Match Details
TCL Rapidplay: Plymouth v South Hams 15 Feb 2016
Bd | Plymouth | Col | Grade | ECF | Result | South Hams | Col | Grade | ECF | PGN |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wilby, Robert | B | 143 | 155624B | 0-1 | Levy, Steve | W | 200 | 134450L | View |
2 | Hodge, Nicholas | W | 142 | 291419A | 1-0 | Archer, David | B | 136 | 300734A | View |
3 | Quinn, Martin | B | 139 | 214755F | 1-0 | Greenhalgh, Roy | W | 124 | 134641G | Submit |
4 | Tatam, Tony | W | 117 | 134693D | 0-1 | Russell, Dennis | B | 98 | 214868H | Submit |
1 | Wilby, Robert | W | 143 | 155624B | 0-1 | Levy, Steve | B | 200 | 134450L | View |
2 | Hodge, Nicholas | B | 142 | 291419A | 1-0 | Archer, David | W | 136 | 300734A | Submit |
3 | Quinn, Martin | W | 139 | 214755F | 1-0 | Greenhalgh, Roy | B | 124 | 134641G | Submit |
4 | Tatam, Tony | B | 117 | 134693D | ½-½ | Russell, Dennis | W | 98 | 214868H | Submit |
Overall Match | 541 | 4½-3½ | 558 |
Match Report
Author: Ben Wilkinson
Date: 23 Feb 2016
When Tony Tatam utters the words “we can’t field a strong team for this match”, you know things will be tough!
On paper we were the stronger side, but Plymouth had a very strong middle order.
In the first games, Steven outplayed Rob Wilby to put South Hams on the scoresheet, however Martin Quinn soon leveled the match with a similarly impressive performance against Roy Greenhalgh. David Archer appeared to have the better of the position against Nick Hodge, with a strong attack developing from his favoured Dutch Defence. Unfortunately he couldn’t convert this to a win, and Plymouth took a 2-1 lead. In the last game Dennis Russell pulled of a Houdini-like endgame, to salvage a point from a lost position. Tony Tatam returning some of the previous generosity offered by South Hams. At the tea break 2-2.
Refreshments were of no benefit to David and Roy, who both duplicated their earlier performances! Steve Levy however, continued his unbeaten rapidplay form, and took the match score to 4-3, with Dennis needing a win for South Hams to draw the match and virtually guarantee the Rapidplay title. In a tense endgame with Tony and Dennis each having Queen, Bishop and 6 pawns, Dennis two minutes up on the clock offered a draw ………