South Hams Chess Club
South Hams Chess Club

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 Match5231-3526
 

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.