4NCL NEW Coventry Team

A new team consisting of players mainly from Coventry Chess Club have entered a team in the 4NCL.

They go under the name "Throw in the Tal". They play in Divison 3 South. The Captain is Dave Ireland.

They have now played over two weekends and have obtained a fantastic 3 points, which is a great achievement considering on every match they have been heavily outgraded on most boards.

The first weekend was a difficult weekend for the team, loosing 5.5/.5 to the Gloucestershire Gambits and then the following day again loosing 5.5/.5 to the team Guildford 4.

However, the next round of matches produced a draw on the Saturday for the team to get there first ever point and then winning comfortably on the Sunday to claim 2 points. There have been some outstanding performances with Joshua Pink and Ed Goodwin winning 2.5 points.

Special mention must also go to Paul Sweatman who was heavily outgraded on Board 6, pulled off a stunning win to ensure the team claimed the win in Round 4.

A very interesting situation arose in Round 6 with Joshua. In the end game Joshua had a knight and a bishop against his opponents king. He very quickly checkmated his opponent.It is worth all chess players just checking that you know how to checkmate an opponent in a similar situation. You never know when you may need to use the technique!

If you want to see the full results of the team then the 4 ncl website is very informative - have a look here

 4NCL Website

Happy New Year

A Happy New Year to All Coventry Chess Club Members !

After our two week break Normal Matches resume on Tuesday 7th January 2014. Please check fixture cards for matches.

Do not forget if you wish to check League and Cup Results go to this link League Tables

There is some great information there about players. You can now see a player's percentage score for the season - not only for Coventry members but also other clubs as well. So now it is very easy to check out how other players are performing.

You can also see opponents results from previous matches. This is information we have never been able to see before so do take a moment to have a look.

If you are looking to brush up on your openings  take a look here here might be something of interest ?

Just Click Below on the Image 

U100 Warwickshire v Leicestershire Tournament Players Required

Excellent Chance to represent Warwickshire U100 Grade
  
Further Information and Contact Details below


Warwickshire U100 v Leicestershire. Saturday 23rd November 2013. 

Any U100 players wishing to play please contact Richard Buxton on 01789205367 or richard.buxton@talktalk.net.'

 

Richard Buxton.

U100 Chess Tournament

To all players graded  U 100  :

Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 19:30:30 +0100
Subject: U100 County Chess Match.


Mike.
There is an U100 Warwickshire Chess Match on Saturday 19th October against Staffordshire. I am looking for eligable players who would like to represent the County. Will you please post this info. on your web site(s) and give my contact details for any interested players to contact me ASAP.
Thank you.
Richard Buxton
01789205367
richard.buxton@talktalk.net
Warwickshire County U100 Captain.

Teams

All teams have now been formed, so all players should know which team they are playing in. If you are unsure then please contact Mike Johnson,Trevor Beesley, Dave Filer or Simon Weaver.

First Matches are on the 24th September. New Format. Two Sections. Add 1.25 against a team one division higher.

Divisional Cup.


SECTION A

Nuneaton B v Coventry Chess A
Coventry Chess E+(1.25) v Coventry Chess B
Coventry Chess D v Nuneaton Chess Club C

SECTION B

Coventry Chess C v Coventry Chess G+(1.25)

Chess Training

With the start of the new season we all like to "brush up" our chess skills. So check this course out... there is loads of top quality free information if you enter your email address when you see the pop-up box

New Season - Important Club Information

Hope everyone had a really good Summer Holiday!

I am pleased to say the New Season is almost upon us and next week Tuesday 27th August I will start collecting membership fees for the New Season.

Could all members please try and attend - even if just to pay the membership fees - as we have to pay the ECF their membership fees very soon and any members not registered are unable to play in the league.

This year the membership fee is £32.00 for Adults and £25.00 for U18's. This membership fee includes your Bronze membership to the ECF. Hire of the room. Fees to Coventry League and finally, the general running of Coventry Chess Club!

If any players hold a silver,gold or platinum membership please let me know as I will need to deduct this from your membership.

I also have the Fixture Cards for the start of the first Matches. The First match is a Divisional Cup Match on 24th September 2013. With League Matches starting Tuesday October 1st.

Captains, please note that the new online means of entering results is being used this season, however Oliver Cosham still requires you to either send in a card OR for the first time in history Oliver will accept the results by email:

His email address is: olivercosham@me.com

Looking forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday! - Simon