by John Richards
Last time my report began: "It was a depleted Bristol squad that went into this important weekend. We were short of Burgess, Moskovic and Cobb and then Chris Beaumont had to pull out at the last moment with flu." Not much different this time, except Moskovic could play, Mordue couldn’t and Chris Beaumont withdrew because of prior coaching commitments. Other withdrawals left us with our weakest sides of the season; you could tell this because I was playing.
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Bristol 1 |
W on odds |
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The AD’s |
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Simon Ansell |
2383 |
½-½ |
Murray Chandler |
2527 |
|
James Sherwin |
2369 |
1-0 |
Jon Mestel |
2479 |
|
David Ledger |
2285 |
0-1 |
Robert Bellin |
2351 |
|
Simon Buckley |
2270 |
½-½ |
John Richardson |
2331 |
|
David Moskovic |
2247 |
1-0 |
Bernard Cafferty |
2195 |
|
Craig Hanley |
2231 |
½-½ |
I Timmermanns |
2195 |
|
David Collier |
2215 |
½-½ |
Jana Bellin |
2169 |
|
Melanie Buckley |
2075 |
½-½ |
Ray Edwards |
2064 |
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4½-3½ |
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So, it was a big surprise to pick up two points from this match. Jim Sherwin was due some luck and it turned up at the right time when he bagged a GM scalp. David Moskovic showed why he is such a key player by beating Cafferty. Melanie fought hard to get the last half point needed for victory.
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Bristol 2 |
B on odds |
|
Slough 2 |
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Robert McFarland |
2260 |
1-0 |
Graeme Buckley |
2355 |
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Alex Easton |
2165 |
½-½ |
A Tucker |
2192 |
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Steve Dilleigh |
2186 |
0-1 |
A Smith |
2231 |
|
David Buckley |
2153 |
0-1 |
R Richmond |
2238 |
|
Duncan Grossett |
2080 |
½-½ |
A Ghasi |
2032 |
|
Jerry Humphreys |
2125 |
½-½ |
Roger De Coverley |
2096 |
|
John Richards |
2045 |
½-½ |
M Mashayekh |
2006 |
|
Maya Buckley |
1256 |
½-½ |
Ivana Houska |
1560 |
|
|
|
3½-4½ |
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The second division match did not go according to plan. Robert McFarland beat ex-Bristol player Graeme Buckley, but no one else really got going. Maya Buckley made her debut - replacing the absent Sophie Tidman - making it four Buckleys in the two sides, and did extremely well to draw with Ivana Houska. The slow time limit seems to suit her.
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Bristol 1 |
B on odds |
|
Barbican 1 |
|
|
Simon Ansell |
2383 |
½-½ |
Nick Pert |
2396 |
|
James Sherwin |
2369 |
1-0 |
Colin Crouch |
2424 |
|
David Ledger |
2285 |
½-½ |
Andrew Collinson |
2405 |
|
Simon Buckley |
2270 |
0-1 |
S Dishman |
2364 |
|
David Moskovic |
2247 |
0-1 |
Simon Knott |
2351 |
|
Craig Hanley |
2231 |
½-½ |
J Rogers |
2340 |
|
David Collier |
2215 |
½-½ |
Richard Palliser |
2322 |
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Melanie Buckley |
2090 |
½-½ |
Ingrid Lauterbach |
2182 |
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|
|
3½-4½ |
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The first team were fired up for this match and we really thought we could get something from it. It was very close, but you don't get match points for being close. Jim Sherwin completed a superb weekend with his second win. The plan of holding them on the bottom boards worked perfectly, but the damage was done in the middle.
Bristol 1 are now eighth, so there are four teams below us. However, we are unlikely to be safe unless we get another two points from the final weekend. It's going to be tough and it's going to be a nailbiting finish - again.
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Bristol 2 |
W on odds |
|
South Wales Dragons |
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Robert McFarland |
2260 |
½-½ |
James Cobb |
2369 |
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Alex Easton |
2165 |
0-1 |
R Dineley |
2263 |
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Steve Dilleigh |
2186 |
0-1 |
D James |
2238 |
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David Buckley |
2153 |
0-1 |
S Zeidler |
2235 |
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Duncan Grossett |
2080 |
0-1 |
Charles Morris |
2231 |
|
Jerry Humphreys |
2125 |
0-1 |
Peter Richmond |
2202 |
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Sophie Tidman |
2072 |
0-1 |
Mike Binks |
2118 |
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John Richards |
2045 |
0-1 |
Abigail Cast |
2133 |
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|
|
½-7½ |
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The league leaders showed their class and the match quickly became a rout. Robert McFarland got another good result but the rest of us let him down. Two defeats has seen the second team slump to tenth from third with only a theoretical chance of going up.
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1 |
Oct 9 |
Bristol 1 |
5-3 |
North West Eagles |
Bristol 2 |
4-4 |
TB White Rose 2 |
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2 |
Oct 10 |
Richmond |
6-2 |
Bristol 1 |
I.K.H.H. 2 |
½-7½ |
Bristol 2 |
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3 |
Nov 20 |
Bristol 1 |
2-6 |
Wood Green 1 |
Bristol 2 |
2½-5½ |
Barbican 2 |
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4 |
Nov 21 |
Wood Green 2 |
2½-5½ |
Bristol 1 |
Poisoned Pawns |
4-4 |
Bristol 2 |
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5 |
Jan 22 |
Slough 1 |
6½-1½ |
Bristol 1 |
Nidum Knights |
3-5 |
Bristol 2 |
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6 |
Jan 23 |
Bristol 1 |
2-6 |
Guildford ADC |
Bristol 2 |
4½-3½ |
S.C.S. |
|
7 |
Mar 25 |
Bristol 1 |
4½-3½ |
The AD's |
Slough 2 |
4½-3½ |
Bristol 2 |
|
8 |
Mar 26 |
Barbican 1 |
4½-3½ |
Bristol 1 |
Bristol 2 |
½-7½ |
South Wales Dragons |
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9 |
Apr 29 |
Bristol 1 |
v |
Index-IT 1 |
Bigwood 2 |
v |
Bristol 2 |
|
10 |
Apr 30 |
Bristol 1 |
v |
Bigwood 1 |
Bristol 2 |
v |
B.C.C.A. |
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11 |
May 1 |
Silvine White Rose |
v |
Bristol 1 |
|
v |
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In Division 2, Swiss pairings will be used for the last two weekends. Teams which have already met will NOT meet again. Pairings for the fourth weekend (rounds 7 & 8) were based on league positions after round 6. Pairings for rounds 9 and 10 are based on league positions after round 8. The final round will be paired after round 10.