued their rivalry from the Bluenose Championship, Jason prevailing again.

John Klapstein and Jamie Gibson played an offbeat Scotch where Jamie tried to get in g6 and things did not go well.

Jack Hynes outplayed Gary Phillips in their game, a blunder hastening the end.

Jim Brennan reported:

The Bluenose chess club hosted a match with the Valley club Monday night. There were eight players a side of comparable ratings. The Bluenose club won with a score of 5-3 getting some revenge for a match a year and half ago won by the Valley club at home.

There were some good fights but the games were marred by a few blunders and time trouble in some cases as we played at 40/90 sd 30.

On top board Gerald Lomond played a bizzarre opening against Ed looked busted but then he had a playable game when Ed Sacrificed an exchange Gerald seem to lose some pawns he didn't have to and in the end walked into a forced mate. Eldridge and Wysocki was a pretty well played draw. Dave Kenney and Kustudic should have wound up drawn but time trouble caused Dave to miss a few moves he normally wouldn't have and Dusan won. Cosman- Brennan was drawn when I equalized easily with the fighting Fajarowicz and actually missed the move d3! on my 19th , which would have allowed me to play for a win, and then there was no win in sight for anyone. Albert won against Brad in another strange game that was roughly equal but Brad blundered both sides trading advantages throughout. Jason Kenney and John Klapstein won for the Bluenose when their opponents gave away some material as did Hynes over Phillips for the Valley.

Jim Brennan kindly provided a PGN file of the games from this match.

 

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