All 3 Teams in Action this week

Let me start by apologising to those people who went to the Arms on Tuesday instead of to Braunstone. This was my fault.

Having torn across town to beat the 8PM default cut off, HA3 were able to draw the match. Richard won his second game for us, and Drew was able to draw against impressive opposition.

07 Jan		Braunstone 5		v	Heathcote Arms 3
				2 - 2
1	B	101	Closs, Guy	½ - ½	Beach, Ray	92
2	W	89	Barlow, Steve	0 - 1	Maconnachie, Richard	80
3	B	95	Chen, Qiyuan	½ - ½	Harbidge, Drew	65
4	W	60	Lo, Matthew	1 - 0	Milner, Gordon	49

HA1 were on fine form at home. This was Pritpal's first game for us - which he followed up with a blindfold game against Stewart.

07 Jan		Heathcote Arms 1		v	Loughborough 2
				4½ - ½
1	B	178	Sharpe, Graham	½ - ½	Glover, John	139
2	W	183	Thethi, Pritpal S	1 - 0	Hickman, Peter	126
3	B	176	Bray, Dave	1 - 0	Adcock, Terry	121
4	W	156	Harrison, Peter	1 - 0	Gordon, Stewart	52
5	B	141	Cowley, Michael	1 - 0	**DEFAULT**	?

I was the weakest link away at Ashby on Thursday when I gave away a free pawn in what had been a very drawish position.

09 Jan		Ashby 3		v	Heathcote Arms 2
				2½ - 1½
1	B	142	Gibson, Paul	1 - 0	Harrison, Peter	156
2	W	136	Reynolds, David	½ - ½	Booley, Graham	153
3	B	134	York, Russell	0 - 1	Manger, John	140
4	W	118	Armstrong, Victor	1 - 0	Ross, Colin	107

This coming week, HA2 has a rest; HA3 play at home on Tuesday against Wigston 6 (where there may even be a chance to see the Lesser Spotted Ricketts), and HA1 play away at Ashby on Thursday.

Well done everyone.

Colin