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British Chess Federation

National Club Championship 2002/2003 - Major Section (U160)

The finals will take place on 29th June in the Churchill Room at Wanstead Library in Spratt Hall Road, Wanstead, London E11. It is two minutes walk from Wanstead Underground Station on the Central Line. There is a small car park next to the Library and ample free street parking on Sunday.

At the end of play the prizes will be presented by Mr Tony Banks M.P.

Coffee, tea and light snacks will be available.

Final Results (29 June)

The youngsters from Basingstoke who have done extremely well throughout this season’s competition scored a convincing victory, winning the first three games to finish to wrap up the match in short order, although matters could have been different had Wanstead not missed a clear win on board 2.

Larry Marden - Matthew Harborne
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 c5 5.Bd3 Nc6 6.Nge2 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 b6 8.Ng3 0-0 9.0-0 d6 10.Bb2 Ba6 11.e4 Na5 12.Qe2 Rc8 13.e5 dxe5 14.dxe5 Nd7 15.f4 Bb7 16.Rad1 Qc7 17.Qh5 g6 18.Qh6 f5 19.exf6 Nxf6 20.Qh3 Rce8 21.Bc1 Ba6 22.Rfe1 Qf7 23.Ne4 Nxe4 24.Rxe4 Rd8 25.Rde1 Bc8 26.Qg3 Qf6 27.Be2 Bb7 28.Re5 Rd6 29.Bg4 Bc8 30.f5 Nc6 31.Rxe6 Rxe6 32.fxe6 Re8 33.Bf3 Ne7 34.Bd5 Nf5 35.Bg5 Qg7 36.Qf3 [36.e7+ Kh8 37.Qe5 Qxe5 38.Rxe5 Kg7 39.Bc6+-] 36...h6 37.Bf4 Kh7 38.Be5 Qe7 39.g4 Ng7 40.Qf7 a6 41.Bxg7 Qxf7 42.exf7 Rxe1+ 43.Kf2 Kxg7 44.Kxe1 Bxg4 45.h4 g5 46.hxg5 hxg5 47.Bb7 a5 48.Kf2 Kxf7 49.Ke3 Kf6 50.Bg2 Ke5 51.a3 Be6 52.Bf1 g4 53.Bd3 Bf5 54.Bf1 Bd7 55.Bg2 Kf5 56.Bb7 Be6 57.Ba6 Kg5 58.Kf2 Kf4 0-1

Semi Final Results (by 1st June)

Quarter Final Results (by 13th April)

Round 2 Results (by 16th February)

Round 1 Results (by 15th December)

Major Plate

Final Results (29 June)

Board 1 took just 7 minutes and 11 moves to reach a draw by perpetual check, but the Holt then took the lead through Ian Kelly’s victory on board 3. The match was effectively decided when Paul Watson won a sharp battle of the captains on board 4, assuring the Holt of at least a win on bottom board elimination. Draws in the remaining two games meant that no tie-break was needed, and the Holt regained the title that they had won at the same venue in 2001.

Ian Kelly - Steve James
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0-0 5.0-0 d6 6.Nc3 Nc6 7.d3 e5 8.Rb1 a5 9.a3 h6 10.b4 axb4 11.axb4 Be6 12.b5 Ne7 13.Qb3 Qd7 14.Nd2 Rab8 15.Ba3 Bh3 16.b6 c6 17.Nde4 Bxg2 18.Nxf6+ Bxf6 19.Kxg2 Bg7 20.e4 Kh7 21.c5 dxc5 22.Bxc5 Kg8 23.Na4 Rfd8 24.Nb2 Nc8 25.Rfd1 Nd6 26.Bxd6 Qxd6 27.Nc4 Qe6 28.Qc2 Bf8 29.Ne3 Ra8 30.Ra1 h5 31.Ra7 Qd7 32.Nc4 Qd4 33.Rxb7 Bc5 34.Rc7 Bxb6 35.Rxc6 Ba7 36.Ne3 Rdb8 37.Rb1 Rxb1 38.Qxb1 Rb8 39.Qa2 Rb2 40.Rxg6+ Kf8 41.Qa3+ Ke8 42.Rg8+ Kd7 43.Nd1 Rd2 44.Qb3 Ke7 45.Qb7+ Ke6 46.Qc6+ Qd6 47.Re8+ 1-0

Semi Final Results (by 1st June)

Quarter Final Results (by 13th April)

Round 1 Results