On Friday 26th July, Bexhill hosted Hastings in our annual match.
The match was a 9-a-side affair with a time control of one hour plus an increment of ten seconds.
On paper the two teams seemed well matched and in reality this proved to be the case.
Our team, in board order, was Andrew Fleming, James Lumsden, Leo Woning, John Kimber, Bill Luxton, Steve Merchant, Michael Hayward, Lawry Rhodes and Harry Morter.
Bexhill took an early lead with wins by Steve, Harry and Bill. Hastings then registered a win on board 3
but a win by Michael and a draw by Lawry put us in a very strong position needing just a half point from the final 3 games. All 3 games seemed to be very close, but on board 1 and 3 Hastings played very well to gain wins, but a draw on board 2 was sufficient for Bexhill to claim a win by 5 to 4.
My thanks to all members who volunteered to play and my apologies to those who did not get a game.
Special mention must go to 11 year old Harry Morter, playing his first match for the senior section of the club, he played superbly to claim an overwhelming victory, hopefully just the first of many more for the club.