Welsh Challenge Cup 2005

European Cup Qualifier

 01/06/05.

 Cardiff 4½-1½ Cwmbran

Bd1	C Cobb	1-0	JD Thornton
Bd2	T Kett	½-½	J Gilbert
Bd3	J Trevelyan	1-0	D Robinson
Bd4	A Spice	0-1	P Tew
Bd5	M Adams	1-0	S Williams
Bd6	K Thompson	1-0	C Wheeler

 10/6/05.

 Nidum Liberals 2-4 Cwmbran

Bd1	L Williams	0-1	I Rees
Bd2	RS Jones	1-0	G Rees
Bd3	R Saunders	½-½	JD Thornton
Bd4	A Bennett	0-1	J Gilbert
Bd5	A Gibbons	0-1	D Robinson
Bd6	R Moore	½-½	P Tew

 25/05/05.

 Cardiff 4-2 Cardigan

Bd1	T Kett	½-½	AH WIlliams
Bd2	J Trevelyan	0-1	IC Jones
Bd3	A Spice	½-½	A Haigh
Bd4	M Adams	1-0	S Cunnane
Bd5	K Thompson	1-0	R Spencer
Bd6	M Harbecke	1-0	T Barlow

22/05/05.    

Cardigan 1-5 Nidum Liberals 

Bd1	AH Wiliams	½-½	L Williams
Bd2	IC Jones	½-½	RS Jones
Bd3	A Haigh	0-1	C Walsh
Bd4	S Cunnane	0-1	R Saunders
Bd5	R Spencer	0-1	G Sinnett
Bd6	T Barlow	0-1	A Gibbons

04/6/05.    

Nidum Liberals 2½-3½ Cardiff 

Bd1	L Williams	½-½	C Cobb
Bd2	RS Jones	1-0	T Kett
Bd3	C Walsh	0-1	J Trevelyan
Bd4	A Bennett	½-½	A Spice
Bd5	A Gibbons	½-½	M Adams
Bd6	G Sinnett	0-1	O Smith

18/05/05.

Cwmbran 4-2 Cardigan

Bd1	I Rees	0-1	AH Williams
Bd2	JD Thornton	½-½	IC Jones
Bd3	G Rees	½-½	A Haigh
Bd4	J Gilbert	1-0	S Cunnane
Bd5	D Robinson	1-0	R Spencer
Bd6	P Tew	1-0	A Osinga

Cardiff and Cwmbran are eligible to represent Wales in the ECC,at St.Vincent,Aosta Valley,Italy, from September 17-25.

Cardiff : C Cobb 1½/2, T Kett 1/3,J Trevelyan 2/3,A Spice 1/3, M Adams 2½/3, O Smith 1/1, K Thompson 2/2, M Harbecke 1/1

Cwmbran : I Rees 1/2, JD Thornton 1/3, G Rees ½-½/2, J Gilbert 2½/3, D Robinson 2/3, P Tew 2½/3, S Williams 0/1, C Wheeler 0/1

Nidum Liberals : L Williams 1/3, RS Jones 2½/3, C Walsh 1/2, R Saunders 1½/2, A Bennett ½-½/2, A Gibbons 1½/3, G Sinnett 1/2, R Moore ½-½/1

Cardigan : AH Williams 2/3, IC Jones 2/3, A Haigh 1/3, S Cunnane 0/3, R Spencer 0/3, A Osinga 0/1, T Barlow 0/2

Here are some interesting games from the competition :

RS Jones (2257) T Kett (2231)

1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 c6 6.Bd2 Bf5 7.Bc4 e6 8.Nd5 Qd8 9.Nxf6+ gxf6 10.Bb3 Nd7 11.Nh4 Bg6 12.Qe2 Qc7 13-0-0 0-0-0 14.g3 Nb6 15.Qf3 c5!? 16.dxc5 Bxc5 17.Nxg6 hxg6 18.Qxf6 Bd4 19.Qf3 Nc4 20.Bxc4 Qxc4 21.Kb1 Rh5 22.b3?! (Qxf7 is probably best) Qc7 23.Bf4 Qc5 24.c3! Bxf2 25.Rxd8+ Kxd8 26.Qxb7 Rd5 27.Rc1 g5 28.Qb8+ Ke7 29.c4 Rd8 30.Qc7+ Qxc7 31.Bxc7 Rd2 32.Ba5 Re2 33.Rd1 g4 34.Bb4+ Kf6 35.c5 a5 36.c6 Bb6 37.Bd6 Rxh2 38.c7 Rh8 39.Rf1+ Kg6 40.Rc1 Rc8 41.Rc6 Be3 42.Kc2 f5 43.Kd3 Bf2 44.Kc4 Be3 45.Kb5 Kf7 46.Ka6 Ke8 47.Kb7 Kd7 48.Be5! ( A clinical way to end the game with 49. Rd6+ to follow) 1-0.

I Rees (2245) L Williams (2349)

1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.Nf3 d6 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Bd7 6.Be2 Nc6 7.Be3 Nxd4 8.Qxd4 Bc6 9-0-0 e5 10.Qd3 Qa5 11.g4 b5 12.g5 ( This position is good for white) b4 13.gxf6 bxc3 14.fxg7 Bxg7 15.Qxd6 Rc8 16.Bg5 Bf8 17.Qf6 ( Qe6+!,fxe6,Bh5#) Rg8 18.Bc4 Rg7 19.Bxf7+ Rxf7 20.Qe6+ Re7 21.Qxc8+ Kf7 22.Bxe7 Bh6+ 23.Kb1 Qb5 24.Ba3 1-0.

IC Jones (2246) J Trevelyan (2125)

1.d4 d6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 dxe5 4.Qxd8+ Kxd8 5.Nc3 c6 6.Nf3 f6 7.e4 Nd7 8.Be2 Ne7 9.Be3 Ng6 10.g3 Kc7 11-0-0 Be7 12.h4 Rd8 13.h5 Ngf8 14.Nh4 Bc5 15.Bxc5 Nxc5 16.Rxd8 Kxd8 17.f4 Be6 18.fxe5 fxe5 19.Nf3 Ncd7 20.h6! gxh6 21.Rxh6 Bg8 22.Nd1 Ng6 23.Ne3 Nc5 24.Ng5 Rc8 ( Nf8 is probably better) 25. b4 Na6 26.a3 Rc7 27.c5 Ke8 28.Bh5 Kf8 29.Bxg6 hxg6 30.Rxg6 Nb8 31.Nf5 b6 32.Rf6+ Ke8 33.Nd6+ Ke7 34.Rg6 Kf8 35.cxb6 axb6 36.Ne6+ Bxe6 37.Rxe6 Nd7 38.Kb2 b5 39.g4 Nb6 40.Rxe5 Rd7 41.Re8+ Kg7 42.e5 Nd5 43.Re6 Nf4 44.Nf5+ Kg8 45.Rd6 Nd3+ 46.Kc3 Nxe5 47.Rxd7 Nxd7 48.Ne7+ Kg7 49.Nxc6 Kf6 50.Kd4 Kg5 51.Ne5  1-0.