Poole E v Bournemouth F

Bournemouth F came to play Poole E with worries that a full team may not make the journey. Luckily a full compliment played and some very good games ensued.

Oleksii was the first to finish, because of course. A solid win to get the team moving.

The next 3 games were tight. Midway through there seemed to be a pawn advantage on most games, but nothing decisive.

Tony managed to convert his match to a win, but David B was the exchange down but with 2 pawns compensation. Tim’s opponent had found some form and regained the pawn and momentum.

David managed to secure the draw and the match with a knight Vs rook ending.

Much to everyone’s surprise the evening ended with everyone gathered around Tim’s board on a tense end game.

Tell a lie, the evening ended with the fruit machine spreading wealth. A happy win for the team and the gamblers.

The games could so easily have gone the other way, and it was an excellent showing from all the Bournemouth players, and an excellent sign having more female chess players coming through the ranks. Thank you to Bournemouth for the excellent games.

Excellent write up.

Very friendly and helpful players at the Poole club. Look forward to meeting up in the new year when I hope our fortunes may change !

Only disappointment is that we could not share in the spoils of the fruit machine ! :-)