20-07-2013, 08:30 PM
2-2 draw with 8th seeds Italy. We'd have taken that before start of play, but it could have been even better. Raj had the better of a draw, but all credit to his opponent for finding some delicate defensive manoeuvres. Alastair had a big win against his FM opponent.
I would love to have been a fly on the wall of the Italian dressing room. They were not a happy bunch.
The pleasantly air-conditioned playing hall is a world away from the sauna that was Helensburgh!
I would love to have been a fly on the wall of the Italian dressing room. They were not a happy bunch.
The pleasantly air-conditioned playing hall is a world away from the sauna that was Helensburgh!