Category: Notts League
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Match reports – Second team
The club’s second team made an excellent start to the season with two wins in Division 3 of the Nottinghamshire Chess League. Their opening game involved a trip to West Nottingham 2. Newark took the lead through a win by Geoff Walker but West Nottingham 2 drew level when Martyn Wynn lost a king and…
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Match Report – First team away to Ashfield
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…
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Match Report – Third team away to Radcliffe and Bingham 5
In Division 5, the third team secured their second win of the season, scoring 3-1 at Radcliffe and Bingham. There were wins for Mark Kirtley and captain Roger Southward, while Martyn Winn and Jim Wellington were involved with draws on the top two boards.
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Match Report – Second team away to Gambit 4
The second team moved off the bottom of Division 3 with a convincing 3.5-0.5 win at Gambit 4. Keith Aiton, Nigel Bowler and Paul Martin all had good wins.
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Match Report – First team at home to West Bridgford 1
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…
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Match Report – First team away to Nomads 1
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.…