This may be the first match of the covid-19 season, and there were a lot of discussions prior to the game regarding masks. Should we wear a mask? Do they want us to wear a mask? We gave them our preference: no mask, but can play with one if needed, and it turned out that they had the same preference as well.
But despite all the drama behind the masks, and despite us having only 4 players playing, and despite the fact that our formidable opponent had two masters on their top two boards, the LauttSSK 2 warriors were up to the task, and managed to hold their opponents to a draw. A remarkable achievement considering the situation!
FM Tapio Salo (2218) - Jyrki Kivinen (1985) 1–0
FM Antti Nokso-Koivisto (2085) – Jukka Tuovinen (1969) 0–1
Marko Koivumäki (1841) – Ashwin Kumar (1938) 0–1
Esa Auvinen (1789) – Kerkko Luosto (1859) 1/2
On board 1, Jyrki made a minor positional error early in the game which his opponent pressed him on for the next several hours. But he held strong, and nearly managed to draw the game, but the advantage was simply too much in the end. Nevertheless, a valiant effort.
On board 2, Jukka Tuovinen played a familiar position very well, and managed to create a passed pawn on the queenside which he clinically converted into a full point against a strong opponent. Excellent job!
On board 3, I played a 'smooth' game against a decent opponent. I managed to resist the urge to do anything 'creative', and just played solid chess, eeking out minor positional and tempo advantages whenever possible, and eventually ensuring that I didn't blunder carelessly.
On board 4, Kerkko and his opponent played a fairly evenly matched game to its eventual Q + 3P vs Q + 4P draw. The position was locked up and no real progress could be made.
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