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| U-140
Nottinghamshire - Worcestershire Result of match played 13 March 2010 |
Result reported by Notts and Worcs
Venue: Water Orton, Warks
| Board | Nottinghamshire had white on evens |
ECF Code | Grade | Score | Worcestershire had white on odds |
ECF Code | Grade | Score |
| 1 | James Thomson | 240429b | 139 | 1 | David Scriven | 233503h | 139 | 0 |
| 2 | Robert Willoughby | 126830C | 138 | 0 | Ashley Davis | 263868L | 138 | 1 |
| 3 | Peter Gorecka-Marshall | 272343j | 137 | 1 | Don Curry | 179081L | 137 | 0 |
| 4 | Norman Davies | 109384j | 134 | 1 | Ian Truscott | 120615b | 136 | 0 |
| 5 | Neil Graham | 111493b | 135 | ½ | Tony Shaw | 248737j | 134 | ½ |
| 6 | Michael Zhang | 261179l | 134 | 1 | Doug Bott | 183289L | 131 | 0 |
| 7 | Graham Neil | 116111j | 135e | ½ | Bill (W.W.) Watson | 121232B | 129 | ½ |
| 8 | Mike Nailard | 116053k | 133 | ½ | Tim Yates | 127209d | 129 | ½ |
| 9 | Andrew Garside | 259650h | 133 | ½ | John Gittus | 156963G | 126 | ½ |
| 10 | Alan Robinson | 118081c | 131 | 1 | Krzysztof Krowicki | 274843F | 126 | 0 |
| 11 | Alan Brown | 221664k | 131 | 0 | Rob Bricknell | 234732f | 125 | 1 |
| 12 | Ross Mackay | 267595L | 127 | ½ | Giles Stanton | 172186a | 125 | ½ |
| 13 | Arun Maini | 263693b | 127 | 1 | Michele Clack | 108370D | 124 | 0 |
| 14 | Robert Parker | 265583e | 124 | 0 | T Francis O'Gorman | 242814d | 124 | 1 |
| 15 | Derek Cronshaw | 143502e | 123 | ½ | Ian Clack | 108369H | 122 | ½ |
| 16 | Graham Garside (reserve) | 259677f | 73 | 0 | Peter Banks | 165118d | 121 | 1 |
| 9 | 7 |
Match report from Worcestershire.
A Nottinghamshire team came to Water Orton armed with a combination of experienced and young improving players. Notts won 9-7. The games were keenly contested, but in most Notts had an edge. Peter Banks put Worcestershire in the lead with a lightning victory inside twenty minutes. Although Worcs maintained this point margin for some time, Nottingham players' superior positions eventually told. For Worcestershire, 3 games stood out. Ashley Davis continues to impress with his win. He sacrificed his extra piece to go into a winning endgame. Rob Bricknell (Worcs) never looked like giving up his opening advantage and pressed until his opponent caved in. Francis O'Gorman (Worcs) played a clever game as black keeping his king in the centre on the 7th rank and then opening the h file to activate his rooks.
This result means Nottinghamshire become worthy MCCU u-140 Champions. Nottinghamshire meet Surrey in the quarter-finals of the National stage of the competition on 22 May. Worcestershire come third in the MCCU table and play a preliminary round in the National stage against Sussex on the 17th April.