Bexhill 5– 2-2 –Uckfield 2
Division 4 Fri 30th Jan 2026 00:00 Winner: Draw
Result from Sussex League LMS
| Board | Rating | Bexhill 5 | V | Uckfield 2 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1675 | Carthew, JoB | 0 – 1 | B Stockham, Brian | 1592 |
| 2 | 1682 | Luxton, William HG | 0 – 1 | G Archbold, Beauden | 1486 |
| 3 | 1624 | Rhodes, LawrenceG | 1 – 0 | B Hill, Jayden | 1667 |
| 4 | 1608 | Tracey, William FG | 1 – 0 | G Archbold, Saxon | 1185 |
| Average | 1648 | 2 – 2 | 1483 |
On 30 January we hosted Uckfield 2.
Our captain Bill Tracey had a good game to save the match. Under pressure in a heavy pieces endgame from a pawn roller on the Q-side, Bill countered effectively and picked off 2 pawns. He exchanged the last pair of rooks into a won King and pawn ending.
Lawry’s opponent overlooked a tactic early in the game by making a discovered attack which rebounded on him because of an intermediate check -forcing the loss of a bishop which was en prise.
The match draw preserved our unbeaten status in the Division. With half of our matches still to play it leaves us in a sound position near the top of the pack :
League table for Division 4
| Team | Play | Won | Draw | Lost | For | Against | Points | SP | MP | IM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worthing 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bexhill 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uckfield 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewes 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East Grinstead Bookshop | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11½ | 12½ | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eastbourne 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hastings & St Leonards 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7½ | 12½ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brighton & Hove 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Worthing 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4½ | 11½ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Haywards Heath 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5½ | 10½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |