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Brown Jack
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Brown Jack Chess Club
National Club (Major) 07/08
Feb 08 - Round 2
At the Brown Jack, an eventual relatively comfortable win
for us was not foreseeable after Gloucestershire went 1-0
up early on in the match. The drawn game was very nearly
lost to our visitors, and it took careful and patient play to
secure our three wins.
We now look forward to the semi-final stage in the hope
that we can progress to our first National Club final. Our
success in the competition so far this season is in large part
due to the organisational efforts of the captain, Nicola, and
Helena.
| Round 2 | ||
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Brown Jack |
16 Feb |
Gloucestershire |
| (B) Tim Headlong (187) | 1-0 |
(170) I Ponter |
| Dan Hall (183) | 1-0 |
(168) D Buchanan |
| David Tomboline (149) | ½-½ |
(158) G Taylor |
| Nicola Thomas (137) | 1-0 |
(153) P Dodwell |
| Robbie Coats (137) | 0-1 |
(143) R Dixon |
| 3½ - 1½ |
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Dec 07 - Round 1
At home, a closely contested and exciting match ended with
Brown Jack winning narrowly. The highlight for us was
Robbie Coats winning in just 12 moves (see below). A tense
finish, however, could have resulted in Brown Jack losing on
board count if Dan Hall and Tim Headlong had not been able
to secure the point between them that Brown Jack needed in
order to avoid such a scenario. But our two most experienced
team members saw us through in the end.
As well as Robbie's win, it was also notable that another
talented Brown Jack junior, Lewis Martin, also achieved a
very good result. Nicola was significantly out-graded but still
managed to compete until going astray while in time-trouble.
| Round 1 | ||
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Brown Jack |
15 Dec |
Wood Green |
| (w) Tim Headlong (187) | ½-½ |
(176) C Hasman |
| Dan Hall (183) | ½-½ |
(172) M Cutmore |
| Lewis Martin (155) | 1-0 |
(162) D Cutmore |
| Nicola Thomas (137) | 0-1 |
(167) A Kikoyo |
| Robbie Coats (137) | 1-0 |
(116 - est.) J Fuhrer |
| 3 - 2 |
View the game: Robbie Coats - John Fuhrer
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