Just to report that the terriers came second against a much stronger Essex team, the final score being 4½ – 7½. The terriers relative weakness on the bottom boards finally told as the match was even on the top 5 or so boards, but the strength Essex had on the bottom boards was the telling factor in the end. The Terriers could only muster one win over the twelve boards, with many close fought draws against higher graded opponents that had to be earned in the end.

Now our county season has drawn to a close, I’d like to thank all those people who turned out and supported both myself and the Terriers team, we played 6 matches, or 72 boards with no defaults. Everyone did their part and contributed to the success we had this year - The most successful Staffordshire U120 team for a while, next year we will be defending our Title of MCCU U120 County Champions.

We wish Essex well for the next round as they go on to visit Warwickshire in the semi-final.

It just remains for me to thank Ray and Eunice Dolan, who stepped in at the 11th hour to offer the Bloxwich Junior Chess Club and there facilities to the south of the county for the match, the venue was all set out and the coffee, tea and biscuits flowed generously.

Here’s to next year.
Dennis

Grade Terriers Essex Grade
1 119 Alex J Cartlidge
(Cheddleton & Leek) ½ ½ Chtyn, Vladmir 129
2 110 Nic Wright
(Newcastle) ½ ½ Chandrasekaran, Siddharth 98
3 122 Denis Nesbitt
(Stafford) 1 0 D'Cruz, David 119
4 114 Peter Shaw
(Newcastle) 0 1 Barman, Devdoot 115
5 114 Paul Clapham
(Newcastle) ½ ½ Gaze, Bryan 118
6 116 Karthik Selvan
(Bloxwich Juniors) 0 1 Brander, Peter 112
7 102 Stuart E Hull
(Fenton) ½ ½ Crane, Malcolm 106
8 100 Carl K Mustafa
(Fenton) ½ ½ Sealey, Frank 111
9 89 David S Johnson
(Kidsgrove) ½ ½ Prickett, Ron 103
10 93 Mike Judd
(Meir) 0 1 Woodell, Stephen 105
11 83 Peter R Tideswell
(Fenton) 0 1 Phillips, Chris 108
12 91 Stuart Green
(Meir) ½ ½ Fisher, Russell 106
TOTAL 4½ 7½

MCCU Inter-Counties Under-120 Championship

Terriers 8 - 4 Lincolnshire
Match played 24 March 2012 Webheath Village Hall, Webheath.

I just thought I’d just let you know that the Staffordshire Terriers beat Worcs U120 on Saturday 7½ – 4½. We are now awaiting confirmation from the league that we progress to the quarter finals as the MCCU U120 champions!.

My thanks go out to the team who played out of their skins on the day, not to be outdone by the closure of the M5 due to a serious accident earlier that morning that resulted in the match being delayed by half an hour, the emphatic win was even more remarkable as going by the latest January grades Worcs out graded the terriers on 10 of the 12 boards.

Regards,
Dennis

Grade Worcestershire Terriers Grade
1 134 Jeremy Humphries
(Stourbridge) 1 0 Denis Nesbitt
(Stafford) 122
2 128 Giles Stanton 0 1 Alex J Cartlidge
(Cheddleton & Leek) 119
3 127 Maureen Clark
(Halesowen) 0 1 Peter Shaw
(Newcastle) 114
4 112 Michelle Clack 0 1 George Scattergood
(Holmes Chapel) 113
5 114 Daniel Gander 0 1 Nicholas PA Wright
(Newcastle) 110
6 109 Peter Seeley 1 0 John Montague
(Cannock) 109
7 109 Richard Turner ½ ½ Stuart E Hull
(Fenton) 102
8 109 Terry Pountney
(Kidderminster) ½ ½ Carl K Mustafa
(Fenton) 100
9 101 Richard F Collett ½ ½ David S Johnson
(Kidsgrove) 89
10 94 Penny A Wood 0 1 Jacob D Cartlidge
(Cheddleton & Leek) 89
11 106 Mark Hore 0 1 Karthik Selvan
(Bloxwich Juniors) 84
12 106 Ian A Clack 1 0 Peter R Tideswell
(Fenton) 83
TOTAL 4½ 7½

Terriers 8 - 4 Lincolnshire
Match played 11 February 2012 St. Michael’s Old School, Thurmaston.

Grade Terriers Lincolnshire Grade
1 119 Denis Nesbitt
(Stafford) 1 0 Mark Bradshaw 119
2 116 Peter Shaw
(Newcastle) 1 0 Charles W Moss 116
3 115 John Montague
(Cannock) ½ ½ Frank Robinson 110
4 110 Nicholas PA Wright
(Newcastle) ½ ½ Christopher Cumbers 105
5 105 Stuart E Hull
(Fenton) 0 1 Paul A Chaplin 107
6 99 David J Barker
(Stafford) 0 1 Francis Birkbeck UG
7 99 Carl K Mustafa
(Fenton) 1 0 John Grasham 91
8 93 David S Johnson
(Kidsgrove) 1 0 Max Vasey UG
9 91 Stuart Green
(Meir) 1 0 James Kelly UG
10 UG Karthik Selvan
(Bloxwich Juniors) 1 0 Haydn Godfrey UG
11 85 Peter R Tideswell
(Fenton) ½ ½ James Wilson UG
12 UG Abby J Sergeant
(Meir and Cannock) ½ ½ Nathan McKiernon UG
TOTAL 8 4

Warwickshire 7½ - 4½ Terriers
Match played 7 January 2012 Moseley All Services club, Birmingham.

First report by Denis Nesbitt (Capt)
Not a good start to 2012, but nevertheless special mention should be given to Karthik Selvan who was last to finish and won against his more experienced higher rated opponent. Also to David Barker who, likewise, won in his first ever match representing the terriers.

I’ve also added below a summary very kindly provided by Abby Sergeant, who attended as a reserve and cheerleader, so my gratitude extends to Abby and the rest of the team who gave up another Saturday afternoon in the name of Staffordshire chess.

Cheers
Denis

Report by Abby Sargeant (Club Sec for Meir)
The first match of 2012 with the Terriers was going to be a late start. However, by 1.50pm and a full team for Staffordshire it looked like another promising win. Into the first 20 minutes of play we had our first loss, followed by an unfortunate drastic game on the table behind. The next hour proved interesting as I watched Fenton, Cheddleton, Newcastle and Cannock battle it out and take draws, wins and three losses against Warwickshire. With the final two boards reaching a time of 4.45pm it was suitably a quick finish for both teams.

With tea, coffee and biscuits on offer in the next room, I could see most players needed revival whilst analysing their games. Thanks to Pauline Woodward Warwickshire captain.

Bye for now
Abby Sergeant

Grade Warwickshire Terriers Grade
1 119 John Donovan ½ ½ Denis Nesbitt
(Stafford) 119
2 118 Pauline Woodward
(Warley Quinborne) ½ ½ Peter Shaw
(Newcastle) 116
3 117 Harvey Quail ½ ½ John Montague
(Cannock) 115
4 116 Stuart Black
(Warley Quinborne) 1 0 Nicholas PA Wright
(Newcastle) 110
5 115 Wilf Morgan ½ ½ Alex J Cartlidge
(Cheddleton & Leek) 108
6 113 Guy Greenland 1 0 Paul Shelley
(Cheddleton & Leek) 105
7 111 Graham Gee ½ ½ Stuart E Hull
(Fenton) 105
8 110 David J Reeves 1 0 Carl K Mustafa
(Fenton) 99
9 106 John Pakenham
(Warley Quinborne) 0 1 David J Barker
(Stafford) 99
10 102 Peter Hughes
(Warley Quinborne) 1 0 Stuart Green
(Meir) 91
11 101 Bill Dixon
(Boldmere) 1 0 Peter R Tideswell
(Fenton) 85
12 98 Bramwell Garner 0 1 Karthik Selvan
(Bloxwich Juniors) UG
TOTAL 7½ 4½

Terriers 6½ - 5½ Bulldogs
Match played 12 November 2012 at Newcastle Bridge Club.

It was a close fought encounter with no quarter given between the two canine factions a typical dog fight ensued. In the end it was a tail of two halves, on one paw the terriers certainly had their claws out as the top boards were taken 4½ – 1½, but in typical dogged fashion the Bulldogs retaliated and took the bottom boards 4 – 2. In the end the terriers sent the bulldogs home with their tails between their legs as the final score being 6½ – 5½ to the terriers to record their first victory over the bulldogs for some time.

I can’t think of any more doggie jokes for my report, so I’ll sign off and go chew a bone.
Denis

Grade Terriers Bulldogs Grade
1 119 Denis Nesbitt
(Stafford) ½ ½ Robert Brodie
(Bushbury) 116
2 116 Peter Shaw
(Newcastle) ½ ½ Mike Jarocki
(Brewood) UG
3 115 John Montague
(Cannock) 1 0 Mike Savin
(Walsall Kipping) 111
4 114 Paul Clapham
(Newcastle) 1 0 Geoff Cox
(Stafford) 111
5 93E Derrick Wallace
(Fenton) ½ ½ Simon Jones
(Bushbury &
Walsall Kipping) 109
6 110 Nicholas PA Wright
(Newcastle) 1 0 Andrew Davies
(Brewood) 108
7 108 Alex J Cartlidge
(Cheddleton) 1 0 David Buckley
(Bushbury) 105
8 105 Stuart E Hull
(Fenton) 0 1 John Carr
(Cannock) 104
9 99 Carl K Mustafa
(Fenton) 0 1 Danny Torbica
(Cannock & Lichfield) 101
10 UG Karthik Selvan
(Bloxwich Juniors) 0 1 Chris Bateson
(Mercia) 95
11 98 Oliver J Horrocks
(Alsager) 1 0 Charles Brown
(Lichfield) 94
12 85 Peter R Tideswell
(Fenton) 0 1 Donald Jones
(Lichfield) UG
TOTAL 6½ 5½

Terriers 7 - 5 Nottinghamshire
Match played 15 October 2011 at Newcastle Bridge Club.

I just wanted to confirm the Terriers result with you all. We won 7 - 5 which is an excellent start to the season. I’d just like to register my thanks to all who turned out and they have my appreciation for supporting me and the Terriers by giving up their Saturday afternoon.

Best regards
Denis

Grade Terriers Nottinghamshire Grade
1 119 Denis Nesbitt
(Stafford) 1 0 Derek Cronshaw 117
2 115 John Montague
(Cannock) ½ ½ Malcolm D Hargreaves 112
3 110 Nicholas PA Wright
(Newcastle) ½ ½ Richard Dawson 111
4 108 Alex J Cartlidge
(Cheddleton & Leek) 0 1 David S Gold 109
5 105 Paul Shelley
(Cheddleton & Leek) 1 0 Charlotte Attwood 110
6 105 Stuart E Hull
(Fenton) ½ ½ Chris J Bonnello 106
7 99 Carl K Mustafa
(Fenton) ½ ½ Stephen Morley 104
8 98 Oliver J Horrocks
(Alsager) 0 1 Steve Swanwick 95
9 93E Derrick Wallace
(Fenton) 1 0 Dorothy M Blampied 86
10 91 Stuart Green
(Meir) 0 1 Kenneth B Heath 82
11 UG Karthik Selvan
(Bloxwich Juniors) 1 0 Michael Swanwick 54
12 85 Peter R Tideswell
(Fenton) 1 0 DEFAULT
TOTAL 7 5

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