Bd | Teignmouth | Col | Grade | ECF | Result | South Hams | Col | Grade | ECF | PGN |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ingham, Bill | W | 163 | 173310C | 0-1 | Levy, Steve | B | 179 | 134450L | View |
2 | Wilson, Matthew | B | 161 | 128713J | 1-0 | Wilkinson, Ben | W | 138 | 162703L | Submit |
3 | Cockerton, Mark | W | 125 | 227246F | 0-1 | McConnell, Phil | B | 128 | 285386D | View |
4 | Doidge, Charles | B | 108 | 109767C | ½-½ | Peach, Cliff | W | 106 | 116851E | View |
Overall Match | 557 | 1½-2½ | 551 |
Despite some travel difficulties due to the snow, the team all made it to the venue more-or-less on time. Four good, close games, with South Hams just prevailing in the end.
On Board 1, Steve Levy nullified Bill Ingham's London System, gained a pawn, then another pawn, and this was enough to force a win.
On Board 2, Ben Wilkinson seemed to have some decent attacking chances against Matthew Wilson, but paid the price for a couple of mistakes.
On Board 3, Phil McConnell found himself in a cramped position and under attack, but fought back in the end game and seemed to be on course for a win when Mark Cockerton blundered a rook and resigned.
On Board 4, Cliff Peach and Charles Doidge agreed a draw in a tricky end game position. It was far from obvious over the board, but Charles could have forced a win from that position by sacrificing two pawns in order to enable one of his own pawns to queen. A good draw - the vital half point secured the team win.