Bit of a round up from the last couple of weeks. On Tuesday the C team did what we needed to do. We beat Hanham. Not always comfortably but we got the job done and have set up a promotion showdown against Clevedon next week. Jack got the ball rolling on board six. Barry got …
D team fall to sixth straight loss (2 April)
Hmmm. Well a consolation is we've lost 4 of the 6 by the narrowest of margins. 3-2 it was last night against a pretty strong Grendel. Joe and Rob won their games. Jack, Mike, and Ash didn't. I wonder if there has been a more arts based team than Grendel B last night? A war …
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E team get the better of the D team in the derby (26 March)
The D vs E derby. A shortage of players meant 3 play-downs from the C team. On board 1 Pete beat Joaquim. The game felt very drawn after about 25 moves as black accurately equalised out of the opening and exchanged down pieces. However white had the advantage in a same-coloured bishop end game with …
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Matches from week of 18 March: Not a lot to see
On Tuesday the B team came up just short against a weaker than expected University A. Jeremy was our sole winner but credible draws for Phil, Brent, and Judd. no cigar The Clifton kids were too sharp for the E team on the same night. Joe won his match and Rob on debut let a …
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B team win one (13 March)
The B team have struggled in Division 1 and after a run of dispiriting results leaving us adrift in the table we made the journey to Fishponds with little to play for. However pride and competition for its own sake are great motivators and we overturned the form book to beat Downend B. Weirdly the …
12 March match reports: A win and a loss
Two matches last night. The A team came a cropper against a Clifton team sporting both IMs. 5-1 was the final score leaving the visitors in still snapping at the distant heels of Bath A in the league table and leaving the hosts to lick their wounds. An excellent draw for Matias against IM Cobb …
Match Report: C team march on (5 March)
A trip to Little Stoke resulted in us continuing our good run of results and climbing to the heady heights of second in the division 3 table. We had a big grading advantage so the result was no surprise but probably the margin of victory flatters us somewhat. Judd finished almost before he’d started on …
Division 1 match reports from end of Feb: As expected
Div 1 matches On Tuesday the B team went down to Downend A. No real surprise considering the grading advantage the visitors had. We competed well on the top 4 boards, drawing all the games but Downend’s extra strength in depth told and they won the match with wins on boards 5 and 6. They were …
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Matches from week commencing 19 Feb: Much better
A better week than last week for H&R. The C team rolled Keynsham 6-0 and the E team held a strong Grendel B 3-3. The C team were 1-0 up by 8.00 as Malcolm failed to arrive on top board for the visitors allowing Alan an early night. Then very shortly afterwards John resigned against …
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