HA3 Vs Red Admiral 2

Things looked to be quite promising when Peter Barabas did not appear.
Ray and Mick were first to finish with Ray losing out. Drew versus Ben were next - this was very sharp stuff and could have gone either way. Graham U versus Stan was also very close, with Stan taking the point. John managed our only win as Andy played down to a lone king and certain death.

19 Nov		Heathcote Arms 3		v	Red Admiral 2
				2 - 3
1	B	140	The Grinder	1 - 0	Carter, Andy	105
2	W	107	Not so big boss	1 - 0	**DEFAULT**	?
3	B	92	Raymondov	0 - 1	Slater, Mick	91
4	W	80	Urquhart, Graham	0 - 1	Parsons, Stan	94
5	B	65	Harbidge, Drew	0 - 1	Cunnold, Ben	60

A win for HA1 away at Melton 2:

20 Nov		Melton Mowbray 2		v	Heathcote Arms 1
				1½ - 3½
1	B	148	Mitchell, Rob	0 - 1	Sharpe, Graham	178
2	W	146	Jex, Alan	1 - 0	Peter the President	156
3	B	146	Cope, Shaun	½ - ½	Booley, Graham	153
4	W	145	Knight, Christopher	0 - 1	Mad Mike	141
5	B	?	**DEFAULT**	0 - 1	The Grinder	140

This week, HA3 plays away at Braunstone on Tuesday, and HA2 plays away at Latimer on Thursday.

Next weekend is the highlight of the Leicestershire Chess Calendar. Please follow the link:

http://www.leicesterchess.co.uk


Colin.

New World Champion

Magnus Carlsen has defeated Vishy Anand to become the new World Chess Champion at age 22. The match was scheduled for 12 games, but only 10 were necessary. After 6 draws and 3 wins, Carlsen got the draw he needed today to win the match by 6.5/3.5.

For anyone who isn't aware, Carlsen became a GM at age 13, and is the highest rated player of all time at 2870 FIDE. ( This converts to around 280 ECF!).

John

Wigston 6 Vs HA3

A draw away at Wigston. Drew scored a win on board 4, John mated his opponent whilst he was away from the board, I lost on board 2, and Graham U lost out against a pawn rush.

14 Nov		Wigston 6		v	Heathcote Arms 3
				2 - 2
1	B	111	Winterton, Paul	0 - 1	Manger, John	140
2	W	109	Hammond, Grant	1 - 0	Ross, Colin	107
3	B	109	Hulford, Frank	1 - 0	Urquhart, Graham	80
4	W	69	Dean, Simon	0 - 1	Harbidge, Drew	65

Here is my loss:



Well done everyone,

Colin