Last Night's Results

3 Matches played last night, resulting in one draw and two losses.

Ashby 1 were away against an unbeaten Wigston team, who have won Division 1 by a margin of 7 points. It was always going to be a difficult night and we were without Tom Dove and Reece Whittington so the 4.5 - 0.5 scoreline was no surprise. There was another good draw from Gheorge on board 1 against an opponent rated 245 points higher, but that was the highlight of our night.This was their last game of the season and the unwanted Wooden Spoon.

Ashby 3 were at home against Market Harborough 2 and, despite being outrated on all boards, drew 2-2. Steve's recent slump in form was reversed as he was the first to finish with a win on board 3, closely followed by a draw (how unusual !!) from Larry on board 2. Tom was up against Ashby Old Boy, Andrew Faulds, on board 1. Despite being up a Knight for a couple of pawns, the position was totally locked and he had to settle for a draw. GM Mick Brown was unable to bridge the near 200 point rating gap on board 4.With one match left to play they are guaranteed to finish 3rd.

Ashby 5 took 7 players to their match at Kirby Muxloe 2 and were narrowly beaten by 4 - 3. Once again we were outrated on 5 of the 7 boards and did well to draw all of the top 4. There was a good win from Ben McDermott on board 6, but losses on boards 5 and 7 condemned us to defeat in what was their last game of the season and  the Division 5 Wooden Spoon, to go with the Division 1 Wooden Spoon.

Elsewhere, Roy Evans beat Chris Tipper in the second round of the Club Championship and Paul Harrison beat Ivan Hallam in the second round of the U1450 Championship.

Last Week's Results

It was one win and one loss last week.

Ashby 2 were at home against top of the table Wigston 2 in Division 2 and went down by 3.5 - 1.5. There was another good win for Paul Gibson on board 2 and a draw for Patrick Buckley on board 3. Unfortunately the rest of us sunk without trace !!

It was better news for Ashby 4, winning 2.5 - 1.5 at Anstey 5 in Division 4. The Wyld Man and GM Brown won their games on boards 1 and 2, with a draw from inspirational Team Captain, Ric Dawson, on board 3 giving us the points. The less said about IM Maskery on board 4 the better !! With 2 matches still to play we can still avoid the Wooden Spoon if results go our way.

Elsewhere, Neil Roberts beat Dan Evans in the second round of the Club U1450 Championship.

Another bit of belated news, because I only found out on Thursday evening, is that Andrew Wilson played in the Wells (Somerset) Congress last month. Unfortunately he could only manage 2 draws and 3 losses from his 5 games, to finish on 1/5 and joint 25th out of 28 in the Major Section. He is hoping for better luck next month when he plans to enter the Leamington Congress.

2026 AGM

Just a reminder to everybody that this year's AGM will take place on Thursday 4th June @19:30. Please let Ben McDermott or Neil Roberts know if there is anything you would like put on the Agenda for discussion.

This Weeks's Results

Another week of mixed results for the Club, with a win, a draw and a loss from our 3 matches.

Ashby 3 travelled to top of the table Heathcote Arms on Tuesday and came away with a 2-2 draw. This means that a point from our match against Market Harborough 2 on the 30th April will guarantee us 3rd place.

Ashby 1 are still pointless following a 4-1 home defeat by Anstey 2 on Thursday.

Ashby 5 fared somewhat better with a 2.5 - 1.5 win against Anstey 8. Unfortunately, however, they have still come away with the Wooden Spoon.

U1450 Championship

The outstanding game in the 1st round of the Club U1450 Championship was played last night, resulting in a draw between Ric and Dan.

The draw for the 2nd round has now been made and can be viewed here, All games to be played by the 28th May.

David Reynolds Cup Update

I have just received an update to the current David Reynolds Cup standings. Click here to view or use the tab at the top of the page.

This Week's Results

Ashby 2 were well beaten at Syston 2 on Tuesday evening. A win for Larry on board 4 was all we could manage in a 4-1 defeat.

Braunstone defaulted their match against Ashby 3 last night, meaning that we have now moved up to 3rd in the table. With 3 matches left to play it is mathematically possible, but unlikely, for us to be runners-up in the Division.

Ashby 4 cemented their position at the bottom of Division 4 with a 2.5 - 1.5 defeat by Anstey 6. IM Ian Maskery demonstrated his inimitable endgame technique with a draw on board 2 and Ric got a slightly fortunate win on time on board 3. 

There were two games played in the 2nd round of the Club Championship, with Tom G. beating Steve and Paul beating Ben.

Club Championship 2nd Round Draw

The draw for the 2nd round of the Club Championship has now been made and can be viewed here, or from the Club Championship link on the left hand side of the page.