SK Nordhorn-Blanke II wins in Lüneburg despite personnel shortage

The second team of the Nordhorn-Blanke chess club won its away game in the state league in Lüneburg 5:3 despite poor personnel conditions. The Nordhorn team played without their two nominally strongest players and with a total of four substitutes. Luca Wilmink (board 8) lost early on, but his sister Anna did better despite a serious opening mistake and won on board 4. Even more surprising was the victory of Niklas Brinkers (board 7), who was two…