16-07-2014, 09:01 PM
Round 4:
New Zealand 1.5 – 2.5 Scotland
David kept up his record of never having played an endgame, winning in 23 moves. I needed a bit longer (34 moves) to overcome ‘former’ Scot Helen Milligan. Helen admitted that she had been nervous playing for the very first time against her birth country.
Steve once again had the better of a rook ending but eventually had to settle for a draw, while Alastair D for once overlooked something and went down to his first loss. Never mind, Scotland had beaten New Zealand, something they don’t often do in other sports.
Unsurprisingly we will have a tougher draw tomorrow against a fairly strong Latvian team, the 8th seeds.
New Zealand 1.5 – 2.5 Scotland
David kept up his record of never having played an endgame, winning in 23 moves. I needed a bit longer (34 moves) to overcome ‘former’ Scot Helen Milligan. Helen admitted that she had been nervous playing for the very first time against her birth country.
Steve once again had the better of a rook ending but eventually had to settle for a draw, while Alastair D for once overlooked something and went down to his first loss. Never mind, Scotland had beaten New Zealand, something they don’t often do in other sports.
Unsurprisingly we will have a tougher draw tomorrow against a fairly strong Latvian team, the 8th seeds.