Tony Locke Rapidplay - Round 3 Pairings

The draw for round three has been made (first named player has white):

Mohammud Jaufarally (2)	v	Nathan Barnes (1)
Clive Bellinger (1)	v	Martin Harris (1)
Dave Chatfield (1)	v	Svein Kjenner
Phil Daley (0)	v	Shazia Jaufarally
John King	v	John Duff-Cole (0)
Ed Goodman (1)	v	Zahra Jaufarally
Mark Johnson	v	Nadia Jaufarally
Alex Welge	v	Luke Tatchell (1)
Pete Smith (0) - Bye (or plays against 1st extra player added to draw)

Where first and second round games have not been played both players have been given half a point for the purpose of making the 3rd round draw - when the games have been played both player's scores will be updated. These half-points are not shown in player scores above.

The following games from earlier rounds still need to be played:

Martin Harris	v	Svein Kjenner
Mark Johnson	v	Shazia Jaufarally
Alex Welge	v	Nadia Jaufarally
John King	v	Zahra Jaufarally
Nathan Barnes	v	Dave Chatfield
Svein Kjenner	v	Clive Bellinger
John Duff-Cole	v	Phil Daley
Zahra Jaufarally	v	Mark Johnson
Nadia Jaufarally	v	John King
Shazia Jaufarally	v	Alex Welge

So far Mo is the only player to have played and won two matches, there are a number of players who have won one match and not played their second match yet.

Rules: 30 minutes on the clock for each player. These games should be played during November - no set date has been specified due to the number of NECL games due to be played this month - players should fit in games when they can. The draw for the 4th round will be published on the 3rd January.

Two Clacton matches, two narrow wins

The C team beat Clacton C in their most recent match, by the narrow margin of 2.5-1.5. This was the C team's first win of the season (having lost to the D team earlier in the month). The A team maintained their place at the top of Division 2 by beating Clacton B - by the same scoreline. Matt Stemp made his Colchester debut in the A team match.

Date: Oct-2014
NECL Division 2
Brd	Col	COLCHESTER A	Result		CLACTON B	Col
1	w	Matt Stemp (e165)	0	1	John Lambert (132)	b
2	b	Aleksander Orava (e155)	1	0	Melvin Steele (123)	w
3	w	Nathan Barnes (146)	1	0	Mike Coughtrey (120)	b
4	b	Mike Wagstaff (147)	½	½	Nigel Lake (87)	w
		(avg=153)	2.5	1.5	(avg=115)

 

Date: Oct-2014
NECL Division 3
Brd	Col	CLACTON C	Result		COLCHESTER C	Col
1	w	Andrew Todd (116)	½	½	Pete Smith (123)	b
2	b	Nigel Lake (87)	0	1	Martin Harris (120)	w
3	w	Alan Story (72)	0	1	Mohammud Jaufarally (e70)	b
4	b	Warwick Eastlea (80)	1	0	Shazia Jaufarally (e55)	w
		(avg=88)	1.5	2.5	(avg=92)

 

Next week the A team have a match against Wethersfield and the D team are playing Maldon C.

NECL Knockout Round 1

In the first round of the knockout Colchester played their 3rd match against a Division 1 team in the last two seasons. The result was a draw (again), but this time Colchester were eliminated on board count and go into the plate competition. Mike Wagstaff won in his first match of the season; Nathan and Martin both drew against higher-graded players. Martin stepped in to play at the last minute following a player dropping out ill, allowing Colchester to avoid defaulting on one board.

Date: Oct-2014
NECL Knockout: Round 1
Brd	Col	BRAINTREE A	Result		COLCHESTER A	Col
1	w	Eddie Banks (149)	1	0	Ian Gooding (185)	b
2	b	Peter Byford (148)	½	½	Nathan Barnes (146)	w
3	w	Adrian Billingsley (140)	0	1	Mike Wagstaff (147)	b
4	b	Kenn Butcher (139)	½	½	Martin Harris (120)	w
		(avg=144)	2	2	(avg=149)

 

The first match in the plate competition will be in the week beginning 10th November.

Junior club news

Colchester Junior Chess Club has had a successful start - healthy numbers of juniors attended in week one, and this increased by 50% in week two. In the first week England U16 international Adam Taylor (just back from the World Youth Chess Championship in South Africa) gave some lessons and a demonstration of blindfold chess.

The club meets on Thursdays, 16:30-18:30. Anyone interested in joining should check out the Facebook page ‘Colchester Junior Chess Club’ or text your interest to 07786 326 927.

D team beat C team

In the second Colchester match of the NECL season an upset saw the D team beat the C team. Mohammud Jaufarally and Shazia Jaufarally both beat higher-graded opponents on their debuts for the club, Mark Johnson won a neat endgame against Martin Harris and Ed Goodman defended well against Clive Bellinger but Clive won material in the endgame and was able to convert - getting the C team on the scoreboard.

Date: Oct-2014
NECL League: Division 3
Brd	Col	COLCHESTER C	Result		COLCHESTER D	Col
1	w	Clive Bellinger (139)	1	0	Ed Goodman (71)	b
2	b	Pete Smith (123)	0	1	Mohammud Jaufarally (e70)	w
3	w	Martin Harris (120)	0	1	Mark Johnson (69)	b
4	b	Brian Remmer (110)	0	1	Shazia Jaufarally (e55)	w
		(avg=123)	1	3	(avg=66)

 

The next match is the first round of the knockout competition - Colchester A will be aiming to beat a division 1 team for the second season in a row.

First NECL match of season

The NECL season has started with a win, and a loss, for Colchester teams - the newly-promoted B team had a match against the A team. The A team won 4-0, though the individual matches were mostly closer than the overall score line suggests. Svein Kjenner made his competitive debut for the club, with a win against Brian Remmer.

Date: 01-Oct-2014
NECL League: Division 2
Brd	Col	COLCHESTER A	Result		COLCHESTER B	Col
1	w	Ian Gooding (185)	1	0	Pete Smith (123)	b
2	b	Nathan Barnes (146)	1	0	Martin Harris (120)	w
3	w	Svein Kjenner (e139)	1	0	Brian Remmer (110)	b
4	b	Phil Daley (123)	1	0	John Duff-Cole (90)	w
		(avg=148)	4	0	(avg=110)

 

Not all the fixtures for the season are set yet, but the next match will see Colchester C play the newly-formed Colchester D team.