Post date: 06-Nov-2012 20:21:37
We went into this match with a little trepidation as University 1 had just trounced pre-season favourites Witney by 5 games to 1. Our fears were dispersed when Ray won quickly against Pranjal. The next few results didn't go our way. Perhaps the seasonal, and very noisy fireworks were off-putting? Will lost playing a very tactical Schliemann and Geoff had to resign after doggedly defending a QGD position. Rod had a good position in a Ruy Lopez, but also lost after a couple of inaccuracies.
The last two games went down to the endgame. Endre, yet again, showed his prowess in this area and won a double rook and pawn endgame. Dave had a very superior endgame after facing a Sicilian and he too converted it into a win.
So, the final score was 3-3. This was our third 3-3 draw this season, and the other result went 2.5-3.5, so all of our matches have been very close. The full scorecard of the match is available here.
After playing almost every Monday so far, we now have a three week gap before playing City in the Frank Wood Shield.