Match Details
TCL Division 3: Teignmouth v South Hams 11 Oct 2016
| Bd | Teignmouth | Col | Grade | ECF | Result | South Hams | Col | Grade | ECF | PGN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doidge, Charles | B | 124 | 109767C | 0-1 | Wilkinson, Ben | W | 131 | 162703L | View |
| 2 | Chubb, Ray | W | 99 | 155610B | 0-1 | McConnell, Phil | B | 126 | 285386D | View |
| 3 | Tindal, William | B | 76 | 120438F | 1-0 | Greenhalgh, Roy | W | 111 | 134641G | Submit |
| 4 | White, Michael | W | 76 | 292251E | ½-½ | Peach, Cliff | B | 96 | 116851E | View |
| Overall Match | 375 | 1½-2½ | 464 | |||||||
Match Report
Author: Phil McConnell
Date: 12 Oct 2016
Another tight victory for South Hams in Division 3.
The first to finish was Board 3, where Roy lost out in the end game, due largely to a cramped position in which his bishops got trapped behind pawn chains.
Next to finish was Board 2, where Phil gained a minor piece in return for a pawn on move 14, and this was enough to secure an easily won end game once all the pieces had been exchanged off.
Then came all the drama ... ...
Cliff worked up a great advantage - he was up by a knight and 3 pawns as he entered the end game. Clearly appalled by the prospect of a win, Cliff found a most ingenious way of putting his opponent's king into stalemate, and thus pulled off the draw he craved.
That left the match score equal with Board 1 still playing. With both players tight on the clock, Ben launched a sacrificial attack on his opponent's kingside - the kind of attack that GM Simon Williams would be proud of. With everyone clustered around the board, Ben held his nerve, played accurately, won back material and eventually forced a checkmate on his opponent's exposed king. A great game - Ben definitely wins "Man of the Match" award.
So, two close matches in 5 days, but the Division 3 team is in good shape at the start of the season with two wins out of two.