|
Round |
Date |
Team White on odds |
v |
Team Black on odds |
| 1 |
08-Oct |
Wanstead Wanderers |
3½-½ |
St George’s Dragons |
| 2 |
15-Oct |
Hackney Hungry |
3-1 |
Wanstead Wanderers |
| 3 |
22-Oct |
Charlton Chess Addicks |
2-2 |
Wanstead Wanderers |
| 4 |
29 Oct |
East Ham Dragonglass |
v |
Wanstead Wanderers |
| 5 |
12-Nov |
Wanstead Wanderers |
v |
HMCwtf2 |
| 6 |
19-Nov |
Bye |
– |
Wanstead Wanderers |
| 7 |
26-Nov |
Ilford Kings |
v |
Wanstead Wanderers |
| 8 |
03-Dec |
Wanstead Wanderers |
v |
Loughton |
| 9 |
10-Dec |
Wanstead Wanderers |
v |
King’s Head |
| 10 |
07-Jan |
Wanstead Wanderers |
v |
Lords of Hackney |
| 11 |
14-Jan |
HMCwtf 1 |
v |
Wanstead Wanderers |
| 12 |
21-Jan |
Wanstead Wanderers |
v |
East Ham Foxgloves |
| 13 |
04-Feb |
Wanstead Wanderers |
v |
Chingford Bunnies |
| 14 |
11-Feb |
Imperial College |
v |
Wanstead Wanderers |
| 15 |
18-Feb |
Railsport |
v |
Wanstead Wanderers |
Played 8 October, Wanderers White on odds.
| Wanstead Wanderers | v | St George’s Dragons | |
| 1 | John Hodgson 2103 (W) | 1-0 | Tim Pelling 2118 (B) |
| 2 | Ashley Freeman 1975e | 1-0 | James McDonnell 1885 |
| 3 | Keith Jones 1840 | ½-½ | Cecil Sload 1720 |
| 4 | Peter McCarron 1735 | 1-0 | Roger Clarkson 1360 |
| 3½-½ |
Games given below. Look out for the amusing finish in John Hodgson’s game. In the final position, Black can only move his pawns, unless he gives up the knight, while White plays h4, g5 and g6 and gives mate with Rh7# (White’s king can intervene when the Black central pawns advance).
Played 15 October 2020
| Hackney Hungry | v | Wanstead Wanderers | |
| 1 | FM Bob Eames 2268A (W) | 1-0 | John Hodgson 2103C (B) |
| 2 | Tobias Baumann 2005B | 0-1 | Ashley Freeman 1975e |
| 3 | Paul Conway 1855C | 1-0 | Ian Hunnable 1968A |
| 4 | Kingsley Evans 1525E | 1-0 | Michael Buckingham 1525B |
| 3-1 |
Not one of our “finest hours”! Save for Ashley’s fine win, the other games all got away. Ian and Michael blundered in level positions, John lost from a potentially winning position (42 h4!) though a technically difficult ending.
Played 22 October 2020
| Charlton Chess Addicks | v | Wanstead Wanderers | |
| 1 | FM Tony Stebbings 2260E (W) | 1-0 | John Hodgson 2103C (B) |
| 2 | Dan Mayer u | 0-1 | Ashley Freeman 1975e |
| 3 | David Morris 1915C | 1-0 | Mark Murrell 1855A |
| 4 | Oleg Verbytski 1232A (r) | 0-1 | Peter McCarron 1738C |
| 2-2 |
All games won by White.
(Tell me the name of the opposing team is deliberate and not because someone can’t spell ‘addicts’. Like ‘asterix’ instead of asterisk; and ‘pronounciation’ instead of pronunciation; and saying ‘deteriate’ instead of deteriorate.)