Round 5 of the 4NCL online took place on 5th November. The games can be viewed here – 4NCL Replays.
Ashfield Anonymous “A”
With two rounds to spare, the “A” team have already ensured a place in the play-offs. Their fifth win in a row to maintain a 100% record was not without incident. Board One was lost in tactical melee but after this early defeat, the team clawed its way back winning all three remaining matches in the ending. Once again a couple of opponents played on despite being totally lost and were duly checkmated.
Result : Charlton Cobras “B” 1 Ashfield Anonymous “A” 3
Ashfield Anonymous “B”
Team “B” were all fired up on Bonfire Night and rocketed to a convincing win over Stroud who were equal first in the table prior to this match. Board Three was a solid draw but Stroud were blown away in the remaining games to ease fears that Ashfield might finish in the bottom two.
Result: Stroud ½ Ashfield Anonymous “B” 3½
Ashfield Anonymous “C”
Team “C” moved to joint top after a match of fluctuating fortunes. An uncharacteristic blunder ended our hopes on Board Three; there was some uncompromising play on the two top boards which ended in draws and a win on Board Four after 63 moves ensured a halved match.
Result: Wells Hartbreakers “1” 2 Ashfield Anonymous “C” 2