West London Chess Club


Match Result

West London vs Lewisham

On Thursday 28th November the West London Central League team played Lewisham at the usual Pimlico venue. I didn’t see Paul’s game until right at the end, but it is fair to say that something bad happened on his kingside. Gursh had a good win, so level pegging at that stage. In my game my opponent played rather passively in a Philidor, and I ended up chasing his king from f8 to b8. 2-1 to us. Charlie drew his game after having been better at one stage. John Burke ended with a rook and two pawns against a bishop knight and three pawns. He defended valiantly for some time using the increment but eventually time pressure told and he lost his rook to a tactic. A respectable draw overall.

The match scoresheet is:

West London Colour Grading Result Lewisham Grading
John Burke Black 1954 0-1 Mike Wood 1758
Andy Hayler White 1928 1-0 Owen Alvares 1723
Charles Sturt Black 1708 ½-½ David Helsby 1683
Gursharanjit Gill White 1592 1-0 Anthony Foreman 1597
Paul de Rooij Black 1592 0-1 Matthew Helsby 1566
Average grade 1755 1665
Score 2½-2½


Board 2: A.Hayler (1928) vs O.Alvares (1723)


Board 3: D.Helsby (1683) vs C.Sturt (1708)