First post for a while. We retained our status in Herts Division 2, and have opened the 2026/2027 season with a Draw.
Herts CA : Herts League – Division 2
Tuesday 13-October-2026
Borehamwood Welwyn Hatfield 1
Board 1 : Rubeck, Jonathan 1889 0-1 Mancini, Edoardo 1849
Board 2 : Choudhury, Shakeel 1775 1-0 Gordonsmith, Roger H 1827
Board 3 : Kent, Anthony R 1751 1-0 Roderick, Andrew 1824
Board 4 : Garfield, Harvey 1483 1/2 Jones, Tibor T 1750
Board 5 : O’Sullivan, Terry J 1481 0-1 Solanki, Daiwik 1811
Average Grade [1675.8] [1812.2]
Match Score : 2.5 – 2.5
Terry was heavily outgraded on board 5 and lost. Jonathan resigned with a material deficit. Action on board 1 below early on.
Boards 4 and 5 below
After a couple of defeats, our fortunes improved. On Board 3, white played an unsound piece gambit on Board 3, as black’s knight on C6 holds everything together after 8…Kxf7 9. e5
After pressure due to underdevelopment, black emerged with a winning position and white resigned a few moves after the position below. https://lichess.org/IZ1pXm7x#0
Harvey on board 4 reached an unbalanced endgame with a Rook and 4 Pawns each. With time short, a draw was agreed.
Board 3 was fairly even throughout, but white gained the upper hand as black became short of time, giving us a hard fought draw.
The club is open for match nights in 2026 on the following dates. Visitors welcome.
Tuesday 27 October
Tuesday 24 November
Tuesday 1 December
