MCF League Division D 12Feb20
| Heywood D | 4 | 1 | 3C's D | |
| Akin Soyoye | 1 | 0 | Ben Newton | |
| Steve Mason | 1 | 0 | Everson Correa | |
| Thisumi Jayawarna | 0 | 1 | Hunain Malik | |
| Peter Hurn | 1 | 0 | John Walton | |
| Derek Marsden | 1 | 0 | Rebecca Correa |
A good result for us and we had a strong team. Akin was last to arrive 15 mins late and first to finish he beat his junior opponent quickly winning his queen for a couple of minor pieces and the rest was history. Steve Mason finished next getting the better of his opponent, Derek was next to win his junior opponent gave away a piece and the end was enevitable. Thisumi played a great game on board 3 but being very short on time she made a mistake and her opponent took advantage and eventually won. Mine was the last to finish again, my position wasn't very good until I managed to win his bishop for 2 pawns, but the game looked very drawish, until I managed to break through on the King side and the end game was my knight and 4 pawns v his 4 pawns, which I quickly gobbled up and then he finally resigned with mate 2 moves away.
Pete Hurn
MCF League Division A 12Feb20
| Heywood 1 | 5 | 2 | Great Lever 1 | |
| Nugith Jayawarna | 1 | 0 | Mike Surtees | |
| Martyn Hamer | 0.5 | 0.5 | Peter Mulleady | |
| Bill O'Rourke | 1 | 0 | Peter Kobryn | |
| Kyle Pelling | 0 | 1 | Jon Lonsdale | |
| Gareth Ellis | 0.5 | 0.5 | Chris Jardine | |
| Dave Almond | 1 | 0 | Michael Connor | |
| Steve Flaherty | 1 | 0 | Michael Carroll |
A good win to say some of our top players were absent.
ECF County Match 02Feb20
| Yorkshire | 3.5 | 8.5 | Lancashire | |
| Owen Robson | 0 | 1 | Gary McMenamen | |
| Vivien Webster | 0 | 1 | Gareth Ellis | |
| Bruce Oliver | 0 | 1 | John Addison | |
| Alec Grice | 0 | 1 | Dave Innes | |
| Neville Pearce | 0 | 1 | Dave Almond | |
| David Mills | 0.5 | 0.5 | Robert Hart | |
| Stephen Lee | 1 | 0 | Dave Tuke | |
| Chinmayee Sai Kumaar | 0.5 | 0.5 | Bob Morris | |
| Ian Stickland | 0.5 | 0.5 | Ben O'Rourke | |
| Collin Weller | 0.5 | 0.5 | Steve Flaherty | |
| Norman Andrews | 0.5 | 0.5 | Peter Logan | |
| Graham Matthews | 0 | 1 | Andre Coltman |
After my pre -match pep talk , about our tendency to take early draws , the reason we lost to Cumbria in the last round .And the fact that it imperative that we beat Yorkshire or we are eliminated from the comp ,
MCF League Division B 05Feb20
| Heywood 2 | 3 | 4 | Urmston 1 | |
| Bill O'Rourke | 0 | 1 | Dennis Owen | |
| Kyle Pelling | 1 | 0 | Sajjad Dehghan-Afifi | |
| Gareth Ellis | 0.5 | 0.5 | Jordi Bitlloch | |
| Dave Almond | 0 | 1 | Mark E Whalley | |
| Tarini Jayawarna | 0 | 1 | Grant Randall | |
| Steve Flaherty | 1 | 0 | Dave Bellis | |
| Con Carey | 0.5 | 0.5 | Tim Plunkett |
Bury & Rochdale League Division B 05Feb20
| Heywood B | 1 | 3 | Bury | |
| Lucas Stubbs | 1 | 0 | John Grindrod | |
| Josh Woodbridge | 0 | 1 | John Briggs | |
| Malachy Fielding | 0 | 1 | Jeremy Peach | |
| Conrad Fielding | 0 | 1 | Brian Forrest |
A great win for Lucas v a 130 graded player!! Josh pllayed well and was unlucky to lose.
CLL League Division B 30Jan20
| Great Lever B | 0.5 | 4.5 | Heywood B | |
| John Lonsdale | 0 | 1 | Kyle Pelling | |
| Michael Carroll | 0 | 1 | Gareth Ellis | |
| Andrys Milan | 0 | 1 | Ian Mitchell | |
| Parshottambhi Patel | 0 | 1 | Akin Soyoye | |
| Tony Byrne | 0.5 | 0.5 | Steve Mason |
ELL League Division 2 30Jan20
| Crusaders C | 2 | 3 | Heywood A | |
| Paul Morgan | 0 | 1 | Dave Almond | |
| Regan Topham | 0 | 1 | Steve Flaherty | |
| Shaun Tumelty | 0.5 | 0.5 | Con Carey | |
| Martin Regan | 1 | 0 | Peter Hurn | |
| Asad Syed | 0.5 | 0.5 | John Pickersgill |
His opponent had to face a Flaherty pawn storm , on the king side , all passers .it was like watching the Zulu Dawn film.well played Steve , you won us the match !
MCF League Division E 29Jan20
| Heywood 5 | 0 | 5 | Eccles 2 | |
| James Wildsmith | 0 | 1 | Batibileg Chagdarsuran | |
| John Pickersgill | 0 | 1 | Jules Irenge | |
| Mike Woodbridge | 0 | 1 | Lawrence Harold | |
| Josh Woodbridge | 0 | 1 | Darrell Lindsay | |
| Sean Woodbridge | 0 | 1 | Chris Lysons |
A very strong team from Eccles.
MCF League Division C 29Jan20
| Ashton 1 | 5 | 2 | Heywood 3 | |
| Anthony R Entwistle | 1 | 0 | Kyle Pelling | |
| Tim Chatys | 0.5 | 0.5 | Steve Flaherty | |
| Grzegorz Chatys | 1 | 0 | Tony Jinks | |
| Denzel Supatan | 0 | 1 | Akin Soyoye | |
| Colin Friar | 0.5 | 0.5 | Peter Hurn | |
| Phillip Shaughnessy | 1 | 0 | Vic Pelling | |
| Jack Munday | 1 | 0 | DeFault |
We started the game with only 6 players and they were very strong, Tony finished first getting in a muddle and losing, Akin came 45 mins late but won his game quickly being a piece up in the end game. Kyle was beaten on top board surprisingly, Steve got a well earned draw on board 2. My game was vey up and down my King was stuck in the middle nnd he had a lot of pressure down the centre, but I just managed to hold on and aftter he offered the draw I almost snatched his hand off. The last game was our own Vic Pelling who filled in at the last minute, He played a very good game and should have had a draw but just lost his head in the end game. So 5 -2 down but they were very strong.
Pete Hurn
CLL League Division A 29Jan20
| Preston A | 3.5 | 1.5 | Heywood A | |
| Malcolm Peacock | 1 | 0 | Philip Armstrong | |
| Phillip Taylor | 0 | 1 | Matthew Searles | |
| Conor Reaney | 1 | 0 | James Carrington | |
| Graham Ashcroft | 0.5 | 0.5 | Williiam O'Rourke | |
| Carl Tillotson | 1 | 0 | Dave Almond |
We lost to a very strong team.
East Lanc's League Division 2 28Jan20
| Clitheroe B | 1 | 4 | Heywood B | |
| Keith Melling | 1 | 0 | Default | |
| Eric Mansfield | 0 | 1 | Ian Mitchell | |
| Ray Sutcliffe | 0 | 1 | Derek Marsden | |
| Janis Abols | 0 | 1 | Peter Hurn | |
| Karl Barnsley | 0 | 1 | John T Crompton |
A good win for us after a nightmare of a journey, we were All late and Mark Southby could not make it at the last minute. So default on top board, John finished first pressurising his opponent and eventually winning. Ian was next to finish his opponent blundered a rook away and soon resigned. My game was a tussle my King was stranded in the centre of the board and doubled b pawns. We were down to Queen and Rook plus 5 pawns but my pieces were working together and I managed to get my e pawn in the attack as well,so he resigned. Derek who arrived 25 mins late was winning his game then he blundered his knight in the end game but then his opponent blundered his rook and so resigned. We are now top of Div 2!
Pete Hurn
Bury & Rochdale League Division B 27Jan20
| Tameside B | 2 | 2 | Heywood B | |
| Kyle Pelling | 1 | 0 | Peter Hurn | |
| Vic Pelling | 0 | 1 | John T Crompton | |
| Jordan Quinn | 1 | 0 | Lucas Stubbs | |
| Alfie Butterworth | 0 | 1 | John Pickersgill |
Lucas finished quickly but could not beat his opponent, captain John finished next after overcoming the junior he was against. My game v Kyle was looking quite even until I lost a pawn then a minor piece then another one trying to save the mate threat and then it was all over with another mate threat that I could not avoid. John was last to finish against new-comer Vic the game swung one way then the other and finally John just managed to get a supported passed pawn and the game was soon over. So 2 – 2 not a bad draw for us.
Pete Hurn
East Lanc's League Division 2 23Jan20
| Crusaders C | 0 | 5 | Heywood B | |
| Martin Regan | 0 | 1 | Tony Jinks | |
| Dominic Drag | 0 | 1 | James Wildsmith | |
| Robert Grounds | 0 | 1 | Ian Mitchell | |
| William Jones | 0 | 1 | Peter Hurn | |
| Liam Hickey | 0 | 1 | John T Crompton |
My game was first to finish my opponent got himself in all sorts of problems and I was looking to fork his Queen, Rook and King but he gave his King no escape square so it was mate at move 15. John was next to finish his opponent gave him a queen and was soon mated. James promoted to board 2 won next getting the exchange up and eventually a whole rook up and was too strong for his opponent winning quickly. Captain Ian Mitchell finished next always in control of his match he was too strong for his opponent. Tony won his game in a very close end game, and so we won 5 – 0 and now back at the top of the league!!
Pete Hurn
East Lanc's League Division 2 22Jan20
| Heywood A | 4.5 | 0.5 | Rossendale B | |
| John Addison | 0.5 | 0.5 | Peter Barlass | |
| Dave Almond | 1 | 0 | Ray Rushworth | |
| Steve Mason | 1 | 0 | Brian Bancroft | |
| Derek Marsden | 1 | 0 | Sam Walmsley | |
| Peter Hurn | 1 | 0 | Sergej Voroncov |
My game was first to finish and after being even on material my opponent failed to see that his Queen was pinned to his King and so lost 2 minor pieces for his queen, he played on and was eventually mated. Derek had a tussle with his opponent but eventually wore him down and won quickly. Dave was in control of his game and won easily. Steve Mason had a good game against his opponent and eventually beat him. John on top board played really well and got a well-earned draw. This result puts us top of the league just above our B team.
Pete Hurn
Bury & Rochdale League Division B 22Jan20
| Heywood B | 2 | 2 | Heywood C | |
| Lucas Stubbs | 1 | 0 | Rohan Muthu | |
| Malachy Fielding | 0 | 1 | Josh Woodbridge | |
| Conrad Fielding | 1 | 0 | Shaun Woodbridge | |
| De Fault | 0 | 1 | Michael Woodbridge |
A game for the juniors of the club we put together all that turned up on the night!
Central Lanc's League Division A 21Jan20
| Great Lever A | 3 | 2 | Heywood A | |
| Mike Surtees | 0.5 | 0.5 | Philip Armstrong | |
| Nicholas Barnaby | 0.5 | 0.5 | Matthew Searles | |
| Peter Kobryn | 1 | 0 | James Carrington | |
| John Lonsdale | 0.5 | 0.5 | Bill O'Rourke | |
| Chris Jardine | 0.5 | 0.5 | Dave Almond |
A close match with a strong team.
Manchester Chess Federation Division D 20Jan20
| Worsley '2' | 3.5 | 1.5 | Heywood '4' | |
| Damien McElvenny | 1 | 0 | Akin Soyoye | |
| Francis E Moan | 1 | 0 | Ian Mitchell | |
| Lanre Bammeke | 1 | 0 | Steve Mason | |
| Carl Royle | 0 | 1 | Derek Marsden | |
| Dave McIntyre | 0.5 | 0.5 | Dave Thorp |
We were beaten here by a very strong team. Thanks all for playing especially Akin who filled in for me on the day as I was very unwell..
Pete Hurn
East Lanc's League Division 2 15Jan20
| Heywood B | 2.5 | 2.5 | Rossendale B | |
| Tony Jinks | 0.5 | 0.5 | Ray Rushworth | |
| James Wildsmith | 1 | 0 | Sam Walmsley | |
| Peter Hurn | 0 | 1 | Brian Bancroft | |
| Lucas Stubbs | 0 | 1 | Paul Martin | |
| John Pickersgill | 1 | 0 | Owen Judge |
A close match Lucas was first to finish moving really too quickly and gave away material easily and so resigned. In my game I made a total blunder after being over 5 pts ahead, one move put me in trouble with mate to follow closely. James was next to finish and win again going 2 pawns up in the end game. John had a great game on board 5 and managed to beat his opponent in the end game. The top board was a very close game equal material and no way through for the Kings and so a draw was finally agreed. Good result many thanks to John for filling in at the last minute.
Peter Hurn
Manchester Chess Federation League Division A 15Jan20
| Heywood 1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | Bolton 2 | |
| Martyn Hamer | 0.5 | 0.5 | Lorand Sakic | |
| Peter Jowett | 1 | 0 | Adam Tyton | |
| James Carrington | 0 | 1 | Harry Lamb | |
| Bill O'Rourke | 1 | 0 | Allan Gardner | |
| Dave Almond | 0 | 1 | Paul Doherty | |
| Kyle Pelling | 1 | 0 | Ian D Lamb | |
| Ian Mitchell | 0 | 1 | Julian C Clissold |
A good draw against a strong team.
Bury & Rochdale League Division B 13Jan20
| Blue Club C | 1 | 3 | Heywood C | |
| Adam Jennings | 0 | 1 | Derek Marsden | |
| Bernard Dean | 0 | 1 | James Wildsmith | |
| Callum Oliver | 0 | 1 | Peter Hurn | |
| Josh Hardy | 1 | 0 | Josh Woodbridge |
This was a closer match than the result suggests, Josh was first to finish being well on top in his game but overlooked a clever queen move and was just beaten in the end. James finished next and again was several pawns up in the end game and so his opponent resigned. Mine was a close game I was on top being 2 pawns up but my opponent got me in a sticky position and I almost lost, but played on and eventually wore my opponent down. Derek was level on material on the top board but his opponent allowed a queen/King fork with his knight and so his opponent resigned. Good win for the C team in particular well done to Derek who suffered acute stomach pains all night, won his game and drove us to and from the venue. Also many thanks to James’s dad for bringing him.
Pete Hurn
East Lancs League Division 2 08Jan20
| Heywood A | 3.5 | 0.5 | Burnley C | |
| John Addison | 0.5 | 0.5 | Peter Logan | |
| Dave Almond | 1 | 0 | Robert Catlow | |
| James Wildsmith | 1 | 0 | Yousaf Ahmed | |
| Lucas Stubbs | 0 | 1 | Davaa Otgonbayar | |
| John Pickersgill | 1 | 0 | De Fault |
A good win for us puts us 2nd in the league with a game in hand.
MCF League Division C 08Jan20
| Heywood 3 | 7 | 0 | Chorlton 3 | |
| Kyle Pelling | 1 | 0 | De Fault | |
| Con Carey | 1 | 0 | De Fault | |
| Tony Jinks | 1 | 0 | De Fault | |
| Ian Mitchell | 1 | 0 | De Fault | |
| Steve Mason | 1 | 0 | De Fault | |
| Derek Marsden | 1 | 0 | De Fault | |
| Pete Hurn | 1 | 0 | De Fault |
Game was claimed by default as Chorlton didn't turn up or make any contact with us?
Bury & Rochdale League Division A 06Jan20
| Blue Club B | 3 | 1 | Heywood A | |
| Tim Hilton | 1 | 0 | Bill O'Rourke | |
| Armand Catz | 1 | 0 | Gareth Ellis | |
| Marlon Espiritu | 1 | 0 | Dave Almond | |
| Adam Jennings | 0 | 1 | Steve Flaherty |
Beaten by a strong team from Blue Club.
East Lancs League Division 2 02Jan20
| Burnley C | 1 | 4 | Heywood B | |
| Peter Logan | 0 | 1 | Dave Almond | |
| Rob Catlow | 1 | 0 | Ian Mitchell | |
| Davaa Otgonbayaa | 0 | 1 | Tony Jinks | |
| Yousaf Ahmed | 0 | 1 | James Wildsmith | |
| Brian Tattersall | 0 | 1 | Peter Hurn |
James was first to finish he managed to get a few pawns up and after swapping off all the pieces with a 3 or 4 passed pawns one of which queened very quickly. Tony finished his game next managing to skewer his opponents Queen through a discovered check. Ian was having a tussle but the exchange down and eventually lost. Dave on top board played his usual b3 opening and chalked up another win with it. My game was last to finish I was on top and missed an early move to win but after swapping off most of the bits I managed to fork his 2 rooks with my knight and eventually won with my superior pawns. So 4 – 1 and this puts the B team top of the division!
Latest Result from B&R Div B 16Dec19
| Blue Club C | 2 | 3 | Heywood B | |
| Jeff Wilson | 0.5 | 0.5 | Tony Jinks | |
| Brian Parkin | 0.5 | 0.5 | Peter Hurn | |
| Josh Hardy | 0 | 1 | John T Crompton | |
| De Fault | 0 | 1 | John Pickersgill |
John was first to finish after getting both his opponents rooks for minor pieces and mate followed shortly after. My game was looking like a draw with even pawns and pieces but I struggled on and after all pieces were off I agreed the draw. Tony had a good tussle on board 1 and he too accepted the draw offer with even pawns and pieces. They could not produce a board 4 player so we won on default, a good win that puts us 2nd in the league.
Pete Hurn
Latest Result from MCF Div 2 16Dec19
Blue Club '2' 2 5 Heywood '2'
Matthew Searles 1/2 1/2 Scott Riley
Tim Hilton 0 1 Mark Southby
Armand Catz 0 1 William O'Rourke
Mark Taylor 1 0 Kyle Pelling
Marlon Espiritu 1/2 1/2 Gareth Ellis
Kevin Edge 0 1 Dave S Almond
Dee Fault 0 1 Walk Over
Who needs the likes of James Carrington when we have the magnificent Mark Southby stepping in on Board 2 at the last minute?
This was after James forget to tell us that he was not coming to the match due to work commitments. The Blue Club 2 team was a player short which initially meant we had two players, Mark and non-playing captain Steve Flaherty, kicking their heels. When it became apparent that there would be no James we were able to substitute 126 graded Mark against the formidable 170 graded Tim Hilton.
After going a pawn down Mark then launched a ferocious series of combinations which left his opponent's position in tatters and resigning before the inevitable mate happened. Dave Almond had got the bit between his teeth and already beaten his opponent, so we had a surprising 3-0 lead. Kyle our Wunderkind was in a difficult position against Blue Club captain Mark Taylor and eventually lost. The top board match between two equally graded players, our Scott Riley and their Matthew Searles ended in draw which now meant we could not lose the match. Our Gareth Ellis was having a battle royal against Espiritu with his two knights against a bishop and a knight. Cannily Gareth got the draw which clinched the match for Heywood. Finally, on Board 3 our Bill O'Rourke, was playing scintillating chess against Armand Catz coming up with a series of great moves which weakened his opponent's position. In the end queen, rook and bishop combined to leave his opponent with what chess great Larsen once said..."my strongest move was to resign!"
So a 5-2 victory for Heywood 2 who are top of Division 2 in the Manchester League with 4 wins out of Well-done team and even to absent James who gave Mark Southby the chance to show his chess ability.
Steve Flaherty
Latest Result from ELL Div 2 11Dec19
Rossendale B 1.5 3.5 Heywood B
Rushworth, Ray 0 - 1 Akin Soyoye
Sullivan, Terry ½ - ½ Jinks, Anthony
Bancroft, B ½ - ½ Mitchell, Ian
Bridges, M ½ - ½ Hurn, Peter
McCarthy, David 0 - 1 Wildsmith, James
A good win for us, Akin turned up late but was first to finish winning his opponents Queen in a knight fork. James won quickly and easily on bottom board, he was just too strong for his opponent. My game was going well I was a piece up but overlooked his passed pawn! After swapping off most of the bits eventually with 2 knights v a bishop and 1 pawn the game was agreed a draw. Tony was next to finish and although with a piece up the game was agreed a draw with time very short.Last to finish was Ian on board 3, he was the exchange down but his opponent couldn't break through and so after some discussion, at the end of 50 moves the game too was agreed a draw.
Pete Hurn
Latest Result from CLL Div B 11Dec19
Heywood B 2 – 3 Crusaders C
Pelling, Kyle 1 - 0 Williamson, Ian
Ellis, Gareth ½ - ½ Dickinson, Peter
Almond, Dave S 0 - 1 Ndou, Goodchild
Flaherty, Steven M ½ - ½ Morgan, Paul
Marsden, Derek 0 - 1 Tumelty, Shaun
This was a surprise win for Crusaders bearing in mind our superiority on the bottom 3 boards. But the B team are still top of the league.
Latest Result from B&R League Div B 11Dec19
| Heywood C | 3 | 1 | Tameside B | |
| Lucas Stubbs | 1 | 0 | R Carrington | |
| Malachy Fielding | 0 | 1 | Vic Pelling | |
| Joshua Woodbridge | 1 | 0 | J Butterworth | |
| Shaun Woodbridge | 1 | 0 | A Butterworth |
Latest Result from B&R League Div B 04Dec19
| Heywood C | 0.5 | 3.5 | Bury | |
| Bill Walton | 0.5 | 0.5 | John Briggs | |
| Malachy Fielding | 0 | 1 | Steve Press | |
| Rohan Mutu | 0 | 1 | Daniel Smitil | |
| Conrad Fielding | 0 | 1 | Brian Forrest |
Latest Result from B&R League Div A 04Dec19
| Heywood A | 1 | 3 | Blue Club A | |
| Bill O'Rourke | 0 | 1 | Philip Armstrong | |
| Gareth Ellis | 0 | 1 | Tim Hilton | |
| Dave Almond | 0 | 1 | Matthew Searles | |
| Con Carey | 1 | 0 | Armand Catz |
| Heywood '4' | 4.5 | 0.5 | Bolton '4' | |
| Ian Mitchell | 0.5 | 0.5 | Arpad Busznyak | |
| Steve Mason | 1 | 0 | Dave Mathieson | |
| Tony Jinks | 1 | 0 | Mike Houlston | |
| Derek Marsden | 1 | 0 | Gary Cresswell | |
| Peter Hurn | 1 | 0 | Rachael Topping |
| Eccles '1' | 3.5 | 1.5 | Heywood '4' | |
| Vincent Logan | 1 | 0 | Akin Soyoye | |
| Michael Oszczyk | 0.5 | 0.5 | Derek Marsden | |
| Jules Irenge | 0 | 1 | Peter Hurn | |
| Batibileg Chagdarsuran | 1 | 0 | Dave Thorp | |
| Alex Sosnowski | 1 | 0 | John T Crompton |
A close match, Akin had a tussle on top board but just lost in the end, Dave played great on board 4 but just overlooked a complicated position and ended up losing his Queen and so eventually lost. John played well on board 5 and was a pawn up most of the match but his opponent managed to pinch a piece for the pawn and won in the end game. Derek had a great game and was on top but in the end he could not break through and the game was agreed a draw. My match was close with me playing the Kings gambit and he actually accepted it. The opening left me a pawn down and my King in the middle of the board, but he could not attack my position and after I exchanged Queens I pressured his King and he had to give a rook for my knight then a knight for nothing and after swapping off his last rook he resigned. Not a bad result considering 4 of their grades were estimated.
Peter Hurn
Latest Result from B&R League Div B 27Nov19
| Heywood C | 1 | 3 | Heywood B | |
| Mike Woodbridge | 0 | 1 | John Pickersgill | |
| Conrad Fielding | 0 | 1 | Lucas Stubbs | |
| Joshua Woodbridge | 0 | 1 | Malachy Fielding | |
| Shaun Woodbridge | 1 | 0 | Ronnie Power |
| Heywood 2 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 3C's '3' | |
| Bill O'Rourke | 1 | 0 | Paul Keech | |
| Carl Tillotson | 0.5 | 0.5 | Helal Ahmed | |
| Kyle Pelling | 0 | 1 | Ben Newton | |
| Ben Atueyi | 1 | 0 | Mohammed Rhoman | |
| Dave Almond | 1 | 0 | John Walton | |
| Steve Flaherty | 0 | 1 | Shahedul Alam | |
| Tony Jinks | 1 | 0 | Zayeem Alam |
| Marple | 4 | 3 | Heywood '3' | |
| Allan Hall | 1 | 0 | Kyle Pelling | |
| David Fowler | 0.5 | 0.5 | Tarini Jayawarna | |
| Chris Baker | 0.5 | 0.5 | Dave Almond | |
| David Preen | 1 | 0 | Ian Mitchell | |
| Paul Horrocks | 1 | 0 | Tony Jinks | |
| Neil Dainty | 0 | 1 | Thisumi Jayawarna | |
| Neil Dee | 0 | 1 | Peter Hurn |
| Bolton '1' | 3 | 4 | Heywood '1' | |
| Simeon Sakic | 0.5 | 0.5 | D. Brett Lund | |
| Adam Tyton | 0 | 1 | Nugith Jayawarna | |
| Harry Lamb | 0.5 | 0.5 | Peter Jowett | |
| Allan Gardner | 0 | 1 | Martyn Hamer | |
| Lee Bailey | 1 | 0 | James Carrington | |
| Victor Nagy | 0 | 1 | Bill O'Rourke | |
| Ian Lamb | 1 | 0 | Carl Tillotson |
A great win for us against a very strong Bolton team. Puts us top of the league at present.
Latest Result from ELL Div 2 20Nov19
| Heywood B | 2.5 | 2.5 | Heywood A | |
| Ian Mitchell | 0 | 1 | Kyle Pelling | |
| James Wildsmith | 0 | 1 | Dave Almond | |
| Derek Marsden | 0.5 | 0.5 | Steve Flaherty | |
| Peter Hurn | 1 | 0 | Lucas Stubbs | |
| Vic Pelling | 1 | 0 | Mike Woodbridge |
A close match the A team had strength on the top 3 boards, Kyle beat Ian Mitchell and Dave was a bit too strong for James, Derek and Steve had a tussle on board 3 and ended up calling it a draw after both short on time. My game v Lucas was very close he managed to get a pawn up in the opening, but gifted me piece some moves later. But mis calculated in the end game swapping his rook for my bishop thinking he could queen a pawn, I just managed to get my queen round to save it and he resigned. Vic was thrown into the match with 5 mins notice and managed to get on top of Mike with a fabulous King side attack and so Mike resigned. A draw a good result for the B team, the A team are currently top of the league.
Latest Result from B&R League Div B 20Nov19
| Heywood B | 2 | 2 | Blue Club C | |
| John Pickersgill | 0 | 1 | Brian Parkin | |
| Josh Woodbridge | 1 | 0 | Bernard Dean | |
| Shaun Woodbridge | 1 | 0 | Callum Oliver | |
| Malachy Fielding | 0 | 1 | Josh Hardy |
A good result. John had a won position only to get his King and Rook forked and eventually lost. Shaun and Josh both had good wins, they are really coming on. Malachy was unlucky on board 4.
Latest Result from CLL Div B 19Nov19
| Leyland B | 0.5 | 4.5 | Heywood B | |
| David Tuke | 0 | 1 | Kyle Pelling | |
| Ben O'Rourke | 0 | 1 | Dave Almond | |
| Steve Hughes | 0 | 1 | Steve Flaherty | |
| Dave Lindley | 0.5 | 0.5 | Tarini Jayawarna | |
| Ken Lawson | 0 | 1 | Thisumi Jayawarna |
Kyle finished second, he slowly took the space from his opponent and then started to put pressure on the King, A series of "checks" would then have resulted in his opponent losing his Queen so his opponent resigned.
Steve played a good steady game and increasingly outplayed his opponent to secure a great win, this put the team on 2.5 points with just a draw required from the final 2 games.
Thisumi was a piece up but very low on time, she just managed to make the 35 moves in the allotted time in order to gain the additional minutes allowed. This time was put to good use and the pressure finally told on her opponent who made a blunder in the end game. Well played
The final game was a ferocious battle which went right to the wire, Dave was the exchange and a pawn up (or 2?) and was pushing pawns in order to promote them. His opponent was making him work for the win but eventually playing on the increments took its toll and his opponent ran out of time.
Latest Result from ELL Div 2 14Nov19
| Crusaders D | 0.5 | 4.5 | Heywood A | |
| Asad Syed | 0 | 1 | Dave Almond | |
| Regan Topham | 0.5 | 0.5 | Stev Flaherty | |
| Dominik Drag | 0 | 1 | Ian Mitchell | |
| Robert Grounds | 0 | 1 | Peter Hurn | |
| William Jones | 0 | 1 | John T Crompton |
This was quite an easy win, my game was over in 10 mins my opponent gave me a queen for a knight at move 6 and then gave me bishop and knight before he resigned. Dave on top board finished next after also being gifted a queen for a minor piece. John Crompton was next to finish again being a queen up and mated his opponent. Next was Steve Flaherty playing perhaps their strongest player, It was an even ending and a draw was agreed
Pete Hurn
Latest Result from B&R League Div A 13Nov19
| Heywood B | 3 | 1 | Tameside B | |
| Bill O'Rourke | 0 | 1 | Armand Catz | |
| Gareth Ellis | 1 | 0 | Mark Taylor | |
| Dave Almond | 1 | 0 | Jeff Wilson | |
| Not Named | 1 | 0 | De Fault |
A good win for us
Latest Result from B&R League Div B 13Nov19
| Heywood B | 3 | 1 | Tameside B | |
| Tony Jinks | 0 | 1 | Kyle Pelling | |
| Peter Hurn | 1 | 0 | Mick McCue | |
| John T Crompton | 1 | 0 | Jordan Quinn | |
| Ashley Freeman | 1 | 0 | A. Butterworth |
John and John both had relatively easy games against juniors and ended up winning quickly. I was a pawn down in my game but had a great attack in the end game which ended up with him resigning after losing his queen in a knight fork. On top board Tony had a great game against Kyle but in the end Kyle was just too strong for him so he was forced to resign, good win for the team 3 - 1.
Latest Result from B&R League Div B 12Nov19
| Bury | 3 | 1 | Heywood C | |
| John Grindrod | 1 | 0 | Mike Woodbridge | |
| Jeremy Peach | 1 | 0 | Malachy Fielding | |
| Brian Forrest | 0 | 1 | Josh Woodbridge | |
| Ashley Freeman | 1 | 0 | Shaun Woodbridge |
Good experience for the juniors.
Latest Result from ELL Div 2 12Nov19
| Clitheroe B | 1.5 | 3.5 | Heywood A | |
| Keith Melling | 0 | 1 | Kyle Pelling | |
| Eric Mansfield | 0 | 1 | Dave Almond | |
| R. Sutcliffe | 0.5 | 0.5 | Steve Flaherty | |
| John Moxham | 1 | 0 | Con Carey | |
| Janis Abols | 0 | 1 | Peter Hurn |
I was the exchange down early on but managed to get a piece and a pawn in the middle game and then my attack was too strong for him he couldn't stop my passed pawn. Kyle had a quick win on top board, whilst Steve played out a stodgey draw and Con got into trouble in his match losing in the end game. So the score stood at 2.5 to 1.5 with Dave on top in his game being the exchange up and his opponent blundered in the end game giving us the win 3.5 to 1.5.
Pete Hurn
| Heywood A | 3 | 2 | Atherton A | |
| Phillip Armstrong | 1 | 0 | Lee Kay | |
| Matthew Searles | 0.5 | 0.5 | Peter Mulleady | |
| James Carrington | 0.5 | 0.5 | Martin Lythgoe | |
| Bill O'Rourke | 0 | 1 | Dave Martindale | |
| Gareth Ellis | 1 | 0 | Harry Newham |
| Bolton '5' | 3.5 | 1.5 | Heywood '5' | |
| William Fairclough | 1 | 0 | Jason Chapman | |
| Bryony Eccleston | 0 | 1 | Mark Cooper | |
| Leon Hunt | 1 | 0 | Michael Woodbridge | |
| Sam Hunt | 0.5 | 0.5 | Joshua Woodbridge | |
| Lewis Sheehy | 1 | 0 | Shaun Woodbridge |
Cup match we played OK but they were just too strong for us, well done Mark and Josh.