The match between Medway 4 and Snodland 6 was extremely close on all 4 boards. Richard Mallery played extremely well and gave Alan Evans a tough gam. Richard was at a material disadvantage for a long time but fought well and eventually won back his piece. However, Alan's superior pawn structure was decisive.
Neil Miners had a very difficult game against David Langford and fought on from a position that looked bad to a tough Queen and 4 pawns vs Queen and 3 pawns ending, but David's pawns were too strong.
Pete Hickey was involved in a complex tactical melee that saw Pete avoiding the several tactical landmines laid by Isaac Oluwole. Isaac's King was too exposed in the centre of the board and Pete capitalised.
The position below is the final position from David Lettington's game with Baron-Vahl Amos. David, with the black pieces, had built up pressure early on and had a significant advantage when Baron lost on time. The game is near to winning for black, but both players were so short of time that anything could have happened.
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