Match Details
TCL Division 1: Teignmouth v South Hams 1 Nov 2016
| Bd | Teignmouth | Col | Grade | ECF | Result | South Hams | Col | Grade | ECF | PGN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taylor, Alex | B | 165 | 248954F | 0-1 | Levy, Steve | W | 177 | 134450L | View |
| 2 | Wilson, Matthew | W | 158 | 128713J | ½-½ | Archer, David | B | 151 | 300734A | View |
| 3 | Mills, Nathan | B | 153 | 272540L | 0-1 | McConnell, Phil | W | 126 | 285386D | View |
| 4 | Hindom, Kevin | W | 151 | 233227K | 1-0 | Peach, Cliff | B | 96 | 116851E | View |
| Overall Match | 627 | 1½-2½ | 550 | |||||||
Match Report
Author: Phil McConnell
Date: 2 Nov 2016
Match report by Phil, on behalf of Steve.
South Hams opening match in Division 1 ended up with a closely-fought victory over a Teignmouth team that out-graded us by 77 grading points. At the tea interval, all four games were looking close, but South Hams prevailed after the break.
Team Captain Steve was first to finish with a good win on board 1. He says he played a slightly cagey opening, against an player who is new to Devon and therefore a bit of an "unknown quantity".
Next to finish was Cliff on Board 4, who played a good, solid game but lost on time.
Time was also a crucial factor on Board 3. Phil gained an advantage when Nathan made an unsound sacrifice. Nathan then ran short of time and had to make 8 moves in 14 seconds leading up to the 35-move time control. Phil, determined not to let him think while Phil's clock was ticking, blundered a piece back during this phase, and his opponent reached the time control with 1 second to spare! So it all came down to a tense end game, (each player had a rook and 4 pawns), which Phil played a tad more accurately than Nathan.
That left David needing a draw to win us the match. A very tight game came down to both players having a rook, bishop and pawn, but with David having just 3 minutes left while Matthew had 7 minutes. David's offer of a draw at this point was declined, but once David managed to capture Matthew's pawn a draw was agreed. Well played!
A great start to the season for the Division 1 team.