Club Championship week 3

Lots of unplayed games this week, so positions are a bit unclear. In the A grade Russell Dive has twice as many points as anyone else, and it's only week 3! Anthony Ker finally got an opponent, and beat him. Group B is much better, because there have been no postponed games so far. The field is still very polarised, with a big gap between the top and bottom halves. Defending B grade champion Alan Aldridge is on 3/3, as is Martin Hill. Great result for Alistair Nicholls drawing with Bill Forster - both players now half a point behind the leaders, along with Andrew Brockway, who is also having an excellent tournament. Only 1 game played in the C grade - Blaise Drinkwater losing his 100% record to Paul Bowden, (Blaise now on 2/3, Paul on 2/2).

Many thanks to Anthony Ker for organising a Chess Club team at the Bridge Club fundraising quiz on Saturday. We were awarded 1st prize (actually had the prizes on the table!), but then there was an appeal, and another team drew level. We lost the tie-break. Heart-breaking. Still, for those of you who missed out, there may be an impromptu performance of our prize-winning rendition of "Mamma Mia!" some Tuesday, if you don't watch out.

A grade

Dive 1 Sellen 0

Marner 0 Ker 1

Nyberg 0 Baider 1

Van der Hoorn 1/2 Jackson 1/2

B grade

Forster 1/2 Nicholls 1/2

Aldridge 1 Hewson 0

Hill 1 Kay 0

Brockway 1/2 Rabina 1/2

Shierlaw 0 Stracy 1 (default)

C grade

Drinkwater 0 Bowden 1

Cross tables: (click to enlarge)