Played at Ilford CC, 21August 2023
| Board | ILFORD | R1 | R2 | WANSTEAD A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghose, Rahul 1861 (W, B) | 1-0 | 1-0 | Hodgson, John H 2152 (B, W) |
| 2 | Twitchell, Neville H 1850 | ½-½ | ½-½ | Spearman, David 2044 |
| 3 | Page, Jeffrey 1757 | 0-1 | 0-1 | Cawdery, John 2019 |
| 4 | Jaiswal, Adhar 1652 | 0-1 | 0-1 | Mulay, Partha 1976 |
| 5 | Faheem, Muhammad 1628 | 0-1 | 0-1 | Freeman, Ashley 1976 |
| Average: 1750 | 1½-3½ | 1½-3½ | Average: 2034 | |
| 3-7 | ||||
A match remarkable for two features: the scores in both rounds were identical – board-for-board, score-for-score – and Ilford’s only success was on Board 1, where Rahul Ghose, giving 291 rating points, took the scalp of John Hodgson twice: John won’t be visiting a barber any time soon!
Wanstead were expecting a tougher task given Ilford’s list of registered players. So, while the home team scored 3-1 over the top two boards, where Neville supported Rahul with a notable draw-double against David, Wanstead cleaned up 6-0 on the other three boards, to secure the match by 7-3 and reach the Final, where they will defend the Sims Cup against the winners of the other Semi-Final, the heavyweight bout between BASILDON and BARKING A, playing on Thursday, 24 August.
Whoever wins on Thursday, WANSTEAD A will be at Home in the Final.
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