Dunfermline V Badgers Brook KO Final 07/05-2014

A strong Badgers Brook team were taken the distance before winning on board count.  Dunfermline went 2-0 up early following an unwise pawn snatch by Martin on board 2 and Kenny A putting several pieces in the firing line of George’s bishop on board 7.  Badgers fought back by outplaying their opponents on boards 3 and 4.  On board 5 Kenny M felt his team were under pressure and went all out for the win only for Michael to out-calculate him in the ending.  It looked good for Dunfermline at that point but alas on board 6 Bryan blundered a piece. On top board Ian missed a win in a time scramble but Fabio did well to set up a perpetual check for the match win.

Dunfermline		Team	Badgers Brook
Board	Name	Grade	Result	Name	Grade	Colour
1	Ian Robertson	2149	½-½	Fabio Biancalana	1927	B
2	John McBride	1785	1-0	Martin Clancy	1904	B
3	Gavin Saxton	1738	0-1	Mark Cooke	1942	B
4	Fred Ossowski	1662	0-1	Andrew McHarg	1792	W
5	Michael Roy	1630	1-0	Kenny McGeoch	1776	W
6	Bryan O'Rourke	1474	0-1	Graham Kerr	1629	W
7	George Webb	1321	1-0	Kenny Aiston	1448	W
		TOTAL	3½-3½

Match was settled on the first tie-breaker (board count) Dunfermline 14 - 13 Badgers Brook

A night that was Dunfermline's slipped away in the space of seconds near the end of the match. Board one below before the things went wrong.