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Game |
Result |
Played |
League Fixture |
Comment |
Published |
| Oladejo Olaleye vs Colin Searle |
0-1 | 21/11/2012 | Open KO Individual |
Latvian | 26th November 2012 |
| Mike Johnson vs Colin Searle |
0-1 | 07/01/2013 | Division 1 Kenilworth A v Stratdford A |
Hungarian Defence and Giuoco Pianissimo | 9th January 2013 |
| John Freeman vs Colin Searle |
0-1 | 28/01/2013 | Division 1 Shirley A v Stratford A |
Latvian and Elephant Gambits | 29th January 2013 |
| Chris Ross vs Phil Holt |
1-0 | 05/02/2013 | Division 1 Olton A v Daventry A |
Queens Indian Comments by Chris |
10th January 2013 |
| Colin Searle vs Nick Martin |
1-0 | 28/02/2013 | Team Open KO Stratford v Banbury |
Dutch Defence | 28th February 2013 |
| Trevor Holt vs Colin Searle |
1-0 | 28/02/2013 | Division 1 Stratford A v Olton B |
Sicilian - Smith/Morra Gambit | 14th March 2013 |
| Kevin Bowman vs Ben Graff |
0-1 | 20/02/2013 | Division 1 Daventry A v Leamington A |
Irregular Comments by Ben (and Fritz) |
4th April 2013 |
Game |
Result |
Played |
League Fixture |
Comment |
Published |
| Robert Stevens vs John Freeman |
1-0 | 06/02/2012 | Division 2 Shirley B v Daventry A |
English | 12th March 2012 |
| Tim Lawson vs Matt Lazell |
1-0 | 19/10/2011 | Division 2 Solihull B v Daventry A |
Sicilian | 5th February 2012 |
| Jason Madden vs Steve Burnell |
1-0 | 19/10/2011 | Open Individual KO |
Caro Kann | 15th February 2012 |
| Ben Graff vs Peter Drury |
1-0 | 25/01/2012 | Under 140 Individual KO |
Pirc | 24th February 2012 |
Game |
Result |
Played |
League Fixture |
Comment |
Published |
| Steve Rumsby vs Robert Statham |
1-0 | 22/09/2010 | Division 1 Banbury A v Solihull Checkmates |
Scandinavian | 12th April 2009 |
| Richard Reynolds vs Anthony Sadler |
1-0 | 14/12/2010 | Division 1 Olton B v Solihull A |
King's Indian, Classical | 12th April 2010 |
| Michael Campling vs Bruce Holland |
0-1 | 11/01/2011 | Division 4 Banbury D v Kenilworth E |
Sicilian | 12th April 2010 |
| Angela Pates vs Bruce Holland |
1-0 | 08/03/2011 | Division 4 Kenilworth E v Daventry |
Sicilian | 12th April 2011 |
| Peter Drury vs Jason Madden |
0-1 | 14/03/2011 | Under 140 Final |
English, 4 Knights | 12th April 2010 |
| Steve Rumsby vs Steve Burnell |
0-1 | 30/03/2011 | Division 1 Leamington A v Banbury A |
Caro-Kann, Advance Variation | 12th April 2010 |
| Roy Hadfield vs Andy Johnson |
0-1 | 12/04/2011 | Under 120 Round 4 |
Queen Fianchetto | 12th April 2011 |
Game |
Result |
Played |
League Fixture |
Comment |
Published |
| Gary Hope vs Steve Burnell |
0-1 | 05/04/2010 | Division 1 Leamington A v Olton B |
Queens Gambit Declined | 6th April 2009 |
| Richard Buxton vs Bruce Holland |
0-1 | 25/03/2010 | Division 1 Stratford D v Kenilworth E |
d4 d5 Unusual lines | 6th April 2010 |
| John Donovan vs Steve Rumsby |
0-1 | 04/01/2010 | Shirley C v Banbury C |
Reti Opening: Nf3 d5 | 6th April 2010 |
| Bernard Visgandis vs Bruce Holland |
½ : ½ | 12/04/2010 | Nuneaton v Kenilworth E |
Sicilian - White gets a stalemate while black is mopping up pawns | 2nd May 2010 |
Game |
Result |
Played |
League Fixture |
Comment |
Published |
| Mark Cundy vs Gary Hope |
0-1 | 27/01/09 | Division 1 Olton A v Olton B |
A Kings Gambit accepted | 7th May 2009 |
| Phil Bennett vs Nigel Morris |
1-0 | 2008 | Division 1 Kenilworth A v Stratford A |
A Sicilian Morra Gambit | 21st April 2009 |
| Richard Reynolds vs J. Staniforth |
1-0 | 2008 | U150 Warickshire v Staffordshire |
How to deal with the French | 21st April 2009 |
| Jason Madden vs Peter Drury |
1-0 | 12/11/2008 | U125 Knock Out First Round |
A tense struggle | 21st April 2009 |
| Steve Rumsby vs Gordon Christie |
1-0 | 19/01/2009 | Division 2 Shirley & Lucas B v Banbury B |
A sharp Sicilian | 21st April 2009 |
| Jason Madden vs Michael Caveney |
1-0 | 12/03/2009 | Division 3 Stratford C v Leamington C |
Michael leaves his king no where to go | 21st April 2009 |
| Brina Vince vs Jason Madden |
0-1 | 28/10/2008 | Division 3 Leamington C v Stratford C |
Whites king is harried mercilessly | 21st April 2009 |
| Robert Stevens vs Jason Madden |
0-1 | 2008 | U100 Knock Out First Round |
Another Tarrasch from Jason | 21st April2009 |
| Bruce Holland vs Stuart Crawford |
1-0 | 25/03/2009 | Division 4 Solihull C v Kenilworth E |
Bruce plays one of his favourite openings | 21st April 2009 |
Game |
Result |
Played |
League Fixture |
Comment |
Published |
| Keith Freshwater vs Jason Madden |
1-0 | 18/12/2007 | Division 4 Leamington D v Banbury C |
An interesting Division 4 game | 21st December 2007 |
| Robert Stevens vs Steve Rumsby |
1-0 | 26/09/2007 | Division 3 Daventry B v Banbury B |
A good game from Division 3 with a nice finish | 24th January 2008 |
| David Krampf vs Jason Madden |
0-1 | 26/09/2007 | Division 3 Leamington D v Daventry B |
Another good game from Division 3 white makes a slip and black pounces | 25th March 2008 |
| Steve Rumsby vs John Gould |
1-0 | 27/02/2008 | U625 Semi Leamington v Banbury |
A small slip at the end allows white the win | 27th February 2008 |
| Louis Rawson vs Nigel Morris |
0-1 | 25/02/2008 | U625 Semi Shirley & Lucas v Kenilworth |
An interesting game where white misses his chance and black capitalises | 25th February 2008 |
| Richard Weaving vs Mike Johnson |
1-0 | April 2008 | U125 KO Final |
White launches a ferocious attack and overwhelms black | 5th May 2008 |
Game |
Result |
Played |
League Fixture |
Comment |
Published |
| Jonathan Rashleigh vs Bob Wildig |
1-0 | 6.11.2006 | Division 2 Rugby A v Stratford B |
A storming game from Jonathan | 15th January 2007 |
| Trevor Holt vs Matthew Tapp |
0-1 | 12.09.2006 | Division 1 Olton B v Solihull A |
A subtle Division 1 entry | 15th January 2007 |
| Matthew Tapp vs Andrew Price |
1-0 | 20.12.2006 | Division 1 Solihull A v Leamington A |
Another sparkling game from Matthew | 15th January 2007 |
| Steve Gill vs Robert Stevens |
0-1 | 06.02.2007 | Division 4 Banbury C v Daventry B |
A good game from Division 4 | 14th February 2007 |
| Carl Hibbard vs Carl Pickering |
1-0 | 24.01.2007 | Division 1 Kenilworth A v Stratford A |
A really elegant win by Carl | 17th February 2007 |
| Nathan Manley vs Jeff Howard |
1-0 | 20.02.2007 | Division 2 Banbury A v Solihull B |
Another deceptively simple win | 26th February 2007 |
| Steve Rumsby vs Jason Madden |
0-1 | 20.02.2007 | Semi Final U100 Knock Out |
A good example of perseverance, after white misses chances | 1st March 2007 |
| Ray Trinder vs Jason Madden |
1-0 | 20.02.2007 | Final U100 Knock Out |
Black makes a slight slip which costs him a bishop | 19th April 2007 |
Game |
Result |
Played |
League Fixture |
Comment |
Published |
| Jason Madden vs Robert Stevens |
0-1 | 11.04.2006 | U100 Final Daventry v Leamington |
White gets an early advantage, but Black fights back for a nice checkmate | 19 April 2006 |
| Matthew Tapp vs Sean Hewitt |
1-0 | 13.03.2006 | Division 1 Nuneaton B v Solihull A |
A subtle Division 1 entry | 18th March 2006 |
| Jason Madden vs Colin Holt |
1-0 | 24.01.2006 | Division 3 Leamington B v Chipping Campden B |
Colin makes 2 mistakes and pays the penalty | 18th March 2006 |
| Jason Madden vs Dave Randall |
1-0 | 25.01.2006 | Division 3 Solihull C v Leamington B |
An unusual opening from Dave but a nice ending from Jason | 18th March 2006 |
| Peter Leggett vs Chris Dodson |
0-1 | 25.01.2006 | Division 4 Solihull D v Kenilworth C |
A good game from Division 4 | 6 March 2006 |
| Jason Madden vs Malcolm Harding |
1-0 | 05.12.2005 | Division 3 Rugby v Leamington B |
A good game from Division 4 | 6 March 2006 |
| Michael Campling vs Geoff King |
1-0 | 15.12.2005 | Division 3 Kenilworth D v Banbury B |
This time a Division 3 game with plenty of action | 6 March 2006 |
| Stephen Rumsby vs Adrian Grimes |
1-0 | 25.10.2005 | Division 3 Banbury B v Chipping Campden B |
Black misplays the opening and never recovers | 6 March 2006 |
Game |
Result |
Played |
League Fixture |
Comment |
Published |
| Robert Stevens vs Mike Whatson |
1-0 | 13.11.2003 | U100 Knockout Cup Round 1 Kenilworth 1 v Daventry |
A welcome entry from the lower divisions with a most unusual checkmate | 9 February 2004 |
| Philip Holt vs Fred Collins |
0-1 | 7.1.2004 | Division 1 Match 2003/2004 Solihull B v Olton A |
An excellent giant killing effort from Fred | 9 February 2004 |
| Colin Searle vs Alistair Dawson |
0-1 | 4.3.2004 | Division 1 Match 2003/2004 Stratford A v Leamington A |
A nice counterattack by black | 4 April 2004 |
| Martin Smyth vs Ken Allen |
0-1 | 17.12.2003 | Division 1 Match 2003/2004 Olton B v Solihull B |
A good win by Ken against a higher rated opponent | 10 April 2004 |
| Matthew Tapp vs Paul Lam |
1-0 | 18.3.2004 | Division 1 Match 2003/2004 Kenilworth A v Solihull A |
Matthew overcomes a sharp gambit to win nicely | 10 April 2004 |
| Paul Lam vs Fred Collins |
1-0 | 3.3.2004 | Division 1 Match 2003/2004 Kenilworth A v Solihull B |
A classy game from Paul | 19 April 2004 |
| John Everiss vs Alan Eley |
1-0 | 26.5.2004 | Daventry Club Championship 26 May 2004 |
A good win for John | 21 September 2004 |
| Steve Rumsby vs John Rayner |
1-0 | 21.4.2004 | Tri League Tournament April 2004 |
A little bit of luck at the end | 5 October 2004 |
| Gordon Christie vs Sean Hewitt |
0-1 | 18.10.2004 | Nuneaton B v Shirley & Lucas A |
An unusual line of the Ruy Lopez | 3 December 2004 |
| Mark Burnham vs Richard Liszewski |
0-1 | 14.12.2004 | Olton C v Leamington B |
In a Tarrasch French Defence white is overwhelmed by blacks King side pawns | 20 December 2004 |
| Sean Hewitt vs Dave Shurrock |
1-0 | 15.12.2004 | Solihull B v Nuneaton B |
The black King is hounded across the board in this sharp Sicilian | 2 January 2005 |