Inverclyde Chess Club got its Glasgow Chess League season off to an excellent start with wins in its first two matches. Having been relegated to Division 2 last season, the Inverclyde players were keen to make a good start in their quest for promotion.
The first match was away against Hamilton B. Inverclyde held significant grading advantages on five of the six boards, and made these count in a 5-1 victory. They had to work hard for the some of the wins though, with Jim Montgomery winning a difficult endgame on board one, and David Logue eventually overcoming his opponent's vigorous counterplay on board five.
Inverclyde's second match, versus Dalmuir, was much more closely contested.
Inverclyde again held grading advantages on each board, and were able to convert these advantages to wins on boards one and two. However, a win for Dalmuir on board 6 reduced Inverclyde's advantage to one point. The remaining 3 games were drawn, with Inverclyde's players doing just enough to secure a 3.5 - 2.5 overall victory.
Full Results are shown below:
| Bd | Grade | Hamilton B | (6) | vs | (8) | Inverclyde | Grade | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1714 | Mulholland, Arthur L | 0 | - | 1 | Montgomery, Jim | 2178 | Away Win |
| 2 | 1543 | Greenslade, Luke | 0 | - | 1 | McDonald, Kevin | 1982 | Away Win |
| 3 | 1517 | Mulholland, Tony J | 0 | - | 1 | Calder, John | 1902 | Away Win |
| 4 | 1447 | Paterson, Gerry | 0 | - | 1 | Hilton, Steve H | 1796 | Away Win |
| 5 | 1413 | Mulholland, David | 0 | - | 1 | Logue, David | 1684 | Away Win |
| 6 | 1315 | McAloon, Paul | 1 | - | 0 | Smith, Andy | 1408 | Home Win |
| 1 | - | 5 | ||||||
| Bd | Grade | Inverclyde | (8) | vs | (2) | Dalmuir | Grade | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2178 | Montgomery, Jim | 1 | - | 0 | Mollison, Jamie | 1827 | Home Win |
| 2 | 1982 | McDonald, Kevin | 1 | - | 0 | Myall, Andrew | 1714 | Home Win |
| 3 | 1796 | Hilton, Steve H | ½ | - | ½ | Aird, Ian | 1685 | Draw |
| 4 | 1695 | Doherty, Stephen | ½ | - | ½ | Tait, Thomas | 1463 | Draw |
| 5 | 1684 | Logue, David | ½ | - | ½ | Taylor, Fraser | 1443 | Draw |
| 6 | 1303 | Fisher, Alex | 0 | - | 1 | McCartan, John | 1182 | Away Win |
| 3½ | - | 2½ | ||||||
