14/15 Season Results
There follows a complete breakdown of results for Leamington Chess Club competitions from the 14/15 season, as well as for Leamington players and teams in league-wide competitions.
Club Knock-Out
This competition used a slightly different format this year, beginning with a group stage. The winners from each group went into the semis, while the runners-up contested the Plate.
Group A
Ben Graff 1 - 0 Tom Bridson
Tom Bridson 0 - 1 Jason Madden
Jason Madden Default - Win Ben Graff
1st Ben Graff (KO semis); 2nd Jason Madden (Plate semis)
Group B
Ben Egid 1 - 0 Tom Haworth
Rob Mantell Win - Default Alex Bonillo
Tom Haworth 1 - 0 Rob Mantell
Alex Bonillo 0 - 1 Tom Haworth
Rob Mantell 0 - 1 Ben Egid
Ben Egid Win - Default Alex Bonillo
1st Ben Egid (KO semis); 2nd Tom Haworth (Plate semis)
Group C
Tom Darling 1 - 0 Peter Leggett
Peter Leggett 0.5 - 0.5 Mark Armitage (MA wins 1st standard tiebreaker)
Mark Armitage 0 - 1 Tom Darling
1st Tom Darling (KO semis); 2nd Mark Armitage (Plate semis)
Group D
Andy Collins 0.5 - 0.5 Richard Lorch (AC wins 1st rapid tiebreaker)
Richard Lorch 0 - 1 Ola Olaleye
Ola Olaleye 1 - 0 Andy Collins
1st Ola Olaleye (KO semis); 2nd Andy Collins (Plate semis)
Semi-finals
Ben Graff 0.5 - 0.5 Ben Egid (BG wins 1st rapid tiebreaker)
Tom Darling 0.5 - 0.5 Ola Olaleye (OO wins 1st rapid tiebreaker)
Final
Ben Graff 0.5 - 0.5 Ola Olaleye (BG wins 1st rapid tiebreaker)
Plate
Jason Madden 0 - 0 Tom Haworth (JM and TH both withdraw)
Mark Armitage 0 - 1 Andy Collins
All-Play-All
Top Three
1st: Tom Darling (13.5 / 19)
2nd: Andy Price (12 / 16)
3rd: Andy Collins (11.5 / 17)
Best U125 Player
Jason Madden (5.5 / 9)
Christmas Tournament
Won by Andy Collins.
Club Championship
Tom Darling drew 1-1 with Ben Graff in rapidplays, then won a 15 minute game.
George Boots Shield
Peter Leggett won by defeating Colin J Gardiner (79 v 114, a gap of 35 points).
League Results
A Team
Division: 2
Finishing Position: 1st of 8
Won: 11
Drawn: 2
Lost: 1
Game Difference: +24
Points: 24
Top Scorer: Andy Collins (10.5 / 13)
A Team Results
WIN 9 September: Leamington A 3.5 - 0.5 Leamington B
WIN 22 September: Shirley C 1.5 - 2.5 Leamington A
WIN 29 September: Kenilworth B 1.5 - 2.5 Leamington A
WIN 4 November: Leamington A 3.5 - 0.5 Shirley B
DRAW 18 November: Leamington A 2 - 2 Solihull B
WIN 25 November: Olton C 1.5 - 2.5 Leamington A
WIN 10 December: Solihull C 1 - 3 Leamington A
WIN 6 January: Leamington B 1 - 3 Leamington A
DRAW 20 January: Leamington A 2 - 2 Kenilworth B
WIN 27 January: Leamington A 4 - 0 Olton C
WIN 10 February: Leamington A 3.5 - 0.5 Solihull C
WIN 23 March: Shirley B 1 - 3 Leamington A
LOSS 8 April: Solihull B 2.5 - 1.5 Leamington A
WIN 14 April: Leamington A 3.5 - 0.5 Shirley C
B Team
Division: 2
Finishing Position: 7th of 8
Won: 4
Drawn: 3
Lost: 5 (plus 2 defaults)
Game Difference: -14
Points: 11
Top Scorer: Ben Graff (5.5 / 11)
B Team Results
LOSS 9 September: Leamington A 3.5 - 0.5 Leamington B
LOSS 17 September: Leamington B 1 - 3 Kenilworth B
DRAW 22 September: Shirley B 2 - 2 Leamington B
WIN 12 November: Solihull B 1.5 - 2.5 Leamington B
WIN 19 November: Leamington B 3.5 - 0.5 Shirley C
DRAW 3 December: Leamington B 1.5 - 1.5 Solihull C
WIN 10 December: Leamington B 2.5 - 1.5 Olton C
LOSS 6 January: Leamington B 1 - 3 Leamington A
LOSS 14 January: Leamington B 0.5 - 3.5 Solihull B
WIN 2 March: Shirley C 1 - 3 Leamington B
LOSS 18 March: Leamington B 0.5 - 3.5 Shirley B
DRAW 23 March: Kenilworth B 2 - 2 Leamington B
LOSS 18 April: Olton C Win - Default Leamington B
LOSS 13 May: Solihull C Win - Default Leamington B
C Team
Division: 3
Finishing Position: 3rd of 9
Won: 9
Drawn: 2
Lost: 5
Game Difference: +15
Points: 20
Top Scorer: Jason Madden (11 / 12)
C Team Results
DRAW 26 September: Leamington C 1.5 - 1.5 Stratford C
WIN 30 September: Banbury C 0 - 3 Leamington C
WIN 15 October: Leamington C 2 - 1 Nuneaton
WIN 21 October: Leamington C 2 - 1 Solihull E
WIN 6 November: Stratford B 0.5 - 2.5 Leamington C
WIN 12 November: Solihull D 0 - 3 Leamington C
LOSS 18 November: Leamington C 1 - 2 Daventry B
LOSS 1 December: Kenilworth C 2 - 1 Leamington C
LOSS 14 January: Daventry B 2 - 1 Leamington C
WIN 22 January: Stratford C 0 - 3 Leamington C
WIN 3 February: Leamington C 3 - 0 Stratford B
LOSS 17 February: Leamington C 1 - 2 Solihull D
LOSS 10 March: Leamington C 1 - 2 Kenilworth C
DRAW 18 March: Solihull E 1.5 - 1.5 Leamington C
WIN 30 March: Nuneaton 0.5 - 2.5 Leamington C
WIN 14 April: Leamington C 2.5 - 0.5 Banbury C
D Team
Division: 4
Finishing Position: 5th of 9
Won: 7
Drawn: 3
Lost: 5 (plus 1 default)
Game Difference: +4
Points: 17
Top Scorer: Rob Mantell (8 / 10)
D Team Results
DRAW 9 September: Leamington D 1.5 - 1.5 Olton D
LOSS 23 September: Leamington D 0.5 - 2.5 Stratford D
WIN 29 September: Rugby 0 - 3 Leamington D
WIN 29 October: Solihull G 0 - 3 Leamington D
LOSS 13 November: Stratford E 3 - 0 Leamington D
DRAW 17 November: Kenilworth D 1.5 - 1.5 Leamington D
WIN 2 December: Leamington D 2 - 1 Solihull F
WIN 16 December: Leamington D 3 - 0 Banbury D
LOSS 20 January: Olton D Win - Default Leamington D
WIN 27 January: Banbury D 0 - 3 Leamington D
LOSS 4 February: Solihull F 2 - 1 Leamington D
WIN 10 February: Leamington D 2.5 - 0.5 Solihull G
LOSS 18 March: Leamington D 0.5 - 2.5 Rugby
WIN 31 March: Leamington D 2 - 1 Stratford E
DRAW 9 April: Stratford D 1.5 - 1.5 Leamington D
LOSS 22 April: Leamington D 1 - 2 Kenilworth D
Team KOs
Open
14 October Quarter Final: Leamington 3.5 - 1.5 Stratford
16 February Semi Final: Shirley 3.5 - 1.5 Leamington
U700
21 October Quarter Final: Shirley 1 - 2 Leamington (Shirley deducted 2 points for ineligible player)
24 February Semi Final: Leamington 2.5 - 2.5 Solihull (Solihull win on board elimination)
U120
14 October Quarter Final: Leamington 3 - 1 Daventry
19 March Semi Final: Stratford II 2 - 2 Leamington (Leamington win on board elimination)
5 May Final: Banbury 3 - 1 Leamington
Leamington players in Indy KOs
Open
Jason Madden: Quarter Finals
Alejandro Bonillo: Quarter Finals
Ben Graff: 1st Round
Ola Olaleye: 1st Round
Tom Darling: Preliminary Round
U150
Ola Olaleye: Winner
Ben Graff: Semi Finals
Alex Bonillo: Quarter Finals
Jason Madden: 1st Round
U120
Jason Madden: Semi Finals
Rob Mantell: 1st Round
Peter Leggett: 1st Round
U90
Peter Leggett: Semi Finals
Open Rapid
Ben Graff: Winner
Tom Darling: Semi Finals
Ola Olaleye: Quarter Finals
Jason Madden: 1st Round
Alex Bonillo: 1st Round