2016-7 Under-140
County Team Championship

Lincolnshire - Derbyshire

Played on 19 November 2016 at Lindum Group, Lincoln. Lincolnshire players on odd-numbered boards had white pieces. Match reported by David Woodhouse and John Grasham

 

Board	Grade ID	Grade	Lincolnshire	Score	Score	Derbyshire	Grade	Grade ID
1	267824L	136	Adam Robinson	0	1	Vaughan Smith	136	119378J
2	152036C	134	Peter Sherlock	½	½	Roy Woods	135	166028H
3	291168B	126	David Scott	½	½	Philip Sheldon	134	187429K
4	296322L	122	Peter Damms	½	½	Stephen Wootton	131	295064K
5	276572L	122	William Egan	½	½	Dylan Meyer	131	265861G
6	257970E	122	Mike Dew	½	½	Jon Jenson	131	285377C
7	277724B	120	John Grasham	1	0	Matthew Bubis	128	184581A
8	305769A	E119	Neil Roberts	0	1	David Woodhouse	126	284701C
9	293978C	118	William Orr	1	0	Brian Lever	124	114333F
10	302149L	116	Graeme Rae	1	0	Kieran Redhead	124	285383J
11	222184G	114	Chris Cumbers	1	0	Roger Walker	121	120998L
12	265836H	109	Neil Milson	1	0	Ronald Harrison	119	112223L
13	297646J	108	Dr Mark Newstead	1	0	Norman Parkin	116	116723G
14	175804E	107	Frank Robinson	0	1	Graham Pace	115	116587C
15	293983G	85	Andrew Watson	½	½	Leslie Fancourt	112	133519E
16	301287G	63	Kieran Burt	0	1	Frank Pearson	95	143704F
	Avg Gd	113.8		9	7	Avg Gd	123.6

 

[Based on report from David Woodhouse]. Pearson finished first to put Derbyshire ahead. Then followed two early draws, followed by wins from both captains . On board 12, Milson used an avalanche of on board 12 and Smith also used a dangerous passed pawn pawns to force victory on board 1 making the match 4-3 to Derbyshire after nearly three hours play. Boards 3 and 15 agreed draws and Derbyshire had the advantage in both time and material on board2, but this game eventually finished a draw. Three hours into the session Newstead on board 13 levelled the score for Lincolnshire . In the remaining games, Derbyshire were ahead on boards 10 and 14 while Lincolnshire were ahead on boards 9 and 11 when a draw under the 2-minute rule was claimed on board 6. Lincolnshire went ahead 8-6 with wins on board 9 and 11. Pace gave Derbyshire drawing chances with his win, but Rae on board 10 had eliminated his material disadvantage and his opponent got short of time. In the final time-scramble on board 10, the Lincolnshire player won the game and the match to see Lincolnshire home by 9 points to 7.