Friday, 8 May 2009

Grantham win Lincolnshire League Title

Grantham won the Lincolnshire League Division II South title in dramatic fashion in the last game of their last match at home to Boston. In a thrilling endgame, Grenville Wollerton bravely overcame his opponent, Chris Donkin,which went down to a king and pawn versus king endgame and a late night blitz finish. In a rare moment, the end of the game was met by a spontaneous round of applause from the engrossed spectators as Grantham won 2.5 to 1.5

The individual scores were; Grenville Wollerton 1, Ben mason 0, Trevor palmer 0.5 and Ivan David 1