Congratulations to South Shields who regain the Seniors!
2019 Championship Final played at Harrogate on May 26th.
| Prescot & Knotty Ash | South Shields | ||
| 1. | Mike O’Mahoney | David Walker | |
| 2. | Kevin Sartain | David Mooney | |
| 3. | David Owens | Paul Bielby | |
| 4. | Chris Ford | Brian Towers | |
South Shields (average age 65.4) comfortably extracted revenge for last year’s defeat at the hands of Prescot and Knotty Ash.
David Walker was first to finish – he outgraded his opponent by more than 60 points – and when Paul Bielby won on board 3 shortly afterwards the match result was decided. Brian Towers, who had won 2 pawns in the opening of his game, took longer but was always winning. Kevin Sartain, also well outgraded, played a captain’s game for his team and might well have won. However desperate defence by Dave Mooney managed to hold the draw.
Article courtesy of Paul Bielby