Heading Towards the Play-Offs!
The C team is fighting for the top positions in the league, having already qualified for the top four play-offs. As teams retain their overall score, it was important to obtain a good result in our visit to Rolls Royce F on Thursday (6/3).
I had a quick win on board 4 against a promising junior stretching my undefeated run to ten games!
On board 1 , Carl had an early sacrifice of a knight. After the game, checking with the engines showed that he had a clear advantage. However, during the middle game this disappeared with the game ending with an agreed draw (although perpetual check was imminent).
Andre with a slight advantage miscalculated a pawn move and the game looked to be heading for a long encounter with equal material and bishops blocked by pawns on the same colours. His opponent low on time, offered a draw which was accepted.
The final game to finish was Matt, with at least a team draw guaranteed. This was a complex tactical game and Matt took the initiative in the end game gaining a pawn. Despite being low on time, he skilfully converted. In the end he checkmated his opponent, who was playing for a stalemate, with a few mins to spare.
A great win for the team to cement our position in the division playoffs.
| Rolls Royce F | 1 - 3 | Derby C | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willey, Paul | 1739 | ½ - ½ | Weighill, Carl | 1633 |
| 2 | Adlington, Ethan | 1394 | 0 - 1 | Caswell, Matthew | 1615 |
| 3 | Mallon, M (Rob) | 1359 | ½ - ½ | Cockburn, Andre | 1551 |
| 4 | Dickinson, Hugo | 1296 | 0 - 1 | Samra, Mohinderpal | 1448 |
Samra Mohinderpal 08/03/25