Robin Templeton reports on last Thursday’s Dunbarton knockout match vs Dalmuir B:
Montrose cruise into the semis
Glasgow Montrose is the first team to book their place in the semi-finals of the Dunbarton league Knockout tournament by overcoming plucky Dalmuir B 3.5 – 0.5.
The match was closer than the result suggests with the all the games hard fought. In a complex position, Norman created so many problems that his opponent left his queen en prise. Kenny admitted to going a pawn down in the opening before he launched a checkmating attack on the rook’s file. On bottom board, late substitute Chris played out a careful draw with knight and pawns on either side. On top board, I was given the hardest workout of the season so far. Just when my opponent thought he had found a shot, it turned out to be a shocker. The motto – beware of the poisoned pawn.
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Glasgow Montrose |
Dalmuir B |
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| R Templeton B |
1 – 0 |
I McKechnie |
| K McCaffrey |
1 – 0 |
F Taylor |
| N Lindsay |
1 – 0 |
C McPhedran |
| C Perkin |
0.5 – 0.5 |
J McCartan |
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3.5 – 0.5 |
‘B’ Team beat Cathcart 2.5-1.5
The ‘B’ team beat Cathcart ‘B’ last night in a Div. 3 fixture played away at the Giffnock Bowling & Tennis Club. Steve lost on board 3, but David and Sean scored convincing wins on boards 1 and 4 to leave Montrose 2-1 up, with all to play for on board 2. Roy, in time trouble, failed to convert a massive passed pawn on f6 into a win, but instead split the point in order to clinch victory for the team.
| Board | Cathcart B | 1.5 | 2.5 | Glasgow Montrose B | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. Livie | W | 0 | 1 | B | D. Reid |
| 2 | Mac McKenzie | B | 0.5 | 0.5 | W | R. Smeeton |
| 3 | S. Beaton | W | 1 | 0 | B | S. Forgrieve |
| 4 | A. Waddell | B | 0 | 1 | W | S. Groundwater |
‘B’ team lose 4-2 to Crowwood ‘B’
The ‘B’ team lost 4-2 playing at home to Crowwood ‘B’ in last night’s Division 2 tussle. Results are as follows:
| Board | Glasgow Montrose ‘B’ | 2 | 4 | Crowwood ‘B’ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Murray | B | 0 | 1 | W | G Rylance |
| 2 | Roy Smeeton | W | 0.5 | 0.5 | B | M Theodoreson |
| 3 | Jim Mearns | B | 0 | 1 | W | P Thomson |
| 4 | Chris Perkin | W | 1 | 0 | B | J Peacock |
| 5 | Sean Groundwater | B | 0 | 1 | W | A Pollock |
| 6 | Paul Blair | W | 0.5 | 0.5 | B | A G Barlow |
‘A’ team beats ‘B’ team 5-1
A glorious mating combination by Chris Perkin saved the ‘B’ team from a wipeout in tonight’s Glasgow League Div. 2 fixture against the ‘A’ team.
Full results are as follows:
| Board | Glasgow Montrose ‘B’ | 1 | 5 | Glasgow Montrose ‘A’ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Murray | W | 0 | 1 | B | Kenny McCaffrey |
| 2 | Roy Smeeton | B | 0 | 1 | W | Robin Templeton |
| 3 | Jim Mearns | W | 0 | 1 | B | Norman Y Lindsay |
| 4 | Chris Perkin | B | 1 | 0 | W | Bahloul Voghouei |
| 5 | Sean Groundwater | W | 0 | 1 | B | Nicolas Guirkinger |
| 6 | Andrew Dick | B | 0 | 1 | W | David Reid |
Season kicks off with ‘A’ vs. ‘B’ Team showdown
The 2010-2011 season kicks off in earnest tonight* with a Glasgow League Division 2 fixture between Glasgow Montrose ‘A’ and ‘B’ teams at the club premises at the Novotel.
Watch this space for the results of this thrilling showdown, or follow the match as it happens at twitter.com/glasgowmontrose
(* GM have in fact been warming up since early September with friendly blitz and handicap tournaments.)
‘B’ team lose 5-1 to Phones ‘A’
The ‘B’ team, outgraded on every board by 300-400 points, went down 5-1 to Phones ‘A’ in tonight’s Div. 2 fixture played at home in the Novotel.
Heroic efforts by Chris Perkin and Jim Mearns avoided the wipe-out.
| Board | Glasgow Montrose ‘B’ | 1 | 5 | Phones ‘A’ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. Perkin | W | 0.5 | 0.5 | B | S. MacDonald |
| 2 | R. Smeeton | B | 0 | 1 | W | R. Dickson |
| 3 | J. Murray | W | 0 | 1 | B | S. Rettie |
| 4 | J. Mearns | B | 0.5 | 0.5 | W | J. Findlay |
| 5 | S. Groundwater | W | 0 | 1 | B | K. Strathern |
| 6 | S. Forgrieve | B | 0 | 1 | W | C. Paterson |
‘B’ Team lose 2.5 – 3.5 to Giffnock ‘B’ Team
| Board | Polytechnic ‘B’ | 3.5 | 2.5 | Glasgow Montrose ‘A’ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J Eldridge | W | 0 | 1 | B | E Ferry |
| 2 | L Brookens | B | 1 | 0 | W | S Collins |
| 3 | D Breslin | W | 1 | 0 | B | R Templeton |
| 4 | B Laidlaw | B | 0.5 | 0.5 | W | N Lindsay |
| 5 | E Delgado | W | 0 | 1 | B | D Reid |
| 6 | B Innes | B | 1 | 0 | W | P Blair |
‘B’ Team lose 5-1 to East Kilbride ‘A’
A heavily outgraded ‘B’ Team, lacking its top three boards, lost 5-1 playing away against East Kilbride ‘A’ Team on the Div. 2 fixture played on Thursday October 29th. Congrats to new member Graeme for preventing the ‘wipe-out’!
| Board | Glasgow Montrose ‘B’ | 1 | 5 | East Kilbride ‘A’ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J Mearns (1390) | W | 0 | 1 | B | A Jelfs (1872) |
| 2 | S Groundwater (1388) | B | 0 | 1 | W | F Murray (1669) |
| 3 | A Dick (1164) | W | 0 | 1 | B | D MacDonald (1569) |
| 4 | S Forgrieve (U/G) | B | 0 | 1 | W | J Dykes (1486) |
| 5 | G MacDonald (U/G) | W | 1 | 0 | B | T Brisbane (1485) |
| 6 | — Default — | B | 0 | 1 | W | T Dunlop |
‘A’ Team beats Phones ‘A’ 3.5 – 2.5
The ‘A’ Team won 3.5 – 2.5 playing away against Phones ‘A’ Team on the Div. 2 fixture played on October 26th.
| Board | Phones ‘A’ | 2.5 | 3.5 | Glasgow Montrose ‘A’ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S MacDonald | W | 0 | 1 | B | S Collins |
| 2 | R Dickson | B | 0.5 | 0.5 | W | R Templeton |
| 3 | S Rettie | W | 0 | 1 | B | K McCaffrey |
| 4 | J Findlay | B | 0 | 1 | W | D Reid |
| 5 | K Strathern | W | 1 | 0 | B | Suheeb Shnawa |
| 6 | C Paterson | B | 1 | 0 | W | P Blair |
‘A’ Team wipes out ‘B’ Team in hard-fought Div. 2 tussle
Despite the ‘B’ team having promising positions on at least 4 boards, a series of last-minute slip-ups ensured that the ‘A’ Team won 6-0 in tonight’s Glasgow League Div. 2 fixture.
Chris on board 1 and Steven on board 6 achieved won positions against their higher-graded opponents, and Jim Mearns on board 3 and your humble Webmaster on board 4 held even positions for much of their respective games, but eventually bad luck and/or bad nerves conspired to cause a wipe-out at the end of the night.
Full results are as follows:
| Board | Glasgow Montrose ‘B’ | 0 | 6 | Glasgow Montrose ‘A’ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Perkin (1526) | W | 0 | 1 | B | Ed Ferry (1954) |
| 2 | Jim Murray (1467) | B | 0 | 1 | W | Sam Collins (1789) |
| 3 | Jim Mearns (1390) | W | 0 | 1 | B | Norman Lindsay (1751) |
| 4 | Sean Groundwater (1388) | B | 0 | 1 | W | Kenny McCaffrey (1768) |
| 5 | Andrew Dick (1142) | W | 0 | 1 | B | Robin Templeton (1750) |
| 6 | Steven Forgrieve (U/G) | B | 0 | 1 | W | David Reid (1681) |
