Cheddleton V Newcastle

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Thanks to Cheddleton for a very tough match, which looked in their favour until the last few minutes! The game on board 1 was the first to finish, with a draw offered by Joe and immediately accepted by Jon. Not long afterwards, John Day offered a draw as well and John Yee accepted. The attention moved to the bottom boards, where I was struggling to defend my position and after miscalculating an exchange I ended up losing a rook for a bishop. Meanwhile, Paul realised a win or a draw on board 4 wouldn't change the final result, as we still needed at least a draw on board 3 to bring home the cup, so he decided not to risk and he offered a draw as well. All eyes converged on the two captains and it was just a matter of time before Sandra could convert into a win her material advantage, but unfortunately for her, despite having less then 3 minutes on the clock I managed to find a tactic that allowed me to change completely the balance of the game and run away with a victory.

Alberto Gissi