Match Details
TCL Division 4: Newton Abbot v South Hams 16 Mar 2017
| Bd | Newton Abbot | Col | Grade | ECF | Result | South Hams | Col | Grade | ECF | PGN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hussey, Michael | B | 101 | 277498H | 1-0 | Willcox, Chris | W | 114 | 308555H | Submit |
| 2 | Glasson, Luke | W | 74 | 300442K | 0-1 | Greenhalgh, Roy | B | 111 | 134641G | Submit |
| 3 | Kashap, Prabhu | B | 55 | 308830D | 0-1 | Davies, Alan | W | 110 | 304962A | View |
| 4 | O'Donoghue, Toby | W | 59 | 276896D | 0-1 | Belli, John | B | 72 | 300901E | View |
| Overall Match | 289 | 1-3 | 407 | |||||||
Match Report
Author: John Belli
Date: 17 Mar 2017
“Belli’s Bandito’s” managed to overcome a spirited Newton Abbot side who once again gave youth a chance and pushed hard in every game though they were outgraded on very board.
On Board one Chris ran into an inspired Mike Hussey who went a pawn then a bishop up and though Chris swapped off most pieces, Mike combined his rook and bishop to good effect against Chris’s rook to shepherd a pawn home.
On Board two Roy withstood an early enterprising and vicious attack and countered with a pawn push that found out his young opponent who found himself on a counter attack that ended in a mate.
Board three saw Alan gain a pawn and a superior pawn structure before capturing a knight and swopping off with a vastly superior ending. His opponent plugged on hoping Alan would not make the time control at move 35. (Alan was down to one minute). When Alan made the time control his opponent quickly resigned.
On Board 4, my opponent Toby went for an attacking game but after a sticky and sluggish start I managed to grab a pawn hold the position. When he overstretched, advancing his king, I trapped his knight which he saved only to find himself in a fork which got even worse as it ended up in checkmate.
A decent victory for the team, which keeps the unbeaten run going, but big game against a strong Plymouth side next Thursday will be the decider.
My thanks to Chris, Roy and Alan for travelling to Newton Abbot and displaying their undoubted skills. Also thanks must go to Newton Abbot for their warm hospitality.