Category: Third Team
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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 – Third team away to Radcliffe Bingham 3
The third team travelled away to Radcliffe Bingham 3, who are sitting at the top of the league table. Earlier in the season, the Newark team managed to defeat Radcliffe Bingham 3, which still stands on their only loss this season. Sadly, this performance wasn’t to be repeated, as Newark lost 4-0. Steve played his…
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Match Report – Third team away to Beeston 2
The third team took a step closer to securing one of the Division 5 promotion places with a 3-1 victory at Beeston 2 last Tuesday. Captain Ben Poulteney has set a fine example to the rest of the third team players by remaining undefeated in the ten games he has played for the team. The team…
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Match Report – Third team at home to Gambit 7
On 17th February, the Newark Chess Club 3rd team hosted Gambit’s 7 team. Of special mention in this match was new club member Amrit, who was playing his first league match. Despite playing with the black pieces on board three against an experienced opponent, Amrit was able to pull off a fine debut victory. It…
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Match Report – Third team at home to Radcliffe Bingham 4
On Monday 10th February, Newark 3 were narrowly defeated by Radcliffe Bingham 4, with a 1.5 – 2.5 result. Martyn gives us some insights into the draw on board 1 between Stephen Morley and Ben Poultney: Although Newark suffered a tough loss to R&B in this match, Ben was kind enough to share his score sheet…
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Match report – Third team away to Grantham 4
On Wednesday 29th January, Newark 3 managed a convincing away win against Grantham 4, scoring on the top 3 boards leading to a 1-3 result. Martyn, who was playing black on board 2, provides this interesting insight: Black’s last move, Qf5, threatens a double attack on the h3 and c2 pawns. However, if the black…