Report – 4 March 2011
St David’s Day
Barbarian sneak past Welsh
Playing with a massive handicap advantage of 5.1 points the Barbarians managed to pip the Welsh, showing how important that extra tenth of a point was.
The tournament
Nathan scored a picket fence to win convincingly. The crucial game turned out to be in Round 3 where a monumental blunder caused Andrew to lose a queen and bishop for nothing, gifting Nathan the point.
The prize ceremony
Due to a scarcity of leeks, no doubt a side affect of the recent floods, the winner was presented with a tin of leeks. The Welsh have indeed come to hard times.
The Welsh flags were also absent this year, however a rousing Welsh National Anthem put everyone in the right mood. (Mood for what? A game of rugby!).
St David’s Day tournament standings
All players played 5 games
|
No. |
Draw No. |
NAME |
|
POINTS |
plus |
TOTAL |
|
1 |
3 |
Nathan Shaw |
B |
7 |
0.38 |
7.38 |
|
2 |
1 |
Andrew Robinson |
W |
6 |
0.00 |
6.00 |
|
3 |
6 |
Greg Colwell |
B |
3½ |
1.79 |
5.29 |
|
4 |
8 |
Brian Willcock |
W |
4 |
1.09 |
5.09 |
|
5 |
7 |
Marcus Porter |
W |
2½ |
2.40 |
4.90 |
|
6 |
4 |
Tony Howes |
W |
4 |
0.14 |
4.14 |
|
7 |
2 |
John Roper |
B |
1 |
2.82 |
3.82 |
|
8 |
5 |
John Ryland |
B |
0 |
3.74 |
3.74 |
St David’s Day tournament 2011 results in detail
(W=Welsh; B=Barbarian)
St David’s Day – Teams standings
All players played 75 games
|
No. |
THE WELSH |
|
POINTS |
Handicap |
TOTAL |
|
2 |
Andrew Robinson |
W |
6 |
0.00 |
6.00 |
|
4 |
Brian Willcock |
W |
4 |
1.09 |
5.09 |
|
5 |
Marcus Porter |
W |
2.5 |
2.40 |
4.90 |
|
6 |
Tony Howes |
W |
4 |
0.14 |
4.14 |
|
|
WELSH TOTAL: |
|
16.5 |
3.63 |
20.13 |
|
No. |
THE BARBARIANS |
|
POINTS |
Handicap |
TOTAL |
|
1 |
Nathan Shaw |
B |
7 |
0.38 |
7.38 |
|
3 |
Greg Colwell |
B |
3.5 |
1.79 |
5.29 |
|
7 |
John Roper |
B |
1 |
2.82 |
3.82 |
|
8 |
John Ryland |
B |
0 |
3.74 |
3.74 |
|
|
BARBARIAN TOTAL: |
|
11.5 |
8.73 |
20.23 |
Some photos from tonight’s action
PHOTO 1
PHOTO 2
PHOTO 3
Quote of the night
“It’s not looking good for the Welsh” - Andrew
“The Welsh never look good” - Nathan
“I’m going to report you to …. “ - Brian
“It seems like a normal game” - Tony, who spoke too soon. Andrew sacrificed a bishop for three pawns that could not be stopped, especially after Tony gave away his remaining bishop in a mind blanking moment.