13.12.2019
MSCL KO Cup Quarter-Final
Crowborough 1st Team go through against Horsham to face Sussex University in the Semi-Final.
In a closely contested match Chris was the first to finish taking half a point off his higher rated opponent.
With a win and a loss on the top two boards the match was finely poised at 1½-1½ and all focus moved to boards 4 & 5.
Ben was playing a same coloured bishop ending and with great technique converted the point. This gave us the match win on tiebreak at which point Jonathan visibly relaxed on board 5 and graciously conceded his losing endgame position without forcing his opponent to play it out.
Board
|
Home |
Horsham |
|
Crowborough |
Away |
| 1 (B) |
180A
|
Higgs, Anthony RJ |
0 - 1 |
Fryer, David W |
170A
|
| 2 (W) |
163C
|
Harbott, Peter |
1 - 0 |
Lawrance, Jon AN |
155B
|
| 3 (B) |
145C
|
Warren, Nick |
½ - ½ |
Dunn, Chris C |
129C
|
| 4 (W) |
127A
|
Barrowclough, Richard |
0 - 1 |
Crosby, Ben |
119A
|
| 5 (B) |
126A
|
Denning, Julie L |
1 - 0 |
Grisenthwaite, Jonathan C |
095E
|
| Handicap |
|
|
0 - ½ |
|
|
| Average |
149 |
|
2½ - 3 |
Average |
134 |
|
|
|