2010
January
A
good start to the year (snow, what snow)
with victory against Sevenoaks
TONBRIDGE I
Grade Score SEVENOAKS Grade
1. John Emms (White) 229 1
– 0 Philip Walker
177
2. Richard Bedwell 150 ½ –
½ David Casiot
173
3. Mick Hawkes 132 0
– 1 John Cook
162
4. Steve Bond 129
1 – 0 Roy Parsons
140
5. Phil Clinker (Capt) 117 1
– 0 Robin Thompson 105
6. Jim Robertson 108 ½
– ½ Keith Hendrikse 105
SCORE
4 - 2
TOTAL GRADES
865 862
Average Grade
144 143.7
More good stuff followed:
TONBRIDGE II Grade Score Weald
of Kent II Grade
1. Richard Bedwell 150 1 – 0
DEFAULT 0
2. Mick Hawkes 132 0 – 1
Teddy Wickman 142
3. Steve Bond 129 0
– 1 Henry Cove 127
4. Tom Stevens 124 ½ –
½ David Warrick 121
5. Phil Clinker
117 1 – 0 Mark Horner
104
6. Jim Robertson 108 1 –
0 Geoff Broadhead 80
TOTAL GRADES
860
862
Average Grade
126.7
114.8
SCORE
3 - 2½
Comments
After being short of players, the team
fielded was slightly over-graded and we
had to forfeit half a point, however as
W.O.K were a man short this was offset
and we won by the slimmest of margins.My
own game was a tough defensive battle
after my opponent sacrificed a piece for
several pawns and got a strong
initiative, making me walk on thin ice
for 20+ moves,
The game was settled as a draw after I
rode out much of the attack but ran out
of pawns to queen.Phil C won quickly and
in good style, and Jim Robertson won
with a bit of luck from a drawn position
which gave us the victory. Boards 2 & 3
looked like small marginal losses, and
the win in this match makes us 2/3 with
Medway at home the next fixture on Feb
11.
tom
