| Nomads D | 1.5 | 4.5 | Ravenfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan Chambers (w) | 0 | 1 | Tim Gollens |
| Les Day | 1 | 0 | Andrew Shaw |
| Eric Mckenna | 0.5 | 0.5 | Roy Evans |
| Robert Shaw | 0 | 1 | Barry Shaw |
| Jo Woollard | 0 | 1 | D Hill |
| Francesca Biggio | 0 | 1 | M Wilkes |
Nomads won the toss, and chose white on odd boards.
Robert emerged from the opening with a bishop and five pawns against a bishop and four pawns. After much manoeuvring, he miscalculated, ending up in this position:
Seeing no way to prevent his opponent forcing promotion, Robert resigned.
Eric’s game began well, but eventually deadlocked, ending in an agreed draw. Duncan went a pawn down, and never quite recovered. Francesca also lost material early on, and eventually resigned.
Jo maintained material parity, ending up with a queen, two rooks, and seven pawns against a queen, two rooks, a knight, and four pawns. However, he defended well, holding Jo at bay until her flag fell.
Meanwhile, Les emerged into a bishop and pawns endgame two pawns up, with a clear time advantage. Before long, his opponent resigned.
A couple of corrections. My opponent was Tim Gollens and I think we lost on board 6…