CRGS match

The final match of the season for the B team was a 3-1 win over Colchester Royal Grammar School. The B team will have to wait to see if they will win the division, if Galleywood Knights win or draw their last match then the B team will finish second.

Date: 01-Apr-2014
NECL League: Division 3
Brd	Col	CRGS	Result		COLCHESTER B	Col
1	b	Gorak Rajesh (161)	½	½	Nathan Barnes (e145)	w
2	w	Jeremy Hadcock (140)	½	½	Martin Harris (139)	b
3	b	Shivan Harani (90)	0	1	Clive Bellinger (139)	w
4	w	Peter Harris (57)	0	1	Peter Smith (122)	b
		(avg=112)	1	3	(avg=136)

March summary

The current top ten players in the club grand prix are:

		Points	Percentage
1st	Nathan Barnes	11	79
2nd	Eldar Lachinov	10.5	95
3rd	Peter Smith	9	75
4th=	Brian Remmer	8.5	77
	Mike Wagstaff	8.5	77
6th	Phil Daley	7	70
7th	Martin Harris	6	55
8th=	Clive Bellinger	4.5	64
	John Duff-Cole	4.5	56
	Mark Johnson	4.5	50

Games played in the club championship, Tony Locke rapidplay and the NECL league/knockout count for points in the grand prix. Wins by default in NECL matches do count for points.

In the club championship the top two in each group are currently: Eldar Lachinov, Martin Harris (group 1), Pete Smith, Dimitrios Kolomvas (group 2), Nathan Barnes, Mark Johnson (group 3) and Brian Remmer, Phil Daley (group 4). There are two weeks left for group stage games to be played, this means that four players have already qualified for the knockout rounds - Pete Smith, Nathan Barnes, Brian Remmer and Phil Daley.

All group games in the club championship need to be completed by Wednesday 2nd April. At the end of the evening the draws for the first knockout round and the plate competition will be made. Where group games have not been completed the tournament controller will make any decisions regarding the awarding of wins by default.

Currently unbeaten (minimum 4 games):

• Mike Wagstaff - standard play with White pieces (5 games), NECL league matches (10 games)
• Eldar Lachinov - standard play (11 games), 100% with White (6 games)
• Dimitrios Kolomvas - standard play with Black pieces (6 games)
• Dave Chatfield - club championship (4 games)
• Clive Bellinger - standard play with Black pieces (4 games)
• Nathan Barnes - standard play with Black pieces (8 games), 100% in club championship (4 games)

NECL update

After three disappointing results (the B team drawing with Billericay B and losing to Chelmsford D; the A team losing narrowly to Braintree B), the A and B teams have got back on track with three 4-0 whitewashes. The A team beat Dunmow and Witham B, the B team beat Chelmsford C.

Date: 20-Mar-2014
NECL League: Division 3
Brd	Col	CHELMSFORD C	Result		COLCHESTER B	Col
1	b	John Constantine (123)	0	1	Nathan Barnes (e145)	w
2	w	Peter Brander (118)	0	1	Mike Wagstaff (145)	b
3	b	Elliot Cocks (100)	0	1	Phil Daley (124)	w
4	w	Mario Cassar (76)	0	1	Peter Smith (122)	b
		(avg=104)	0	4	(avg=134)

 

Date: 19-Mar-2014
NECL League: Division 2
Brd	Col	WITHAM B	Result		COLCHESTER A	Col
1	w	Peter O'Malley (116)	0	1	Javier Ruano Marco (e189)	b
2	b	Barrie Quin (115)	0	1	Ian Gooding (176)	w
3	w	Barry Mitchell (111)	0	1	Eldar Lachinov (e155)	b
4	b	John Staplehurst (110)	0	1	Michael Wagstaff (145)	w
		(avg=113)	0	4	(avg=166)

 

Date: 10-Mar-2014
NECL League: Division 2
Brd	Col	DUNMOW	Result		COLCHESTER A	Col
1	b	John Bradley (119)	0	1	Ian Gooding (176)	w
2	w	Derek Jones (125)	0	1	Eldar Lachinov (e155)	b
3	b	William Attwood (115)	0	1	Aleksander Orava (e155)	w
4	w	Eric Page (86)	0	1	Mike Wagstaff (145)	b
		(avg=111)	0	4	(avg=157)

The position below is from Barnes - Constantine. White to play, Black has just played 9...c5 - solution in the comments.

Two wins for Colchester A

The A team have won their two most recent matches in Division 2. First a 3.5-0.5 away win against Clacton C and then a 3-1 win against, the previously unbeaten, Maldon B. Javier and Aleksander both had success in their first competitive games for the club.

Date: 05-Feb-2014
NECL League: Division 2
Brd	Col	COLCHESTER A	Result		MALDON B	Col
1	w	Javier Ruano Marco (e189)	1	0	Dave Pearse (156)	b
2	b	Eldar Lachinov (e155)	1	0	Tom Winter (148)	w
3	w	Aleksander Orava (e155)	½	½	Ian MacLachlan (144)	b
4	b	Mike Wagstaff (145)	½	½	Dave Bird (131)	w
		(avg=161)	3	1	(avg=144)

 

Date: 28-Jan-2014
NECL League: Division 2
Brd	Col	CLACTON B	Result		COLCHESTER A	Col
1	b	Martin Alvin (128)	0	1	Eldar Lachinov (e155)	w
2	w	Mike Coughtrey (128)	½	½	Nathan Barnes (e145)	b
3	b	Peter Keffler (123)	0	1	Mike Wagstaff (145)	w
4	w	Nigel Lake (87)	0	1	John Duff-Cole (90)	b
		(avg=116)	3.5	0.5	(avg=133)

January summary

The current top ten players in the club grand prix are:

		Points	Percentage
1st	Pete Smith	8	73
2nd	Nathan Barnes	6.5	81
3rd=	Eldar Lachinov	6	100
	Brian Remmer	6	86
5th	Martin Harris	5	63
6th=	Mark Johnson	4	67
	Dimitrios Kolomvas	4	57
	Phil Daley	4	57
9th=	Clive Bellinger	3.5	70
	Mike Wagstaff	3.5	70
	John Duff-Cole	3.5	50

Games played in the club championship, Tony Locke rapidplay and the NECL league/knockout count for points in the grand prix. Wins by default in NECL matches do count for points.

In the club championship the top two in each group are currently: Eldar Lachinov, Martin Harris (group 1), Pete Smith, Dimitrios Kolomvas (group 2), Nathan Barnes, Mark Johnson (group 3) and Brian Remmer, Phil Daley (group 4).

All group games in the club championship need to be completed by Wednesday 2nd April. At that point the draws for the first knockout round and the plate competition will be made. Where group games have not been completed the tournament controller will make any decisions regarding the awarding of wins by default.

More results from NECL Division 3

The C team kept their position at the top of Division 3 with a draw against Clacton C. The B team followed up their 4-0 win against Galleywood Knights with a 3.5-0.5 away win over Maldon C. The B team are in 2nd place in the division, but have played fewer games than the C team.

Date: 24-Jan-2014
NECL League: Division 3
Brd	Col	MALDON C	Result		COLCHESTER B	Col
1	b	Dave Bird (132)	0	1	Nathan Barnes (e145)	w
2	w	Richard Keep (117)	½	½	Clive Bellinger (143)	b
3	b	Frank Sealey (116)	0	1	Phil Daley (124)	w
4	w	Doug Mothershaw (111)	0	1	Brian Remmer (116)	b
		(avg=119)	0.5	3.5	(avg=132)

 

Date: 15-Jan-2014
NECL League: Division 3
Brd	Col	COLCHESTER C	Result		CLACTON C	Col
1	b	Phil Daley (124)	0	1	Melvin Steele (126)	w
2	w	Martin Harris (e115)	1	0	Michael Coughtrey (115)	b
3	b	Pete Smith (111)	0	1	Andrew Todd (112)	w
4	w	Mark Johnson (e71)	1	0	Alan Story (63)	b
		(avg=105)	2	2	(avg=104)

 

Here is Mark Johnson's game from the match against Clacton C - White punishes some inaccuracies in Black's play by unleashing an unstoppable kingside attack.

Colchester B v Galleywood Knights

The B team played their first match since October - maintaining their unbeaten status with a 4-0 win against Galleywood Knights (the only team to beat Colchester C so far this season). The B team move up to 2nd in Division 3, behind the C team (who have played more games).

Date: 08-Jan-2014
NECL League: Division 3
Brd	Col	COLCHESTER B	Result		GALLEYWOOD KNIGHTS	Col
1	w	Eldar Lachinov (e155)	1	0	Pablo Garcia-Galan Ruiz (e130)	b
2	b	Nathan Barnes (e145)	1	0	Rory Coughlan (e130)	w
3	w	Clive Bellinger (143)	1	0	Michael Coughlan (e110)	b
4	b	John Duff-Cole (91)	1	0	Neil Coughlan (e80)	w
		(avg=133)	4	0	(avg=112)

 

Here is the game from board 3 - White obtains a very strong centre which he uses as the springboard for an attack on the king. White sacrifices a rook to rip open the defence and finish Black off.