Tuesday, 11 May 2010
Grantham win Lincolnshire League Title
Grantham's Lincolnshire League team made it a hat trick of league titles for Grantham teams last night. Having secured the title after Lincoln failed to beat Spalding, Grantham then duly finished the season in fine style with a 2.5 - 1.5 win against Louth. With wins for Chris Cumbers and Grenville Wollerton with Georgio Pierbattisti drawing on top board. Ivan David lost a closely fought game.
Wednesday, 5 May 2010
Grantham win 2 Divisions of Nottinghamshire League
Grantham I and Grantham II have both won their respective Divisions of the Nottinghamshire League.
Grantham I won Division I for the first time since the 2001/2002 season with and broke the hold that Nottingham University had on the Division for the last three years by a single point.
Grantham II won Division 3 by 3 clear points
Grantham II also had a 25 month unbeaten streak come to an end with a 3.5 to 1.5 loss to newark 2 near the end of the season. Rather than causing a collapse, the loss seems to have spurred the team on to win their remaining matches to clinch the title.
Grantham I won Division I for the first time since the 2001/2002 season with and broke the hold that Nottingham University had on the Division for the last three years by a single point.
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Df | Pn | Pt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grantham 1 (C) | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 46.5 | 23.5 | 23 | 0 | 22 |
| 2 | University 1 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 46 | 24 | 22 | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | Gambit 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| 4 | Ashfield 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 36.5 | 33.5 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| 5 | West Bridgford 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 37 | -4 | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | Newark 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 41 | -11 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | Nottingham Central 1 (R) | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 26.5 | 43.5 | -17 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | West Nottingham 1 (R) | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 22.5 | 47.5 | -25 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Df | Pn | Pt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grantham 2 (C) | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 49.5 | 20.5 | 29 | 0 | 24 |
| 2 | Ashfield 3 (P) | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 41.5 | 28.5 | 13 | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | Gambit 3 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 41.5 | 28.5 | 13 | 0 | 18 |
| 4 | Newark 2 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 39.5 | 30.5 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
| 5 | West Bridgford 2 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 37 | -4 | 0 | 13 |
| 6 | West Nottingham 2 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 28.5 | 41.5 | -13 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | Mansfield 2 (R) | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 44 | -18 | -2 | 7 |
| 8 | West Nottingham 3 (R) | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 20.5 | 49.5 | -29 | 0 | 2 |
Grantham II also had a 25 month unbeaten streak come to an end with a 3.5 to 1.5 loss to newark 2 near the end of the season. Rather than causing a collapse, the loss seems to have spurred the team on to win their remaining matches to clinch the title.
Nottingham Congress Results
Local players were in action at the recent Nottingham Congress. In the Open Section, Paul Cumbers and David Coates came equal 8th position with 3 points, one point behnd four players who finished first equal. Dr. Giorgio Pierbattisti scored 1.5 in a very strong section.
In the Major Section, Ivan David scored 3 points for a share of 9th place with Ben Mason a point behind.
In the Intermediate Section, Chris Cumbers scored 2 points.
In the Major Section, Ivan David scored 3 points for a share of 9th place with Ben Mason a point behind.
In the Intermediate Section, Chris Cumbers scored 2 points.
Wednesday, 3 March 2010
Grantham against Newark
Grantham I had a convincing win in their Division One match at home to Newark I in the Nottinghamshire League. Top board Paul Cumbers lost to Daniels Wells playing his favoured variation in the French Defence but with everyone else winning their games, the final score was 4-1. The result leaves them joint top of the Division 1 table on points with Nottingham University one with a game in hand over third place Ashfield 1 who are a point behind. Individual scores were;
| 1 | Cumbers P | (194) | 0 | – | 1 | Wells D | (179) |
| 2 | Birtwistle N | (202) | 1 | – | 0 | Combie A | (171) |
| 3 | Coates D | (175) | 1 | – | 0 | Ladds G | (160) |
| 4 | Payne N | (176) | 1 | – | 0 | Clifford N | (158) |
| 5 | David I | (152) | 1 | – | 0 | Wollerton G | (153) |
| 4 | – | 1 |
Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Grantham 2 versus West Nottingham 3
Grantham 2 played at home against West Nottingham 3 on Wednesday 17th of February in their latest match of the Nottinghamshire Chess League Division 3. Grantham won convincingly 4.5 to 0.5. Results were as follows (current grade in brackets);
| 1 | David I | (152) | 1 | – | 0 | Thacker S | (129) |
| 2 | Pierbattisti G | (160) | 1 | – | 0 | Crawley J | (121) |
| 3 | Palmer T | (147) | 1 | – | 0 | Clegg T | (119) |
| 4 | Allgood R | (129) | 0.5 | – | 0.5 | Mould P | (110) |
| 5 | Cumbers C | (128) | 1 | – | 0 | Default | n/a |
| 4.5 | – | 0.5 |
Paul Cumbers wins Kidlington Congress
First team player, Paul Cumbers, won the Open Section of the 33rd Kidlington Congress with a score of 4.5 out of 5. His half point came through a bye. The tournament is the 6th largest in the UK and attracts players to Oxfordshire from all over the country. Details can be found at http://home.btconnect.com/OCA/
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
Grantham I win at West Bridgford
Grantham I continued their good form with a 3.5 to 1.5 win last evening against West Bridgford first team in the latest match in the Nottinghamshire League. Described by West Bridgford's board 2, Tim Walker, as the fixture being like 'Chelsea v Spurs' he was gracious to acknowledge that Grantham played better on the night. There were wins on boards 2 and 3 for Captain Nigel Birtwistle and David Coates and draws for top board Paul Cumbers and Kevin McCarthy and Nick Payne on boards 4 and 5. The result leaves Grantham in a good position to challenge for the title at the end of the season.
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