2005
12/3 Ben ,Joe, Roger and Bob played for
Somerset against Wiltshire on Saturday, but were not on the winning side.
Ben won against a much higher graded opponent on board 2 ,Roger drew his
game.
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10/3 Glastonbury came to Sedgemoor with
a depleted Henry Powell team and the home team scored their first HP win of
the season!! Chris drew on top board and Joe, Adrian and Steve all had good
wins.
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5/3 Sedgemoor was well represented
at the Exeter Congress as Ben ,Chris, Joe, Keith, Neville, Roger and Bob all
played well in their respective sections. Neville came close to a prize but
narrowly failed to win his last game. Ben did very well in the top section.
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3/3SedgeLESS were
beaten by Ilminster at the Shruberry Hotel on Thursday. Steve had a fine
win,Keith won too but the only other positive result was Chris's draw.
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23/2 The Vp team went to Wellington and returned
with two points.Ben won, Adrian won and Tim drew.
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10/2 The Glastonbury Vp team
which came to Sedgemoor tonight included two players who had played tough
matches on Monday. They both lost , one to Ben and the other to Adrian. Ian
managed to swindle a draw. His opponent got his own back by hiding Ian's car
keys!!!
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7/2 Glastonbury was the
place to be if you wanted to watch top quality chess on Monday. All four
Henry Powell teams were in action. I opted to watch the superbowl on the big
screen to start with but soon realised that the chess was more interesting
and certainly more comprehensible !! Glastonbury beat Yeovil eventually as
Roy Turner came out on top against Nigel Mills in the last game to finish.
Sedgemore and Frome drew. Ben Edgell phoned in sick but fortunately his
replacement on board 1, Chris, won and Tim who stepped in on board 6 also
won.Keith and Roger drew.
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3/2 Yeovil came
to the Mount Street Centre to take on a SedgeLess side weakened by the loss
of 2 of their top 3 boards. Despite being outgraded by an average of 25 pts
per board the early signs looked good. Bob was 2 pawns up, Sam had a
promising position and Steve looked like he had his game under
control. Unfortunately it was all an illusion and it was left to Joe to
salvage some pride by drawing and thus preventing the whitewash.
Meanwhile SedgeMORE were at Weston and despite defaulting on board 6 they
ran out winners by 3½-2½. Ben ,Neville and Ian
all won and Roger's draw sealed the victory.
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29/1
Several Sedgemoor players joined with the rest
of Somerset to play Hants in either the 1st or 2nd team on Sat at
Wincanton.Ben, Chris, Joe, Neville, Roger, William, Adrian, Tim and Bob were
all there.
The 1st team
won 9½-6½ ,
Joe had a good win and Chris drew. The 2nd team won 12½-3½
with wins for Neville and Adrian and a draw for Roger. As Hants were 4
players short Bob and Tim sought refreshment at a local hostelry, the Bear
Inn, returning later to cheer on the teams.
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25/1
The VP team went to Taunton and won 3 - 1. Will
and Ian drew. Ben and Tim had good wins. This was the VP's third win on the
trot.
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20/1
Yeovil came to Sedgemore a player short but still
managed to win.Neville drew on top board and Stan and Tim drew on boards 4 +
5.
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18/1
SedgeLESS
made the long journey to
Taunton tonight with a team weakened by the loss of their usual board one
and three. NevertheLESS they returned with a point for a draw. The two
Steves both had solid draws and Pat won a wonderful game on board five. But
it was Joe's win on board 1 against a very strong opponent which caused the
biggest stir; it was his opponents first loss of the season in the league.
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13/1
Chard and Ilminster entertained Sedgemoor
at the Shruberry Hotel last Thursday but allowed the visitors to return home
with the points. Adrian and Tim won and Stan's half point secured the win.
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8/1
Sedgemoor were again well represented in
the county side which played against Dorset on Saturday. Joe and Chris had
excellent wins and Roger a draw. The reserves, Tim and Bob, were not needed.
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5/1.
SedgeLESS started the year with a
win against Wellington. Chris, Steve and Bob were victorious and Keith's
draw secured the points.
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3/1.
Not so happy
for SedgeMORE as they lost their first match of the season at Glastonbury.
Ben and Neville played well on the top boards to win and Will did well to
draw on board 4 but 2½ points was not enough.
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1/1/2005. Happy New Year.
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16/12.
A full house again as they entertained two Charles Marsh teams, Taunton
and Weston-Super-Mare. Some excellent play saw SedgeMORE to a 3-3 draw with
Taunton ; Ben and Neville did well to draw with higher graded opponents, and
Will and Tim played well to win their games.
SedgeLESS were at full strength for
a change. Thanks to Chris for driving from the other side of the county to
face an opponent graded 45 points above him!! He lost but all the others won
to make it a 5 - 1 victory. Joe, Steve and Adrian had good wins and Keith an
excellent one considering he arrived late thus giving his opponent 30mins
advantage. Bob was last to finish and his see-sawing game was effectively
won when he made the penultimate mistake.
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9/12.
Tim Taylor took the VP team to Weston tonight and returned
home with both the points - the first VP win of the season. William and
Adrian both won and Tim's draw secured the points.
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6/12
The Henry Powell team went to Glastonbury tonight and drew 3 - 3 thus
gaining their first point of the season. Ben, Neville and Bob all won well.
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5/12.
The Sedgemoor club was well represented in the
two Somerset teams who played Devon today. Ben and Joe played for the first
team and Neville ,William, Adrian ,Bob and Tim played in the second team.
Keith played for Devon and drew, but they are working on that!!!. Joe had a
good win and Ben a good draw against higher graded opponents; the first team
won 9 - 7. The whole of the second team were outgraded by approx 20-30
points and not suprisingly lost 10.5- 5.5, but there were some very good
games played. Bob, Tim and Neville played long and hard games but in the end
lost, and Will played really well to draw. But Adrian played a blinder and
beat a very strong player.
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2/12.
Sedgemore travelled to Ilminster without Roger who is still not fit to
travel and did well to leave with a draw. Ben and Stan had good wins and
solid draws from Will and Neville made it 3 - 3.
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29/11.
Sedgeless arrived in Glastonbury to find themselves facing a very strong
side. Heavily outgraded on the top four boards, the onus was on the bottom
boards to gain some points. Steve duly obliged with a win having confused
his opponent by playing his Queen to G2 no less than 5 times in the first 20
moves! Bob won convincingly and has now won a record (for him) 3 games in a
row! Joe was next to finish with a solid draw on board 2. At that point
things looked good with the other games looking level. But gradually all
three games seemed to slip away from Sedgeless and all were lost. 3.5-2.5
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27+28/11.
A strong contingent from Sedgemoor went to the Torbay congress. All played
well but not quite well enough to bring back any major prizes. Bob (3½
points) and Tim (3) both had their moments during the w/e.Bob was
especially pleased to win his games on Sunday as it is usually his rest day
!! and Tim won a grading prize. William (3pts) held his own amongst the
Intermediate players with some solid play. Joe (3½
pts) was very pleased with his two solid
draws and two fine wins and has donated his Grading prize to his Dad's
petrol fund!!! Ben's first time playing in the Open went well (3pts)
and his final round draw with a player graded at 219 must surely be a club
record.
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25/11.
Wellington VP team visited Sedgemoor tonight and a tightly contested match
ensued. Jamie played well in defeating a player ranked 20+ points above him.
Stan stood worse for most of his game but his persistence paid of when his
opponent lost concentration and gifted him the game at the end. Adrian's
game was the complete opposite -he was winning all the way until the very
end when he played his King to the wrong square giving the game to his
opponent. Ted knows he should have won.
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24/11. Sedgemoor were close to defeating Yeovil
in the cup tonight but in the end lost by 4½-3½. Sedgemoor were outgraded on
every board - the average difference was 15 points- but fought hard in each
game. Chris and Steve played well and had slightly fortuitous wins, and Keith ,Neville and
Adrian played really well for their draws.
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8/11.
Record number of players at the Sedgemoor club.
28 players attended the club last
night, 24 of them playing in the Charles Marsh league.More entertained
Wellington and Less hosted Chard+Ilminster.
Wins for Ben, Neville, Stan and a
draw from Ian means More remain undefeated in the league.
Playing without Chris the normal
board 1, Less lost again. 4-2.A good win for Steve, technically Keith won on
time but sportingly asked for it to be recorded as a draw as it was a drawn
position and did not affect the team result.
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Tonight (8/11) Sedgemoor sent two
teams to Glastonbury, the VPs to play Glastonbury and the HPs to meet Frome.
Unfortunately only one player returned from the fray victorious. Well
played Tim.
Both teams lost.
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The keenly awaited Charles Marsh
match between LESS and MORE took place this evening(Thurs).4/11
Pre match shenanigans included
attempts by both captains to confuse their opponents. These attempts at
subterfuge included dropping key players and arriving late, claiming to have
been held up by a small firework display.
Despite the disruption to ones opening
preparation caused by these endeavours the match ended in a 3 - 3 draw. All of
the games were keenly contested and all six games ended decisively.
The return match is already being eagerly anticipated.
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