Fortunately, this time it was only the junior league cup.
We won the toss and opted for the white pieces on the odd boards.
The sides were dead even at 471 grading points apiece.
Rob won, Ray succumbed to a queen sacrifice in the middle game, and John lost too.
I had been in a very drawish game with Mick Slater and had offered him the half point earlier in the proceedings. He had just gotten the advantage with a passed pawn in the endgame and should really have won, but offered me a draw - which i accepted immediately.
The results were:
Heathcote Arms Vs Red Admiral 1
board 1 Ensor, Rob 135 1-0 135 Wylie, Paul
board 2 Manger, John 134 0-1 137 Thomas, Barnaby
board 3 Ross, Colin 112 Drawn 100 Slater, Mick
board 4 Beach, Ray 90 0-1 99 Engels, Aaron
calculated score 1.5 - 2.5
Well done everyone.
Our next match is on Tuesday 23rd February, at home, against Braunstone 4. We need to start winning again as the Red Admiral and Melton are not too far behind us.
Colin
Thursday, 11 February 2010
Radio 4
A couple of recorded pieces about Mesothelioma and Insurance Archaeology, featuring the voice of George Winterton, have been aired on the PM programme, on radio 4, this week. They are available to listen to on the BBCi player for a week following broadcast.
Go to: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qskw click on the programme dated 9.2.10 and listen from 45.47 to 50.00. A follow up piece was broadcast on 10.2.10 between 26.41 and 30.00.
Colin
Go to: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qskw click on the programme dated 9.2.10 and listen from 45.47 to 50.00. A follow up piece was broadcast on 10.2.10 between 26.41 and 30.00.
Colin
Saturday, 6 February 2010
Division 5 as at 6th February 2010
Colin
Wednesday, 3 February 2010
HA2 Meltdown at Home Against Red Admiral 3
We took an unexpected kicking from RA3.
I had survived some early difficulties against Stan and offered him a draw when things looked more even. He declined. We continued to play as an attack of Rob's went badly wrong resulting in him being down several pawns against Mick Slater. Ray then defeated Calvin and John lost to Andy Carter. At this point, Stan offered me a draw which i would have taken if it hadn't meant that we would lose the match - but then things deteriorated again and i lost on time in a hopeless position.
board 1 Ensor, Rob 135 0-1 100 Slater, Mick
board 2 Manger, John 134 0-1 100 Carter, Andy
board 3 Ross, Colin 112 0-1 83 Parsons, Stan
board 4 Beach, Ray 90 1-0 80 Burton, Calvin
Well done Ray.
RA3 was the next team in the table behind us and Melton - they also have a couple of matches in hand - so may yet pose a threat.
Next Tuesday we play Red Admiral 1 in the League Cup at our place.
Colin
I had survived some early difficulties against Stan and offered him a draw when things looked more even. He declined. We continued to play as an attack of Rob's went badly wrong resulting in him being down several pawns against Mick Slater. Ray then defeated Calvin and John lost to Andy Carter. At this point, Stan offered me a draw which i would have taken if it hadn't meant that we would lose the match - but then things deteriorated again and i lost on time in a hopeless position.
board 1 Ensor, Rob 135 0-1 100 Slater, Mick
board 2 Manger, John 134 0-1 100 Carter, Andy
board 3 Ross, Colin 112 0-1 83 Parsons, Stan
board 4 Beach, Ray 90 1-0 80 Burton, Calvin
Well done Ray.
RA3 was the next team in the table behind us and Melton - they also have a couple of matches in hand - so may yet pose a threat.
Next Tuesday we play Red Admiral 1 in the League Cup at our place.
Colin
Thursday, 28 January 2010
Heathcote Arms (2) Beat Melton (3) Away
Whilst sticking to our usual fill the boards from the bottom up policy, we took a higher graded side than usual to Melton as Dave and Ray, two of our regular players, were unavailable. There were a few remarks from Melton players about us having a different team from last time and about our having a higher graded side. Three out of four of our players, however, had appeared in our last match at Melton (when we played five boards). On this occasion, it was our top board, however, who was outgraded, and our second board player was the same grade as his opponent. True, John outgraded his opponent, and, on paper, i outgraded my opponent although i suspect that, that with some good wins so far this season, Andrew's actual grade will turn out to be higher than his provisional grade of 80. Any real grade advantage was likely to be slight.
The first result was a win for me. I had been able to chip away at my opponent's pawns and build a central majority, and although harrassed by rooks, i was eventually able to push my pawns forwards. Pete then lost to Alan Jex. Rob had a two pawn advantage and simplified into an opposite coloured bishops endgame against Ian Farquharson and was able to force the win ( the game was a good one and went like this: 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. Nf3 Bb4 4. c3 Ba5 5. b4 Bb6 6. b5 Na5 7. Nxe5 Nxc4 8.Nxc4 Bxf2+ 9. Kxf2 d5 10. exd5 Qh4+ 11. g3 Qxc4 12. Qe2+ Qxe2+ 13. Kxe2 Nf6 14.c4 O-O 15. Bb2 Bg4+ 16. Kf2 Rfe8 17. h3 Ne4+ 18. Kg2 Be2 19. Na3 Nxd2 20. Rhe1 Nxc4 21. Nxc4 Bxc4 22. a4 Bxd5+ 23. Kf2 Re6 24. Rxe6 Bxe6 25. h4 Rd8 26. Ke3 c5 27. bxc6 bxc6 28. Bd4 a6 29. Rc1 Bd5 30. Bb6 Re8+ 31. Kf2 Re4 32. a5 f5 33. Bc7 Rc4 34. Rb1 Rc5 35. Bb6 Rb5 36. Re1 Kf7 37. Re5 Be4 38. Rc5 Rxc5 39. Bxc5 Ke6 40. Ke3 Kd5 41. Bd4 g6 42. Bf6 c5 43. Kd2 c4 44. Kc3 Bd3 45. Bd8 Ke4 46. Bc7 Kf3 47. Bf4 h6 48. Kd4 g5 49. hxg5 hxg5 50. Bxg5 Kxg3 51. Ke3 Bf1 52. Bf4+ Kg4 53. Bh6 Bd3 54. Kf2 c3 55. Ke3 Be4 56. Bg7 c2 57. Kd2 f4 58. Bb2 Kh3 59. Bd4 Kg2 60. Kc1 f3 61. Kd2 f2 62. Bxf2 Kxf2 63. Kc1 Ke2 64. Kb2 Kd2 0-1 ). John had been winning by a piece and a pawn and was able to checkmate his opponent in the Kingside corner with queen and bishop.
Jex, Alan (152) 1-0 (140) Harrison, Pete
Farquharson, Ian (135) 0-1 (135) Ensor, Rob
Smith, Peter (107) 0-1 (134) Manger, John
Keightley, Andrew (80) 0-1 (112) Ross, Colin
Melton (3) 1 - 3 Heathcote Arms (2)
Well done everyone.
Next week, we are at home against the Red Admiral (3) on Tuesday night.
Colin
The first result was a win for me. I had been able to chip away at my opponent's pawns and build a central majority, and although harrassed by rooks, i was eventually able to push my pawns forwards. Pete then lost to Alan Jex. Rob had a two pawn advantage and simplified into an opposite coloured bishops endgame against Ian Farquharson and was able to force the win ( the game was a good one and went like this: 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. Nf3 Bb4 4. c3 Ba5 5. b4 Bb6 6. b5 Na5 7. Nxe5 Nxc4 8.Nxc4 Bxf2+ 9. Kxf2 d5 10. exd5 Qh4+ 11. g3 Qxc4 12. Qe2+ Qxe2+ 13. Kxe2 Nf6 14.c4 O-O 15. Bb2 Bg4+ 16. Kf2 Rfe8 17. h3 Ne4+ 18. Kg2 Be2 19. Na3 Nxd2 20. Rhe1 Nxc4 21. Nxc4 Bxc4 22. a4 Bxd5+ 23. Kf2 Re6 24. Rxe6 Bxe6 25. h4 Rd8 26. Ke3 c5 27. bxc6 bxc6 28. Bd4 a6 29. Rc1 Bd5 30. Bb6 Re8+ 31. Kf2 Re4 32. a5 f5 33. Bc7 Rc4 34. Rb1 Rc5 35. Bb6 Rb5 36. Re1 Kf7 37. Re5 Be4 38. Rc5 Rxc5 39. Bxc5 Ke6 40. Ke3 Kd5 41. Bd4 g6 42. Bf6 c5 43. Kd2 c4 44. Kc3 Bd3 45. Bd8 Ke4 46. Bc7 Kf3 47. Bf4 h6 48. Kd4 g5 49. hxg5 hxg5 50. Bxg5 Kxg3 51. Ke3 Bf1 52. Bf4+ Kg4 53. Bh6 Bd3 54. Kf2 c3 55. Ke3 Be4 56. Bg7 c2 57. Kd2 f4 58. Bb2 Kh3 59. Bd4 Kg2 60. Kc1 f3 61. Kd2 f2 62. Bxf2 Kxf2 63. Kc1 Ke2 64. Kb2 Kd2 0-1 ). John had been winning by a piece and a pawn and was able to checkmate his opponent in the Kingside corner with queen and bishop.
Jex, Alan (152) 1-0 (140) Harrison, Pete
Farquharson, Ian (135) 0-1 (135) Ensor, Rob
Smith, Peter (107) 0-1 (134) Manger, John
Keightley, Andrew (80) 0-1 (112) Ross, Colin
Melton (3) 1 - 3 Heathcote Arms (2)
Well done everyone.
Next week, we are at home against the Red Admiral (3) on Tuesday night.
Colin
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
Heathcote Arms (2) 2.5 - 1.5 Syston (3)
On Tuesday, both HA1 and HA2 played at home.
Whilst HA1 continued its unbeaten run, this season, with a drawn match against Melton 1; HA2 managed a win consolidating our position at the top of division 5.
On board 3, and in a tight position, against Mo Martin, after 27 moves, i offered a draw which was accepted. Rob then simplified in a King and seven pawn against King and six pawn endgame and converted a technical win against Ron King. John was a piece and two pawns up for most of his game against Judith Mitton, but she put up a fight. Once again, in a very sharp game, Ray seemed to have the edge, but blundered after a long struggle.
board 1 Ensor, Rob 135 1-0 105 King, Ron
board 2 Manger, John 134 1-0 90 Mitton, Judith
board 3 Ross, Colin 112 Drawn 90 Martin, Maurice
board 4 Beach, Ray 90 0-1 82 Agger, Reg
Well done everyone.
Next week, we are away at Melton on Wednesday, and a win would not do us any harm at all.
Colin
Whilst HA1 continued its unbeaten run, this season, with a drawn match against Melton 1; HA2 managed a win consolidating our position at the top of division 5.
On board 3, and in a tight position, against Mo Martin, after 27 moves, i offered a draw which was accepted. Rob then simplified in a King and seven pawn against King and six pawn endgame and converted a technical win against Ron King. John was a piece and two pawns up for most of his game against Judith Mitton, but she put up a fight. Once again, in a very sharp game, Ray seemed to have the edge, but blundered after a long struggle.
board 1 Ensor, Rob 135 1-0 105 King, Ron
board 2 Manger, John 134 1-0 90 Mitton, Judith
board 3 Ross, Colin 112 Drawn 90 Martin, Maurice
board 4 Beach, Ray 90 0-1 82 Agger, Reg
Well done everyone.
Next week, we are away at Melton on Wednesday, and a win would not do us any harm at all.
Colin
Saturday, 16 January 2010
Ashby Vs HA2 in 3rd Round of Junior League Cup
Welcome back Ray.
Ha2's first match following the Christmas break was a Junior League Cup fixture at Ashby.
Dave had to perform his Haka in the bar so as not to upset the snooker players.
Ashby won the toss and chose white on odd boards. John and Dave had the black pieces.
Ray was a piece up for most of his game. My game started badly, but improved later on.
board 1 Reynolds, David (128) 1-0 (134) Manger, John
board 2 Wyld, Nick (122) 0-1 (112) Ross, Colin
board 3 Williams, Richard (121) 1-0 (104) Ricketts, Dave
board 4 Roberts, Neil (85) 1-0 (90) Beach, Ray
handicap 0-0.5
Ashby 3 - 1.5 Heathcote Arms
Next week, it is back to business as we face Syston at home in the League.
Well done everyone.
Colin.
Ha2's first match following the Christmas break was a Junior League Cup fixture at Ashby.
Dave had to perform his Haka in the bar so as not to upset the snooker players.
Ashby won the toss and chose white on odd boards. John and Dave had the black pieces.
Ray was a piece up for most of his game. My game started badly, but improved later on.
board 1 Reynolds, David (128) 1-0 (134) Manger, John
board 2 Wyld, Nick (122) 0-1 (112) Ross, Colin
board 3 Williams, Richard (121) 1-0 (104) Ricketts, Dave
board 4 Roberts, Neil (85) 1-0 (90) Beach, Ray
handicap 0-0.5
Ashby 3 - 1.5 Heathcote Arms
Next week, it is back to business as we face Syston at home in the League.
Well done everyone.
Colin.
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