Broadstairs  5         Bridge B   2 

1 David Faldon (174) 0-1   Richard Eales (195)
2 Bob Page (135) 1-0   Alan Atkinson (173)
3 Paul Carfrae (133) 1-0    Peter Blundell (120)
4 John Couzens (116) 0-1   Graeme Boxall (99)
5 Reg Pidduck (107) 1-0   Ray Rennells (75)
6 Andy Flood (106) 1-0    Ian Redmond (75)
7 Michael Doyle (81) 1-0    Barnaby Wills (e35)

David Faldon writes:

What a surprising scoreline! By way of explanation, Bridge had trouble putting out a representative side for a damp Monday in February, but in the end seven opposition players did turn up. Many thanks to Graeme Boxall of Bridge for making sure that all of our players got a game. Was the final score of 5-2 a fair representation of the play? Not really. With a bit more concentration from John on board 4 and myself on board 1 we could easily have won 7-0. Mike Doyle on board 7 was first to finish after a complicated tactical mess in which Mike proved stronger than his young opponent. John was next to finish on board 4 when his extra pawn in a king and pawn ending proved less important than his opponent’s central king. That blip levelled the match at 1-1 but by then most of the other games were very much in our favour. Paul (board 3), Reg (board 5) and Andy (board 6) duly converted their advantages after a steady accumulation of pawns and pieces leaving the match score 4-1 to us with just two to play. At this point we suffered our second reverse when my opponent on board 1 pulled off when he called “an outrageous swindle”. 4-2. For the last half-hour Bob on board 2 took centre stage, carefully advancing his two extra pawns to victory after a very well played game against a strong opponent. This unexpected victory leaves the Millar Cup table as follows:

Team Play Won Draw Lost For Against Points SP MP IM
Bridge B 7 4 1 2 29 20 9 0 0 0
Bridge A 5 3 2 0 21½ 13½ 8 0 0 0
Folkestone 6 3 1 2 23 19 7 0 0 0
Broadstairs 6 2 0 4 18½ 23½ 4 0 0 0
Margate 6 1 0 5 13 29 2 0 0 0

Bridge A have three matches left, against us (next week), Folkestone and Margate. If they win two of these three matches then they will win the Millar Cup for 2017-18.

Post navigation