Horsham 1 achieve comfortable win against Lewes 1
At the start of April, Horsham 1 scored a comfortable win away against Lewes 1.
Anthony Higgs and Matt Forster overwhelmed their opponents on the bottom two boards to give Horsham a 2-0 lead.
Mike Forster played out a solid draw to take the score to 2.5-0.5.
Although Gavin had a very good position, he judiciously accepted the draw when offered it, in order to secure the match victory.
Following this, James was happy to accept a draw as he was down to a minute and a half on the clock, plus thirty second increment. Subsequent analysis suggested that he had good winning chances.
Horsham therefore secured a 3.5-1.5 win.
| Lewes 1 (Home) | Horsham 1 (Away) | |
|---|---|---|
| Martin O Costley | 0.5-0.5 | Gavin R Lock |
| Richard R Welford | 0.5-0.5 | James C Mansson |
| Jonathan Britnell | 0.5-0.5 | Michael C Forster |
| Andy Mitchell | 0-1 | Matthew Forster |
| Jack Lawrence-Cade | 0-1 | Anthony RJ Higgs |
| 1.5-3.5 |
Horsham 1 had White on odd-numbered boards.
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