The Speed Chess Championship ended in a tense final, as David Lettington made a surprise rook sacrifice to force checkmate.
Matt Bunn, the other finalist and last year's winner, played a very sharp line of Dutch Defence as David unusually played 1.d4 as an opening move.
The game became a battle along the central files, with Kings castled on opposite sides of the board. David was able to swing his pieces into attack and eventually broke through Matt's defences with only seconds left on the clock.
However, David was lucky to be in the Final, as he had a completely lost position against up and coming player Matthew Gazes (picture left). Matt had outplayed David entirely and deserved to win, but unfortunately his time ran out. Perhaps Matthew Gazes will be next year's winner?
Winners of the Speed Chess Championship so far are:
2004 Nick Allen
2005 Neil Miners
2006 Matt Bunn
2007 David Lettington
Matt Bunn, the other finalist and last year's winner, played a very sharp line of Dutch Defence as David unusually played 1.d4 as an opening move.
The game became a battle along the central files, with Kings castled on opposite sides of the board. David was able to swing his pieces into attack and eventually broke through Matt's defences with only seconds left on the clock.
However, David was lucky to be in the Final, as he had a completely lost position against up and coming player Matthew Gazes (picture left). Matt had outplayed David entirely and deserved to win, but unfortunately his time ran out. Perhaps Matthew Gazes will be next year's winner?
Winners of the Speed Chess Championship so far are:
2004 Nick Allen
2005 Neil Miners
2006 Matt Bunn
2007 David Lettington
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