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Re: Division 3 South 2021-22
Posted: Thu May 05, 2022 6:03 pm
by LawrenceCooper
To Div 3 captains……
Feedback has been almost unanimously in favour of two games not three over the rearranged weekend. So please feel free to plan accordingly!
Kind regards
Mike
Re: Division 3 South 2021-22
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2022 10:27 am
by Nick Burrows
Re: Division 3 South 2021-22
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2022 11:53 am
by Nick Burrows
I recommend checking out the game Rich Vs Cooksey for a fascinating and unusual endgame battle.
Re: Division 3 South 2021-22
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2022 9:45 pm
by Paul Cooksey
Or a shameful blunderfest depending on one's point of view. I was pleased to win the match though, since it was not clear if Crowthorne would be in div 3 next year if we had lost.
Congratulations to Nick's SchachAttack on winning the division. The strongest and most consistent team this year.
Re: Division 3 South 2021-22
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2022 9:48 pm
by John Upham
Paul Cooksey wrote: ↑Mon Jun 27, 2022 9:45 pm
Or a shameful blunderfest depending on one's point of view. I was pleased to win the match though, since it was not clear if Crowthorne would be in div 3 next year if we had lost.
Congratulations to Nick's SchachAttack on winning the division. The strongest and most consistent team this year.
A super performance from Crowthorne over both days of the weekend.
Re: Division 3 South 2021-22
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2022 9:56 pm
by Nick Burrows
Paul Cooksey wrote: ↑Mon Jun 27, 2022 9:45 pm
Or a shameful blunderfest depending on one's point of view.[
I'm sorry to hear you were unhappy with it. I had absolutely no idea how to assess it, and I think extremely strong players would make lots of mistakes in such a position.
Congratulations to Nick's SchachAttack on winning the division. The strongest and most consistent team this year.
Thanks. We dodged a bullet playing you in round 1. The final round was really nerve-wracking as It was unclear if Cambridge would win and we were 2-0 down.
It's great to have the 4ncl up and running again. My favourite chess event in the UK.
Re: Division 3 South 2021-22
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2022 10:26 pm
by NickFaulks
Is there a final verdict on how many 3S teams will stay up next season?
Re: Division 3 South 2021-22
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2022 10:39 pm
by Nick Burrows
NickFaulks wrote: ↑Mon Jun 27, 2022 10:26 pm
Is there a final verdict on how many 3S teams will stay up next season?
The document said 2-10th place. So it looks like you stay in
Re: Division 3 South 2021-22
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2022 12:05 pm
by Nick Burrows
Assuming all teams continue and split squads, the Div 3 pools should look something like this:
Divison 3 "North" :
Warickshire Select 1
Warickshire Select 2
Manchester Manticores 1
Manchester Manticores 2
Hull & East Riding Tigers
Chessable White Rose 3
Bradford DCA Knights A
West is Best 2
Oxford 2
Ashfield 1
Divison 3 "South" :
Crowthorne A
Sussex Martlets 2
MK Phoenix 1
Wessex Some Stars A
Wessex Some Stars B
Cambridge University 2
Poisoned Pawns
Iceni 1
Surbiton
Plus 2 of the following allocated North and 3 allocated South
The Sharks 2
Guildford Castles
Anglian Avengers
Kings Head
Check Inn
Due to the geographical closeness of the venues, perhaps the squads with 2 teams can be seperated?
Re: Division 3 South 2021-22
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2022 1:39 pm
by Mick Norris
I don't know how many teams the Manticores will have, but I'd guess separating them between 2 venues won't be popular
Maybe asking those with multiple teams might be the best idea, although presumably the idea is to have 2 divisions of roughly equal strength
Re: Division 3 South 2021-22
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2022 4:33 pm
by Roger de Coverly
Mick Norris wrote: ↑Tue Jun 28, 2022 1:39 pm
but I'd guess separating them between 2 venues won't be popular
If I read the proposals correctly, the idea was that the two parts of Division 3 would be separated by time as well as space. They would alternate with playing alongside divisions 1/2 and division 4.
Re: Division 3 South 2021-22
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2022 5:57 pm
by Mick Norris
Manticores 1 and 2, if both in Div 3, would ideally be at the same venue
If we have a Manticores 3, then yes, they'd be at a different venue some of the time
Anyway, I shouldn't encroach on a Div 3 S thread
Re: Division 3 South 2021-22
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2022 10:00 pm
by Mick Norris
Nick Burrows wrote: ↑Tue Jun 28, 2022 12:05 pm
Assuming all teams continue and split squads, the Div 3 pools should look something like this:
Divison 3 "North" :
Warickshire Select 1
Warickshire Select 2
Manchester Manticores 1
Manchester Manticores 2
Hull & East Riding Tigers
Chessable White Rose 3
Bradford DCA Knights A
West is Best 2
Oxford 2
Ashfield 1
Divison 3 "South" :
Crowthorne A
Sussex Martlets 2
MK Phoenix 1
Wessex Some Stars A
Wessex Some Stars B
Cambridge University 2
Poisoned Pawns
Iceni 1
Surbiton
Plus 2 of the following allocated North and 3 allocated South
The Sharks 2
Guildford Castles
Anglian Avengers
Kings Head
Check Inn
Due to the geographical closeness of the venues, perhaps the squads with 2 teams can be seperated?
It would appear we can't have Manticores 1 and 2 in the same division, unless we play as separate squads, which seems impractical
So presumably the same applies with Warks 1 and 2, and Wessex A and B, so there may well be some swapping around from the above