Gosport Top the Table in Division One

Michael Blake

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Portsmouth & District Chess League

Here is the latest from the Portsmouth League, Gosport take an early league in Division 1 following their defeat of league champions Chichester. Division 2 saw Cosham defeat Portsmouth whilst Division 3 saw the two Fareham teams battle out to a narrow win for Fareham C helped by the default on board 1.

Division 1 Round 2
Gosport 3½-2½ Chichester A
2.J.Wilkinson ½ R.Lukoshius

Division 2 Round 2
Cosham B 3-2 Portsmouth B
1.A.D.Smith ½ M.Hulland
2.T.J.Evans 0-1 S.Venables
3.G.Feltham 1-0 I.G.Matthew
4.S.D.LeFevre ½ S.Russell
5.P.J.McEvoy 1-0 K.Sullivan

Emsworth B (adj) Chichester B
1.P.Northcott 1-0 P.Dallas
2.K.Eyles 1-0 C.R.Squires
3.Z.Biksi ½ A.Miller
4.M.Davies 1-0 M.Plumb
5.P.Pinto (adj) M.Spence

Division 3 Round 1
Fareham C 3-2 Fareham D
1.L.Springthorpe 1-0 default
2.B.Chant 0-1 S.Eva
3.J.R.Craig 1-0 A.Clarkson
4.K.White 0-1 D.Anderson
5.B.Massey 1-0 J.Bast

Full results and league tables may be viewed on the PDCL website at http://portsmouthchessleague.uk/
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