Edinburgh 1 4-2 Wandering Dragons 2
Neil Berry 0.5-0.5 Anthony Dempsey
Sebastian Gattenloehner 1-0 Eoin Campbell
Andrew Green 0-1 Richard Kynoch
Daniel McGowan 0.5-0.5 Ewan Taylor
Hugh Brechin 1-0 Richard Carter
Graeme Kafka 1-0 Donald Heron
Next match is at home to Lasswade on Wednesday. I believe that ourselves and University are the only teams on maximum points after 2 rounds.
The Chess Edinburgh Premier Division for the 2010/11 Season began last night with a match between Edinburgh 1 and 2. The second team were weakened by the absence of a few of their regulars, and the match was closer and more hard fought than the final scoreline suggests. However:
Edinburgh 1 5.5-0.5 Edinburgh 2
Neil Berry 1-0 Chris McIntee
Andrew Green 1-0 Mike Ridge
Daniel McGowan 1-0 David Archibald
Hugh Brechin 1-0 Mark Sanderson
David Oswald 1-0 Colin Hutchison
Graeme Kafka 0.5-0.5 Keith Aitchison
On another note, the Richardson Cup draw has thrown up a cracking match for us against Edinburgh West, while the Spens draw has us away to East Kilbride in the first round.
The third team have clinched promotion from Division 2 with a victory against Lasswade 2 on Monday evening. The result sees us finish two points clear of second-placed Bank of Scotland 1.
Played 09/03:
Dragons I 2-4 Edinburgh I
Mark Orr 0-1 Neil Berry
Alan Minnican 1-0 Sebastian Gattenloehner
Graham Hamilton 0-1 Clement Sreeves
John McLay 1-0 Graeme Kafka
Walter Burnett 0-1 Hugh Brechin
Elliot Sloan 0-1 Daniel McGowan
Nice to win this one, although the result had no impact on the final standings. Clement finished the season as top scorer with a superb 8.5/9, ahead of Hugh (8/9), Daniel (8/10) and myself (7.5/10).
Match Result from 03/03:
Edinburgh I 5-1 Pentland Hills I
Neil Berry 1-0 Ian Morrison
Andrew Green 1-0 Mike Thompson
Clement Sreeves 0.5-0.5 David Begg
Calum MacQueen 1-0 Alan Heavens
Hugh Brechin 1-0 James Roy Ramsey
Daniel McGowan 0.5-0.5 Walter Pearson
Convincing wins by Andrew and Calum put us in control early on in this match, and while the other games gave varying degrees of concern, the result was never really in doubt. This victory means that the 1st Team have retained their Premier Division crown, with 1 match still to play.
Match played 3rd March 2010
Edinburgh 3 3-3 Bank of Scotland 1
Lindsay McGregor 0.5 – 0.5 Jamie Mollison
Colin Hutchison 0 – 1 Findlay Murray
Jonny Scott 1 – 0 David Stewart
Mark Sanderson 0 – 1 Thomas Grundy
Shivan Murdochy 1 – 0 Graeme Russell
David Cubitt 0.5 – 0.5 James Turner
A draw against Lasswade 2 in the final match of the season will be enough to ensure the Third Team are promoted.