Southbourne A v Ringwood A

B&DCL Div 1 Fri 26th Nov 2021   Verify
BoardHomeSouthbourne ARingwood AAway
1 (B) 2005
P
Pegg, Russell M
½ - ½
G
Goater, Kevin P
2102
2 (W) 1968
S
Laker, Leonard J
1 - 0
B
Woodger, Niall
1870
3 (B) 1863
S
Catchpole, Jon F
½ - ½
G
Clancy, Martin J
1837
4 (W) 1672
S
Doyle, Jamie
1 - 0
S
Davenport, Robert
1660
Total75083 - 1Total7469

Last update Martin J Simons Sat 27th Nov 2021 06:21. Reported by Martin J Simons Sat 27th Nov 2021 06:21. Verified By Martin Joseph Clancy Tue 18th Jan 2022 23:17

Comments

We welcomed the Ringwood team to Tuckton Social Club on a cold evening. Even though the windows and doors were open, luckily the central heating was working!

All matches were well contested. First to finish was on board 3 where Jon played an unusual gambit which Martin navigated his way through. However, the early middle game position looked confusing when both players agreed to share the point. Board 4 was next to finish when Jamie won a piece. The top 2 boards were extremely close and were played to the finish. Niall looked to have an equal R + B ending, perhaps may have been slightly better, but missed a rook check which allowed Len to swap off bishops fracturing his pawns, then Len managed to swap off rooks to reach a winning K + P ending. The top board was a fascinating encounter with pawns and pieces in unusual places and both players playing for the win. Once the debris had cleared, Russ found himself a pawn up in a R + B ending but the bishops were of opposite colour and it was clear the position was drawn.

Many thanks to the Ringwood players for a challenging match and it was great to have many face to face catch up conversations.