12-04-2023 Grangemouth B v Stirling A

Grangemouth B		v		Stirling A
David Wallace Alan Petrie Ian Mason Scott Dickson Ryan Herron	1727 1711 1626 1022	0 - 1 0 - 1 ½ - ½ 0 - 1 0 - 1	2040 1722 1670 1621 1562	Shubham Lakudkar William Spiers Graham Anderson Steve Smith Dave Hewitt
		½ - 4½

Congratulations to the A team players - this result secures the league title for Stirling for the first time since 2005/6. Special mention to Steve, who has captained the team throughout this time. Thanks to the team for providing the games below.

[Event "Grangemouth B v Stirling A"] [Site "Grangemouth CC"] [Date "2023.04.12"] [Round "-"] [White "Wallace, D"] [Black "Lakudkar, S"] [Result "0-1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Qa4+ c6 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Be3 c5 10. Be2 b6 11. O-O Qc7 12. Rac1 Bb7 13. d5 Nd7 14. c4 Qd6 15. Rfd1 h6 16. Nd2 e5 17. g4 a6 18. Qc2 Rad8 19. Nf1 Bc8 20. Ng3 Nf6 21. h3 Ne8 22. Bd3 Qc7 23. Rb1 Bd7 24. Rb2 Nd6 25. Rdb1 Rb8 26. Qd2 Kh7 27. Rb3 b5 28. cxb5 axb5 29. Bc2 Rfc8 30. Rc3 Qa5 31. Bd1 b4 32. Rcc1 c4 33. Qc2 Qa3 34. Nf1 c3 35. Qb3 Qa5 36. Ra1 Nxe4 37. a3 Nc5 38. Bxc5 Qxc5 39. axb4 Rxb4 40. Qa3 Bf8 41. Ne3 Rxg4+ { White resigns. } 0-1

[Event "Grangemouth B v Stirling A"] [Site "Grangemouth CC"] [Date "2023.04.12"] [Round "-"] [White "Petrie, A"] [Black "Spiers, W"] [Result "0-1"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Be2 g6 4. c3 Bg7 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. h3 O-O 9. Be3 e5 10. O-O exd4 11. Nxd4 Re8 12. Ndb5 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Rxe4 14. Nxd6 Re7 15. Bc5 Be6 16. Bf3 Rd7 17. Qd2 Qc7 18. Rad1 Rad8 19. Bxc6 Qxc6 20. Qe3 b6 21. Ba3 Bd5 22. Rc1 Qa8 23. f3 Rxd6 24. Bxd6 Rxd6 25. Qe7 Re6 26. Qc7 Be5 27. Qc8+ Qxc8 28. Rxc8+ Kg7 29. b3 Bg3 30. Rd1 Re2 31. Rd8 Be6 32. R8d2 Re5 33. Kf1 Bc8 34. Re2 { White resigns because of 34 ... Ba6. } 0-1

[Event "Grangemouth B v Stirling A"] [Site "Grangemouth CC"] [Date "2023.04.12"] [Round "-"] [White "Smith, S"] [Black "Dickson, S"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4 b6 8. Nf3 Ba6 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 10. Qe2 Ndb8 { The idea of exchanging off light square bishops is common in the French but the other N should have gone to b8. } 11. O-O-O c6 12. h4 Nc7 13. g4 Nd7 14. f5 b5 15. Rdf1 a5 16. f6 Qd8 17. fxg7 Rg8 18. Qe3 Qe7 19. Qh6 O-O-O 20. Ng5 Kb7 { Now White has a won position. } 21. Nxf7 Ra8 22. Nd6+ Kb6 23. Rf7 Qd8 24. Qxh7 a4 25. Rhf1 Rb8 26. Qg6 { Stopping the h pawn will cost Black material. } 26... Ne8 27. h5 Nxg7 28. Rxg7 Rxg7 29. Qxg7 Nf8 30. Rf7 Nh7 31. Rb7+ Ka6 32. Rxb8 Qxb8 33. Qxh7 { Black resigns. } 1-0

[Event "Grangemouth B v Stirling A"] [Site "Grangemouth CC"] [Date "2023.04.12"] [Round "-"] [White "Hewitt, D"] [Black "Herron, R"] [Result "1-0"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Nf3 c6 4. c3 Bf5 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Be4 7. Bxe4 Nxe4 8. Bf4 e6 9. Nbd2 Nxd2 10. Qxd2 h6 11. O-O g5 12. Bg3 Nf6 13. Qc2 Bd6 14. Rae1 Qc7 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Ne5 Qc7 17. f4 g4 18. f5 Qd6 19. fxe6 Qxe6 20. Qf5 Qxf5 21. Rxf5 Ne4 22. Rxf7 O-O-O 23. Rf4 Ng5 24. Rxg4 Rdg8 25. Rf1 h5 26. Rxg5 Re8 27. Rf7 Ref8 28. Rgg7 Rxf7 29. Nxf7 Rf8 30. Nd6+ Kb8 31. Rxb7+ Ka8 32. Rh7 Rd8 33. Nf5 Rf8 34. Rxh5 Kb7 35. g4 Kb6 36. Rh7 Rb8 37. h4 c5 38. Rh6+ Kb5 39. dxc5 Kxc5 40. b3 a5 41. Nd4 Rc8 42. Rc6+ { Black resigns. Instead, there was 42 a4 Rc7 43 Ra6 Rc6 44 Rxc6# } 1-0

And the only fly in the ointment...

[Event "Grangemouth B v Stirling A"] [Site "Grangemouth CC"] [Date "2023.04.12"] [Round "-"] [White "Anderson, G"] [Black "Mason, I"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. b4 Be7 7. Bg5 d6 8. Nbd2 a6 9. O-O h6 10. Bh4 Bg4 11. Qb3 b5 { 11 ... Nxe4 } 12. Bxf6 bxc4 13. Qxc4 Bxf6 14. Qxc6 Bd7 15. Qd5 Bb5 16. Qb3 Bd7 { 16 ... Bxd3 } 17. Rac1 Qe8 18. d4 Qc8 19. d5 Be7 20. c4 Qd8 21. c5 f5 22. c6 Be8 23. exf5 Rxf5 24. Rfe1 Bg5 25. Nxg5 Qxg5 26. Ne4 Qe7 27. Qd3 Bg6 28. Qg3 Bh7 29. a4 Rb8 30. Qc3 Rf4 31. f3 Qf7 32. Qd3 { Draw agreed. White is well down on time here, with just under 4 minutes left. Stockfish agrees with the draw here, but recommended 32 Qd2 to maintain the +1 advantage. } 1/2-1/2