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Tuesday, 31 May 2016
AGM & Summer Cup Presentations
Due to a number of members being away on holiday the Club AGM and the presentation of the Summer Cup trophies will now take place later than normal. The date we have set is :
September 6th Tuesday 7.30-8pm.
All members welcome and if you would like anything added to the Agenda please let Mike Johnson, Daver Filer or Simon Weaver know.
It is anticipated the AGM and presentations will last "about an hour"
On other news, it is with great sadness that I have to report that another member of the club has passed away . . . Gerald Reason. Gerald had only recently rejoined the club having taking a long break from chess, so some of the older members may have known him when he originally played.
The club is still open for friendlies on Tuesday.
Wednesday, 11 May 2016
Summer Cup - Round 6 Results
The final round of the Summer Cup was completed yesterday evening and Congratulations must go to Andy Ward who has won the Summer Cup with an impressive 5.5/6
The Runner up is Dave Ireland on 4.5/6. The Winner of the inaugral Gordon Cornell U120 trophy is Howard Jones with 4/6.
A special mention must go to Dragomir who on his first Summer Cup tournament was challenging for the top spot right from the start and only falling at the last hurdle to Andy Ward the eventual winner. Dragomir tied in third place on 3.5 points with Ed Goodwin and Bava.
Ed Goodwin again had a good tournament finishing in the top 3 spot. Bava also had an excellent tournament and could easily have secured the runners up position if he had won against Dave Ireland. But Dave won and Bava just missed out again on finishing in the top two positions.
The Gordon Cornell trophy has given added incentive to players graded U120 and seems to have been very successful, with a number of players potentially able to win the trophy on the last round.
However, Howard Jones was the eventual winner, with 4 points out of 6 and was undefeated through the tournament with a solid 4 draws and two wins. Paul Sweatman continued his steady improvement and finished with a draw against Pete Smith. Gordon Cornell finished on three points and nearly won the Gordon Cornell trophy !
A number of players finished on the target that a lot of players have ... 3 points - Pete Smith, Stan Whitmore, Dave Filer, Bob Holmes, Paul Sweatman, David Adams and Gordon Cornell - a good steady tournament performance. David Adams also finished strongly in his first Summer Cup tournament on 3 points - very encouraging for the new season.
The trophies for the winners will be presented at the AGM - date to be announced.
I would like to say Thank you to all the players who took part and made it an enjoyable inter club tournament and hope everyone who played, enjoyed the Tournament and found it a good way to finish playing competitve chess until the start of next season.
Hope everyone has a good summer break and if we do not see you at the AGM we will see you at the start of the new season - which is only 16 weeks away !
The results from last night are below with the final positions:-
Results from 10/5/2016
A.Ward 1 0 Dragomir
D.Ireland 1 0 Bava
H.Jones 1 0 C.Blackburn
E.Goodwin 1 0 D.Adams
P.Smith .5 .5 P.Sweatman
S.Whitmore 1 0 I.Evans
J.Loughane 1 0 T.White
N.Weaver 0 1 G.Cornell
J.Conway 1 0 T.Gazee
A.Franklin 0 N.Morris
FINAL RESULTS
A.Ward 5.5 - Winner of John Evans Summer Cup
D.Ireland 4.5 - Runner Up
Dragomir 4
H.Jones 4 U120 - Winner of Gordon Cornell trophy
Bava 3.5
Ed Goodwin 3.5
D.Filer 3
Bob Holmes 3
C.Blackburn 3 U120
D.Adams 3 U120
P.Sweatman 3 U120
P.Smith 3 U120
S.Whitmore 3 U120
G.Cornell 3 U120
J.Loughnane 2.5 U120
S.Weaver 2 U120
W.Beeston 2 U120
A.Franklin 2 U120
M.Johnson 1.5
I.Evans 1.5 U120
T.White 1 U120
T.Gazee 0 U120
N.Weaver 0 UI20
Finally, I have mentioned over the last few weeks how the stronger players are winning the end games - have a look at this it may help !
The Runner up is Dave Ireland on 4.5/6. The Winner of the inaugral Gordon Cornell U120 trophy is Howard Jones with 4/6.
A special mention must go to Dragomir who on his first Summer Cup tournament was challenging for the top spot right from the start and only falling at the last hurdle to Andy Ward the eventual winner. Dragomir tied in third place on 3.5 points with Ed Goodwin and Bava.
Ed Goodwin again had a good tournament finishing in the top 3 spot. Bava also had an excellent tournament and could easily have secured the runners up position if he had won against Dave Ireland. But Dave won and Bava just missed out again on finishing in the top two positions.
The Gordon Cornell trophy has given added incentive to players graded U120 and seems to have been very successful, with a number of players potentially able to win the trophy on the last round.
However, Howard Jones was the eventual winner, with 4 points out of 6 and was undefeated through the tournament with a solid 4 draws and two wins. Paul Sweatman continued his steady improvement and finished with a draw against Pete Smith. Gordon Cornell finished on three points and nearly won the Gordon Cornell trophy !
A number of players finished on the target that a lot of players have ... 3 points - Pete Smith, Stan Whitmore, Dave Filer, Bob Holmes, Paul Sweatman, David Adams and Gordon Cornell - a good steady tournament performance. David Adams also finished strongly in his first Summer Cup tournament on 3 points - very encouraging for the new season.
The trophies for the winners will be presented at the AGM - date to be announced.
I would like to say Thank you to all the players who took part and made it an enjoyable inter club tournament and hope everyone who played, enjoyed the Tournament and found it a good way to finish playing competitve chess until the start of next season.
Hope everyone has a good summer break and if we do not see you at the AGM we will see you at the start of the new season - which is only 16 weeks away !
The results from last night are below with the final positions:-
Results from 10/5/2016
A.Ward 1 0 Dragomir
D.Ireland 1 0 Bava
H.Jones 1 0 C.Blackburn
E.Goodwin 1 0 D.Adams
P.Smith .5 .5 P.Sweatman
S.Whitmore 1 0 I.Evans
J.Loughane 1 0 T.White
N.Weaver 0 1 G.Cornell
J.Conway 1 0 T.Gazee
A.Franklin 0 N.Morris
FINAL RESULTS
A.Ward 5.5 - Winner of John Evans Summer Cup
D.Ireland 4.5 - Runner Up
Dragomir 4
H.Jones 4 U120 - Winner of Gordon Cornell trophy
Bava 3.5
Ed Goodwin 3.5
D.Filer 3
Bob Holmes 3
C.Blackburn 3 U120
D.Adams 3 U120
P.Sweatman 3 U120
P.Smith 3 U120
S.Whitmore 3 U120
G.Cornell 3 U120
J.Loughnane 2.5 U120
S.Weaver 2 U120
W.Beeston 2 U120
A.Franklin 2 U120
M.Johnson 1.5
I.Evans 1.5 U120
T.White 1 U120
T.Gazee 0 U120
N.Weaver 0 UI20
Finally, I have mentioned over the last few weeks how the stronger players are winning the end games - have a look at this it may help !
Wednesday, 4 May 2016
Summer Cup - Round 5 Results
Round up of matches for the 5th Round :-
Andy Ward won against Dave Ireland in a very tight end game - Andy is becoming a bit of an end game specialist - winning many of his games through the end game - maybe time for us all to try and learn a bit more about the end game?
Dave Filer eventually lost to Dragomir after a long hard battle - Dragomir is now on 4 points and in second place for the competition.
Bava won against Ed Goodwin - a good win for Bava. Clive Blackburn ended Paul Sweatman's good run in the competition.
So next week will be the decider between Andy Ward and Dragomir - nice to see two relatively new club members do well in the competition.
Howard Jones is well positioned to win the Gordon Cornell U120 trophy being on 3 points and not yet having lost a game. He is closely followed by Clive Blackburn, David Adams all on 3 points all Pete Smith and Paul Sweatman on 2.5 all who have a chance of winning - should be exciting next week!
The final round will be held next week 10th May. 7.30pm
Results
D.Ireland 0 1 A.Ward
D.Filer 0 1 Dragomir
H.Jones .5 .5 R.Holmes
E.Goodwin 0 1 Bava
P.Sweatman 0 1 C.Blackburn
W.Beeston .5 .5 P.Smith
G.Cornell 1 0 T.White
J.Conway 0 1 A.Franklin
J.Loughnane .5 .5 I.Evans
N.Weaver 0 1 T.Gazee
Overall Scores:
A.Ward 4.5
Dragomir 4
D.Ireland 3.5
Bava 3.5
D.Filer 3
Bob Holmes 3
H.Jones 3 U120
C.Blackburn 3 U120
D.Adams 3 U120
P.Sweatman 2.5 U120
Ed Goodwin 2.5
P.Smith 2.5 U120
S.Whitmore 2 U120
S.Weaver 2 U120
W.Beeston 2 U120
M.Johnson 1.5
G.Cornell 2 U120
T.White 1 U120
I.Evans 1.5 U120
A.Franklin 2 U120
J.Loughnane 1.5 U120
T.Gazee 0 U120
N.Weaver 0 UI20
Andy Ward won against Dave Ireland in a very tight end game - Andy is becoming a bit of an end game specialist - winning many of his games through the end game - maybe time for us all to try and learn a bit more about the end game?
Dave Filer eventually lost to Dragomir after a long hard battle - Dragomir is now on 4 points and in second place for the competition.
Bava won against Ed Goodwin - a good win for Bava. Clive Blackburn ended Paul Sweatman's good run in the competition.
So next week will be the decider between Andy Ward and Dragomir - nice to see two relatively new club members do well in the competition.
Howard Jones is well positioned to win the Gordon Cornell U120 trophy being on 3 points and not yet having lost a game. He is closely followed by Clive Blackburn, David Adams all on 3 points all Pete Smith and Paul Sweatman on 2.5 all who have a chance of winning - should be exciting next week!
The final round will be held next week 10th May. 7.30pm
Results
D.Ireland 0 1 A.Ward
D.Filer 0 1 Dragomir
H.Jones .5 .5 R.Holmes
E.Goodwin 0 1 Bava
P.Sweatman 0 1 C.Blackburn
W.Beeston .5 .5 P.Smith
G.Cornell 1 0 T.White
J.Conway 0 1 A.Franklin
J.Loughnane .5 .5 I.Evans
N.Weaver 0 1 T.Gazee
Overall Scores:
A.Ward 4.5
Dragomir 4
D.Ireland 3.5
Bava 3.5
D.Filer 3
Bob Holmes 3
H.Jones 3 U120
C.Blackburn 3 U120
D.Adams 3 U120
P.Sweatman 2.5 U120
Ed Goodwin 2.5
P.Smith 2.5 U120
S.Whitmore 2 U120
S.Weaver 2 U120
W.Beeston 2 U120
M.Johnson 1.5
G.Cornell 2 U120
T.White 1 U120
I.Evans 1.5 U120
A.Franklin 2 U120
J.Loughnane 1.5 U120
T.Gazee 0 U120
N.Weaver 0 UI20
Wednesday, 27 April 2016
Summer Cup - Round 4 Results
Round 4 of the Summer Cup was held last night. Here are some of the highlights!
Dave Ireland and Andy Ward both won their matches, meaning that they are both now on 3.5 points. So, this means next week week they will play each other to see who can potentially become the outright leader.
The Gordon Gornell U120 is closely contested with Howard Jones and Paul Sweatman both on 2.5 points.
Howard Jones played well to get a draw against Ed Goodwin and Dragomir continued his good run winning against Stan Whitmore.
Paul Sweatman again continued his impressive run in the Tournament with a good win over Alan Franklin to now give Paul a total of 2.5 points for the Tournament.
Bob Holmes beat Wesley Beeston, however Bob did admit afterwards he was one move away from resigning if Wesley had moved his bishop to attack Bob's queen.
David Adams completed another good win to give him two points for the competition.
Round 5 next week 3rd May. Start time 7.30pm.
Full list of results
D. Filer 0 1 D.Ireland
A.Ward 1 0 P.Smith
E.Goodwin .5 .5 H.Jones
Dragomir 1 0 S.Whitmore
C.Blackburn 0 1 Bava
R.Holmes 1 0 W.Beeston
P.Sweatman 1 0 A.Franklin
G.Cornell 0 1 J.Conway
D.Adams 1 0 I.Evans
J.Loughnane 1 0 N.Weaver
S.Weaver .5 .5 M.Johnson
Overall Scores:
D.Ireland 3.5
A.Ward 3.5
D.Filer 3
Dragomir 3
P.Sweatman 2.5 U120
Ed Goodwin 2.5
Bava 2.5
Bob Holmes 2.5
H.Jones 2.5 U120
C.Blackburn 2 U120
S.Whitmore 2 U120
P.Smith 2 U120
S.Weaver 2 U120
D.Adams 2 U120
W.Beeston 1.5 U120
M.Johnson 1.5
G.Cornell 1 U120
T.White 1 U120
I.Evans 1 U120
A.Franklin 1 U120
J.Loughnane 1 U120
T.Gazee 0 U120
N.Weaver 0 UI20
Dave Ireland and Andy Ward both won their matches, meaning that they are both now on 3.5 points. So, this means next week week they will play each other to see who can potentially become the outright leader.
The Gordon Gornell U120 is closely contested with Howard Jones and Paul Sweatman both on 2.5 points.
Howard Jones played well to get a draw against Ed Goodwin and Dragomir continued his good run winning against Stan Whitmore.
Paul Sweatman again continued his impressive run in the Tournament with a good win over Alan Franklin to now give Paul a total of 2.5 points for the Tournament.
Bob Holmes beat Wesley Beeston, however Bob did admit afterwards he was one move away from resigning if Wesley had moved his bishop to attack Bob's queen.
David Adams completed another good win to give him two points for the competition.
Round 5 next week 3rd May. Start time 7.30pm.
Full list of results
D. Filer 0 1 D.Ireland
A.Ward 1 0 P.Smith
E.Goodwin .5 .5 H.Jones
Dragomir 1 0 S.Whitmore
C.Blackburn 0 1 Bava
R.Holmes 1 0 W.Beeston
P.Sweatman 1 0 A.Franklin
G.Cornell 0 1 J.Conway
D.Adams 1 0 I.Evans
J.Loughnane 1 0 N.Weaver
S.Weaver .5 .5 M.Johnson
Overall Scores:
D.Ireland 3.5
A.Ward 3.5
D.Filer 3
Dragomir 3
P.Sweatman 2.5 U120
Ed Goodwin 2.5
Bava 2.5
Bob Holmes 2.5
H.Jones 2.5 U120
C.Blackburn 2 U120
S.Whitmore 2 U120
P.Smith 2 U120
S.Weaver 2 U120
D.Adams 2 U120
W.Beeston 1.5 U120
M.Johnson 1.5
G.Cornell 1 U120
T.White 1 U120
I.Evans 1 U120
A.Franklin 1 U120
J.Loughnane 1 U120
T.Gazee 0 U120
N.Weaver 0 UI20
Wednesday, 20 April 2016
Summer Cup - Round 3 Results
Round 3 of the Summer Cup was held last night and the very close position of the top 10 players continues, for both the Main Competition and the U120 Gordon Cornell Trophy.
Dave Filer continued his winning ways and is still the clear leader on 3 points - is he the Leicester City of the Summer Cup !
Dave Ireland manged to win against Bob Holmes in a very tight end game, this now gives Dave 2.5 points. Andy Ward won against Wesley Beeston to give him 2.5 points.
Paul Sweatman again played well after his win last week and got a hard fought draw against Howard Jones - a contender for the Gordon Cornell Cup?
Dragomir, drew with Ed Goodwin, the second First Division player he has held to a draw.
Clive Blackburn also won after Ian Evans sacrificed his queen ! when in time trouble.
There were also wins for Pete Smith, Stan Whitmore, Alan Franklin, David Adams and Simon Weaver.
The full results are below.
4th Round to be held next week 26/4/2016 normal start time 7.30pm.
D.Filer 1 0 Bava
D.Ireland 1 0 R.Holmes
A.Ward 1 0 W.Beeston
E.Goodwin .5 .5 Dragomir
H.Jones .5 .5 P.Sweatman
P.Smith 1 0 G.Cornell
S.Whitmore 1 0 T.White
C.Blackburn 1 0 I.Evans
A.Franklin 1 0 J.Loughnane
D.Adams 10 N.Weaver
S.Weaver 1 0 T.Gazee
Outstanding Round 2 match played 18/4/2016
E.Goodwin 1 0 S.Weaver
Overall Scores:
D.Filer 3
D.Ireland 2.5
A.Ward 2.5
C.Blackburn 2 U120
S.Whitmore 2 U120
P.Smith 2 U120
H.Jones 2 U120
Dragomir 2
Ed Goodwin 2
Bava 1.5
Bob Holmes 1.5
W.Beeston 1.5 U120
P.Sweatman 1.5 U120
G.Cornell 1 U120
T.White 1 U120
I.Evans 1 U120
S.Weaver 1.5 U120
A.Franklin 1 U120
D.Adams 1 U120
M.Johnson 1
N.Weaver 0 UI20
J.loughnane 0 U120
T.Gazee 0 U120
Dave Filer continued his winning ways and is still the clear leader on 3 points - is he the Leicester City of the Summer Cup !
Dave Ireland manged to win against Bob Holmes in a very tight end game, this now gives Dave 2.5 points. Andy Ward won against Wesley Beeston to give him 2.5 points.
Paul Sweatman again played well after his win last week and got a hard fought draw against Howard Jones - a contender for the Gordon Cornell Cup?
Dragomir, drew with Ed Goodwin, the second First Division player he has held to a draw.
Clive Blackburn also won after Ian Evans sacrificed his queen ! when in time trouble.
There were also wins for Pete Smith, Stan Whitmore, Alan Franklin, David Adams and Simon Weaver.
The full results are below.
4th Round to be held next week 26/4/2016 normal start time 7.30pm.
D.Filer 1 0 Bava
D.Ireland 1 0 R.Holmes
A.Ward 1 0 W.Beeston
E.Goodwin .5 .5 Dragomir
H.Jones .5 .5 P.Sweatman
P.Smith 1 0 G.Cornell
S.Whitmore 1 0 T.White
C.Blackburn 1 0 I.Evans
A.Franklin 1 0 J.Loughnane
D.Adams 10 N.Weaver
S.Weaver 1 0 T.Gazee
Outstanding Round 2 match played 18/4/2016
E.Goodwin 1 0 S.Weaver
Overall Scores:
D.Filer 3
D.Ireland 2.5
A.Ward 2.5
C.Blackburn 2 U120
S.Whitmore 2 U120
P.Smith 2 U120
H.Jones 2 U120
Dragomir 2
Ed Goodwin 2
Bava 1.5
Bob Holmes 1.5
W.Beeston 1.5 U120
P.Sweatman 1.5 U120
G.Cornell 1 U120
T.White 1 U120
I.Evans 1 U120
S.Weaver 1.5 U120
A.Franklin 1 U120
D.Adams 1 U120
M.Johnson 1
N.Weaver 0 UI20
J.loughnane 0 U120
T.Gazee 0 U120
Wednesday, 13 April 2016
Summer Cup - Round 2 Results
The secound round of the Summer Cup matches, took place last night and all top three boards drew their matches. This now means after only two rounds there is only one player with 2 points - Dave Filer - I can not ever remember this happening in the Cup at such an early stage.
Dragomir did exceptionally well in drawing with Dave Ireland - the final position was a dead draw.
Howard Jones also did very well against new club member Andy Ward, again gaining a draw after being a pawn down for a large part of the game.
As I mentioned earlier Dave Filer now has two points after completing a win against Pete Smith and is top of the table. Gordon Cornell also won last night - does this mean he may be the first winner of the Gordon Cornell U120 Trophy!
Paul Sweatman had an impressive win over John Conway, who is graded 126. An excellent result for Paul.
There was also the KO Cup final held between Kenilworth and Chelmsley Wood. Chelmsley Wood did win the final as Mark Page surprisingly lost on Board 1 and Mike Donnelly drew on Board 2. So with the handicap Chelmsley Wood are the winners.
However, two things arose which are worth noting, a Chelmsley Wood players mobile went off (three times) so his opponent could have claimed the game - three times!
Secondly, a basic rule of chess, but again this situation arose on Board 1 in the Cup match and a game in the Summer Cup.
The player was using one hand to move the piece and the other hand to operate the clock. Clearly this is not allowed and in a time scramble it can be critical.
Round 3 next week:- Tuesday 19th April. 7.30pm
Here are all the results from last night:
12/4/16 Round 2
D.Ireland .5 .5 Dragomir
A.Ward .5 .5 H.Jones
Bava .5 .5 W.Beeston
R.Holmes 1 0 S.Whitmore
D.Filer 1 0 P.Smith
A.Franklin 0 1 I.Evans
J.Loughnane 0 1 G.Cornell
C.Blackburn 1 0 T.Gazee
P.Sweatman 1 0 J.Conway
T.White 1 0 N.Weaver
Overall Scores
D.Filer 2
D.Ireland 1.5
A.Ward 1.5
Bava 1.5
Bob Holmes 1.5
Ed Goodwin 1.5
W.Beeston 1.5 U120
H.Jones 1.5 U120
Dragomir 1.5
P.Sweatman 1 U120
C.Blackburn 1 U120
M.Johnson 1
S.Whitmore 1 U120
P.Smith 1 U120
G.Cornell 1 U120
T.White 1 U120
I.Evans 1 U120
S.Weaver .5 U120
J.loughnane 0 U120
T.Gazee 0 U120
A.Franklin 0 U120
D.Adams 0 U120
N.Weaver 0 UI20
Dragomir did exceptionally well in drawing with Dave Ireland - the final position was a dead draw.
Howard Jones also did very well against new club member Andy Ward, again gaining a draw after being a pawn down for a large part of the game.
As I mentioned earlier Dave Filer now has two points after completing a win against Pete Smith and is top of the table. Gordon Cornell also won last night - does this mean he may be the first winner of the Gordon Cornell U120 Trophy!
Paul Sweatman had an impressive win over John Conway, who is graded 126. An excellent result for Paul.
There was also the KO Cup final held between Kenilworth and Chelmsley Wood. Chelmsley Wood did win the final as Mark Page surprisingly lost on Board 1 and Mike Donnelly drew on Board 2. So with the handicap Chelmsley Wood are the winners.
However, two things arose which are worth noting, a Chelmsley Wood players mobile went off (three times) so his opponent could have claimed the game - three times!
Secondly, a basic rule of chess, but again this situation arose on Board 1 in the Cup match and a game in the Summer Cup.
The player was using one hand to move the piece and the other hand to operate the clock. Clearly this is not allowed and in a time scramble it can be critical.
Round 3 next week:- Tuesday 19th April. 7.30pm
Here are all the results from last night:
12/4/16 Round 2
D.Ireland .5 .5 Dragomir
A.Ward .5 .5 H.Jones
Bava .5 .5 W.Beeston
R.Holmes 1 0 S.Whitmore
D.Filer 1 0 P.Smith
A.Franklin 0 1 I.Evans
J.Loughnane 0 1 G.Cornell
C.Blackburn 1 0 T.Gazee
P.Sweatman 1 0 J.Conway
T.White 1 0 N.Weaver
Overall Scores
D.Filer 2
D.Ireland 1.5
A.Ward 1.5
Bava 1.5
Bob Holmes 1.5
Ed Goodwin 1.5
W.Beeston 1.5 U120
H.Jones 1.5 U120
Dragomir 1.5
P.Sweatman 1 U120
C.Blackburn 1 U120
M.Johnson 1
S.Whitmore 1 U120
P.Smith 1 U120
G.Cornell 1 U120
T.White 1 U120
I.Evans 1 U120
S.Weaver .5 U120
J.loughnane 0 U120
T.Gazee 0 U120
A.Franklin 0 U120
D.Adams 0 U120
N.Weaver 0 UI20
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