Emperors 1 Nidum 4

1 (1831) Martyn Griffiths .5 .5 Craig Evans (2071)

2 (1888) Hywel Griffiths 0 1 Alan Bennett (1993)

3 (1842) Steve Smith 0 1 Bob Moore (1961)

4 (1514) Louis Ba Thein 0 1 Andrew Gibbons (2033)

5 (1496) Anthony Beck .5 .5 Steve Morgan (1677)

Craig offered a draw after just 14 moves. He got caught out by an unusual opening and had a positional disadvantage. Hywel and Alan bashed out about 60 moves before the first time control. Perhaps a loss was unlucky after 101 moves of battling a Rook & 2P v. Rook & 1P endgame but a rush of blood led to an exchange of Rooks that wasn't needed.

16/11/2016