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THE GLADIATORS*
(Captain: David Bryant)
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SEASON 2011-12 |
17 Oct |
21 Nov |
19 Dec |
23 Jan |
20 Feb |
19 Mar |
16 Apr |
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| NAME | GRADE | MINIMUM STILL TO PLAY |
Pawn Cocktail |
King Pawns |
Pawn Crackers |
Team
with No Name |
Chess Brainiacs |
Barcelona | Late
Knight Sacrifice |
| Mark Brougham | S144 | NAP | 2W | - | 2L | 1D | - | - | - |
| David Bryant | C146 | 2 | - | 2D | 3L | - | - | - | - |
| Martin Cath | A161 | NAP | 1D | 1W | 1L | - | - | - | - |
| Chris Constable | A111 | NAP | - | - | - | 3L | - | - | - |
| Howard Curtis | A124 | NAP | 3W | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lewis Lou | B101 | 1 | 4W | 4W | - | 4W | - | - | - |
| David Wallis | A133 | NAP | - | 3W | 4D | 2D | - | - | - |
| GRADING POINTS USED | 0000 | 0530 | 1071 | 1655 | 2144 | - | - | - | |
| GRADING POINTS LEFT | 4000 | 3470 | 2929 | 2345 | 1856 | - | - | - | |
| PENALTY POINTS: 0 | |||||||||
| SEASON 2010-2011 - THE GLADIATORS | |
| Players | Keith Barker, Mark Brougham, Chris Constable, David Bryant (Capt), Howard Curtis, Lewis Lou, Francis William Sagyaman. |
| Position | Premiership - 5th out of 8 |
| Comments | A poor start with defeat in the opening 2 rounds saw the defending champions bottom of the table and in danger of the drop, but 3 wins from 4 mid season did just enough to keep them up despite being beaten in the final round. |
| SEASON 2009-2010 - THE GLADIATORS | |
| Players | Keith Barker, Mark Brougham, David Bryant (Capt), Howard Curtis, Francis William Sagyaman, David Wallis. |
| Position | Premiership - 1st out of 8 |
| Comments | Finally they did it. After being so close several times, The Gladiators have won their first title after a nail-biting final day that could have seen 5 different teams out of the 8 take the title. Having lost the 1st round and drawn the 2nd round, things were not looking so good, but 3 wins on the bounce and a draw left them top and needing a draw to confirm the title. They duly delivered it. |
| SEASON 2008-2009 - THE GLADIATORS | |
| Players | Keith Barker, David Bryant (Capt), Howard Curtis, Jamie Isaacs, David Wallis, Brian Williamson. |
| Position | Premiership - 2nd out of 8 |
| Comments | Poor David Bryant must have been tearing his hair out. Early on in the season, one player announces he isn't coming back. Then another has a break from chess at the same time as another goes on holiday at the time of what turned out to be the decisive game. Then finally on the last week, another player forgets to turn up. The Gladiators possible should have won the league this season for the first time, but they must have got that feeling that it wasn't meant to be. |
| SEASON 2007-2008 - THE GLADIATORS | |
| Players | Keith Barker, David Bryant (Capt), Howard Curtis, David Wallis, Brian Williamson. |
| Position | Premiership - 2nd out of 8 |
| Comments | It was a good season for The Gladiators but another where they were so close and yet so far. Victory over Chess Brainiacs in round 5 was the highlight as it put them top with 2 games to go, but defeat in round 6 allowed their rivals back ahead of them again and a 2nd place finish had to suffice. |
| SEASON 2006-2007 - THE GLADIATORS | |
| Players | Toni Aspinall, Keith Barker, Delroy Bennett, David Bryant (Capt), Michael Chang, Howard Curtis, Michael Rogan, Brian Williamson. |
| Position | 9 out of 12 |
| Comments | The season was certainly not as good as it could have been for this team and they finished at the top of the relegation zone. However, they were reprieved when Pawn Curry opted not to take the place in the higher division, allowing The Gladiators to retain their top flight status. |
| SEASON 2005-2006 - THE GLADIATORS | |
| Players | Fiona Bigg, Howard Curtis (Capt), David Green, Simon Hugkulstone, John Speechley, Brian Williamson, Yang-Fan Zhou A143 |
| Position | 12 out of 14 |
| Comments | This was a poor result bearing in mind the players available but a string of no shows left the team weak on certain evenings at it never really reached its potential. |
| SEASON 2004-2005 - THE GLADIATORS | |
| Players | Fiona Bigg, Howard Curtis (Capt), David Green, Richard Lobo. |
| Position | 17 out of 20 |
| Comments | A reliable team with just 4 players playing all 4 rounds with no defaults, but the team team never had the depth to make it near the top. |
| SEASON 2003-2004 - THE GLADIATORS | |
| Players | Carolyn Barker, Fiona Bigg, Howard Curtis (Capt), David Green, Stuart Hamilton, Richard Lobo, Bill McDonald. |
| Position | 7 out of 20 |
| Comments | A yo-yo season for the Gladiators never saw them put a run together and finish outside of the prize zone for the first time. |
| SEASON 2002-2003 - THE GLADIATORS | |
| Players | Howard Curtis (Capt). |
| Position | 3 out of 12 |
| Comments | A mass of mid-season draws put pay to title chances but prize money and a 3rd place finish ended a reasonable season. |
| SEASON 2001-2002 - THE GLADIATORS | |
| Players | Dave Cork, Howard Curtis (Capt), Daniel Gliddon, Chris Harris, Sean Kennedy. |
| Position | 2 out of 6 |
| Comments | This was the first ever season of competition and there had been an attempt to get the teams as equal as possible. However, The Gladiators were the only team to get themselves together and with a much higher average grade than the rest, they really ought to have won. Having started with 4 straight wins, they slipped up to the eventual champions and then lost the last 2 rounds to allow themselves to be pipped at the post. |
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