Lancashire Correspondence Chess - 2007/2008 Season
NCCU Correspondence Chess Championships 2007/2008
Sinclair Shield
Final results are in and Lancashire have finished joint 2nd in this event along with Cumbria and Northumberland, all on 6 points. Outright winners were Yorkshire with 8 points, while Durham scored 4 points.
| Bd | Lancashire | Colour | Result | Opponent | County | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Conroy | White | ½ | ½ | Andrew Dearnley | Yorkshire |
| 2 | Paul Timson | Black | ½ | ½ | Jon King | Northumberland |
| 3 | Blaine McGrady | Black | ½ | ½ | Ken Neat | Durham |
| 4 | Steve Horrocks | White | ½ | ½ | David Phillips | Cumbria |
| 5 | Martyn Hamer | White | 0 | 1 | David Weldon | Northumberland |
| 6 | Peter Wilson | Black | ½ | ½ | Alan Heaton | Yorkshire |
| 7 | Colin Dickson | Black | ½ | ½ | Stuart Illes | Cumbria |
| 8 | Alan Smettem | White | ½ | ½ | J. Findlay | Durham |
| 9 | Craig McConnachie | White | ½ | ½ | Mel Suffield | Yorkshire |
| 10 | Peter Logan | Black | 1 | 0 | Les Whittle | Northumberland |
| 11 | P. Sutton | Black | 1 | 0 | D. Stothard | Durham |
| 12 | A. Bookbinder | White | 0 | 1 | Jim Rodney | Cumbria |
ECF County & District Correspondence Championships 2007/2008
No Lancashire team for the Brown-Pond event this year.
Ward Higgs (Division 1)
Boards 1 to 11 are COMPULSORY e-mail games, boards 12 to 22 are only e-mail by mutual consent . That is why Mike Conroy, who is a Master at correspondence chess, is only on board 12.
Current standings are as follows.
| Position | County | Score | Adjournments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Yorkshire | 16½ | |
| 2. | Sussex | 15½ | |
| 3. | Essex | 15 | |
| 4. | Warwickshire | 13 | |
| 5. | Northumberland | 13 | |
| 6. | Hampshire | 12 | |
| 7. | Lancashire | 9½ | |
| 8. | Kent | 8½ | |
| 9. | Hertfordshire | 7½ | +1 |
| 10. | Nottinghamshire | 7 | +2 |
| 11. | Surrey | 7 | |
| 12. | Middlesex | 6 | +1 |
Individual results for Lancashire players were as shown below.
| Bd | Lancashire | Colour | Result | Opponent | County | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Timson | Black | ½ | ½ | Mike Nicholson | Northumberland |
| 2 | Steve Horrocks | White | ½ | ½ | Michael Blake | Hampshire |
| 3 | Martyn Hamer | Black | ½ | ½ | Andrew Martin | Essex |
| 4 | Dave Martindale | White | 0 | 1 | Chris Howell | Kent |
| 5 | Andrew Clarkson | Black | ½ | ½ | K. Norman | Sussex |
| 6 | Bill O'Rourke | White | 0 | 1 | K. Thurlow | Surrey |
| 7 | Steve Mulligan | Black | 0 | 1 | P. Catt | Yorkshire |
| 8 | Clive Edwards | White | 1 | 0 | Chris Fewtrell | Middlesex |
| 9 | Steve Fanning | Black | 1 | 0 | Steve Thacker | Nottinghamshire |
| 10 | Blaine McGrady | White | ½ | ½ | M. Cundy | Warwickshire |
| 11 | Peter Wilson | Black | 1 | 0 | John Lanaway | Hertfordshire |
| 12 | Mike Conroy | White | ½ | ½ | Mike Dyer | Hertfordshire |
| 13 | Phil Seery | White | ½ | ½ | David Weldon | Northumberland |
| 14 | George Ellison | Black | ½ | ½ | John Wheeler | Hampshire |
| 15 | Joe Royle | White | 0 | 1 | J. Corfield | Essex |
| 16 | Stan Foulkes | Black | 0 | 1 | Alan Knowles | Kent |
| 17 | Jim Tennant-Smith | White | 0 | 1 | S. Cunliffe | Sussex |
| 18 | Martin Lythgoe | Black | ½ | ½ | Roger Barnett | Surrey |
| 19 | Peter Logan | White | 0 | 1 | Brian Herriot | Yorkshire |
| 20 | S. Browne | Black | 1 | 0 | M. Williams | Middlesex |
| 21 | Alan Smettem | White | 1 | 0 | Graham Beales | Nottinghamshire |
| 22 | Charles Williamson | Black | 0 | 1 | A. Beresford | Warwickshire |