Ash 1 v Grantham 1 7.02.18 Neither team was at full strength. It was a tight contest on the night, not reflected on the score-line. I blundered the exchange. Some careless Queen moves by Ben let me back in the game , allowing me to win 2 pawns. We agreed an early draw. Neil had to fight much harder to earn his draw against a strong, determined, probing opponent. Neil was under the weather, and despite coughing and spluttering throughout the game, maintained his concentration and nerve to hold. The top 3 boards were tight. David was ,according to his opponent, winning but lost his way.Steve was near to a draw, but under time pressure again, blundered a piece at the death. There was little between Glenn and Nigel- other than Glenn had no threats at the end while Nigel was exerting significant pressure. Glenn lost on time when Nigel seemed about to make the breakthrough on the board. 1 G Halfpenny 0- 1 N Birtwistle 2 S Burke 0- 1 P Cumbers 3 D Levens 0- 1 S Prior 4 N Graham v J Williams draw 5 P. Morgan v B Mason draw Result 1-4 This felt quite similar to last week's defeat to Mansfield. Since Louis' departure, we are struggling to compete on the higher boards with the stronger teams. |
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