Match Details
DCCA Mamhead: South Hams v Barnstaple 3 Dec 2016
Bd | South Hams | Col | Grade | ECF | Result | Barnstaple | Col | Grade | ECF | PGN |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rudd, Jack | W | 213 | 118310C | 1-0 | Levy, Steve | B | 177 | 134450L | View |
2 | Munsey, Jon | B | 137 | 214834B | 0-1 | Archer, David | W | 151 | 300734A | View |
3 | Clarke, Steve | W | 133 | 187545A | 0-1 | McConnell, Phil | B | 126 | 285386D | View |
4 | Jones, Graham | B | 88 | 149034F | 0-1 | Peach, Cliff | W | 96 | 116851E | View |
Overall Match | 571 | 3-1 | 550 |
Match Report
Author: Phil McConnell
Date: 5 Dec 2016
On behalf of Steve Levy...
Barnstaple fielded an International Master on Board 1, which was always going to be an uphill struggle for Steve, but the gradings suggested a close battle on Boards 2, 3, and 4.
On Board 1, Steve indeed succumbed to Jack Rudd, thinking afterwards that he'd treated his renowned opponent with "too much respect".
Board 2 was an exciting encounter. David survived a period when his Queen was being pushed around and looking vulnerable, came up first with a complicated tactic that gained a slight advantage, and later another neat tactic which forced his opponent to resign.
Board 3 was a dour struggle, with Phil on the defensive due to his opponent's knights being better-placed than Phil's. However his opponent made the mistake of allowing the knights to be exchanged off, leaving Phil with the better pawn formation and a winning position.
On Boad 4 Cliff looked to be in trouble in the middle game, a pawn down and massively behind on the clock. However he kept his cool, played the end game really well, and when he queened his a pawn it was all over.
Our first vistory in the Mamhead, and an excellent result.