South Hams Chess Club
South Hams Chess Club

Match Details

TCL Division 2: Teignmouth v South Hams 11 Apr 2017

Bd Teignmouth Col Grade ECF Result South Hams Col Grade ECF PGN
1 Ingham, Bill B 162 173310C ½-½ Levy, Steve W 177 134450L View
2 Wilson, Matthew W 158 128713J 0-1 Wilkinson, Ben B 131 162703L View
3 Rickard, Macey B 111 268158E ½-½ McConnell, Phil W 126 285386D View
4 Landricombe, David W 102 300007C ½-½ Peach, Cliff B 96 116851E View
Overall Match5331½-2½530
 

Match Report

Author:  Phil McConnell

Date:  11 Apr 2017

This terrific win against a strong Teignmouth team means that South Hams are the Division 2 champions for 2016-17. In fact we only needed a 2- 2 draw to secure the title, so the match win was a bonus.

On Board 1, Steve and Bill Ingham agreed on an early draw, with neither player offering the other anything to bite on.

Next to finish was Board 3. In an even game, Phil, who could see that Cliff was up on the adjacent Board 4, was happy to settle for a draw by 3-fold repetition.

Board 2 was a cracking game - another Ben Wilkinson game which is candidate for South Hams "Game of the Season". Ben sacrificed a bishop for two pawns plus the opportunity to launch a brutal attack on his opponent's king. Matthew Wilson was unable to fend off Ben's attack, and despite Ben's time pressure, he won both rooks before chasing Matthew's king across the board a securing checkmate. Great stuff, Ben.

That left Cliff needing a draw to secure the match win. Cliff had gained a minor piece for a pawn early on in the game, and he still had this advantage, though with lots of moves still to be played, when he sportingly offered his opponent a draw. David accpeted gratefully.

So - our second Torbay League title in consecutive weeks. Very well played, everybody - especially Ben.