Tynemouth Trojans 2-3 Eldon Leisure

David Henderson 0-1 Alan Harvey
Gidon Cohen 0-1 Paul Robson
John Morton 0-1 Stefan Hartmann
Dave Jarema 1-0 Ted Jarah
Chris Smith 1-0 Martin Beardsley

Tuesday 26th April 2011

Eldon win sends the Rookies down

Further details of Eldon Leisure’s 3-2 win over Tynemouth Trojans will follow later, but of more interest to Division 1 watchers will be the effect of that result on the relegation places: the Leisure have jumped off the trapdoor at the last minute and it’s Jesmond Rookies whose three-year stay in the top flight is over, barring any summer reshuffles.

Hearty commiserations must go to the Rookies whose battle for survival, without any former Zollner champions making guest appearances on Board 1, was as intriguing a subplot to the league season as ever. Congratulations to Forest Hall A and Eldon Leisure whose full-strength sides, at least, have proven themselves deserving of a place in next season’s Division 1.

Jesmond Rookies 1½-3½ Forest Hall A

Amarvansh Singh 0-1 Charlie Storey
Robert Archer 1-0 John Newberry
Theon Rogers ½-½ Mike Smith
Craig Borwick 0-1 Martin Seeber
Dave Walshaw 0-1 Darren Laws

Friday 8th April 2011

Tynemouth Hobbits 3½-1½ Jesmond Rookies

Michael Hubbard ½-½ Amarvansh Singh
Antonio Moneva-Jordan 1-0 Paul Bielby
Lara Barnes ½-½ Michael Beaty
John Clarke ½-½ Peter Jørgensen
Alex McFarlane 1-0 Dave Walshaw

Monday 21st March 2011

Jesmond Rookies 4-1 Tynemouth Castles

Amarvansh Singh ½-½ Dave Hair
Chris Izod 1-0 Keith Rockett
Theon Rogers 1-0 Keith Marshall
Robert Archer 1-0 Dave Mear
Michael Beaty ½-½ Ray Garside

Tuesday 15th March 2011

Tynemouth Trojans 2½-2½ Jesmond Rookies

David Henderson 0-1 Amarvansh Singh
Gary Cornwall 1-0 Chris Izod
John Morton 0-1 Robert Archer
Dave Jarema 1-0 Peter Jørgensen
Chris Smith ½-½ Michael Beaty

Tuesday 22nd February 2011

Jesmond Rookies 2½-2½ Gosforth Empire

Amarvansh Singh 0-1 Daniel Tomé
Chris Izod ½-½ Paul Sumner
Theon Rogers 1-0 Geoff Harrison
Robert Archer ½-½ Noel Boustred
Craig Borwick ½-½ Dave Stebbings

Friday 11th February 2011

Jesmond Rookies 3½-1½ Eldon Leisure

Amarvansh Singh 1-0 default
Chris Izod ½-½ Paul Robson
Robert Archer 0-1 Stefan Hartmann
Craig Borwick 1-0 Martin Beardsley
Peter Jørgensen 1-0 Ted Jarah

Friday 28th January 2011

Morpeth A 4-1 Jesmond Rookies

Roger Coathup 1-0 Robert Archer
Mike Smyth 1-0 Peter Jørgensen
James Turner ½-½ Michael Beaty
George Ellames ½-½ Craig Borwick
John Horton 1-0 Dave Walshaw

Wednesday 12th January 2011

Leam Lane Aces 4½-½ Jesmond Rookies

Jonathan Hawkins 1-0 Amarvansh Singh
Nick Tavoularis 1-0 Steven Aitchison
Kyril Fomin 1-0 Craig Borwick
Chris Wardle ½-½ Peter Jørgensen
Robert Forsythe 1-0 Dave Walshaw

Tuesday 23rd November 2010

Jesmond Rookies 2-3 Tynedale Tans

Amarvansh Singh ½-½ Dave Weldon
Paul Bielby ½-½ Peter Crichton
Theon Rogers ½-½ David Wrigley
Robert Archer 0-1 Derek Blair
Michael Beaty ½-½ Dave Foster snr

Friday 12th November 2010

Paul Bielby was eligible to play board 4 under the 15-point rule. Jesmond contacted me to ask whether they could play Paul Bielby on board 2, so as not to be seen to derive any advantage from arranging their team out of grading order, but consider him to have played board 4 for eligibility purposes. I accepted this request on the grounds that Paul remaining eligible for Jesmond Pawns is in the interest of the league. These circumstances are unique to Jesmond and should not be considered a precedent.

(Robert Archer, who was tied to the Rookies anyway, is therefore considered to have played board 3 for eligibility purposes.)

Newcastle 4-1 Jesmond Rookies

Andrew Lawson 1-0 Robert Archer
Jonathan King 1-0 Michael Beaty
Gary Murphy 0-1 Craig Borwick
Michael McBeth 1-0 Peter Jørgensen
John Wheeler 1-0 Chris Izod

Tuesday 26th October 2010

Jesmond Rookies ½-4½ Jesmond Knights

Amarvansh Singh 0-1 Tumen Buyandalai
Robert Archer 0-1 Jonathan Mutton
Theon Rogers ½-½ Tim Adams
Dave Walshaw 0-1 Ed Dodds
Zheming Zhang 0-1 Steven Aitchison

Friday 15th October 2010