Last Week's Results

A depleted Ashby 1, with Tom Dove and Reece Whittington both unavailable, were beaten 3-2 at Market Harborough last Wednesday. We more than held our own on the top 3 boards, with Gheorghe and Richard both drawing, and Tom Gerrard winning. Unfortunately we couldn't sustain it on the bottom boards. Steve was unlucky on board 5. In a drawish looking endgame he had Rook, Knight and 5 Pawns against Rook, Bishop and 5 Pawns, but with just under a minute on his clock the pressure got to him and he blundered his Rook.

Ashby 3 were held to a 2-2 draw at Wigston 3 last Thursday, with Tom and Larry winning on the top two boards, and Steve and Nick disgracing themselves on boards 3 and 4. However, we still have games in hand of the teams just above us so a top half finish is still a realistic proposition.

There were also games played in both the Club Championship and the U1450 Championship.

In the Club Championship, Richard Vann beat GM Mick Brown and Chris Tipper beat Ben McDermott.

In the U1450 Championship, Ian Maskery beat Peter Anderton, Paul Mayer beat Graham Bird and Neil Roberts beat Ivan Halla.

Ashby 4 Still Propping Up The Table

 Ashby 4 continue to prop up the Division 4 table following a 3-1 home loss against title chasing Kirby Muxloe 1 on Thursday evenng. It was a massive mis-match, with Ashby being outrated by 1277 points in total.

Aspiring GM Mick Brown found himself up against an opponent rated over 2000 on board 1 and, not surprisingly, failed to cause an upset. 

IM Ian Maskery, on board 2, fared little better against an opponent rated 445 points higher and also went the same way.

It was better news on board 3 where Ric Dawson put in a Captain's performance to beat an opponent rated 168 points higher.

Recent recruit Paul Harrison on board 4, although not outrated by as much as the rest of the team, went the same way as boards 1 and 2.

Athough bottom of the table we have 2 matches in hand of the two teams just above us, so we could possibly avoid the Wooden Spoon.

Points Shared At Thurnby

Ashby 2 drew 2.5 - 2.5 at Thurnby on Wednesday evening. With Chris, Steve and Nick all drawing on boards 2, 4 and 5, and Tom losing on board 1, it was left to Larry to save the day with a win on board 3 - a rare departure from his usual draw !!

Club Championship / U1450 Championship

The draw for the 1st round of both the Club Championship and the U1450 Championship has now been made.

Click here for the Club Championship draw.

Click here for the U1450 Championship draw.

Another Pointless Week

It was another pointless week for Ashby this week, with Ashby 1, Ashby 3 and Ashby 5 all losing.

Ashby 3 travelled to Braunstone on Wednesday and left enpty handed. Despite a draw from Tom on board 1 and a win for Nick on board 4, Larry and Steve were unable to contribute anything to the score, and we went down by 2.5 - 1.5. We are still only a point behind 3 of the teams just above us, but with games in hand.

Ashby 1 are still looking for their first win of the season following a 3-2 home defeat against a very strong Loughborough team on Thursday evening, a result that leaves us still propping up the Division 1 table. I await Tom Dove's report on the proceedings.

Ashby 5 were also at home on Thursday evening and fared no better. A 3-1 defeat against the Pork Pies from Melton Mowbray 3 ensued, although there were decent draws on boards 2 and 3 from two of our new recruits, Tyler Rowney and Paul Harrison. We remain 3 points adrift at the bottom of the Division 5 table and have played more games than the team just above us.

Ashby February Player Ratings / David Reynolds Cup Standings

The current Ashby player ratings, as at 1st February 2026, have now been published and can be viewed from the tab at the top of the page.

The current David Reynolds Cup standings, as at 1st February 2026, have now been published and can be viewed from the tab at the top of the page.

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