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2010-11 Review : Somerset Divison 2 East
The first in a short series of posts looking back at the recently completed season.
The Somerset County Chess Association website now lists Frome as Division 2 East champions for 2010-11. Therefore Frome win the Charles Marsh trophy back from Trowbridge. In recent years these two teams have dominated the division and their 6 board matches are hotly contested.
A full list of the trophy holders can be found here.
Somerset Division 2 East 2010-11
Note that although the SCCA site incorrectly shows Frome scoring 10 points, the true results (with individual player records) can be found here.
A key match this season was Trowbridge's home fixture against Frome. This turned out to be the only drawn result in the division.
The outcome on board 1 was unexpected... Derek had started the season brightly;drawing the occasional game but only losing to Sven Zeidler (204). However his last five games of 2011 were all losses. Conversely, Frome's strongest player Chris Purry had an uncharacteristically poor start taking only 2 draws from his first 10 games. This was his only win in Division 2 all year.
On board 2 Arthur faced the combative Gerry Jepps who essayed a From's Gambit. Unforunately for Gerry he played the same sub-standard move that I had erroneously used against Arthur exactly one week previously! Gerry held out longer than I had managed, but the loss seemed almost inevitable.
On board 3 I found a nice tactic winning a piece and eventually swapped off enough material to force a win in the endgame. This gave me a 7th straight win against Dave Weston. The remaining boards were true to form, with team captain Kevin unable to match a Tim Woodward flushed with victory (and following 4 straight wins) at Blackpool Congress.
Cross-Table
The table above illustrates how much of an advantage the home team enjoys, with 9 out of 12 fixtures lost by the visiting side. For example, Trowbridge were able to defeat Norton Radstock by 5 points at home. However what was arguably a stronger team away to a weakened Radstock side subsequently lost 4-2 in a remarkable reversal.
Player Results
Glastonbury player Roger Fenton has compiled a list of Somerset team results, with player breakdowns. I will highlight the top performers in Division 2 East below.
Frome
Frome performed very well on the lower boards as shown in the following table:
Arguably the best showing came from boards 5 and 6 player and Club Secretary Gerry Udell with a 100% record and a 142 ECF performance. I expect to see a significant increase in Gerry's grade this year. Also impressive was the undefeated John Fisher who was not out of his depth even when promoted to board 4. I believe that these two players made the difference to the Frome squad. Match results can easily turn on the outcome of the bottom board. Yours truly was unbeaten with a 160 performance. Gerry Jepps was surprisingly defeated by Trowbridge members in both the Home and Away fixtures.
Trowbridge
Backbone of the Trowbridge team was undoubtedly Tim Woodward. Tim appeared in every match, covering boards 2 to 4 (playing behind the higher graded Derek and/or David Weston and also Arthur in the second half of the season). Tim produced 5 wins, including one against the formidable Gerry Jepps in a lost Away match.
Another notable player was Nigel Crucefix on board 5 or 6 who performed 30 points above his current ECF grade. His one loss was to the in-form John Fisher of Frome. Roy Ludlow also scored well on boards 4 and 5, doing the double on Bath's John Leon.
Bath
Bath's star player had to be Ron Gregory on board 1, with 3 wins and a 199 performance. Ron beat both Derek and Chris Purry.
Norton Radstock
Board 1 player Paul Humphreys put in a very solid 166 performance. Last year he scored W1-D2-L3 drawing with Chris Purry. This year he won 3 and lost 2, beating Chris and Derek in the process.
The Somerset County Chess Association website now lists Frome as Division 2 East champions for 2010-11. Therefore Frome win the Charles Marsh trophy back from Trowbridge. In recent years these two teams have dominated the division and their 6 board matches are hotly contested.
| 2001-2 | Frome | |
| 2002-3 | Trowbridge B | |
| 2003-4 | Norton Radstock | |
| 2004-5 | Trowbridge | |
| 2005-6 | Frome | |
| 2006-7 | Frome | (Unconfirmed) |
| 2007-8 | Frome | |
| 2008-9 | Frome | On tie-break with Trowbridge |
| 2009-10 | Trowbridge | |
| 2010-11 | Frome |
A full list of the trophy holders can be found here.
Somerset Division 2 East 2010-11
| Team | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frome | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 9 |
| Trowbridge | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20½ | 15½ | 7 |
| Bath | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 4 |
| Norton Radstock | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13½ | 22½ | 4 |
Note that although the SCCA site incorrectly shows Frome scoring 10 points, the true results (with individual player records) can be found here.
A key match this season was Trowbridge's home fixture against Frome. This turned out to be the only drawn result in the division.
| Trowbridge | 3-3 | Frome |
|---|---|---|
| Rothwell, Derek | 0-1 | Purry, Chris |
| Hibbitt, Arthur | 1-0 | Jepps, Gerry |
| Weston, David | 0-1 | Leonard, Mark |
| Woodward, Tim | 1-0 | Paine, Kevin |
| Davis, Adrian | 1-0 | Berryman, Geoff |
| Ransom, Anthony | 0-1 | Fisher, John |
The outcome on board 1 was unexpected... Derek had started the season brightly;drawing the occasional game but only losing to Sven Zeidler (204). However his last five games of 2011 were all losses. Conversely, Frome's strongest player Chris Purry had an uncharacteristically poor start taking only 2 draws from his first 10 games. This was his only win in Division 2 all year.
On board 2 Arthur faced the combative Gerry Jepps who essayed a From's Gambit. Unforunately for Gerry he played the same sub-standard move that I had erroneously used against Arthur exactly one week previously! Gerry held out longer than I had managed, but the loss seemed almost inevitable.
On board 3 I found a nice tactic winning a piece and eventually swapped off enough material to force a win in the endgame. This gave me a 7th straight win against Dave Weston. The remaining boards were true to form, with team captain Kevin unable to match a Tim Woodward flushed with victory (and following 4 straight wins) at Blackpool Congress.
Cross-Table
| Team | Bath | N / Radstock | Frome | Trowbridge | Home Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frome | 4 - 2 | 3½ - 2½ | 4 - 2 | 6 | |
| Trowbridge | 3½ - 2½ | 5½ - ½ | 3 - 3 | 5 | |
| Bath | 4½ - 1½ | 3½ -2½ | 1½ - 4½ | 4 | |
| Radstock | 4 - 2 | 1 - 5 | 4 - 2 | 4 | |
| Away Pts | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
The table above illustrates how much of an advantage the home team enjoys, with 9 out of 12 fixtures lost by the visiting side. For example, Trowbridge were able to defeat Norton Radstock by 5 points at home. However what was arguably a stronger team away to a weakened Radstock side subsequently lost 4-2 in a remarkable reversal.
Player Results
Glastonbury player Roger Fenton has compiled a list of Somerset team results, with player breakdowns. I will highlight the top performers in Division 2 East below.Frome
Frome performed very well on the lower boards as shown in the following table:| Board | W-D-L | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2-2-2 | 3 | Chris (+1=2-2) + Gerry Jepps (+1=0-0) |
| 2 | 2-2-2 | 3 | Gerry/Kevin/Mark |
| 3 | 3-3-0 | 4½ | Mark/Geoff/Kevin |
| 4 | 2-1-3 | 2½ | Geoff/Kevin/John F |
| 5 | 3-2-1 | 4 | John F/Geoff/Gerry U/Mike |
| 6 | 5-0-1 | 5 | Gerry U/John F/John N/Mike/Rhys |
Arguably the best showing came from boards 5 and 6 player and Club Secretary Gerry Udell with a 100% record and a 142 ECF performance. I expect to see a significant increase in Gerry's grade this year. Also impressive was the undefeated John Fisher who was not out of his depth even when promoted to board 4. I believe that these two players made the difference to the Frome squad. Match results can easily turn on the outcome of the bottom board. Yours truly was unbeaten with a 160 performance. Gerry Jepps was surprisingly defeated by Trowbridge members in both the Home and Away fixtures.
Trowbridge
| Board | W-D-L | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1-2-3 | 2 | Derek + David Weston (with 2 draws) |
| 2 | 3-2-1 | 4 | Tim/Arthur/David W |
| 3 | 4-1-1 | 4½ | |
| 4 | 3-1-2 | 3½ | |
| 5 | 3-2-1 | 4 | |
| 6 | 2-1-3 | 2½ |
Backbone of the Trowbridge team was undoubtedly Tim Woodward. Tim appeared in every match, covering boards 2 to 4 (playing behind the higher graded Derek and/or David Weston and also Arthur in the second half of the season). Tim produced 5 wins, including one against the formidable Gerry Jepps in a lost Away match.
Another notable player was Nigel Crucefix on board 5 or 6 who performed 30 points above his current ECF grade. His one loss was to the in-form John Fisher of Frome. Roy Ludlow also scored well on boards 4 and 5, doing the double on Bath's John Leon.
Bath
Bath's star player had to be Ron Gregory on board 1, with 3 wins and a 199 performance. Ron beat both Derek and Chris Purry.Norton Radstock
Board 1 player Paul Humphreys put in a very solid 166 performance. Last year he scored W1-D2-L3 drawing with Chris Purry. This year he won 3 and lost 2, beating Chris and Derek in the process.
Friday, June 10, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Wiltshire 4-a-side : February update
Trowbridge fielded a somewhat weakened team last week against Nationwide and suffered their first loss of the season. Unfortunately for Trowbridge both their boards 1 and 2 were unavailable on the night. This left the team out-graded by 117 points (in total). Dave Marshall held in-form Adrian Champion to a draw, but the other players couldn't match their opponents.
First place is now in the hands of Nationwide, should they win their remaining fixtures. The full table and results can be found here.
Trowbridge results
First place is now in the hands of Nationwide, should they win their remaining fixtures. The full table and results can be found here.
| Team | Won | Drawn | Lost | Pts | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trowbridge | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| Nationwide | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| Swindon | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Brown Jack | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
Trowbridge results
| Day | Date | Home | Result | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu | 21 October 2010 | Trowbridge | 3-1 | Swindon |
| Thu | 2 December 2010 | Nationwide | 2-2 | Trowbridge |
| Thu | 9 December 2010 | Trowbridge | 2½-1½ | Brown Jack |
| Thu | 6 January 2011 | Swindon | 1-3 | Trowbridge |
| Thu | 10 February 2011 | Trowbridge | ½-3½ | Nationwide |
| Mon | 28 March 2011 | Brown Jack | Trowbridge |
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Wiltshire 4-a-side update
Trowbridge have now played 4 matches: 2 at home (wins) and 2 away (a win and a draw). Mathematically speaking this is only sufficient to guarantee third place in the league. However a draw against Nationwide (next month) would put them in a strong position. A win would guarantee equal first place (although Trowbridge could still lose out on a tie-break.)
The only other fixture contested so far resulted in a win for Swindon away to Brown Jack. It seems that some clubs have been struggling to field a full team. Let us hope that there is resurgence in Wiltshire chess during 2011.
Trowbridge results
The only other fixture contested so far resulted in a win for Swindon away to Brown Jack. It seems that some clubs have been struggling to field a full team. Let us hope that there is resurgence in Wiltshire chess during 2011.
| Team | Won | Drawn | Lost | Pts | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trowbridge | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 |
| Swindon | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Nationwide | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Brown Jack | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
Trowbridge results
| Day | Date | Home | Result | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu | 21 October 2010 | Trowbridge | 3-1 | Swindon |
| Thu | 25 November 2010 | Nationwide | 2-2 | Trowbridge |
| Thu | 9 December 2010 | Trowbridge | 2½-1½ | Brown Jack |
| Thu | 6 January 2011 | Swindon | 1-3 | Trowbridge |
| Thu | 10 February 2011 | Trowbridge | Nationwide | |
| Mon | 28 March 2011 | Brown Jack | Trowbridge |
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Somerset East Chess - November round-up
It appears that we are without a blog entry for November, so here's a summary of the Somerset (East) chess played so far this season. As ever, please refer to the Somerset County Chess Association for any official updates.
Somerset Knock-Out
Congratulations and good luck to the first round winners.
Somerset Division 2 East
Both Trowbridge and Bath are on 100% but have yet to play each other. A key match (Frome vs Trowbridge) will take place on the 14th December. This is usually hotly contested!
Somerset Division 3 East
Trowbridge are the clear leaders at this stage with 2 wins out of 2 matches.
Somerset Knock-Out
Congratulations and good luck to the first round winners.
| Day | Date | Home | Result | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed | 17 November | Yeovil | 2-6 | Taunton |
| Thu | 18 November | Trowbridge | 2½-5½ | Norton Radstock |
| Thu | 18 November | Sedgemoor | 4½-3½ | Frome |
| 14-18 February | Glastonbury | vs | Sedgemoor | |
| 14-18 February | Taunton | vs | Norton Radstock |
Somerset Division 2 East
Both Trowbridge and Bath are on 100% but have yet to play each other. A key match (Frome vs Trowbridge) will take place on the 14th December. This is usually hotly contested!
| Day | Date | Home | Result | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue | 12 October | Frome | 3½-2½ | Norton Radstock |
| Wed | Bath | (Postponed) | Trowbridge | |
| Wed | 10 November | Bath | 3½-2½ | Frome |
| Thu | 11 November | Trowbridge | 5½-½ | Norton Radstock |
Somerset Division 3 East
Trowbridge are the clear leaders at this stage with 2 wins out of 2 matches.
| Day | Date | Home | Result | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue | 19 October | Frome | 1-3 | Trowbridge |
| Thu | 21 October | Norton Radstock | 1-3 | Bath |
| Tue | 16 November | Frome | 2½-1½ | Norton Radstock |
| Thu | 25 November | Trowbridge | 2½-1½ | Bath |
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Somerset Division 3 East: Frome vs Trowbridge
Somerset Division 3 (East) got rolling tonight (19th October 2010) as Frome welcomed an experienced Trowbridge squad propped up by relative newcomer Louis Burton on board 4, who was paired against youngster Rhys White.
Board 4 had all the action, starting with a well-played Closed Sicilian opening. Louis set up a Dragon formation, but White responded by (also) fianchettoing kingside. After this solid opening set-up the game quickly became tactical with White winning the exchange and a pawn with a knight fork. However Louis fought back and his opponent committed a mistake in return dropping a bishop. In the resultant endgame Black was very comfortable and won with nearly an hour to spare.
Roy Ludlow won a pawn in the middlegame. After some exchanges more of Black's pawns disappeared to leave White with an overwhelming advantage in a King and pawn ending.
Frome 1 - 3 Trowbridge
| Frome | Grade | Grade | Trowbridge | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White, Mike | ung |
| Ludlow, Roy | ||||
| Jones, Nick | 94 |
| Davis, Adrian | ||||
| Nicholls, John | 92 |
| Crucefix, Nigel | ||||
| White, Rhys |
|
| Burton, A Louis |
Board 4 had all the action, starting with a well-played Closed Sicilian opening. Louis set up a Dragon formation, but White responded by (also) fianchettoing kingside. After this solid opening set-up the game quickly became tactical with White winning the exchange and a pawn with a knight fork. However Louis fought back and his opponent committed a mistake in return dropping a bishop. In the resultant endgame Black was very comfortable and won with nearly an hour to spare.
Roy Ludlow won a pawn in the middlegame. After some exchanges more of Black's pawns disappeared to leave White with an overwhelming advantage in a King and pawn ending.
Frome 1 - 3 Trowbridge
| Board | White | Result | Black |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ludlow, Roy | 1-0 | White, Mike |
| 2 | Jones, Nick | ½-½ | Davis, Adrian |
| 3 | Crucefix, Nigel | ½-½ | Nicholls, John |
| 4 | White, Rhys | 0-1 | Burton, A Louis |
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