Having opened their campaign with a win and a draw in the first two rounds, Inverclyde were keen to advance their challenge for promotion to Division 1 with two victories. First up was a match against Edinburgh 2. Inverclyde had cause to be optimistic as the capital club's team had lost its first two matches, and were heavily outgraded on each board by the strong Inverclyde team. The match was much closer than expected though, as Edinburgh scored upset wins on the top and bottom boards. Fortunately, Inverclyde's Kevin McDonald, John Calder and Stephen Hilton held their nerve to score three critical wins on the middle boards to give the team a narrow 3-2 victory.
The second match was against Dundee City B, and Inverclyde again had significant grading advantages on each board. This time though the match was not close , as four wins and a draw gave Inverclyde an emphatic 4.5-0.5 win. The wins take Inverclyde to second place in the table with three rounds to play and two teams to be promoted. While this is a good position to be in, promotion is far far from assured, as Inverclyde have yet to play Stepps and Thistles, arguably the strongest teams in the division, as well as a formidable Kilmarnock.
Full Results:
| Bd | Grade | Edinburgh 2 | (7) | vs | (4) | Inverclyde | Grade | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1876 | Sykes, Chris | 1 | – | 0 | Montgomery, Jim | 2178 | Home Win |
| 2 | 1605 | McGillivray, Calum | 0 | – | 1 | McDonald, Kevin | 1982 | Away Win |
| 3 | 1449 | Zamvar, Vipin | 0 | – | 1 | Calder, John | 1902 | Away Win |
| 4 | 1468 | Platts, William G C | 0 | – | 1 | Hilton, Steve H | 1796 | Away Win |
| 5 | 0 | Patras, Paul | 1 | – | 0 | Curran, Andrew D | 1694 | Home Win |
| 2 | – | 3 | ||||||
| Bd | Grade | Inverclyde | (4) | vs | (6) | Dundee City B | Grade | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2178 | Montgomery, Jim | 1 | – | 0 | Groves, Carey A (WFM) | 1887 | Home Win |
| 2 | 1982 | McDonald, Kevin | 1 | – | 0 | Kosznik, Dariusz | 1690 | Home Win |
| 3 | 1902 | Calder, John | ½ | – | ½ | Rose, Keith S | 1646 | Draw |
| 4 | 1796 | Hilton, Steve H | 1 | – | 0 | Chalmers, Martin M | 1512 | Home Win |
| 5 | 1694 | Curran, Andrew D | 1 | – | 0 | Kosior, Pawel | 0 | Home Win |
| 4½ | – | ½ | ||||||
