Tag: Witney 2

Witney 2 v Cumnor 1 [Match Report]

Monday evening saw Cumnor 1 lose for the first time in 2014. Going down 5-1 to Witney 2.

Witney 2 Cumnor 1
1 Hannon, Mark (179) 1-0 Terrington, Simon (-)
2 Asenov, Pavel (170) ½ – ½ Stevens, Gareth (142)
3 Searle, Howard AJ (154) 1-0 Glenn, Liam (141)
4 Weston, Richard (149) ½ – ½ Sayers, Mark (138)
5 O’Byrne, Daniel (143) 1 – 0 _default (-)
6 Edwards, Derek F (142) 1 – 0 Bennett, Steven (109)
Match played: 03 Feb 2014 5-1

Simon playing for the first time on board one lost his game, in a strange move Mark offered Simon a draw on move 3 (a grandmaster draw maybe). Gareth picked up a draw against young Pavel while Liam lost his game in the endgame and ended up just trying to win on time. Steve lost on the bottom board but it was Mark’s game which had the most entertaining endgame v Richard, eventually Mark offered a draw with Richard on 11 seconds left. Pako was meant to play on board 5 however due to a number of problems including a strangely acting SatNav he was unable to make it in time. The result keeps us mid-table and the updated table can be found here.

Cumnor 1 vs Witney 2 [Match Report]

Cumnor Chess Club’s depleted first team lost 5-1 on Thursday night at home to Witney 2.

Cumnor 1 Witney 2
1 Stevens, Gareth (149) 0 – 1 Truran, Michael (188)
2 Glenn, Liam (140) 0 – 1 Weston, Richard (157)
3 Carr, Robin (126) 0 – 1 Searle, Howard AJ (147)
4 Steel, Robert (87) 0 – 1 O’Byrne, Daniel (143)
5 Ives, Marc ( ) ½ – ½ Edwards, Derek F (143)
6 Ives, Leonora ( ) ½ – ½ Smith, Paul ( )
Match played: 31 Oct 2013 1 – 5

Games against Witney 2 are always difficult, and this time things weren’t helped by a number of Cumnor 1 players being unavailable due to holidays, work and sickness.

Gareth Stevens played against Mike Truran on top board, a close game was played out between the two players however Mike had enough to win.

Liam Glenn had a great game with Richard, both players went on the attack very early. However, a small miscalculation by Liam allowed Richard to gain a tempo and went on to win. Richard pointed out that the last time they played, they where playing on board 6 of their respective teams!

Both Robin Carr and Robert Steel had hard games against much stronger players, and both went on to lose.

It was Marc Ives and young Leonora Ives who stepped up to the mark and gained some points for Cumnor 1.

Marc had a close game and got the draw as Derek was slipping into time trouble and Leonora was winning her game but her opponent managed a repetitive check. He was very complimentary about her game.

Our next game is Wednesday against Didcot 1 who have won both of their games so far this season. We have sadly lost both. :(

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.