Match Details
TCL Division 2: South Hams v Torquay Boys Grammar School 15 Jan 2015
| Bd | South Hams | Col | Grade | ECF | Result | Torquay Boys Grammar School | Col | Grade | ECF | PGN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Levy, Steve | B | 140 | 134450L | 1-0 | Ramesh, Vignesh | W | 131 | 276543D | View |
| 2 | Peach, Cliff | W | 110 | 116851E | ½-½ | Wray, Jared | B | 122 | 286282H | Submit |
| 3 | Russell, Dennis | B | 112 | 214868H | 1-0 | Worsey, Elliott | W | 110 | 269026D | Submit |
| 4 | Best, Barclay | W | 90 | 233494L | 0-1 | Whitehead, Rafe | B | 80 | 286281F | Submit |
| Overall Match | 452 | 2½-1½ | 443 | |||||||
Match Report
Author: Phil McConnell
Date: 5 Mar 2015
A warm welcome to Steve Levy on his return to Chess after a gap of some 10 years! With a previous grade of 178, he came with quite a reputation - which was vindicated on the night with a very nice winning central attack against Black's exposed King.
On Board 2, Cliff fought out another of his "Cliff draws".
Boards 3 and 4 both produced unexpected results right at the end. On Board 4, Barclay fought hard to get himself a Rook up, but then somehow managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory by blundering his rook in a way which resulted in a back-rank mate the following move. So, with Russell a Rook down on Board 3, it was looking like a 2½ - 1½ defeat - but Russell managed to conjure up a neat mating attack when all looked lost to win the game and the match.
So it was a narrow win for South Hams in the end, leaving us having played 2, won1, and lost 1 in Division 2.