This is the position before Alex’s final move in last week’s Club Championship match between Peter Crichton and Alex. Alex played Qxb6 and promptly resigned. Why did he resign and why was he wrong to do so ?
Category Archives: Club Championship
Club Championship Minor Competition 2014-15
In this competition, run in conjunction with the club championship, points are awarded to any player who draws with or beats a higher graded opponent. The number of points gained from any game is determined by the difference in grading between the two players. Thus, if a player is graded 50 and he beats a player graded 100, he scores 50 points. If the same two players draw, the lower-graded player scores 25 points.
On this basis, the following scores were achieved in the 2014-15 championship:
1. Dave Foster jr 33.5 points
2. Bruce Reed 30 points
3. Peter Booker 29 points
4. Derek Blair 7 points
5. Peter Crichton 5.5 points
In due course, Dave Foster will receive a bottle of wine, designed to degrade his performance next time round and give someone else a chance!
Club Championship update 1/4/2015
The first phase (all-play-all) of the 2014-15 club championship has now been completed and has produced the following results:
1. Peter Crichton 6.5/8
2. Jeremy Handley 4/5
3. Steve Larkin 3/5
4. Derek Blair 3/6
5. Bruce Reed 3/7
6. Dave Foster jr 3/8
7. Tim Wrigley 2.5/3
8. Phil Taylor 2/2
9. Peter Booker 1.5/9
10. Alex Ashworth 1/2
11. Malcolm Reid 0.5/1
12. Damian Rudge 0/4
Accordingly, the draw for the first round of the knockout phase of the championship is as follows:
Peter Crichton v Phil Taylor
Steve Larkin v Dave Foster
Jeremy Handley v Tim Wrigley
Derek Blair v Bruce Reed
Full details of this phase of the championship will be available on the championship board at the club.
Club Championship update 28/1/2015
The state of play is currently
Peter Crichton 4.5/5
Bruce Reed 3/7
Derek Blair 2.5/5
Dave Foster jr 2.5/6
Jeremy Handley 2/2
Tim Wrigley 2/2
Peter Booker 1.5/5
Phil Taylor 1/1
Steve Larkin 1/2
Alex Ashworth 0/1
Damian Rudge 0/4
Club championship update
As at December 10th 2014, the state of play in the club championship is as follows:
Peter Crichton 3.5/4
Tim Wrigley 2/2
Bruce Reed 2/4
Dave Foster jr 1.5/4
Jeremy Handley 1/1
Steve Larkin 1/1
Derek Blair 1/3
Peter Booker 1/3
Damian Rudge 0/4
New club champion
Congratulations to Jeremy Handley, who defeated Tim Wrigley in the final of the club championship to take the title. It’s nice to know that our oldest active member can show the rest of us the route to glory! Well done Jeremy!
Club Championship update
The first phase of the Club Championship is now complete and has produced the following result:
1. Derek Blair 6/7
2. Dave Foster sr 4/4
3. Tim Wrigley 4/4
4. Peter Crichton 4/5
5. Jeremy Handley 4/6
6. Steve Larkin 4/7
7. Bruce Reed 3.5/6
8. Christine Moorcroft 2.5/7
9. Peter Booker 2.5/11
10. Phil Taylor 2/5
11. Dave Foster jr 2/9
12. Damian Rudge 1.5/9
13. Alex Ashworth 1/1
14. David Wrigley 1/1
15. Dave Scott 0/2
Under the points system devised by Phil, the outcome is as follows:
1. Peter Booker 42.5
2. Damian Rudge 40.5
3. Christine Moorcroft 15
4. Bruce Reed 9.5
5. Steve Larkin 6
6. Jeremy Handley 2.5
7. Peter Crichton 1.5
The draw for the knockout phase of the club championship is:
A. Derek v Christine
B. Tim v Steve
C. Dave F sr v Bruce
D. Peter C v Jeremy
This round to be completed by the end of April.
Club Championship update
The position in the club championship as at the end of February 2014 is as follows:
Dave Foster sr 4/4
Tim Wrigley 4/4
Derek Blair 4/5
Steve Larkin 4/6
Bruce Reed 3.5/6
Peter Crichton 2.5/3
Jeremy Handley 2.5/4
Christine Moorcroft 2.5/7
Phil Taylor 2/4
Dave Foster jr 2/8
Damian Rudge 1.5/8
Peter Booker 1.5/9
Alex Ashworth 1/1
David Wrigley 1/1
Dave Scott 0/2
The grading points differential scheme invented by Phil produces the following table:
Damian 40.5 points
Peter B 31.5
Christine 15
Bruce 9.5
Steve 6
Jeremy 2
Peter C 1.5
A reminder: the first phase of the club championship now has one month to run.
Club championship
The state of play as at the end of January is as follows:
Dave Foster sr 4/4
Tim Wrigley 4/4
Derek Blair 4/6
Steve Larkin 3.5/5
Peter Crichton 2.5/3
Jeremy Handley 2.5/4
Bruce Reed 2.5/5
Christine Moorcroft 2.5/7
Dave Foster jr 2/7
Damian Rudge 1.5/7
Alex Ashworth 1/1
David Wrigley 1/1
Phil Taylor 1/3
Peter Booker 1/8
Dave Scott 0/2
The points tally under Phil’s system is
Damian 40.5
Christine 15
Peter B 9
Steve 6
Peter C 1.5
Club Championship update
The standings as at 18/12/2013 are:
Dave Foster sr 4/4
Tim Wrigley 4/4
Derek Blair 3/4
Steve Larkin 2.5/4
Dave Foster jr 2/5
Peter Crichton 1.5/2
Jeremy Handley 1.5/3
Bruce Reed 1.5/3
Christine Moorcroft 1.5/5
Damian Rudge 1.5/6
Alex Ashworth 1/1
David Wrigley 1/1
Phil Taylor 1/3
Peter Booker 1/7
Dave Scott 0/2
Bonus points under Phil’s scheme are:
Damian 40.5
Christine 13.0
Bruce 9.5
Peter B 9.0
Steve 6.0
Jeremy 2.0
Peter C 1.5
TCC 2014-15 