Church Stretton B 2 Telepost D 2
2. T Williamson 1, D Pinnington 0
3. C Pimm-Jones 1, G Lyon 0
4. J Carless 0, A Cliff 1
Saturday, 15 October 2011
Draw for first B team match
The newly-relaunched B team drew 2-2 against Telepost D in their opening Division 3 match. Early losses on boards 1 and 4 were countered by wins for captain Tom Williamson and Chris Pimm Jones.
Church Stretton B 2 Telepost D 2
1. F Rooney 0, S Sweeney 1
2. T Williamson 1, D Pinnington 0
3. C Pimm-Jones 1, G Lyon 0
4. J Carless 0, A Cliff 1
Church Stretton B 2 Telepost D 2
2. T Williamson 1, D Pinnington 0
3. C Pimm-Jones 1, G Lyon 0
4. J Carless 0, A Cliff 1
A-team lose tight match to Priorslee Lions
A closely-fought home match against Priorslee Lions A resulted in a 3-2 defeat for the A team. A win for Karl Wakefield on board four and draws for Trevor Brotherton and Graham Shepherd were balanced by losses on boards two and three. There are likely to be quite a few of these evenly-matched contests as the season progresses.
Church Stretton 2 Priorslee Lions A 3
1. T Brotherton 0.5, G Pugh 0.5
2, S Rooney 0, W Bates 1
3. G Link 0, J O'Neil 1
4. K Wakefield 1, A Tunks 0
5. G Shepherd 0.5, J Tunks 0.5
Church Stretton 2 Priorslee Lions A 3
2, S Rooney 0, W Bates 1
3. G Link 0, J O'Neil 1
4. K Wakefield 1, A Tunks 0
5. G Shepherd 0.5, J Tunks 0.5
Sunday, 2 October 2011
Perfect start for Stretton A
Church Stretton A scored a 5-0 win against Ludlow in the opening match of the season. With a sizeable grading advantage on all boards, the home team were favourites and fortunately managed to convert all the points.
Graham Shepherd was the first to finish against an opponent playing his first competitive match. Graham got an early material gain and never looked back. Karl Wakefield made it 2-0 winning his bishop and pawn ending and Gerald Link made it 3-0 shortly after.
On board 2, Steve Rooney's opponent unfortunately touched his king when planning a king move but realised that the square he was looking at was not safe. But having touched his king he had to move it, and was a bit alarmed to realise that in fact the king had no safe squares. His next move allowed a knight fork so he promptly resigned, making it 4-0.
The Ludlow team then had quite a wait before they could get back down the A49 as top board Joseph Watson was holding Stretton top board Trevor Brotherton in an intriguing middlegame with Watson's knight occupying an outpost contested by Brotherton's bishop, plus the other major pieces on both sides. As the clock ticked down however, Trevor's strength in quickplay finishes clinched the point. having turned down a couple of draw offers, Trevor finally made it a 5-0 whitewash when his opponent slipped up in the queen and pawn ending.
Here is a critical position from Trevor's endgame. Both players were short of time but his opponent tried to simplify with a4, missing the back rank check followed by bxa4 winning a clear pawn.
This left the intriguing prospect of whether white's c pawn or black's e pawn would roll forward first. But with less than five minutes each and with queens on the board neither king found it easy to hide. Trevor won a second pawn and with it the game following a slip when his opponent missed a check which forced the queen exchange leaving nothing to fight back with.
Best of luck to Ludlow in the rest of the season, and onward to our next encounter - Priorslee Lions A at home in two weeks, when the B team also get their season underway against Telepost D.
Church Stretton A v Ludlow
1. T Brotherton 1, J Watson 0
2. S Rooney 1, R Woodley 0
3. G Link 1, A Wright 0
4. K Wakefield 1, P Munday 0
5. G Shepherd 1, D Meikle 0
Graham Shepherd was the first to finish against an opponent playing his first competitive match. Graham got an early material gain and never looked back. Karl Wakefield made it 2-0 winning his bishop and pawn ending and Gerald Link made it 3-0 shortly after.
On board 2, Steve Rooney's opponent unfortunately touched his king when planning a king move but realised that the square he was looking at was not safe. But having touched his king he had to move it, and was a bit alarmed to realise that in fact the king had no safe squares. His next move allowed a knight fork so he promptly resigned, making it 4-0.
The Ludlow team then had quite a wait before they could get back down the A49 as top board Joseph Watson was holding Stretton top board Trevor Brotherton in an intriguing middlegame with Watson's knight occupying an outpost contested by Brotherton's bishop, plus the other major pieces on both sides. As the clock ticked down however, Trevor's strength in quickplay finishes clinched the point. having turned down a couple of draw offers, Trevor finally made it a 5-0 whitewash when his opponent slipped up in the queen and pawn ending.
Here is a critical position from Trevor's endgame. Both players were short of time but his opponent tried to simplify with a4, missing the back rank check followed by bxa4 winning a clear pawn.
This left the intriguing prospect of whether white's c pawn or black's e pawn would roll forward first. But with less than five minutes each and with queens on the board neither king found it easy to hide. Trevor won a second pawn and with it the game following a slip when his opponent missed a check which forced the queen exchange leaving nothing to fight back with.
Best of luck to Ludlow in the rest of the season, and onward to our next encounter - Priorslee Lions A at home in two weeks, when the B team also get their season underway against Telepost D.
Church Stretton A v Ludlow
1. T Brotherton 1, J Watson 0
2. S Rooney 1, R Woodley 0
3. G Link 1, A Wright 0
4. K Wakefield 1, P Munday 0
5. G Shepherd 1, D Meikle 0
Monday, 19 September 2011
Social chess at Condover
Condover Chess club meets fortnightly on Monday evenings at 8pm for social chess in a nice venue at the sports and social club in the village. The club is organised by John Casewell and Church Stretton players are very welcome - and vice versa!
The dates for the autumn are:
10 October
24 October
7 November
21 November
5 December.
The dates for the autumn are:
10 October
24 October
7 November
21 November
5 December.
Sunday, 18 September 2011
Trevor's clean sweep
He came, he played, he conquered!
Trevor Brotherton acheived a whitewash of his opponents in the club simul last Thursday. Some welcome guests from Telepost boosted the numbers to make it 10 boards against Trevor but eventually every single one conceded.
The best game was played by Francis Rooney who caused Trevor a good deal of problems in the middle game and should probably have got at least a draw. Trevor thought he was a little fortunate to win that one, but they all count!
Let's hope he makes similar short shrift of our league opponents this season.
Trevor Brotherton acheived a whitewash of his opponents in the club simul last Thursday. Some welcome guests from Telepost boosted the numbers to make it 10 boards against Trevor but eventually every single one conceded.
The best game was played by Francis Rooney who caused Trevor a good deal of problems in the middle game and should probably have got at least a draw. Trevor thought he was a little fortunate to win that one, but they all count!
Let's hope he makes similar short shrift of our league opponents this season.
Wednesday, 14 September 2011
Season kicks off with South Shropshire derby
Now back in the first division after a few years' break, the A team's season starts on Thursday 29 September with a home game against South Shropshire rivals Ludlow who were also promoted last season. The newly-relaunched Church Stretton B team starts its season on 13 October with a home fixture against Telepost D.
The first event of the season takes place this Thursday (15 Sep) with a simul by our A team board one Trevor Brotherton.
The fixtures for the season are shown in the table on the right.
The first event of the season takes place this Thursday (15 Sep) with a simul by our A team board one Trevor Brotherton.
The fixtures for the season are shown in the table on the right.
Friday, 2 September 2011
Boost for Stretton's new season
Church Stretton's A team will get a big boost in the coming season with the return of Trevor Brotherton to take the board one slot.
Trevor has played for Stretton before and was part of the 2007-08 side which ran Telepost right down to the wire for the division one title, just missing a title victory on points difference. He has decided to return to Church Stretton following three years with Shifnal & Telford, last season as A team captain.
"We are delighted that Trevor is returning to Church Stretton for the coming season," says A team captain Steve Rooney. "Having won the division 2 title last year and with it promotion to Shropshire's top division, it will be a big boost to have one of the county's biggest hitters on board one for us."
Church Stretton is planning to run two teams for the coming season with Tom Williamson running the B team in division 3, and club nights will resume on Thursdays from the beginning of September at the District club venue in Essex Road.
Trevor has played for Stretton before and was part of the 2007-08 side which ran Telepost right down to the wire for the division one title, just missing a title victory on points difference. He has decided to return to Church Stretton following three years with Shifnal & Telford, last season as A team captain.
"We are delighted that Trevor is returning to Church Stretton for the coming season," says A team captain Steve Rooney. "Having won the division 2 title last year and with it promotion to Shropshire's top division, it will be a big boost to have one of the county's biggest hitters on board one for us."
Church Stretton is planning to run two teams for the coming season with Tom Williamson running the B team in division 3, and club nights will resume on Thursdays from the beginning of September at the District club venue in Essex Road.
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