Minnows 8-8 Tigers - 26/03/18

Dave thought the narrow win for Dunfermline in the Bruce v Sharks match was tight but we trumped it!  

As always there were the usual shoogly positions and mighty blunders including me reversing 2 moves and thereby setting up a mate in one for Graham – which he then missed!  The strangest position I noticed out the corner of my eye was in the Jamie v Bill game with Jamie’s King getting mated on e5 with what looked like nearly every piece still on the board.  I must remind Jamie that the days of the King leading his troops into battle are gone.  That position however is in itself worthy of 2 exclamation marks!!

It was a really enjoyable match with everyone in jovial mood with Grangemouth turning up relaxed and happy after what seems the first time in ages getting to travel on a nice bright sunny evening and Dunfermline also full of good cheer after winning the SNCL Division 3 title the previous day.

I believe the result means that Tigers can win the Allegro league if they beat Stirling Wallace by any margin in their final match.  All the best to both sides.

Round 1

Gonzalo Forero 0-1 Graham Hamilton

Jamie O’Connor 0-1 Dougie Will

Ian Robertson 1-0 Ian Mason

Calum Smith 1-0 Bill Gray

2-2

Round 2

Gonzalo 0-1 Dougie

Jamie ½-½ Ian M

Ian R 1-0 Bill

Calum 0-1 Graham

1½-2½/3½-4½

Round 3

Gonzalo ½-½ Ian M

Jamie 0-1 Bill

Ian R 1-0 Graham

Calum 1-0 Dougie

2½-1½/6-6

Round 4

Gonzalo 1-0 Bill

Jamie 0-1 Graham

Ian R 1-0 Dougie

Calum 0-1 Ian M

2-2/8-8

Individual Scores

Minnows: Ian R 4, Calum 2, Gonzalo 1½, Jamie ½

Tigers: Graham 3, Dougie 2, Ian M 2, Bill 1

	Played	Won	Draw	Lost	Game Points	Match Points
Grangemouth Tigers	4	3	1	0	44.5	7
Dunfermline Minnows	5	4	1	0	49	9
Stirling Bruce	5	2	0	3	4.5	4
Dunfermline Sharks	4	2	0	2	25.5	4
Cumbernauld	3	0	0	3	16	0
Stirling Wallace	3	0	0	2	16.5	0