Chess for All Generations

Michael Blake

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Southern Daily Echo

The Fareham B team that played a recent match with University C had an average of 82 with three players in the 80’s making it one of the oldest teams in Southampton Chess League history whereas the University C team consists mainly of students.

There were wins for Salisbury A, Basingstoke A and Chandlers Ford A this week.

Results

Division 1
Salisbury A 3.5 Andover A 1.5
(S Piper 0 P Hackman 1, R Lynn 0.5 S Knox 0.5, M Bowhay 1 S Cartridge 0. A Manning 1 K Steele 0, R Wright 1 G Hymas 0)

Division 2
Hamble B 2 Basingstoke A 3
(D Fowler 0 S Jones 1, R Puchades 0.5 I Stipcevic 0.5, M Newbury 0.5 D Graham 0.5, S LeFevre 0 L Blanc 1, C Priest 1 J Shaddick 0)

Division 3
Chandlers Ford A 3.5 Basingstoke B 1.5
(D Holmes 1 D Graham 0, G Stuart 0.5 J Shaddick 0.5, P Eales 0 G Phillips 1, R Meredith 1 A Smith 0, K Lamb 1 A Archibald 0)

Article kindly provided by Malcolm Clarke and appears in the Southern Daily Echo for Saturday 16th December.