Match Result
| Season | 09/10 |
| Date | Mon 16 Nov 2009 |
| Competition: | Thames Valley League Division 3 |
| Fixture |
Richmond 'C' v Ealing 'C'
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| Result | W: 5.5-0.5 |
Scorecard
| Board | Grade | Richmond 'C' | v | Ealing 'C' | Grade |
| 1 | 146 | Jones, Glynn | 0-1 | Dale Gibbons |
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| 2 | 136 | Donohoe, Dan | 0-1 | Raj Jhooti |
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| 3 | 133 | Shard, Alex | 0-1 | Sam Sarna |
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| 4 | 132 | Sutton, Barry | 0-1 | Steve Gibbs |
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| 5 | 85 | Catling, Laurie | 0.5-0.5 | Jason Obihara |
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| 6 | 70 | Broadley, Ken | 0-1 | Geoff Richards |
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| Total | | | 0.5-5.5 | | |
Captains Comment
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.
