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Last update: Monday November 12, 2007 12:57
We have a new county champion.
26-year old Steven Kawuma, recently settled in Southampton, emerged half a point clear of the field at Eastleigh at the weekend, to win the silver rook and the title of county champion.
Former champion Mike Yeo made the early running, taking the sole lead after three rounds with 3 straight wins. But the turning point came in round four, when Mike played Steven. Steven has played international matches for Uganda in the recent past, and he unleashed a superb rook and queen sacrifice which obliterated all Mike’s chances of a win. The game was drawn.
Mike drew the next 2 rounds, but Steven won both his, including a nail-biting finish in the last round, watched by a crowd of spectators including the Mayor of Eastleigh.
Final scores-
1. Steven Kawuma 5 points,
2=. Mike Yeo and Dominic Tunks, 4½ points.
The Round 4 position was –
White - K g1, Q g4, R a3 d5, P a4 b4 c3 f5 f2 g2 h2.
Black - K h8, Q e7, R b8 c8, B g7, P e5 f6 h7.
Black (Kawuma) to move.
24…..Rxb4, 25 cxb (Not 25.Qxb4 Qxb4, 26.cxb Rc1 mate)
25…...Qxb4, 26.Qd1 (Not 26.Qxb4 Rc1…)
26…..Qxa3, 27.Rd8+ Rxd8, 29.Qxd8 Qf8 and white has no winning chances
left. The game ended in perpetual check a few moves later.
| Open | ||
| 1 | Steven Kawuma | 5 |
| 2 = | Mike Yeo | 4½ |
| Dominic Tunks | 4½ | |
| Grading Prizes | ||
| U160 | Peter Williams | 3½ |
| U140 = | David Deacon | 3½ |
| Les Allen | 3½ | |
| Ed Davies | 3½ | |
| Under 125 | ||
| 1 | Simon Roberts | 5 |
| 2 = | John Wiseman | 4½ |
| Kevin Sawers | 4½ | |
| Ray Hunt | 4½ | |
| Grading Prizes | ||
| U100 = | Trevor Dickerson | 4 |
| John Carr | 4 | |
| U80 | Ken Sullivan | 4 |
John Wheeler
Sec, Hampshire C.A.
5 Nov 2007