West London A 3.5 Ealing A 4.5
: Created:28 Feb 2008 , byEaling's first team in the Middlesex league achieved an important victory this evening
Veljko Stanisic and Simon Randall were our winning heroes tonight but everyone played their part in this close win over West London at Chiswick Town Hall. Our opponents were at their strongest this season with grandmaster Alexander Chernaev on board one but Martin Smith with the black pieces, gave him a hard struggle before a tough-to-spot blunder decided their encounter.
Ealing don't give much away these days and although a few boards looked distinctly inferior, we ground out the draws. Yes, there were opportunities for us in some games but we did not squander the half-point with over-aggressive play.
We move on to six points from ten games and a realistic chance of third place at the end of the season.