South Hams Chess Club
South Hams Chess Club

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 Match5414½-3½558
 

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 ………