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Published 6 February 2011
Under-120 Championship:
Played on 5 February at Fenton Sports & Social Club, Staffs. Worcestershire players on odd-numbered boards had white. Reported by Steve Emmerton.
| Board | Staffordshire Terriers | GRADING NO | GRADE | SCORE | SCORE | Worcestershire | GRADING NO | GRADE |
| 1 | Thomas Healey | 112423H | 119 | 1 | 0 | Ian Clack | 108369H | 119 |
| 2 | Denis Nesbitt | 171039E | 118 | 0 | 1 | Terry Pountney | 183529E | 118 |
| 3 | Karol Grzybowski | 266797G | 113 | ½ | ½ | Penny Wood | 228368C | 118 |
| 4 | Nic Wright | 143714J | 115 | ½ | ½ | Maureen Clark | 10407A | 117 |
| 5 | David Hallen | 223761B | 114 | ½ | ½ | Richard Woolley | U/G | |
| 6 | Alex Cartlidge | 277178A | 115 | 0 | 1 | Giles Stanton | 172186A | 114 |
| 7 | Paul Shelley | 118855A | 113 | ½ | ½ | Richard Turner | 157246F | 113 |
| 8 | Steve Emmerton (Capt) | 266803J | 112 | ½ | ½ | Richard Collett | 108620A | 109 |
| 9 | Richard Cantliff | 186535D | 105 | 0 | 1 | Michele Clack | 108370D | 106 |
| 10 | Steven Cooper | 257494K | 104 | 0 | 1 | Mark Hore | 173218D | 96 |
| 11 | Ernie Wilkinson | 141788F | 100 | 1 | 0 | Ronald Thompson | 248736G | 100 |
| 12 | David Johnson | 266810F | 98 | 1 | 0 | Tony Taylor | 192111D | 90 |
| 5½ | 6½ |
Match report from webmaster from captains' e-mails by Richard Turner and Steve Emmerton. Another disappointing result for the Staffs Terriers as Worcestershire rode their luck to secure another narrow victory. In a very close match the Terriers lost by the odd point. But it could have so easily been different. Richard Turner (Worcs) was lucky to escape with a draw after his opponent exchaged pieces in the wrong order. With two games still in progress the Terriers trailed by 5½ - 4½, but the games in progress were both going in the Terriers' favour and a victory for the Terriers looked likely. Ernie Wilkinson, playing on Board 11, went into his endgame with a rook, knight and four pawns against a knight and a pawn. However, he then took about half an hour to find a most tortuous way of winning. Terry Pountney (Worcs) was gifted a win from what should have been a drawn game. This levelled the match at 5½ each and all eyes turned to Richard Cantliff and Michele Clack's game on Board 9. Everything rested on it. Michele Clack coming from 2 pawns down to a pawn up kept applying the pressure until a hasty move under increasing pressure gifted Worcestershire their second rook of the afternoon.
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108369H |
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183529E |
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228368C |
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10407A |
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172186A |
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157246F |
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108620A |
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108370D |
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173218D |
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248736G |
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192111D |