2015 Jamboree

2015 JAMBOREE RESULTS

 

BOARD 1

Richard EALES    201                        1            0                    David FALDON        170

Jim BAYFORD     188                       0.5       0.5                   Peter McGILL           152

Leon WOOLDRIDGE 190                0.5       0.5                   Gordon BOTLEY     186

 

BOARD 2

Stuart WILLIAMS    179                   0.5       0.5                   Jo SCHULTZ 187

Colin GREGORY    117                        0          1                      Arnaud WISMAN      178

David HORTON      164                    0.5       0.5                   Harry SHARPLES    151

 

BOARD 3

Mark MORTIMER   159                    0          1                      Bob POOLEY  147

Alan GOSMAN        149                     1          0                      Leon GARFIELD 101

Emily GREEN          136                    0.5       0.5                   David SHIRE 179

 

BOARD 4

Matthew CUSSENS 146                    0          1                      Shany REZVANY     157

Mick MICKLETHWAITE 139              1          0                      Paul CARFRAE         132

John CLARKE              86                   0          1                      Kit BLUNDELL       e128

 

BOARD 5

James ESSINGER      155                  1          0                    Roy DAWSON          75

David ERWEE           115                  1          0                      Reg PIDDUCK          104

Paul ARNOLD           125                  1          0                     Don RICHARDS       e70

 

BOARD 6

Ashley CORDERY      41                  1          0                      Jamie DAWSON        e75

Michael DOYLE          80                 0          1                     Chris SIEBERT          102

Susan GREEN             47                  0          1                    Ray RENNELLS        82

 

 

INDIVIDUAL TEAMS

 

BRIDGE                     1st place:                      HERNE BAY                         2nd place:

 

Richard EALES          201      1                      Gordon BOTLEY                   186      0.5

Arnaud WISMAN      178      1                      Stuart WILLIAMS                 179      0.5

Mark MORTIMER     159      0                      Bob POOLEY                         147      1

Shany REZVANY        157      1                      Mick MICKLETHWAITE        139      1

James ESSINGER      155      1                      Paul ARNOLD                         125      1

Ray RENNELLS           82       1                      Jamie DAWSON                    e75      0

———–                                                                      ———–

155      5                                                                      142      4

 

 

FOLKESTONE          3rd place:                      WOODNESBOROUGH       4th place:

 

Jim BAYFORD          189      0.5                   Leon WOOLDRIDGE           190      0.5

Jo SCHULTZ             187      0.5                   Harry SHARPLES                 151      0.5

David SHIRE             179      0.5                   Emily GREEN                        136      0.5

Matt CUSSENS         146      0                      Kit BLUNDELL                      e128       1

David ERWEE           115      1                      Roy DAWSON                           75       0

Chris SIEBERT          102      1                      Susan GREEN                            47       0

————-                                                                    ————-

153      3.5                                                                   121      2.5

 

MARGATE                equal 5th place:            BROADSTAIRS             equal 5th place:.

 

Peter McGILL            52      0.5                   David FALDON                    170      0

Colin GREGORY      117      0                      David HORTON                    164      0.5

Leon GARFIELD      101      0                      Alan GOSMAN                      149      1

John CLARKE             86      0                      Paul CARFRAE                     132      0

Don RICHARDS       e70      0                      Reg PIDDUCK                      104      0

Ashley CORDERY      41      1                      Michael DOYLE                      80      0

————-                                                                    ————-

  95      1.5                                                                   133     1.5

 

Jamboree

The Jamboree is a traditional end of season competition in which all the Thanet League clubs – or as many as can raise a team – compete against each other.  Teams consist of six players and what makes it slightly different is that while you know you will be playing someone on a similar board to you – possibly one above or below – you do not know which club your opponent will be representing. We thought we had a pretty good team this year but unfortunately things did not go our way….

 

1 David Faldon (170) 0-1         Richard Eales  (Bridge 201)
2 David Horton (164) ½-½         Harry Sharples (W’borough 151)
3 Alan Gosman (149) 1-0         Leon Garfield (Margate 101)
4 Paul Carfrae (132) 0-1 Mick Micklethwaite (Herne Bay 139)
5 Reg Pidduck (104) 0-1         David Erwee (Folkestone 115)
6 Michael Doyle (80) 0-1         Chris Siebert (Folkestone 102)
Total 1½/6

(for full results – for which thanks to Graeme Boxall – click here)

David Faldon writes:

 “The 2014/15 Jamboree, staged in Margate, attracted six teams: a good turnout. Bridge fielded a formidable top five from Richard Eales (201) to James Essinger (155) and finished as clear winners, scoring 5/6 ahead of Herne Bay (4/6) and Folkestone (3½/6). Broadstairs came joint fifth on 1½/6. Despite this disappointing result, all of the Broadstairs players had interesting, hard-fought and enjoyable games, two of them going well past 11 pm. Reg (board 5) was the first to finish. Having neatly won two pawns right in the opening, he then unfortunately missed a surprising rook sacrifice from his opponent which proved instantly fatal. Oops! Mike (board 6) was the next to go, but not before chasing his much-higher-rated opponent’s king around for an hour or so. Our third loss was David on board 1, out-calculated in a messy scrap. Alan (board 3) finally broke our duck, winning a complicated game where both sides sacrificed knights like they were going out of fashion. The last two matches to finish in the whole event featured Broadstairs players. Paul (board 4) fought hard and must have had his chances somewhere but in the end his game came down to a rook for Paul to a rook plus bishop for his opponent (with no pawns for each side). Even here Paul had good chances to draw but in the end one tired move sealed his fate with his opponent down to his final few seconds. David Horton’s game on board 2 wasn’t quite as spectacular as Paul’s but even so both sides could probably have won before a perpetual check in a queen and pawn endgame saw the point halved. All in all, things could have gone better but we had a lot of fun. Roll on next year.”

 

The Richard Pilcher Prize

 

This spleChess Set (2)ndid chess set has been donated to the Club by Mrs Rowena Smith.  It has been in her family for many years and, as no-one played the game any more, she was looking for a willing home for it.  The pieces were bought by her father, who made the board and box, and gave it to her as a present for her sixteenth birthday.  The board can be lifted out of the box and there are two drawers underneath for the pieces which resemble Chinese figures and are made of resin. It has been suggested that we award the set as an annual prize and a provisional name for it is the Richard Pilcher Prize after Mrs Smith’s father.  Suggestions are welcome and, in the meantime, Reg  is looking after the set.  We would like to thank Mrs Smith for this generous gift and we fully intend to find a suitable purpose for it.

Team Buzzer Tournament

Four teams took part in the annual Team Buzzer Tournament at Margate: Broadstairs, Bridge, Herne Bay and Margate.  For those unfamiliar with the format, players have ten seconds to make their move.  If they fail to do so, they lose.  Kings failing to acknowledge check can be taken. With only four teams, it was decided to make it a ‘double header’ i.e. each club plays the other twice. There were few surprises in the results.  Both Bridge and Herne Bay had strong teams and it was simply a question of who would come out on top and, more pertinently for us, who would finish third or fourth out of Broadstairs and Margate. We were higher graded so a draw in our first match was a disappointment because we knew we would not get much change out of the other two clubs. A couple of 2½-1½ defeats were the nearest we came to taking a point off either but we did manage to beat Margate in our second match to secure third place.  At the other end, Bridge came out on top largely because their board 4 won all six of his matches.  Many thanks to those who took part.  None of us disgraced ourselves: Bob Page (board 2) and Paul Carfrae (board 3) finished on 2/6 while David Faldon (board 1) and Bob Cronin (board 4) both scored 3.  The latter deserves a special mention for twice beating Luke Kyte (graded 139) of Herne Bay.                 

Mick Croft Cup Final

Bridge   3         Broadstairs   2

1 James Essinger  (155) 0-1           David Horton (164)
2 Patrick Burns (e136) 1-0           Bob Page (141)
3 Lee Butcher (e128) 1-0           Andy Flood (113)
4 Tim Spencer (e120) 1-0           Bob Cronin (101)
5 Ian Redmond (86) 0-1           Michael Doyle (80)

Bob Page writes:

Alas, it was a case of ‘so near yet so far’ in the Mick Croft Final. Having carefully selected a team with the maximum grade total of 625, we were dealt a double blow with the withdrawal of first John Couzens and then Alan Gosman. Not surprisingly, Bridge managed to find a team with an aggregate of 625 so our hastily rearranged team (599) was always going to find it a struggle. It was obvious from a glance at the two line-ups that it would be difficult for Andy and Bob on boards 3 and 4 so if we were to win the match, we would probably need to win on the other three boards.

Not for the first time this season, Michael pulled a rabbit out of the hat and was the first to finish on board 5. He admitted that his opening was dodgy at best but the ending was neat (see diagram). I was the next to finish but it was not the result I wanted.  Trying too hard to win, I overplayed my hand, left myself with a rook that went AWOL and a poor position: desperately disappointing. On board 4 Bob had a even game for a while but then lost a piece and the end came with a king and rook fork.  Andy fought gamely against Lee Butcher, who had a grade of 163 as recently as 2009, but eventually he was ground down and the match was lost.

Meanwhile on board 1 it would have been easy for David to take a draw at this stage.  He won a pawn against James Essinger early on but later sacrificed rook for knight and suddenly the game looked much more even. Both players fell short of time, James offered a draw but David played on, won a rook in time trouble but still James fought back, threatening to queen a passed pawn. However, David got his in first and won with less than two minutes left on his clock. What as shame it wasn’t the point we needed to win the match.

Many thanks to all those who played in the Mick Croft Cup this season – both matches!

White: Ian Redmond (86)                     Black: Michael Doyle (80)

Mick Croft Cup Final (2015)