Macclesfield held one of the favourites, Fenton, to a draw in the North Staffs league, thanks to excellent wins by Phil and Ant. Meanwhile there was significant progress in the various competitions. By defeating John A, John-Paul finally crushed any hope for Carl winning the Club Championship. The game between J-P and John E is now looking to be a key one. Watch this space!
Jake completed his Pomeroy Cup campaign by defeating Dan. There are 3 games left with Tom to play Dan, Brian and Ant. Can Ant be caught?
For once, games in the Secretaries Quickplay competition didn't feature the Secretary. Marcus moved into 2nd place by taking 3 points off Joachim. Tom picked up 2 wins from 3 games and with Denzil also now on the board, everyone features in the league table. Still, Geoff's lead looks formidable.....
The secretary obviously decided the best way to get ahead is to play lots of games - in the hope that he could establish a lead to scare the others! On Monday he fitted 4 games into the 3 hours, sharing the spoils with both Jake and Ant. He wasn't slow to point out he now had a 3 point lead in the competition (of course many have still to open their accounts as they've not yet played!)
John's Club Championship quest has had a slow start but on Monday he defeated Denzil in just his 3rd match. Some now wonder whether he's a dark horse about to make a late run.....
Ant gained revenge on Daniel in the Pomeroy Cup and with just 4 matches left has established a lead. Will he be caught? Watch this space.
Feb 13 saw the A team finally manage to win their 2nd match of the season and at the same time go a long way to ensuring they are not relegated from the top division. Visitors Northenden will now require a miracle to get away from the foot of the table. On the night Tony won a good point on top board adding to wins by Denzil and Joachim. Ant who stood in late for Carl (who mysteriously decided he'd prefer to play away at Northenden for the second time this season!) recorded an excellent point on board 3. The Secretary is desperate for a win and turned a draw offer as he was a (useless) pawn up and once again blundered at 10:20pm.....
Meanwhile it was nice to see Daniel back playing in the Pomeroy Cup and he inflicted defeat on Tom to really open things up. Who will win - it's really up for grabs!