Category: First Team

Newark first team’s hopes of avoiding relegation took another blow when they lost 3-2 in a very close match at third placed Ashfield. The evening started with draws from Paul Martin and Graham Ladds. Graham had a slightly inferior position but managed to contain any play his opponent had on the queen’s side. Newark then…

In Division 1 of the Nottinghamshire Chess League, the first team entertained bottom of the table West Bridgford and gained a 3.5-1.5 victory with wins from Graham Ladds, Paul Martin and Keith Aiton. This was Paul’s first win since recently joining the club. Keith maintained his good start to the season by beating the West…

Newark 1 travelled to bottom-of-the-league Nomads 1 in Nottingham for the final league match of the season knowing that a win would definitely keep the team in Division One. The first game to finish saw Keith Aiton give Newark the lead when he won his game after his better placed pieces produced a winning attack.…

A tense evening of chess saw Newark’s first team lose 3-2 to fellow relegation strugglers Gambit 2. The first game to finish involved Newark’s top board, David Coates, playing with the black pieces. This ended as a draw with a Sicilian defence against Drag Sudar. Interlocked pawns and bishops of opposite colours produced the second draw of the…

For the second time this season Newark first team lost to neighbours Grantham 3-2 in Division One of the Nottinghamshire Chess League. Considering that the Newark team were heavily out-rated on all five boards, this was a good performance despite the result. Ben Poulteney has played fourteen games for all three teams this season without…

Newark suffered defeat to local neighbours Grantham by a narrow 3-2 margin in Notts League Division One. The first game to finish saw Richard Myers lose his queen in a complicated position in the middle game. The material gained was  insufficient compensation to generate any counter-play. An early pawn advance by Grantham player Francis Bower…