Season 2024/2025

 The fixtures for the new Season 2024/2025 have been issued for the Leamington League. The first match is the 3rd September.Coventry League fixtures will be issued shortly.

Reminder to all players to make sure their ECF membership is renewed. You should receive a reminder in your email. We have managed to freeze club fees once again, however to keep club fees at last years rate we do need members to pay their club fees as soon as possible. David Adams, our treasurer will be at the club on Tuesday 27th August to collect club fees.

We look forward to a new Season and welcoming members and new players.!

Junior Chess Results

 Well done to all juniors who played in the ladder this term. Our prize winners were:

1st Leung Chun Lin

2nd Leung Ho Cheung 

3rd Dmitry Fomins 

Best in year 4: Sanchitha Saravanan 

Congratulations to all!

Chess Library

 At the AGM yesterday evening it was proposed that we start a chess library. This was approved by the members and Phil Dean has kindly agreed to run the library. So, if you have any spare chess books lying around the house could you bring them into the Club over the next few weeks and pass them onto Phil who will catalogue them for the library. This is a great way to read new chess books without paying for brand new chess books.! and will be a real benefit to members. My thanks to Phil for agreeing to take this on.

Summer Cup Round 3 Results

 Results for 3rd Round of Summer Cup

J.Pink 1 0 Margarita Nasibova

M.Donnelly 1 0 W.Beeston

Bava 0 1 C.Badley

E.Goodwin 0 1 T.Stamper

W.Scaife 0 1 H. Jones

M.Johnson 1 0 P.Smith

J.Conway 1 0 B.Read

A.Vickers 1 0 J.Rivett

R.Watson 0 1 S.Whitmore

D.Copson .5 .5 A.Breeden

P.Dean 0 1 R.Alexander

Rankings

J.Pink 3

M.Donnelly 3

Ed Goodwin 1

Bava 1.5

W.Scaife 1.5

Margarita Nasibova 2

W.Beeston 2

B.Read 1

A.Bemi 1

M.Johnson 2

H.Jones 2

P.Smith 1

C.Badley 2

A.Vickers 1.5

David Filer .5

P.Dean 1

T.Stamper 2

J.Conway 2

S.Whitmore 1.5

D.Copson .5

J.Rivett 0

Pablo 1

A.Breeden .5

Summer Cup Round 4 Results

Tuesday 16th April

Fourth Round of the Summer Cup

Dave Ireland continued as the only player on 100% winning his game against Kaan. Dave Filer continued his good form winning against John Conway and setting up a match against Dave Ireland in the next Round. There are also still a number of players unbeaten in the Cup - Roy Watson, Ed Goodwin, Sam Cotterill, Bava, Mike Johnson, Stan Whitmore.

Margarita had a good win against Paul Sweatman and is making a strong challenge for the U120 Trophy.

Could I remind all players we are having a break for Easter so no matches next week. (The club will be open for friendly matches)  The next round will be Tuesday 30th April.


Results

D.Ireland 1 0 Kaan 
R.Watson .5 .5 M.Johnson
D.Filer 1 0 J.Conway
E.Goodwin 1 0 D.Riley
S.Cotterrill 1 0 S.Anwar
Bava 1 0 W.Scaiffe
W.Beeston .5 .5 A.Evans
S.Whitmore 1 0 D.Adams
J.Loughnane 0 1 P.Smith
J.Harrison 0 1 B.Charnley
P.Sweatman 0 1 Margarita
A.Paul 1 0 N.Carrouche
N.Morris 1 0 Hok
S.Simpson 1 0 J.March
T.Gazee .5 .5 B.Evans
C.Pegler .5 .5 T.White
A.Franklin 0 1 C.Badley

Scores After Round 4
D.Ireland 4
D.Filer        3.5
E.Goodwin  3
S.Cotterill   3
M.Johnson 3
R.Watson  3
Bava        3
Margarita  2.5
A.Paul      2.5
B.Charnley 2.5
Kaan         2.5
N.Morris   2.5
W.Beeston 2
S.Anwar 2
S.Whitmore 2
A.Evans     2
S.Simpson 2
D.Riley       2
J.Conway  2
J.Loughnane 1.5
P.Sweatman 1.5
P.Smith       1.5
N.Carrouche 1.5
C.Badley 1.5
J.Harrison  1.5
B.Evans 1
Hok           1
D.Adams 1
C.Pegler     .5
L.Nasibova .5 
J.March   .5
T.White  .5
T.Gazee .5
Seb            0
A.Franklin  0


Next Round - Fourth Round Tuesday April 30th  7.30pm 

Summer Cup

Summer Cup Season is upon us already!

With the first Round on Tuesday 26th March start 7.30pm The schedule is as follows :-

Tuesday 26th March - First Round
Tuesday 2nd April - Second Round
Tuesday 9th April - Third Round
Tuesday 16th April - Fourth Round
Tuesday 23rd April - BREAK FOR EASTER
Tuesday 30th April - Fifth Round
Tuesday 7th May - Sixth Round


Currently we have over 25 entrants and I would also like to welcome several entrants from other clubs - Rugby and Kenilworth I will try and post the results of each round on a weekly basis. Anyone who has not put their name down yet still has time to enter. Just drop me an email to say you wish to join. Trophys for Winner & Runner Up plus the best finish for a player graded U120 Simon

Christmas Dates

Congratulations to Coventry Chess A Team on winning the Divisional Cup after a hard fought match against Coventry Chess B. The final result was in doubt right up until 10.30pm, with Sam Cotterill taking Henrik right to the last few seconds on the clock in a very close end game. 

The club will be closed on the 25th December and the 1st January 2019 and we resume with League matches on the 8th January 2019.

Hope everyone has a great Festive Holiday and a good New Year !

Isle of Man Tournament

Some of you may be aware that Dave Ireland took part in the Isle of Man Tournament last week.

I am delighted to say that Dave finished with 5.5/7 points, which meant he finished 1st= with two other players for the Major Tournament.

The result is all the more remarkable as if we take a look at the other players ratings we see that Dave finished ahead of an FM & WFM and also finished level on points with a CM.

We can also see that Dave was rated 19th out of 35 participants at the start of the Tournament, so to finish 1= is a tremendous achievement.

Our Congratulations go to Dave for such a good result and he has said he will post a fuller report in a few days.

Here are the final standings :

Isle of Man Tournament Final Results Major

Summer Cup - Round 5 Results

Round 5 produced some very interesting games, particularly Ed Goodwin v D.Filer. The game was fairly level most of the time and it would have been easy for both players to agree a draw,however both players felt they need to win the game to keep in the running for a top spot. So, this produced a very exciting end game with both players having little time left on their respective clocks. Dave Filer, eventually ran out the winner with 42 seconds left on his clock. 

There was also a very good win for John Loughnane against Wesley Beeston, John said this was the first time he had ever beaten Wes in friendlies or match play.

Dave Ireland beat W.Martin to now lead the tournament on 4.5 points and Dave does look set to win the tournament or will there be a last minute surprise!

Paul Sweatman continued his excellent run in the Tournament, securing a hard fought draw against Stan Whitmore, last years winner of the Gordon Cornell trophy. 

In the battle of the Juniors Margarita won her game against Jude Shearsby 

As we go into the last round there is all to play for with Dave Ireland in pole position and plenty of players also vying for the Runners Up spot.

The Gordon Cornell trophy looks to be between last years winner Stan Whitmore on 3 points, Paul Sweatman on 3 points, Margarita on 3 points, and Wesley Beeston 2.5 points.

Final Round is next week, normal start time 7.30pm 

Reminder for Club members - AGM is 22nd May. Same format as last year with a light buffet at the end of the meeting. 


Full results from Round 5:-

D.Ireland 1 0 W.Martin
E.Goodwin 0 1 D.Filer

W.Beeston 0 1 J.Loughnane

S.Whitmore .5 .5 P.Sweatman 

R.Watson 0 1 Bava 

A.Franklin 0 1 T.White

C.Pegler 0 1 D.Adams 

N.Morris 1 0 N.Carrouche

J.Shearsby 0 1 M.Sanchez

J.Conway 1 0 T.Gazee

D. Ireland       4.5
Bava               4
D.Filer             4
R.Watson        3
W.Beeston      2.5
S.Whitmore    3
P.Sweatman   3
E.Goodwin     2.5
N.Morris         3.5 
N.Carrouche  2.5
P.Smith           2.5
J.Conway       2
G.Cornell         1
J.Loughnane   2.5
I.Evans            1.5
A.Franklin        1
D.Adams         2
T.White            0
S.Weaver        1.5 
J.Shearsby     1
C.Pegler         1
Margarita        3
T.Gazee         .5
Wilfrid            4
M.Johnson      - 
G. Sanchez   2

Next & Final Round Tuesday May 8th 7.30pm start.

Summer Cup - Round 4 Results

Fourth Round of the Summer Cup Round up:

Dave Ireland and Wilfred Martin are now leading the Tournament, with a number of players on 3 points:- Bava, Ed Goodwin,Roy Watson,Dave Filer, so the Tournament is still wide open. The u120 trophy looks to be between a number of players.Stan Whitmore,Paul Sweatman, Pete Smith, Wesley Beeston.

Full results from Round 4:-

D.Ireland 1 0 N.Morris
E.Goodwin .5 .5 Bava

W.Beeston .5 .5 S.Whitmore

D.Filer 0  1 W.Martin 

S.Whitmore .5 .5 W.Beeston
R.Watson 1 0 T.Holt 

A.Franklin 0 1 P.Smith

J.Loughnane .5 .5 I.Evans

C.Pegler 0 1 M.Sanchez 

P.Sweatman .5 .5 N.Carrouche

J.Shearsby 1 0 G.Cornell

D. Ireland       3.5
Bava               3
D.Filer             3
R.Watson        3
W.Beeston      2.5
S.Whitmore   2.5
P.Sweatman    2.5
E.Goodwin     2.5
N.Morris          2.5 
N.Carrouche  2.5
P.Smith           2.5
J.Conway       1
G.Cornell         1
J.Loughnane   1.5
I.Evans            1.5
A.Franklin        0
D.Adams         1
T.White            0
S.Weaver        1.5 
J.Shearsby     1
C.Pegler         1
Margarita        2
T.Gazee         .5
Wilfrid            4
M.Johnson      - 
G. Sanchez   2

Next Round Tuesday May 1st 7.30pm start.

Summer Cup - Third Round Results

Third Round of the Summer Cup

Quick Round Up this week.
Bava held Dave Ireland to a draw. Will Martin won against Wesley Beeston. Dave Filer is now tournament leader on 3 points. Stan Whitmore is now challenging to retain the Gordon Cornell trophy with a win against Ian Evans. Paul Sweatmanm is also on two points and challenging for the Gordon Cornell trophy. Margarita had a good win and registered her first point.

D.Ireland .5 .5 Bava
E.Goodwin 1 0 T.Holt

W.Beeston 0 1 W.Martin

J.Conway 0 1 N.Morris 
D.Filer 1 0 N.Carrouche 

S.Whitmore 1 0 I.Evans
R.Watson .5 .5 P.Smith 

A.Franklin 0 1 M.Sanchez

J.Loughnane 1 0 J.Shearsby

C.Pegler 1 0 G.Nasibov

P.Sweatman 1 0 G.Cornell

D. Ireland       2.5
E.Goodwin     2
D.Filer             3
S.Whitmore   2
J.Conway       1
P.Sweatman    2
Bava               2.5
N.Morris          2.5 
M.Johnson      - 
P.Smith           1.5
R.Watson        2
G.Cornell         1
J.Loughnane   1
I.Evans            1
A.Franklin        0
D.Adams         1
W.Beeston      2
T.White            0
S.Weaver        1 
J.Shearsby     0
C.Pegler         1
Margarita       1
T.Gazee         0
Wilfrid            3
N.Carrouche  2
G. Sanchez   0

Next Round Tuesday 24th April 7.30pm start.

Summer Cup Second Round Results

We held the second round of the Summer Cup yesterday evening (10/42018)

Another good turnout with 26 players in total.

One surprise of the evening was Wesley Beeston winning against Ed Goodwin. Pete Smith also came very close to winning against Dave Ireland. Dave only had 1 minute 40 seconds left on his clock when Pete resigned in a very close end game.

We had our first draw of the tournament between Nigel Morris and Roy Watson. Wilfrid a new player who has recently joined ourselves completed another win over John Loughane.

Full set of results here: -

D.Ireland 1 0 P.Smith
E.Goodwin 0 1 W.Beeston

Bava 1 0 J.Conway 
D.Filer 1 0 S.Whitmore 
N.Morris .5 .5 R.Watson 
T.Gazee 0 1 
N.Carrouche 1 0 A.Franklin

W.Martin 1 0 J.Loughnane

I.Evans 1 0 C.Pegler

P.Sweatman 1 0 J.Shearsby

D.Adams 1 0 T.White

T.Holt 1 0 M. Sanchez

G.Cornell 1 0 T.Gazee

S.Weaver 1 0 G.Sanchez

D. Ireland       2
E.Goodwin     1
D.Filer             2
S.Whitmore   1 
J.Conway       1
P.Sweatman    1
Bava               2
N.Morris          1.5 
M.Johnson      - -
P.Smith           1
R.Watson        1.5
G.Cornell         1
J.Loughnane   0
I.Evans            1
A.Franklin        0
D.Adams         1
W.Beeston      2
T.White            0
S.Weaver        - 1 
J.Shearsby    0
C.Pegler        0
Margarita       0
T.Gazee        0
Wilfrid           2
N.Carrouche 2
G. Sanchez   0

Next Round Tuesday 17th April 7.30pm start.

Warwickshire Congress Results

A number of Coventry players competed in the Warwickshire Congress which took place during the worst of the snow from March 2^nd to 4^th.

Dave Ireland finished first in the Under 1975 with 4/5

John Conway was 3^rd = in the Under 140 with 3 ½ /5

John Harris finished just outside the prizes in the Under 140 with 3/5 after losing a tense last round game which could have gone either way.

Ed Goodwin