We start the 2020 U 1600 County Championship as reigning champions but have made a rather inauspicious start with Martyn drawing his first game. With only 5 boards in the match with the Channel Islands we need to be careful not to slip up !
2020 U1600 League
Martyn's redeemed himself with a win against the Channel Islands where the score is now 1.5 - 0.5 in the 5 board match.
Our stuttering start to the match against the Channel Islands continues as Jim wins one and loses one of his two games. The score is now 2.5 - 1.5.
Panic over. We've begun the defence of our U1600 title with a win against the Channel Islands. Two wins for Katherine and one for Philchilla have taken us over the line with a score of 5.5 - 1.5 in the 5 board match. Well played, Both !!
The Aberdeen match continues to be a disappointment with RikHart winning two games on time, Philchilla lost on time and Jim actually winning a game. 5 of the 6 games have been lost on time.
A win for Rikh has taken the score to 6.5 - 1.5 in the match with the Channel Islands. Well done, Rikh !
Another win for Jim and one for ChrisTT have made the score 3-0 against Leicestershire and Rutland. Well done, Both!!
Wyvern 8.5 Leicestershire 1.5 after wins for David and James and a draw for Martyn. This confirms an overall win. A win for Rikh puts us 7.5 - 1.5 up against the Channel Islands.
Our match with newcomers Aberdeenshire was a bit of a non event. We won 7.5 - 2.5 but six of our victories and one of theirs were on time outs so only three out of the ten games were played out to a finish.
A win for Rupert has put us 10.5 - 2.5 in front against Leicestershire in a match we have already won. Not so good is our match with London where we find ourselves 0-2 down after David and Jim both lost.
The 2020 U1600 County Championship is about to start. We are close to being crowned 2019 Champions and the 2020 competition has a record 25 entries.
Details can be found here :-https://www.chess.com/news/view/2020-u1600-league-begins-may-fixtures