WN1 v A1 10.9.18 An early start to the season, and a valuable point earned. Our top boards were in good nick with solid draws against strong opponents. Our lower boards couldn't quite back up. My opponent played into a hole in my opening preparation and I was lucky to salvage a draw. Alex turned down a draw, which seemed the right decision, as he had winning chances and our boards around him did not look promising. Ross Murphy exploited a back rank weakness before Alex could convert his pawn on the seventh rank. Glenn had been under pressure on the Queen side , but his g4, g5 pawn advance swung the game decisively in his favour. J Willow 218 1/2 J Molyneux 200 S Okhai 192 1/2 S Burke 172 A Clare 169 0-1 G Halfpenny 171 R Murphy 149 1-0 A Webster 160 R Willoughby 137 1/2 P Morgan 147 |
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