Southbourne A v Highcliffe A
B&DCL Div 1 Fri 22nd Mar 2024 Verify
| Board | Home | Southbourne A | Highcliffe A | Away | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (B) | 2077 | G Forster, James Connor C | 0 - 1 | G Jenks, C Bruce | 2069 |
| 2 (W) | 2039 | G Simons, Martin J | 0 - 1 | G Westrap, Christian F | 2022 |
| 3 (B) | 2018 | P Pegg, Russell M | 0 - 1 | G Bowden, Madison B | 1967 |
| 4 (W) | 1918 | G Schell, Finn | ½ - ½ | B Smith, Ken | 1839 |
| Total | 8052 | ½ - 3½ | Total | 7897 |
Last update Martin J Simons Sat 23rd Mar 2024 06:39. Reported by Martin J Simons Sat 23rd Mar 2024 06:39. Verified By Richard Ursell Sat 23rd Mar 2024 19:14
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msimons
Sat, 23/03/2024 - 06:39
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These are always enjoyable matches. Well done to the Highcliffe A players for their comprehensive win.
The first to finish (in the 1st hour) was on board 3 soon after Madison had won Russell's queen for a R + B. The bottom board was an interesting game where Ken had managed to get one of his pawns to the 7th rank but in the R + B v R + N endgame he then settled for a perpetual check perhaps fearing the potential of Finn's central advanced pawns. James lost his knight for 2 pawns and despite battling hard the game looked uncomfortable and Bruce converted. I was being outplayed by Christian until, surprisingly, with a minute left on my clock, he allowed me an interesting piece sac when he was forced to sac a piece back. The position exploded with both both of us soon giving up our queens! The game was probably drawn but I lost my way in the complications.
Good luck to the Highcliffe team in the remaining matches.