ESSEX LEAGUE 2004/5
Detailed results of individual matches appear on the Essex Chess Association website.
FIRST TEAM FIXTURES (DIVISION 1)
| Date | Opponents | Venue | |||
| 21/10/04 | Basildon | Away | 4½ | - | 3½ |
| 9/11/04 | Shell | Home | 6 | - | 2 |
| 22/11/04 | Ilford I | Away | 5½ | - | 2½ |
| 21/12/04 | Powdermill | Home | 3½ | - | 4½ |
| 18/1/05 | Barking 1 | Home | 5 | - | 3 |
| 25/1/05 | Southend 1 | Home | 6 | - | 2 |
| 22/2/05 | Waltham Forest | Away | 4½ | - | 2½ |
| 8/3/05 | Upminster 1 | Home | 6 | - | 2 |
| 20/4/05 | Writtle | Away | 4½ | - | 3½ |
Follow this link for the annotated game Howard Grist v Ian Hunnable from the Southend match.
Three games from the championship decider against Writtle
Li Wu v Russell White
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 g6 5.Bf4 Bg7 6.e3 0-0 7.Rc1 Qa5 8.Qd2 Bf5 9.Be2 Nbd7 10.0-0 Kh8 11.Ne5 Rad8 12.Rfd1 Nxe5 13.Bxe5 dxc4 14.Bxc4 Qb4 15.Qe2 b5 16.Bd3 Bxd3 17.Rxd3 Rc8 18.Bxf6 Bxf6 19.Ne4 Bg7 20.a3 Qa5 21.b4 Qb6 22.Nc5 Rfd8 23.f4 a5 24.bxa5 Qa7 25.a6 e6 26.a4 Bf8 27.Rdc3 Qb6 28.a5 Qa7 29.Nb7 b4 30.Rxc6 Rxc6 31.Rxc6 Rd7 32.Rc8 Kg7 33.Qb5 Rd5 34.Qe8 Qxa6 35.Qxf8+ Kf6 36.Rc7 Kf5 37.Qxf7+ Kg4 38.Qxh7 1-0
Robin Slade v Ian Hunnable (notes by Ian Hunnable)
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.Bd3 cxd4 7.0-0 Bd7 8.Qe2 a6 9.Rd1 Nge7 10.h4!? Rc8 11.h5 h6 12.Bf4 dxc3 13.Nxc3 Qb4 14.g3 d4!? 15.a3 Qb6 16.Ne4 Nd5 17.Rac1 Be7 18.Kh2 f5!? 19.exf6 Nxf4 20.fxg7 Rg8 21.gxf4 Qa5 22.Neg5?! [22.Ng3!] 22...Rxg7 [22...hxg5 23.h6+-] 23.Bg6+ Rxg6 24.hxg6 hxg5 25.Rg1? Bd6 Missing 25...Qf5 with a winning advantage. 26.Ne5 Bxe5 [26...Nxe5 27.fxe5 Qxe5+ 28.Qxe5 Bxe5+] 27.fxe5 Qxe5+? 28.Qxe5 Nxe5 29.Rxc8+ Bxc8 30.g7! Kf7 31.g8Q+ Kxg8 32.Rxg5+ Kf7 33.Rxe5 Kf6 34.Rc5? [34.f4±] 34...Bd7 35.Kg3 e5 36.Kf3? [36.f4] 36...Bc6+ 37.Ke2 Kf5 ½-½ This draw gave Wanstead the match and the title
John Philpott v Trevor Coote
1.c4 e6 2.g3 f5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 d6 7.Nc3 c6 8.Rb1 e5 9.b4 h6 10.b5 g5 11.bxc6 Nxc6 12.Nd2 h5 13.Nd5 g4 14.Nxe7+ Qxe7 15.e3 h4 16.Qa4 Nd8 17.Ba3 f4 18.exf4 exf4 19.Be4 Nf7 20.Rfe1 Qc7 21.Bb2 Ne5 22.Bxe5 dxe5 23.Qb5 hxg3 24.hxg3 fxg3 25.fxg3 Bd7 26.Qxb7 Qc5+ 27.Kg2 Nxe4 28.Nxe4 Bc6 29.Qb2 Rab8 30.Qd2 Qe7 (with this move Trevor offered a draw which I declined) 31.Qh6 Qf6? 32.Qxf6 1-0
SECOND TEAM FIXTURES (DIVISION 2)
| Date | Opponents | Venue | |||
| 12/10/04 | Wanstead & Woodford 3 | Home | 7 | - | 1 |
| 22/10/04 | Southend 2 | Away | 6 | - | 2 |
| 15/11/04 | Ilford 2 | Away | 5 | - | 3 |
| 1/2/05 | Barking 2 | Home | 5½ | - | 2½ |
| 15/2/05 | Roding & Loughton 1 | Away | 6 | - | 2 |
| 15/3/05 | Brentwood 1 | Home | 5 | - | 3 |
| 29/3/05 | Upminster 2 | Home | 6½ | - | 1½ |
THIRD TEAM FIXTURES (DIVISION 2)
| Date | Opponents | Venue | |||
| 12/10/04 | Wanstead & Woodford 2 | Away | 1 | - | 7 |
| 9/11/04 | Upminster 2 | Away | 4 | - | 4 |
| 23/11/04 | Southend 2 | Home | 6 | - | 2 |
| 2/12/04 | Brentwood 1 | Away | 4 | - | 4 |
| 14/12/04 | Roding & Loughton 1 | Home | 4½ | - | 3½ |
| 16/12/04 | Barking | Away | 3 | - | 5 |
| 21/12/04 | Ilford 2 | Home | 4½ | - | 3½ |
FOURTH TEAM FIXTURES (DIVISION 3)
| Date | Opponents | Venue | |||
| 21/9/04 | Wanstead & Woodford 5 | Home | 5 | - | 1 |
| 5/10/04 | Wanstead & Woodford 5 | Away | 2 | - | 4 |
| 2/11/04 | Roding & Loughton 2 | Home | 4½ | - | 1½ |
| 23/11/04 | Thurrock | Home | 2 | - | 4 |
| 19/1/05 | Thurrock | Away | 4½ | - | 1½ |
| 27/1/05 | Barking 3 | Away | 2 | - | 4 |
| 10/2/05 | Brentwood 2 | Away | 4 | - | 2 |
| 15/2/05 | Upminster 3 | Home | 4½ | - | 1½ |
| 8/3/05 | Roding & Loughton 2 | Away | 4½ | - | 1½ |
| 15/3/05 | Barking 3 | Home | 3 | - | 3 |
| 29/3/05 | Brentwood 2 | Home | 4½ | - | 1½ |
| 19/4/05 | Upminster 3 | Away | 2½ | - | 3½ |
FIFTH TEAM FIXTURES (DIVISION 3)
| Date | Opponents | Venue | |||
| 21/9/04 | Wanstead & Woodford 4 | Away | 1 | - | 5 |
| 5/10/04 | Wanstead & Woodford 4 | Home | 4 | - | 2 |
| 12/10/04 | Roding & Loughton 2 | Away | 2 | - | 4 |
| 28/10/04 | Brentwood 2 | Away | 4½ | - | 1½ |
| 30/11/04 | Upminster 3 | Home | 2½ | - | 3½ |
| 15/12/04 | Thurrock | Away | 1½ | - | 4½ |
| 13/1/05 | Barking 3 | Away | 1½ | - | 4½ |
| 18/1/05 | Brentwood 2 | Home | 3½ | - | 2½ |
| 25/1/05 | Roding & Loughton 2 | Home | 1½ | - | 4½ |
| 22/2/05 | Thurrock | Home | 5 | - | 1 |
| 5/4/05 | Upminster 3 | Away | ½ | - | 5½ |
| 26/4/05 | Barking | Home | 5 | - | 1 |