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12/09/2021

26th 4NCL O-T-B Congress, Leamington Spa

This 5-round Swiss event would not have received a mention on this website, but for two things which happened to catch the attention of the webmaster.  First, however, the results of Yorkshire players:

Open
3rd to 7th =	Andrew J Ledger,	Sheffield	4
26th to 41st =	Robert Starley,	Leeds University	2½
42nd to 53rd =	Eric Gardiner,	Hull	2
U-2000
1st to 2nd =	Joe Varley,	Hull	4½
19th to 29th =	Robert A Dean,	Undercliffe	2½
	M John Cawston,	Undercliffe
30th to 41st =	Andrew J Mort,	Sheffield, Chesterfield	2
	Kevin Winter,	Chess Centre (Ilkley)

There appear to have been no Yorkshire players in the other section, the U-1700.

The first point to attract the attention to this event was that, unlike most but very prestigious over-the-board events, 20 or so of the top boards in the Open were being shown live on the internet.  Probing further showed Andrew Ledger’s last-round game against Peter Finn in progress.  This featured a pawn sacrifice to get what was, with any luck, a winning ending (due to a supportable outside passed pawn and a better placed king), with the added feature that both sides promoted a pawn.  This game is the main reason for this report.  So, click here to play through the game Andrew J Ledger 1-0 Peter Finn.