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Bye Bye Telford

A mixed final week-end for the AB teams. AB1 kicked off with a good draw v Shropshire 1- 4 sound draws and a win for Jonah Willow. A default on Board 1 contributed to a 4-1 loss to Midland Monarchs. John Garnett and Derek Jarvis won, but a point penalty was docked for the default. In Round 11 the team went down 4-2 to the League Leaders, West Is Best. This included 4 good draws notably Paul Madden v. Jack Rudd.

AB 2 lost in Round 2.5 - 3.5 to West Is Best. Dave Flynn's win couldn't make up for the 2 top board losses.. This was followed by a loss to Sussex Martlets 2-4. In the final round against very weak opponents, our team raced to a 5-0 lead. A few hours later, the rout was complete.

Our teams played in Division 3 and 4 South this year.The word is we're switching to the North. Hooray. We've been too long in the South. I'm misquoting our club's singer-song-writer. Check him out on You Tube - "Too Long In the North" Alan s Robinson.

In Round 10 our captain, Neil Graham, lost to "Billy" Graham, Jr. ( O.K, I'm cheating a bit here. He's 22)

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09 March Report

posted Mar 22, 2016, 6:47 AM by Steve Bak [ updated Mar 22, 2016, 6:48 AM ]

The first team had a good win on Saturday, but crashed down to earth on Sunday. Our second team won both games against significantly weaker opponents. Neil won both his games. The figure after the team name is the team's average rating strength, which is normally a good guide as to how the match should go.

10 March Results

posted Mar 20, 2016, 3:37 PM by Steve Bak [ updated Mar 22, 2016, 6:48 AM ]

Round Seven

		Poisoned Pawns		1961		Ashfield-Breadsall 1	2029
381	w	McMahon, Paul		2014	½ - ½	Mercs, Peter J	2115
382	b	Byway, Paul V	f	2092	0 - 1	Combie, Alex B	2025
383	w	Rosen, Daniel B	c	2069	½ - ½	Walker, Andrew N	2069
384	b	McCorry, Robert T		2022	½ - ½	Garnett, John S	2001
385	w	Judkins, Brian D		1847	½ - ½	George, Matthew P	2036
386	b	Mountford, Corinne		1727 c	0 - 1	Jarvis, Derek A	1928

					2 - 4

		Ashfield-Breadsall 2	1864		Shropshire 3	1631
461	w	George, Andrew P	1982 e	1 - 0	Szwajkun, Richard	1765 c
462	b	Taylor, Robert P	1907	0 - 1	Mehmood, Athar	1742 c
463	w	Flynn, David	1860	½ - ½	Kitchen, Peter J	1655
464	b	Graham, Neil	1830	1 - 0	Tennant, Stefan H	1652 c
465	w	Booley, Graham M	1806	0 - 1	Peck, Windsor W A	1532 e
466	b	Hill, Maurice J	1802 c	1 - 0	Szwajkun, Steve	1442 c

				3½ - 2½

Round 8

		Anglian Avengers 2	1951		Ashfield-Breadsall 1	2004
341	w	Wallis, Ian J	2125 e	½ - ½	Mercs, Peter J	2115
342	b	Fogg, Martin	2050 e	1 - 0	George, Matthew P	2036
343	w	Peck, Silas	1912	1 - 0	Combie, Alex B	2025
344	b	Burnett, Leon P	1952 e	1 - 0	Garnett, John S	2001
345	w	Cocks, Elliot	1892 e	½ - ½	Jarvis, Derek A	1928
346	b	Sheerin, Alex	1780 e	1 - 0	Burke, Steven J	1923

				5 - 1

		Throw in the Tal 2	1660		Ashfield-Breadsall 2	1858
451	w	Hendy, Jerry	1832 e	½ - ½	Levens, David G	1944
452	b	McCann, John	1774	1 - 0	Taylor, Robert P	1907
453	w	Woolgar, Steven G	1690 e	0 - 1	Flynn, David	1860
454	b	Jones, Howard	1585 c	½ - ½	Hill, Maurice J	1802 c
455	w	Weaver, Simon	1611	0 - 1	Booley, Graham M	1806
456	b	Sweatman, Paul	1471	0 - 1	Graham, Neil	1830

				2 - 4

07 February Report

posted Feb 14, 2016, 11:26 AM by Phil Morgan [ updated Mar 22, 2016, 6:41 AM by Steve Bak ]

Saturday, 13 February

AB 1 v CSC Rhinos 2. Ashfield- Breadsall won 4- 2 against much weaker opponents. Wins for Peter Mercs, John Garnett and Matthew George. Draws for Andy Walker and Derek Jervis.

AB 2 v Throw In The Tal Closely matched teams. Dave Flynn scored the sole win. Draws for Andrew George, Richard Truman and Neil. Losses fpr Steve and Bob. Result 2.5 - 3.5

Sunday, 14 Feb

AB 1 v Wessex Historically the kingdom of Wessex was considerably more powerful than Ashfield-Breadsall, but there was nothing between them today. All 6 games were drawn including by the Breadsall Three. Perhaps the teams were too much under the influence of Valentine's Day.

AB 2 v Shropshire The second team only had a county to contend with, but met their second defeat of the week-end. David Levens was our sole winner with draws for Richard Truman and Maurice Hill. Dave Flynn, Bob and Neil had losses. Result 2-4

08 February Results

posted Feb 14, 2016, 11:26 AM by Steve Bak [ updated Mar 22, 2016, 6:41 AM ]

Round Five

		Ashfield-Breadsall 1	2031		CSC Rhinos [2]	1769
371	w	Mercs, Peter J	2111	1 - 0	Mashayekh, Majid	1934
372	b	Walker, Andrew N	2074	½ - ½	Fowler, David	1881
373	w	Combie, Alex B	2041	0 - 1	Homolka, Vincent	1811
374	b	Garnett, John S	1995	1 - 0	Towers, Nigel S	1792
375	w	George, Matthew P	2032	1 - 0	Dhemrait, Jagdeep	1676
376	b	Jarvis, Derek A	1934	½ - ½	Weaver, Lauren	1522

				4 - 2

		Throw in the Tal 1	1870		Ashfield-Breadsall 2	1913
441	w	Price, Andrew	1892 e	½ - ½	George, Andrew P	1982 e
442	b	Ireland, David J	1916	1 - 0	Burke, Steven J	1932
443	w	Marlow, Ben	1967 c	½ - ½	Truman, Richard G	1968
444	b	Goodwin, Ed H	1874	1 - 0	Taylor, Robert P	1918
445	w	Byrne, Nigel	1816	0 - 1	Flynn, David	1851
446	b	Scott, Ian D	1757 c	½ - ½	Graham, Neil	1830

				3½ - 2½

Round Six

		Wessex	2046		Ashfield-Breadsall 1	2024
361	w	De Coverly, Roger D	2071	½ - ½	Mercs, Peter J	2111
362	b	Pleasants, Allan J	2066	½ - ½	Willow, Jonah B	2095 e
363	w	Jenks, Chris B	2109	½ - ½	Madden, Paul	2077
364	b	Simons, Martin J	2028	½ - ½	Garnett, John S	1995
365	w	Adaway, William	1994	½ - ½	Burke, Steven J	1932
366	b	Gregory, Keith D F	2013	½ - ½	Jarvis, Derek A	1934

				3 - 3

		Ashfield-Breadsall 2	1884		Shropshire 2	1877
441	w	Truman, Richard G	1968	½ - ½	Zdanowski, Adrian	1967 c
442	b	Taylor, Robert P	1918	0 - 1	Kolbusz, George	1892 c
443	w	Levens, David G	1938	1 - 0	Lewis, Christopher D	1892 e
444	b	Hill, Maurice J	1802 c	½ - ½	Maydew, Simon	1917
445	w	Flynn, David	1851	0 - 1	Keady, Mark A	1855 c
446	b	Graham, Neil	1830	0 - 1	Mehmood, Athar	1742 c

				2 - 4

06 January Results

posted Jan 25, 2016, 8:42 AM by Steve Bak [ updated Mar 22, 2016, 6:40 AM ]

Round Three

		Ashfield-Breadsall 1	2030		Warwickshire Select 2	2040
371	w	Mercs, Peter J	2114	0 - 1	Cooper, David M	2056
372	b	Combie, Alex B	2051	0 - 1	Stepanyan, Henrik	2132 e
373	w	Walker, Andrew N	2084	0 - 1	Fallowfield, Jeremy R	2092
374	b	George, Andrew P	2035 c	0 - 1	Ingram, Keith R	1996
375	w	Garnett, John S	1969	1 - 0	Ali, Golam S	2012 e
376	b	Jarvis, Derek A	1929	½ - ½	Roberts, Nick W	1956

				1½ - 4½



		Iceni 1	1985		Ashfield-Breadsall 2	1891
441	w	Reynolds, D Ian W	2026	1 - 0	Burke, Steven J	1943
442	b	Calvert, D Ian	1986	½ - ½	Taylor, Robert P	1916
443	w	Feavyour, John A	1979	½ - ½	Truman, Richard G	1968
444	b	Dickson, George	2007	½ - ½	Hill, Maurice J	1832 c
445	w	Botham, C Paul	1977	1 - 0	Flynn, David	1863
446	b	Donaghay, Richard H	1937	0 - 1	Graham, Neil	1825

				3½ - 2½

Round Four

		Surbiton	2020		Ashfield-Breadsall 1	2017
351	w	Jones, Steven A	2180	1 - 0	Madden, Paul	2092
352	b	Shepherd, Paul D	2081	0 - 1	Willow, Jonah B	2057 e
353	w	Seymour, Timothy P	2079	0 - 1	Mercs, Peter J	2114
354	b	Crombleholme, Alan K	2075	½ - ½	Jarvis, Derek A	1929
355	w	Wright, Jonathan	1902	0 - 1	Garnett, John S	1969
356	b	Alcock, Graham P	1806	½ - ½	Burke, Steven J	1943

				2 - 4

		Oxford 3	1702		Ashfield-Breadsall 2	1889
461	w	Cole, Graham	1870 c	0 - 1	Truman, Richard G	1968
462	b	Terry, Sean	1905	½ - ½	Taylor, Robert P	1916
463	w	Idle, Oscar	1765 e	0 - 1	Levens, David G	1934
464	b	Henbest, Kevin B	1658	0 - 1	Hill, Maurice J	1832 c
465	w	Bentham, Sam	1646	½ - ½	Flynn, David	1863
466	b	Tselos, Aristotelis	1373	½ - ½	Graham, Neil	1825

				1½ - 4½

05 January Report

posted Jan 17, 2016, 3:52 AM by Phil Morgan [ updated Mar 22, 2016, 6:40 AM by Steve Bak ]

Round 3 Saturday 16 Jan

Ashfield-Breadsall 1 v Warwickshire Select 2

A bad day at the office for the senior AB team against a team only slightly stronger on paper. The loss of the top 4 boards sunk our team. The bright spots were John Garnett's win and Derek Jarvis' draw. Result 1.5 -4.5

Iceni 1 v Ashfield-Breadsall 2

A narrow defeat for our second team against possibly the strongest team in the division. Neil Graham continued his winning play in the 4 NCL, and there were also creditable draws for Bob Taylor, Richard Truman and Maurice Hill.

Result 3.5 - 2.5

Round 4 Sunday 17 Jan

Surbiton v AB 1

The Sunday team hit back well. Despite Paul Madden's top board loss, there were wins for Jonah Willow, Peter Mercs and John Garnett, the latter completing a week-end double. Draws for Derek and Steve sealed a comfortable win. Result 2-4

Oxford 3 v AB 2

AB2 made the most of a a significant grading advantage. Wins for Richard Truman, David Levens and Maurice Hill. Draws for Bob Taylor, David Flynn and Neil Graham. Neil was unbeaten over the week-end but his FIDE rating of 1825 will not have benefited from his draw to Aristotelis Tselos, FIDE rating 1372. I'm surmising he's an improving junior of the sort Neil hates to play. Result 1.5 - 4.5

For full results see 4NCL web-site.

03 November Report

posted Nov 15, 2015, 1:20 PM by Phil Morgan [ updated Mar 22, 2016, 6:38 AM by Steve Bak ]

The first week-end of the 4 NCL took place this week-end. Two teams are playing under the Ashfield- Breadsall banner, and Neil has recruited 7 new players who played on the first week-end. Welcome to the Magnificent Seven - Matthew George, John Garnett, Richard Truman, David Flynn, Jonah Willow, David Levens and Maurice Hill.

The first team play in Division 3 South, and the second team in Division 4 South. The first team had a successful week-end , winning both games. For me, it seemed strange to see Derek as the only Ashfield-Breadsall player in the senior team on the Saturday, but Neil can only pick from who is available, and I was pleased to see Paul, Derek and Steve in the Sunday team.

The second team had a very similar start to last season.By trouncing a team of juniors in Round 1, they earned a tough draw and lost narrowly in Round 2 .

In Division 1 Guildford lacking Nigel Short, on international duty, won both their games 8-0. Mark Hebden, the most consistent GM on the British domestic circuit, plays Board 7 for Guildford. This tells you all you need to know about the strength of their team.

04 November Results

posted Nov 15, 2015, 11:56 AM by Steve Bak [ updated Mar 22, 2016, 6:39 AM ]

Division Three South Pool B

Round One

		MK Phoenix 2	1959		Ashfield-Breadsall 1	2039
381	w	Lambourne, Dan M	2006	0 - 1	Mercs, Peter J	2099
382	b	Smith, Graham	2031	0 - 1	Combie, Alex B	2041
383	w	Freeman, Richard C P	1996	1 - 0	George, Matthew P	2055
384	b	Valentine, Brian J	1968	½ - ½	George, Andrew P	2035 c
385	w	Majer, Chris E	1933	½ - ½	Walker, Andrew N	2088
386	b	Whiteside, Robert	1821	½ - ½	Jarvis, Derek A	1921

				2½ - 3½

Round Two

Ashfield-Breadsall 1 2011 Fermented Sharks 1983

371 w Madden, Paul 2091 ½ - ½ Farkas, Daniel 2107

372 b Willow, Jonah B 2057 e 0 - 1 Agnew, Alan 2102

373 w Mercs, Peter J 2099 1 - 0 Millward, Kevin P 1996

374 b Jarvis, Derek A 1921 1 - 0 Kay, Jonathan 1935

375 w Burke, Steven J 1945 ½ - ½ Dydak, Mateusz 1877

376 b Garnett, John S 1956 1 - 0 Mc Aleenan, Charles 1885 e

4 - 2

Division Four South

Round One

		Barnet Knights 2	1686		Ashfield-Breadsall 2	1911
441	w	Mallin, Max	1750 c	½ - ½	Burke, Steven J	1945
442	b	Balouka Myers, Gabriel	1810 e	0 - 1	Garnett, John S	1956
443	w	Balouka Myers, Reuben	1653 e	0 - 1	Truman, Richard G	1966
444	b	Willmoth, Harrison	1675 e	0 - 1	Taylor, Robert P	1922
445	w	Lewis, Tim	1623 e	0 - 1	Flynn, David	1857
446	b	Karia, Devin	1608 e	0 - 1	Graham, Neil	1824

				½ - 5½

Round Two

Ashfield-Breadsall 2		1887	The Full Ponty		1955
411	w	Truman, Richard G	1966	½ - ½	Davis, Lee	1994
412	b	Levens, David G	1922	1 - 0	Fletcher, John	1989
413	w	Flynn, David	1857	½ - ½	Adams, Mark	1984
414	b	Taylor, Robert P	1922	0 - 1	Davies, Peter	2013
415	w	Hill, Maurice J	1832 c	0 - 1	Perrett, David C	1943
416	b	Graham, Neil	1824	½ - ½	Dixon, Chris	1812

				2½ - 3½

02 October Update

posted Nov 2, 2015, 9:35 AM by Steve Bak [ updated Mar 22, 2016, 6:37 AM ]

e2-e4 have folded and as a result Ashfield-Breadsall has entered a second team in Division Four (South) and taken on five displaced e2-e4 players notably Jonah Willow.

All the matches will be held at Telford

Ashfield-Breadsall 1 were seeded ninth in Division Three (South) Pool B and their first seven fixtures which determine whether they enter the promotion or relegation pool are as follows:-

Nov 14th v Milton Keynes Phoenix (Black on odd)

Nov 15th v Fermented Sharks (White on odd)

Jan 16th v Warwickshire Select (White on odd)

Jan 17th v Surbiton (Black on odd)

Feb 13th v BCM Rhinos (White on odd)

Feb 14th v Wessex (Black on odd)

Mar 19th v Poisoned Pawns (Black on odd)

http://www.4ncl.co.uk/1516_pairings_div3sb.htm