Nuneaton Venue

Colin Green has asked us to remind all players that they should not bring their own food and drinks into their Venue at Nuneaton. They had an incident last Tuesday 31st January, where drinks were brought into the venue. This could have resulted in them loosing their venue as the policy of " NO own food or drink to be used in the club" is strictly enforced.

I would widen the request to include all venues that we play - most venues that we use, either provide facilities free of charge or a nominal amount of money for the evening and in return expect players to purchase their drinks from the Bar.

I know the majority of Coventry players respect this rule and as such has not been an issue at Coventry. However if you do notice an away player using their own drinks please politely remind them of  the House rules - Thank You!

Chess Set For Sale

Posted on behalf of Ed Goodwin:

“Chess set for sale

This is a wooden set bought in 1960 which is for sale.

The King height is 110mm with base diameter 35mm.

The pieces are felted and weighted.

The board has 50 mm squared.

If anyone is interested please contact Ed Goodwin at edgoodwin@live.com”

New Grades & Warwickshire Open Tournament

The new grades for January are now on the ECF Website :-

Check you new grade here:-

ECF Grading List

Just a reminder that the Warwickshire Open Tournament is on in Coventry on the 25th/26th February.

Now we have the latest Grading record you can decide which section you wish to enter.

Here is the link for more details.

Warwickshire Open Tournament

Warwickshire Open Chess Tournament

The Warwickshire Open Chess Tournament is coming back to Coventry in 2017

The 2016 Tournament was extremely successful and they are looking to build on the success from the last Tournament. 

We had a number of entries from Coventry players last time, so if you are interested in playing again then the details and entry form are here:- 

http://www.congress.warwickshirechess.org/

If you have any queries about this Tournament see Ed Goodwin who is the Tournament Director.

There are 4 sections, so plenty of opportunity for everyone to take part, no matter what your grade.

Sections
Open
Under 170
Under 145
Under 120

If there is only one Tournament you are going to play next year then make it this one and help support Chess in Coventry! 

KO Cup Draw

The draw for the first round of the  KO Cup has been made and the pairings are as follows:-

Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Winner
by Dec 6	by	by	by
Rugby C Nuneaton D
Chelmsley Wood Kenilworth
Coventry A Coventry D
Nuneaton E Rugby B
Nuneaton C Rugby A
Coventry E Coventry C
Coventry F Nuneaton B
Coventry B  Newdigate

Matches played on Tuesday December 6th.

I am also pleased to report three Coventry players have taken part in National Tournaments and achieved some good results. 

Dragomir came 2nd in the Intermediate group at the Birmingham Rapid play tournament. He also missed the first round due to travel problems -  so it makes it an even more impressive result.

Dave Ireland and John Harris also took part in Isle of Man International Tournament. Dave was the outright winner of the Major Tournament winning £1000.00, and John Harris also won some prize money.

EGM Update & Results Service

 EGM

On Tuesday (14th September) The League held an EGM to update the Coventry & District Chess League  Rules as they had not been revised for many years and it was felt they were not current - for example, there is no mention of digital clocks.

Here are some point that all players need to be aware of, but I hope to get the full set of rules uploaded onto the site once Mike Johnson has finished proof reading on what was agreed at the EGM.

Primarily, there is not much difference to the previous rules, time control is to be kept the same, start time as previous and the time when you can claim a default. (8pm)

However, there was a lot of discussion around teams maintaining constant Board order over the Season and in future if a team wishes to change their Board Order, they need to apply to the Records secretary, at least 24 hours before a match, with a reason as to why they wish to change Board order. Also, they need to advise the opposition that they are changing Board order. The ten point grading rule remains as before.

Eligibilty rules for the KO Cup were clarified and also once a player has played 4 times on Board 1, they are tied to that team and they are not allowed to play for a lower team.

The question regarding mobile phones and their use was discussed, however no specific rule for the Coventry League is to be used, we simply defer to the ECF rules. Basically, if your mobile rings during a game, then you are defaulted.

RESULTS WEBSITE

The Results service has now been improved even further and you can now see all the fixtures for a team over the whole season. Take a look at the screenshot below for League fixtures over the new season for the C team. Very handy if you do not have your fixture card with you!