Results – Division 1 – 2006–07

These are the final results and standings for the 2006–07 season.

League table

Division 1 – Final table
Team P W D L F A Df Pn Pt
1 cUniversity 2 14 9 3 2 44½ 25½ 19 0 21
2 Ashfield 1 14 8 3 3 39½ 30½ 9 0 19
3 West Bridgford 1 14 7 4 3 40½ 29½ 11 0 18
4 Gambit 1 14 5 4 5 38 32 6 0 14
5 Mansfield 1 14 5 4 5 35 35 0 –2 12
6 University 1 14 5 1 8 31 39 –8 0 11
7 rNewark 1 14 3 4 7 29½ 40½ –11 0 10
8 rBunkers 1 14 2 1 11 22 48 –26 0 5
Key: P = Played; W = Won; D = Drawn; L = Lost; F = Game points for; A = Game points against; Df = Points difference; Pn = Penalties; Pt = Match points; Shaded areas = Promotion/relegation zones – all promotions and relegations are provisional, subject to possible league restructuring

Crosstable

The home team is listed on the left. All results are given from the perspective of the home team.

  As1 Bu1 Ga1 Ma1 Ne1 Un1 Un2 Wb1
Ashfield 1 X 4–1 4–1 3–2 3½–1½ 3–2 2–3 3–2
Bunkers 1 2–3 X 2½–2½ 2–3 1–4 2–3 1–4 1–4
Gambit 1 4–1 2–3 X 5–0 2–3 5–0 1–4 2–3
Mansfield 1 2½–2½ 4–1 2–3 X 3½–1½ 3–2 2½–2½ 2½–2½
Newark 1 2½–2½ 4½–½ 2½–2½ 2½–2½ X 1½–3½ 0–5 1–4
University 1 1½–3½ 2–3 2½–2½ 3–2 4–1 X 1½–3½ 1–4
University 2 2½–2½ 4–1 2–3 3–2 3½–1½ 2–3 X 2½–2½
West Bridgford 1 3–2 4–1 2½–2½ 1½–3½ 2½–2½ 3–2 2–3 X

Results in full

Week 1: 11 September 2006

No matches this week.

Week 2: 18 September 2006

No matches this week.


Week 3: 25 September 2006

West Bridgford 1 – Mansfield 1 (26 September 2006)
1 Richmond, R. (194) ½ – ½ Cantrill, C. (155)
2 Walker, T. (167) 1 – 0 Morrison, K. (160)
3 Thompson, B. (150) 0 – 1 Foreman, S. (145)
4 Place, W. (135) 0 – 1 Wagenbach, J. (132)
5 Budd, C. (128) 0 – 1 Oldham, B. (130)
1½ – 3½

Gambit 1 – Bunkers 1 (26 September 2006)
1 Barnes, M. (186) 1 – 0 Jennings, G. (143)
2 Mercs, P. (176) 0 – 1 Harrison, J. (150)
3 Hayward, B. (148) 0 – 1 Brameld, K. (143)
4 Wright, A. (154) 0 – 1 Harvey, K. (142)
5 Roper, K. (143) 1 – 0 Default (–)
2 – 3

Ashfield 1 – Newark 1 (27 September 2006)
1 Khandelwal, A. (187) 1 – 0 Wells, D. (167)
2 Alcock, M. (187) 1 – 0 Ladds, G. (154)
3 Burke, S. (161) ½ – ½ Blake, R. (137)
4 Webster, R. (155) ½ – ½ Combie, A. (139)
5 Graham, N. (133) ½ – ½ Wollerton, G. (123)
3½ – 1½

Week 4: 2 October 2006

Gambit 1 – West Bridgford 1 (3 October 2006)
1 Barnes, M. (186) 1 – 0 Richmond, R. (194)
2 Mercs, P. (176) ½ – ½ Walker, T. (167)
3 Hayward, B. (148) 0 – 1 Thompson, B. (150)
4 Wright, A. (154) 0 – 1 Budd, C. (128)
5 Roper, K. (143) ½ – ½ Place, W. (135)
2 – 3

Mansfield 1 – Ashfield 1 (5 October 2006)
1 Tait, J. (197) ½ – ½ Khandelwal, A. (187)
2 Cantrill, C. (155) ½ – ½ Halfpenny, G. (162)
3 Morrison, K. (160) ½ – ½ Webster, R. (155)
4 Foreman, S. (145) 0 – 1 Toothill, A. (158)
5 Wagenbach, J. (132) 1 – 0 Graham, N. (133)
2½ – 2½

Week 5: 9 October 2006

University 1 – University 2 (12 October 2006)
1 Posazhennikov, A. (185) ½ – ½ Therrien, A. (190)
2 Lam, P. (181) 0 – 1 Somekh, J. (166)
3 Lee, D. (163) 0 – 1 Thompson, I. (167)
4 Walker, A. (162) ½ – ½ Emanuel, J. (160)
5 McBeth, M. (154) ½ – ½ Clare, A. (153)
1½ – 3½

Week 6: 16 October 2006

Bunkers 1 – University 1 (17 October 2006)
1 Harrison, J. (150) 0 – 1 Posazhennikov, A. (185)
2 Brameld, K. (143) ½ – ½ Thompson, I. (167)
3 Jennings, G. (143) 0 – 1 Lee, D. (163)
4 Harvey, K. (142) ½ – ½ Walker, A. (162)
5 Moore, M. (104) 1 – 0 Default (–)
2 – 3

Newark 1 – University 2 (18 October 2006)
1 Ladds, G. (154) 0 – 1 Hillman, J. (168)
2 Blake, R. (137) 0 – 1 Thompson, I. (167)
3 Burridge, I. (138) 0 – 1 Emanuel, J. (160)
4 Combie, A. (139) 0 – 1 Clare, A. (153)
5 Aiton, K. (131) 0 – 1 Yang, J. (112)
0 – 5

Ashfield 1 – Gambit 1 (18 October 2006)
1 Khandelwal, A. (187) 1 – 0 Barnes, M. (186)
2 Alcock, M. (187) 1 – 0 Mercs, P. (176)
3 Halfpenny, G. (162) 1 – 0 Hayward, B. (148)
4 Burke, S. (161) ½ – ½ Soki, Z. (151)
5 Webster, R. (155) ½ – ½ Roper, K. (143)
4 – 1

Week 7: 23 October 2006

West Bridgford 1 – Bunkers 1 (24 October 2006)
1 Richmond, R. (194) 1 – 0 Brameld, K. (143)
2 Truman, R. (167) 1 – 0 Jennings, G. (143)
3 Walker, T. (167) ½ – ½ Harrison, J. (150)
4 Thompson, B. (150) ½ – ½ Harvey, K. (142)
5 Place, W. (135) 1 – 0 Lim, B. (119)
4 – 1

University 2 – Mansfield 1 (24 October 2006)
1 Therrien, A. (190) 1 – 0 Tait, J. (197)
2 Grewal, B. (177) ½ – ½ Cantrill, C. (155)
3 Hillman, J. (168) 0 – 1 Morrison, K. (160)
4 Somekh, J. (166) 1 – 0 Foreman, S. (145)
5 Thompson, I. (167) ½ – ½ Wagenbach, J. (132)
3 – 2

University 1 – Newark 1 (26 October 2006)
1 Posazhennikov, A. (185) 0 – 1 Wells, D. (167)
2 Lam, P. (181) 1 – 0 Ladds, G. (154)
3 Lee, D. (163) 1 – 0 Blake, R. (137)
4 Walker, A. (162) 1 – 0 Combie, A. (139)
5 McBeth, M. (154) 1 – 0 Wollerton, G. (123)
4 – 1

Week 8: 30 October 2006

Gambit 1 – University 2 (31 October 2006)
1 Barnes, M. (186) 0 – 1 Therrien, A. (190)
2 Mercs, P. (176) 1 – 0 Hillman, J. (168)
3 Hayward, B. (148) 0 – 1 Thompson, I. (167)
4 Soki, Z. (151) 0 – 1 Emanuel, J. (160)
5 Roper, K. (143) 0 – 1 Clare, A. (153)
1 – 4

Mansfield 1 – University 1 (2 November 2006)
1 Tait, J. (197) 1 – 0 Posazhennikov, A. (185)
2 Cantrill, C. (155) ½ – ½ Lee, D. (163)
3 Morrison, K. (160) ½ – ½ Walker, A. (162)
4 Foreman, S. (145) 0 – 1 McBeth, M. (154)
5 Wagenbach, J. (132) 1 – 0 Miers, J. (133)
3 – 2

Week 9: 6 November 2006

Bunkers 1 – Newark 1 (7 November 2006)
1 Jennings, G. (143) 0 – 1 Wells, D. (167)
2 Harrison, J. (150) 1 – 0 Ladds, G. (154)
3 Brameld, K. (143) 0 – 1 Blake, R. (137)
4 Harvey, K. (142) 0 – 1 Combie, A. (139)
5 Moore, M. (104) 0 – 1 Wollerton, G. (123)
1 – 4

West Bridgford 1 – Ashfield 1 (7 November 2006)
1 Richmond, R. (194) 1 – 0 Burke, S. (161)
2 Walker, T. (167) 0 – 1 Webster, R. (155)
3 Thompson, B. (150) 1 – 0 Jarvis, D. (148)
4 Place, W. (135) ½ – ½ Graham, N. (133)
5 Budd, C. (128) ½ – ½ Morgan, D. P. (134)
3 – 2

Week 10: 13 November 2006

University 2 – West Bridgford 1 (14 November 2006)
1 Grewal, B. (177) ½ – ½ Richmond, R. (194)
2 Thompson, I. (167) 0 – 1 Walker, T. (167)
3 Emanuel, J. (160) 1 – 0 Thompson, B. (150)
4 Clare, A. (153) 1 – 0 Budd, C. (128)
5 Miers, J. (133) 0 – 1 Place, W. (135)
2½ – 2½

Newark 1 – Mansfield 1 (15 November 2006)
1 Wells, D. (167) 0 – 1 Tait, J. (197)
2 Coates, D. (161) 1 – 0 Cantrill, C. (155)
3 Ladds, G. (154) ½ – ½ Morrison, K. (160)
4 Blake, R. (137) 0 – 1 Wagenbach, J. (132)
5 Combie, A. (139) 1 – 0 Oldham, B. (130)
2½ – 2½

Week 11: 20 November 2006

Ashfield 1 – Bunkers 1 (22 November 2006)
1 Alcock, M. (187) 1 – 0 Harrison, J. (150)
2 Halfpenny, G. (162) ½ – ½ Harvey, K. (142)
3 Burke, S. (161) ½ – ½ Jennings, G. (143)
4 Webster, R. (155) 1 – 0 Moore, M. (104)
5 Toothill, A. (158) 1 – 0 Hughes, P. (–)
4 – 1

University 1 – Gambit 1 (23 November 2006)
1 Posazhennikov, A. (185) ½ – ½ Barnes, M. (186)
2 Lam, P. (181) 1 – 0 Mercs, P. (176)
3 Lee, D. (163) 0 – 1 Swain, J. (170)
4 Walker, A. (162) 1 – 0 Hayward, B. (148)
5 Default (–) 0 – 1 Roper, K. (143)
2½ – 2½

Week 12: 27 November 2006

University 2 – Bunkers 1 (28 November 2006)
1 Grewal, B. (177) ½ – ½ Jennings, G. (143)
2 Emanuel, J. (160) 1 – 0 Harrison, J. (150)
3 Hillman, J. (168) ½ – ½ Moore, M. (104)
4 Thompson, I. (167) 1 – 0 Harvey, K. (142)
5 Clare, A. (153) 1 – 0 Hughes, P. (–)
4 – 1

University 1 – Ashfield 1 (30 November 2006)
1 Posazhennikov, A. (185) 0 – 1 Alcock, M. (187)
2 Lam, P. (181) 1 – 0 Burke, S. (161)
3 Lee, D. (163) 0 – 1 Webster, R. (155)
4 Walker, A. (162) 0 – 1 Toothill, A. (158)
5 McBeth, M. (154) ½ – ½ Morgan, D. P. (134)
1½ – 3½

Week 13: 4 December 2006

Newark 1 – West Bridgford 1 (6 December 2006)
1 Coates, D. (161) ½ – ½ Richmond, R. (194)
2 Ladds, G. (154) ½ – ½ Walker, T. (167)
3 Blake, R. (137) 0 – 1 Truman, R. (167)
4 Combie, A. (139) 0 – 1 Thompson, B. (150)
5 Wollerton, G. (123) 0 – 1 Place, W. (135)
1 – 4

Mansfield 1 – Gambit 1 (7 December 2006)
1 Tait, J. (197) ½ – ½ Barnes, M. (186)
2 Cantrill, C. (155) 0 – 1 Mercs, P. (176)
3 Morrison, K. (160) ½ – ½ Swain, J. (170)
4 Foreman, S. (145) ½ – ½ Hayward, B. (148)
5 Wagenbach, J. (132) ½ – ½ Sudar, D. (134)
2 – 3

Week 14: 11 December 2006

Bunkers 1 – Mansfield 1 (12 December 2006)
1 Harrison, J. (150) 1 – 0 Tait, J. (197)
2 Jennings, G. (143) 0 – 1 Foreman, S. (145)
3 Harvey, K. (142) 0 – 1 Wagenbach, J. (132)
4 Radford, M. (120) 1 – 0 Oldham, B. (130)
5 Default (–) 0 – 1 Walkover (–)
2 – 3
Bunkers conceded Board 5 before the match

West Bridgford 1 – University 1 (12 December 2006)
1 Richmond, R. (194) ½ – ½ Posazhennikov, A. (185)
2 Truman, R. (167) 1 – 0 Walker, A. (162)
3 Walker, T. (167) 0 – 1 Lee, D. (163)
4 Thompson, B. (150) ½ – ½ McBeth, M. (154)
5 Place, W. (135) 1 – 0 Default (–)
3 – 2

Ashfield 1 – University 2 (13 December 2006)
1 Alcock, M. (187) 0 – 1 Therrien, A. (190)
2 Halfpenny, G. (162) ½ – ½ Grewal, B. (177)
3 Burke, S. (161) ½ – ½ Somekh, J. (166)
4 Webster, R. (155) ½ – ½ Thompson, I. (167)
5 Toothill, A. (158) ½ – ½ Clare, A. (153)
2 – 3

Week 15: 1 January 2007

Newark 1 – Ashfield 1 (3 January 2007)
1 Coates, D. (161) 1 – 0 Halfpenny, G. (162)
2 Ladds, G. (154) ½ – ½ Burke, S. (161)
3 Blake, R. (137) 0 – 1 Graham, N. (133)
4 Combie, A. (139) ½ – ½ Jarvis, D. (148)
5 Aiton, K. (131) ½ – ½ Morgan, D. P. (134)
2½ – 2½

Week 16: 8 January 2007

Bunkers 1 – Gambit 1 (9 January 2007)
1 Brameld, K. (143) 0 – 1 Barnes, M. (186)
2 Jennings, G. (143) 1 – 0 Mercs, P. (176)
3 Harrison, J. (150) ½ – ½ Swain, J. (170)
4 Harvey, K. (142) ½ – ½ Hayward, B. (148)
5 Lyons, S. (–) ½ – ½ Hunter, S. (139)
2½ – 2½

Mansfield 1 – West Bridgford 1 (11 January 2007)
1 Tait, J. (197) ½ – ½ Richmond, R. (194)
2 Cantrill, C. (155) ½ – ½ Walker, T. (167)
3 Morrison, K. (160) ½ – ½ Truman, R. (167)
4 Foreman, S. (145) 1 – 0 Thompson, B. (150)
5 Wagenbach, J. (132) 0 – 1 Place, W. (135)
2½ – 2½

Week 17: 15 January 2007

Bunkers 1 – West Bridgford 1 (16 January 2007)
1 Jennings, G. (143) 0 – 1 Richmond, R. (194)
2 Harrison, J. (150) ½ – ½ Truman, R. (167)
3 Brameld, K. (143) 0 – 1 Walker, T. (167)
4 Harvey, K. (142) ½ – ½ Thompson, B. (150)
5 Lyons, S. (–) 0 – 1 Place, W. (135)
1 – 4

Ashfield 1 – Mansfield 1 (17 January 2007)
1 Alcock, M. (187) 0 – 1 Tait, J. (197)
2 Halfpenny, G. (162) ½ – ½ Cantrill, C. (155)
3 Burke, S. (161) ½ – ½ Morrison, K. (160)
4 Webster, R. (155) 1 – 0 Foreman, S. (145)
5 Toothill, A. (158) 1 – 0 Wagenbach, J. (132)
3 – 2

Week 18: 22 January 2007

West Bridgford 1 – Gambit 1 (23 January 2007)
1 Richmond, R. (194) 0 – 1 Barnes, M. (186)
2 Truman, R. (167) 0 – 1 Mercs, P. (176)
3 Walker, T. (167) ½ – ½ Swain, J. (170)
4 Thompson, B. (150) 1 – 0 Hayward, B. (148)
5 Place, W. (135) 1 – 0 Sudar, D. (134)
2½ – 2½

Week 19: 29 January 2007

University 2 – University 1 (30 January 2007)
1 Therrien, A. (190) 0 – 1 Posazhennikov, A. (185)
2 Hillman, J. (168) ½ – ½ Lam, P. (181)
3 Thompson, I. (167) 0 – 1 Lee, D. (163)
4 Emanuel, J. (160) ½ – ½ Walker, A. (162)
5 Clare, A. (153) 1 – 0 McBeth, M. (154)
2 – 3

Week 20: 5 February 2007

University 2 – Newark 1 (6 February 2007)
1 Grewal, B. (177) ½ – ½ Ladds, G. (154)
2 Emanuel, J. (160) 1 – 0 Blake, R. (137)
3 Thompson, I. (167) 0 – 1 Combie, A. (139)
4 Clare, A. (153) 1 – 0 Wollerton, G. (123)
5 Satz, A. (146) 1 – 0 Default (–)
3½ – 1½

Gambit 1 – Ashfield 1 (6 February 2007)
1 Barnes, M. (186) 1 – 0 Default (–)
2 Mercs, P. (176) ½ – ½ Burke, S. (161)
3 Hayward, B. (148) 1 – 0 Webster, R. (155)
4 Hunter, S. (139) ½ – ½ Morgan, D. P. (134)
5 Roper, K. (143) ½ – ½ Graham, N. (133)
4 – 1
½ point penalty applied: Rule D9

University 1 – Bunkers 1 (8 February 2007)
1 Posazhennikov, A. (185) ½ – ½ Harrison, J. (150)
2 Lam, P. (181) 1 – 0 Brameld, K. (143)
3 Lee, D. (163) 0 – 1 Jennings, G. (143)
4 Walker, A. (162) ½ – ½ Harvey, K. (142)
5 Default (–) 0 – 1 Lyons, S. (–)
2 – 3

Week 21: 12 February 2007

University 1 – Mansfield 1 (13 February 2007)
1 Posazhennikov, A. (185) 1 – 0 Tait, J. (197)
2 Lam, P. (181) 0 – 1 Cantrill, C. (155)
3 Lee, D. (163) ½ – ½ Morrison, K. (160)
4 Walker, A. (162) ½ – ½ Foreman, S. (145)
5 McBeth, M. (154) 1 – 0 Wagenbach, J. (132)
3 – 2

Week 22: 19 February 2007

University 2 – Gambit 1 (20 February 2007)
1 Emanuel, J. (160) 0 – 1 Barnes, M. (186)
2 Thompson, I. (167) 1 – 0 Mercs, P. (176)
3 Clare, A. (153) ½ – ½ Swain, J. (170)
4 Satz, A. (146) 0 – 1 Hayward, B. (148)
5 Hemani, G. (–) ½ – ½ Roper, K. (143)
2 – 3

Mansfield 1 – Newark 1 (22 February 2007)
1 Tait, J. (197) 1 – 0 Wells, D. (167)
2 Cantrill, C. (155) ½ – ½ Ladds, G. (154)
3 Morrison, K. (160) 0 – 1 Blake, R. (137)
4 Foreman, S. (145) 1 – 0 Combie, A. (139)
5 Wagenbach, J. (132) 1 – 0 Aiton, K. (131)
3½ – 1½

Week 23: 26 February 2007

Bunkers 1 – Ashfield 1 (27 February 2007)
1 Brameld, K. (143) 0 – 1 Halfpenny, G. (162)
2 Jennings, G. (143) ½ – ½ Burke, S. (161)
3 Harrison, J. (150) 1 – 0 Webster, R. (155)
4 Harvey, K. (142) ½ – ½ Jarvis, D. (148)
5 Lyons, S. (–) 0 – 1 Morgan, D. P. (134)
2 – 3

West Bridgford 1 – University 2 (27 February 2007)
1 Richmond, R. (194) ½ – ½ Therrien, A. (190)
2 Truman, R. (167) ½ – ½ Grewal, B. (177)
3 Walker, T. (167) ½ – ½ Emanuel, J. (160)
4 Thompson, B. (150) ½ – ½ Thompson, I. (167)
5 Place, W. (135) 0 – 1 Clare, A. (153)
2 – 3

Newark 1 – University 1 (28 February 2007)
1 Wells, D. (167) ½ – ½ Posazhennikov, A. (185)
2 Ladds, G. (154) ½ – ½ Lee, D. (163)
3 Blake, R. (137) ½ – ½ Walker, A. (162)
4 Combie, A. (139) 0 – 1 McBeth, M. (154)
5 Harper, G. (83) 0 – 1 Satz, A. (146)
1½ – 3½

Week 24: 5 March 2007

Gambit 1 – University 1 (6 March 2007)
1 Barnes, M. (186) 1 – 0 Lee, D. (163)
2 Mercs, P. (176) 1 – 0 Walker, A. (162)
3 Swain, J. (170) 1 – 0 Poole, T. (–)
4 Hayward, B. (148) 1 – 0 Default (–)
5 Roper, K. (143) 1 – 0 Default (–)
5 – 0

Week 25: 12 March 2007

Bunkers 1 – University 2 (13 March 2007)
1 Jennings, G. (143) 0 – 1 Therrien, A. (190)
2 Harrison, J. (150) 0 – 1 Hillman, J. (168)
3 Brameld, K. (143) 0 – 1 Clare, A. (153)
4 Harvey, K. (142) 1 – 0 Satz, A. (146)
5 Default (–) 0 – 1 Thompson, I. (167)
1 – 4

Ashfield 1 – University 1 (14 March 2007)
1 Alcock, M. (187) 0 – 1 Posazhennikov, A. (185)
2 Halfpenny, G. (162) ½ – ½ Lee, D. (163)
3 Burke, S. (161) ½ – ½ Walker, A. (162)
4 Webster, R. (155) 1 – 0 McBeth, M. (154)
5 Toothill, A. (158) 1 – 0 Poole, T. (–)
3 – 2

Week 26: 19 March 2007

Newark 1 – Bunkers 1 (21 March 2007)
1 Coates, D. (161) ½ – ½ Harrison, J. (150)
2 Ladds, G. (154) 1 – 0 Jennings, G. (143)
3 Blake, R. (137) 1 – 0 Harvey, K. (142)
4 Combie, A. (139) 1 – 0 Wilson, R. (74)
5 Wollerton, G. (123) 1 – 0 Default (–)
4½ – ½

Mansfield 1 – University 2 (22 March 2007)
1 Tait, J. (197) 1 – 0 Thompson, I. (167)
2 Cantrill, C. (155) 1 – 0 Somekh, J. (166)
3 Morrison, K. (160) ½ – ½ Hillman, J. (168)
4 Foreman, S. (145) 0 – 1 Clare, A. (153)
5 Wagenbach, J. (132) 0 – 1 Walters, J. K. (131)
2½ – 2½

Week 27: 26 March 2007

Gambit 1 – Newark 1 (27 March 2007)
1 Barnes, M. (186) 1 – 0 Wells, D. (167)
2 Swain, J. (170) 1 – 0 Ladds, G. (154)
3 Hayward, B. (148) 0 – 1 Blake, R. (137)
4 Hunter, S. (139) 0 – 1 Combie, A. (139)
5 Roper, K. (143) 0 – 1 Wollerton, G. (123)
2 – 3

Week 28: 2 April 2007

Ashfield 1 – West Bridgford 1 (4 April 2007)
1 Alcock, M. (187) 1 – 0 Richmond, R. (194)
2 Halfpenny, G. (162) 1 – 0 Walker, T. (167)
3 Burke, S. (161) 0 – 1 Truman, R. (167)
4 Webster, R. (155) 1 – 0 Thompson, B. (150)
5 Toothill, A. (158) 0 – 1 Place, W. (135)
3 – 2

Week 29: 9 April 2007

West Bridgford 1 – Newark 1 (10 April 2007)
1 Richmond, R. (194) ½ – ½ Wells, D. (167)
2 Walker, T. (167) 1 – 0 Ladds, G. (154)
3 Truman, R. (167) 0 – 1 Blake, R. (137)
4 Hill, F. (102) 1 – 0 Combie, A. (139)
5 Place, W. (135) 0 – 1 Wollerton, G. (123)
2½ – 2½

Gambit 1 – Mansfield 1 (10 April 2007)
Walkover – Default
5 – 0

Week 30: 16 April 2007

Mansfield 1 – Bunkers 1 (19 April 2007)
1 Tait, J. (197) ½ – ½ Harrison, J. (150)
2 Cantrill, C. (155) ½ – ½ Harvey, K. (142)
3 Morrison, K. (160) 1 – 0 Brameld, K. (143)
4 Oldham, B. (130) 1 – 0 Chubb, A. (72)
5 Wagenbach, J. (132) 1 – 0 Default (–)
4 – 1

Week 31: 23 April 2007

University 2 – Ashfield 1 (24 April 2007)
1 Therrien, A. (190) ½ – ½ Burke, S. (161)
2 Grewal, B. (177) 0 – 1 Halfpenny, G. (162)
3 Hillman, J. (168) ½ – ½ Webster, R. (155)
4 Emanuel, J. (160) 1 – 0 Toothill, A. (158)
5 Clare, A. (153) ½ – ½ Jarvis, D. (148)
2½ – 2½

This was the decisive game of the 2006–07 championship. Match reports were contributed by the two captains.

Ian Thompson

With six players available I decided to sit out last night’s game, in which University 2 needed only to avoid a 5–0 defeat. Alex Therrien’s early draw secured the title. In a queenless middle game, Alex’s doubled pawns looked slightly vulnerable, but provided useful squares for his knights, and his opponent had no way through. In the evening’s only remarkable game, Billy Grewal lost (!) to a piece sacrifice by Glenn Halfpenny. Alex later pointed out that he did have a defence, but after missing it Billy’s king was in no-man’s land, and the only kingside pawn on his second rank belonged to his opponent. John Emanuel levelled the scores, building up a large advantage in piece activity in an IQP position before demolishing his opponent on the kingside. In the remaining two games, Antony Clare and Jamie Hillman both looked roughly level throughout, although Antony may have missed a winning trick shortly before agreeing a draw in a rook ending. Jamie was a pawn down, but used his better coordinated pieces to force a position in which his queen could continually harass the opposing king.

Steve Burke

So we didn’t manage to achieve the near impossible, but we did put up a good fight and for a while it did look as if we might just have a chance.

As their official start time is 7:15 the four of us that were there started about 7:20 and Glenn arrived just afterwards, to be met by an immediate draw offer from Billy Grewal, which raised a laugh all around but was politely declined :-)

My winning attempt against Alex Therrien began with an exchange of queens on move 5, which isn’t quite what I had anticipated, but in exchange I got a big advantage that could have led to a win. (See Notts News No. 38 for the annotated game.)

Glenn proceeded to enter the spirit of things by sacrificing for a massive attack, while Richard and Derek gained early pluses and Andrew was doing OK.

As we approached the two-hour mark I was beginning to slip behind on the clock trying to find ways to win my game. After a look down the boards I realized that we were very unlikely to win all of them so I took the responsibility as captain of conceding the title by offering a draw, while I still had a reasonable amount of time left, which Alex had little option but to accept.

That relieved the tension and left the team to play sensibly for the other two points we needed to confirm our second place ahead of West Bridgford. And it wasn’t long before Glenn was rewarded for his enterprising play by finishing off Billy to put us ahead. As play proceeded, Andrew lost and Derek was held to a draw by Clare, but that left Richard in a better position against Hillman and a draw was agreed that clinched the runner-up spot for us.

I’d like to thank everyone for their efforts this year as you’ve all contributed vital points (or half points) to the cause at various times.

Newark 1 – Gambit 1 (25 April 2007)
1 Wells, D. (167) 0 – 1 Barnes, M. (186)
2 Coates, D. (161) ½ – ½ Mercs, P. (176)
3 Ladds, G. (154) ½ – ½ Swain, J. (170)
4 Blake, R. (137) ½ – ½ Hayward, B. (148)
5 Combie, A. (139) 1 – 0 Roper, K. (143)
2½ – 2½

University 1 – West Bridgford 1 (26 April 2007)
1 Posazhennikov, A. (185) 0 – 1 Richmond, R. (194)
2 Lam, P. (181) ½ – ½ Walker, T. (167)
3 Lee, D. (163) 0 – 1 Truman, R. (167)
4 Walker, A. (162) ½ – ½ Thompson, B. (150)
5 McBeth, M. (154) 0 – 1 Place, W. (135)
1 – 4