BDCL Div 2 Wolverhampton vs South Birmingham B
Mike Townsend (187) 1 – 0 Faraz Malik (152)
Dave Wightman (165) 1 – 0 Ralf Weber (151)
Phil Bull (154) 0 – 1 Sean Ralph (151)
Frank Wood (151) 0.5 – 0.5 Terry Walker (149)
Phil Porter (136) 0.5 – 0.5 Mark Drugan (148)
Gordon Sands (120) 0 – 1 Derek Stockhall (134)
3 – 3
Wolverhampton’s third match began badly, with
Gordon Sands going an early pawn down and losing quite quickly. The
remaining games remained level for much of the evening. Dave Wightman
eventually managed to convert a superior pawn structure
into a pawn advantage and was able to close out the win to level the
match. Mike Townsend went a pawn ahead in the run up to the first time
control, but this advantage was neutralised soon afterwards. Phil
Porter went a pawn ahead, as did Phil Bull, leading
to some optimism of a positive result to the match as the second time
control approached. Mike Townsend finally managed to win on Board 1, in
a multiple passed pawn ending. Frank Wood drew but Phil Porter was
unable to queen the last remaining pawn and the
game ended in a draw. So, 3 – 2 ahead and a pawn up in the ending of
the last match, Phil Bull was unlucky to miss a key defensive move
which allowed one of the black passed pawns to queen and the game was
lost. A 3 - 3 draw on the night, which was probably
a fair result given the similarity in grades between the teams, leaves
Wolverhampton comfortably mid table. Thanks to South Birmingham for
some interesting games and good luck for the rest of the season.
By Dave Wightman
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