A missed tactical opportunity cost Oluwadare Oyeyipo a long-awaited victory over Sandiford Keron in the headline encounter of Round 2 of the Pegasus Weekly Chess League Season 2.
Looking to reverse his Season 1 defeat, Oyeyipo arrived well prepared against Sandiford's Modern Defence and reached a commanding +4.5 advantage by move 15 after a tactical pin on the kingside.

However, Oyeyipo missed the opportunity to press his attack and exchanged queens, which allowed Sandiford to equalise. Sandiford then seized the initiative, capitalised on a positional error by move 26 and forced Oyeyipo's resignation on move 43.

Sandiford now shares the lead with Odinnie Nehezie Reece, Gilbert Williams and Joshua Gopaul, who all have perfect scores of two points from two games.

Elsewhere, Ryan Oniel McKay, Owen Mickle and Jaden Taylor recorded victories, while Raymond Sookdeo secured a forfeit win against Sachin Beharry.

The Pegasus Weekly Chess League is organised by Drayton's Chess Club, in partnership with the Pegasus Chess Club and the Guyana Chess Federation.

For complete results, standings, player profiles and highlights, visit https://draytonchessclub.com/.