Match Details
TCL Division 3: Newton Abbot v South Hams 27 Feb 2014
| Bd | Newton Abbot | Col | Grade | ECF | Result | South Hams | Col | Grade | ECF | PGN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce, John | B | 140 | 295811K | 0-1 | Peach, Cliff | W | 106 | 116851E | Submit |
| 2 | Ramesh, Vignesh | W | 112 | 276543D | ½-½ | Greenhalgh, Roy | B | 118 | 134641G | Submit |
| 3 | Knott, Jim A G | B | 101 | 292545L | 1-0 | McConnell, Phil | W | 107 | 285386D | Submit |
| 4 | Hussey, Mike | W | 100 | 277488H | 0-1 | Fowler, James | B | 99 | 277497F | Submit |
| Overall Match | 453 | 1½-2½ | 430 | |||||||
Match Report
Author: Phil McConnell
Date: 28 Feb 2014
On Board 1, Cliff's opponent lost a Rook relatively early on. Cliff had to little difficulty thereafter in making his material superiority tell.
Board 2 was closely fought with accuracy by both players. A draw was agreed when both players had a rook and three pawns on the board.
On Board 3 Phil horribly mis-calculated a Bishop sacrifice early on, and his opponent easily exchanged pieces off the board until his superiority was overwhelming.
On Board 4, James won a Rook but then had to weather a strong counter-attack on his King before his material superiority prevailed. "Not good for my blood pressure", he said afterwards.
So, a narrow 2½ - 1½ win maintains the team's good recent form (undefeated in the last 4 matches).