West London 0 Ealing 5 - 21.3.12
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Success in the Hillingdon Plate
A week previously we had managed a creditable draw at West London in Division One of the Hillingdon League. On that occasion our opponents outgraded us so we were determined to field a strong team for this cup match. A few of us who did not properly read the small print, thought that victory might bring a trip to Wembley but it turned out that Ealing and West London had already been knocked out of the Cup so we were playing for the Plate.
West London knowing the score, fielded a shadow of the side that gave us so much trouble in the League. However they still gave us plenty of trouble and it arguable that on my board and in Raj Jhooti’s game, more accurate play in the crisis situations might have produced a different result for them.
On board five, experienced Dale Gibbons was always on top but on two, long-time Ealing stalwart Jason Obihara, now with West London in the Hillingdon League was producing some interesting chess against Mike Lambshire. Eventually Mike’s meticulously prepared pawn advance in the centre broke through and it was all over very quickly.
Nevenko Grozdanic broke his leg ice-skating with his daughter earlier this season and it is highly commendable that as soon as the compound break was out of full plaster, he volunteered to return to the Ealing colours. Bob Kane, another Ealing player transferred to West London is no easy target so Nevenko’s accurate play in the later stages of their contest is commendable.
The five-nil score line at the end was gratifying but ultimately unimportant except in the eyes of Asian bookmakers eager for new markets. (I am joking!). Nevertheless the Ealing populace surely must shower our successful team with awards when we bring home the Hillingdon Plate.
A week previously we had managed a creditable draw at West London in Division One of the Hillingdon League. On that occasion our opponents outgraded us so we were determined to field a strong team for this cup match. A few of us who did not properly read the small print, thought that victory might bring a trip to Wembley but it turned out that Ealing and West London had already been knocked out of the Cup so we were playing for the Plate.
West London knowing the score, fielded a shadow of the side that gave us so much trouble in the League. However they still gave us plenty of trouble and it arguable that on my board and in Raj Jhooti’s game, more accurate play in the crisis situations might have produced a different result for them.
On board five, experienced Dale Gibbons was always on top but on two, long-time Ealing stalwart Jason Obihara, now with West London in the Hillingdon League was producing some interesting chess against Mike Lambshire. Eventually Mike’s meticulously prepared pawn advance in the centre broke through and it was all over very quickly.
Nevenko Grozdanic broke his leg ice-skating with his daughter earlier this season and it is highly commendable that as soon as the compound break was out of full plaster, he volunteered to return to the Ealing colours. Bob Kane, another Ealing player transferred to West London is no easy target so Nevenko’s accurate play in the later stages of their contest is commendable.
The five-nil score line at the end was gratifying but ultimately unimportant except in the eyes of Asian bookmakers eager for new markets. (I am joking!). Nevertheless the Ealing populace surely must shower our successful team with awards when we bring home the Hillingdon Plate.