Flawless, but not Faultless

Wilmslow v Marple A: 28 October 2019


The result (home team first) was-


1. R Evans v Glenn Trueman    0.5/0.5

2. K Moran v Alan Hall            0.5/0.5

3. C Mills v David Fowler        0.5/0.5

4. D Mowat v David Preen       0.5/0.5

5. A Kerr v Tony Doust            0.5/0.5

6. M. Palmer v                         DEFAULT


Result                                       3.5/2.5

Every game was closely contested, and as far as I could see we made no mistakes but were pressed hard in every game by a strong Wilmslow team. A very creditable performance, although my request to have the bottom board eliminated because it didn't suit us was met with a stony silence.

R Evans v Glenn Trueman 0.5/0.5

K R Evans v Glenn Trueman 0.5/0.5

K Moran v Alan Hall 0.5/0.5

C Mills v David Fowler 0.5/0.5

D Mowat v David Preen 0.5/0.5

A Kerr v Tony Doust 0.5/0.5

M Palmer v  DEFAULT 1-0
 v Alan Hall 0.5/0.5

C Mills v David Fowler 0.5/0.5

D Mowat v David Preen 0.5/0.5

A Kerr v Tony Doust 0.5/0.5

M Palmer v  DEFAULT 1-0

Limit League, Wilmslow v Marple, 21 Oct 2019

Wilmslow 0, Marple 4

1. Ashley Weinberg 0 Tony Doust 1

2. Michael Craven 0 Neil Dainty 1

3. David Broadridge 0 Paul Maxim 1

4. Susan Thompson 0 Joseph Anderson 1

Well done, all. First win of the season.

Limit League 17 Oct 2019, Marple 1 Stockport 3

1. Tony Doust 1/2 Ian Anderson 1/2

2. David Preen 0 Anthony Prime 1

3. Neil Dainty 1/2 John Kelly 1/2

4. Paul Maxim 0 David Peatfield 1

Lions Led By Donkey

Stockport Chess League, 9 October 2019: Denton v Marple A: Result 3-3


The Result of the Match was as follows (home team first)


1. Dave Boulden v Alan Hall 1-0
2. Phil Boyd v Terry Cowling 0.5-0.5
3. Martin Murray v Jonathan Bennett 0-1
4. Stan Bradley v  David Fowler 0.5-0.5
5. R J Tonkin v Chris Baker 0-1
6. A Williamson v Paul Horrocks 1-0

A spirited performance at Denton in which Marple A secured a draw against a tricky opposition was marred only by our team captain, and first board, managing to lose a won game (and not the first time either). He has been dropped for the next A team game and fined a week's wages.

This gives us a total after two league games of 3 out of a possible 4 points, and all to play for in future games.

Limit League, 10 Oct 2019: Marple 1 Macclesfield 3

Martin Cutts 0-1 John Astley
Neil Dee drew with Mick Renshaw
Paul Maxim 0-1 Tom Robson
Joseph Anderson drew with Steve Dawson

Good results for Neil and Joseph against strong opponents.  Neil Dainty

Limit League: Stockport 2.5 v Marple 1.5, 1 Oct 2019

After a calamitous opening, Matthew staged a fine comeback on debut to win his game on board 3. Martin got Dutched, played like a baboon (in keeping with the tropical conditions), and was losing at move 34 when time pressure led his opponent to agree a draw. 

Those who stayed late saw a fine endgame finish by junior Kyle Pelling in a different match. From being grade 50 in 2017, Kyle is now at 139 and was runner-up in the 2019 UK Chess Challenge Northern Gigafinal Under 12. Could be one to avoid if playing Heywood.

A Prime v M Cutts – draw
J Kelly 1-0 Tony Doust
C Murfin 0-1 Matthew McGrogan
D Peatfield 1-0 Neil Dainty