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Greater Manchester - Leicestershire

Played at The Bridge Club 6, King St Newcastle under Lyme ST5 1EL on 23 January 2010. Leicestershire players had white on odd-numbered boards.

 

Board     Greater Manchester BCF Code     Grade     Score     Score Leicestershire BCF Code     Grade    
1 Beresford Alan 106649D 159 0 1 Farrall, David 213110K 159
2 Jones Stevan 245951G 143 ½ ½ Booley, Graham 106989F 157
3 Pardoe Dave 157151F 151 ½ ½ Deacon, Paul 109512C 154
4 Connor Mick 108722J 147 ½ ½ Potter, Karl 265676A 154
5 Pollard Matthew 1172605F 150 0 1 Tate, Michael 120070H 154
6 Lonsdale Jon 143105F 157 ½ ½ Turvey, Steven S     153473H 150
7 King Peter 247173F 146 ½ ½ Cowley, Michael 108975E 148
8 McNulty Mark 259539E 144 ½ ½ Gibson, Paul 256115D 148
9 Keerman David 127547B 143 ½ ½ Collins, RF (Bob) 108656L 143
10 McCarthy Damian     230117K 142 ½ ½ Harlow, Phil 112121C 143
11 Nicholson Jim 142857D 141 ½ ½ Watkinson, Phil 259144D 143
12 Connelly David 247722B 141 1 0 Harrison, Peter 112216C 140
13 Sumner Ray T 104765G 140 ½ ½ Hayden, Lawrence 112374K 138
14 Phytham Graham 155762C 137 0 1 Hickman, Peter 272936C 137
15 Moore Les 241104G 129 ½ ½ Farquharson, Ian 190445A 135
16 Brooks Harry 107364D 119 0 1 Reynolds, David 244048K 128
        6½ 9½  

   

 

Leicestershire had a very solid line-up so this would be a tough match for Greater Manchester. Leicestershire won the toss. Early in the match the Leicestershire's captain's mobile phone went off (despite the pre-match request) causing a forfeit of the game. A harsh penalty but hopefully a lesson learnt for all. Greater Manchester promoted on-form players Steven Jones and Mick Connor to boards 2 and 4 respectively to face encounters with higher-rated opponents and both finished with creditable draws. Jon Lonsdale had the white side of a QGD with a nice space advantage and black was cramped with a bad Q-side bishop. Eventually Steven turvey equalised and, both players short of time, they agreed a draw. On board 5, Manchester's Matthew Pollard played an exchange-sac in the Sicilian (RxN on c3). An intermezzo by Michael Tate (BxN on f6) saved white's e-pawn from Nxe4. Black did succeed in damaging white's queenside pawns and secured the two bishops. Ultimately this wasn't enough to compensate and Michael won for Leics. On board 7, Manchester's Peter King had the black side of a Caro Kann against Michael Cowley. Michael over-extended his pawn structure in the opening allowing Peter counterplay from the wings, which led to winning a pawn, but not the game. Eventually Leicestershire's greater team strength showed though.