Lions and Jaguars both win against Hammersmith!

By Andrew Medworth, Hendon Club Captain
Saturday 28 January, 2023

On Thursday, there was a double League match night, with Hendon 1 and Hendon 3 facing off against their counterparts from Hammersmith. I’m delighted to report that both teams scored resounding victories!

The Lions had been on a difficult run, having tied two matches and lost three so far. I therefore made a particular effort to muster the strongest team I could; despite having to substitute myself into the team on the night, we still outrated our opponents significantly.

James Robinson won quickly on the board next to me, and I played fairly conservatively to hold a draw, so things were looking good, as it was on the top three boards where we really had a big rating advantage. Lorin, John and Eric all won to bring home the first win of the season!

Hendon 1 Hendon 1 Hammersmith 1 Hammersmith 1
1
D'Costa, Lorin
2437 1 - 0
Franco, Gaston
2104
2
Richardson, John
2337 1 - 0
Townsend, Tom
1954
3
Senior, Gary
2206 0 - 1
Fleming, Liam
1903
4
Eedle, Eric
1906 1 - 0
Billenness, Greg
1830
5
Robinson, James
1895 1 - 0
Pattni, Kishan
1775
6
Medworth, Andrew
1784 ½ - ½
Cuff, Andrew M
1707
4½ - 1½

The battle of the third teams looked closer on paper, with Hammersmith seemingly having an edge, outrating us on the bottom four boards. All games were decisive, and in the end, the higher-rated player won on only two boards, so we won the match!

Hendon 3 Hendon 3 Hammersmith 3 Hammersmith 3
1
Hutchinson, Mark
1783 1 - 0
Croasdale, Mark
1635
2
David, Barry
1703 0 - 1
Valle, Frank
1564
3
Kapur, Gul
1505 0 - 1
Turco, Lorenzo
1577
4
Lewis, David
1416 1 - 0
Eastham, Rory
1501
5
Clarke, Antoine
1342 1 - 0
Mather, Jonathan
1433
6
Engelaityte, Evelina
1339 1 - 0
Carr-Jones, Charles
1465
4 - 2

A great pair of results. Many thanks to everyone who played!