Colchester A round-up

Colchester A finished in 4th place in NECL Division 1, with two draws and a defeat in their last three matches seeing them slip away from the top of the table. 4th place was a decent result for a team who had only been promoted to the top division in the previous season.

 

Twelve matches were played by the A team, with five wins, three draws and two defeats in the league; a win (on board count) and a defeat in the knockout. The player statistics (by board) are:

 

Board 1 (Total 5.5/12)
Matt Stemp	2/2
Ian Gooding	3.5/7
Alex Orava	0/2
Nathan Barnes	0/1

 

Board 2 (Total 6.5/12)
Alex Orava	2/2
Nathan Barnes	1/1
Matt Stemp	3/6
Norbert Voelker	0.5/1
Felix Schnell	0/2

 

Board 3 (Total 7/12)
Felix Schnell	2/3
Nathan Barnes	2.5/4
Alex Orava	1/2
Norbert Voelker	1/2
Mike Wagstaff	0.5/1

 

Board 4 (Total 7/12)
Svein Kjenner	2/2
Alex Orava	1/1
Felix Schnell	1/1
Norbert Voelker	1/1
Nathan Barnes	1/2
Clive Bellinger	0.5/1
Mike Wagstaff	0.5/2
Martin Harris	0/1
John Duff-Cole	0/1

Colchester D round-up

Colchester D finished in 5th place in NECL Division 3 (exactly the same position as in the previous season), with two wins, three draws and three defeats in the league. They didn't play in the knockout competition.

 

The player statistics (by board) are:

 

Board 1 (Total 2.5/8)
Martin Harris	1.5/3
Brian Remmer	1/2
Pete Smith	0/2
Phil Daley	0/1

 

Board 2 (Total 2.5/8)
Mark Johnson	1.5/2
Phil Daley	0.5/1
Pete Smith	0.5/3
Ed Goodman	0/1
Default	0/1

 

Board 3 (Total 4.5/8)
Pete Smith	1/1
Brian Remmer	2.5/3
Ed Goodman	0.5/1
John Duff-Cole	0.5/2
Denzel Gonzales	0/1

 

Board 4 (Total 6/8)
Ed Goodman	2/2
Brian Remmer	1/1
John Duff-Cole	2/3
Denzel Gonzales	1/2

Colchester C round-up

Colchester C finished in 1st place in NECL Division 3, despite losing their last match of the season (away to Billericay B). They were 3 points clear at the top of the table (from Chelmsford C), winning seven out of eight matches. It was unfortunate that Colchester players had fewer games than hoped due to a large number of defaults.

 

Ten matches were played by the B team, with seven wins and a loss in the league; two defeats in the knockout. The player statistics (by board) are:

 

Board 1 (Total 8/10)
Mike Wagstaff	3/3
Norbert Voelker	2/2
Svein Kjenner	1/1
Clive Bellinger	1.5/2
Phil Daley	0.5/1
Pete Smith	0/1

 

Board 2 (Total 5.5/10)
Martin Harris	1/1
Clive Bellinger	3/4
John Duff-Cole	0.5/1
Phil Daley	1/3
Pete Smith	0/1

 

Board 3 (Total 7/10)
Pete Smith	1/1
Mark Johnson	1/1
Martin Harris	4/5
Brian Remmer	1/2
Default	0/1

 

Board 4 (Total 5/10)
Pete Smith	5/6
Martin Harris	0/1
Mark Johnson	0/1
Mohammud Jaufarally	0/1
Default	0/1