Board | Home | Preston 1 | Lytham 1 | Away | |
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1 (B) | 2321 (2279) | B Lund, D Brett | 1 - 0 | B Cooper, John G | 1931 (1953) |
2 (W) | 2074 (2073) | G Peacock, Malcolm R | 1 - 0 | G Walker, Colin M | 1873 (1860) |
3 (B) | 1866 (1890) | G Ashcroft, Graham J | ½ - ½ | B Wilson, Peter A | 1729 (1740) |
4 (W) | 1811 (1745) | B Pidcock, Alan | 0 - 1 | N Aspinall, David E | 1733 (1639) |
Total | 8072 | 2½ - 1½ | Total | 7266 |
Last update Graham Ashcroft Wed 1st May 2024 23:41. Reported by Graham Ashcroft Wed 1st May 2024 23:41. Verified By
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gashcroft
Wed, 01/05/2024 - 23:41
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Sorry for the short report - my game went to the wire and I didn't see much of the other games.
First to finish was board four. Things looked fairly even until Alan lost his queen .
Peter had sacrificed a bishop for two pawns in my game (board three) and had a dangerous passed pawn. Although a piece up I failed to properly take advantage of this and was stuck in passive/defensive position.
Although Malcolm seemed to be doing well Brett had an inferior position and was short of time, and it seemed he might lose. Therefore I advanced my queen-side pawns in an attempt to generate some counter-play ( thinking I might have to win) and consequently lost two pawns.
With 16 seconds to make 6 moves Brett produced a brilliant exchange sacrifice, and his plan led to mate. John sat there for a while seemingly unaware he had been mated - possibly he was in shock. At this point Malcolm was headed for the win , having managed to force Colin's king into the middle of the board.
With four pawns for his piece Peter was winning. He had 13 minutes to my two minutes, and I was desperately clinging on. He advanced the original passed pawn to g7 but I was able to blockade it. With only 36 seconds remaining on my clock a draw was agreed.
Malcolm went on to mate Colin for a fine win. Excellent performance by Lytham who came very close to winning. Preston 1 league champions.