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Writtle win Essex League |
PAGE DATE: 29-Apr-2008 |
By John Philpott
Dateline: 28-April-2008
Writtle went into this evening's match at Ilford needing a tie or better to retain the Essex League Division 1 championship. Had Ilford won, the club could have taken the title on tie break by winning their final match away to Upminster on 6 May.
Writtle took the lead as a result of David Millward defeating Tom Barton. Ilford hit back with a convincing win on board 2 by David Coleman.
Coleman,David - Chin,Francis [C18]
Essex League Div 1, 28.04.2008
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Qc7 7.Qg4 f5 8.Qg3 cxd4 9.cxd4 Ne7 10.Kd1 0–0 11.Nf3 Bd7 12.Bd3 Nbc6 13.Rb1 Rac8 14.h4 Kh8 15.h5 Ng8 16.Nh4 Be8 17.Ng6+ Bxg6 18.hxg6 h6 19.Rh4 Na5 20.Qh2 b6 21.Ke2 Nc4 22.Bf4 Qe7 23.Rh1 Qxh4 24.Qxh4 and White had no problem finishing off the game
With four drawn games the score reached 3-3. John Moore was trying to squeeze an advantage out of an ending against Terry Donnelly, while a full blooded encounter was taking place on top board.
White,Russell - Hodgson,John [B21]
Essex League Div 1, 28.04.2008
1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3 Nc6 5.Nf3 d6 6.Bc4 a6 7.Bg5 Nf6 8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.0–0 e6 10.Nd4 Bd7 11.Nxc6 Bxc6 12.Qh5 Bd7 13.Kh1 Qb6 14.Bb3 Qc5 15.Qe2 Qg5 16.f4 Qh6 17.Rf3 Be7 18.Qf2 f5 19.exf5 Bc6 20.fxe6 fxe6 21.Re3 Rg8 22.Rg1 Rg6 23.Qe2 Qxf4 24.Bxe6 Bf6 25.Nd5 ½–½
In the final position White was much better, but with both sides very short of time offered a draw in view of the match situation. Moore v Donnelly was also agreed drawn and Writtle had achieved the tie that they needed. Congratulations to them, but how Ilford must regret their loss at home to Waltham Forest.
