Post by Stompond on May 6, 2010 4:45:37 GMT
A squad of eight visitors from our twin town of Béthune visited on 24/25 April.
Our visitors toured the 1066 battlefield on the Saturday afternoon and were entertained on Saturday evening at a splendid buffet arranged by Ann Penfold with assistance from Eva Driver; on the Sunday they were our guests for lunch at the Royal Victoria Hotel.
This event would not however have taken place without the financial support of certain members, including one whose £200 kick-started the whole event. (They have requested anonymity as to amount but their name is in the list of donors). Those members were: Richard Almond, Paul Buswell, Kevin Carter, John Driver, Bob Elliston, Kevin Harris, Chris Howell, Elisabeth Lewis, Joe Sharp, Martyn Shorrocks, Jim Wheeler.
But it's not just money, it's also effort and support, so as well as our buffet leaders I cite, for making things run OK: Ray Brooks, Paul Buswell, John Driver, Paul Kelly, Bill Penfold, Con Power and John Sugden.
As for the chess:
Saturday evening blitz, Béthune players marked *
1 Helge Hjort 6½; 2 Richard Almond 6; 3 Francis Rayner 5½; 4 John Sugden 5; 5 Chris Howell 4½; 6= *Joachim Bosch, Alfredo Luaces 4; 8= Angelo Goss, Paul Kelly 3½; 10= *Gérard Bosch, *Philippe Dubois, *Lionel Groux, *Philippe Meuriot, Martyn Shorrocks 3; 15 *Guillaume Pavillon 2½; 16 John Driver 2; 17 *Christophe Herlant 1; 18 *Julien Defrance 0.
THE SUNDAY MATCH
POOL A
POOL B
GRAND TOTAL: HASTINGS & ST. LEONARDS 17 BETHUNE 15
Our visitors toured the 1066 battlefield on the Saturday afternoon and were entertained on Saturday evening at a splendid buffet arranged by Ann Penfold with assistance from Eva Driver; on the Sunday they were our guests for lunch at the Royal Victoria Hotel.
This event would not however have taken place without the financial support of certain members, including one whose £200 kick-started the whole event. (They have requested anonymity as to amount but their name is in the list of donors). Those members were: Richard Almond, Paul Buswell, Kevin Carter, John Driver, Bob Elliston, Kevin Harris, Chris Howell, Elisabeth Lewis, Joe Sharp, Martyn Shorrocks, Jim Wheeler.
But it's not just money, it's also effort and support, so as well as our buffet leaders I cite, for making things run OK: Ray Brooks, Paul Buswell, John Driver, Paul Kelly, Bill Penfold, Con Power and John Sugden.
As for the chess:
Saturday evening blitz, Béthune players marked *
1 Helge Hjort 6½; 2 Richard Almond 6; 3 Francis Rayner 5½; 4 John Sugden 5; 5 Chris Howell 4½; 6= *Joachim Bosch, Alfredo Luaces 4; 8= Angelo Goss, Paul Kelly 3½; 10= *Gérard Bosch, *Philippe Dubois, *Lionel Groux, *Philippe Meuriot, Martyn Shorrocks 3; 15 *Guillaume Pavillon 2½; 16 John Driver 2; 17 *Christophe Herlant 1; 18 *Julien Defrance 0.
THE SUNDAY MATCH
POOL A
| HASTINGS | |||||||
| No. | Name | Grd | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Tot |
| 1 | John SUGDEN | 196 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Chris HOWELL | 190 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 2½ |
| 3 | Bob ELLISTON | 160 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Jim WHEELER | 159 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| TOTAL | 10½ |
| BETHUNE | |||||||
| 1 | Joachim BOSCH | 181 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Guillaume PAVILLON | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Philippe DUBOIS | 145 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 |
| 4 | Gérard BOSCH | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ |
| TOTAL | 5½ |
POOL B
| HASTINGS | |||||||
| No. | Name | Grd | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Tot |
| 1 | Olibhear WILLSON | 099 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1½ |
| 2 | John DRIVER | 132 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2½ |
| 3 | Martyn SHORROCKS | 105 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 2½ |
| 4 | Elisabeth LEWIS | 056 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 6½ |
| BETHUNE | |||||||
| 1 | Lionel GROUX | 123 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 3½ |
| 2 | Philippe MEURIOT | 123 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Christophe HERLANT | 116 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Julien DEFRANCE | 076 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 9½ |
GRAND TOTAL: HASTINGS & ST. LEONARDS 17 BETHUNE 15