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I don't think there will be any Surrey teams thereAlex Holowczak wrote:Berkshire, Surrey, Kent etc. will be strong, but we have a chance.
Wow, OK. That's surprising, but I imagine most will end up playing for Kent...Neill Cooper wrote:I don't think there will be any Surrey teams thereAlex Holowczak wrote:Berkshire, Surrey, Kent etc. will be strong, but we have a chance.
No it is not surprising - Surrey have only played played at NYCA in the past 4 years.Alex Holowczak wrote:Wow, OK. That's surprising, but I imagine most will end up playing for Kent...
Fair enough. I guess that's more of a chance for the rest of us!Neill Cooper wrote:No it is not surprising - Surrey have only played played at NYCA in the past 4 years.Alex Holowczak wrote:Wow, OK. That's surprising, but I imagine most will end up playing for Kent...
And No - Kent have a very successful U18 team some of whom are eligible for Surrey but at the ECF U18 Jamboree they played for Kent anyway. There may be one or two others at NYCA.
Hope today's tournament went well.Michael Jones wrote:Any sign of a team from Lincolnshire?
Well done for organising the team Alex. This latest 10.2 (seeming) fiasco doesn't surprise me. I remember 2 of these in my tenure as Junior organiser/manager which cost us titles. One was dubious at best and the other a rage against logical thought. It doesn't seem to make any difference how many times this silly rule is debated, it just seems too hard for some people to grasp.Alex Holowczak wrote:I can't remember who won, but Warwickshire came third in the Under 18s. My board 2 and 3 were in the same car - which broke down en route to Telford.
Scoring 6/8 in round 1 to lead (we defaulted 2 and 3 thinking they were coming), we then transferred two Under 14s to the Under 18 team to try to save the day. Shame really, I think we would have won otherwise.
We were also hindered by a 10.2 claim going against us. Our player turned a drawish position at the time of the claim into a position where pieces had been exchanged, and had an attack that had rooks on the sixth and seventh ranks, and was about to win a pawn. If that's not progress...
Thanks, nice to know Lincs schools chess hasn't entirely died out! The south Lincs secondary schools' league stopped running about 5 years ago when Ralph Hewes retired after goodness knows how many years of running it, and no-one else could be found to take it on; I don't think the annual team tournament has taken place for a while either. Joe Millington, my old teacher at Spalding GS, reports that he still has plenty of kids playing at lunchtimes, but can't remember the last time they played a competitive match. It's sad really.Robert Dale wrote:Hope today's tournament went well.Michael Jones wrote:Any sign of a team from Lincolnshire?
No Lincolnshire U18 team, I'm afraid. I organise occasional U18 tournaments, and have in the past got a team together for ECF U18 championships, but last year even that proved impossible, because there were not enough players willing to travel that distance. Will try harder in the future!
Encourage him to enter the National Schools tournament. A lot of school do just to get some games, not because they are strong. http://www.sccu.ndo.co.uk/schoolschamps.htm lists all of last year's entries - I think the closest were Grantham, Louth, Kings Lynn. This year's entry form can be found at http://www.sccu.ndo.co.uk/entries2010-11.docMichael Jones wrote:Joe Millington, my old teacher at Spalding GS, reports that he still has plenty of kids playing at lunchtimes, but can't remember the last time they played a competitive match. It's sad really.
Maybe the arbiter could've used his discretion and scored it 0.5 - 1?by Nick Thomas » Sun Sep 26, 2010 8:02 amWell done for organising the team Alex. This latest 10.2 (seeming) fiasco doesn't surprise me. I remember 2 of these in my tenure as Junior organiser/manager which cost us titles. One was dubious at best and the other a rage against logical thought. It doesn't seem to make any difference how many times this silly rule is debated, it just seems too hard for some people to grasp.Alex Holowczak wrote:I can't remember who won, but Warwickshire came third in the Under 18s. My board 2 and 3 were in the same car - which broke down en route to Telford.
Scoring 6/8 in round 1 to lead (we defaulted 2 and 3 thinking they were coming), we then transferred two Under 14s to the Under 18 team to try to save the day. Shame really, I think we would have won otherwise.
We were also hindered by a 10.2 claim going against us. Our player turned a drawish position at the time of the claim into a position where pieces had been exchanged, and had an attack that had rooks on the sixth and seventh ranks, and was about to win a pawn. If that's not progress...
Is that what used to be the Times competition? We entered that when I was at the school (early 2000s) so if so I'm not sure why they've stopped since.Neill Cooper wrote:Encourage him to enter the National Schools tournament. A lot of school do just to get some games, not because they are strong. http://www.sccu.ndo.co.uk/schoolschamps.htm lists all of last year's entries - I think the closest were Grantham, Louth, Kings Lynn. This year's entry form can be found at http://www.sccu.ndo.co.uk/entries2010-11.docMichael Jones wrote:Joe Millington, my old teacher at Spalding GS, reports that he still has plenty of kids playing at lunchtimes, but can't remember the last time they played a competitive match. It's sad really.