"Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you." - Arnold Palmer

Monday 28 January 2013

New ECF Grading List Jan 2013 (27th Jan) available now!


As usually, new ECF Grading list was issued in the end of January and every graded player can find his/her grading on the ECF Grading database website.
Grantham players can check their gradings below.


Sex
Age
Club(s)
Category
Previous
Category
Previous
Beckett, Phill J
M
Worksop
E
148
149
Birtwistle, Nigel
M
4NCL Pandora's Box
A
184
178
Coates, David H
M
Lincoln
A
185
183
D
175
175
Cumbers, Christopher
M
Grantham
C
106
105
Cumbers, Paul
M
Sheffield Nomads
A
189
196
David, Ivan
M
Grantham
A
161
167
Dilley, Jason M
M
4NCL Pandora's Box
E
184
183
Dorrington, Chris J
M
4NCL Barbican
D
225
227
E
217
Grummitt, Will
M
Lincolnshire Juniors
D
104
107
Hebert, R Andrew
M
Grantham
E
161
Holt, Chris M
M
Grantham
D
147
148
Mangione, Claudio
M
Grantham
A
199
193
Mason, Ben
M
Grantham
B
138
145
McCarthy, Kevin C
M
4NCL Pandora's Box
D
166
167
Palmer, Trevor
M
Grantham
C
150
149
Payne, Nick
M
Grantham
C
180
181
Prior, Stephen CV
M
Lincolnshire CA
X
186
186
Scarborough, Joe
M
17
Lincolnshire Juniors
D
85
92
C
83
73
Sherlock, Peter G
M
Lincoln
C
130
130
Wollerton, Grenville
M
Newark & Southwell
C
135
136

Friday 25 January 2013

Grantham-2 lost to Ashfield-2

Grantham-2 lost to Ashfield-2 last Wednesday in the the tight match 2-3.
Ambitious team of Ashfield played very well and quickly gained two point margin by victories on the board 2 and 5.
The game on the top board was a little drama when I was defending whole time slightly worse position, then despite of running out of time I achieved very good position with piece up, however, short of time I did not find another way how to continue then to return material back. In difficult ending I finally made a mistake and lost the game. 



Ben Mason and Trevor Palmer won their games on the board 3 and 4.


Grantham 2
2:3
Ashfield 2
David I
167
0:1
G Gibson
161
Hebert A
-
0:1
Herrington J
144
Palmer T
149
1:0
Morgan P
145
Mason B
145
1:0
R. Taylor
136
Scarborough J
92
0:1
A Robinson
143


Trevor Palmer played very nicely and it is my pleasure to publish his game with his own commentaries.