In a tense final match a double from Rajan and 1.5 from Mike helped us retain the Wylie cup.
Although a draw would have given us the title on tiebreak over Melton it was better to do it with a win.
Martin Burrows was too strong for Graham in their 2 games and Dave took the inevitable 2 draws against Dodds (although Dave says he was completely lost in the 1st when Iain agreed the draw).
Rajan managed to hold his nerve in the 1st game, an easy pawn up throughout, it came down to a knight and pawn ending with both players seconds left and Phil cracked first taking the knights off to allow both players to Queen but Rajans King was next to Phil's pawns and there was no perpetual available - win for Rajan, his 2nd win was a more straight forward win.
Both Mike's games went to the wire as usual although he was always winning his first, going a pawn up early on and just slowly pushing home his advantage, a draw was agreed in his second game, with 6 and 4 seconds left on the clocks.
So, well done everyone and we now look forward to the new season.
| 08 Sep | Wigston 1 | W - B | B - W | Heathcote Arms 1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3½ - 4½ | ||||||
| 1 | 193 | Burrows, Martin | 1 - 0 | 1 - 0 | Sharpe, Graham | 188 |
| 2 | 153 | Dodds, Iain | ½ - ½ | ½ - ½ | Bray, Dave | 168 |
| 3 | 145 | Harlow, Phil | 0 - 1 | 0 - 1 | Ganger, Rajan | 163 |
| 4 | 131 | Pike, Andrew | ½ - ½ | 0 - 1 | Cowley, Michael | 153 |
Graham Booley
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