Last night the first team won 3-2 against Horsham 1 in the Mid-Sussex League. Wins were obtained by John and me and John conjured up a pretty mating position. Geoffrey and Paul both obtained strong positions, but were thwarted by resourceful defending by their opponents and drew their games. Luke lost against the very strong player, Gavin Lock.
This win means that we are now one match point and three game points ahead of Hastings 1 and an interesting match between the clubs is expected next Thursday. If my maths is correct, Hastings must beat us 4-1 to tie first with us and 4.5 to 0.5 to become outright champions. Although we are ahead on points, we must not become complacent as Hastings are very worthy opponents. In 2009 they needed to win 5-0 in their last match in the league to share the first place and they achieved just that.
As I said previously, spectators are welcome. They must, however, be willing to be silent in the match room and to ensure that doors are shut firmly on entering and leaving the room.
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