Monday 9 April 2018
Drunken Knights 2 v Ilford 1
Division 2 table topping Drunken Knights 2 were going to be a challenge. As expected we were heavily out-graded but it went as far as our top board matching their lowest graded player! Having defaulted two boards before starting it was clear that a team result was very unlikely so it was an opportunity for those playing to throw caution to the winds and play for a win against higher rated opponents. In this vein David had an excellent win, Paolo threw everything into attack to obtain a draw and Aidan also gained an excellent draw. Everyone else played well and had opportunities in their games – an entertaining evening for all. Julian initially adjourned his game but after overnight deliberation gave it up as lost.
| Drunken Knights 2 | GRADE | SCORE | Ilford 1 | GRADE | |
| 1 | Carsten Pedersen | 202 | ½ – ½ | Paolo Casaschi  |
174 |
| 2 | Rhys Cumming | 199 | 1 – 0 | Gary Thurston (b) | 173 |
| 3 | Tomer Eden | 198 | 0 – 1 | David Millward | 167 |
| 4 | Chris Russell | 196 | 1 – 0 | Julian Hudson | 169 |
| 5 | Richard Black | 195 | 1 – 0 | Les Crane | 164 |
| 6 | Anthony Fulton | 189 | 1 – 0 | Tom Barton | 168 |
| 7 | Doug Bennett | 174 | ½ – ½ | Aidan Corish | 148 |
| 8 | Michael Green | 177 | 1 – 0 | Anthony Kent | 150 |
| 9 | Walkover | 1 – 0 | Default | ||
| 10 | Walkover | 1 – 0 | Default | ||
| Total | 8 – 2 |
Ilford Chess Club 