On Monday night, Bill and I played out the following game in the Richardson Cup. It proved to be a game of complications, threats, sacrifices and the advantage being passed back and forward. Stockfish had a rare old time analysing it...
Cook - Anderson
| Dunfermline B v Stirling C | ||||
| Douglas Rew Bryan O'Rourke Peter Horne Ben Volland Derek Rodger |
1537 1487 1387 1273 1260 |
1 - 0 1 - 0 1 - 0 1 - 0 0 - 1 |
1416 1362 1262 1236 1199 |
Gordon Allcock Robert Leckie Craig Manson David Brodie Mick Bloor |
| 4 - 1 | ||||
| Stirling A v Dunfermline A | ||||
| Shivan Murdochy Jim Shemilt Steve Smith Graham Anderson Bill Cook |
1907 1787 1782 1727 1556 |
½ - ½ 1 - 0 ½ - ½ ½ - ½ 0 - 1 |
2115 1732 1631 1598 1570 |
Ian Robertson Gavin Saxton Fred Ossowski Jim Webster Stuart Black |
| 2½ - 2½ | ||||
| Division 2 - Forth Valley A v Cumbernauld | ||||
| Dougie Will Shivan Murdochy Kenny McGeoch Steve Smith Ian Mason |
1954 1907 1873 1782 1694 |
½ - ½ 1 - 0 1 - 0 1 - 0 ½ - ½ |
1906 1782 1746 1737 1593 |
Steven Kelly Mark Monaghan Kevin Mayo Ralph Stirrat George Thomson |
| 4 - 1 | ||||
| Division 2 - Giffnock & Clarkston v Forth Valley A | ||||
| Neil Thomson Antonios Floros Rosie Guilian David McDonald Andrew McCulloch |
1984 1830 1806 1336 1139 |
0 - 1 ½ - ½ 0 - 1 ½ - ½ 0 - 1 |
1954 1907 1873 1782 1694 |
Dougie Will Shivan Murdochy Kenny McGeoch Steve Smith Ian Mason |
| 1 - 4 | ||||
| Division 3 - Forth Valley B v CSBOS1 | ||||
| Neil Irving Bill Gray Hugh Hanlon Robert Leckie David Brodie |
1644 1511 1473 1362 1236 |
1 - 0 0 - 1 0 - 1 ½ - ½ 1 - 0 |
1853 1803 1802 1668 1641 |
Nigel Chapman Jamie Mollison Crawford McNab Rudolph Austin David Stewart |
| 2½ - 2½ | ||||
| Division 3 - Dumfries & District v Forth Valley B | ||||
| Michael Green David Brown Robert Walton Gordon Lyburn Stavros Karampatos |
1975 1893 1740 1689 1661 |
1 - 0 1 - 0 1 - 0 ½ - ½ 1 - 0 |
1644 1511 1473 1362 1236 |
Neil Irving Bill Gray Hugh Hanlon Robert Leckie David Brodie |
| 4½ - ½ | ||||
Mixed fortunes for for the two Stirling teams as they participated in a home double header - Stirling Bruce were up against Grangemouth, while Stirling Wallace took on Dunfermline Sharks. Wallace fared better against three man Sharks, recording their first match win in some time by 8½ - 7½. Bruce struggled from the start, winning just the third of the four rounds, and going down 9½ - 6 ½, ending their 11 match unbeaten run.
| Stirling Bruce 6½ - 9½ Grangemouth | ||
| Round 1 | ||
| Paul Prescott | 1 - 0 | Hugh Hanlon |
| John Blake | 0 - 1 | Bill Gray |
| Dave Hewitt | 0 - 1 | Dougie Will |
| Graham Anderson | ½ - ½ | Ian Mason |
| Round 2 | ||
| Paul Prescott | 0 - 1 | Dougie Will |
| John Blake | 1 - 0 | Hugh Hanlon |
| Dave Hewitt | 0 - 1 | Ian Mason |
| Graham Anderson | ½ - ½ | Bill Gray |
| Round 3 | ||
| Paul Prescott | ½ - ½ | Ian Mason |
| John Blake | 0 - 1 | Dougie Will |
| Dave Hewitt | 1 - 0 | Bill Gray |
| Graham Anderson | 1 - 0 | Hugh Hanlon |
| Round 4 | ||
| Paul Prescott | 1 - 0 | Bill Gray |
| John Blake | 0 - 1 | Ian Mason |
| Dave Hewitt | 0 - 1 | Hugh Hanlon |
| Graham Anderson | 0 - 1 | Dougie Will |
| Stirling Wallace 8½ - 7½ Dunfermline Sharks | ||
| Round 1 | ||
| Steve Smith | ½ - ½ | Stuart Black |
| Tony Pitson | 1 - 0 | Fred Ossowski |
| Robin Hayles | 0 - 1 | Peter Horne |
| David Brodie | 1d - 0d | |
| Round 2 | ||
| Steve Smith | 1d - 0d | |
| Tony Pitson | ½ - ½ | Stuart Black |
| Robin Hayles | ½ - ½ | Fred Ossowski |
| David Brodie | 1 - 0 | Peter Horne |
| Round 3 | ||
| Steve Smith | 0 - 1 | Peter Horne |
| Tony Pitson | 1d - 0d | |
| Robin Hayles | ½ - ½ | Stuart Black |
| David Brodie | 0 - 1 | Fred Ossowski |
| Round 4 | ||
| Steve Smith | 0 - 1 | Fred Ossowski |
| Tony Pitson | 0 - 1 | Peter Horne |
| Robin Hayles | 1d - 0d | |
| David Brodie | ½ - ½ | Stuart Black |
