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Thursday 8 December 2016

November Results

Chester & District League 

Division 2
Holywell Knights vs Buckley Mold 1  -  Won 2-3
Frodsham vs Buckley Mold 1  -  Won 0.5-4.5

Division 3
Chester 5 vs Buckley Mold 2  -  Lost 2.5-1.5
Buckley Mold 2 vs Chester 6  -  Lost 1-3
Chester 7 vs Buckley Mold 2  -  Won 0-4

Wirral League 

Division 3
Buckley Mold 3 vs Chester G  -  Lost 1-4
Wallasey 7 vs Buckley Mold 2  -  Won 1-4
Buckley Mold 2 vs Frodsham  -  Lost 2-3

Division 4
Tattenhall vs Buckley Mold 6  -  Drew 2-2

October Results

Chester & District League

Division 2
Rhyl & Prestatyn 1 vs Buckley Mold 1  -  Won 2-3
Colwyn Bay 1 vs Buckley Mold 1  -  Lost 3-2
Chester 4 vs Buckley Mold 1  -  Lost 3.5-1.5

Division 3
Malpas & Oswestry 2 vs Buckley Mold 2  -  Drew 2-2
Buckley Mold 2 vs Penyffordd  -  Won 3-1

Wirral League 

Division 2
Buckley Mold 1 vs Chester E  -  Lost 0.5-4.5

Division 3
Buckley Mold 4 vs Buckley Mold 3  -  3-2
Buckley Mold 4 vs Buckley Mold 2  -  2-3

Division 4
Rhyl & Prestatyn vs Buckley Mold 6  -  Lost 4-0
Buckley Mold 5 vs Pensby 3  -  Won 2.5-1.5
Buckley Mold 5 vs Rhgl & Prestatyn  -  Lost 1.5-2.5

Sunday 30 October 2016

September Results

Sorry they are late...

Chester & District League

Division 2
Buckley Mold 1 vs Holywell Bishops  -  Lost 2-3

Division 3
Buckley Mold 2 vs Rhyl & Prestatyn 2  -  Won 2.5-1.5

Wirral League

Division 3
Buckley Mold 2 vs Buckley Mold 3  -  3-2

Division 4
Buckley Mold 6 vs Buckley Mold 5  -  2.5-1.5

Knockout
Wallasey KO 2 vs Buckley Mold KO  -  Lost 4.5-4.0
Wallasey had a 1.5 point handicap in their favour - Board count was 3-4 to Buckley Mold

Jim's Extravaganza

This year's event was won by Haydn Parry. Congratulations.
 

Monday 26 September 2016

Mark Dvoretsky (9.12.1947 to 26.09.2016)

Sad to report, but today, the Russian Chess Federation announced that the well-known Russian chess coach and author Mark Dvoretsky had died.

More details here.

Monday 8 August 2016

Next up...

Jim's Extravaganza

Our annual curtain raiser for the new season.

7.30 pm - Wednesday 31st August
New players welcome!


Saturday 23 July 2016

Latest ECF Grades are now available

The ECF Grades for July 2016 have been published:

Aldridge, David  136
Barber, Andrew  156
Barnes, Ben    M  59
Dodd, Quentin RH  127
Dunning, Stephen  120
Goodwin, Robert  75
Hanson, T Jim  68
Heitch, David  110
Hughes, Jonathan  103
Jeffries, Liam  144
Kemp, Jack    M  64
Lowens, Brian  114
Medagedara, Sithika  68
Owens, Richard  131
Pearcey, David  152
Rathbone-Jones, Ifan  128
Salt, Frank  134
Shaw, Brandon  8
Shorrock, Simon  78
Sommerville, Gordon  110
Thomas, Mark  161
Walker, James  41

Thursday 21 July 2016

Our three trophy winners at the Wirral league AGM.

Buckley Mold junior Jack Kemp being awarded the trophy for best junior player in the Wirral league with the fantastic score of 6.5/8. Well done!

Quentin Dodd being presented with the shield for (joint) best player in Wallasey League division 3 with a score of 5.5/6. Congratulations.


The trophy for our Second team winning the Wallasey League 3rd division being presented to Captain Richard Owens at the Wallasey League AGM.

Sithika Medagedara being presented with the John Coleby Memorial Shield by Mrs Yvonne Coleby-Davies at our recent AGM. This shield is awarded to Buckley Mold's Junior Player of the Year. Well done!

Tuesday 24 May 2016

May Results

Wirral League

Division 3
Buckley Mold 2 vs  Hoylake / Great Meols 3 - Won 4-1

Division 4
Chester J vs Buckley Mold 3 - Won 0-4
Chester M vs Buckley Mold 4 - Won 1.5-2.5
Chester L vs Buckley Mold 3 - Lost 2.5-1.5

Sunday 8 May 2016

Champions

Following a home win (4-1) against Hoylake/Great Meols 3, previously unbeaten, Buckley Mold 2 are CHAMPIONS of Wirral Division 3. Played 7, won 7. Way to go!


April Results

Chester & District League

Division 2
Buckley Mold 1 vs Colwyn Bay 2 - Won 3-2
Rhyl & Prestatyn 1 vs Buckley Mold 1 - Lost 4-1

Division 3
Buckley Mold 2 vs Rhyl & Prestatyn 2 - Won 3-1
Malpas Chess Mates vs Buckley Mold 2 - Won 1-3

Wirral League

Division 2
Buckley Mold 1 vs Chester F - Won 3.5-1.5
Hoylake/Great Meols 2 vs Buckley/Mold 1 - Lost 4-1

Division 3
Chester G vs Buckley Mold 2 - Won 0-5

Division 4
Buckley Mold 4 vs Chester J - Won 3-1
Buckley Mold 3 vs Chester M - Won 2.5-1.5

Saturday 16 April 2016

March Results

Chester & District League

Division 2
Buckley Mold 1 vs Wrexham 2 - Lost 1.5-3.5
Chester 4 vs Buckley Mold 1 - Lost 5-0 by forfeit

Division 3
Penyffordd vs Buckley Mold 2 - Won 1.5-2.5
Buckley Mold 2 vs Chester 5 - Drew 2-2
Chester 6 vs Buckley Mold 2 - Drew 2-2

Wirral League

Division 2
Pensby 1 vs Buckley Mold 1 - Drew 2.5-2.5

Division 3
Buckley Mold 2 vs Chester H - Won 5-0

Division 4
Chester P vs Buckley Mold 4 - Won 1.5-2.5
Buckley Mold 3 vs Malpas & Whitchurch Chess Mates - Drew 2-2
Buckley Mold 3 vs Chester P - Drew 2-2 

Knock Out
Buckley Mold vs Chester 2 - Won 4-3
Buckley Mold vs Atticus - Drew 3.5-3.5 (Atticus won on board count)

Friday 4 March 2016

February Results

Chester & District League

Division 2
Buckley Mold 1 vs Holywell - Won 3-2
Colwyn Bay 2 vs Buckley Mold 1 - Drew 2.5-2.5
Holywell vs Buckley Mold 1 - Lost 3.5-1.5
Malpas & Whitchurch vs Buckley Mold 1 - Lost 3-2

Division 3
Buckley Mold 2 vs Chester 7 - Won 2.5-1.5

Bill Davies Cup
Buckley Mold U145 vs Chester U145 - Lost 2.5-3.5

Wirral League

Division 3
Pensby 2 vs Buckley Mold 2 - Won 1.5-3.5

Division 4
Chester N vs Buckley Mold 4 - Lost 4-0
Pensby 3 vs Buckley Mold 3 - Lost 3-1
Buckley Mold 4 vs Chester L - Lost 1-3

Tuesday 16 February 2016

January Results

Chester & District League

Division 2
Frodsham vs Buckley Mold 1 - Drew 2.5-2.5
Buckley Mold 1 vs Rhyl & Prestatyn 1 - Lost 1.5-3.5

Division 3
Buckley Mold 2 vs Penyffordd - Won 3-1
Holywell Knights vs Buckley Mold 2 - Drew 2-2

Wirral League

Division 2
Chester E vs Buckley Mold 1 - Won 2-3
Buckley Mold 1 vs Malaps & Whitchurch - Lost 2-3

Division 3
Buckley Mold 2 vs Wallasey 7 - Won 4.5-0.5

Wednesday 27 January 2016

January Grading List is out

The January Grading list has been published. You can find it here

Barber, Andrew M165
Pearcey, David F158
Aldridge, David147
Jefferies, Liam144
Salt, Frank140
Dodd, Quentin RH128
Dunning, Stephen123
Owens, Richard121
Lowens, Brian118
Simmons, John A115
Rathbone-Jones, Ifan114
Sommerville, Gordon BR111
Heitch, David107
Hughes, Jonathan94
Goodwin, Robert80
Hanson, T Jim79
Kemp, Jack59
Barnes, Ben57
Medagedara, Sithika42
Walker, James32
Evans, Elaine22
Rathbone-Jones, Eluned8
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Thursday 21 January 2016

December Results

Chester & District League

Division 3
Buckley Mold 2 vs Malpas Chess Mates - Won 3.5-0.5
Rhyl & Prestatyn 2 vs Buckley Mold 2 - Won 1.5-2.5

Wirral League

Division 2
Buckley Mold 1 vs Wallasey 4 - Won 3-2

Division 4
Buckley Mold 3 vs Chester N - Won 3.5-0.5

Knock Out
Buckley Mold vs Chester - Won 4-3