Counties Chess
Union
2025-6 Midland Team |
Published 28 April 2026
Under-1650 championship Preliminary Round national finals
Played on Sunday 26 April 2026 at Ullesthorpe Village Hall, Leics. Derbyshire players on odd-numbered boards had white pieces. Match reported by ECF-LMS.
Middlesex fielded seven junior players, all of whom won.
| Board | Rating | Derbyshire | Score | Middlesex | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1569 (1638) | Jarvis, Rob | ½ - ½ | Beachley, Evan | 1645 (1657) |
| 2 | 1574 (1635) | Dawson, Richard | 1 - 0 | Bansal, Rineesh | 1585 (1638) |
| 3 | 1616 (1630) | Shah, Haider | 1 - 0 | Balatoni, Richard A | 1591 (1587) |
| 4 | 1606 (1620) | Temple, Richard P | 0 - 1 | Barbier-Ramaiah, Rohan Theo | 1544 (1567) |
| 5 | 1610 (1598) | Wootton, Stephen G | ½ - ½ | Farrell, Joseph B | 1528 (1534) |
| 6 | 1636 (1598) | Sheldon, Philip | 0 - 1 | de Boer, Willem | 1237 (1531) |
| 7 | 1604 (1589) | Walker, Roger W | 0 - 1 | Katiyar, Trisha | 1268 (1465) |
| 8 | 1589 (1540) | Cowin, Ian | 0 - 1 | Dean, Isaac | 1333 (1435) |
| 9 | 1478 (1488) | Samra, Mohinderpal | 0 - 1 | Fenton, Sam | 1370 (1360) |
| 10 | 1413 (1486) | Cureton, Oliver | 1 - 0 | Lewis, David | 1404 (1368) |
| 11 | 1492 (1463) | Pace, Graham J | ½ - ½ | Miraghaie, John | 1363 (1357) |
| 12 | 1431 (1449) | Marshall, Nigel D | 0 - 1 | Goulbourne, Nick | 1335 (1339) |
| 13 | 1353 (1442) | Naragam, Sai Nishkal | 0 - 1 | Rubin, Ethan | 1450 (1339) |
| 14 | 1420 (1418) | Evans, Simon | 0 - 1 | de Boer, Lara | 1216 (1307) |
| 15 | 1466 (1362) | Oakley, Michael | 0 - 1 | Bansal, Ronak | 1225 (1280) |
| Average | 1524 | 4½ - 10½ | 1407 |