DEVON
(BCF FINAL)
UPPINGHAM SCHOOL
26 JUNE 1999
| ESSEX | DEVON | ||||||
| Board | Colour | Home team | Grade | Score | Away team | Grade | Score |
| 1 | W | Tim Hebbes | 174 | 0 | Nicholas Lee | 173 | 1 |
| 2 | B | Ivor Smith | 173 | 0 | Alan Brusey | 171 | 1 |
| 3 | W | Bill Saunders | 171 | 1 | Nicholas Frost | 167 | 0 |
| 4 | B | George McNally | 172 | 1 | Ieuan Ward | 167 | 0 |
| 5 | W | David Millward | 169 | ½ | Paul Brooks | 163 | ½ |
| 6 | B | Tom O'Brien | 168 | 0 | David Regis | 163 | 1 |
| 7 | W | Ian Hunnable | 166 | ½ | David Richardson | 161 | ½ |
| 8 | B | Peter Doye | 166 | 1 | Brian Hewson | 161 | 0 |
| 9 | W | Dave Pearse | 163 | ½ | Trefor Thynne | 160 | ½ |
| 10 | B | Paul Barclay | 165 | 0 | Arthur Pinkerton | 162 | 1 |
| 11 | W | Lawrence Trent | 151 | 1 | Andy Roderick | 157 | 0 |
| 12 | B | Roy Heppinstall | 162 | 0 | Michael Cox | 156 | 1 |
| 13 | W | Neville Twitchell | 162 | 1 | Philip Trussler | 156 | 0 |
| 14 | B | John White | 161 | ½ | Chris Bellers | 156 | ½ |
| 15 | W | Colin Ramage | 153 | ½ | Peter Marriott | 149 | ½ |
| 16 | B | Mark Weighell | 151 | 1 | Ian Mason | 87 | 0 |
| TOTAL - Home | 8½ | TOTAL - Away | 7½ | ||||
At 6½ - 7½ down, Essex seemed likely at best to lose on board count since although Neville Twitchell was winning, George McNally appeared at best to have a drawn ending. On reaching the time control and learning of the match situation, George settled down to the task. It was too much for many of his team mates who went outside and sent a periodic runner to ascertain progress. The first hopeful sign was an advantage in time, as George reacted far better to the pressure than his opponent. A pawn was eventually won, then a second and George just had time before his flag fell to queen a pawn and deliver checkmate.
B Hewson v Peter Doye
1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.cxd5 Nxd5 4.e4 Nxc3 5.bxc3 c5 6.Bc4 Nc6 7.Nf3 g6 8.d4 Bg7 9.Be3 0-0 10.Rc1 cxd4 11.cxd4 Bg4 12.d5 Ne5 13.0-0 Qa5 14.Qb3 Nxf3+ 15.gxf3 Bxf3 16.Qxb7 Bxe4 17.Qxe7 Rfe8 18.Qc5 Qxc5 19. Bxc5 Bb2 20.Rce1 Rac8 21.Bb5 Re5 22.f4 Rxc5 23.fxe5 Bd4+ 24.Rf2 Rxb5 25.Rxe4 Bxf2+ 26.Kxf2 Rxd5 27.Ra4 a5 28.Re4 Rd2+ 29.Re2 Rxe2+ 30.Kxe2 Kf8 31.Kd3 Ke7 32.Kd4 Ke6 33.a4 g5 34.Ke4 h5 35.h3 g4 36.hxg4 hxg4 37.Kf4 g3 38.Kxg3 Kxe5 39.Kf3 Kd4 0-1
Ieuan Ward v George McNally
1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 d3 4.Bxd3 d6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 g6 7.Nf3 Bg7 8.0-0 0-0 9.h3 Nc6 10.Qe2 Be6 11.Rd1 Rc8 12.Bd2 Nb4 13.b3 Nxd3 14.Qxd3 Nd7 15.Rac1 a6 16.Qe2 Ne5 17.Ng5 Bd7 18.f4 Nc6 19.Be3 b5 20.Nd5 e6 21.Nb6 Rb8 22.Nxd7 Qxd7 23.Bc5 bxc4 24.Rxd6 Qc7 25.Rxc6 Qxc6 26.Bxf8 Bxf8 27.Rxc4 Qb6+ 28.Kh2 Rd8 29.e5 h6 30.Ne4 a5 31.Qf3 Be7 32.Qg3? Rd1 33.Qf3 Qg1+ 34.Kg3 Qe1+ 35.Qf2 Rd3+ 36.Kh2 Qxf2 37.Nxf2 Rd2 38.Ne4 Rxa2 39.Rc8+ Kg7 40.Rc3 Re2 41.Nc5 g5 42.fxg5 Bxg5 43.Nd7 Bf4+ 44.Kg1 Bxe5 45.Nxe5 Rxe5 46.Kf2 Kf6 47.g3 Rd5 48.Kf3 Ke5 49.Ke3 Kd6 50.Rc8 Rb5 51.Rc3 f5 52.Kd3 e5 53.Ke3 Kd5 54.Kd3 Rb4 55.Ke3 Re4+ 56.Kf3 Kd4 and George proceeded to win a second pawn and the ending.
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