Matthew wins the only decisive game

John Wheeler

In division 2 of the Portsmouth & District Chess league we saw both Chichester and Portsmouth score close victories by a single point. Fareham at home to Portsmouth held their opponents to draws on all boards except for board three where I. Matthew brought home the full point to secure the win. Here is the latest from Portsmouth –

Division 2 Round 4
Chichester B 3-2 Cosham B

1.S.J.Smith 0-1 R.Puchades
2.I.Judd 1-0 A.D.Smith
3.T.Howeson 1-0 G.Feltham
4.N.Mansfield 0-1 P.MccEvoy
5.D.Fremantle 1-0 E.Moss

Fareham B 2-3 Portsmouth B
1.E.Black ½ D.Goddard
2.D.Elliott ½ K.Sullivan
3.J.Coburn 0-1 I.Matthew
4.A.Syed ½ S.Russell
5.M.Street ½ A.Bucchi

  Division 2 P W D L Gs Pts
1 Chichester B 4 4 0 0 14½ 8
2 Portsmouth B 3 1 1 1 6 3
3 Fareham B 3 1 0 2 7 2
4 Emsworth B 3 0 2 0 2
5 Cosham B 3 0 1 2 6 1