Lincolnshire Chess Association

U1850 Counties Competition (2023-24)

MCCU U1850 Counties Championship
Position Teams Pl W D L Pts
1 Lincolnshire 1 1 0 0 2
2 Staffordshire 1 0 0 1 0

MCCU U1850 Counties Championship Match Results
Date Match Result
17 Feb  Lincolnshire v Staffordshire 8-8

ECF Minor Counties Championship Match Results
Date Match Result
11 May Lincolnshire v Suffolk 9½-6½
8 Jun Greater Manchester v Lincolnshire 9-7

Lincolnshire v Staffordshire

Report from William Orr

The U1850 team match against Staffordshire at East Goscote was closely contested, with 8 of the games resulting in draws. Lincolnshire took an early advantage with wins from Peter Sherlock and Ian McDonald, but Staffordshire soon recorded several wins to take a 1 point lead with only one board still in play. A win was essential and was duly delivered by Herman Kok to leave the scores tied at 8-8, but with Lincolnshire claiming a win on board count.

Date: 17/2/24
Venue: St Hildas, East Goscote
Lincolnshire (Home team) Staffordshire (Away team)
Board Colour Name Club Grade Score Name Club Grade
1 W Denis Georgiou Scunthorpe 1838 ½-½ Stanislaw Wojtas Stafford 1796
2 B Herman Kok Lincoln 1798 1-0 Railton Hyde Fenton 1738
3 W Grenville Wollerton Grantham 1723 ½-½ Ray Sawyer Lichfield 1668
4 B Dave Bull Lincoln 1680 ½-½ Kenneth McNulty Stafford 1711
5 W Ian McDonald Lincoln 1724 1-0 Alberto Gissi Newcastle-under-Lyme 1658
6 B Iulia Poama-Covaci Lincoln 1607 ½-½ Bill Kimberley Lichfield 1793
7 W Gregory Fray Grantham   0-1 Jon Blackburn Alsager 1649
8 B Ben Ashcroft Lincoln   ½-½ Michael Hoare Lichfield 1609
9 W William Orr Lincoln 1648 1-0 Stephen Emmerton Fenton 1564
10 B Amanthika Anbalagan Grantham 1596 ½-½ Sandra Blackburn Alsager 1611
11 W Robert Arthurton Skegness 1617 ½-½ Anthony Meakin Rugeley 1537
12 B Jac Howard Lincoln 1554 0-1 Leslie Fancourt Ashby 1513
13 W Peter Sherlock Lincoln 1554 1-0 David Barker Stafford 1507
14 B Andrew Watson Skegness 1484 0-1 Joshua Sawyer Lichfield 1341
15 W John Housego Lincoln   ½-½ Michael Andrews Newbury 1426
16 B Glyn Williams Appleby Frodingham 1465 0-1 Peter Evans Stafford 1396
8-8

Games

Ray Hyde vs Herman Kok

Peter Sherlock vs David Barker

Lincolnshire v Suffolk

Date: 11/5/24
Venue: Peterborough
Lincolnshire (Home team) Suffolk (Away team)
Board Colour Name Club Grade Score Name Club Grade
1 W Chris Hill Grantham 1824 0-1 Alan Watkins Bury St Edmunds 1869
2 B Keith Palmer Louth 1800 0-1 Nathan Barnes Suffolk 1840
3 W Chris Holt Grantham 1798 0-1 James Irwin Stowmarket 1827
4 B Ben Mason Grantham 1792 0-1 Andrew Donnelly Bury St Edmunds 1801
5 W Jules Brown Lincoln 1791 0-1 Steve Lovell Bury St Edmunds 1791
6 B Richard Chillcott Grantham 1762 1-0 Tom Gordon Ipswich 1772
7 W Grenville Wollerton Grantham 1754 1-0 Daniel Pugh Bury St Edmunds 1743
8 B Ian McDonald Lincoln 1737 ½-½ Robert Stephens Suffolk 1734
9 W Gregory Fray Grantham 1738 1-0 Simon Riley Ipswich 1702
10 B Dave Bull Lincoln 1732 1-0 Mark Heffer Bury St Edmunds 1676
11 W William Orr Lincoln 1675 ½-½ Zbynek Strela Bury St Edmunds 1717
12 B Amanthika Anbalagan Grantham 1629 0-1 Judith Heffer Bury St Edmunds 1721
13 W Alan Nelder Grantham 1639 1-0 John McAllister Suffolk 1625
14 B Ben Ashcroft Lincoln 1599 1-0 Charles Richmond Newmarket 1561
15 W Peter Sherlock Lincoln 1548 1-0 Martyn Colebrook Ipswich 1512
16 B John Housego Lincoln 1468 ½-½ Harry Hartshorn Bury St Edmunds 1442
9½-6½

Greater Manchester v Lincolnshire

Date: 8/6/24
Venue: Sheffield
Greater Manchester (Home team) Lincolnshire (Away team)
Board Colour Name Club Grade Score Name Club Grade
1 W Mahin Rughani Swinton & Worsley 1928 ½-½ Daniel Thompson Lincolnshire 1809
2 B Ondrej Chalupa Swinton & Worsley 1845 ½-½ Keith Palmer Louth 1800
3 W Julian Alderton Chorlton-cum-Hardy 1815 1-0 Richard Chillcott Grantham 1762
4 B David Newell Urmston 1815 0-1 Grenville Wollerton Grantham 1754
5 W Hunain Malik 3Cs 1809 1-0 Joanne Hutchinson Scunthorpe 1748
6 B Thisumi Jayawarna Greater Manchester 1795 1-0 Gabriel Carver Lincolnshire 1737
7 W Sithun De Silva Ashton 1776 ½-½ Ian McDonald Lincoln 1737
8 B Simon Wright Swinton & Worsley 1775 1-0 Dave Bull Lincoln 1732
9 W Michael Connor Great Lever 1767 ½-½ Rico-Bradley Ellis Scunthorpe 1724
10 B David Kierman Chorlton-cum-Hardy 1756 ½-½ John Mainwaring Scunthorpe 1715
11 W Nathan Harvey-Jones Northenden 1750 0-1 Bernard Pratten Scunthorpe 1682
12 B Nigel Livesey Marple 1743 1-0 William Orr Lincoln 1675
13 W Tyler Sweeney Swinton & Worsley 1723 0-1 Robert Arthurton Lincolnshire 1646
14 B Rostyslav Khudov Swinton & Worsley 1716 ½-½ Alan Nelder Grantham 1639
15 W Elliott Barnett Atherton 1695 ½-½ Ben Ashcroft Lincoln 1599
16 B Richard Leese Bury 1693 ½-½ Peter Sherlock Lincoln 1548
9-7