The Gazette - May 2021
Edited by Julie Leonard
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Correspondence Chess Director’s Report
46th BCA CORRESPONDENCE TOURNAMENT 2021-22
Premier - Group Leader Paul Benson
Gailans 0 - 1 Crombie, Dutch, 24.
Crombie 1-0 Gallacher, Queen's Pawn, 19.
Gailans 0 - 1 Phillips, Veresov, 9.
Gallacher 1 - 0 Gailans, Irregular, 39.
Whitehouse 1 - 0 Gailans, Four Knights, 28.
Scores: Alec Crombie 2-2, George Phillips 1-1, Guy Whitehouse 1-1, Eric Gallacher 1-2, Ernie McElroy 0-0, Voldi Gailans 0-4.
Challengers - Group Leader Paul Benson
Tew 0 - 1 Gordon, French, 28.
Gordon 1 - 0 Warren, no details.
Warren 0 - 1 Tew, Nimzowitsch Defence, 12.
Scores: Philip Gordon 2-2, Eleanor Tew 1-2, Jim Cuthbert 0-0, Arthur Greatrex 0-0, Denis Warren 0-2.
BCA LEAGUE 2020-21
Division 1 - Group Leader Guy Whitehouse
Final scores: Alec Crombie 2.5-3, Ernie McElroy 2.5, Mark Hague 1, Voldi Gailans 0.
Division 2 - Group Leader Voldi Gailans
No results.
Scores: George Phillips 3-3, Jim Cuthbert 0-1, Eric Gallacher 0-1, Denis Warren 0-1.
Division 3 - Group Leader George Phillips
No results.
Scores: Mike Flood 2-2, Malcolm Jones 1-2, Andrew Wood 0-0, Eleanor Tew 0-2.
FRIENDLY LADDER TABLE
Apologies, the laptop with records of Ladder games has still not yet been resuscitated. Consequently, announcing the winner of the 2020 Ladder is not yet possible. Similarly offering the present Ladder is not possible as the unknown winner must be placed at the foot of the Ladder.
Anyone wishing to play a friendly game on the Ladder should either contact myself or issue a challenge to another player on the Ladder, my contact details as shown in list of Officers.
Any friendly games played under correspondence conditions, such as by Braille, cassette, email, Skype, telephone, can qualify as a Friendly Ladder game. Please report such games and let your efforts be reflected in your accumulating score.
In closing, to those about to start a game: Break a peg!
Paul Benson