League
The Play-Off finals
By peter dickinson
May 17, 2006, 20:37

ELCA divison 1 and divison 3 play-offs

Division 1: played at The SparrowHawk Hotel, Burnley,  Monday 15 May 2006
  Hawks A         2.5    Burnley A      2.5
  A. Clarkson     0.5    H. Hughes      0.5
  S. Riley        0.5    M. Conroy      0.5
  C. Edwards      0.5    S. Appleby     0.5
  A. Saulle       0.5    S. Whitehead   0.5
  P. Logan        0.5    D. Teague      0.5

Division 3: played at The Victoria Hotel, Great Harwood,  Tuesday 16 May 2006
  Crusaders C     1.5    Rawtenstall B  3.5
  M. Horne        0      P. English     1
  D. Walmsley     0      B. Langstaffe  1
  D. Reeves       1      T. Sullivan    0
  S. Walmsley     0      M. Markey      1
  B. Beardsworth  0.5    B. Burrows     0.5

 Please click on the link below to display the games for both the above matches: 
http://www.elca.org.uk/games/2005-06/gm0506.htm
 (games 15 - 19 in the list displayed for division 1; games 20 - 24 for division 3..)

Action shots from the two finals: 

Andrew Clarkson (left) and Howard Hughes in typical pose on board 1

Scott Riley (left) concentrates against Mike Conroy on board 2

Clive Edwards (left) looks confident against Steve Appleby on board 3

Anthony Saulle (left) has just lost a pawn against Steve Whitehead on board 5

Pete Logan takes in thinking juice against Dave Teague on bottom board

The sole spectator Dave Innes watches board 5, understandably in view of the 'action' on boards 1 to 4

the Burnley team for the division 1 play-off plus supporter Dave Innes

The Hawks team for the division 1 play-off

Crusaders C (right) in action against Rawtenstall B

Michael Horne (left) struggles near the end on board 1 against Pat English watched by, l to r, Dave Gaston Mick Markey Steve Walmsley John Holt and Terry Sullivan