D1 Grantham 1 stay 7 points clear with dominant win over University. Mansfield keep up the chase with win at Gambit 1. Beeston 1 win at RAB 1. Grantham 1 have 3 remaining games, including two away games. The biggest danger they have to overcome is the parlous state of roads in Nottinghamshire. D2 Nomads 1 lead the way with […]

D1 West Bridgford 1 continue to climb up the table with win at University 1. D2 Grantham 2 and Ashfield 2 have hard-fought draw, 4 wins for White pieces. D3 Nomads 2 go top after defeat of Beeston 2. Gambit 5 defeat Newark 2. D4 Bottom club Gambit 6 land excellent draw with leaders Central 1. RAB 3 defeat Grantham […]

D1 Grantham 1 extend lead to 7 points after defeat of Ashfield 1. West Bridgford draw with Gambit 1 to move out of the bottom two. D2 Gambit 2 lead pursuit of Nomads 1 after win over West Nottingham 1. The two sides relegated from D1 last season look set for an early return. D3 leaders University 2 slip up […]

D1 Beeston 1 defeat Mansfield. Ashfield 1 pip Newark 1. D2 Leaders Nomads 1 pip West Bridgford 2. Gambit 3 defeat Grantham 2. D3 Leaders University 2 are beaten by heavily outrated Gambit 5. D4 West Nottingham 2 move into third with defeat of RAB 4. RAB 3 draw with Nomads 3. Ashfield 4 draw with Gambit 6 in a […]

D1 Grantham 1 extend League lead with win over West Bridgford 1. Gambit 1 ‘s revival continues with win over University 1.  D2 Gambit 3 defeat RAB 2. Ashfield 2 win at West Bridgford 2. D3 Newark 2 and Beeston 2 share the spoils. D4  Gabit 6 score first win of season at RAB 3. Gabit 7 defeat RAB 5. […]

D1 Mansfield defeat RAB 1. D2 No games this week. D3 University 2 still lead after win over Grantham 3. Nomads 2 move into second with win over Newark 2. Ashfield 3 are well beaten by Gambit 5. D4 Leaders Central 1 paste Grantham 3. Ashfield 4 win at RAB 4 and move above them to second place. Gambit 6 […]

D1 An excellent, fighting draw for West Bridgford 1 against Mansfield. Grantham 1 extend lead at the top repeating their 4-1 win against Newark in the first game of the season. Ashfield 1 narrowly defeat Beeston 1 to move level on points with Mansfield. University 1 defeat Newark 1. On this week’s showings, Newark 1 and RAB 1 will be […]

D1 Gambit 1 move up to mid-table after defeating RAB 1 with wins on the top 3 boards. D2 Nomads 1 fall to first defeat of the season against Grantham 2. Gambit 3’s defeat of West Bridgford 2 includes two wins with the Black pieces. D3 Newark 2 defeat Grantham 3. Gambit 5 pip Gambit 4. D4. Ashfield 4 defeat  […]

D1. Grantham 1 extend lead, defeating Mansfield 4-1. University 1 win comfortably against West Bridgford 1. Gambit 1 bounce back to form against Newark 1. Ashfield 1, who should have lost, defeat RAB 1. D2. Ashfield 2 land strong win over RAB 2. D3. Nomads 2 defeat Grantham 3. Gambit 4 score good draw with Beeston 2. D4. Leaders Central […]

D1. West Bridgford 1 win at RAB 1. Beeston 1 and Newark 1 share the spoils. D2. Gambit2 remain in second place after defeat of West Nottingham 1. Ashfield 2 score handsome win over Gambit 3. D3. Newark 2  put Ashfield 3 to the sword. D4. RAB 4 defeat Grantham 4 and move above them. D5. Ashfield 5 win at […]

D1. Leaders Grantham defeat depleted Gambit team. Mansfield keep up pursuit, seeing off Ashfield challenge. Beeston score good win at University. D2 Nomads 1’s title march continues, their best line-up too strong for West Bridgford 2. D3 University 2 stay top with win over Newark 2. Ashfield 3 gain surprise win over Gambit 4. Beeston 2 defeat Nomads 2.Bottom clubs, […]

D1. Congratulations to West Bridgford, who score their first win of the season at Gambit 1. This result and RAB 1’s win over Newark 1 makes the foot of the table appear very interesting, with Gambit 1, regular title contenders, slipping into the bottom two! Ashfield 1 and University 1 share their second draw of the season. D2. West Nottingham 1 move […]

D1 West Bridgford 1 are still seeking the cub’s first points of the season after a top board default against Beeston. Grantham 1’s dominant win over Newark 1 moves them 2 points clear of Mansfield. D2 The top 2 teams clash. 3 boards are drawn. Nomads 1 find the game win to defeat Gambit 2 and consolidate their League lead. […]

D1. Mansfield Crash at University 1. ‘It could have been 4½-½ to us after Chris drew a lost game, but we capitulated on all four boards. Respect to the University players for all showing fighting spirit and hanging in there’-JT. Beeston 1 and Ashfield 1 have hard-fought draw. D2.Gambit 2 now on on 5/6 wins after defeating Ashfield 2. Gambit […]

D1. Grantham 1 win at University 1 to maintain title challenge. Newark 1 move up to fourth after defeating West Bridgford 1.* D2   Nomads 1 set the pace with narrow win over RAB 2. Ashfield 2 score first win of the season, edging relegation fight against West Bridgford 2. D3   Newark 2 score first win of the season against Gambit […]

D1. Mansfield now head the League after a decisive home win over Gambit 1. Newark 1 and Beeston 1 share the spoils. Ashfield 1, the surprise team of the season, win at RAB1 and occupy third place. It’s good to see that the three promoted clubs now are all proving competitive in the top division.  D2 Leaders, Gambit 2 suffer […]

D1- Champions, Mansfield win at main rivals, Grantham 1. 4 Draws- Mansfield Captain seals win defeating County Champion with Black pieces. RAB 1 score first win in D1 for 25 years with win over University 1. Ashfield 1 thump West Bridgford 1. D2- Gambit 2 defeat Grantham to overtake them at the top of the division with 4/4 wins. West […]

A week of firsts, as struggling teams start to bite back. D1. University 1 land first win of season over Newark 1. RAB 1 land first point with draw at Beeston 1. D2. Gambit 3 score first points of their season with dominant win at West Bridgford 2. Ashfield 2 are off the mark with draw versus Nomads 1.  D3. […]

D1 – Ashfield 1 defeat Gambit 1 in very tight game. Mansfield win decisively over Newark 1. D2 – Gambit 2 move to 3/3 wins, with defeat of RAB 2. D3 – Beeston 2 win at Gambit 5. University 2 stand on 3/3 wins, with defeat of Grantham 3. Ashfield 3 hold Nomads 2. D4 – Nomads 3 achieve draw […]

Grantham 1 defeat previously unbeaten Gambit 1. This sees a winning return to League action of Jason Dilley, a regular member of  previous title wins. Grantham’s team on the night has an average rating of 2094. In D2 Grantham 2 share the spoils with West Nottingham 1. 4 decisive games, all won by White. In D3 University 2 defeat Newark […]

Newark 1 win their opening game over RAB 1. Beeston 1 win impressively over University 1. Mansfield slam under-strength West Bridgford. The Division 1 League table, and points differences of teams start to look telling. In D2 Nomads 1 are too strong for Gambit 3. Grantham 2 join them on 3/3 wins, the latest over West Bridgford 2. Gambit 2 […]

Grantham 1 power on with 4-1 win at West Bridgford 1. Gambit 1 defeat Beeston 1, despite a winning top board club debut by Alex Posazhennikov for the visitors. University 1 stage a fighting late rally to salvage a home draw against Ashfield 1. D2. West Nottingham 1 find their form to crush West Bridgford 2. D3. Gambit 4 pip […]

In Division 1 promoted Ashfield 1 lose respectably 3-2 at champions, Mansfield. Terry Nabbs makes a winning return to the Notts League for the visitors. RAB 1 will also be much encouraged by  their narrow 3-2 loss at Gambit 1 with 4 draws against much higher rated opponents. In D2 Nomads 1 lead the way after a dominant win at […]

In Division 1 Grantham 1 score a statement 5-0 win away at Beeston. County Champion Alexandr Klimchik makes his club and League debut on Board 3. After their opening two games, it is already evident that Grantham will be strong contenders to regain the League title, last won by them in 2019-20. In D2, despite losing on top board, Gambit […]

We’re off! Radcliffe & Bingham return to the centre stage of Division 1. They last appeared in 2002-3 when RAB 1 played 16, lost 15 and drew 1. 2001 saw their last win in D1. Grantham 1 greet them on their return and score a convincing win boosted by the return of former captain, Nigel Birtwistle. It could be tough […]