Ringwood B v Highcliffe C

B&DCL Div 3 Mon 30th Sep 2019   Verify
BoardHomeRingwood BHighcliffe CAway
1 (B) 134A
N
Donaldson, Peter
½ - ½
B
Manson, Andrew
122D
2 (W) 127A
S
Davenport, Robert
1 - 0
B
Van Heeckeren, Jan
102C
3 (B) 118C
B
Day, Malcolm
½ - ½
B
Salinger, Ron
105B
4 (W) 060L
N
Baskett, Andy
1 - 0
N
Hopwood, Andy
075L
Total4393 - 1Total404

Last update Mike Jay Wed 2nd Oct 2019 19:06. Reported by Mike Jay Wed 2nd Oct 2019 19:06. Verified By

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Board 4 for Highcliffe was Andy Hopwood - a new ungraded player.
Very closely fought match which ended up hinging on the board 4 result between 2 rookie players who played an epic game - credit to both with Andy B edging it in a very complex Q vs B &R end game. Thanks to Ringwood for hosting in a very friendly club atmosphere.

It was an exciting evening, with Ringwood taking an early lead on the top 2 boards, then looking like a drawn match after the B3 result at which time B4 looked like a win for Highcliffe. The two Andys battled it out, and the eventual winner, a piece behind from the opening, took full advantage of an unfortunate mistake which let him gobble up rook, bishop & past pawn on the 7th to leave his queen the only remaining piece on the board. Thanks Highcliffe for a sporting match which could so easily have finished with a very different result.