A win for Charlie has taken us over the line in the match with Staffordshire. The score is now 12.5 - 2.5. Well done, Charlie ! This win puts us joint first with Yorkshire and Sussex, which shows us the importance of the two matches against these opponents that we are currently involved with.
UK County Championship First Division 2020
ChrisP scores a win in the match with Staffordshire where the score is now 13.5 - 2.5, a very pleasing scoreline in the 12 board match. Well done, Chris !
Defeat for GG takes the score to 18.5 - 23.5 in the match with Yorkshire who now need just 3 more points from the remaining 10 games. Sorry folks !
In another vital County Championship match a win for Peter and a defeat for Jim takes us to 7-6 against Sussex. The match is less than half way through but this is a tough one.
A little glimmer of hope in the Yorkshire Terriers clash where a win for Oliver and a draw for Logsy have pulled us back to 20-24. It's still looking pretty tough but well played you two !
The score against Sussex has moved to 9-8 in our favour. Wins for ChrisTT and Peter were balanced by defeats for Tony and GG. This match really has the potential to decide the order in the 2020 First Division. Well done, Chris and Peter.
A defeat for ChrisP in the final game against Northern Knights makes it 15-5 in our favour. The chase for the title is really on with our matches against Sussex (currently losing 9-10) and Yorkshire (currently losing 20-24) and Leinster (currently winning 13.5 - 12.5) all crucial to our final finishing position.
Current state of play here (I hope) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OVQiKqAYiQvw4r0X33WbDnI2yiTwU942bQV_OjxE4XM/edit#gid=0
Wyvern 10 Sussex 10 after Arnold won and GG and Tony lost. Well done, Arnold.
Wyvern 0.5 Dorset 0.5 after Katherine drew.
A brilliant draw by Tony on board 1 against an opponent graded 2200+ has given us 14 points in the epic battle with champions Leinster. This means we will come out of the match with at least a draw. Everything rests on the board 3 game where Darren will win us the match if he gets a draw or better. No pressure then, Darren ! All the best !
A second win for James takes the Yorkshire score to 21-24. There are 7 games left in this crucial match and we need 5.5 points out of the 7 to win. Come on, Team !!
Two wins for Oliver take us to 12-10 in the crucial match against Sussex and two wins for Peter and one for Rikh make it 4-1 against Dorset. Well done Folks, big important wins !! A defeat for Charlie means it's now 13.5 - 3.5 in the already won match with Staffordshire.
A good win for ChrisP and a defeat for Paul has taken the score against Sussex to 13-11 with another 2.5 points needed for an important victory. A win for Oliver extends the score against Staffordshire to 14.5 - 3.5 in the already won match. And against Dorset we've set off at a blistering pace with wins from Davidanthonyclarke (2), Rikh and PeterCh making the score 8.5 - 1.5. Well done, All !!!
Darren may not be able to clinch victory for us in the match against Leinster so we may have to be satisfied with a draw against last year's champions. We are still battling in the match with Yorkshire where a win for Arnold and a draw for Darren have taken us to 22.5 - 24.5 with 26.5 needed fir victory. Well done, both!
Excellent results from Tretorvic (2 wins), Rupert and PaulQOF, with a win each and a draw for Tony have taken us to 15-11 against Sussex (half a point needed for victory) and to 16.5 - 2.5 against Staffordshire in the already won match. Well done, All!
And how's this for a follow up - two wins each for Martyn and Davidanthonyclarke, 1.5/2 for Nick and Tretorvic and a win for Oliver puts us 14.5 - 2.5 ahead in the Dorset match. 3 more points for another victory ! Well done, All !!
A point and a half from Charlie has kept our hopes alive in the vital match with Yorkshire. It's now Wyvern 24 Yorkshire 25 with just 3 games to go.
A draw for Tony has taken the score against Staffordshire to an impressive 17-3 in an already won match.
Two wins for Rupert alongside a defeat for Philchilla have taken the score against Dorset to an impressive 16.5 - 3.5. We need just one more point for a big win. Great stuff again, Rupert.
A win for ProfRich makes the score 17-11 in the already won match against league leaders Sussex. Well done, Rich.
A win for ChrisP has taken the score to 12.5 - 4.5 in the already won match against Renfrewshire.
A win for Rich and a defeat for Philchilla makes the score against Sussex 6-5.
A win for Martyn, alongside a draw and defeat for Treotrvic puts us close to victory against Staffordshire. It's now 11-5 - 2.5 in the 12 board match.