D-Team “Tasted Blood” but left Bruised
Amber Valley are currently playing their home matches at neutral venues. So, we played them at Spondon. They were a strong team and this was reflected in the eventual scoreline.
First, I thought I could taste blood and went for it (it doesn’t take much), resigning board 3 at about 8:30.
Then Alan resigned, on one, having put up a brave fight against Dean Hartley.
Garry, on two, had his king drawn out into the board and was subjected to some horrible pins. He hung on for a long time.
Our only share of the points came from Sam, on board 4 who, having repeatedly escaped from some real scapes was offered a draw.
Well done Sam.
| Amber Valley | 3½ - ½ | Derby D | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hartley, Dean M | 1852 | 1 - 0 | Kennedy, Alan | 1617 |
| 2 | Kelman, Paul | 1601 | 1 - 0 | Sands, Garry | 1542 |
| 3 | Heath, George K | 1491 | 1 - 0 | Ross, Colin | 1491 |
| 4 | Smith, Graham | 1495 | ½ - ½ | Samra, Mohinderpal | 1345 |
Colin Ross 29/10/25