Match Details
TCL Division 3: Newton Abbot v South Hams 29 Jan 2015
| Bd | Newton Abbot | Col | Grade | ECF | Result | South Hams | Col | Grade | ECF | PGN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taylor, Wilfred | B | 142 | 182650F | 0-1 | Wilkinson, Ben | W | 129 | 162703L | Submit |
| 2 | Allen, John | W | 132 | 264751F | 1-0 | Russell, Dennis | B | 112 | 214868H | Submit |
| 3 | Barber-Lafon, Jacquie | B | 121 | 128118F | ½-½ | McConnell, Phil | W | 102 | 285386D | Submit |
| 4 | Darlow, Paul | W | 57 | 285528J | 0-1 | Greenhalgh, Roy | B | 97 | 134641G | Submit |
| Overall Match | 452 | 1½-2½ | 440 | |||||||
Match Report
Author: Phil McConnell
Date: 30 Jan 2015
A rather lucky win for South Hams by 1½ - 2½.
On Board 1, Ben's opponent inadvertently touched his King when intending to move another piece. Ben, quite properly, asked him to move his King, whereupon he resigned as this would have resulted in the loss of a piece.
On Board 4, Roy entered the end game a piece up, and advantage which he easily converted to a win.
On Board 2, Russell lost, we gather after blundering away his Queen.
This meant that Phil needed a draw on Board 3 in order to gain a team win. He ended up in a fairly hopeless position, with 4 pawns against a knight and 5 pawns, but at this stage his opponent only had 110 seconds left on her clock. She opted to offer a draw - which Phil accepted with alacrity!
So, the Division 3 team marches on, topping the table with 5 wins out of 6. Next match: home v Plymouth on 19th February.