Richmond C 0.5 Ealing C 4.5
: Created:18 Nov 2009 , by Alastair JohnstoneFollowing our good start to the season we travelled to play Richmond C in confident mood and came away with a resounding win.
| Thames Valley League, Div.3 | 16th November 2009 | |||||
Board | Colour | Richmond C | Grade | Score | Ealing C | Grade |
1 | W | Glynn Jones | 146 | Adj. | Dale Gibbons | 148 |
2 | B | Dan Donohoe | 136 | 0-1 | Raj Jhooti | 136 |
3 | W | Alex Shard | 133 | 0-1 | Summit Sarna | |
4 | B | Barry Sutton | 132 | 0-1 | Steve Gibbs | 138 |
5 | W | Laurie Catling | 85 | 0.5-0.5 | Jason Obihara | 125 |
6 | B | Ken Broadley | 70 | 0-1 | Geoff Richards | 92 |
0.5-4.5 | ||||||
Geoff Richards writes:
Last in and first out was Steve Gibbs on board 4 who left for home at only 9:15pm having seen off his opponent most competently. 1-0 to Ealing.
On board 6 I had a difficult opening and entered the middle game with a constricted position although under no direct threat. Fortunately my opponent over estimated the situation and made an unsound sacrifice, letting me off the hook and enabling me to prevail. 2-0 to Ealing.
Whilst all this was going on Raj Jhooti and Sam Sarna on boards 2 and 3 respectively were quietly building up winning positions that they both successfully converted for the full point. 4-0 to Ealing and the match won.
At the call of time Jason Obihara on board 5 was a pawn down but with all the threats and was planning to go to adjudication claiming a win. However, subsequent analysis indicated that the win would be highly problematical and so a draw was agreed the following day. 4.5 - 0.5 to Ealing.
This all left Dale Gibbons on board 1 adjourning two pawns to the good and confident of a win.
Also just to mention that Simon Healeas's adjourned game from the match against Maidenhead C was agreed drawn without further resumption, so the final score was 4.5 - 1.5 to Ealing. Well done Simon.
So we now have three points from three games and are entitled to approach the remaining fixtures with every confidence.