Robert Isted gets underway

The first round got underway on Wednesday 15 July but with several players absent games from different rounds were played.
First Grade
Kevin featured in a surprsing upset over Reg in an end game. Reg's technique is highly regarded but Kevin's advanced pawns created the edge he needed.
Dylan has come close to beating Dragan on several occassions and this time he outplayed Dragan in an end game to score the point. Carey was a piece up but with only 40 seconds left, Nigel made him work hard for the point. Andrew gratefully accepted the piece from Fred in the opening and Fred said goodnight. Neville had an edge over myslef in the opening, with the opportunity for a kingside assault, however play on the Q-side saw my black pieces better, before Neville miscalculated. At this stage current club champion Alastair Dyer hasn't been confirmed as a starter. Charlie, Vincent and Phil were absent.
Tenative draw for next week is
Kevin vs Andrew, Dragan vs Charlie, Nigle vs Dylan, Russell vs Carey, Vincent vs Neville, David vs Reg, Alastair vs Fred.
Reserves
This will be a double round robin. Grazyna, Gemma, Mitchell, Cohen, Anthony and Ashton are starters - new players welcome. Cohen defeated Gemma and Anthony won over Ashton. Next week's games will be Mitchell vs Anthony, Ashton vs Cohen , Gemma bye.
Coaching
Each week a club member will conduct a brief discussion or demonstration from 6:45-7:00pm to provide insight and coaching to fellow members.