Shrewsbury B faced a tricky task against Newport Juniors as most of their players were unavailable for one reason or another. Indeed, with just 3 players we were only just able to field a legal team. I am indebted to Ivor Salter, both for acting as team captain and for providing the content that follows.
Ile played the Orang Utan on top board against Edinson Xu. Xu made a bad mistake in the opening (we’ve all been there) and lost quickly. Ivor drew in a tight battle with Simon Maydew, which left Tony needing to beat Lewis Clark for Shrewsbury B to salvage an unlikely point. This he did, despite missing a chance to win a Rook at one point. Tony’s solidity on board 5 has been of great help to us this season. Hopefully, his grading will go up and reflect his playing strength.
Mark Smith, B Team Captain