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Published 3 February and supplemented 9 2014

Leicestershire - Greater Manchester

Played on 1 February 2014 at The Red Lion, Checkley. Greater Manchester players on odd-numbered boards had white. Results from John Pattinson and match commentary from David Pardoe.

 

Board ECF Code Grade Leicestershire Score Score Greater Manchester Grade ECF Code
1 266931G 158 A. Reeves ½ ½ Glenn Trueman 159 120612G
2 163691B 156 R. Vann 1 0 Alan Beresford 152 106649D
3 116818G 155 J. Pattinson ½ ½ Julian Clissold 153 108513L
4 112216C 156 P. Harrison ½ ½ Mick Connor 146 108722J
5 112121C 158 P. Harlow 1 0 Paul Kirby 158 231433L
6 290352A 154 R. Hanscombe ½ ½ Francis Moan 146 130379L
7 137112F 154 G. Ward ½ ½ Dave Kierman 146 127547B
8 106989F 153 G. Booley ½ ½ Tim Hilton 151 282176L
9 179904G 152 B. Pourmozafari 1 0 Mick Norris 150 116293H
10 104886H 151 S. Wylie 0 1 Dave Pardoe 154 157151F
11 108975E 141 M. Cowley 0 1 Mark Whalley 149 254808C
12 106748F 146 J. Bingham 1 0 Fiona Green 137 121303K
13 262998H 141 P. Suchak 0 1 Stephen Ward 142 287322K
14 250159E 140 J. Manger ½ ½ Dave Holt 136 273804B
15 123060J 139 J. Wells ½ ½ Dave Connolly 143 247722B
16 244048K 136 D. Reynolds 1 0 Richard Fox 137 263889H
  Mean 149.4 Score 9 7 Mean 147.4  

 

With two boards remaining, Leicestershire had a 1 point lead, as the gathering dark night closed in. The result depended on boards 4 and 5. Both games were on a knife edge, but Leicestershire got a draw on board 4 in what looked a fairly level position, with Mick Connor just a move short of promoting a key pawn. On board 5, Paul Kirby had a real tussle, pushing through for a second queen, which unfortunately he could not hold. With clocks ticking down to the final minutes, Phil Harlow also promoted to a queen and held on for the win. The battle on the other boards was equally keenly fought, and 8 draws resulted from the 16 boards.