Southbourne B V Highcliffe B

B&DCL Div 2 Fri 10th May 2024 00:00 Winner: Away Verify

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Board	Rating	Southbourne B	V	Highcliffe B	Rating
1	1762	Curran, Brian B	0 - 1	B Smith, Ken	1839
2	1673	Litchfield, Michael J B	½ - ½	G Ursell, Richard W	1839
3	1578	Harris, John E N	0 - 1	B Trach, Thomas	1747
4	1400	Carrasco Martin, Isaac B	1 - 0	B Smith, Matthew P	1700
Total	6413		1½ - 2½		7125

Last update Richard Ursell Fri 10th May 2024 23:26. Reported by Richard Ursell Fri 10th May 2024 23:26. Verified By

Press / Admin Comment

This match ,a dead rubber to Southbourne but vital to Highcliffe was played in a great spirit. Southbourne did Bournemouth proud they could not have fought harder. We outgraded Southbourne significantly on boards 1,2 and 3 , board 4 Isaac is proving a very capable new member. By 9 o'clock it was 1-1 with myself struggling for equality with Mike, and Ken in a battle with Brian. We needed a win and a draw to secure the title. Myself and Mike both punch drunk and weary playing on increments agreed a draw when the position repeated itself. It doesn't tell the full story as Mike played really well probably deserving to win. So 1.5-1.5 ,all down to Ken . As has happened many times this year Ken found a way to win. So in typical B &DCL style the league was won on the last board in the last match on final day late into the night. Thank you to Bournemouth A for their sportsmanship and determination bringing out the best in us. Best wishes to all RU

Richard Ursell

Southbourne B v Highcliffe B

Congratulations to Highcliffe winning an exciting match, both teams weakened by absentees. Well done Ken for taking full advantage of a positional error.

Brian Curran