Worcester & District Chess League
2005-6 Division 1 match details
| Redditch - Malvern | Div 1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Board | Home team | Result | Away team |
| 1 2 3 4 |
Giles Stanton Jason Cole D Dixon Mike Daniels |
0 - 1 ½ - ½ 0 - 1 0 - 1 |
Geoffrey herbert Ian Clarke Maurice Ginger Tony Shaw |
| Result | ½ - 3½ | 11 October | |
| From Communigate. Good wins by Maurice Ginger and Tony Shaw on boards 3 and 4 gave Malvern the lead and a rather fortunate win on board 1 gave them the win. Geoffrey blundered a pawn in the early middlegame. He managed to beat off the immediate threats to reach an endgame still a pawn down. Giles left his queen en prise just after the time control. Giles Stanton prevented a whitewash with a well earned draw. | |||
| Kidderminster Knights - Kidderminster Pawns | Div 1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Board | Home team | Result | Away team |
| 1 2 3 4 |
John Wrench Jim Friar Gerald Link John Gittus |
1 - 0 1 - 0 1 - 0 1 - 0 |
Mark Riley Dave Close Mike Kitchen Clive Billinge |
| Result | 4 - 0 | 20 October | |
| From Communigate. | |||
| Worcester St John's - Malvern | Div 1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Board | Home team | Result | Away team |
| 1 2 3 4 |
Steve James (B) Nick Harris Greg Dyett Steve Foster |
½ - ½ ½ - ½ 1 - 0 1 - 0 |
Brian Turner (W) Geoffrey Herbert Ian Clarke Tony Shaw |
| Result | 3 - 1 | 25 October | |
| Reported by Steve Foster. | |||
| Kidderminster Knights - Redditch | Div 1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Board | Home team | Result | Away team |
| 1 2 3 4 |
John Wrench Jim Friar Maurice Bissell Gerald Link |
1 - 0 1 - 0 1 - 0 1 - 0 |
Jason Cole Giles Stanton Michele Clack Penny Wood |
| Result | 4 - 0 | 24 November | |
| From Communigate. Kidderminster Knights continued their winning start to the season with a 4 - 0 victory in the match against newly promoted Redditch. On board 1, John Wrench played an unusual line against Jason Cole's Caro Khan opening with 1. e4 c6, 2. d4 d5, 3. f3 dxe4, 4. fxe4 e5, 5. Nf3 .... This left John with an isolated king's pawn but a lead in development which was followed by an attack which eventually broke through in the centre. Jim played his favourite line against Giles Stanton's Ruy Lopez on board 2 and launched a King side attack which proved decisive after a Knight sacrifice. Maurice' s game against Michelle on board 3 reached the quick play stage. Michele held on for a while but was the exchange down and this proved enough for Maurice Bissell to force the win. In the final game, Gerald won a rook in the middle game following a queen check. Penny struggled on for some time but the material deficit was to much. | |||
| Worcester St John's - Redditch | Div 1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Board | Home team | Result | Away team |
| 1 2 3 4 |
Steve James Nick Harris Greg Dyett Steve Foster |
1 - 0 1 - 0 1 - 0 ½ - ½ |
Tom Robinson Giles Stanton Gary Jackson Mike Daniels |
| Result | 3½ - ½ | 29 November | |
| Reported by Steve Foster. | |||
| Malvern - Kidderminster Pawns | Div 1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Board | Home team | Result | Away team |
| 1 2 3 4 |
Brian Turner Ian Clarke Perry walker Maurice Ginger |
1 - 0 ½ - ½ 1 - 0 0 - 1 |
Mark Riley Dave Close Mike Kitchen Clive Billinge |
| Result | 2½ - 1½ | ? December | |
| From Communigate. | |||
| Kidderminster Pawns - Worcester St John's | Div 1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Board | Home team | Result | Away team |
| 1 2 3 4 |
Mark Riley (B) Dave Close Derek Digger Clive Billinge |
0 - 1 0 - 1 0 - 1 0 - 1 |
Steve James (W) Nick Harris Greg Dyett Steve Foster |
| Result | 0 - 4 | 19 January | |
| Reported by Steve Foster. | |||
| Malvern - Kidderminster Knights | Div 1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Board | Home team | Result | Away team |
| 1 2 3 4 |
Brian Turner Geoffrey Herbert Stefan Fuchs Peter Yeadon |
1 - 0 ½ - ½ 1 - 0 ½ - ½ |
John Wrench Frank Pickett Jim Friar Gerald Link |
| Result | 3 - 1 | 20 January | |
| From Communigate. Malvern became the first team to score a win against Kidderminster Knights this season with the crucial results going thier way on boards 1 and 3. The Knights had played 2 and won 2, both 4-0. This puts Malverns challenge to retain the title back on course. | |||
| Malvern - Redditch | Div 1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Board | Home team | Result | Away team |
| 1 2 3 4 |
Brian Turner Geoffrey Herbert Perry Walker Peter Yeadon |
½ - ½ ½ - ½ 1 - 0 ½ - ½ |
Nig el Towers Tom Robinson Giles Stanton Mike Daniels |
| Result | 2½ - 1½ | 10 February | |
| From Communigate. Three of the four boards featured fairly quick draws. On board 3, Perry Walker played the Centre Counter Defence. He won a piece for a pawn at the cost of allowing Giles Stanton some activity. He gradually neutralised the pressure to win the game and the match. | |||
| Redditch - Worcester St John's | Div 1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Board | Home team | Result | Away team |
| 1 2 3 4 |
Tom Robinson Giles Stanton Michele Clack Mike Daniels |
½ - ½ 0 - 1 0 - 1 ½ - ½ |
Nick Harris Greg Dyett Steve Foster John Loynes |
| Result | 1 - 3 | 7 March | |
| Reported by Steve Foster. | |||
| Kidderminster Pawns - Malvern | Div 1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Board | Home team | Result | Away team |
| 1 2 3 4 |
Mark Riley Dave Close Mike Kitchen Derek Digger |
1 - 0 ½ - ½ 0 - 1 0 - 1 |
Brian Turner Geoffrey Herbert Peter Yeadon Tony Shaw |
| Result | 1½ - 2½ | 16 March | |
| From Communigate. Things looked promising for the Pawns in the early stages of the match. Mark Riley won a pawn in the early middlegame and converted into a well deserved win, his first against Brian Turner. Board 2 could have gone either way, with both players appearing to have winning attacks at various points in the game. The game was eventually drawn when position repetition was imminent. Fortunately for Malvern, Peter Yeadon and Tony Shaw were able to retrieve the situation with wins on boards 3 and 4. | |||
| Malvern - Worcester St John's | Div 1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Board | Home team | Result | Away team |
| 1 2 3 4 |
Brian Turner Geoffrey Herbert Ian Clarke Peter Yeadon |
½ - ½ 0 - 1 1 - 0 ½ - ½ |
Steve James Nick Harris Default Steve Foster |
| Result | 2 - 2 | 31 March | |
| From Communigate. This result makes St John's favourites to take the title this year with 5 wins and a draw so far. | |||
| Worcester St John's - Kidderminster Knights | Div 1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Board | Home team | Result | Away team |
| 1 2 3 4 |
Steve James (B) Greg Dyett Nick Harris Steve Foster |
½ - ½ 1 - 0 ½ - ½ ½ - ½ |
John Wrench (W) Frank Pickett Jim Friar John Varilone |
| Result | 2½ - 1½ | 21 March | |
| Reported by Steve Foster. | |||
| Worcester St John's - Kidderminster Pawns | Div 1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Board | Home team | Result | Away team |
| 1 2 3 4 |
Steve James Nick Harris Gregg Dyett Steve Foster |
1 - 0 1 - 0 1 - 0 ½ - ½ |
Mark Riley Dave Close Mike Kitchen Clive Billinge |
| Result | 3½ - ½ | 4 April | |
| From Communigate. The recent win by St John's against Kidderminster Pawns means that St John's cannot be denied the League Chmpionship no matter what happens in the final matches. St John's would like to thank Malvern in their sportmanship in the top of the table clash when a car with three St John's players on the way to the match broke down. Malvern generously did not stick to the starting times and the game default times to allow the St Johns players not to be penalised. St John's had to default a board against a strong Malvern side [the driver of the car had to stay with the car to get the recovery service]. It was Nick Harris who produced an excellent win to ensure a drawn match and what turned out to be a league title winning performance. | |||
| Kidderminster Knights - Worcester St John's | Div 1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Board | Home team | Result | Away team |
| 1 2 3 4 |
Frank Pickett Maurice Bissell Gerald Link John Gittus |
0 - 1 0 - 1 ½ - ½ 1 - 0 |
Nick Harris Greg Dyett Steve Foster Default |
| Result | 1½ - 2½ | ? April | |
| From Communigate. | |||
| Kidderminster Knights - Malvern | Div 1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Board | Home team | Result | Away team |
| 1 2 3 4 |
Frank Pickett Jim Friar Gerald Link John Gittus |
½ - ½ 0 - 1 0 - 1 1 - 0 |
Brian Turner Geoffrey Herbert Ian Clarke Peter Yeadon |
| Result | 1½ - 2½ | ? April | |
| From Communigate. This match secured Malvern second place in the table. | |||