Autumn Cup Round 2

Already there have been quite a few postponements which makes the overall positions quite unclear. In each of the 4 groups there is only one person left with 2/2. In the A grade it is Anthony Ker who has a 1 point lead in the group after defeating Daniel Baider in an interesting looking encounter in round 2. Michael Nyberg leads in the B grade, after a fantastically wild encounter with Arthur Pomeroy (marred only by a slightly premature declaration of checkmate on Michael's part). I hope this encounter makes it to the pages of Alan Aldridge's new chess magazine. In the C grade Don Stracy continued his run of good results with a defeat of new player Romeo Rabina. And in the open Swiss group Michael Hewson defeated Somesh Pattekar to keep his 100% total.

Full results of round 2:

A Grade
Ker 1 Baider 0
Croad 1 Marner 0
Postponed: Van der Hoorn vs Dive

Leaders: Ker 2/2, Dive 1/1, Croad 1/2

B grade
Nyberg 1 Pomeroy 0
Sellen 1 Forster 0
Postponed: Aldridge vs Jackson

Leaders: Nyberg 2/2, Sellen 1.5/2, Jackson 1/1

C grade
Kay 0 Brockway 1
Stracy 1 Rabina 0
Capper 1 Farrington 0

Leaders: Stracy 2/2, Brockway 1/1 Capper 1/1, Rabina 1/2

D grade
Pattekar 0 Hewson 1
Krueger 1/2 Shierlaw 1/2
Nicholls 1 Bowden 0
Salem 1 Proctor 0
Bye: Drinkwater

Leaders: Hewson 2/2, Shierlaw 1.5/2