Staffs U120's Crush Notts

The Staffs U120 team were far to strong for Nottinghamshire in yesterday's opening MCCU U120 County Championship match. The final score in the match was 8.5 - 3.5 and you can click here to view the full score card.

Friday's Cheddleton Results

Cheddleton 'C' have now won their opening 2 matches in Division 2 following a 3 - 2 win against Cheddleton 'B' last night. Cheddleton 'B' names first :

Simon Edwards  0.5  David Buxton  0.5
Alastair McFadden  0.5  Matthew Wyza  0.5
Phil Birks  0.5  Bill Armstrong  0.5
Alex Cartlidge 0.5  Jacob Boswell  0.5
Jacob Cartlidge  0  Jack Healings  1

In Division 4 Cheddleton 'G'  were too strong for Newcastle 'E', winning by 3.5 - 0.5. Cheddleton names first :

Roger Edwards  0.5  Martyn Harris  0.5
David Millington  1  Richard Cantliff  0
Sam Beardsmore  1  Scott McGowan  0
Dominic Taylor  1  Benjamin Lack  0

1 Out Of 2 For Newcastle

There were 2 matches at Newcastle last night with the hosts winning one and losing one.

In Division 2 Newcastle 'B' beat Macclesfield 3 - 2. Newcastle names first :

Alan Paling  0.5  Anthony Soames  0.5

Robbie Coats  0.5  Geoff Laurence  0.5

Nic Wright  1  Phil Cattermole  0

Paul Clapham  0.5  Mick Renshaw  0.5

Pete Shaw  0.5  Alan Sime  0.5

In Division 3 Newcastle 'D' were beaten 2.5 - 1.5 by Cheddleton 'D'. Newcastle names first :

Martyn Harris  0.5  Roger Edwards  0.5

John Day  0.5  David Hallen  0.5

Watson Fuller  0  Keith Brownlee  1

Steven Cooper  0.5  Jacob Boswell  0.5

Rooks Fail To Dismount The Knights

The Knights were triumphant in the Holmes Chapel civil war against the Rooks in Division 2 last night, coming out on top by 3 - 2. Knights names first :

Sir Ben Scattergood  0  Jon Blackburn  1
Sir Andrew Raeburn  1  Sandra Blackburn  0
Sir Ian Chester  1  Martin Gill  0
Sir John Hicks  0  Conor Gay  1
Sir George Scattergood  1  Paul Clifford  0

Newcastle Win At Alsager

Newcastle 'A' got off the mark in Division 1 with a 3.5 - 1.5 win at Alsager 'A' last night. Alsager names first :

Simon Hood  1  Alan Paling  0

John Booth  0  Robbie Coats  1

Alan Thomason  0  Barry Jones  1

Doug Barnett  0  Martyn Harris  1

Michael Matar  0.5  John Day  0.5

Cheddleton 'F' Go Top

Cheddleton 'F' moved to the top of Division 4 with a 3 - 1 win at Meir 'C' on Monday evening. Meir names first :

Steve Hill  1  Karol Grzybowski  0
Mike Judd  0  Jack Healings  1
Eddie Burke  0  Sam Beardsmore  1
Bob Perry  0  Dominic Taylor  1

Pawns Trounced By Cheddleton

Holmes Chapel Pawns were well beaten 3.5 - 0.5 by Cheddleton 'E' on Monday evening. Pawns names first :

David Price  0.5  Colin Abell  0.5

Paul Clifford  0  John Yee  1

Ted Fletcher  0  Matthew Carr  1

Ben Ford  0  David Rose  1

Monday Evening At Fenton

There were 2 matches at Fenton last night.

In Division 3 Fenton 'A' were beaten 3 - 1 by Meir 'A'. Fenton names first :

Derrick Wallace  0  Clive Ferry  1
Rob Taylor  0.5  Tom Healey  0.5
Steve Emmerton  0.5  Dave Fuller  0.5
Geoff Yates  0  Steve Gregory  1

In Division 4 Fenton 'C' gained their first point of the season with a 2 - 2 draw against Alsager 'D'. Fenton names first :

Derek Whitehurst  0  Steve Brown  1
Jason Plant  0.5  Frank Clark  0.5
Mike Smith  1  Neville Jones  0
Robert West  0.5  Richard Martin  0.5

2 Out Of 3 For Cheddleton

There were three matches at Cheddleton last night with the hosts winning two and losing one.

In Division 3 Cheddleton 'D' beat Newcastle 'C' by 2.5 - 1.5, thus ensuring that Newcastle's winless start to the season continues. Cheddleton names first :

Roger Edwards  0.5  Robbie Coats  0.5
Roger Walker  0.5  Paul Clapham  0.5
David Hallen  0.5  Steven Cooper  0.5
Jacob Boswell  1  Derrick Jones  0

In another Division 3 match Cheddleton 'E' went down by 2.5 - 1.5 against Alsager 'B', who now join Kidsgrove and Stafford at the top of the table. Cheddleton names first :

Colin Abell  0.5  Alan Thomason  0.5
John Yee  0.5  Doug Barnett  0.5
Alex Cartlidge  0.5  Andrew Barker  0.5
David Rose  0  Les Hall  1

In Division 4 Cheddleton 'F' hammered Fenton 'C' by 4 - 0, leaving Fenton rooted at the bottom of the table after 3 straight defeats. Cheddleton names first :

Bill Armstrong  1  Steve Emmerton  0
Sam Beardsmore  1  Mike Smith  0
Jack Healings  1  Stuart Hull  0
Dominic Taylor  1  Derek Whitehurst  0

Bad Night For Newcastle

2 home matches for Newcastle last night ended in heavy defeats in both of them.

In their opening Division 1 match of the season they were whitewashed 5-0 by Holmes Chapel Kings, who have now won their opening 2 matches. Newcastle names first :

Alan Paling  0  John Turner  1
Robbie Coats  0  Pat Bennett  1
Barry Jones  0  Ben Scattergood  1
Martyn Harris  0  Mike Hancock  1
Pete Shaw  0  Ian Bates  1

In Division 4 Newcastle 'E' went down by 3.5 - 0.5 against Fenton 'B', who have now won their opening 3 matches. Newcastle names first :

Richard Cantliff  0  Rob Taylor  1
David Meakin  0.5  Geoff Yates  0.5
Carl Mustafa  0  Mike Smith  1
Scott McGowan  0  Derek Whitehurst  1

All Square At Alsager

Alsager 'C' and Cheddleton 'G' are still both without a win this season following a 2-2 draw in Division 4 last night. Alsager 'C' have now drawn 3 of their 4 matches so far this season and Cheddleton 'G' have drawn both of their 2 matches. Alsager names first :

Brian Birchall  0  John Yee  1
James Kingston  1  Paul Shelley  0
Andrew Barker  0.5  Jack Healings  0.5
Les Hall  0.5  Sam Beardmore  0.5

First Point For The Rooks

Holmes Chapel Rooks got their first point of the season with a 2.5 - 2.5 draw at home to Cheddleton 'B' in Division 2 last night.  Holmes Chapel names first :

Malcolm Roberts  0  Simon Edwards  1
Jon Blackburn  0  Alastair McFadden  1
Sandra Blackburn  1  Phil Birks  0
Martin Gill  0.5  Alex Cartlidge  0.5
Conor Gay  1  Jacob Cartlidge  0

Kidsgrove Move To Top Of Division 3

Kidsgrove joined Stafford 'B' at the top of Division 3 with a 3.5 - 0.5 win at Holmes Chapel Pawns last night.  Holmes Chapel names first :

David Price  0  Ian Jamieson  1
Paul Clifford  0.5  Julian Cook  0.5
Joe Morris  0  Dave Johnson  1
Ben Ford  0  Julian Hawthorne  1

Meir 'C' Win Local Derby

Meir 'B' missed the opportunity to go clear at the top of Division 4 last night when they were beaten 4-0 by Meir 'C'.  Meir 'B' names first :

Ray Rhodes  0  Mike Judd  1
David Hackney  0  Tony Cooling  1
Charles Walker  0  Bob Perry  1
Daniel Goodman  0  Abby Sergeant  1

El Presidente

Many congratulations to Roger Edwards of Cheddleton on his election to the post of President of the English Chess Federation. This is a great honour for Roger, Cheddleton and the NSDCA and I'm sure you will all join me in wishing him well. You can click here to view Roger's electoral address.

Staffs Overpower Derbyshire

The Staffs U140 team easily beat Derbyshire by 11 - 5 in their opening MCCU County Championship match this afternoon.  9 of the 16 Staffs players were from NSDCA clubs - 10 if you count Matthew Carr who plays for different clubs in both halves of the County - so well done to us !!.  You can click here to view the full match score card.

A Win And A Loss For Cheddleton

Two matches at Cheddleton on Friday evening resulted in a win and a loss for the hosts.

In Division 2 Cheddleton  'C' beat Holmes Chapel Knights by 4.5 - 0.5 in a very one sided match.  Cheddleton names first :

David Buxton  1  Ben Scattergood  0
Matthew Wyza  0.5  Ian Chester  0.5
Bill Armstrong  1  John Hicks  0
Jacob Boswell  1  George Scattergood  0
Jack Healings  1  David Price  0

In Division 3 Cheddleton 'E' went down by 2.5 - 1.5 against Fenton 'A'.  Cheddleton names first :

Colin Abell  0  Rob Taylor  1
John Yee  0.5  Steve Emmerton  0.5
Alex Cartlidge  1  Geoff Yates  0
David Rose  0  Derek Whitehurst  1

Stafford Too Strong For Cheddleton

Stafford 'B' proved to be too strong for Cheddleton 'D' in Division 3 last night. They maintained their unbeaten start to the season with a 3.5 - 0.5 victory.  Stafford names first :

Ray Hyde  1  Roger Edwards  0
Ken McNulty  0.5  Bill Armstrong  0.5
Andrew Leadbetter  1  David Hallen  0
James Topp  1  Ali Arshad  0

Tiny Pawns Whitewashed By Meir

Holmes Chapel Tiny Pawns suffered the indignity of a whitewashing at home by the giants of Meir 'B' in Division 4 last night.

George Scattergood  0  Tom Healey  1
Carmel Barwick  0  Mike Judd  1
Paul Barwick  0  Stuart Green  1
Isaac Barwick  0  Bob Perry  1

First County Match Of The Season

The Staffs U140 team, under the Captaincy of Denis Nesbitt of Stafford, kick-off their MCCU campaign this Saturday with an away match against Derbyshire at Belper.  I'm sure that North Staffs players will be well represented in the team and I look forward to publishing a report on their success at the weekend !!

Bad Night For Alsager

It turned out to be a bad night for Alsager 'D' in Division 4 as they were comprehensively beaten 3.5 - 0.5 at home by Cheddleton 'F'.  Alsager names first :

John Smith  0  Karol Grzybowski  1
Neville Jones  0.5  Jack Healings  0.5
Oliver Horrocks  0  Sam Beardmore  1
Richard Martin  0  Dominic Taylor  1

Division 2 Finally Underway

The Division 2 season finally got underway last night with matches at Macclesfield and Holmes Chapel.

Macclesfield went down by 3-2 against Cheddleton 'B'.  Macclesfield names first :

Geoff Laurence  1  Simon Edwards  0
John-Paul Taylor  0  Alastair McFadden  1
Phil Cattermole  0.5  Phil Birks  0.5
Michael Renshaw  0.5  Alex Cartlidge  0.5
Alan Sime  0  Jacob Cartlidge  1

Holmes Chapel Rooks were beaten 3-2 by Newcastle 'B'.  Rooks names first :

Malcolm Roberts  0  Alan Paling  1
Jon Blackburn  0  Martyn Harris  1
Sandra Blackburn  0.5  John Day  0.5
Conor Gay  1  Pete Shaw  0
Joe Morris  0.5  Nic Wright  0.5

Meir And Alsager Share Points In Divsion 4

Meir 'C' and Alsager 'C' shared the points in a 2-2 draw in Divsion 4 last night.  Meir names first :

Steve Hill  1  James Kingston  0
Eddie Burke  1  Oliver Horrocks  0
Tony Codling  0  Andy Barker  1
Gwyn Price  0  Les Hall  1

Fenton 'B' Win The Division 4 Derby

Fenton 'B' beat Fenton 'C' by 3.5 - 0.5 in Division 4 last night to take an early lead at the top of the table. Fenton 'C' names first :

Jason Plant  0  Neal Davies  1
Ernie Wilkinson  0.5  Geoff Yates  0.5
Joe Orsolics  0  Derek Whitehurst  1
John White  0  Mike Smith  1

Friday Night At Cheddleton

There were 3 matches at Cheddleton on Friday evening and all of them ended as draws.

In Division 1 Cheddleton 'A' drew 2.5 - 2.5 with Stafford 'A'.

Robert Shaw  0.5  Lawrence Cooper  0.5
Craig Whitfield  1  Malcolm Armstrong  0
Roger Edwards  0  Gerald Acey  1
David Buxton  0  Lee Grinsell  1
Simon Edwards  1  Railton Hyde  0

In Division 3 Cheddleton 'E' drew 2-2 with Meir 'A'.

Colin Abell  0  Steve Hill  1
John Yee  1  Tom Healey  0
Alex Cartlidge  1  Robert Perry  0
David Rose  0  Stuart Green  1

In Division 4 Cheddleton 'F' drew 2-2 with Cheddleton 'G'.

Karol Grzybowski  1  Phil Birks  0
Samuel Beardmore  1  Jacob Cartlidge  0
Jack Healings  0  Paul Shelley  1
Dominic Taylor  0  Andrei Mihai  1

Wednesday Evening At Newcastle

Newcastle 'C' and Newcastle 'D' were both in action in Division 3 at the Bridge Club last night.  Newcastle 'C' lost their 2nd match in succession, going down by 2.5 - 1.5 against Kidsrove. Newcastle names first :

Alan Paling  0.5  Ian Jamieson  0.5
Paul Clapham  0.5  Derek Northage  0.5
Steven Cooper  0.5  Julian Cook  0.5
Derrick Jones  0  David Johnson  1

Newcastle 'D' fared slightly better with a 2-2 draw against Holmes Chapel Pawns. Newcastle names first :

John Amison  1  Ben Scattergood  0
John Day  0.5  Martin Gill  0.5
Peter Shaw  0  George Scattergood  1
Carl Mustafa  0.5  Joe Morris  0.5

Honours Even At Alsager In Division 4

A 2 -2 draw at Alsager 'C' last night enabled Newcastle 'E' to take a 1 point lead at the top of Division 4. Alsager names first :

Brian Birchall  0.5  Nic Wright  0.5
James Kingston  0  Richard Cantliff  1
Andrew Barker  0.5  Carl Mustafa  0.5
Les Hall  1  Ben Lack  0

Alsager Off The Mark In Division 3

Alsager 'B' won their opening game in Division 3 last night with a 2.5 - 1.5 home win against Fenton, last season's Champions. Alsager names first :

Doug Barnett  1  Steve Emmerton  0
Steve Brown  0  Geoff Yates  1
Neville Jones  1  Stuart Hull  0
Frank Clarke  0.5  Derek Whitehurst  0.5

Monday Evening In Division 4

Both Fenton teams were in action in Division 4 on Monday evening with differing results.  Fenton 'B' scored a comprehensive 3-1 home win over Holmes Chapel Tiny Pawns. Fenton names first :

Rob Taylor  1  George Scattergood  0
Geoff Yates  1  Carlem Barwick  0
Mike Smith  0  Ellen Scattergood  1
Derek Whitehurst  1  Isaac Barwick  0

Fenton 'C' weren't so fortunate, being well beaten 3.5 - 0.5 at Meir 'B'. Meir names first :

Clive Ferry  0.5  Steve Emmerton  0.5
Tom Healey  1  Jason Plant  0
Mike Judd  1  Stuart Hull  0
David Hackney  1  Robert West  0