Brighton & Hove 3 —1.5-2.5—V Bexhill 3
Division 3 Mon 20th Apr 2026 00:00 Winner: Away
Data from Sussex League LMS
| Board | Rating | Brighton & Hove 3 | V | Bexhill 3 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1882 | Gupta, AdityaG | 0 – 1 | G Petersons, Janis | 1866 |
| 2 | 1706 | Selby, Paul RG | 1 – 0 | G Swain, Philip | 1702 |
| 3 | 1699 | Edwards, PaulG | ½ – ½ | G Kuzmanoski, Oliver | 1664 |
| 4 | 1692 | Counsell, Robert WB | 0 – 1 | G Rhodes, Lawrence | 1644 |
| Average | 1745 | 1½ – 2½ | 1719 |
A very good result at Brighton on Monday- teams evenly matched.
Oliver did well, after an ambitious Wing Gambit in the Sicilian, when, in pursuit of active play, he lost some further material. However, with N + 4 pawns v R + 3 pawns- all pawns on the same wing – Oliver was relaxed about showing it was a draw.
Janis went into a late middlegame with 2 Bishops v a R and P. Once both bishops were activated, he was able to demonstrate their combined power.
I didn’t get to follow Phil’s game, being occupied on bottom board!
There, after going the full distance, I had a N v B endgame. White was able to pick off my h-pawn , with his King ( which was thereby de-centralised). Meanwhile I had played to fix White’s isolated Q-side pawns, on the white squares, with mine on black. I masked the pawn on c4 from White’s defending white squared bishop with my N and my King picked it off. My centralised King was able to force the Bishop away from holding up my c-pawn advance. The game then resolved into a pawn race, in my opponent’s time pressure. He misplayed so that my c-pawn promoted with a tempo to spare, my Q able to prevent White’s g-pawn promoting. As time was called, the evaluation was a Black win.
The outcome leaves a strange position where Brighton’s 4th team is now placed higher than their 3rd team!
League table for Division 3
| Team | Play | Won | Draw | Lost | For | Against | Points | SP | MP | IM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hastings & St Leonards 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25½ | 14½ | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brighton & Hove 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bexhill 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uckfield 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brighton & Hove 3 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 20½ | 19½ | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Clearly much will depend on our final fixture against Brighton 4th team this Friday 24 April, and what happens between Uckfield 1 and Brighton 4 on 27 April.