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COUNTY MATCHES
ECF STAGE 2012

DATES
as published by the Controller 10.10.11

Prelim
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals

April 28
May 19
June 09
July 07

These are the default dates.

THE DRAW was made and announced 14.1.12.

OVERVIEW OF RESULTS
Matches shown in red are given in full further down (click on the section headings). Matches shown in blue are not. In the bare match scores of the Overview, an asterisk by a County name indicates a win on board count or elimination. Where a match is given in full, an asterisk by a County name means the result has come from that side (either direct or from the County's website).

OPEN
Preliminary Warwicks (M2) 4½ 11½ Lancs (N2) (see ECF site)
Quarter-finals (A) Somerset (W)* 8 8 Yorks (N1) (see Yorkshire site); (B) Staffs (M1) 4½ 11½ Middx (S3); (C) Norfolk (E) 6½ 9½ Sussex (S2); (D) Surrey (S1) 9½ 6½ Lancs (N2)
Semi-finals Somerset (W) 7½ 8½ Middx (S3); Sussex (S2) 5 11 Surrey (S1)
Final Middx 8½ 7½ Surrey
MINOR COUNTIES
Quarter-finals (A) Glos† (W1) 7½ 8½ Herts (S2): Kent declined nomination; (B) Suffolk (E1) scr w/o Hants† (W2); (C) Essex (S1) 8½ 7½ Lincs (M2); (D) Leics (M1) 10 6 Cambs (E2) (see ECF site)
†We thought W1 Hants and W2 Glos, from the WECU crosstable. WECU has nominated them the other way round. Later: Phil Meade, WECU Fixtures Secretary, has explained the nominations to us. Glos and Hants both play in the (five-team) WECU 1st Division, in which Hants finished comfortably ahead of Glos. However, they are the only two teams interested in Minor Counties nomination, and nomination is made on the strength of the head-to-head match between them. Which Glos won.
Semi-finals Herts (S2) 9 7 Hants (W2); Essex (S1) 7 9 Leics (M1)
Final Herts* 8 8 Leics
U180 (revised 21.1.12: see note below)
Preliminary Kent (S3) scr w/o Lancs (N2)
Quarter-finals (A) Middx (S1) 8½ 7½ Warwicks (M1); (B) Devon (W) 7½ 8½ Surrey (S2); (C) Yorks (N1) 9 7 Notts (M2) (see ECF site); (D) Beds (E) 7 9 Lancs (N2) (see ECF site)
Semi-finals Middx (S1) 9 7 Surrey (S2); Yorks (N1) 10½ 5½ Lancs (N2) (see ECF site)
Final Middx 9 7 Yorks
U160
Preliminary Gtr Manchester (M2) 8½ 7½ Cambs (E2) (see ECF site)
Quarter-finals (A) Notts (M1) w/o scr Middx (S3); (B) Kent (S1) 5 11 Yorks (N2); (C) Norfolk (E1) 5 10 Herts (S2); (D) Lancs (N1) 7 9 Gtr Manchester (M2) (see MCCU site)
Semi-finals Notts (M1) 6 10 Yorks (N2) (see ECF site); Herts (S2) 6 10 Gtr Manchester (M2)
Final Gtr Manchester* 8 8 Yorks (see ECF site)
U140
Preliminary Yorks (N2) w/o scr Kent (S3)
Quarter-finals (A) Lancs (N1) 11½ 4½ Warwicks (M3) (see ECF site); (B) Surrey (S1) 10 6 Leics (M2); (C) Hants (W) 4½ 11½ Herts (S2); (D) Worcs (M1) 9½ 6½ Yorks (N2) (see ECF site)
Semi-finals Lancs (N1) 10½ 5½ Surrey (S1); Herts (S2) 11 5 Worcs (M1)
Final Herts 8½ 7½ Lancs
U120
Quarter-finals (A) Herts (S1) w/o scr Yorks (N2); (B) Lancs (N1)* 6 6 Worcs (M2) (see ECF site); (C) Norfolk (E) 5½ 6½ Warwicks (M3) (see MCCU site); (D) Staffs Terriers (M1) 4½ 7½ Essex (S2)
Semi-finals Herts (S1) 7½ 4½ Lancs (N1); Warwicks (M3) 4 8 Essex (S2)
Final Essex 8½ 3½ Herts
U100
Quarter-finals (A) Essex (S1) w/o scr Warwicks (M2); (B) Lancs (N) 6 6 *Kent (S2) played 28.4.12
Semi-finals Yorks (N1) scr w/o Essex (S1); Notts (M1) 6 6 *Kent (S2)
Final Essex* 6 6 Kent

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OPEN

FINAL

	Middx*	7.7.12	Surrey*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Colin Crouch 210 (B) John Carleton 207 Robert Eames 206 Pall Thorarinsson 204 Richard McMichael 198 Jochen Wittmann 198 Carsten Pedersen 197 Andrew Stone 198 David Okike 193 Daniel Farkas 188 Peter Batchelor 188 John Reid 187 Nevil Chan 184 Simon Spivack 193 Colin Mackenzie 184 Mark Davey 182	0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½	Gavin Wall 227 Stephen Berry 208 Chris Briscoe 196 Marcus Osborne 204 Ian Sharpe 196 Nigel Povah 209 Roger Emerson 190 Russell Granat 210 Clive Frostick 199 Richard Holmes 202 Keith Richardson 190 David Rowson 185 Paul Shepherd 180 Geoff Marchant 174 John Foley 178 Owen Phillips 170
(Leicester) [194]		8½ 7½	[194]

SEMI-FINALS

	Sussex*	9.6.12	Surrey*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Feliks Kwiatkowski 207 Gareth Anthony 200 Mark Broom 195 Richard Almond 194 Martin Costley 193 Geoffrey James 188 Peter Farr 184 Paul Batchelor 184 Robert Elliston 181 Matthew Payne 179 Jamie Wilson 179 Brian Donnelly 180 Rasa Norinkeviciute 172 Adrian Pickersgill 170 Jeffrey Boardman 166 Tim Spanton 160	0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1	Yang-Fan Zhou 230 (B) Gavin Wall 226 Stephen Berry 216 Marcus Osborne 205 Ian Sharpe 199 Nigel Povah 212 Clive Frostick 196 Graham Keane 192 Mark Josse 196 John Foley 191 Nasir Rizvi 190 Keith Richardson 186 David Rowson 190 Paul Shepherd 184 Robin Haldane 180 Daniel Rosen 179
(Horsham) [183]		5 11	[198]
Grades are Jan 2012.

	Somerset	9.6.12	Middx*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Matthew Turner 233 (B) Jack Rudd 213 David Buckley 201 James Sherwin 202 Nils Grotnes 2188 Terry Stuttard 191 Patryk Krzyzanowski 188 Arturo Wong 183 Dave Littlejohns 174 Andrew Footner 173 Peter Chaplin 172 Mike Richardt 180 David Painter-Kooiman 173 Darren Freeman 164 Chris Purry 151 Gerry Jepps 161	1 0 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 0 1	Richard Bates 221 Colin Crouch 210 Robert Eames 206 Tomer Eden 200 Jochen Wittmann 198 Carsten Pedersen 197 Anthony Fulton 168 Simon Spivack 193 Peter Batchelor 188 Paul McKeown 185 Colin Mackenzie 184 Nevil Chan 184 Mark Davey 182 George Dickson 172 Guy Batchelor 164 William Phillips 164
(Andover) [185]		7½ 8½	[188]
Grades are July 2011.

QUARTER-FINALS

	Surrey	19.5.12	Lancs
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Gavin Wall 226 (W) Sam Franklin 206 Stephen Berry 216 Chris Briscoe 202 Marcus Osborne 205 Ian Sharpe 199 Nigel Povah 212 Roger Emerson 199 Russell Granat 200 Mark Josse 196 Clive Frostick 196 John Foley 191 David Rowson 190 Ray Morris-Hill 188 Paul Shepherd 184 Dan Staples 177	½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½	Graham Morrison 227 D Brett Lund 209 Howard Hughes 221 Nicholas Ivell 213 Martin Mitchell 208 Peter Jowett 186 Malcolm Peacock 186 Marek Mazek 196 Jim Sumner 198 Dominic Rabbite 184 Paul Timson 184 Martyn Hamer 184 Stephen Jones 183 Philip Almond 181 John Lyth 181 Stephen Appleby 155
(Cossington Leics) [199]		9½ 6½	[193]
Surrey grades are Jan 2012. Lancs seem ambivalent.

	Norfolk	20.5.12	Sussex*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Michael Harris 213 (W) Caius Turner 201 Kamil Przybyla 185 David LeMoir 186 William Boulton 191 Roy Hughes 182 Terry Turner 175 Benjamin Collison 178 David Hall 180 Jonathan Wells 175 Mervyn Hughes 170 Jeff Dawson 176 Steve Moore 170 Brian Jeffery 172 Cor Dekker Jonathan Burrows 158	½ ½ 0 1 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1	Feliks Kwiatkowski 207 Gareth Anthony 200 Mark Broom 195 Richard Almond 194 Martin Costley 193 Peter Kemp 184 Peter Farr 184 Paul Batchelor 184 David N Roberts 182 Robert Elliston 181 Jaimie Wilson 177 Adrian Pickersgill 170 Jeffrey Boardman 166 Alan Palmer 165 Tim Spanton 160 L John Cannon 147
(Writtle) [179]		6½ 9½	[180]
Grades are Jan 2012 on the whole. We think. Sussex captain: "A big thank you to Writtle Chess Club and in particular Ivor Smith for excellent hospitality."

	Staffs	19.5.12	Middx*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Robert Bellin 213 (W) Darren Wheeler 207 Paul Wallace 205 Nicholas A Walker 193 David Anderton 190 Alan Crombleholme 189 Michael Townsend 186 Alex Richardson 186 Lee Grinsell 186 Gerald Acey 183 Malcolm Armstrong 180 David Pritchard 173 John Staniforth 171 John M Turner 168 David Wightman 164 Ian Jamieson 163	0 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1	Richard Bates 221 Cloin Crouch 210 Robert Eames 206 Jochen Wittmann 198 Carsten Pedersen 197 Simon Spivack 193 Peter Batchelor 188 John Quinn 188 Paul McKeown 185 Colin Mackenzie 184 Nevil Chan 184 Tim Rogers 179 Mark Davey 182 George Dickson 172 Victor Hugo Boy Lazoni (1) Nick Bond 159 (Jan)
(Oxon) [185]		4½ 11½	[191]
Grades are July 2011 ¹Bd 15. Less confusingly this is 287910E Boy Lazoni, Victor H (Jan grade 153). New this season.

Open Minor U180 U160 U140 U120 U100 home

MINOR COUNTIES

FINAL

	Herts	7.7.12	Leics
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Simon Knott 216 (W) Venkataramanan Tiruchelvam 216 Paul Byway 198 Jeremy Fraser-Mitchell 187 Stephen Law 177 Matthew Fletcher 180 Tarisai Savanhu 177 Barry Morris 170 Peter Rice 169 Anthony Ball 169 Andrew Gilfillan 168 Stephen Tovey 167 Gwyn Havard 165 David Bower 165 Chris Majer 168 James Aldred 160	½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1	Ilyian Mladenov 207 Alan Byron 200 Martin Burrows 200 Graham Sharpe 181 Phil Horspool 179 Andy Morley 179 Ray Burgess 182 John Denton 174 Brian Galligan 176 John Mitchell 173 John Robinson Sean Sheahan 170 Rajan Ganger 173 Chino Nwachukwu 170 Paul Colburn 155 Michael Salisbury 167
(Leicester) [177]		8 8	[178]
Herts won on board count.

SEMI-FINALS

	Herts*	9.6.12	Hants
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Simon Knott 216 (B) Venkataramanan Tiruchelvam 216 Jerry Rudge 186 Paul Byway 198 Philip Bonafont 186 Jeremy Fraser-Mitchell 187 Stephen Law 177 Barry Morris 170 Tim Thurstan 173 Anthony Ball 169 Andy Tinker 175 Stephen Tovey 167 David Bower 165 Chris Majer 168 Roger Gordonsmith 161 James Aldred 160	0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½	Michael Yeo 196 Oliver Gill 184 William McDougall 183 Dominic Tunks 187 Fraser McLeod 176 Chris Bellers 169 Paul Cooper 172 David Fowler 161 Thomas Anderson 163 Roy Ashmore 149 Alex Beaney 146 James Chilton 136 Andy Manning 141 David Thompson 154 Gillian Moore 145 John Watts 144
(Harpenden) [179]		9 7	[162]

	Essex	9.6.12	Leics
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	John Hodgson 200 (B) Jon Manley 196 Kevin White 194 Tim Hebbes 190 Philip Gregory 182 Ivan Myall 188 John Moore 174 John White 180 David Spearman 181 Larry Marden 180 Chris Hampton 172 Ian Hunnable 170 Neville Twitchell 173 David Millward 164 Malcolm Kingsley 159 Philip Staniland 161	0 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½	Mark Hebden 241 Brandon Clarke 209 Martin Burrows 200 Graham Sharpe 181 Andrew Morley 179 Ray Burgess 182 John Denton 174 John Robinson 174 Brian Galligan 176 John Mitchell 173 Sean Sheahan 170 Rajan Ganger 173 Paul Colburn 155 Michael Salisbury 167 Patrick McDermott 158 Sean Hewitt 158
(Open University MK) [179]		7 9	[179]

QUARTER-FINALS

	Glos	20.5.12	Herts*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Joseph Stewart 195 (W) Nigel Hosken 185 Dan Lambourne 175 John Waterfield 177 John Jenkins 174 Philip Meade 165 Phil Dodwell 165 Geoffrey Taylor 165 Richard Dixon 149 Michael Ashworth 149 Patrick Baker 146 Alan Bentley 145 Graham Brown 143 Barry Whitelaw 143 Alun Richards 142 Ian Blencowe 125	1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½	Jerry Rudge 197 Paul Byway 191 Tarisai Savanhu 177 Steve Law 181 Barry Morris 173 Peter Rice 169 Andy Tinker 165 David Bower 164 Chris Majer 162 Roger Gordonsmith 160 James Aldred 157 Paul Kenning 156 Michael Price 148 Tom Rixon 144 Barrie Saunders 140 Alan Gore 139
(Long Hanborough) [158]		7½ 8½	[163]
Grades are Jan 2012

	Essex*	19.5.12	Lincs
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	David Sands 213 (B) Jonathan Rogers 210 John Hodgson 200 Tim Hebbes 190 Philip Gregory 182 Ivan Myall 188 John White 180 Larry Marden 180 John Moore 174 Chris Hampton 172 Neville Twitchell 173 Ian Hunnable 170 David Millward 164 Matthew Shaw 166 Bryan Lee 147 Philip Staniland 161	½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 ½ ½	Andrew Dyce e197 (1) Paul Cumbers 190 Claudio Mangione 192 Nick Stead 187 Nigel Birtwistle 192 David Coates 183 Samuel Milson 186 Daniel Wells 183 Steven Prior 169 Harry Russell 176 Joe Kilshaw 171 Keith Palmer 177 Ivan David 164 Denis Georgiou 169 Stuart Macdonald 158 Ian McDonald 151
(Yaxley Cambs) [179]		8½ 7½	[177]
Grades are July 2011 ¹Bd 1. Given as plain 197, but this is a Controller's estimate. Mr Dyce has a FIDE rating of 2274 based on no obvious results, and hasn't played an ECF graded game since 2001. There could be other estimates lurking. Let us know if you spot any.

Open Minor U180 U160 U140 U120 U100 home

UNDER 180

FINAL

	Middx*	7.7.12	Yorks
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Simon Warman 190 (B) Michael Tasker 184 Peter Ackley 178 Steven Coles 179 Neville Blackie 178 Ananthanarayanan Balaji 164 George Dickson 175 Geoff Hermes 175 D Ian Calvert 165 Christopher Kreuzer 171 Guy Batchelor 173 John Tobisch 170 Robert Kane 166 William Phillips 165 Jonathan White 164 Charles McAleenan 160	½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½	Mike Stokes 184 Pierre Weller 184 Richard Archer 174 Jeremy Hamm 181 Daniel Sullivan 176 Eric Gardiner 165 Andrew Bak 177 John Trafford 173 David Keddie 171 Roger Jennings 164 James carpenter 171 Andrew Hards 169 Mike Bramson 166 Steve Mann 160 Neil Lowther 164 Gabor Batonyi 164
(Leicester) [174]		9 7	[171]
Grades are Jan 2012

SEMI-FINAL

	Middx*	9.6.12	Surrey*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Maria Yurenok 179 (B) Peter Ackley 178 Steven Coles 179 Ti Chen 177 Ananthanarayanan Balaji 164 Ajoy Solomon 169 Michael Brown 170 Russell Campbell 173 John Tobisch 172 D Ian Calvert 167 Christopher Kreuzer 168 Martin Crichton 169 Andy Hayler 166 Thomas Kuilman 162 David White 161 Charles McAleenan 166	0 1 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0	Phil Stimpson 175 Geoff Marchant 174 Tariq Oozeerally 175 Alan Punnett 179 Julien Shepley 177 Angus French 177 Angus James 167 Nick Grey 164 David Sedgwick 168 Francis Fields 158 Albert Yiamakis 155 Chris Clegg 152 Victor Odunayia 149 Peter Horlock 150 Ian Deswarte 144 Marek Turowski 141
(Chiswick) [170]		9 7	[163]
Grades are July 2011

QUARTER-FINALS

	Middx*	19.5.12	Warwicks
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Michael Tasker 178 (B) Steven Coles 179 Ajoy Solomon 169 Geoff Hermes 170 Russell Campbell 173 D Ian Calvert 167 Christopher Kreuzer 168 Guy Batchelor 164 Martin Crichton 169 William Phillips 164 Charles McAleenan 166 Robert Kane 162 David White 161 Andrew McGuinness 161 V Ray Harper 156 Roger Scowen 152	1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1	Martin Smyth 17 Nick W Roberts 172 Keith Escott 175 Mark Cundy 168 Anthony Sadler 172 Thomas D Robinson 167 Robert Wallman 163 Michael Doran 171 Keith Thomas 162 Anthony Green 165 Ed Goodwin 167 Andrew Moxley 158 Simon C Smith 158 Darren Lee 163 John Fahy 162 Alan Burnet 146
(Oxon) [166]		8½ 7½	[164]
Grades are July 2011

	Devon	19.5.12	Surrey*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Stephen Homer 179 (W) Brian Hewson 178 John F Wheeler 173 John Stephens 173 Dave Regis 175 Mark Abbott 170 Alan Brusey 174 Trefor Thynne 171 Meyrick Shaw e168 William Ingham 166 Andrew Kinder 162 Paul Brooks 160 Charles Keen 155 Brian Gosling 150 David Toms 153 Mike Stinton-Brownbridge 150	1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0	Phil Stimpson 175 Geoff Marchant 174 Alan Punnett 179 Julien Shepley 177 Angus French 177 Owen Phillips 170 Angus James 164 Nick Grey 164 David Sedgwick 168 Francis Fields 158 Albert Yiamakis 155 Chris Clegg 155 Peter Horlock 150 Ian Deswarte 144 Marek Turowski 144 David Charters 121
(Salisbury, nearly) [165]		7½ 8½	[160]
Grades are July 2011

Open Minor U180 U160 U140 U120 U100 home

UNDER 160

SEMI-FINAL

	Herts*	9.6.12	Gtr Manchester
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Mark Topham 156 (B) Paul Kenning 156 Brian Judkins 156 Simon Morris 154 Bruce Toper 152 Paul Lawrence 151 Stephen Leadbetter 148 Mark Harris 148 Mike Price 148 Jon P Barnes 145 Ian Cross 143 Lara Osiyemi 142 Ian Mutton 140 Alan Gore 139 Simon Charles 136 Patrick Fitzgerald 133	0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½	Andrew Horton 167 Adam Tyton 159 Michael Norris 159 Glenn Trueman 157 Jon Lonsdale 156 Alan Beresford 150 David Pardoe 153 Jacob Manton 151 Julian Clissold 151 Kamran Ahmadi 145 Philip Boyd 146 Dave Kierman 143 Graham Phythian 140 David Holt 139 Ian Lamb 137 Anthony Wilkinson 135
(Water Orton) [146]		6 10	[149]
Grades are Jan 2012.

QUARTER-FINALS

	Norfolk	19.5.12	Herts*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Dave Twitchell 154 Jim McAvoy 156 Trevor Ansell 158 Graham Blowers 160 Chris Tuffin 140 Colin Payne 153 Matthew Morter 144 John Wickham 135 Phil Bartram 140 Dave Gutteridge 139 Les Gladwell 137 Carl Morter 107 Leon Hines 131 Daniel Jackson 127 Yi Chan (1) Karina Chan	½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 1 0	Paul Kenning 156 Brian Judkins 156 Bruce Toper 152 Paul Lawrence 151 Stephen Leadbetter 148 Mark Harris 148 Allan Hutton 147 Jon P Barnes 145 Tom Rixon 144 Paul Laskier 144 Alan Gore 139 Patrick Fitzgerald 133 Keith Woodhouse 132 Alan Adams 130 Simon Cage 127 Austin McMahon 127
(Norwich) [139]		5 10	[142]
Grades are Jan 2012, we think ¹ Bd 15. Norfolk player not cleared in advance with the Controller. One penalty point has been deducted from the Norfolk total.

	Kent*	19.5.12	Yorks
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Ian McAllan 158 (B) Duncan Bell 159 Yasmin Giles 156 Peter Childs 151 Mike Wiltshire 148 Paul Rutland 153 George Hollands 149 Bob Lane 146 Barry Beavis 149 Roger Winterburn 151 Alan Sherriff 145 Garry Sharp 147 Mark Houghton 143 Geoff Bishop 140 Robin East 141 David Gilbert 134	½ ½ 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 ½ ½	Darwin Ursal 157 Ben Cuaresma 157 Paul Johnson 159 Khalid Mohammed 153 Jonathan Swallow 158 Harry Li 140 David Hirst 149 Sean McDonald 149 Rupert Jones 158 Randolph Donahue 143 Peter Mason 148 Paul Howden 138 Robert A Dean 152 Erdem Akbas 142 Paul Salisbury 137 (1) Dave Colledge 139
(Milton Keynes) [148]		5 11	[149]
Grades are July 2011 ¹ Bd 15. Yorkshire give "Salisbury, P" with neither grade nor grading code, but we assume this is Paul Salisbury 137 of Yorks Copper Works. In fact all the Yorkshire names came with initial only, and the forenames are as supplied by us. Yorkshire's grades and codes were supplied on all the other boards, to be fair. It's a pity two of the codes were impossible and two belonged to someone else.

Open Minor U180 U160 U140 U120 U100 home

UNDER 140

FINAL

	Herts	7.7.12	Lancs
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Sidney Golding 139 (W) Andrew Maclaren 140 Stephen Dicks 138 Gary Ruddick 136 Keith Woodhouse 132 Ray Claret 134 Alan Adams 130 John Leake 129 Mir Wali 129 Chris Cook 129 Simon Cage 139 Edward Magee 103 David Belton 125 Graham Williams 121 Roger Kearns 118 Duncan Marshall 117	1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 0 1	James Tennant-Smith 136 Dave Innes 135 James Straszak 138 John Reyes 131 Dave Stanfield 135 Lynne Morrison 131 Angelica Dean 125 Danny Reeves 135 Pete Logan 130 Brant Nuttall 133 Neil Jerzynek 134 David Almond 129 Derrick Taylor 130 Dave Hartley 122 Steven Flaherty 128 Michael Horne 120
(Leicester) [128]		8½ 7½	[130]

SEMI-FINALS

	Herts	9.6.12	Worcs
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Sidney Golding 139 (W) Andrew Maclaren 140 Jonathan Phillips 140 Stephen Dicks 138 Gary Ruddick 136 Keith Woodhouse 132 Ray Claret 134 John Leake 129 Mir Wali 129 Chris Cook 129 Alan Adams 130 Edward Magee 103 David Belton 125 Graham Williams 121 Roger Kearns 118 Duncan Marshall 117	1 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0	Paul Sharratt 145 Roy Peters 135 Tony Shaw 138 Ian Truscott 137 Don Curry 134 David Richardson 134 Ian Ellis 128 Peter Banks 133 T Francis O'Gorman 131 John Loynes 121 Arnold Kirkland 126 Bill Watson 123 Giles Stanton 128 Jason Pereira 120 Michele Clack 112 Peter Seeley 109
(Oxon) [128]		11 5	[128]

	Lancs	9.6.12	Surrey*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Mark Higgins 133 (W) James Tennant-Smith 147 James Straszak 138 Dave Innes 146 Dave Stanfield 137 Danny Reeves 133 Neil Jerzynek 132 Brant Nuttall 130 Derrick Taylor 128 Dave Almond 130 Steven Flaherty 126 Lee Baron 124 Angelica Dean 130 Dave Hartley 122 Mike Horne 121 Liam Bromley 89	½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0	Gavin Poludniowski 150 Jacques Tivillier 145 James Mendes 144 John R Moore 140 Nick Driver 140 Ravi Sharma 139 Koby Kalavannan 137 Lamidi Evbuomwan 136 Allen Miller 132 Ken Chamberlain 130 Roger Barnett 126 Selva Somupillai 124 David Howes 124 Ian Pratley 122 Barry Miles 120 Lee Bullock 94
(E Goscote Leics) [129]		10½ 5½	[131]
Grades are Jan 2012, we must presume

QUARTER-FINALS

	Hants	19.5.12	Herts
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	James Chilton 136 Kevin Steele 136 David Scotney 136 Ray Hartley 138 David Culliford 136 Michael Pope 135 Ted Black 135 John Wiseman 134 Bob Cleave 131 Graham Payne 131 Norhidayah Azman 131 Nikolaos Misoulis 128 Jonathan Young 126 Philip Gething 125 John Shaddick 123 Kevin Sawers 115	0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 0	Sidney Golding 139 Andrew Maclaren 128 Tony Sims 138 Steve Dicks 137 Tim Acton 137 Gary Ruddick 134 Ray Claret 134 Terry Douse 133 Mir Wali 129 Chris Cook 124 Terry O'Sullivan 129 Edward Magee 131 David Belton 132 Roger Kearns 121 Duncan Marshall 120 Mark Lynch 115
(Basingstoke) [131]		4½ 11½	[130]
Grades are July 2011

	Surrey*	19.5.12	Leics
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Pavan Murali 153 (W) Akshaya Kalaiyalahan 152 Gavin Poludniowski 150 Jacques Tivillier 145 Nick Driver 140 Koby Kalavannan 137 Lamidi Evbuomwan 136 Allen Miller 132 Ken Chamberlain 130 Mike Gunn 129 Roger Barnett 126 Alicia Mason 126 David Howes 124 Selva Somupillai 124 Barry Miles 120 A Qaiyum Khan 116	½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 1	John Thomson 146 Anthony Robinson 137 Robert Wallace 137 Howard Phillips 136 RF (Bob) Collins 135 David Reynolds 134 Ian Farquharson 133 John Manger 133 Cyril Johnson 130 David White 124 Charles Eastlake 123 Barrie Cooper 122 Peter Hickman 114 Peter Cresswell 105 Terry Clay 102 Mike Thornton 101
(Harpenden) [133]		10 6	[125]
Grades are Jan 2012

Open Minor U180 U160 U140 U120 U100 home

UNDER 120

FINAL

	Essex	7.7.12	Herts*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12	Naomi Wei 135 (W) Dion Huong 130 Vladimir Chtym 129 Devdoot Barman 115 David D'Cruz 119 Peter Brander 112 Bryan Gaze 118 Sidney Burns 115 Frank Sealey 111 Chris Phillips 108 Russell Fisher 106 John Jestico 98	1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 ½ ½	Barrie Saunders 140 Austin McMahon 127 Edward Hackford 121 Mark Heffer 128 Corinne Mountford 118 Kidge Elder 115 John Harris 108 Ray Butcher 112 Mark Lynch 114 John Peate 108 Peter Baker 95 Simon Hicks 108
(Leicester) 116		8½ 3½	115
Grades are Jan 2012

SEMI-FINALS

	Herts*	9.6.12	Lancs
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12	Barrie Saunders 140 (W) Austin McMahon 127 Edward Hackford 124 Corinne Mountford 119 Kidge Elder 115 John Harris 108 Ray Butcher 112 Mark Duggin 121 Mark Lynch 114 Keith Feldman 102 Peter Baker 96 Simon Hicks 108	½ ½ 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 1 0	Tony Rigby 111 Chris Lysons 128 Jennifer Neil 126 Rik Lord 113 Derek Brent 111 Bernard Dean 111 Paul Newton 110 Gerry Whitehead 108 Dave Thorp 102 Dave Tuke 108 Phil Shaughnessy 96 Pete Temme (1)
(Gt Dalby Leics)		7½ 4½
¹ Bd 12. The Lancs player has no published grade and does not appear in the list of players cleared to play. Looks like a penalty point unless there's something we don't know. Not that it makes much difference, but even so. Note 11.6.12. It appears he was cleared to play but not listed.

	Warwicks	9.6.12	Essex
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12	Pauline Woodward 118 (B) Dave Reeves 110 John Donovan 119 Steve Byrne 117 Graham Gee 111 Bill Dixon 101 Peter Hughes 102 John Pakenham 106 Stuart Calderbank 99 Bramwell Garner 98 Steve Hotchkiss 100 Richard Buxton 84	0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½	Naomi Wei 111 Vladimir Chtym 119 Derek Reynolds 111 Devdoot Barman 115 David D'Cruz 117 Peter Brander 116 Bryan Gaze 115 Sidney Burns 112 Frank Sealey 111 Chris Phillips 104 Ron Prickett 106 Russell Fisher 104
(Open University MK) [105]		4 8	[111]

QUARTER-FINAL

	Staffs	19.5.12	Essex
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12	Alex Cartlidge 119 Nic Wright 110 Denis Nesbitt 122 Peter Shaw 114 Paul Clapham 114 Karthik Selvan e116 Stuart Hull 102 Carl Mustafa 100 David Johnson 89 Mike Judd 93 Peter Tideswell 83 Stuart Green 91	½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ ½	Vladimir Chtym 129 Siddharth Chandrasekaran 98 David D'Cruz 119 Devdoot Barman e115 Bryan Gaze 118 Peter Brander 112 Malcolm Crane 106 Frank Sealey 111 Ron Prickett 103 Stephen Woodall 105 Chris Phillips 108 Russell Fisher 106
(Bloxwich) [104]		4½ 7½	[110]
Essex grades, and most of the Staffs ones, are Jan 2012

Open Minor U180 U160 U140 U120 U100 home

UNDER 100

FINAL

	Essex	7.7.12	Kent
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12	Siddharth Chandrasekaran 98 Stefan Redgraves 97 Dan Ball 98 George Horan 99 John Ellis 97 Steve Haggerty 98 Robn Smith 96 Wim De Jong 91 Ronnie Melhuish 91 Jody Gorham 96 Peter Hughes 89 John Chapman 76	1 0 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ ½	Alan V Evans 97 (B) Peter Belka 99 Michael Green 90 Henri Aubin-Parvu 93 Mark Horner 93 Isaac Oluwole 92 David Langford 95 Barry Sawyer 93 Christopher Button 78 Chris Cheeseman 89 Frank Cheeseman 87 Richard Mallery 42
(Leicester) [93]		6 6	[87]
Essex won on board count.

SEMI-FINAL

	Notts	9.6.12	Kent*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12	Chris Fraser 97 (B) Andrew Thompson 93 Steve Swanwick 90 Simon Parham 82 Jonah Willow 96 Adam Bennett 97 Samuel Smith McGloin 86 Mathew Shipway 84 Hambel Willow 73 Michael Swanwick 64 Malcolm Saperia e60 Travis Saperia e60	0 1 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 ½ ½	Alan V Evans 94 (B) Peter Belka 99 Michael Green 102 Henri Aubin-Parvu 93 Mark Horner 96 David Langford 94 Phil Easthope 92 Isaac Oluwole 96 Barry Sawyer 93 Christopher Button 90 Daniel Carstairs 74 Robert Clemons 54
(Open University MK) [81]		6 6	[89]
Kent won on board count. Grades are Jan 2012

QUARTER-FINAL

	Lancs	28.4.12	Kent*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12	Phillip Shaughnessy 96 Cameron Maher 95 Louis Bathein 86 Grant Randall 87 Georgia Guilbert 87 Jason Chapman 94 Douglas McLellan 81 Martin Lally 77 Mark Northcott 58 Garry O'Sheil 64 Patrick Jinks 47 David Jinks 37	0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0	Alan V Evans 94 (B) Peter Belka 99 Michael Green 102 Henri Aubin-Parvu 93 Mark Horner 96 David Langford 94 Isaac Oluwole 96 Phil Easthope 92 Barry Sawyer 93 Martin Reeve 86 Daniel Carstairs 74 Robert Clemons 54
(Watford as in Gap)		6 6
Kent won on board count. Grades are Jan 2012

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Webmaster's remarks on the draw
   • Is this the first time a Union's 2nd nominee (see U180) has had to play in a Preliminary round while their 3rd nominee goes straight to the Quarter-final? In fact all the divisions with Preliminary rounds have a 2nd nominee in the Prelim while a 3rd nominee escapes that fate. There's no rule against it, but we've a feeling it has been avoided in the past by quietly manipulating the draw. Maybe the ECF's forthcoming new County Match Rules should address the question.
     Note 21.1.12. Controller Alex Holowczak has noted our observation and asked us to publish a revision. S2 and S3 are transposed in the U180, so that S3 is now in the Prelim. It seems the anomaly was carefully avoided in the U140 but forgotten about in the U180! It could have led to unseemly Southern Counties rivalry to finish third rather than second, so the repair makes sense. Our feeling is that the anomaly should, where possible, be avoided in the general case in future. Not just where the nominees are from the same Union.
   • Who'd be a Prelim winner? An away draw in the Quarter-final is to be expected, but all four Prelim winners are away in the Semi-final as well if they get that far. Luck of the draw, we suppose. Later note: all right, we'll say it. Chances were 1 in 16. But it's curious they're all in match D (1 in 256).
   • ECF website 14.1.12: "In accordance with Rule E12, the Director of Home Chess will nominate a central venue in which all Finals of all sections will be played. The announcement of this venue will follow shortly." This startled us. Rule E12 hasn't included that stipulation since the SCCU's amendment was accepted at the 2011 AGM. The Director has discretion now. Our first thought was that the ECF had simply overlooked the change. After all, the website's version of the rules was still showing the old E12 until (we think) yesterday. But perhaps what's meant is that the Director, exercising his discretion in accordance with E12, has decided on a central venue. He hasn't announced a decision as far as we know, unless this is his way of doing it. It might have helped if he'd been explicit.
rjh 15.1.12

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