Friday 14 July 2017

Harrod Cup Third Round & County Champs Third Round.


Following wins in the first two rounds, we faced a perfectly selected 500 grade Ashby team on Tuesday. It looked very much like we were going to lose until John pulled off a quite excellent save with only seconds left on his clock.

11 JulHeathcote ArmsWBBWAshby 2
 
4
4
1182Sharpe, Graham0110Dove, Tom173
2127Manger, John0110Gibson, Paul146
3109Ross, Colin1010Worrow-Goodin, George97
439Milner, Gordon0101Hart, Jake84


PosTeamPlWDLGPDPts
1Heathcote Arms321025
2Wigston220094
3Ashby 1220034
4Ashby 2311113
5Kirby Muxloe310232
6Loughborough310222
7Melton Mowbray210102
8Syston2101-22
9Latimer3102-62


On Thursday, several of us were in action in the CCs at Wigston. Ray beat Gordon. Bill lost. Graham S won. I beat John McKiernan, who I last met in the play off for last year's Minor.





Colin


Sunday 9 July 2017

Birstall Cup Match at Loughborough

Already knocked out of the Chapman Cup, things did not go any better in the Birstall. There was no handicap. I lost early to Peter Hickman. Game below:




Ray then lost too. John won, but then Mike was in time trouble in this position with the black pieces. Mike took the pawn on g6 and lost to h7 - it cannot be stopped. Can you see anything better for black?



 

05 JulLoughborough 2vHeathcote ArmsGD
31-19
Handicap00
31
 
1W158Miller, James10Cowley, Michael148-10
2B119Adcock, Terry01Manger, John14122
3W112Hickman, Peter10Ross, Colin1120
4B119Adcock, Michael10Beach, Ray88-31




Tuesday, we are home in the Harrod against Ashby and on Thursday it is the County Championship.

Colin