Bedford A squeeze unconvincing win against Bedford B

 

		BEDFORD B			BEDFORD A
1	165	Nick Collacott	0	1	Steve Ledger	198
2	160	Alex Taylor	½	½	Ravi Arulnandhy	177
3	164	Richard Bodily	½	½	Paul Habershon	182
4	159	Chris Hill	½	½	Steve Pike	178
5	155	Joe Valerio	½	½	Michael Botteley	168
			2	3

After four boards were drawn, it needed a typical minor piece ending grind from Steve Ledger to clinch victory for the A team.

Earlier, with Michael Botteley making no progress (see game), Steve Pike had a lost position and Ravi Arulnandhy was a pawn down.

Then Chris Hill lost his way (see position) and Ravi managed to equalise.

On Board 3 Paul Habershon secured a winning advantage but failed to see winning lines in severe time shortage (see position).

All in all a somewhat lucky escape for the A team.