Wednesday, 9 March 2016

Inverclyde Extend Lead in Glasgow Chess League Division 2

Inverclyde Chess Club extended its lead in Division 2 of the Glasgow Chess League to four points with a pair of comprehensive wins against Hamilton C and Stepps B.

Having beaten Hamilton's B team 5-1 earlier in the season, Inverclyde were strong favourites going into the match v Hamilton C. The grading advantages of Inverclyde's players were overwhelming at over 500 points per board, and they duly bettered the team's result against Hamilton B, conceding only one draw for a 5.5-0.5 win.

Against Stepps B Inverclyde again had significant grading advantages, but at closer to 300 points per board an upset loss was more likely than against Hamilton C. Inverclyde's players delivered another impressive performance, however, winning 5-1 without losing a game.

Inverclyde now have a perfect 6 wins from 6 with 3 games to play, and have given themselves and excellent chance of promotion and first ever Division 2 title win. While Inverclyde are in a superb position, there is still some work to be done to secure one of the two promotion places, as its final games are against the teams Cathcart B and Polytechnic B, both of which could still overtake Inverclyde by winning against them and scoring heavily in their remaining matches.


Division 2  Table

Boards
MatchesPlayedDefaultsScore
 Pos  Team  Team Name  P  W  D  L  Pts  W  D  L  W  D  L  Boards  % 
18Inverclyde660012259200029½82
21Cathcart B64028148130011850
33East Kilbride A540181211700017½58
410Stepps B731371020120002048
55Glasgow Polytechnic B4301611661001563
66Hamilton B621351110140011644
72Dalmuir51133108101011550
84East Kilbride B51133891120014½48
99Phones B41032671100040
107Hamilton C600604625001719
54 25 4 25 54 111 94 111 4 0 4 163