Highcliffe C V Southbourne C

B&DCL Div 3 Mon 6th Nov 2023 00:00 Winner: Away Verify

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Board	Rating	Highcliffe C	V	Southbourne C	Rating
1	1651	Manson, Andrew B	½ - ½	B Litchfield, Michael J	1673
2	1639	Salinger, Neil G	1 - 0	N Arorash, David	1601
3	1648	Powell, Robert B	0 - 1	N Harris, John E	1578
4	1429	Salinger, Ron B	0 - 1	N Wang, Jason	1550
Total	6367		1½ - 2½		6402

Last update Andrew Manson Tue 7th Nov 2023 00:34. Reported by Andrew Manson Tue 7th Nov 2023 00:34. Verified By

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A tightly fought match - Neil was first to finish with an inspired combination to give a 1-0 lead to HIghcliffe, Robert tried to break open a tight game but overstretched and John took advantage to level the match. Jason made an inspired Rook lift, and the king side onslaught was too much for Ron to defend. 2-1. Andrew and Michael battled the last game on top board, with attack options for both but no clear decisive edge. A draw was agreed giving Southbourne a well deserved win.

Andrew Manson

A tight match

Two equally strengthed teams. After Neil's well played win on board 2, Highcliffe looked favourites as board 4 was looking ok and there were some exciting tactics on board 3 in a game that could go either way. However, both games turned when Ron overlooked a piece sac by Jason which would have won his queen and Robert moved his king which allowed John a rook fork winning his queen. The top board looked about equal when the draw was agreed. With thanks to Highcliffe for the kind hospitality.

Martin J Simons