Ashby 3 and Ashby 5 both concluded their 2024 fixtures with defeats last night.
Ashby 3 were roundly beaten 3.5 - 0.5 by Wigston 3, with a draw from Tom on board 1 to ensure that we just got a pasting but not a whitewash !! At this point we'll gloss over the decorating puns 😀
Ashby 5 had a much closer game, going down by 3.5 - 2.5 against Anstey 6. James Foster continued his run of good form with a win on board 5 and there was also a good win for Peter Anderton on board 6. A draw for Ric on board 2 was not enough, unfortunately, to get us anythng out of the match.
Elsewhere, in the Club Championship, Paul Gibson beat reigning Champion, Richard Vann, to draw level with Patrick Buckley at the top of the leader board. We now await the game between Patrick and Les Fancourt. A draw or win for Patrick will make him the new Club Champion. A win for Les would send us into a 3-way tie for first place and a tie break scenario.