Summer League teams
We play in the South East Lancashire Summer League during the 'close season'.
The league website is
http://selscl.org.uk/
Season 2025
(Click here to view previous seasons)
1st team fixtures
| Date |
Competition |
Opponents |
H/A |
Result |
Score |
| 16/06/2025 |
B Div |
Bolton I |
H |
Lost |
2½-3½ |
| 30/06/2025 |
Cup |
Eccles |
H |
|
|
| 17/07/2025 |
B Div |
Marple I |
A |
|
|
| 04/08/2025 |
B Div |
Stockport I |
H |
|
|
| 14/08/2025 |
B Div |
Eccles I |
A |
|
|
| 11/09/2025 |
B Div |
3Cs II |
A |
|
|
2nd team fixtures
| Date |
Competition |
Opponents |
H/A |
Result |
Score |
| 10/06/2025 |
E Div(W) |
Atherton II |
A |
Won |
2½-1½ |
| 23/06/2025 |
E Div(W) |
Urmston |
H |
|
|
| 21/07/2025 |
E Div(W) |
Chorlton VI |
H |
|
|
| 21/08/2025 |
E Div(W) |
Swinton & Worsley II |
A |
|
|
| 01/09/2025 |
E Div(W) |
Bolton II |
H |
|
|
16/06/2025 - Altrincham I 2½ Bolton I 3½
We had been hoping that Mark Hann would be playing on board 1 again after several months, but he had to drop out through illness. So Tony shuffled the board order, moving Simon Calvert to board 1, where he had an excellent draw against an opponent rated around 250 points higher. Unfortunately Tony and I were unable to replicate this on boards 2 & 3 and Vijay also lost after blundering a piece in a winning position. Sheraz had a good win though, and James after some wobbles managed to win a very tricky endgame, see below -
[Event "Altrincham v Bolton"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2025.06.16"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ian Lamb"]
[Black "James Lawrence"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "1651"]
[EventDate "2025.06.16"]
[FEN "8/P1n5/4ppp1/7p/3k1KPP/5P2/8/8 b - - 0 37"]
[SetUp "1"]
[WhiteElo "1621"]
{ Black's Knight is tied down to prevent the a-pawn promoting, but the Black pawns are winning. } 37...e5+ 38.Kg3 Kc5 { Black is still winning after this, though the simple ...Ke3 was much quicker. } 39.f4 hxg4?? { James - "I saw f5, and I want to say that I didn't see how dangerous it was, but the honest truth is I thought my opponent wouldn't play it. Of course he would play it, why wouldn't he!" Black should play ...exf4+ first. } 40.f5! { A classic pawn breakthrough theme. At this point, watching, I (Reg) thought White might even be winning, though it should now be a draw with best play (which is not ...gxf5?? allowing the h-pawn to promote!) } 40...Kd6 41.fxg6 Ke7 { Black's King is just in time to stop the pawns. } 42.h5?? { Kxg4 was best. Thankfully, he gives the game back here though still a bit more thinking to do... } 42...f5 43.h6 Kf8 44.Kf2 { This is a concession (a king can't stop three connected pawns on his own). Kh4 doesn't work but at least it gives me a chance to go wrong, e.g. } ( 44.Kh4 Kg8 45.Kh5 g3 46.h7+ Kh8?? 47.a8=Q+ Nxa8 48.Kh6 ) 44...f4 45.Ke2 e4 46.Kf2 f3 47.Kg3 e3 0-1
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