Was there a closer league finish this season?

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benedgell
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Was there a closer league finish this season?

Post by benedgell » Mon Jun 08, 2015 8:12 pm

http://chessit.co.uk/Link%20Buttons/League%20Tables.htm

From the Bristol League:

1st: Downend A. Played 18, Match points 27, Game Points 70
2nd: Horfield A. Played: 18, Match points 27, Game Points 69.

And whilst I'm talking about the Bristol League, any other leagues where a team featuring a regularly- playing IM got relegated?

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Re: Was there a closer league finish this season?

Post by LawrenceCooper » Mon Jun 08, 2015 8:16 pm

benedgell wrote: And whilst I'm talking about the Bristol League, any other leagues where a team featuring a regularly- playing IM got relegated?
Yes :oops:

http://www.birminghamchess.org.uk/ West Bromwich in Division One.

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Re: Was there a closer league finish this season?

Post by Roger de Coverly » Mon Jun 08, 2015 8:28 pm

benedgell wrote:From the Bristol League:
Bucks League was Wycombe & Hazlemere 1 and Bourne End 1, both with 11 wins from 12, Wycombe winning by one game point, 54.5 to 53.5. Had the game points been level, Bourne End would have won by scoring 4-2 and 2.5-3.5 in the direct matches.

In their final match, Wycombe 1 needed to score 5.5. The opposition was Bourne End 2 who were unable to prevent a clean sweep.

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Re: Was there a closer league finish this season?

Post by J T Melsom » Mon Jun 08, 2015 8:35 pm

The Bucks League also came down to game-points. In the last match of the season Wycombe and Hazlemere travelled to play the second team of the other title challengers needing to win 5.5:05 to win on game points. Clocking up the first five points was fairly straightforward, but the attempt to win a rook and pawn ending on the bottom board swung wildly from one side to the next before the full point was collected, in the last couple of minutes of the season. That's two years running the competition has gone to the last match.

I see Roger and I have posted almost simultaneously - do I win on game-points?

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Re: Was there a closer league finish this season?

Post by IM Jack Rudd » Mon Jun 08, 2015 9:27 pm

benedgell wrote:And whilst I'm talking about the Bristol League, any other leagues where a team featuring a regularly- playing IM got relegated?
Well, the 4NCL for starters: James Cobb and John Cooper for South Wales Dragons.

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Re: Was there a closer league finish this season?

Post by Dan Lambourne » Tue Jun 09, 2015 12:19 pm

Redditch won the Worcester & District Division 1 http://www.raycollett.net/wd/div1.htm by the slender margin of 1 individual game won.

Redditch Played 8 Won 4 Drawn 3 Lost 1 For 19.5 Against 12.5 Match Points 11 Individual Games Won 15
Malvern Played 8 Won 4 Drawn 3 Lost 1 For 19.5 Against 12.5 Match Points 11 Individual Games Won 14

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Re: Was there a closer league finish this season?

Post by David Gilbert » Tue Jun 09, 2015 1:27 pm

Okay. Here's my contribution from Division 1 the London Public Service League:

Revenue & Customs Played 10 Won 8 Drew 0 Lost 2 Pts 8 Boards47
GLCC ..................... Played 10 Won 8 Drew 0 Lost 2 Pts 8 Boards 47

The title shared.

Cardboard box? Aye. You were lucky!

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Re: Was there a closer league finish this season?

Post by MartinCarpenter » Tue Jun 09, 2015 2:46 pm

Good attitude that with the shared title :)

I don't honestly see the need to tie break any of these sorts of leagues on game points, or otherwise, but people do seem to prefer it.

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Re: Was there a closer league finish this season?

Post by Andy McCulloch » Tue Jun 09, 2015 8:55 pm

Dumbarton and District Division 2

played won drew lost pts boards
Giffnock 7 4 0 3 8 17.5
Concord 7 3 2 2 8 15
Bearsden 7 4 0 3 8 14
Paisley 7 4 0 3 8 13.5

Quite a small division, only eight teams of four boards, but oh so close.

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Re: Was there a closer league finish this season?

Post by Kevin Thurlow » Wed Jun 10, 2015 12:27 pm

"Good attitude that with the shared title :)

I don't honestly see the need to tie break any of these sorts of leagues on game points, or otherwise, but people do seem to prefer it."

It's likely that the arbitrarily slimmed down rules don't allow for more tie-breaks. It's ok in the top division, but a problem where promotion and relegation are involved...