8th June 2009

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BEST GAME AWARD 2007-2008

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2008 COMPETITION

The best game prize for 2008-2009 went to Richard Reynolds.

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


2007 COMPETITION

The 2007-2008 Best Games Award went to Richard Weaving.

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


2006 COMPETITION


The 2006-2007 Best Games Award went to Carl Hibbard.

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

2005 COMPETITION

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

2004 COMPETITION

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