Reports

Spring Lake - Holland Match

Spring Lake's Joshua Vander Meulen (left) digs in against Holland's Joshua Posthuma.
Photo Courtesy of David Posthuma

Spring Lake hosted a fun and friendly practice match against Holland on Saturday December 10 at Jeffers Elementary. Everybody had a great time and showed good sportsmanship. The Spring Lake team was Joshua Vander Meulen, Barrett Hoag, Ryan Ross, Kyle Coon and Ben Kitchel. The Holland players were Joshua Posthuma, Kaleb Packard, Raina Ravial, Trisha Pal and Dhiraj Akkala. Holland scored well on the top two boards while Spring Lake dominated the lower three boards. Thanks to Spring Lake organizer Kathy Vander Meulen for arranging the match and providing snacks for the players. All participants received a copy of the latest Lake Effect Chess Newsletter to read and study.

Here are some puzzles from the match:

1) White to Play

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