Colchester v Chelmsford

This month there are no less than four matches between Colchester and Chelmsford. The C team have league matches against Chelmsford C and Chelmsford D; the A team have a league match against Chelmsford B and earlier this week had a knockout match against Chelmsford A. The A team narrowly lost to Chelmsford A (who won Division 1 last season).

Eldar Lachinov played his first game for Colchester, picking up a good win in a very sharp Modern Benoni - Mikenas Attack (8.e5). His analysis of the game can be found below.

Date: 13-Nov-2013
NECL Knockout: Round 2
Brd	Col	COLCHESTER A	Result		CHELMSFORD A	Col
1	w	Ian Gooding (167)	0	1	Russell White (196)	b
2	b	Dimitrios Kolomvas (e160)	½	½	Ivan Myall (185)	w
3	w	Eldar Lachinov (e155)	1	0	David Chandler (182)	b
4	b	Mike Wagstaff (142)	0	1	Malcolm Bucknell (179)	w
		(avg=156)	1.5	2.5	(avg=186)

Galleywood Knights v Colchester C

The C team narrowly lost their match against Galleywood Knights. They were out-graded on three of the four boards. The C team remain top of Division 3 but have played more games than the other teams in the league. Mark Johnson made his debut for the club with a draw against a higher-graded player.

Date: 06-Nov-2013
NECL League: Division 3
Brd	Col	GALLEYWOOD KNIGHTS	Result		COLCHESTER C	Col
1	b	Rory Coughlan (130)	1	0	Sam Glenn (118)	w
2	w	Pablo Garcia-Galan Ruiz (130)	1	0	Martin Harris (e115)	b
3	b	Michael Coughlan (110)	0	1	Pete Smith (111)	w
4	w	Ray Algar (110)	½	½	Mark Johnson (e71)	b
		(avg=120)	2.5	1.5	(avg=103)

October summary

The current top ten players in the club grand prix are:

		Points	Percentage
1st	Pete Smith	4	80
2nd	Brian Remmer	3	75
3rd=	Nathan Barnes	2.5	83
	Martin Harris	2.5	83
	Dimitrios Kolomvas	2.5	83
	Mike Wagstaff	2.5	83
7th=	Phil Daley	2	100
	Sam Glenn	2	50
9th=	Clive Bellinger	1.5	75
	Mark Johnson	1.5	50

Games played in the club championship, Tony Locke rapidplay and the NECL league/knockout count for points in the grand prix. Wins by default in NECL matches do count for points.

Only a few games have been played in the club championship but the early leaders are: Eldar Lachinov (group 1), Pete Smith (group 2), Nathan Barnes (group 3) and Phil Daley/Brian Remmer (group 4).

In the NECL knockout Colchester A are through to round 2. In Division 2, Colchester A have won their only game and are in 3rd place in the table. In Division 3, Colchester C are top of the table with Colchester B in 2nd place.