Since we have only three teams this year our Limit League team has become the C team
Monday, 17 September 2018
The C team becomes the B team
Since the club is running three instead of four teams this year members of the C team will be pleased to note that they have been promoted to membership of the B team ! Winning the Stockport Division 3 proved not to be possible so we adopted this easier route to promotion instead.
Sunday, 16 September 2018
Thursday, 3 May 2018
ECB - League Champions!
We had our last match of the season last night against Chorlton B and we knew that we just needed to pick up one game point on the night (one win or 2 draws) to clinch the League 2 title. Obviously, nothing could go wrong, could it? ..... well, as it happened Chorlton gave us a real run for our money.
Steve Tr 0 Dave Kierman (150) 1
This game ignited into life and became a really crazy affair and unfortunately Dave's runaway h pawn ended up winning the day.
Geoff B 1 Paul Harnett (138) 0
Geoff was up against the Englund Gambit and it seemed a fairly level game until his opponent kindly dropped a piece and Geoff was able to finish it off.
Paul 1/2 Daniel Otto (137) 1/2
I managed to get an attack in (a rarity this season) but my opponent defended well and I couldn't finish it off and had to settle for a draw.
David T 1/2 Phil Bennett (122) 1/2
David maintained his unbeaten record this season, although he was happy to take a draw in this one in what turned out to be an inferior position.
Tudor 1 Howard Hughes (120) 0
Tudor seemed to have the best of the opening but then went a pawn down and was offered a draw. The game continued and Tudor then went on to find a swindle to claim the full point. He's been our trump card this season on the lower boards winning an amazing 8.5 out of 9!
Roy T 0 Joel Prittie (100) 1
Roy looked solid in this until late on when unfortunately he inadvertently lost a piece.
So we managed to draw the match 3 - 3 on the night and that's enough for us to win the title by a clear point. A big thank you for everyone who turned out for us this season. We're normally fighting against relegation so this season has been a pleasant change. This is only the start of it of course and we just need to find a rich Arab benefactor and we'll take Division 1 by storm... !
Steve Tr 0 Dave Kierman (150) 1
This game ignited into life and became a really crazy affair and unfortunately Dave's runaway h pawn ended up winning the day.
Geoff B 1 Paul Harnett (138) 0
Geoff was up against the Englund Gambit and it seemed a fairly level game until his opponent kindly dropped a piece and Geoff was able to finish it off.
Paul 1/2 Daniel Otto (137) 1/2
I managed to get an attack in (a rarity this season) but my opponent defended well and I couldn't finish it off and had to settle for a draw.
David T 1/2 Phil Bennett (122) 1/2
David maintained his unbeaten record this season, although he was happy to take a draw in this one in what turned out to be an inferior position.
Tudor 1 Howard Hughes (120) 0
Tudor seemed to have the best of the opening but then went a pawn down and was offered a draw. The game continued and Tudor then went on to find a swindle to claim the full point. He's been our trump card this season on the lower boards winning an amazing 8.5 out of 9!
Roy T 0 Joel Prittie (100) 1
Roy looked solid in this until late on when unfortunately he inadvertently lost a piece.
So we managed to draw the match 3 - 3 on the night and that's enough for us to win the title by a clear point. A big thank you for everyone who turned out for us this season. We're normally fighting against relegation so this season has been a pleasant change. This is only the start of it of course and we just need to find a rich Arab benefactor and we'll take Division 1 by storm... !
Thursday, 19 April 2018
ECB 5 - 1 Marple B
On a sweltering evening we managed to keep our cool last night and came up with some good finishing in a tense match. The scoreline flattered us a bit and at one stage it looked like we were going to be lucky to draw the match at best.
John Reed 0 Andy Jenkins (140) 1
It can happen to the best of us. An oversight by John let his opponent in for an unstoppable attack.
Geoff B 1 Terry Cowling (131) 0
Geoff got off to a flier and was 2 pawns up but then it became awkward and he had to give a pawn back before finishing it off.
Paul 1 David Preen (129) 0
In a tight game it looked like it was an even endgame but I managed to fix a weakness on his b pawn then come up with a tactic to force my a pawn through.
Keven 1 Chris Baker (126) 0
As usual Kev varied his opening and this Sicilian led to a very exciting game. Kev was a pawn down but had more activity, particularly with his R's, and was eventually able able to sac a R on the h file to set up an unstoppable mate.
Jim 1 Tony Kay (124) 0
Jim also was a pawn down but had a strong "dragon" B. He was later able to create an advanced passed pawn which caused his opponent to panic and Jim won easily at the end in a time scramble.
Tudor 1 Jeff Barlow (101)
Our secret weapon on board 6 gives us a 1 - 0 head start every match (no pressure on the next game Tudor!) This time he created pressure and then struck with a N fork winning a Q.
So, we're sitting pretty at the top of the table and just need a draw from our last match to clinch the title - and if Altrincham drop any points in the meantime in their last 2 matches we've won anyway.
John Reed 0 Andy Jenkins (140) 1
It can happen to the best of us. An oversight by John let his opponent in for an unstoppable attack.
Geoff B 1 Terry Cowling (131) 0
Geoff got off to a flier and was 2 pawns up but then it became awkward and he had to give a pawn back before finishing it off.
Paul 1 David Preen (129) 0
In a tight game it looked like it was an even endgame but I managed to fix a weakness on his b pawn then come up with a tactic to force my a pawn through.
Keven 1 Chris Baker (126) 0
As usual Kev varied his opening and this Sicilian led to a very exciting game. Kev was a pawn down but had more activity, particularly with his R's, and was eventually able able to sac a R on the h file to set up an unstoppable mate.
Jim 1 Tony Kay (124) 0
Jim also was a pawn down but had a strong "dragon" B. He was later able to create an advanced passed pawn which caused his opponent to panic and Jim won easily at the end in a time scramble.
Tudor 1 Jeff Barlow (101)
Our secret weapon on board 6 gives us a 1 - 0 head start every match (no pressure on the next game Tudor!) This time he created pressure and then struck with a N fork winning a Q.
So, we're sitting pretty at the top of the table and just need a draw from our last match to clinch the title - and if Altrincham drop any points in the meantime in their last 2 matches we've won anyway.
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