South Hams Chess Club
South Hams Chess Club

Final Torbay League Standings for 2014-15

All the Torbay and District League matches have now been played, and the results are in. Full details are available here on the Chess Devon website.

Division 2

Many congratulations to Newton Abbot who won the Division 2 title for 2014-15 with a 100% record. South Hams finished in second place. The final league table was as follows.

Division 2PWDLFAPts
Newton Abbot (Ch) 6 6 0 0 18½ 5½ 12
South Hams 6 3 0 3 9½ 14½ 6
Teignmouth 6 2 0 4 10 14 4
TBGS 6 1 0 5 10 14 2
 

Here are the final player statistics for South Hams players in Division 2 during the 2014-15 season:

NameGradeECFPWDLAve OpPerf%Points
Levy, Steve140134450L422015417975.03.0
Russell, Dennis112214868H1100110160100.01.0
Peach, Cliff110116851E514012313360.03.0
Greenhalgh, Roy97134641G210112012050.01.0
Wilkinson, Ben129162703L310213211633.31.0
Fowler, James105277497F1001137870.00.0
McConnell, Phil102285386D2002137870.00.0
Belli, John100300901E1001117670.00.0
Ashby, Ken83181837F2011825725.00.5
Best, Barclay90233494L200282320.00.0
Drake, Derek0299675D10013400.00.0
 

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Division 3

South Hams are the Division 3 Champions for 2014-15, having won 9 of our 10 matches (losing just the home fixture against Torquay by 1½ - 2½). Here is the final league table.

Division 3PWDLFAPts
South Hams 10 9 0 1 29½ 10½ 18
Torquay 10 6 0 4 23 16 12
Newton Abbot 10 5 2 3 21½ 18½ 12
Plymouth 10 5 1 4 23 17 11
TBGS 10 3 0 7 16 23 6
Teignmouth 10 0 1 9 6 34 1
 

Individual Player Statistics

Here are the final player statistics for South Hams players in Division 3 during the 2014-15 season:

NameGradeECFPWDLAve OpPerf%Points
Levy, Steve140134450L211014416975.01.5
Best, Barclay90233494L330095145100.03.0
Wilkinson, Ben129162703L310214913333.31.0
Archer, David90300734A330080130100.03.0
Fowler, James105277497F54019812880.04.0
Ashby, Ken83181837F330075125100.03.0
McConnell, Phil102285386D1053210512065.06.5
Greenhalgh, Roy97134641G65018311683.35.0
Collins, Tony78173334F110065115100.01.0
Belli, John100300901E11000110100.01.0
Russell, Dennis112214868H201113110625.00.5
Peach, Cliff110116851E1001130800.00.0
 

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This is a terrific outcome for the club. On paper South Hams was outgraded by Torquay, Newton Abbot and Plymouth, yet the team consistently played above their grades to pull off some excellent wins. Well done to all twelve players who contributed to this success.