South Belfast`s last league game took place last night, it was a decider for fourth place against the neighbouring Ballynafeigh 2 team.
I have been unable to play in the last two matches due to a back injury. I can recommend Physiotherapy and Dnyamint for injuries.
Rookie`s report of last night`s match is below.
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RAY DEVENNEY 1-0 DAMIEN CUNNINGHAM
BRUCE MACLEAN 0.5-0.5 IAN WOODFIELD
JOHN BRYARS 0-1 THOMAS DONALDSON
CHRIS ARMSTRONG 0-1 JOHN O’DOHERTY
WILLIAM STOREY 1-0 walkover
TOTAL 2.5-2.5
The above draw was just what the doctor ordered for our club. It was enough to pip our opponents last night to fourth place in Division One to add to our first place in Division Two.
Which club, then, is the second-best behind Ballynafeigh-Belfast South which finished first and fourth or Lindores which finished second and third in respective divisions?
If we add together the points scored in each division of each club’s best teams, Ballynafeigh have 198, Belfast South have 171 and Lindores have 169.5-so,clearly, Belfast South are better than Lindores-just!
So, hard luck to “Calamity Calum”, the captain of Lindores. Seriously, though, congratulations for an excellent job as League Controller to Calum Leitch, who arranged the fixtures to make for an exciting finish!
Last night, I was “sorry for Storey” that he didn’t get a game but, if he was peeved, he kept his “bill” shut and took it in good heart, as I did in getting a free point!
Next, on Board 3, the “tom toms” were beating to announce that Tom Donaldson had fluked his third win against us, when John, who had mate threats, got the move order wrong and lost a piece!
I’ll be sorry to see Thomas go to I.C.L University in the autumn, as we’ll lose our top junior to Ulster chess, at least for a while!
Ray has the hoodoo over Damien and got his third consecutive win over him-so, obviously, Cunningham had no “cunning plan”-Baldrick he ain’t!
Almost immediately, a draw was agreed on Board 2 after a “bruce-ing” encounter between Bruce and Ian, who I thought “wood field” awkward question from his captain, Damien, about why he gave the draw that allowed us to pip them for fourth place!
Finally, Chris nearly “o’d”ed as O’ Doherty won two pawns in an opening trap that Chris had never seen before-this prevented us from winning the match but we still pipped Lindores for overall second place in Ulster chess!
Once again, thanks to all our members, including some new ones, and hope to see you all next season where we will probably have two teams in Division One!
Martin Kelly.
I have been unable to play in the last two matches due to a back injury. I can recommend Physiotherapy and Dnyamint for injuries.
Rookie`s report of last night`s match is below.
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RAY DEVENNEY 1-0 DAMIEN CUNNINGHAM
BRUCE MACLEAN 0.5-0.5 IAN WOODFIELD
JOHN BRYARS 0-1 THOMAS DONALDSON
CHRIS ARMSTRONG 0-1 JOHN O’DOHERTY
WILLIAM STOREY 1-0 walkover
TOTAL 2.5-2.5
Which club, then, is the second-best behind Ballynafeigh-Belfast South which finished first and fourth or Lindores which finished second and third in respective divisions?
If we add together the points scored in each division of each club’s best teams, Ballynafeigh have 198, Belfast South have 171 and Lindores have 169.5-so,clearly, Belfast South are better than Lindores-just!
So, hard luck to “Calamity Calum”, the captain of Lindores. Seriously, though, congratulations for an excellent job as League Controller to Calum Leitch, who arranged the fixtures to make for an exciting finish!
Last night, I was “sorry for Storey” that he didn’t get a game but, if he was peeved, he kept his “bill” shut and took it in good heart, as I did in getting a free point!
Next, on Board 3, the “tom toms” were beating to announce that Tom Donaldson had fluked his third win against us, when John, who had mate threats, got the move order wrong and lost a piece!
I’ll be sorry to see Thomas go to I.C.L University in the autumn, as we’ll lose our top junior to Ulster chess, at least for a while!
Ray has the hoodoo over Damien and got his third consecutive win over him-so, obviously, Cunningham had no “cunning plan”-Baldrick he ain’t!
Almost immediately, a draw was agreed on Board 2 after a “bruce-ing” encounter between Bruce and Ian, who I thought “wood field” awkward question from his captain, Damien, about why he gave the draw that allowed us to pip them for fourth place!
Finally, Chris nearly “o’d”ed as O’ Doherty won two pawns in an opening trap that Chris had never seen before-this prevented us from winning the match but we still pipped Lindores for overall second place in Ulster chess!
Once again, thanks to all our members, including some new ones, and hope to see you all next season where we will probably have two teams in Division One!
Martin Kelly.
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Any overseas readers who happen to read this may and may be wondering who "Baldrick" is, I can inform you he is a guy who always has a "cunning plan."
Here is another "cunning plan."
Job 5:13 He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
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