There was a very unusual incident in this weeks match between Abergavenny and Monmouth in the game between Andy Borge and John Trevelyan.

Abergavenny and Monmouth are slugging it out for the league, so every half point is vital. It was a close fought match and at the end of the session the score stood at 2 draws and a win for Nigel Saunders (Monmouth). At that point the game between Andy and John was undecided, so a move having been sealed they retired to analyse the position. With the help of IM James Sherwin they came to the conclusion that Andy's position was lost and although there was still quite a bit of play left Andy resigned rather than put John to the trouble of travelling to complete the games.

Later that evening John discovered that somehow or other the position they had showed James Sherwin was not the final position and that the exchange of some pieces had left the position drawn. Technically the game was now finished as Andy had resigned,but John was unable to accept the position. He therefore telephoned Andy, informed him of what had happened, told him in the circumstances he was unable to accept his resignation and offered a draw. The draw was accepted and the result amended accordingly. It should be added that all the players in the Monmouth team fully agreed with John's action.

Knowing both the gentlemen involved, their actions on this occasion comes as no surprise. Nevertheless, I was very pleased to note that there is still room for the highest standards of sporting behaviour in the game we all love.