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Published 24 March 2012

Nottinghamshire - Greater Manchester

Played on 24 March 2012 at Bridge Club, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. Nottinghamshire players on odd-numbered boards had white. First reported by Keith Walters.

 

Board ECF Code Grade Nottinghamshire Score Score Greater Manchester Grade ECF Code
1 112398B 157 HAYWARD, Brian M ½ ½ Daniel Abbas 136 275891L
2 271898E 151 KENYON, Mark ½ ½ Adam Tyton 157 104797J
3 114054B 159 LANE, Tim A ½ ½ Mick Norris 158 116293H
4 120066F 153 TASSI, John ½ ½ Glenn Trueman 158 120612G
5 104775K 150 TAYLOR, Robert P ½ ½ Jon Lonsdale 154 143105F
6 110802F 153 FOSTER, Stephen J ½ ½ Alan Beresford 150 106649D
7 121070B 154 WALTERS, J Keith 0 1 Mick Connor 151 108722J
8 208320G 143 KENDALL, Tim 0 1 Phil Boyd UG 171288D
9 255748E 147 ALI, Hamzah ½ ½ Matthew Pollard 146 117260J
10 105357H 145 LONDON, Nick ½ ½ Mark McNulty 145 259539E
11 272774C 145 CROASDALE, Harry ½ ½ Dave Kierman 143 143105F
12 118199D 155 ROPER, Keith W ½ ½ Jim Nicolson 142 142857D
13 151489B 142 CRANMER, Stanley E E 1 0 Graham Phythian 136 155762C
14 109384J 143 DAVIES, Norman 0 1 Dave Holt 139 273804B
15 115766J 145 MORGAN, D Philip 1 0 Peter King 137 247173F
16 274712B 132 KENYON, Alan 1 0 Richard Fox 126 263889H
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Keith Walters reports. A close match.  With three games to go Greaterr Manchester were leading 7½ - 5½, but Nottinghamshire's boards 16 and 15 came through with wins and the final game on Board 1 was agreed a draw after the queens were exchanged came off and the ending was with bishops of opposite colours.  Hayward was a pawn up but accepted the draw. This draw makes Nottinghamshire Midlands u160 Team Champions.