Match Details
TCL Rapidplay: South Hams v Newton Abbot 13 Oct 2016
| Bd | South Hams | Col | Grade | ECF | Result | Newton Abbot | Col | Grade | ECF | PGN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Levy, Steve | B | 193 | 134450L | 1-0 | Brooks, Paul | W | 165 | 215149C | View |
| 2 | Archer, David | W | 144 | 300734A | 0-1 | Kinder, Andrew | B | 154 | 162701G | Submit |
| 3 | Wilkinson, Ben | B | 157 | 162703L | 1-0 | Barber-Lafon, Jacquie | W | 110 | 128118F | Submit |
| 4 | Zaffiro, Oliver | W | 65 | 304562G | 0-1 | Hussey, Michael | B | 94 | 277498H | Submit |
| 1 | Levy, Steve | W | 193 | 134450L | 0-1 | Brooks, Paul | B | 165 | 215149C | View |
| 2 | Archer, David | B | 144 | 300734A | 0-1 | Kinder, Andrew | W | 154 | 162701G | Submit |
| 3 | Wilkinson, Ben | W | 157 | 162703L | ½-½ | Barber-Lafon, Jacquie | B | 110 | 128118F | View |
| 4 | Zaffiro, Oliver | B | 65 | 304562G | 0-1 | Hussey, Michael | W | 94 | 277498H | Submit |
| Overall Match | 559 | 2½-5½ | 523 | |||||||
Match Report
Author: Ben Wilkinson
Date: 20 Oct 2016
A disastrous start to the 2016/17 rapidplay season saw South Hams, last seasons champions, brutally dispatched by a strong Newton Abbot side.
The first round of games left the home side in tatters, losing 3.5 -0.5. David Archer was unable to get the better of the experienced campaigner, Andrew Kinder, and on rapidplay debut, Oliver Zaffiro was unable to get the better of his higher graded opponent. Not even Commander in Chief, Steve Levy could see off Paul Brooks, even with a 30+ point grading advantage. The only bright spot was the captains well crafted draw against Jacquie Barber-Lafon. (See game in database!).
The second set of games was only slightly better. Again, David and Oliver were outfoxed by their respective opponents and left battered and bruised. Steve Levy however, riled by his loss in the first game, outplayed Paul in a tense endgame, with only a couple of minutes left on the clock. Ben also managed to claw back another point in his second game, proving that he does not fear the fairer sex!
The final score read like one of my school reports – “could do much better” ….