Near, but half a cigar

Penultimate match of the season – a trip up the A1 to Stevenage.

Adam, our occasional guest board 1,  had good control from a Colle/Stonewall and used his 2 pawn advantage to win a same coloured bishops ending. Malcolm’s opponent missed a discovered check + attack on his queen in the opening. Painful. Terry drew a pawn ending. Anthony had an excellent Chinese Dragon, but went astray….. Leon lost. We woz definitely a bit robbed.

Herts League – Division 4    Monday 22-April-2013
  Stevenage 3                                                            Borehamwood 1
Board  1 : Fitzgerald, Patrick             141       0-1   Raoof, Adam N                     191
Board  2 : Epps, Ben                              133      1-0   Kent, Anthony R                   148
Board  3 : Belton, David J                   132      0-1   Gesthuysen, Malcolm         149
Board  4 : Bogucki,Michal                  125      1/2   O’Sullivan, Terry J               131
Board  5 : James, Arthur                     127      1-0   Glouzman, Leon                    126
Match Score :                                                   2.5 – 2.5