B team edge out C team in Derby league battle

Derby League Division 2

Sorry for the error. This match was inadvertently recorded here as a loss for the B team. In fact it was a plucky performance by the C team which face an overall 456 point rating deficit. Adam Routledge was evenly matched with John Hoddy on board one and drew and Matthew Benfield pulled off a win on board four for the C team, his opponent making some calculating errors in the end game leaving him with a protected pawn that was certain to Queen.

Ryan Smith for the B team outplayed Mike Hoare in the late middle game and after pieces were swapped Mike had little option but to resign. The C team might have snatched a draw but Brian Homewood completely missed a move against Anushka Ramawackrama and it left Anushka threatening to gain a pawn, a major piece and a dominating position at which point Brian resigned.