There was an excellent result for Ashby 3 in Division 3 last night, when they held top of the table Wigston 4 to a 2-2 draw. Tom and Nick both continued their recent runs of good form with wins against higher rated opponents on boards 2 and 3. With both Steve and Les missing from the usual lineup, Larry and Jan were drafted into the team, both with unfortunate results. Jan's loss on board 4 was not totally unexpected as she was up against an opponent rated 300 points higher, which proved too much to overcome. We are now joint second in the Division with 10 points, although behind both Heathcote Arms and Lecicester University 1 on game points difference.
Ashby 1 dropped their first point of the season when they were surprisingly held to a 2.5 - 2.5 draw by Thurnby. Tom Dove suffered his second loss of the season, something I expect to hear more about when he produces his own match report !! With Gheorge, Richard and Patrick all drawing, it was left to Andrew to bore his opponent to death on board 5 to give us a share of the points. We are now 6 points clear of the chasing pack with just 4 matches left to play.