Match Details
TCL Division 2: South Hams v Newton Abbot 4 Jan 2018
| Bd | South Hams | Col | Grade | ECF | Result | Newton Abbot | Col | Grade | ECF | PGN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer, David | B | 154 | 300734A | 0-1 | Brusey, Alan | W | 158 | 107557D | View |
| 2 | Wilkinson, Ben | W | 138 | 162703L | 1-0 | Taylor, Wilf | B | 136 | 182650F | View |
| 3 | McConnell, Phil | B | 128 | 285386D | ½-½ | Allen, John | W | 134 | 264751F | View |
| 4 | Willcox, Chris | W | 111 | 308555H | 0-1 | Hussey, Michael | B | 111 | 277498H | View |
| Overall Match | 531 | 1½-2½ | 539 | |||||||
Match Report
Author: Phil McConnell
Date: 13 Jan 2018
On Board 1, David was squeezed from the outset by his very strong opponent, and lost his queen on move move 22. He fought on for nearly another 20 moves - "for the practice", he said!
On Board 2, Ben was down by quite a margin when his opponent unxpectedly blundered. Checkmate in one!
Board 3 was an exciting game, with Phil defending for about 30 moves before enginnering what should have been a winning advantage. A draw was a fair result in the end.
On Board 4, Chris's opponent played very well, taking full advantage when Chris decided to capture a "hot pawn"!
Congratulations to Newton Abbot on a good win. To retain our title, South Hams will need to (a) win our last game against Torbay, and (b) hope that Torbay win thier final game against Newton Abbot (but not by too much!).