Tans v Forest Hall D

This was a tough match. Forest Hall D’s matches have been close and this was no exception. Jonny & Dave lost relatively quickly, Derek won, comfortably (?) and David swindled Stuart Skelsey, which left Tim with a lost ending and probably a lost match. Help. However when all is lost, you can play risky moves, and I managed first to activate two knights, giving my opponent a lot of forks to think about, and then the game ended in a draw by perpetual, each side having about about 10 secs left on the clock.
Particular thanks to David who has won all five of the matches he has played for the Tans.

Match Played at Corbridge Parish Hall – Thu 12 Mar 2020
Tans		Forest Hall D
David Wrigley	1-0	Stuart Skelsey
Tim Wrigley	½-½	Ciaran McDonald
Derek Harris	1-0	Morgan French
Dave Humphreys	0-1	Weiming Xu
Jonny Kearney	0-1	Ian Rook
	2½-2½

Newcastle Uni v Tans

By far the most interesting game of the evening was Derek’s game against
Shawn Edgar Miranda. Particularly the ending, a tense Q,R and 3/4 pawns
which saw mate threats for both sides, Q & R face-offs where both sides looked
vulnerable. It seemed hard to me just watching, but I was not aware of any
mistakes made by either side. The game finished when Derek forced a perpetual
check. I think he had to in order to avoid a mate behind his own pawns on the h
file.

Match Played at the University Fri 28 Feb 2020
Newcastle University		Tans
Hanif Zaman	0-1	David Wrigley
Mez Benmaamar	½-½	Tim Wrigley
Shawn Edgar Miranda	½-½	Derek Harris
Abdulrahman Jalili	1-0	Steve Larkin
Mohammed Alsharif	0-1	Dave Humphreys
	2-3

Tans v S Shields B

What a strange evening. As I opened the front door of the Parish Hall, the alarm went off.
Absolutely deafening, but nobody in Corbridge seemed too concerned.
After a few phone calls, the caretaker arrived and turned the alarm off, but not before I had
had gone into panic mode.
Many thanks to Tim Barmby & John Morgan who both played at short notice.

Match Played in Corbridge Parish Hall Thu 13 Feb 2020
Tans		S Shields B
Tim Wrigley	0-1	Brian Towers
Peter Crichton	1-0	Kevin Rowden
Dave Humphreys	0-1	Dave Campbell
Tim Barmby	0-1	Lewis Self
John Morgan	0-1	Eddie Czestochowski
	1-4

Morpeth B v Tans

Match Played at Morpeth Rugby Club Wed 22 Jan 2020
Morpeth B		Tans
Martin Seeber	½-½	Tim Wrigley
Phil Eastlake	0-1	David Wrigley
Bob Mitcheson	0-1	Peter Crichton
Alan Welsh	1-0	Steve Larkin
John Horton	1-0	Dave Humphreys
	2½-2½

Tans v Gateshead

Match Played at The Dyvels Thu 13 Dec 2019
Tans		Gateshead
David Wrigley	1-0	Andrew Robinson
Tim Wrigley	½-½	Kevin Cox
Peter Crichton	1-0	Bill Noble
Steve Larkin	1-0	Peter Wells
Dave Humphreys	0-1	Asa Bayran
	3½-1½

Tynemouth C v Tans

Match Played at Tynemouth Tue 26 Nov 2019
Tynemouth C		Tans
Simon Matthews	0-1	David Wrigley
Christian Smith	1-0	Tim Wrigley
Keith Marshall	½-½	Steve Larkin
Andrew Perella	1-0	Dave Humphreys
Alex McFarlane	1-0	Jonny Kearney
	3½-1½

Tans v Forest Hall D

Match Played at Corbridge Thu 14 Mar 2019
Tans		Forest Hall D
Derek Harris	0-1	Ian Rook
David Wrigley	1-0	Mehdi Mazarei
Steve Larkin	0-1	Alex Brodie
Dave Humphries	0-1	Jamie McIntosh
David Foster	0-1	Ryan Duff
	1-4

S Shields B v Tans

Match Played in South Shields Thu 28 Feb 2019
South Shields B		Tans
Brian Towers	1-0	Derek Harris
Kevin Rowden	½-½	Tim Wrigley
Dave Patterson	0-1	James Ross
Konstantinos Decidimonous	1-0	Ian Mackay
Eddie Czestochowski	0-1	Peter Crichton
	2½-2½

Tans v Tynemouth C

Match Played at Corbridge Thu 14 Feb 2019
Tans		Tynemouth C
Derek Harris	0-1	Antonio Moneva-Jordan
Tim Wrigley	0-1	Gary Cornwall
Peter Crichton	½-½	Christian Smith
Steve Larkin	0-1	Alex McFarlane
Dave Humphreys	1-0	Joe Murray
	1½-3½

Gosforth Salters v Tans

The Tans had to field a weakened team, but called in David Wrigley to help.
The match went right down to the wire. Playing without increments and needing to win, David Wrigley’s game went to a tense endgame scramble, his speciality.
Elsewhere Tim & Peter had tame draws. Dave Foster Jnr was heavily outgraded on Board 5, played well, but two pawns lost in a sharp exchange proved fatal.
Dave Humphreys had the better of an awkward Q, R & pawn endings, but was caught by a perpetual check, a fine draw that could so easily have been a win.
Although Gosforth Salters are bottom of the league they are a strong team, and this is a point won, rather than one lost. Well played all, especially David Wrigley and Dave Humphreys.

Match Played at Gosforth Mon 28 Jan 2019
Gosforth Dalters		Tans
Ray Devenney	½-½	Tim Wrigley
Dave Baynes	0-1	David Wrigley
Paul Sumner	½-½	Peter Crichton
Martin Beardsley	½-½	Dave Humphreys
Alistair Ridley	1-0	Dave Foster Jnr
	2½-2½