SL D1 – Epsom 1 v Guildford 1
It was disappointing to go out in the 1st round of the Alexander Cup on 25 September, losing 6–4 to Epsom. We did better in our next meeting, starting our Surrey League Division 1 campaign with a 4–4 draw at their venue – a good result given that we were outrated by 70 points a board on average.
Nigel Povah and Gwilym Price both went down to very strong opponents at the top end (Graeme Buckley and Peter Large), but Clive Frostick managed to draw against Susan Lalic on board 3.
New signing Rolandas Lukosius, James Toon, and Tim Foster all won their games. James's game against a strong junior is featured on the Games page of the website.
Julien Shepley drew against Robin Haldane (always a tricky opponent). Unfortunately for us, Liam Ireland was unable to hold the ending in the last game to finish and Epsom managed to draw the match.
Nigel Povah and Gwilym Price both went down to very strong opponents at the top end (Graeme Buckley and Peter Large), but Clive Frostick managed to draw against Susan Lalic on board 3.
New signing Rolandas Lukosius, James Toon, and Tim Foster all won their games. James's game against a strong junior is featured on the Games page of the website.
Julien Shepley drew against Robin Haldane (always a tricky opponent). Unfortunately for us, Liam Ireland was unable to hold the ending in the last game to finish and Epsom managed to draw the match.