Home Internationals
This season 8 players from Mechelen Chess Club, whom St Albans visited in 2013, came to spend a weekend in St Albans. They played two matches, the first on Friday evening and the second on Saturday afternoon. Both matches were played at the Goat Inn where they happened to be staying.
On Saturday evening the two teams enjoyed a meal at the Koh-i-noor Restaurant on George Steet.
Match 1
Friday, 22 May 2015, 7:30pm
The Goat, Sopwell Lane.
All moves in 80 minutes
| St Albans | Mechelen | ||||
| 1 | Geoff Hollis | 2088 | 0.5 - 0.5 | Arno Sterck | 1992 |
| 2 | Ian Gooding | 2073 | 0.5 - 0.5 | Bert Van Ael | 1912 |
| 3 | Aidan Ellis | 1938 | 0.5 - 0.5 | Thomas Schurins | 1773 |
| 4 | James Palmer | 1810 | 0.5 - 0.5 | Hugo Van Steenwinckel | 1615 |
| 5 | Craig Fothergill | 1705 | 0 - 1 | William Portier | 1536 |
| 6 | Terry Douse | 1668 | 1 - 0 | Daniel De Grauwe | 1371 |
| 7 | Peter Baker | 1413 | 1 - 0 | Dirk Verschueren | 1150 |
| 8 | Bob Goodall | - | 1 - 0 | Marleen Sutens | - |
| Total | 5 - 3 |
Match 2
Saturday, 23rd May 2015, 2:30pm
The Goat, Sopwell Lane.
35 moves in 1hr 30mins + 15 mins QP
| St Albans | Mechelen | ||||
| 1 | Jeremy Fraser-Mitchell | 1983 | 1 - 0 | Arno Sterck | 1992 |
| 2 | Chris Major | 1983 | 0 - 1 | Bert Van Ael | 1912 |
| 3 | David Bower | 1945 | 0 - 1 | Thomas Schurins | 1773 |
| 4 | Michael Flatt | 1750 | 0 - 1 | Hugo Van Steenwinckel | 1615 |
| 5 | Terry Douse | 1688 | 0.5 - 0.5 | William Portier | 1536 |
| 6 | Edward Magee | 1638 | 1 - 0 | Daniel De Grauwe | 1371 |
| 7 | Ray Claret | 1525 | 1 - 0 | Dirk Verschueren | 1150 |
| 8 | Peter Baker | 1314 | 1 - 0 | Marleen Sutens | - |
| Total | 4.5 - 3.5 |
Visitors to St Albans
- May 2015 Mechelen, Belgium
- Apr 2013 de Uil, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Oct 2012 SK Borgen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Apr 2007 de Uil, Amsterdam, Netherlands
