Fresh from taking second place in his section at the Leamington Rapidplay, Tom Robinson went one better in Redditch's Phil Church Quickplay. Victories against Ian Clack, Michele Clack, Andrew Wiggins, Dave Spowart and Peter Seeley secured first place for Tom with a perfect score of five points from his five matches. Andrew took second place with four points from four victories and a single defeat against Tom and Dave Spowart took third place with three win, a draw against Peter and a defeat to Tom. A special mention should also go to David Smith with three points. David only joined the club this summer after playing chess online and is already giving the other players a good game and should be a very useful addition to the club.
Standings: (Position - Player - Points)
1 Tom Robinson 5
2 Andrew Wiggins 4
3 Dave Spowart 3.5
4= Ian Clack 3
4= David Smith 3
6 Giles Stanton 2.5
7= Michele Clack 2
7= John Harrison 2
7= Peter Seeley 2
7= Richard Turner 2
11 John Holmberg 1
Competitive club matches begin in two weeks with knockout trophies in the Birmingham and District League. The Division Two side will be looking to better last season's semi final finish in the Terrill Trophy while the Division Four side will aim to retain the Townshend Trophy after winning it last season. Their campaigns this season commence away against Olton 2 and at home against Lichfield 6 respectively.
With no club matches next week, it will be a regular club evening of friendlies or members may choose to play in the club's all-play-all league. Players are given 75 minutes to make thirty moves and the clocks are then moved back 15 minutes to play until the end of the game. Internal games aren't graded, allowing players the choice of whether to stick with their tried and trusted systems or to experiment with something new. The big question in this league is whether or not Steve Crockett will retain his title from last season.
Closing thought: "Pawn endings are to chess what putting is to golf" - Cecil Purdy
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