League Champions 2006-07

Olton A play in Division 1 of the Leamington League. They have now won the League title nine times, after retaining it last season.

LDCL Division 1A

Fixtures & Results 2007-08

Olton v Shirley A
All four games were drawn. More news on this later.

Banbury v Olton
Phil Holt had a good win on top board. Alan Lloyd had a great position on two, but lost on time, apparently confused by the digital clocks. Rob Wallman also had a good position, but blundered and lost on board 3. Mark Cundy on bottom board had another typically wild game, but came through to level the match.

Stratford v Olton
Alan Lloyd lost on top board and Rob Wallman drew early on on board 3. Mark Cundy blundered but held on for a draw on bottom board and  despite having chances, Robert Reynolds was unable to win on two.

Kenilworth v Olton
Phil Holt sacrificed material on top board to win in style. Alan Lloyd went Queen for Rook & Bishop up, struggled to find a way through, but eventually succeeded. Rob Wallman came out of the opening a little worse and eventually lost on three, but Mark Cundy won a piece early on and went on to win on bottom board.

Olton v Nuneaton
A depleted Nuneaton side put up more fight than expected and with Phil Holt unavailable, it could have all gone wrong. A win by default on bottom board was welcome, but the score was levelled when Rob Wallman lost on two. Mark Cundy on board 3 went an exchange down, but battled on to get two advanced passed pawns and the honours were declared even. Alan Lloyd had a typically complicated game on top board and eventually won, but no-one knew exactly how.

Olton v Solihull
Rob Wallman won comfortably on bottom board, but the other games were more difficult. Mark Cundy looked under pressure on board 3, but held on for a draw. Phil Holt and Alan Lloyd also recorded draws on the top boards, so Olton won by the narrowest of margins.

Olton A v Olton B
Martin Smyth on top board for the B team looked to have an easy win against Phil Holt at one point. Richard Reynolds drew on three against Mark Cundy in an eventful game, while Dave Cheshire drew against Rob Wallman on four. Richard Smith on board 2 beat Alan Lloyd, while Martin only drew on one.

Leamington A v Olton
Alan Lloyd, drawing the short straw on top board, looked to have much the better of the game, but was unable to find a decisive attack. Robert Reynolds on board 2 also had an advantage but not enough to score a full point. Rob Wallman on three was in a worse position early on and eventually went two pawns down, but his opponent was short of time and this game was also drawn. Dave Brown, stepping in as reserve, looked to be comfortable, but blundered a pawn and went on to lose.

Shirley & Lucas v Olton
A poor showing on the top boards saw losses for Phil Holt and Alan Lloyd. However, Mark Cundy and Rob Wallman were able to save some pride with two wins on boards 3 and 4.

Olton v Stratford A
Phil Holt went the way of many a board one this season against Stratford. Alan Lloyd shuffled his way to a draw against 'regular' last ditch reserve, Carl Hibbard on two. Robert Reynolds had a disastrous night on board three, his King displaced by force early on. Mark Cundy on four, on the other hand, openly welcomed a King's tour, but held on to win his game.

Nuneaton v Olton
Phil Holt had a good win on board one and Alan Lloyd also won on two. Rob Wallman sealed the match with a win on three and Mark Cundy drew on board 4.

Solihull v Olton
Mark Cundy opened the scoring on board 4, the opening exchanges typically baffling to to casual observer, but culminating in the White king being surrounded on f6. Rob Wallman exchanged all the pieces off on board 3 and the game was drawn. Phil Holt on board 1 had a comfortable win and Alan Lloyd drew on two to win the match.

Olton B v Olton A
Richard Reynolds v Robert Reynolds on board 2 was a bore-draw, as was Gary Hope v Rob Wallman on three. Richard Liszewski was being slowly ground down by Mark Cundy on board 4. Both had passed pawns in the centre, but Mark eventually won the ending. Meanwhile, Phil Holt was having a brainstorm on top board, so martin Smyth leveled the score for the B side.

Olton v Leamington
Phil Holt on board 1 started with a queen's side attack, which eventually yielded a couple of Pawns and a win. Mark Cundy went a really sickly-looking pawn up and initially looked to be making progress, but eventually drew on board 3. Rob Wallman on four seemed to be in some difficulty, but also drew. Alan Lloyd on two had an early attack, which fizzled out, but he still held an advantage. This game was eventually drawn to win the match.

Olton v Kenilworth
An incredibly boring night saw all four games drawn with hardly any incident, but at least the B team won.

Olton v Banbury
Rob Wallman had a quickfire win on bottom board, but it was harder going in the other games. Robert Reynolds on two offered a draw twice, but eventually broke through to win. Phil Holt reached a drawn ending on board 1 and Mark Cundy on three finished off a promising position to condemn Banbury to division 2.

Trophy Matches

Open Cup

•     Round 1
      Tuesday 6th November - Olton v Kenilworth 
  Kenilworth Defaulted this match.
•     Round 2 Shirley 1½-3½ Olton
  Phil Holt, Alan Lloyd and Martin Smyth won the top three against a less-than-impressive home side. Mark Cundy lost on 4, but Rob Wallman drew bottom board.
•     Final
      Tuesday 29th April, Olton 3½-1½ Nuneaton
  Phil Holt drew on top board and Alan Lloyd won on board 2. Mark Cundy's Queen sacrifice on three put Olton 2 up and there were draws on the botom boards for Richard Smith and Rob Wallman. Well done to the team.

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