LEAGUE RESULTS - WEEK 19

DIV 2 - 3rd Team have excellent draw with Loughborough 2

 

	22-Apr-10	v.	Loughboro 2(H)
1.	S. Smith	0.5		J. Miller	0.5
2.	Default	0		G. Adcock	1
3.	J. Wells	0.5		J. Dawkins	0.0
4.	A. Pike	0.5		J. Glover	1.0
5.	J. Daniel	1		T. Adcock	0
		2.5			2.5

 

 

DIV 3 - 4th Team comlete their programme with a draw away at Loughborough 3

 

	21-Apr-10	v.	Loughboro 3(A)
1.	P. Hickman	0		J. Daniel	1
2.	I. Clarkson	0		P. Gray	1
3.	T. Adcock	1		R. Townsend	0
4.	M. Fraser	1		D. White	0
		2			2

 

 

DIV 4 - 5th Team have rather a disappointing draw with Oadby

 

	22-Apr-10	v.	Oadby (H)
1.	C. Eastlake	1		M. Thornton	0
2.	F. Hulford	0		I. Glenton	1
3.	D. Wilkins	0		T. Williams	1
4.	P. Winterton	1		J. Gutteridge	0
		2			2

 

 

Neil

LEAGUE WEEK 18 - CORRECTION TO 5TH TEAM RESULT

DIV 4 - 5th Team actaully BEAT Spinney Hill with Barrie Cooper's result a WIN not the Loss as first shown

 

This win puts the Team in 1st place in the Divsion

 

	15-Apr-10	v.	Spinney Hill 3(A)
1.	D. Robinson	0		B. Cooper	1
2.	B. Slater	0.5		G. Hammond	0.5
3.	J. Colver	0.5		D. Wilkins	0.5
4.	A. Butler	0.5		P. Winterton	0.5
		1.5			2.5

 

Neil

LEAGUE RESULTS - WEEK 18

DIV 1 - 1st team draw with Braunstone 1

 

	13-Apr-10	v.	Braunstone 1(A)
1.	P. Colburn	0.5		P. Horspool	0.5
2.	J. Robinson	0.5		A. Morley	0.5
3.	M. Salisbury	0.5		A. Ward	0.5
4.	J. Bingham	0.5		E. Galyov	0.5
5.	D. Sandrovitch	0.5		I. Dodds	0.5
		2.5			2.5

 

DIV 1 - 2nd Team beat Braunstone 2

 

	15-Apr-10	v.	Braunstone 2(H)
1.	W. Dehnen	0.5		M. Salisbury	0.5
2.	A. Morley	0.5		J. Bingham	0.5
3.	I. Dodds	0.5		R. Lathwood	0.5
4.	S. Smith	0.5		J. Oliver	0.5
5.	P. Harlow	1		B. Read	0
		3			2

 

DIV 2 - 3rd Team v Ashby 1 postponed

 - due to volcanic ash keeping Phil Watkinson stranded in Copenhagen!

 

DIV 3 - 4th Team have brilliant win over Div leaders Melton 2

 

	14-Apr-10	v.	Melton 2 (A)
1.	R. Wallace	0		J. Daniel	1
2.	A. Jex	1		B. Shuter	0
3.	C. Knight	0		P. Gray	1
4.	S. Cope	0		D. White	1
		1			3

 

 

DIV 4 - 5th Team go down to a strengthened Spinney Hill 3 team.

 

	15-Apr-10	v.	Spinney Hill 3(A)
1.	D. Robinson	1		B. Cooper	0
2.	B. Slater	0.5		G. Hammond	0.5
3.	J. Colver	0.5		D. Wilkins	0.5
4.	A. Butler	0.5		P. Winterton	0.5
		2.5			1.5

 

Neil

More chess tactics

If you fancy testing yourself with more chess puzzles, there are six puzzles from the recent Corus tournament, for your entertainment, here:


http://www.chessbase.com/cbm/cbm134e/cbm134-12/index.htm



There are quite humorously done, and I especially like the one with a windmill followed by a skewer...


Have fun!
Phil.
  

Wigston 3 match against Scraptoft Valley 2

Played last night at Scraptoft Valley:

1   Tate, Michael 154   0-1   160  Dodds, Iain
2  Collins, Bob   143   0-1   160  Galyov, Ed
3     Pratt, Dave 125   0-1   143  Watkinson, Phil
4  Busby, Michael 120   0-1   150  Smith, Stephen
5     Adams, Mick 118   0-1   130  Daniel, John
calculated score------ 0 - 5 --------------------

An excellent result by the team. Iain, on Board 1, refused two draw offers from Mick Tate and concluded a very convincing king side attack to win.


Here is the critical position - see if you can predict Iain's next move:

Ed won a pawn in the middle game, then brought on the hoover to take off the remaining pieces, leaving a simply won pawn endgame. It all seemed very straight forward for the Russian master.


My game, on board 3, was quite the opposite. At one point, I missed a neat tactic which meant I was a whole rook down for no compensation. Luckily; very luckily, my opponent then decided to help me get back into the game with a period of bad moves giving me first a knight, and then the game.


Stephen always seems to have the upper hand in his game, but his opponent would not give up easily, and the game was the last to finish as Stephen shepherded a pawn home.


John also seemed to have the upper hand in his game; but was able to convert it to a win quickly.


Well done everybody,
Regards,
Phil.

LEAGUE CUP - FINAL ROUND RESULTS

SENIOR CUP - Team drew with Heathcote Arms - Spinney Hill win the Cup

 

	25-Mar-10	v.	Heathcote Arms (H)
1.	A. Byron	0.5		G. Sharpe	0.5
2.	A. Morley	1		D. Bray	1
3.	P. Khanna	1		R. Ganger	0
4.	S. Smith	0		M. Cowley	1
	Bonus	0		Bonus	0
		2			2

 

JUNIOR CUP - Team Beat Cup Winners Loughborough but only drew after handicap applied.

 

	25-Mar-10	v.	Loughborough (H)
1.	B. Cooper	0.5		P. Hickman	0.5
2.	C. Eastlake	0.5		T. Adcock	0.5
3.	D. Wilkins	0.5		V. Uski	0.5
4.	P. Winterton	1		S. Gordon	0
	Bonus	0		Bonus	1
		2.5			2.5

Chess Puzzle

Hello everybody,


This puzzle is also from one of my games - but I happy to use other peoples games if you have a nice tactic to show off. In fact, the position is from my last game, part of the key Wigston 2 v Heathcote Arms 1 match. The match was going to be very close, with 2 games already agreed a drawn by the time this position appeared on the board:

[ Mike Cowley (148) v Phil Watkinson (143)]  [Black to play and win]

I had been playing sharply, and up to now Mike had not been able to castle. The thing about playing sharply is that you must continue to play sharply until you have achieved a winning game. The loss of initiative in these knife-edge positions can easily lead to a lost game.

A win for Black would mean a won or drawn match for the 2nd team, securing their place in the Division 1, and more importantly probably giving the 1st team the Division 1 Championship. No pressure, then.


Black to play and win. To get the best out of this puzzle, you need not only to spot the first move, but to treat as a calculation exercise, and see how much of the variations you can find. There are two main variations, one of which is quite forcing so you could probably get quite far.


Have fun,
Phil.