BDCL Div 2:
Shirley & Wythall vs
Wolverhampton
David Thomas (151) 1 – 0 Mike
Townsend (187)
John Freeman (148) 0 – 1
Parminder Sanghera (e187)
Louis Rawson (143) 0 – 1 Dave
Wightman (165)
Peter McGuirk (141) 0 – 1 Phil
Bull (154)
Robert Purcell (140) 0.5 – 0.5 Jonathan
Hunt (153)
Gordon Christie (133) 0.5 – 0.5 Frank Wood
(151)
Wolverhampton went to table-topping Shirley
& Wythall with high hopes, bringing a full strength team
for only the second time this season. However, three of the
team arrived substantially late due to unprecedented traffic.
In a fine display of sportsmanship by the hosts, the start was
delayed for as long as possible and so the minimum time
disadvantage was experienced by the affected parties. Once
play began, Phil Bull quickly went a piece up and managed to
treble his opponent’s pawns in return for an attack on the
white king that was quickly neutralised. Parminder Sanghera
gained a pawn and began to build an attack against the black
kingside. With the time control looming, Frank Wood went a
pawn down, but Jonathan Hunt went a pawn up. Phil Bull
exchanged into a won ending and Parminder Sanghera’s attack
broke through shortly afterwards for the second win of the
night in quick succession. Jonathan Hunt agreed a draw but,
emerging from a time scramble a piece ahead, Dave Wightman was
able to win to secure the match. Frank Wood recovered the
pawn to draw on Board 6, leaving just Mike Townsend to
finish. He had sacrificed two pawns for an attack on the
white king but, when the defences held, the game was lost for
an overall score of 4 – 2 to the visitors on the night. The
win pushes Wolverhampton up the league table and, more
importantly, greatly relieves the concerns over potential
relegation. Thanks are due to Shirley & Wythall for
bearing with the late arrivals, and for some tightly contested
matches. Good luck for the rest of the season.
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