New Milton B V Highcliffe D

B&DCL Div 5 Tue 16th Apr 2024 00:00 Winner: Away Verify

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Board	Rating	New Milton B	V	Highcliffe D	Rating
1	1601	Jolly, Barry MS B	½ - ½	B Salinger, Ron	1429
2	1540	Mackay, Ross M B	0 - 1	N Richards, Joshua	1408
3	1399	Beasant, John B	½ - ½	G Jenkins, John H	1323
4	1300	Richardson, Rachel N	½ - ½	B Ursell, Dan	1246
Total	5840		1½ - 2½		5406

Last update Richard Ursell Tue 16th Apr 2024 21:25. Reported by Richard Ursell Tue 16th Apr 2024 21:25. Verified By

A Close Encounter

Thanks to Barry and his team for an enjoyable evening's chess. The two John's on board 3 were the first to finish with an agreed "gentlemanly draw" , Barry and I were probing each other's defences without much impact and after trading queens also agreed a draw. Meanwhile a ding dong battle was developing between Ross and Josh. Josh a piece down launched a devastating attack on the Kings side and then sacrificed a rook to achieve mate. This left the match hanging on board 4 where Dan and Rachel were evenly matched. In the end Dan's knight seemed to be giving him a slight edge over Rachel's bishop, in a center congested with pawn's. But time was marching on and a draw was agreed.

Ronald Salinger