Bandits v Buccaneers

The First game to finish was board 4 with Chris completing a confident win through winning a piece early and then converting. That makes 3 in a row for chris, well done! I may have to put him on board 3 next week. The next to finish was board. It looked like James won a piece for two pawns , however he seemed to then do the same back so material was then equal. James' king was stuck in the centre whilst Adem's was exposed on the kingside. James then didn't rush and slowly improved his attack on Adem's king until he could not escape without losing material and then was ultimately trapped in a mating net. That makes 4 from 4 for James. The final two games went down to the wire on the clocks. Board 1 was between Daniel and Thorsten, Daniel blundered a pawn early (though it was technically a poisoned pawn - though the trap was missed). Daniel was worse for most of the game until two tactics (a knight sac and a rook sac) saved the game. Draw was agreed. The final game was board 3. Stefan quickly went up two pawns and an exchange. What do you do when you are up material? Complicated the position of course! (wait a second that isn't right) - Despite this Stefan survived his folly and managed to convert the game after it lasted much longer than it should have. Stefan now has 4 for 4 and is having an excellent tournament too, however it was not enough as Buccaneers won 2.5-1.5.