H&D Blitz Tournament
The Hertford & District (u1900) end of season Blitz Tournament took place at Allenbury's Sports & Social Club on Tuesday 1st July 2025.
Thirteen teams played each other in a Round Robin. Time control was 5 minutes per player, with no increment.
Welwyn Hatfield 1 finished first and were awarded the trophy.
The two St Albans teams finished in 5th equal and 10th places.
| St Albans 1 | St Albans 2 | |||||
| Board | Player | Score | Board | Player | Score | |
| 1 | Matthew Ball (captain) | 6½ | 1 | Lubo Botev | 5 | |
| 2 | Tim Watson | 6 | 2 | Paul Laskier | 3 | |
| 3 | Matt Kortekaas | 4½ | 3 | Stephen Deland | 3 | |
| 4 | Olek Vitvitskyi | 9 | 4 | Ray Claret (captain) | 6 | |
| 5 | Ian Cross | 8½ | 5 | Harvey Brown | 6 | |
Final Standings
| Match | Game Points | |||
| Position | Team | Points | For | Against |
| 1 | Welwyn Hatfield 1 | 20 | 43 | 17 |
| 2 | Welwyn Hatfield 2 | 19 | 39 | 21 |
| 3 | Hemel Hempstead | 18 | 38 | 22 |
| 4 | Stevenage | 17 | 37.5 | 22.5 |
| 5 | Stortford Bishops | 15 | 33 | 27 |
| 5 | St Albans 1 | 15 | 34.5 | 25.5 |
| 7 | Hertford President's Men | 14 | 31 | 29 |
| 8 | Hertford Crafty Queens | 12 | 27 | 33 |
| 9 | Hoddesdon | 11 | 22 | 38 |
| 10 | St Albans 2 | 10 | 23 | 37 |
| 11 | Hertford Cunning Kings | 9 | 24.5 | 35.5 |
| 12 | Stortford Stranglers | 6 | 23.5 | 36.5 |
| 13 | Welwyn Hatfield 3 | 2 | 14 | 46 |