Match Details
TCL Division 2: Torbay v South Hams 16 Oct 2017
Bd | Torbay | Col | Grade | ECF | Result | South Hams | Col | Grade | ECF | PGN |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wilson, Matt | B | 161 | 128713J | 0-1 | Archer, David | W | 154 | 300734A | Submit |
2 | Mills, Nathan | W | 139 | 272540L | ½-½ | Wilkinson, Ben | B | 138 | 162703L | View |
3 | Ariss, John | B | 115 | 152122G | 0-1 | McConnell, Phil | W | 128 | 285386D | View |
4 | Doidge, Charles | W | 108 | 109767C | ½-½ | Peach, Cliff | B | 106 | 116851E | View |
Overall Match | 523 | 1-3 | 526 |
Match Report
Author: Phil McConnell
Date: 18 Oct 2017
An excellent and quick win for David - he set up a tricky tactical situation in the early middle game, where Matt blundered a rook and resigned immediately.
On Board 2, Ben had less space than his opponent in the opening, but fought back to achieve parity. His decision to take a draw was very much due to team rather than individual considerations - looking at Boards 3 and 4, Ben felt confident that South Hams would get at least one point from them, so his half point would secure the team win.
On Board 3, Phil went up by the exchange and a pawn early on, but John fought back with a sacrificial counter-attack in which Phil's king was chased from one flank to the other. But once Phil got his king to a square where it couldn't be checked, he had a swift mating attack on the Black king.
On Board 4, fortunes swung first to Charles and then to Cliff, who had chances to force a win. However, with both players under pressure form the clock, we were delighted with a draw to set up a 3-1 team victory.
A great start to the 2017-18 season in Division 2.