Last updated
21 March 2020
Marches Chess League
News
19 Mar. All play adjourned because of Covid-19.
16 Feb. Flooding caused by Strom Dennis made travel impossible or difficult. Presteigne were unable to travel to Hereford and the match was postponed. Three of the eight players for the Abergavenny-Malvern match were also unable to attend. Board 4 was empty and declared drawn and board 3 was awarded to Malvern by default.
19 Jan. Hereford finished the day top of the league after beating Malvern. Abergavenny beat Presteigne to go into second position.
8 Dec. Presteigne could not raise a team and in the only match of the weekend, Hereford beat Abergavenny. So Hereford go into 2020 topping the table into the New Year.
13 Oct. After the inaugural fixtures at The Herdsman on Widemarsh Street Hereford, Abergavenny lead.
| Marches League 2019-2020 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Posn. | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points | For | Against |
| 1 | Abergavenny | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9½ | 6½ |
| 2 | Hereford | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| 3 | Malvern | 4 | 1‡ | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8‡ | 8 |
| 4 | Presteigne | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2‡ | 1 | 3½ | 8½ |
| ‡Includes defaulted match | ||||||||
| Fixtures List | ||
|---|---|---|
| Round | Date | Fixture |
| 1 | 13 Oct | Presteigne 2-2 Hereford |
| Malvern 1½ - 2½‡ Abergavenny | ||
| 2 | 8 Dec | Malvern 3½ - ½ Presteigne |
| Abergavenny 1½ - 2½ Hereford | ||
| 3 | 19 Jan | Presteigne 1 - 3 Abergavenny |
| Hereford 2½ - 1½ Malvern | ||
| 4 | 16 Feb | Hereford - Presteigne POSTPONED |
| Abergavenny 2½ - 1½ Malvern | ||
| 5 | 22 Mar | Presteigne - Malvern |
| Hereford - Abergavenny | ||
| 6 | 26 Apr | Abergavenny - Presteigne |
| Malvern - Hereford | ||
| ‡ Notes - On weekend 1, Abergavenny and Malvern played an agreed 3-board match. On weekend 2 Presteigne were unable to raise a team against Malvern which was also a player down and the default match score was agreed as 3½-½. | ||
Match details
Weekend 4 held on 16 February 2020
| Grade | Abergavenny | Malvern | Grade | |||
| 1 | -/1943 | Nigel Saunders | 0 | 1 | Michael Chester | 107/- |
| 2 | -/1835 | Zane Alford | 0 | 1 | Michael Butcher | 104/- |
| 3 | -/- | default | 0 | 1 | Ivan Stringer | 93/- |
| 4 | -- | default | ½ | ½ | default | -- |
| 2½ | 1½ | |||||
Weekend 3 held on 18 January 2020
| Grade | Presteigne | Abergavenny | Grade | |||
| 1 | -/- | David Hancock | 0 | 1 | Mark Adams | 171/2012 |
| 2 | -/123 | Mike Home | 0 | 1 | Nigel Saunders | -/1943 |
| 3 | -/- | Brian Marriott | 0 | 1 | Zane Alford | -/1835 |
| 4 | -/77 | Chris Pimm-Jones | 1 | 0 | Dillan Duke | 56/- |
| 1 | 3 | |||||
| Grade | Hereford | Malvern | Grade | |||
| 1 | 157/- | Paul Barker (w) | 1 | 0 | Ian Clarke | 156/- |
| 2 | 137/- | Kieran ALappin | 1 | 0 | Michael Butcher | 104/- |
| 3 | 137/- | Roger Aris | ½ | ½ | Ivan Stringer | 93/- |
| 4 | 125/- | Alan Leary | 0 | 1 | Joshua Clarke | |
| 2½ | 1½ | |||||
Weekend 2 held on 8 December 2019
| Grade | Abergavenny | Hereford | Grade | |||
| 1 | -/1943 | Nigel Saunders (w) | 1 | 0 | Paul J Barker | 157/- |
| 2 | -/1845 | Zane Allford | 0 | 1 | Kieran A Lappin | 137/- |
| 3 | -/1384 | Bob Stanworth | 0 | 1 | Roger Aris | 137/- |
| 4 | 56/- | Dillan Duke | ½ | ½ | Peter Johnston | 129/- |
| 1½ | 2½ | |||||
Weekend 1 held on 13 October 2019
| Grade | Presteigne | Hereford | Grade | |||
| 1 | David CR Hancock (w) | 1 | 0 | Kieran A Lappin | 137 | |
| 2 | 123/- | Mike Horne | 0 | 1 | Roger Aris | 137 |
| 3 | Jim Thomas | 0 | 1 | Peter Johnston | 129 | |
| 4 | Brian Marriott | 1 | 0 | Alan B Leary | 125 | |
| 2 | 2 | |||||
| Grade | Malvern | Abergavenny | Grade | |||
| 1 | 178/- | Geoff Marchant (w) | 1 | 0 | Lee Davis | 182/2051 |
| 2 | 104/- | Michael Butcher | 0 | 1 | Mark Adams | 171/2012 |
| 3 | 93/- | Ivan Stringer | 0 | 1 | Dillan Duke | 56/- |
| 4 | - | ½ | ½ | - | ||
| 1½ | 2½ | |||||
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