Position | Teams | Pl | W | D | L | Match Pts |
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1 | Staffordshire | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
2 | Nottinghamshire | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
3 | Warwickshire | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
4 | Lincolnshire | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
5 | Worcestershire | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Date | Match | Result |
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5 Oct | Lincolnshire v Nottinghamshire | 4½-7½ |
9 Nov | Staffordshire v Lincolnshire | 7-5 |
14 Dec | Warwickshire v Lincolnshire | 7-5 |
25 Jan | Lincolnshire v Worcestershire | 11-1 |
Lincolnshire v Nottinghamshire
Report from John Grasham
A very tight match was in progress in our first match against Nottinghamshire as they only outgraded us by an average of four points per board. Unfortunately it did not pan out that way. Quick defeats for Haydn Godfrey whose opponent overran his defences, Paul Chaplin and Joe Hamson whose king was exposed in the middle of the board left us with a mountain to climb. David Scott got us of the mark after his opponent chose to engineer an endgame with a bishop and rook against David’s queen but he could not stop David’s passed a pawn. Things got worse when Max Vasey lost out after losing a piece in the middlegame, Paul Fischer lost in a tight endgame and Gary Scott couldn’t force a win when a rook for two pawns up and had to settle for a draw. The match was over when James Wilson was overrun in the endgame. Draws for Chris Cumbers and Mike Dew who was two pawns down added respectability to the scoreline and wins eventually came for William Orr after his opponent blundered a bishop in the endgame and Philip Gutcher who came out a piece up in an incredible double edged middlegame and then overran his opponents position with his queen to force mate. Lincolnshire are next in action on the 9th November against Staffordshire.
Lincolnshire (Home team) | Nottinghamshire (Away team) | |||||||
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Board | Colour | Name | Club | Grade | Score | Name | Club | Grade |
1 | B | Mike Dew | Barton-on-Humber | 118 | ½-½ | Gary Bosworth | Newark | 119 |
2 | W | Gary Scott | Louth | 117 | ½-½ | Len Morrell | Radcliffe & Bingham | 117 |
3 | B | Chris Cumbers | Grantham | 110 | ½-½ | Andy Flint | Ashfield | 112 |
4 | W | William Orr | Louth | 105 | 1-0 | Bob Garnett | West Bridgford | 112 |
5 | B | Max Vasey | Grimsby | 102 | 0-1 | Mike Swanwick | Nomads | 110 |
6 | W | Joseph Hamson | Scunthorpe | 100 | 0-1 | Andy Thompson | Gambit | 105 |
7 | B | Phillip Gutcher | Grimsby | 98 | 1-0 | Ric Dawson | Ashfield | 103 |
8 | W | Paul Fischer | Lincoln | 97 | 0-1 | Stephen Morley | Radcliffe & Bingham | 95 |
9 | B | Paul Chaplin | Grimsby | 96 | 0-1 | Charlotte Attwood | Radcliffe & Bingham | 94 |
10 | W | David Scott | Louth | 90 | 1-0 | Steve Swanwick | Nomads | 90 |
11 | B | Haydn Godfrey | Lincolnshire Juniors | 80 | 0-1 | Bob Abrahart | West Bridgford | 88 |
12 | W | James Wilson | Lincolnshire Juniors | 75 | 0-1 | Dorothy Blampied | Radcliffe & Bingham | 87 |
4½-7½ |
Staffordshire v Lincolnshire
Report from John Grasham
Lincolnshire were set to field another strong team in their second match of the season against Staffordshire but unfortunately two players pulled out on the day. Luckily William Orr agreed to step in with only two hours notice and Callum Foard’s father Ian, who had transported him to the match agreed to play at the last minute. The bottom two boards were over very quickly with Ian Foard winning in his first ever game of competitive chess and Cameron Marnoch losing after making a mistake in the opening and things quickly escalated. Paul Fischer put us ahead after converting an endgame in which he had an extra knight and draws for Callum Foard and Will Taylor, a defeat for David Scott after being a piece up but not being able to hold on to it and a win for Frank Robinson who was playing out a drawn game until his opponent made a critical blunder meant that we were still ahead. However it was not to last, Chris Cumbers was forced to resign after being a piece down for most of his game and Mike Dew lost after giving away his queen. Henrieke van der Knijff had to settle for a draw in her first match in England despite being two pawns up and late substitute William Orr got a draw from three passed pawns down. This left Gary Scott needing to win to save the draw but his opponent was three pawns up and all over him and in the end a quick checkmate left us with our second defeat. However a tight match leaves me with confidence going into our next game with Warwickshire on the 14th December.
Lincolnshire (Home team) | Staffordshire (Away team) | |||||||
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Board | Colour | Name | Club | Grade | Score | Name | Club | Grade |
1 | B | Mike Dew | Barton-on-Humber | 118 | 0-1 | Mike Jarocki | Brewood | 118 |
2 | W | Gary Scott | Louth | 117 | 0-1 | Denis Nesbitt | Stafford | 117 |
3 | B | Henrieke van der Knijff | Lincolnshire | 113E | ½-½ | David Molineux | Bushbury | 114 |
4 | W | Callum Foard | Lincolnshire Juniors | 111E | ½-½ | Bob Brodie | Bushbury | 112 |
5 | B | Chris Cumbers | Grantham | 110 | 0-1 | Nicholas Wright | Newcastle-under-Lyme | 111 |
6 | W | Frank Robinson | Spalding | 109 | 1-0 | Richard Wilkinson | Walsall Kipping | 111 |
7 | B | William Orr | Louth | 105E | ½-½ | Peter Evans | Stafford | 109 |
8 | W | David Scott | Louth | 100E | 0-1 | Paul Guest | Brewood | 109 |
9 | B | Paul Fischer | Lincoln | 97 | 1-0 | Simon Jones | Bushbury | 104 |
10 | W | Will Taylor | Lincolnshire Juniors | 93E | ½-½ | Andrew Davies | Brewood | 103 |
11 | B | Cameron Marnoch | Louth | 75 | 0-1 | David Buckley | Bushbury | 101 |
12 | W | Ian Foard | Lincolnshire | UG | 1-0 | Abby Sargeant | Staffordshire | 18 |
5-7 |
Warwickshire v Lincolnshire
Report from John Grasham
After defeat for the first team last week it was up to the U120 team to ensure that Lincolnshire had participation in the knockout stages of the county championships this year but they knew only a win would do against a strong Warwickshire side. Paul Chaplin gave Lincolnshire a good start after putting a rook en prise to attack his opponent’s queen only for her to ignore it completely allowing the queen to be taken. Mike Dew had an early defeat after losing two pawns in the opening and Chris Cumbers and Paul Fischer agreed early draws in complex positions. Defeats for Callum Foard after he was a piece down in the endgame, Cameron Marnoch who couldn’t stop both his opponents passed pawns and Will Taylor who kept losing pieces until he had none left put us on the brink of defeat. However a win for Dan Denton who checkmated his opponent on his first appearance for the county and draws for James Irwin who was a pawn up and Phil Gutcher who was two pawns down left us needing to win the final two matches. Andrew Watson hung on grimly but wasn’t able to get anything left us with a defeat but William Orr again appearing as our super sub battled on for 30 minutes after all the other games had finished to claim a consolation win after a pawn sacrifice led to him trapping his opponent’s rook. Lincolnshire’s final match of the season is against Worcestershire on the 25th January.
Warwickshire (Home team) | Lincolnshire (Away team) | |||||||
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Board | Colour | Name | Club | Grade | Score | Name | Club | Grade |
1 | W | Dennis M Horsley | Solihull | 117 | 1-0 | Mike Dew | Barton-on-Humber | 118 |
2 | B | Roger Ball | Shirley | 113 | ½-½ | James Irwin | Lincoln | 115 |
3 | W | Ray Bettam | Chelmsley Wood | 110 | 1-0 | Callum Foard | Lincolnshire Juniors | 111 |
4 | B | John Hodges | Solihull | 110 | ½-½ | Chris Cumbers | Grantham | 110 |
5 | W | Graham Gee | Warwickshire CA | 109 | 0-1 | William Orr | Louth | 105 |
6 | B | Peter J Hughes | Warley Quinborne | 108 | 1-0 | Andrew Watson | Louth | 106 |
7 | W | Steve Hotchkiss | Warwickshire CA | 108 | ½-½ | Philip Gutcher | Grimsby | 98 |
8 | B | Rob Anderton | Solihull | 106 | ½-½ | Paul Fischer | Lincoln | 97 |
9 | W | Pauline Woodward | Warley Quinborne | 106 | 0-1 | Paul Chaplin | Grimsby | 96 |
10 | B | Bill Dixon | Boldmere St Michael | 103 | 0-1 | Dan Denton | Lincolnshire | 95 |
11 | W | Geoff Harman | Worlsey | 104 | 1-0 | Will Taylor | Lincolnshire Juniors | 93 |
12 | B | Gary M Wickett | Kynoch | 102 | 1-0 | Cameron Marnoch | Louth | 75 |
7-5 |
Lincolnshire v Worcestershire
Report from John Grasham
Lincolnshire's final game of the season was a dead rubber against Worcestershire but the team were keen to get the result that recent performances had indicated. Just before the match the Worcestershire captain informed me that they were defaulting the bottom two boards so Will Taylor and Cameron Marnoch were left without a game but we started 2-0 up. Phil Gutcher agreed a draw early on but little did he know what was about to unfold. David Scott was first to finish after his opponent carelessly left a back rank mate and wins for James Irwin and Callum Foard soon followed. Paul Fischer's extra pawn in a rook endgame proved crucial in his win and all of a sudden the match was ours with five games still being played. However it still got better for Lincolnshire. Dan Denton won after being the exchange up in the endgame and his opponent's knight couldn’t stop his passed pawn. Chris Cumbers was a pawn up but with no way through he agreed a draw. Gary Scott's opponent resigned after he threatened two different checkmates which couldn't both be defended and William Orr's opponent resigned after he broke through on the queenside and there was no escape for the exposed king. Frank Robinson was last to finish but fought back from a pawn down to two pawns up in the endgame and slowly ground down his opponent in an 80 move plus marathon and she resigned when she couldn't stop his remaining pawn from queening. This left Lincolnshire with an unbelievable 11-1 win but with no chance of reaching the knockout stages I hope this form can be taken into next season.
I would again like to thank everyone who played for the team this year, especially those who provided transport and look forward to captaining the team again and welcoming both new and returning players for next season.
Lincolnshire (Home team) | Worcestershire (Away team) | |||||||
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Board | Colour | Name | Club | Grade | Score | Name | Club | Grade |
1 | William Orr | Louth | 105 | 1-0 | Peter Seeley | Redditch | 116 | |
2 | Gary Scott | Louth | 117 | 1-0 | Michele Clack | Redditch | 116 | |
3 | James Irwin | Lincoln | 115 | 1-0 | Richard Collett | Greenlands | 115 | |
4 | Callum Foard | Lincolnshire Juniors | 111 | 1-0 | Giles Stanton | Redditch | 114 | |
5 | Chris Cumbers | Grantham | 110 | ½-½ | Penny Wood | Solihull | 110 | |
6 | Frank Robinson | Spalding | 109 | 1-0 | Maureen Clark | Halesowen | 109 | |
7 | Philip Gutcher | Grimsby | 98 | ½-½ | Paul Thomas | Kidderminster | 108 | |
8 | Paul Fischer | Lincoln | 97 | 1-0 | Terry Pountney | Kidderminster | 104 | |
9 | Dan Denton | Lincolnshire | 95 | 1-0 | David Smith | Redditch | 100 | |
10 | David Scott | Louth | 100 | 1-0 | Tony Taylor | Halesowen | 93 | |
11 | Will Taylor | Lincolnshire Juniors | 93 | 1-0 | Default | |||
12 | Cameron Marnoch | Louth | 75 | 1-0 | Default | |||
11-1 |