Torbay Chess League Knockout Competition Season 2015-16
South Hams Chess Club is fielding a team in the Knockout Competition of the Torbay Chess League, competing against Newton Abbot, Plymouth and Teignmouth. Games played in this competition are submitted to the ECF Rapidplay grading database.
In this competition, each team consists of six players, with a maximum team grade of Under 750. The rate of play is 35 moves in 75 minutes, followed by a 15 minute Quickplay finish. The away team has white on the odd-numbered boards.
Please visit the Torbay Chess League web page for the latest team standings, and our fixtures and results page for the team's fixtures for the current season.
Knockout Draw
The draw for the Knockout Competition was made at the Torbay League Autumn Council Meeting on 23rd September 2015:
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth | Plymouth (H) | Plymouth (H) | Plymouth |
| Bye | |||
| TBGS | TBGS Withdrawn | ||
| Bye | |||
| Teignmouth (H) | Teignmouth (H) | Newton Abbot (A) | |
| South Hams (A) | |||
| Newton Abbot | Newton Abbot (A) | ||
| Bye |
Individual Player Statistics
Here are the current player statistics for South Hams players in the Knockout Competition during the 2015-16 season:
Overall Team Statistics
| Matches Played: | 1 |
| Matches Won: | 0 |
| Matches Drawn: | 1 |
| Matches Lost: | 0 |
| Match Points: | 1 |
| Percentage: | 50 |
| Average South Hams Team Grade: | 652 |
| Average Opponents Team Grade: | 731 |
TCL Knockout: Teignmouth v South Hams 24 Nov 2015
| Bd | Teignmouth | Col | Grade | ECF | Result | South Hams | Col | Grade | ECF | PGN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingham, Bill | B | 158 | 173310C | ½-½ | Levy, Steve | W | 177 | 134450L | Submit |
| 2 | Mills, Nathan | W | 154 | 272540L | 1-0 | Archer, David | B | 138 | 300734A | View |
| 3 | Hindom, Kevin | B | 155 | 233227K | ½-½ | Wilkinson, Ben | W | 124 | 162703L | View |
| 4 | Doidge, Charles | W | 129 | 109767C | 1-0 | Ashby, Ken | B | 98 | 181837F | Submit |
| 5 | Fisher, Andy | B | 75 | 248010E | 0-1 | Sweetman, Barry | W | 54 | 285526E | Submit |
| 6 | Perry, Neil | W | 60 | 248349L | 0-1 | Belli, John | B | 61 | 300901E | Submit |
| Overall Match | 731 | 3-3 | 652 | |||||||
| Bd | Teignmouth | Grade | Res | South Hams | Grade | PGN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingham, Bill | 158 | ½-½ | Levy, Steve | 177 | Submit |
| 2 | Mills, Nathan | 154 | 1-0 | Archer, David | 138 | View |
| 3 | Hindom, Kevin | 155 | ½-½ | Wilkinson, Ben | 124 | View |
| 4 | Doidge, Charles | 129 | 1-0 | Ashby, Ken | 98 | Submit |
| 5 | Fisher, Andy | 75 | 0-1 | Sweetman, Barry | 54 | Submit |
| 6 | Perry, Neil | 60 | 0-1 | Belli, John | 61 | Submit |
| Overall Match | 731 | 3-3 | 652 | |||
Match Report
Author: Phil McConnell
Date: 25 Nov 2015
The match score was a 3-3 draw. Teignmouth go through to the next round by board count (the under the tie-break rule by which each team counts the board numbers where they have won; the team with the lower score goes through).
According to Steve:
- his game was a "bore draw" (likely story!)
- David mis-played a move and was struggling after that
- Ben played well against a higher-graded opponent and could even have won
- Ken's game went right to the end, with both players only having a couple of minutes left on the clock, at which point Ken erred
- Barry was "South Hams player of the evening", playing a very sound game
- John also played very well, making a mockery of his grade.
Overall, it was a very enjoyable evening, with a good atmosphere. Good luck to Teignmouth in the next round.