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Essex Team Blitz Championship 2008
Sponsored by King & King
20th
July 2008 at Ilford
Controller:
Ivor Smith
The original booking at Wanstead fell through and we had to relocate at short notice. Fortunately, Ilford CC came to the rescue with a booking for the hall at their regular club venue. Whether the late change of venue affected the entry is not certain, but eight teams from eight Clubs is the smallest for this event. A composite team formed from Maldon and Chelmsford members participated. The hall at Ilford's venue is the same architecture as the hall at Wanstead House and only marginally smaller, so there was plenty of room.
Small the entry may have been, but a keen contest ensued. The winners, Cavendish, did not have things all their own way and Ilford held the lead through rounds 4, 5 and 6. But in the last round, Ilford, leading by a point, could only manage 2½–1½ against bottom team Upminster and Cavendish steamed to the front with 4–0 against Wanstead B, to win by half a point.
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|
Cav |
Ilf |
Wri |
Wan A |
Bar |
Mal/Chel |
Wan B |
Upm |
Tot |
|
Cavendish |
|
2½ |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2½ |
4 |
4 |
21 |
|
Ilford |
1½ |
|
3 |
3 |
3½ |
3 |
4 |
2½ |
20½ |
|
Writtle |
2 |
1 |
|
2 |
1½ |
3 |
3 |
4 |
16½ |
|
Wanstead 'A' |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
2½ |
2 |
3 |
3 |
14½ |
|
Barking |
1 |
½ |
2½ |
1½ |
|
2 |
4 |
3 |
14½ |
|
Maldon/Chelmsford |
1½ |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
1 |
3½ |
12 |
|
Wanstead 'B' |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
|
2½ |
7½ |
|
Upminster |
0 |
1½ |
0 |
1 |
1 |
½ |
1½ |
|
5½ |
|
Engraved clock to Cavendish |
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Team Blitz Individual Scores
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Team |
Player |
Total |
|---|---|---|
| Cavendish |
Kenny Harman 4½, Zaki Harari 5½, Danny Wright 6½, Syd Kalinsky 4½ |
21 |
Ilford |
Andrew Lewis 6½, John Hodgson 4½, Uday Kanike 4½ Tom Barton 5 |
20½ |
Writtle |
Russell White 5, Chris Fegan 3, John Moore 4½, David Millward 4 |
16½ |
Barking |
David Sands 3, Jeff Goldberg 4½, Bill Stirling 3, Ray Purse 4 |
14½ |
Wanstead A |
Larry Marden 3, John Philpott (sub) 1½, Ian Hunnable 3½, Terry Whitton 6½ |
14½ |
Maldon/Chelmsford |
Chris Hampton 1½, Robin Slade 6, Tom Winter 2½, Ian Woodward 2 |
12 |
Wanstead B |
Gerry Hayes 2½, Mark Murrell ½, David Smith 3, Sid Burns 1½ |
7½ |
Upminster |
Jim Howson 2, Robert Iannetta 2½, Mustapha Rahaman ½, Geoff Cooper ½ |
5½ |
|
Engraved clock to Cavendish Board prize winners in bold |
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Some Blitz views
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Upper left: the hall at Ilford CC's venue in Beehive Lane afforded comfortable accommodation for both events. Above right: Ilford v Upminster in the last round cost the home Club dear when they won by only 2½-1½ against the back markers whom Cavendish had beaten 4-0. Left: Chelmsford/Maldon on the left v Wanstead A. Wanstead was the only Club to enter two teams. All pictures: Ian Hunnable |
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