Match Details
TCL Division 1: Plymouth v South Hams 13 Mar 2017
| Bd | Plymouth | Col | Grade | ECF | Result | South Hams | Col | Grade | ECF | PGN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andolo, Humphrey | B | 181 | 233310H | 0-1 | Levy, Steve | W | 177 | 134450L | View |
| 2 | Pollock, Richard | W | 181 | 193443A | 1-0 | Archer, David | B | 151 | 300734A | View |
| 3 | Sivrev, Plamen | B | 175 | 290413F | 1-0 | Wilkinson, Ben | W | 131 | 162703L | View |
| 4 | Hodge, Nicholas | W | 159 | 291419A | 1-0 | McConnell, Phil | B | 126 | 285386D | View |
| Overall Match | 696 | 3-1 | 585 | |||||||
Match Report
Author: Phil McConnell
Date: 13 Mar 2017
Plymouth fielded a very strong team, which out-graded us by the margin of 111 grading points. So losing 3-1 was no disgrace.
Steve was first to finish on Board 1. His opponent's mobile phone rang after Steve had made his first move, but before Black had replied. Steve - ever the gentleman - insisted that there should be no penalty for this, but Humphrey seemed to be distrcted by the incident and didn't play his best game.
On Boards 2, 3 and 4 the South Hams players, despite being massively out-graded, all acquitted themselves well before losing gallantly. Three cracking good games. The Man of the Match Award goes to Ben, who played a great game and actually had some opportunites to force a win before succumbing. On Board 4, Phil might have been able to obtain a lengthy draw, but with less than 3 minutes on his clock he opted to take a very risky (and unsuccessful) path in the hope of snatching a rapid win before time ran out.
A very enjoyable evening. Thanks to Plymouth for their hispitality, and congratulations on a well-deserved win.