Banbury B 0 - 4 Leamington B

2 October 2012

Leamington have claimed a rare 4 board whitewash in Banbury. The result is all the more surprising as the average grades of the two teams was identical.

  • Martin, Nick (144) 0 - 1 Graff, Ben (143)
  • Waddell, Mal (140) 0 - 1 Darling, Tom (135)
  • Vikanis, Egils (136) 0 - 1 Hodgkins, David W (135)
  • Rowan, Daniel (127) 0 - 1 Collins, Andy (134)

    • Andy set the ball rolling with a comfortable win on board 4, then Tom edged a wild Albin Counter Gambit to make it 2-0. Ben, who had looked in trouble the exchange down, turned it around with both players short on time, his opponent's clock running out shortly after a blunder. The points were safe, but David, who had no trouble after winning the exchange, made Leamington's evening even better: 0-4!

    This is Tom's win, featuring a mix of blunders and enterprising attacking play from both sides ...