Reality bites for Bedford E

BoardRatingMilton Keynes BVBedford ERating
1887Bowler, AndrewG1 – 0Cox, Lucian1674
1823Heath, AlanB1 – 0McMorran, Richard1640
1780Ward, GeorgeB1 – 0Walker, Nigel B1472
1695Evans, ThomasG1 – 0Kapustynski , Kryzsztof1600
1435Bhalla, SumitB½ – ½Goodman, James1500
Total86204½ – ½7886

Bedford E went into our third match of the season with high hopes having won 2 out of 2  previously. Reality however bit on a cold night in Milton Keynes as we were picked apart by a very strong Milton Keynes B team.

On board 1 Lucien, despite falling a piece down in the opening, valliantly fought against a very strong opponent (c. 1900) before slipping to defeat. Richard on board 2, by his own admission had a stone cold win but became complacent. I saw little of Nigel and Kristoph’s games but understading they both fought bravely against higher ranked opposition. On board 5 I thought i might be able to nick a point going into the end game but somehow managed to blunder my way out of a 3 pawn advantage to draw.

Overall it was a tough night but given we were behind almost 1000 ranking points across the five boards, I think we acquitted ourselves well. Roll on Luton C next week!

James Goodman, 12th November 2024

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