Bloodworth Juniors

Text2018-19 Bloodworth junior team competition Thursday 7th February 2019 This year’s competition saw the return to the fray of a Plymouth team for the first time in several years, but was then hit by the withdrawal of Broadclyst. This was a slight relief to Trefor, Julian & myself as producing 3 rounds of jamboree pairings for 5 teams had threatened to become a headache. Round 1 Normal service is resumed Colyton arrived unbeaten since 2017 in 8 matches & were soon inflicting damage on the boys from Torquay, winning by a clear 3 points with only Aritra able to rescue a draw. Plymouth had been hit by a late withdrawal & played the entire evening one player short; Newton Abbot were too good for them, though the margin was kept to 3-1. Round 2 No letting up Colyton steam-rollered Newton Abbot with a maximum win. Plymouth seemed to be getting in to the swing a bit better, losing only on account of the default & holding Torquay on the three boards played. Round 3 A sign of things to come? The traditional grudge match between Trefor’s 2 teams this year went, by the narrowest of margins, to Torquay. Niranjana produced a win for Newton to maintain the tension, but Thomas & David shaded the match. Meanwhile, the 3 Plymouth players (total grade 98) were getting stuck into their Colyton opponents (total grade 380). Edmund kept his cool, picking off pawns at regular intervals, but both Caleb C (7 years younger than his opponent) & Ayush found back-rank weaknesses to tie the match. So Colyton managed to retain their unbeaten record – now 11 matches & with Edmund heading to University & Nicky probably out of the reckoning on grading limit – it will be interesting to see whether they can extend this next year. Trefor continues to produce combative sides from both his clubs, while the Plymouth manager will attempt to field a full side in future. A very well-contested evening, with only one 4-0 result. Thanks as always to Trefor Thynne for premises & half the teams & to my sparring partner Julian Bacon for transporting the Colyton team. Also the Plymouth parents for whom this was a new experience. Match points: Colyton 5, Torquay 4, Newton Abbot 2, Plymouth 1 Game points: Edmund 2.5/3, Ollie 2/2 (only 100%), Nicky & Benny [all Colyton], Thomas {TBGS], Niranjana [Newton Abbot] & Ayush [Plymouth] 2/3 Nick Butland
Event NameBloodworth Juniors
Season Name2018-19
Event TypeTeam League
League table sort orderMatch points -> Game points difference ->
Number of times teams play1
League table columnsFor , Against , Points , SP , MP , IM ,
Event Order7
HandicapNo handicap
Special Rules - fixture is1 match
Number of boards4
Grade Limit0
Default Grade0
Grades Below DefaultCount as their grade
PGNPGN all in 1 File | PGN Zip File with one file per game
PlatformOTB Normal - Captains always see matchards
Sent for rating asNot sent for rating
Primary Rating TypeECF Rapid OTB September
Grade in brackets in match ViewNone
ECF Members OnlyN
Treasurer(none)
Rating Email RecipientNicholas Butland
LMS Assigned Rating CodeLN00000399
Manual Rating Code