RA2 plays once again in Division 6, but now there is a new Division below and Division 6 is not a Swiss, but a set of four all-play-all groups, RA2 being in Group B. After the regular fixtures have been played, the top two in each group will enter the play-offs to decide the Division champions.
Odd scores can crop up, usually caused by application of penalty points. e.g. a defaulted game apart from the score as a win for the opponent, also attracts a half-point penalty.
The other teams in Division 6 are: Maidenhead 2, MK Phoenix 3, War & Piece 2, Bradford DCA Knights C, Wells Globetrotters, Wolfpack 1, Ashton 2.
RA2 finished 3rd in Div 6 Group B, 4 points short of promotion.
Division 6 Table
Team navigation: RA1 | RA2 | RA3 | RA4
| Round |
Date |
Team White on odds |
v |
Team Black on odds |
| 1 |
26 Jan |
RA2 |
1½-2½ |
Maidenhead 2 |
| 2 |
9 Feb |
MK Phoenix 3 |
2-2 |
RA2 |
| 3 |
23 Feb |
RA2 |
3½-½ |
War & Piece 2 |
| 4 |
9 Mar |
Bradford DCA Knights C |
*1½-2 |
RA2 |
| 5 |
23 Mar |
RA2 |
2-2 |
Wells Globetrotters |
| 6 |
6 Apr |
Wolfpack 1 |
0-4 |
RA2 |
| 7 |
20 Apr |
RA2 |
*1½-2 |
Ashton 2 |
*Adjustment for a ½ point penalty for a default.
Played 26 January 2021
| |
RA2
|
v |
Maidenhead 2
|
| 1 |
Michael Spurr 1860c |
½-½ |
Paul Janota 1795 |
| 2 |
Jack Sheard 1856 |
0-1 |
William Castaneda 1653 |
| 3 |
Charukgan Muhunthan 1802 |
1-0 |
Kasi Veshagan Nallaperumal 1495c |
| 4 |
Nani Korossy 1817u |
0-1 |
Shrihan Koppuravuri 1475c |
| |
Average 1833 |
1½-2½ |
Average 1604
|
The Round 1 games
Played 8 February 2021
| |
MK Phoenix 3
|
v |
RA2
|
| 1 |
Brian Valentine 1922 (W) |
½-½ |
Istvan Karacsony 1945 (B) |
| 2 |
Adrian Matthews 1883 |
½-½ |
Michael Spurr 1860c |
| 3 |
Robert Whiteside 1876 |
1-0 |
Jack Sheard 1856 |
| 4 |
Mark McCready 1736 |
0-1 |
Charukgan Muhunthan 1802 |
| |
Average 1854 |
2-2 |
Average 1865
|
Played 26 January 2021
| |
RA2
|
v |
War and Peace 2
|
| 1 |
Michael Spurr 1860 (W) |
½-½ |
Munroe Morrison 1637 (B) |
| 2 |
Charukgan Muhunthan 1802 |
1-0 |
Chas Chapman 1566 |
| 3 |
Peter McCarron 1802 |
1-0 |
Jacob Thomas 1452 |
| 4 |
Michael Wilson 1688 |
1-0 |
Stephen O’Neill 1423 |
| |
Average 1761 |
3½-½ |
Average 1519
|
Comfortable stroll for the second string, who are 3rd of 8 in Div 6, Group B.
Played 9 March 2021
| |
Bradford DCA Knights C |
v |
RA2
|
| 1 |
John Holliday 1649 (W) |
1-0 |
Ian Hunnable 1939c (B) |
| 2 |
Nigel Redmond 1600 |
0-1 |
Charukgan Muhunthan 1802 |
| 3 |
Dominic Gallagher 1590c |
1-0 |
Mark Murrell 1818 |
| 4 |
Nicholas Waite 1362c |
d0-1 |
John Keehner 1657c |
| |
Penalty
|
-½ |
|
| |
Average 1550 |
1½-2 |
Average 1804
|
The default win on Board 4 attracts a ½ point penalty to reduce Bradford’s score to 1½, giving RA2 a match win. Given that the whole of our team outgraded the whole of theirs, that seems like a hollow “victory”; we lost 2-1 on the games played.
Played 23 March 2021
| |
RA2
|
v |
Wells Globetrotters |
| 1 |
Charukgan Muhunthan 1802 (W) |
0-1 |
Alice Lampard 1962 (B) |
| 2 |
Jack Sheard 1856 |
1-0 |
Paul Humphreys 1700 |
| 3 |
Anup Sinha 1683 |
0-1 |
Phil Johnson 1628 |
| 4 |
Michael Wilson 1688 |
1-0 |
Antony Austin 1340 |
| |
Average 1757 |
2-2 |
Average 1657
|
All games won by Black.
Played 6 April 2021
| |
Wolfpack 1
|
v |
RA2
|
| 1 |
Matthew Wilson 1891 (W) |
0-1 |
Istvan Karacsony 1945 (B) |
| 2 |
Ray Collett 1884 |
0-1 |
Tom Barton 1909 |
| 3 |
Daniel Gliddon 1696 |
0-1 |
Michael Spurr 1860 |
| 4 |
Mark Smith, 1607 |
0-1 |
Jack Sheard 1856 |
| |
Average 1769
|
0-4 |
Average 1892
|
Commentary from Mark Murrell
Well done team a 4-0 clean sweep.
Still in with a chance of a promotion place depending on results elsewhere.
Played 20 April 2021
| |
RA2
|
v |
Ashton 2 |
| 1 |
Michael Spurr 1860 (W) |
1-0 |
Ben Newton 1664 (B) |
| 2 |
Jack Sheard 1856 |
0-1 |
Jack Mundy 1496 |
| 3 |
Peter Nickals 1606 |
1-0 |
Phillip Shaughnessy 1484 |
| 4 |
Colin Newton 1767 |
0-1 |
Sacha Torregrosa 1154 |
| |
Penalty |
-½ |
|
| |
Average 1772
|
1½-2 |
Average 1449
|
All games were played: the penalty was incurred for an enforced late team change on Board 3, after the deadline.
