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Published 10 Jan 2011
Under-160 Championship: Warwickshire - Staffordshire
Played on 8th January 2011 at The Tyseley Working Men's Club, Tyseley, Birmingham. It was not reported which players had white.
| Board | Warwickshire | BCF Code | Grade | Score | Score | Staffordshire | BCF Code | Grade |
| 1 | Robert Reynolds | 117842J | 154 | ½ | ½ | David Daniels | 155 | |
| 2 | Anthony Sadler | 248168G | 158 | 1 | 0 | Derek Perks | 155 | |
| 3 | Mike Doran | 109809D | 153 | 1 | 0 | William Rea | 154 | |
| 4 | Ed Goodwin | 111405A | 157 | ½ | ½ | William Armstrong | 153 | |
| 5 | Jon Turner | 155226A | 157 | 0 | 1 | Moin Uddin | 145 | |
| 6 | Roy Lawrence | 179054H | 156 | 0 | 1 | Steve Hill | 151 | |
| 7 | Richard C Reynolds | 117843L | 149 | ½ | ½ | Matthew Wyza | 155 | |
| 8 | Andrew Moxley | 115921F | 154 | 1 | 0 | Mike Groombridge | 149 | |
| 9 | Keith Thomas | 120270E | 154 | 1 | 0 | Max Wootton | 145 | |
| 10 | Gary Hope | 183305E | 151 | 0 | 1 | Frank Wood | 144 | |
| 11 | John Fahy | 233507E | 151 | 1 | 0 | Ken Francis | 142 | |
| 12 | Ian Brodie | 265683J | 150 | 1 | 0 | Steve Wilcox | 142 | |
| 13 | Sean Ralph | 242248H | 149 | 1 | 0 | John Button | 141 | |
| 14 | Andy Cottom | 108929J | 147 | 1 | 0 | Brian Birchall | 136 | |
| 15 | Alan Burnet | 104148E | 138 | 1 | 0 | Peter Broomhall | 132 | |
| 16 | Louis Rawson | 129117J | 138 | 1 | 0 | Karol Greyswkj | 113 | |
| Totals | 11 ½ | 4 ½ |
Match report from John Fahy, Warks
A comprehensive win for Warks over Staffs by 11½ v 4½ after other triumphs this season has given the U160 MCCU Title to Warwickshire even though they are still to play Leicestershire. After a delayed start – Staffs made the early running taking a rook and pawn for knight exchange on board 10 – with Warks board 13 Sean Ralph not yet arriving Staffs had a clear advantage. However an early win on 15 for Alan Burnet put Warks in front on the score board winning with several of his opponent's pieces – including king and queen - still at home. Alan's combination of bishop and knight brought the King on to the second rank and a swift check from his queen signalled the end. Staffs were hitting back on board 6 with a rook ending in progress and the Staffs player several pawns ahead to level the score. At this stage there were many close encounters developing – although Warks had a piece advantage on board 8 and a pawn advantage on boards 12 and 14 and positional advantages in several others. As the first time control approached, games started to swing in Warks favour – although Staffs had taken a lead with a win on 5. Then a clutch of wins turned the match in Warwickshire's favour. Tony Sadler won on board 2 to maintain his 100% record (3 out of 3) this season. This was followed by a win on 3 for Mike Doran who also has a 100% record this year with 2/2. Further wins put Warks in control. Staffs finally won on 10 after a tough battle but wins on 8 for Andrew Moxley and 13 and the very late arriving Sean Ralph put Warks over the line. A crushing win was sealed with wins on the remaining two boards for captain John Fahy and last to finish Iain Brodie on 12. With some players playing at the Wrekin Congress, Warwickshire we showed strength in depth winning 8 out of the bottom 9 boards in this match.