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| Date | Match | Result |
| 23 October 2010 | Warwickshire vs. Greater Manchester |
11½ - 4½ |
| 23 October 2010 | Staffordshire vs. Nottinghamshire |
Postponed |
| 27 November 2010 | Staffordshire vs. Greater Manchester |
13½ - 2½ |
| 4 December 2010 | Nottinghamshire vs. Warwickshire |
(Defaulted) 0 - 16 |
| 29 January 2011 | Greater Manchester vs. Nottinghamshire |
16 - 0 (Defaulted) |
| 29 January 2011 | Warwickshire vs. Staffordshire |
5½ - 10½ |
Warwickshire vs. Staffordshire
Date: 29 January 2011
Venue:
Birmingham
Board Colours: Staffordshire
played white on odd numbered boards.
Scores and Captain's Report
Board
Warwickshire
Grade
Score
Score
Grade
Staffordshire
1
Richard Weaving
195
½
½
214
Lawrence Cooper
2
Phillip Holt
193
0
1
207
Paul Wallace
3
Tony Hynes
189
1
0
202
Darren Wheeler
4
Martin Smyth
185
0
1
191
Craig Whitfield
5
Alan Lloyd
185
½
½
190
Patrick Bennett
6
Keith Escott
179
0
1
189
David ANderton
7
Nick Roberts
176
½
½
184
Lee Grinsell
8
Simon Smith
175
½
½
183
Nicholas Walker
9
Keith Ingram
172
0
1
182
Alex Richardson
10
Ann-Marie James
171
½
½
182
John Turner
11
Mark Cundy
169
½
½
182
David Wightman
12
Tony Green
163
0
1
181
Alan Crombleholme
13
Jon Turner
157
½
½
180
Gerald Acey
14
Ed Goodwin
157
½
½
176
David Cooper
15
Andrew Moxley
154
0
1
175
Simon Edwards
16
Mike Doran
153
½
½
171
Ian Jamieson
Totals
5½
10½
Staffordshire, under David Anderton’s captaincy, put out as expected, a very strong team. It was evident from the start that we had a tough match ahead. In fact Staffordshire won 10½ to 5½. The match was played in a good spirit with many familiar faces, with both teams comprised largely of players from the Birmingham League.
Our sole winner and Warwickshire’s most outstanding player of late, Tony Hynes, beat Darren Wheeler. Tony was black and skilfully defended an exchange Ruy Lopez. I’ve asked Tony to forward the game for inclusion here on the Warwickshire Chess Association website.
Alan Lloyd, another Warwickshire stalwart, played well to get a draw in an interesting rook, bishop, and pawns versus rook, knight and pawns endgame that went on to near the end of our tough five-hour match. Playing on board 1, Richard Weaving got a draw against IM Lawrence Cooper who both had rook, pawns and opposite coloured bishop. In my own game against Nick Walker I let him off the hook by playing a flashy combination that only led to a level position (and therefore a draw) instead of turning the screw to get an overwhelming position. Mike Doran and Jon Turner who were debuting for the first team claimed draws against much higher graded players. There were also draws for Nick Roberts, Ann-Marie James, Mark Cundy and Ed Goodwin.
I should like to thank Richard and Robert Reynolds of Olton Chess Club who let us use their venue and who gave a tremendous amount of logistical support. Thanks also to David Brelsforth who provided refreshments to both his own team (who were playing a U140 county match) as well as to our team.
Despite our loss we shall still go on to the National Championship.
Nottinghamshire vs. Warwickshire
Date: 4 December 2010
Venue:
n/a
Board Colours: n/a
Scores and Captain's Report
Simon reports that Nottinghamshire unfortunately had to default the match as they were unable to raise more than about 9 players. Hence Warwickshire win on default.
Warwickshire vs. Greater Manchester
Date: 23 October 2010
Venue:
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Board Colours: Greater
Manchester played white on odd numbered boards.
Scores and Captain's Report
Board
Warwickshire
Grade
Score
Score
Grade
Greater
Manchester
1
Ryszard Maciol
211
0
1
210
David Hulmes
2
Richard Weaving
195
1
0
183
Mancial Flores
3
Phillip Holt
193
1
0
-
(default)
4
Tony Hynes
189
1
0
168
Dave Toole
5
Martin Smyth
185
½
½
164
Adam Tyton
6
Alan Lloyd
185
1
0
-
(default)
7
Keith Escott
179
1
0
168
Mick Norris
8
Dave Ireland
175
½
½
156
Dave Pardoe
9
Simon Smith
175
½
½
146
Alan Beresford
10
Keith Ingram
172
½
½
147
Jon Lonsdale
11
Ann-Marie James
171
0
1
135
Francis Moaw
12
Mark Cundy
169
½
½
148
Damian McClatchy
13
Tony Green
163
1
0
124
Harry Brooks
14
Ed Goodwin
157
1
0
133
Ray Sumner
15
Gary Hope
151
1
0
-
(default)
16
John Fahy
151
1
0
-
(default)
Totals
11½
4½
Warwickshire won 11½ to 4½ as Greater Manchester
defaulted four boards, and there were more biscuits to go
around for the rest of the players at the very accommodating
Newcastle-under-Lyme Bridge club. Unfortunately there had been
a horrendous traffic jam coming south from Manchester and one of
their cars overheated in the gridlock - something that of course
could have happened to any of our players - but on this occasion it
didn’t.
Along with the regular players we welcomed Ryszard
Maciol on board one who made his debut for the county, and Richard
Weaving on board two who debuted for the county a few years back on
board 16!
Looking back at previous captain’s reports, there’s
no way I can emulate Joey Stewart's fantastic game-by-game
analysis. However I have invited our winning players to
forward their games in PGN format for possible inclusion on the
Warwickshire Chess Association website.
There were wins for:
Richard Weaving, Tony Hynes, Keith Escott, Tony Green and Ed
Goodwin.
A big thanks to Francis Day of the Bridge Club
who set everything up perfectly, as she has done on many other
occasions. Thanks also to our players (Philip Holt, Alan Lloyd
and Gary Hope) who turned up and didn’t get a
game.
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