We left the Wolverhampton League Division One
match against Walsall Kipping with Stafford leading 2.5-1.5 but struggling in
the two adjourned positions. In the first of those to be
resumed, Matthew Harborne fought valiantly with rook, knight and
bishop against queen and opposite-coloured bishop, and Matthew also having one
pawn less. He looked to be close to securing a blockade but
his opponent had many ways to slowly probe and eventually managed to break
through. So now the match score is level with Ray Hyde due to
defend his difficult bishop ending, a pawn down, on 20th
November. |
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