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First team lead the EACU

Following yesterday’s matches against Bedfordshire, Suffolk’s First team, captained by Ian Wallis lead the EACU First Team League:

Team Played Won Drawn Lost Match Points Game Points
Suffolk 4 3 0 1 6 36½
Norfolk 4 2 1 1 5 34½
Bedfordshire 4 2 0 2 4 32½
Cambridgeshire 4 0 1 3 1 24½

The final two matches, against Norfolk and Cambridgeshre, will be played on Sunday 17 March.

Indivdidual results from the matches played yesterday were:

Board Name Grade Results
1 Ed Player 214 ½ . ½
2 Alan Merry 214 1 . 1
3 Shaun Munson 206 ½ . 1
4 David Spence 206 ½ . 1
5 Graham Moore 186 1 . 0
6 Ted Matthewson 182 ½ . ½
7 Mike Cook 190 ½ . ½
8 Rob Sanders 177 ½ . ½
9 Phil Hopkins 177 0 . ½
10 Steve Gregory 174 ½ . ½
11 Ian Wallis 174 0 . 1
12 Richard Lamont 171 ½ . 0
13 Steve Ruthen 169 ½ . ½
14 John Feavyour 168 0 . 0
15 Phil Hutchings 160 ½ . 1
16 Michael Clapham 158 ½ . 1

Alan Merry‘s first game, as Black, against Steve Ledger, had a nice finish.   This was the position after Black’s 41st move (Re8).   White is a pawn ahead, but Black’s pair of bishops, especially the raking dark-squared bishop, more than compensate:

In fact, White is unable to hold on to his e-pawn, and his position soon collapses:

42.  Re1   Bc3
43.  Rh1   Rxe4
44.  Rxh6+   Kg7
45.  Rxd6   Bxf5
46.  Nh5+   Kf8 (the only move)
47.  Ng3   Re1#

There will be a full report on the Under 160s tomorrow.

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