At the start of the week, Portsmouth, Gosport and Chichester were tied in 1st place, that has now all changed and Chichester are sole leaders after winning 4-2 away at Portsmouth. Gosport lost to Cosham which has allowed last seasons Champions to take a firm grip on the title chase. In the remaining fixture, Emsworth won away at Fareham to bring everyone other than Chichester and Gosport, onto 7 points! Can the chasing pack catch Chichester with just 2 rounds of games left to play?
Here is the latest from Portsmouth –
Division 1 Round 8
Gosport 2½-3½ Cosham A
1.J.Wilkinson ½ J.Wheeler
2.D.Fowler ½ D.Cordner
3.R.Masrh ½ R.Puchades
4.F.McLeod ½ A.Smith
5.M.Newbury 0-1 G.Feltham
6.D.Holmes ½ T.Evans
Fareham A 2½-3½ Emsworth A
1.K.Gregory ½ M.Krawczuk
2.F.Graham 0-1 K.Eyles
3.E.Black 0-1 C.Gilliam
4.A.Syed 1-0 Z.Biksi
5.C.Chapman 0-1 M.Davies
6.R.Woods 1-0 D.Jerome
Portsmouth A 2-4 Chichester A
1.M.Broom 0-1 J.Wilson
2.A.Isaakidis 1-0 R.Lukoshius
3.T.Bird 0-1 W.McDougall
4.I.Hardwick 0-1 A.McDougall
5.S.Venables 1-0 L.Osiyemi
6.D.E.C.Ross 0-1 I.Judd
Division 1 | P | W | D | L | Gs | Pts | |
1 | Chichester A | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 30½ | 11 |
2 | Gosport | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 24½ | 9 |
3 | Portsmouth A | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 24½ | 7 |
4 | Fareham A | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 7 |
5 | Cosham A | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 22½ | 7 |
6 | Emsworth A | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 7 |
Portsmouth & District Chess League news kindly provided by John Wheeler. The Portsmouth & District Chess League website has further information, results and competition tables at http://portsmouthchessleague.uk/