Caergwrle Derby Arms Chess Club

2007-2008 Season

Chester League

Caergwrle 1

Division 1

2007.09.12 Wednesday home Colwyn Bay won 3-2
2007.10.02 Tuesday away Wrexham draw 2½-2½
2007.10.23 Tuesday away Chester 1 won 3-2
2007.11.21 Wednesday home Rhyl won 4-1
2007.12.04 Tuesday away Chester 2 won 4-1
2008.01.08 Tuesday away Colwyn Bay draw 2½-2½
2008.01.23 Wednesday home Wrexham won 3-2
2008.02.20 Wednesday home Chester 1 won 3½-1½
2008.03.04 Tuesday away Rhyl won 3-2
2008.04.09 Wednesday home Chester 2 won 4-1

Chester League Division 1 P W D L F A P
Caergwrle 10 8 2 0 32½17½9
Chester 1 10 5 0 5 27 23 5
Wrexham 10 3 4 3 26½ 23½ 5
Rhyl 10 5 0 5 25 25 5
Colwyn Bay 10 3 3 4 26 24
Chester 2 10 0 3 7 13½ 36½

Individual Wins


Caergwrle 1 v Chester 2

2008.04.09

Robert Clark ½-½ Paul Watson
David Bennion 1-0 Joe Nemcek
John Gorman 1-0 Steven Lloyd
Neville Layhe ½-½ John Sutcliffe
Steven Barnett 1-0 Harold Bullard

Caergwrle won 4-1 against Chester 2 in the last match of the season to complete a clean sweep of the Chester league division 1 home games, there were wins for Dave Bennion, John Gorman and Steve Barnett. The fixtures have been completed and Caergwrle have gone the whole season unbeaten.

CAERGWRLE WON 4-1

Rhyl 1 v Caergwrle 1

2008.03.04

Les Simcock ½-½ Robert Clark
Michael Williams 0-1 David Bennion
Chris Grier ½-½ Robert Skinner
Huw Jones 0-1 John Gorman
Andrew Nicol 1-0 David Parker-Williams

Dave Parker-Williams lost his game, but after Dave Bennion won and Rob Skinner drew the match score was 1½-1½. Caergwrle only needed to draw this match to win the league, John Gorman offered his opponent a rook and then mated him. The match was then at least a draw and after Bob Clark agreed a draw in his game the match resulted in a 3-2 win for Caergwrle.

CAERGWRLE WON 3-2

Caergwrle 1 v Chester 1

2008.02.20

David Bennion 0-1 Chris Doran
Robert Clark ½-½ Matthew Demmon
Robert Skinner 1-0 David Bryan
John Gorman 1-0 Tim Everrett
David Parker-Williams 1-0 Geoff Townsend
CAERGWRLE WON 3½-1½

Caergwrle 1 v Wrexham 1

2008.01.23

Robert Clark ½-½ Richard Dineley
David Bennion 1-0 John Canham
John Gorman ½-½ Ray Holland
Neville Layhe 1-0 Peter Fisher
David Parker-Williams 0-1 Brian Davies
CAERGWRLE WON 3-2

Colwyn Bay v Caergwrle 1

2008.01.08

David Jameson ½-½ David Bennion
Nick Wilson 0-1 Robert Clark
Michael Whale 0-1 John Gorman
Brendan Shields 1-0 Robert Skinner
Jack Taylor 1-0 Edwin Livesey
CAERGWRLE DREW 2½-2½

Chester 2 v Caergwrle 1

2007.12.04

Paul Watson 1-0 Robert Clark
Shaun McConochie 0-1 David Bennion
Joe Nemcek 0-1 John Gorman
Steve Lloyd 0-1 Edwin Livesey
John Sutcliffe 0-1 David Parker-Williams
CAERGWRLE WON 4-1

Caergwrle 1 v Rhyl 1

2007.11.21

Robert Clark 1-0 Les Simcock
David Bennion 1-0 Michael Williams
Robert Skinner 1-0 Chris Grier
Edwin Livesey 0-1 Andrew Nicol
David Parker-Williams 1-0 John Simmons
CAERGWRLE WON 4-1

Chester 1 v Caergwrle 1

2007.10.23

Ard Van Bergen 0-1 Robert Clark
Chris Doran 0-1 David Bennion
David Bryan ½-½ Robert Skinner
Tim Everrett ½-½ Edwin Livesey
Graham Bromley 1-0 Michael Friel
CAERGWRLE WON 3-2

Wrexham 1 v Caergwrle 1

2007.10.02

Richard Dineley ½-½ Robert Clark
John Canham 0-1 David Bennion
Ray Holland 1-0 Robert Skinner
Peter Fisher 0-1 John Gorman
Brian Davies 1-0 David Parker-Williams
CAERGWRLE DREW 2½-2½

Caergwrle 1 v Colwyn Bay

2007.09.12

Robert Clark 0-1 David Jameson
David Bennion 1-0 John Blore
John Gorman 0-1 Nick Wilson
Robert Skinner 1-0 Michael Whale
David Parker-Williams 1-0 Glenn Chalk
CAERGWRLE WON 3-2

Handicap Knockout

Semi-Final

Holywell v Caergwrle

2008.03.10

Michael Vidler 0-1 Robert Clark
Haydn Parry 0-1 David Bennion
Liam Jefferies 0-1 John Gorman
Max Coventry 1-0 Robert Skinner
Steven Williams 0-1 Edwin Livesey
Howard Roberts 1-0 David Parker-Williams

Holywell had two and a half points start, which is the handicap for a first division side against a second division side, they needed two points to win the match.

CAERGWRLE LOST 4-4½

Quarter-Final

Corwen & Ruthin v Caergwrle

2008.02.13

David Castledine 0-1 Robert Clark
Dafydd Evans 0-1 David Bennion
J Ventre 0-1 Robert Skinner
G Soloman 0-1 Edwin Livesey
F Davies 0-1 David Parker-Williams
P Hart 0-1 Richard Martin

Corwen had three and a half points start, which a third division side gets from a first division side.

CAERGWRLE WON 6-3½
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