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News Archive 1
Updated on the 8th of September 2008
York Chess has a new web site which has been set up by Akis Nezis. Akis would like help regarding content and suggestions. The site can be accessed here and of course on the Links page.
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Please note that the YCA Calendar and The YCA Junior Calendar (which can be accessed from the YCA Junior Section page) have been updated. They are not complete ie. The A. G. Sunderland fixtures have not yet been published. Please let me know of any errors or omissions or if you want an event added to it.
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Barnsley Chess Club has a new web site up and running. The web site can now be found in the Chess Club section on the Links page and can also be seen here.
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Enzo Ciaffarafa has been working on a new Bradford and District Chess Association web site with the intention of taking over as web site editor from Ihor Lewyk. I think this has now taken place and as well as replacing the old link on the Links page with the new one you can view the new BDCA web site here. Yorkshire members will find an entry form on the site for the very near Bradford Chess Congress 2008, whilst Bradford members will find useful information for the upcoming season.
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YCA Junior Grand Prix venue change
Please note the 2nd YCA Junior Grand Prix event has now been moved from York to the KC Stadium in Hull. The date remains the same - Sunday the 14th of December. I hope publish details nearer the time. A gentle reminder, the 1st YCA Junior Grand Prix event is due to take place at The Source, Meadowhall on Sunday the 7th of September. Contact John Hipshon on 01132 176296 for details.
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Thanks to Captain Andrew Dearnley I am in a position to publish a nice win from the winning Yorkshire team in the Ward-Higgs County Championship 2007/8. The game is the board 5 encounter between Yorkshire’s Alan Borwell and Warwickshire’s G. M. Boyce. The notes and analysis are provided by the winner.
Alan Borwell v G. M. Boyce board E5 Ward-Higgs 2007/8
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Important Information for clubs who have to book premises - please note that the dates of the last four rounds of the YCA Fixtures previously published have been changed due to clashes with local congresses.
2008/9 YCA League Fixtures Published
Thanks to Stuart Johnson the YCA Competitions Controller, the YCA fixtures for the 2008/9 season have now been published on the League Fixtures page which can be accessed from the YCA Information page on the left. Stuart is having problems receiving emails at the moment so anyone wishing to contact him may be more successful using the telephone.
I notice that we have a new team entered in the Silver Rook division and I would therefore like to welcome Leeds Juniors A team to the YCA League. Leeds Juniors A are scheduled to play their home matches at Alwoodley Chess Club.
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I have the pleasure of publishing two correspondence games I have received from this year’s Ward-Higgs Trophy which Yorkshire won. For details of this success see lower down the column.
M. J. Wildboar v Peter Cloudsdale Ward-Higgs 2007/8
Phill Beckett v D. Roberts Ward-Higgs 2007/8
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A plea from Ihor Lewyk the YCA Secretary:
It is the time of the year when we need to complete details for the Yearbook. We need YCA officials, Secretaries of clubs and team captains to check their entries in last year’s Yearbook and let us know about any changes you require. Things like change of venue, change of team captain details and wether you can privide tea/coffee facilitiies need to be returned to us by the 23rd of August to give us time to complete the entries and get it to the printers. Please copy the YCA Secretary, Website Editor and Competitions Controller into your replies
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Leeds Junior Chess Association
The following report and photos have been kindly sent in by John Hipshon:
Summer School Hits the Mark
The Leeds Junior Chess Association Summer School proved to be a hit again for the 20 youngsters who took part this year. It provided three days of intensive training and competition. With top coaching from Nick Nixon in the morning sessions and competition in the afternoon it was a very full three days. The theme this year was middle games and youngsters watched examples of games and then worked on positions in pairs in three morning sessions. In the afternoon they played four games contributing to a twelve round swiss tournament. The competition was extremely tough, reflecting the quality of players taking part and there were some fantastic games. With repairing allowed in the 12 round tournament, James Roberts and Kiruthika Rajeswaran fought out two epic matches, both ending in draws. However, the best game prize went to Sean Mcdonald and Amanda Hipshon for their bruising encounter. As Nick put it, ‘Amanda threw the kitchen sink at Sean who defended grittily before breaking through to take the game.’
Overall it was James Roberts who triumphed this year with a fantastic 10/12. Kiruthika came second with 9 and Sean and Amanda scored 8.
Awards were given as follows:
1st James Roberts
2nd Kiruthika Rajeswaran
3rd Sean McDonald
4th Amanda Hipshon
Under 11: Amol vani
Under 9: Adarsh Vani
Best grading performance above their grade: Abigail Arnold
Merit prize in relation to age: Jabari Carr
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Yorkshire win Ward Higgs County Championship
Yorkshire have been confirmed as winners of the County Championship at Correspondence Chess, with Essex 1 in second place. My thanks and Congratulations! to team Captain Andrew Dearnley for sending the results which are published below. This is a fantastic achievement for Andrew and his team in Andrew’s first season as Captain. I look forward to publishing some of the games from the event as soon as I receive them. The E boards are email games and the N boards are postal games.
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Brd
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Name
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Opponent
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County
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E1
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W. F. Lumley
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0.5
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0.5
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Chris B. Baker
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Surrey 1
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E2
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James Suto
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1
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0
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Jon King
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Northumberland
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E3
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Andrew Dearnley
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0.5
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0.5
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Marc Shaw
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Middlesex
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E4
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Alan Sutton
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0.5
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0.5
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Robert Richmond
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Notts
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E5
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Alan Borwell
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1
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0
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G. M. Boyce
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Warwickshire 1
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E6
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Simon D. Smith
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0.5
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0.5
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Chris O’Bee
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Hertfordshire
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E7
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P. Catt
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1
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0
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Steve Mulligan
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Lancashire
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E8
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A. J. Slinger
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0.5
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0.5
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Ashraf Syed
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Hampshire
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E9
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Neil Limbert
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1
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0
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D. Krszewski
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Essex 1
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E10
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Graham Pattrick
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0.5
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0.5
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Mark Mason
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Kent
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E11
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Phil Beckett
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0.5
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0.5
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D. N. Roberts
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Sussex 1
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N1
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David J. Overton
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0
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1
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J. G. Brookes
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Sussex 1
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N2
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Justin Caldwell
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1
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0
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A. C. Ashby
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Surrey 1
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N3
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Oliver Lightowler
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1
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0
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Les Whittle
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Northumberland
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N4
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Alan Heaton
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1
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0
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Colin Kidd
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Middlesex
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N5
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Mel Suffield
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1
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0
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Keith Walters
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Notts
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N6
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Peter Cloudsdale
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0.5
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0.5
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M. J. Wildboar
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Warwickshire 1
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N7
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David Grobler
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1
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0
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Mark Pateman
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Hertfordshire
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N8
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Brian Herriott
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1
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0
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Peter Logan
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Lacashire
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N9
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David H. Milton
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1
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0
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David Thompson
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Hampshire
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N10
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Paul Day
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1
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0
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A. E. Robertson
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Essex 1
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N11
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James Dearnley
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0.5
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0.5
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R. Mason
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Kent
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Result
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16.5
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5.5
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The photo below shows our successful team captain Andrew Dearnley in action on the board.
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I have received a desperate plea from a chess player in the Open Forum who has recently moved and would like to know where his nearest Chess Club is or at least some nearby chess players. If any one can help please email me at patricksenior@blueyonder.co.uk
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The British Championship 2008 at Liverpool has ended for our Yorkshire Trio. Sheffield A top board IM Andrew Ledger drew his final game against Bret Addison 2244. Paul Townsend of York RI A drew with Stephen Ledger 2138 and Wakefield A top board Peter Shaw finished with a win against Chris Gibson 2003. The final scores are as follows
IM Andrew Ledger finished on 6.5 points
Paul Townsend finished on 5 points
Peter Shaw finished on 4.5 points
In the Major Open Aref Vasli of Sheffield A lost his final game against Edward Taylor 2067. However his score of 7.5 points earned him joint 3rd place with George Salimbeni and the above named Edward Taylor.
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GM Stuart Conquest put an end to the hopes of Sheffield A top board IM Andrew Ledger becoming this year’s British Champion with a win over our hero in the penultimate 10th round of the 2008 British Championship in Liverpool yesterday. Stuart’s win over Andrew put him into sole lead with 7.5 points going into today’s final round. Andrew remains on 6 points and is paired against Bret Addison 2244 on board 11. The game can be seen live on the official website here
Paul Townsend of York RI A lost to the above named Bret Addison yesterday and thus remains on 4.5 points. He is paired against Stephen Ledger 2138 on board 24 for this afternoon’s game.
Wakefield A top board Peter Shaw gained his second win though, against Lee Davies 2070 to take his score to 3.5. Peter is paired against Chris Gibson 2003 on board 31 for his final game of the Championships.
In the Major Open Sheffield A team member Aref Vasli won his game against joint leader Liam Varnham 2070 on board 2 to go into sole second place with 7.5 points half a point behind leader John Sugden 2149.
Liam Varnham v Aref Vasli round 10 2008 British Major Open board 2
Aref is paired against Edward Taylor 2067 for today’s final round and I’m sure you will join me in wishing him well.
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Sheffield A top board IM Andrew Ledger has done it again in yesterday’s 9th round of the 2008 British Championship at Liverpool. This time he defeated top British Grandmaster Glen Flear to reach 6 points, one half point behind the leaders going into this afternoon’s penultimate 10th round.
IM Andrew Ledger v GM Glen Flear round 9 96th British Championship board 8
Andrew is paired against another top British Grandmaster Keith Arkell 2506 on board 5 for this afternoon’s game.
Paul Townsend of York RI A also won his 9th round game to reach 4.5 points and earn a pairing against Bret Addison 2244 on board 17 for this afternoon’s encounter. If the official website is operating smoothly both of these games can be viewed live here
Wakefield A top board Peter Shaw lost his 9th round game and thus remains on 2.5 points. Peter is paired against Lee Davies 2070 for this afternoon’s board 34 battle.
In the Major Open Aref Vasli of Sheffield A drew his 9th round game on top board to reach 6.5 points which is still half a point behind the joint leaders.
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Taking a break from the British Championships for a moment I would like to bring to your attention another Yorkshire success of which the star player is also from Sheffield. The recent Manchester Summer Congress Open which was held from the 4th to the 6th of July was won by Prasun Chakravorty of Sheffield Nomads with 4.5 points out of 5. Mithun Chakravorty of Sheffield University and Leo Keely of Huddersfield also came in equal 3rd place with 3.5 points each. The photo below shows Prasun receiving his prize from Harry Lamb and is published courtesy of the Congress Director from the MCF website.
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In yesterday’s 8th round of the 96th British Championships in Liverpool Yorkshire’s leadin representative IM Andrew Ledger of Sheffield A lost his game on board 3 against GM Stuart Conquest who is now one of the joint leaders. Andrew is thus still on 5 points only 1 point behind the leaders with 3 games still to play. Paul Townsend of York RI A won his game against David Coates and moves up to 3.5 points. Peter Shaw of Wakefield A lost his game against Tryfon Gavriel and thus remains on 2.5 points.
Andrew is paired against another top British Grandmaster Glen Flear 2493 for this afternoon’s board 8 encounter which can be viewed live on the official website here
Paul is set to take the Black pieces against Clive Waters 2096 of Tynemouth Chess Club on board 25 this afternoon.
Peter is paired against Stephen Dilleigh 2131 of Horfield and Redland Chess Club Bristol on board 30.
Meanwhile in the Major Open where the winner qualifies for next year’s British Championship Aref Vasli of Sheffield A won his 8th round game against George Salimbeni on board 3 to earn an encounter on top board against sole leader John Sugden who with 6.5 points is a half point ahead of Aref and two other players.
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The game between Wakefield’s Peter Shaw and York RI’s Paul Townsend in the 7th round of the 2008 British Championship at Liverpool yesterday ended in a draw. Both players are now on 2.5 points. The big news however is that of Sheffield A top board IM Andrew Ledger’s win over Grandmaster Mark Hebden on board 4. Andrew is now in equal second place with 5 points out of 7 and is set to play with the Black pieces against GM Stuart Conquest on board 3 in this afternoon’s 8th round.
IM Andrew Ledger v GM Mark Hebden Round 7 96th British Championship board 4
Paul is paired against David Coates on board 28 and Peter is paired against Tryfon Gavriel on board 30 for this afternoon’s 8th round game.
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An interesting afternoon is in prospect for the 7th round of the 96th British Championship at Liverpool. Sheffield A top board, IM Andrew Ledger is flying high only one half point behind the leaders and has been paired with the White pieces against one of Britain’s top Grandmasters Mark Hebden on board 4 for this afternoon’s game which can be seen live on the official website here.
On board 27 we have a repeat of the top board showdown of last season’s Woodhouse Cup match between Wakefield A and York RI A. Yes Paul Townsend of York RI A and Peter Shaw of Wakefield A have been paired together for this afternoon’s game. This time though the colours are reversed with Peter taking the White pieces. The photo below shows Paul and Peter in action in that Woodhouse Cup match which ended in a draw.
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Sheffield A top board IM Andrew Ledger had a short draw with IM Thomas Rendle to keep a half point behind the leaders at the 2008 British Championship in Liverpool yesterday. Andrew is now on 4 points out of 6. Both Paul Townsend of York RI A and Wakefield A top board Peter Shaw lost their sixth round games and remain on 2 points each. Today (Sunday the 3rd of August is a rest day).
In the Major Open also at the British in Liverpool Sheffield A player Aref Vasli won his sixth round game with the Black pieces and is in equal 3rd place with 4.5 points out of 6 one half point behind the two leaders. The winner of the Major Open qualifies for next year’s British Championship.
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In the British Under 8 Championships 2008 which took place in Liverpool yesterday Adarsh Vani of Queen Elizabeth Grammar School in Wakefield finished in equal fourth place with 4.5 points out of 6 one half point behind the leaders.
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Sheffield A top board IM Andrew Ledger wins again and is on 3.5 points out of 5 only one half point behind the leaders. Andrew’s opponent was 15 year old Elliot Auckland of Kent who played a great game until a blunder at the end.
IM Andrew Ledger v Elliot Auckland Round 5 96th British Championship board 13
Wakefield A top board Peter Shaw chalked up his first win against Martyn Goodger of Ely Chess Club in another positional game.
Peter Shaw v Martyn Goodger Round 5 96th British Championship board 29
Paul Townsend of York RI A had an exciting game against IM Simon Knott but unfortunately lost.
Both Peter and Paul have 2 points each.
The pairings for this afternoon’s 6th round are as follows
- IM Thomas Rendle 2363 v Andrew on board 7
- James Russel 2225 v Peter on board 25
- Paul v Roger Coathup 2105 on board 26
If all the boards are working Andrew’s game can be followed on the live boards here
Just a note to mention that I am keeping a watch on the Major Open where Aref Vasli, also of Sheffield A is doing well with a score of 3.5 out of 5 just one point behind the leader. Aref is unbeaten so far. Gordon Stables also of Sheffield is on 3 points. The winner of the Major Open qualifies for next year’s British Championship.
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Yorkshire has a British Champion at Liverpool! Earlier today James Bowler of Yorkshire Copperworks drew his final 7th round game on board 1 in the British Under 11 Championship 2008 against Megan Cleeves of Thamesdown Juniors to finish in a three way tie for first place with a score of 5.5 points out of 7. Thanks to Andy Bowler who runs the Leeds Junior Chess Association website for providing the information. Andy has posted a report on this outstanding achievement along with some interesting statistics on his website. There is also a photo of James receiving the Trophy from IM Andrew Martin. Andy’s report and photo can be seen here
The photo above shows James receiving his prize for winning the recent Huddersfield Rapidplay Minor with the only 100 per cent score of the whole Congress.
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Earlier this afternoon at the 2008 British Championships the final round of the Under 125 section was completed. Yorkshire were represented by players from York who acquitted themselves admirably with good results and also coming so close to winning.
Owen Robson who plays for York RI D finished unbeaten and in equal second place with 4 points out of 5 one half point behind the winner Stephen Lloyd.
Norman Andrews who plays for Lady Anne in York lost to the winner on the top board in the last round but still finished with 3.5 points out of 5.
Neville pearce who also plays for York RI D finished a half point behind Norman on 3 points out of 5.
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In yesterday’s fourth round of the 96th British Championship in Liverpool there were a win, a draw and a loss for our Yorkshire trio.
IM Andrew Ledger of Sheffield A, this year’s Woodhouse Cup Champions, defeated Martyn Goodger of Ely Chess Club, Cambridgeshire, to take his score to 2.5 points, one point behind joint leaders GMs Conquest and Hebden.
Paul Townsend of York RI A gained another good result, this time drawing with the Black pieces against IM Thomas Rendle. Paul is now on 2 points.
Peter Shaw of Wakefield A lost his second game of the Championship against Charles Storey and thus remains on 1 point.
The pairings for this afternoons games are
- Andrew v Elliot Auckland 1990 on board 13
- IM Simon Knott 2365 v Paul on board 16
- Peter v Martyn Goodger 2187 on board 29
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IM Andrew Ledger of Sheffield A had an exciting game against top seed Yorkshire born GM Gawain Jones 2549 on board 3 in yesterday’s 3rd round of the 2008 British Championship, but eventually lost the struggle.
Paul Townsend of York RI A drew against Fide Master David Eggleston 2372 of Durham City Chess Club and joins Andrew on 1.5 points. This was also an exciting game where either side could have won at some point.
Round 3 M.P.Townsend v D. Eggleston board 14
Wakefield A top board Peter Shaw also drew against Mike Surtees of Bolton Chess Club to reach 1 point.
Todays pairings for our Yorkshire trio are as follows:
Board 16 Martyn Goodger 2187 v IM Andrew Ledger
Board 21 IM Thomas Rendle 2363 v Paul Townsend
Board 26 Charles Storey 2268 v Peter Shaw
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There were mixed fortunes for the Yorkshire trio in the second round of the 2008 British Championship at Liverpool yesterday. IM Andrew Ledger of Sheffield A drew with IM Stephen Gordon with the Black pieces and has earned himself a pairing against the top rated player, Yorkshire born GM Gawain Jones 2549 on board 3 this afternoon. The game can be viewed live on the official website here.
Peter Shaw from Wakefield A also earned a draw against FM Stephen Berry of Wimbledon and is due to take the Black pieces against Mike Surtees of Bolton Chess Club on board 28 this afternoon.
Paul Townsend of York RI A unfortunately lost his game against German IM Dietmar Kolbus. Paul is paired with the White pieces against FM David Eggleston on board 14 for this afternoon’s game.
I hope to publish some games from the tournament later.
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The first round of the 2008 British Championship took place yesterday at St George’s Hall in Liverpool. Three players who play in the Woodhouse Cup division of the YCA league are among the 68 participants of this historical competition. They are Andrew Ledger 2423 of Sheffield A, Paul Townsend 2204 of York RI A and Peter Shaw 2127 of Wakefield A.
  
Andrew, Paul and Peter all had White for their first game. Andrew defeated Tim Kett 2247 on board 16. Paul defeated Subin Sen 2050 on board 26. Unfortunately Peter lost to James Hanley 2243 on board 19.
Today Andrew is scheduled to play with the Black pieces against Stephen Gordon 2508 on board 3 which can be viewed live here.
Paul is paired against Dietmar Kolbus 2393 on board 13 and Peter is paired against Stephen Berry 2363 on board 25.
For anybody wishing to watch the Championship games admission is free, as also is commentary on games in progress by IM Andrew Martin according to the official website.
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Yorkshire Junior Chess
The first Tournament in the new Yorkshire Junior Chess, Yorkshire Junior Grand Prix, the Sheffield Junior Chess Congress, is scheduled to take place at The Source, Meadowhall on Sunday the 7th of September. Other Grand Prix events are York Junior Chess Congress, scheduled to take place on Sunday the 14th of December and Leeds Junior Chess Congress which is scheduled to take place on Sunday the 8th of February 2009.
Sheffield Junior Chess Congress
Part of the new Yorkshire Junior Grand Prix
Sunday September 7th 2008
at The Source, Meadowhall
Prizes
1st Prize - £100 2nd - £50 3rd - £25 4th - £15
Trophies for the top 3.
Age group trophies
U18, U14, U12, U11, U10, U9 and U8
This is part of the new Yorkshire Junior Grand Prix
The other grand prix events are:
December 14th - York Junior Congress
February 8th - Leeds Junior Congress
Grand prix prizes are: 1st Prize - £100 2nd - £50 3rd - £25 4th - £15
Trophies will be awarded for the grand prix in each section.
Entry fee: £8.00 per event
Light refreshments will be on sale but please bring a packed lunch.
The organisers are only responsible for juniors in the playing hall. We strongly recommend juniors are supervised when they are not playing.
It is a condition of entry that photographs may be taken and used for publicity. If you do not wish photographs of your child to be used you must tell us when you register on the day.
Program:
9.45am - Arrive
10.00am - Round 1
11.00am - Round 2
12.00 - Round 3
1.00pm - Round 4
2.00pm - Round 5
3.00pm - Round 6
4.15pm - Prize giving
4.30pm - Depart
No entries on the day. Closing date for entries Friday 5th September.
This competition is suitable for juniors of all standards.
The competition is limited to the first 70 entries and an entry form can be downloaded here. For information and enquiries contact John Hipshon on 01132 176296 or by email at jr.hipshon@ntworld.com
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