Purbeck v Poole
B&DCL Team Handicap Knockout Cup Mon 10th Feb 2020 Verify
| Board | Home | Purbeck | Poole | Away | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (B) | 172C | G Peirson, Steve B | 0 - 1 | G Duggan, Michael FG | 186A |
| 2 (W) | 149C | S Coles, John F | 0 - 1 | G Weatherlake, John P | 170A |
| 3 (B) | 136B | S Stout, Nicholas B | 0 - 1 | G Smith, Richard | 146B |
| 4 (W) | 129B | S Mount, Derek | 0 - 1 | B Popovic, P Dragi | 148B |
| 5 (B) | 117C | P Quin, Richard W | ½ - ½ | N Patterson, Simon | 130C |
| 6 (W) | 114E | N Beling, Jeremy | 0 - 1 | S Doyle, Jamie | 085E |
| Total | 817 | ½ - 5½ | Total | 865 |
Last update Steve Peirson Tue 11th Feb 2020 08:25. Reported by Steve Peirson Tue 11th Feb 2020 08:25. Verified By Dragi Popovic Tue 11th Feb 2020 16:14
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speirson
Tue, 11/02/2020 - 08:25
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Because of the handicap, Purbeck only needed to draw 3-3 to win and after an hour's or so play things weren't looking too bad with all the games being fairly even. Unfortunately (for Purbeck) the rot then set in - first of all on board 2 John blundered too much material to carry on so resigned. Then on board 6 Jeremy lost a Q + P ending a pawn down to the newly crowned Dorset Junior Champion. I was next on board 1 when I blundered a piece in a perfectly reasonable position. Mike and I then went to the bar to go over the game and while we were in there, Nick (board 3) came in to say he'd turned a better position into a loss and then Richard (board 5) came in to say he'd turned a better position into a draw! Finally, when I had finished my game, Derek on board 4 was a pawn up but when I returned from the bar he was a pawn down and eventually lost the ending. Anyway, well done to Poole who managed to win by employing the devilish strategy of playing better moves than us!