For:	Fri. 31 st March. 2000

 

The draw for the Quarter-finals of the English Counties championship is as follows:-

Open: Cornwall v Leicestershire.

Under-175: Devon v Sussex.

Under-150: Devon v Leicestershire or Herts.

Under-100: Devon v Cleveland or Warwickshire.

Matches will take place on Saturday 13 ^th May, when Devon will have 3 teams playing at the Sea Mills Community Centre in Bristol.

Devon's Junior Championships were held in Exeter last weekend, sponsored by Exeter City Council.

Under 18s. 1 ^st Sam Wingrove (Isca Juniors & Westexe Community College).

Under 15s. 1 ^st Barnaby Stannard (Torquay Boys' G.S.)

Girls' Under 18s: 1 ^st Sarah Al-Turki (Isca Juniors & Torbay Community College)

Under 11s: 1 ^st Tom Marsden (Isca Juniors & Ipplepen Primary)

Under 9s: 1 ^st = Amber Balkwill (Isca Juniors & Countess Wear Middle School)

Richard Marsden (Isca Juniors & Ipplepen Primary)

Jake Mendrik (Exmouth Juniors & St. Peter's School).

The event was organised by the Devon Junior Secretary, Dave Scott.

The Teignmouth Rapidplay takes place on 8 ^th April at Trinity School. Contact Ray Chubb on 01626-888245 for details. Torbay-born International Master, Gary Lane, will be giving coaching sessions and a simultaneous display, the previous evening. This event is followed by the West of England Open Congress & Championships at the Royal Beacon Hotel, Exmouth, starting on Good Friday. For details, contact me on 01395-223340.

In last week's position, the Black rook on g7 was "overloaded", trying to defend two vital pawns. Therefore, White's rook can proceed to play Rxg7 with impunity, because of the threat of Qxh5+ and mate to follow. This week's problem is a Sam Loyd special from 1859. In spite of the material inequality, White can mate in 2, given the right 1 ^st move.

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