Inverclyde Central Chess Club won the first of two crucial matches in the relegation dogfight in Divison 1 of the Glasgow League. Having secured only one win from the first five matches it was crucial that Inverclyde defeated fellow stugglers Hamilton B. Fortunately Inverclyde possessed a significant grading advantage over the eight boards, and this translated into a comfortable win. Victories by top board Kevin McDonald, Stephen Hilton, Stephen Doherty, Jim McGranaghan and David Logue and a draw by John Calder gave Inverclyde a 5.5-2.5 win. The victory places Inverclyde on four points, lifting them out of the relegation zone and almost certainly relegates Hamilton B. Full results below:
Bd Grade Inverclyde (4) vs (10) Hamilton B Grade
1 2102 McDonald, Kevin 1 - 0 O`Donnell, Matthew 1740
2 1846 Calder, John ½ - ½ Montgomery, Robert S 1665
3 1847 Hilton, Steve H 1 - 0 Montgomery, James R 1660
4 1730 Nelson, Ian 0 - 1 Mulholland, Arthur L 1634
5 1737 Doherty, Stephen 1 - 0 McIntosh, William 1472
6 1691 McPheator, Gary 0 - 1 Morris, Michael J 1484
7 1662 McGranaghan, James 1 - 0 Freel, Lawrence 1446
8 1609 Logue, David 1 - 0 Mulholland, David 1345
5½ - 2½
