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Cumnor 1 v Wantage 1 [Match Report]

Cumnor 1 made it three wins in a row on Thursday night vs Wantage 1.

Cumnor 1 Wantage 1
1 Stevens, Gareth (149) 0 – 1 Bush, Martin L (158)
2 Varney, Andrew (146) ½ – ½ Piggott, Roly (147)
3 Terrington, Simon () ½ – ½ Hemmings, Peter (143)
4 Glenn, Liam (140) 1 – 0 Ashford, Martin E (131)
5 Varney, Daniel (133) 1 – 0 Richards, Simon A (127)
6 Sayers, Mark (134) 1 – 0 Cordon, Ray (103)
Match played: 06 Jan 2014 3.5-2.5

The first game to finish was Liam’s, he quickly gained a better position playing against his favourite opening (the Caro-Kann) and eventually won a knight. Simon playing with the Caro-Kann as black, gained a draw against Peter Hemmings. Daniel also picked up another win to make it 2.5-0.5 to Cumnor 1. The remaining games created a tense atmosphere. Andrew lost under time pressure but Mark managed to win the endgame against Ray Corden putting us 3.5-1.5 up and winning the match. Gareth had a massive time advantage against his opponent in a complicated position but Martin Bush had just enough time to win, he had 1 minute 12 seconds left when Gareth resigned.

The Season Starts Here…

The first games of the season are starting this week!

Cumnor 1 are first in action against Wantage 1 away on Tuesday evening. The same fixture last year saw Cumnor 1 come out 3.5-2.5 winners in the last game of the season.

Cumnor 2’s first game is playing Wantage 2 on Thursday at home, in a fixture which is always a close match.

Cumnor 1 then play in the first round of the Frank Wood Shield against Wantage (again!) the following Tuesday. However, they are playing Wantage 2 and need to win 4.5-1.5 minimum to progress.

If they do progress they will meet Cowley 1.

The last match of the month is a Cumnor 1 match against Witney 2 on Halloween (spooky!).

Hope to see many of you at the club in the coming weeks, as we hope to get a good start for both teams this season.