Horsham 2 v Lewes

Horsham 2 were consistently out graded against Lewes but it turned out to be a nail biting match.

I was on board 3 and in a terrible position early on having played incautiously but my opponent slipped up and I was suddenly three pawns up and a nice position and quickly won. 

I wasn't able to closely follow all the other games but Rob succumbed on board 4 being a whole rook down. Peter Harbott on board two was playing a close game but looked under constant pressure until he too lost.

So 2-1 down with just board 1 to finish...

Phil had been under a lot of pressure in the opening but had emerged the exchange up and then used some clever tactical themes to press home his advantage in mutual time trouble. Peter Farr was fending off a pawn on the seventh and Phil had other pawns pressing up the board. Peter Farr however had a pawn mass which he pushed through but Phil seemed to have it under control. But in the end he found a clever way to combine his pawns with his Bishop and Phil was forced to resign.

So in the end we lost 3-1 when the move before it was looking like we would draw 2-2 ...so close and yet so far!

1. Peter Farr 1-0 Phil Stimpson
2. Richard Welford 1-0 Peter Harbott
3. Jonathan Britnell 0-1 Ian Comley
4. Matthew Masani 1-0 Rob McDonald

Ian Comley