Semi final played 14/03/10:
Dragons 5-3 Edinburgh
Mark Orr 1-0 Neil Berry
Mark Fraser 0-1 Sebastian Gattenloehner
Alan Minnican 1-0 Andrew Green
Graham Hamilton 1-0 Clement Sreeves
John McLay 0-1 Alastair White
Walter Burnett 0.5-0.5 Graeme Kafka
Elliot Sloan 0.5-0.5 Hugh Brechin
Eoin Campbell 1-0 Calum MacQueen
A disappointing end to this season’s Richardson campaign. Good luck to Dragons in the final, they certainly played the better chess overall on the day.
Matches played at Roslin, 11th March 2010
Round 11
Edinburgh 1 2.5 – 1.5 Civil Service
Edinburgh 2 0.5 – 3.5 Edinburgh 3
Round 12
Gorgie Dalry 0.5 – 3.5 Edinburgh 1
Civil Service 1 – 3 Edinburgh 2
Edinburgh 3 1.5 – 2.5 Wandering Dragons
League placings, with one match to play: Edinburgh 3 32 pts, Bank of Scotland 30, Pentland Hills 27.5, Badgers Brook 27.5 ….
Edinburgh 3 face Civil Service in the last round while Bank of Scotland meet Pentland Hills.
Played 09/03:
Dragons I 2-4 Edinburgh I
Mark Orr 0-1 Neil Berry
Alan Minnican 1-0 Sebastian Gattenloehner
Graham Hamilton 0-1 Clement Sreeves
John McLay 1-0 Graeme Kafka
Walter Burnett 0-1 Hugh Brechin
Elliot Sloan 0-1 Daniel McGowan
Nice to win this one, although the result had no impact on the final standings. Clement finished the season as top scorer with a superb 8.5/9, ahead of Hugh (8/9), Daniel (8/10) and myself (7.5/10).
Match Result from 03/03:
Edinburgh I 5-1 Pentland Hills I
Neil Berry 1-0 Ian Morrison
Andrew Green 1-0 Mike Thompson
Clement Sreeves 0.5-0.5 David Begg
Calum MacQueen 1-0 Alan Heavens
Hugh Brechin 1-0 James Roy Ramsey
Daniel McGowan 0.5-0.5 Walter Pearson
Convincing wins by Andrew and Calum put us in control early on in this match, and while the other games gave varying degrees of concern, the result was never really in doubt. This victory means that the 1st Team have retained their Premier Division crown, with 1 match still to play.
Match played 3rd March 2010
Edinburgh 3 3-3 Bank of Scotland 1
Lindsay McGregor 0.5 – 0.5 Jamie Mollison
Colin Hutchison 0 – 1 Findlay Murray
Jonny Scott 1 – 0 David Stewart
Mark Sanderson 0 – 1 Thomas Grundy
Shivan Murdochy 1 – 0 Graeme Russell
David Cubitt 0.5 – 0.5 James Turner
A draw against Lasswade 2 in the final match of the season will be enough to ensure the Third Team are promoted.
Match played 17th February 2010
Gorgie Dalry 1-5 Edinburgh 3
Paul Girdwood 0-1 Lindsay McGregor
Stuart Good 0.5-0.5 Colin Hutchison
William Hynd 0-1 Mark Sanderson
Stuart McKinney 0-1 Shivan Murdochy
Howard Key 0.5-0.5 David Cubitt
Chris Tait 0-1 Robert Horne