DCCA Mamhead Challenge Cup
In 2019-20, South Hams has a team competing in the Devon County Chess Association (DCCA) Division 2 League, also known as the Mamhead Challenge Cup. The league is named after Lord Mamhead - Sir Robert Newman MP - who became the DCCA's third president in 1920. The Keverel Chess website has an interesting article on Sir Robert and Mamhead House, including a picture of the Challenge Cup.
The Mamhead is a 4-board competition, with an aggregate grade limit for each match of Under 640. There is no limit on individual player grades.
The Mamhead is a Saturday competition in order to enable teams from throughout Devon to travel to their away fixtures. The generous time controls - each player starts with 90 minutes, with 30 seconds added afer each move - are intended to encourage a high standard of chess!
Except when otherwise agreed between team captains, South Hams home matches in the Mamhead Challenge Cup will be played at the club's normal venue - the Regal Club, Kingsbridge.
The South Hams team captain is Steve Levy, who can be contcted by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
The DCCA team competitions are administered through the ECF League Management System. Fixtures, results, league tables and other statistics can be viewed here..
Fixtures and Results
You can apply a filter to the fixtures by typing into the Filter box. For example, if you type Ply then only the fixtures against Plymouth will be displayed.
Click on a match score to view the game results for the match concerned. If the word "Report" appears against a particular match, then when you view the game results you will also see the match report.
Individual Player Statistics
Here are the current player statistics for South Hams players in the DCCA Mamhead Division during the 2019-20 season:
Overall Team Statistics
| Matches Played: | 3 |
| Matches Won: | 2 |
| Matches Drawn: | 0 |
| Matches Lost: | 1 |
| Match Points: | 4 |
| Percentage: | 66.7 |
| Average South Hams Team Grade: | 449.3 |
| Average Opponents Team Grade: | 486.3 |
DCCA Mamhead: Barnstaple v South Hams 4 Jan 2020
| Bd | Barnstaple | Col | Grade | ECF | Result | South Hams | Col | Grade | ECF | PGN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clarke, Steve | W | 139 | 187545A | 0-1 | Levy, Steve | B | 187 | 134450L | View |
| 2 | Oughton, Rob A | B | 135 | 181867D | ½-½ | Archer, David | W | 166 | 300734A | Submit |
| 3 | Leadbetter, Scott | W | 131 | 274888F | 0-1 | Davies, Alan | B | 106 | 304962A | View |
| 4 | Munsey, A Jon | B | 124 | 214834B | 1-0 | Peach, Cliff | W | 104 | 116851E | Submit |
| Overall Match | 529 | 1½-2½ | 563 | |||||||
| Bd | Barnstaple | Grade | Res | South Hams | Grade | PGN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clarke, Steve | 139 | 0-1 | Levy, Steve | 187 | View |
| 2 | Oughton, Rob A | 135 | ½-½ | Archer, David | 166 | Submit |
| 3 | Leadbetter, Scott | 131 | 0-1 | Davies, Alan | 106 | View |
| 4 | Munsey, A Jon | 124 | 1-0 | Peach, Cliff | 104 | Submit |
| Overall Match | 529 | 1½-2½ | 563 | |||
DCCA Mamhead: South Hams v Newton Abbot 1 Feb 2020
| Bd | South Hams | Col | Grade | ECF | Result | Newton Abbot | Col | Grade | ECF | PGN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Levy, Steve | B | 184 | 134450L | 0-1 | Brusey, Alan W | W | 176 | 107557D | View |
| 2 | Peach, Cliff | W | 107 | 116851E | 0-1 | Howard, Charles V | B | 159 | 113071H | Submit |
| 3 | Davies, Alan | B | 107 | 304962A | 0-1 | Blackmore, Joshua P | W | 150 | 290737K | View |
| 4 | Ashby, Ken | W | 96 | 181837F | 0-1 | Ruszelak, Piotr | B | 138 | 268159G | Submit |
| Overall Match | 494 | 0-4 | 623 | |||||||
| Bd | South Hams | Grade | Res | Newton Abbot | Grade | PGN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Levy, Steve | 184 | 0-1 | Brusey, Alan W | 176 | View |
| 2 | Peach, Cliff | 107 | 0-1 | Howard, Charles V | 159 | Submit |
| 3 | Davies, Alan | 107 | 0-1 | Blackmore, Joshua P | 150 | View |
| 4 | Ashby, Ken | 96 | 0-1 | Ruszelak, Piotr | 138 | Submit |
| Overall Match | 494 | 0-4 | 623 | |||
DCCA Mamhead: Plymouth v South Hams 29 Feb 2020
| Bd | Plymouth | Col | Grade | ECF | Result | South Hams | Col | Grade | ECF | PGN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stinton-Brownbridge, Michael H | W | 159 | 157349E | 0-1 | Levy, Steve | B | 184 | 134450L | View |
| 2 | Quinn, Martin | B | 148 | 214755F | ½-½ | Peach, Cliff | W | 107 | 116851E | Submit |
| 3 | , | W | d-d | , | B | |||||
| 4 | , | B | d-d | , | W | |||||
| Overall Match | 307 | ½-1½ | 291 | |||||||
| Bd | Plymouth | Grade | Res | South Hams | Grade | PGN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stinton-Brownbridge, Michael H | 159 | 0-1 | Levy, Steve | 184 | View |
| 2 | Quinn, Martin | 148 | ½-½ | Peach, Cliff | 107 | Submit |
| 3 | , | d-d | , | Submit | ||
| 4 | , | d-d | , | Submit | ||
| Overall Match | 307 | ½-1½ | 291 | |||