Congrats to Peterlee, no surprise that they beat us
 
Peterlee 3.5 - 1.5 Middlesbrough B
 
J.Simpson 1 - 0 R.Stather
C.Walton 1 - 0 P.Gregory
D.Armbruster 1 - 0 J.Pallister
C.Smith 0.5 - 0.5 P.Perrett
S.Carter 0 - 1 I.Elcoate
 
Peterlee won the toss and chose black on odd boards. Didn't see a great deal of boards 1 and 2 but when I took a peek halfway in we certainly looked behind.
 
On board 3 John could have drawn by repetition but, as our only chance to sneak a win in the match was with the bottom 3 winning, John went for it and lost - good effort putting the team first though.
 
On board 4 there was a wild Kings Gambit from Smithy that ended in a draw as perpetual was on the cards, though Smithy's next suggested move afterwards left him mated in 1, lmao. I think Smithy missed some winning chances after Paul went wrong and lost a piece at one point but it was a very complex game.
 
Board 5 was another wild game, not, as Steve played the Burn variation in the French. I stayed awake long enough to keep an edge throughout the game and had a positional advantage around move 30 but with still a lot to do. Neither of us had a great deal of time left and as we approached the time control Steve went wrong leaving an easy win.
 
Good to see the Peterlee lads again, they thoroughly deserve their success this year and I look forward to playing them again next season in A division ... unless I end up in the C team.

You also forgot brusters propensity for a time scramble lol.But you are right about him being undergraded.

Ill let you know Bill that I turned up 20 mins late due to Smithys amazing directions and had 20 mins left on the clock when i won on time!!  My time trouble days are behind me... Well at least for the rest of the season