URP vs Collyers
On Monday 3rd Feb I took our junior team to Collyers VI Form College in Horsham, a long journey for youngsters so we took an experienced team. After just fifteen minutes I was pleased to see all four moving towards a landslide full victory, but unfortunately Charlotte on Board 4 and Oliver on Board 3 both lost their queens for small exchange and their games ended in defeat. That left Hugo on Board 2 and Benedict on Board 1 to recover something from the match damage and they both played superbly, interestingly with Benedict doubling his rooks to great effect in this one ! That meant a 2-2 draw, so a long way to go for a share of the points, but in context their team beat us last year, so this must be seen as an improvement.