Buckley Mold Chess Club

Start of Season Rapidplay results

2011-09-08T20:25:00.002+01:00

The annual Jim Hanson 'Start of Season Rapidplay' spectacular was held on the evening of Wednesday 31st August 2011.

Congratulations go to the winner Quentin Dodd,who scored a maximum 5/5 !

The final standings were :-

1st Q.Dodd 5
2nd G.Sommerville 3.5
3rd= P.Wimbush,A.Barber 3
5th= S.Hough,G.R.Williams,F.Salt 2.5
8th R.Owens 2
9th J.Waite 1
10th M.Waite 0

A big thank you to Jim Hanson for organising this excellent yearly event!

New Club Night Alert !!

2011-09-03T15:57:00.002+01:00

Buckley/Mold's Club nights,will now be on a Thursday night,instead of a Wednesday,due to the Club now closing on Wednesdays.

All Juniors are now welcome to come along from this Thursday(September 8th)onwards,at the usual time of 6:30pm(Adult members at the usual time of 7:30pm).

All of our Home matches will now be moved forward to a convenient Thursday evening.

Game from last Season's Wirral League Div.2

2011-08-09T22:36:00.002+01:00

British Chess Championship 2011

2011-08-08T15:51:00.002+01:00

Mickey Adams has won the British Championship sponsored by Darwin Strategic Limited after a dramatic tie-break playoff with Nigel Short. The 89th Championships took place at Ponds Forge, International Sports Centre in Sheffield.

Both Adams and Short finished the 11-round event with 8½/11 which then required a 2-game play-off to decide the title.

After a draw in the first rapid game, Adams won the second to successfully defend his title and claim the championship.

Jovanka Houska also defended her women's title after finishing the best placed woman on 7/11, making it her fourth British title.

Bobby Fischer comes to Mold !

2011-08-08T15:41:00.002+01:00

The new film "Bobby Fischer against the World" has been released,and is being shown at limited cinemas at limited times around the country.
Our nearest showing is our very own Theatre Clwyd on October 6th.

Chester & District League Team Fixtures

2011-08-08T15:03:00.002+01:00

Buckley/Mold1 Fixtures (Division 1):
September2011
Tu6 Rhyl/Prestatyn1 A
Tu20 Chester2 A
October
W5 Wrexham1 H
Tu18 Colwyn Bay1 A
November
W2 Colwyn Bay2 H
W16 Pen-y-ffordd1 H
December
Tu6 Chester1 A
January 2012
W11 Rhyl/Prestatyn1 H
February
W8 Chester2 H
Tu21 Wrexham1 A
March
W7 Colwyn Bay1 H
Tu13 Colwyn Bay2 A
April
W4 Pen-y-ffordd1 A
W18 Chester1 H

Buckley/Mold2 Fixtures (Division 2):
September 2011
M12 Frodsham A
October
W12 Chester3 H
November
Tu8 Rhyl/Prestatyn2 A
W23 Chester4 H
December
W7 Chester5 H
M12 Holywell A
January 2012
W18 Frodsham H
February
M27 Chester3 A
March
W21 Rhyl/Prestatyn2 H
April
M9 Chester4 A
Tu17 Chester5 A
W25 Holywell H

Buckley/Mold3 Fixtures (Division 3):
September 2011
W7 Wrexham2 H
M19 Chester6 A
October
W5 Corwen/Ruthin H
M17 Chester7 A
November
W2 Pen-y-ffordd2 H
Tu15 Rhyl/Prestatyn3 A
December
No Fixtures
January 2012
Tu10 Wrexham2 A
February
W8 Chester6 H
W22 Corwen/Ruthin A
March
W7 Chester7 H
W21 Pen-y-ffordd2 A
April
W4 Rhyl/Prestatyn3 H

Candidates Matches, Semi-Finals, Tie-beaks

2011-05-17T07:52:00.000+01:00

Nat.

Rtg

Blitz

Tot.

Perf

Vladimir Kramnik

RUS

2785

0.5

4.5

Alexander Grischuk

RUS

2747

1.5

5.5

Nat.

Rtg

Blitz

Tot.

Perf

Boris Gelfand

ISR

2733

2.0

6.0

Gata Kamsky

USA

2732

0.0

4.0

So the two Gs make it through. Gelfand vs Grishuk begins on Thursday, a 6 game match to decide the next opponent for Anand. After the way these matches have gone, I don't think Anand will be quaking in his boots. What do people think about the format for these candidates matches?

Candidates Matches, Semi-Finals, Game 4

2011-05-15T20:24:00.000+01:00

Nat.

Rtg

Tot.

Perf

Vladimir Kramnik

RUS

2785

2.0

Alexander Grischuk

RUS

2747

2.0

Nat.

Rtg

Tot.

Perf

Boris Gelfand

ISR

2733

2.0

Gata Kamsky

USA

2732

2.0

Tie breaks are tomorrow!

Candidates Matches, Semi-Finals, Game 3

2011-05-15T07:51:00.000+01:00

Nat.

Rtg

Tot.

Perf

Vladimir Kramnik

RUS

2785

1.5

Alexander Grischuk

RUS

2747

1.5

Nat.

Rtg

Tot.

Perf

Boris Gelfand

ISR

2733

1.5

Gata Kamsky

USA

2732

1.5

Candidates Matches, Semi-Finals, Game 2

2011-05-13T22:10:00.000+01:00

Nat.

Rtg

Tot.

Perf

Vladimir Kramnik

RUS

2785

1.0

Alexander Grischuk

RUS

2747

1.0

Nat.

Rtg

Tot.

Perf

Boris Gelfand

ISR

2733

1.0

Gata Kamsky

USA

2732

1.0

Candidates Matches, Semi-Finals, Game 1

2011-05-12T20:23:00.000+01:00

Nat.

Rtg

Tot.

Perf

Vladimir Kramnik

RUS

2785

0.5

Alexander Grischuk

RUS

2747

0.5

Nat.

Rtg

Tot.

Perf

Boris Gelfand

ISR

2733

0.5

Gata Kamsky

USA

2732

0.5

Candidates Matches, Quarter Finals, tie-breaks

2011-05-10T08:12:00.000+01:00

	Nat.	Rtg	G1	G2	G3	G4	R1	R2	R3	R4	Tot.
Levon Aronian	ARM	2808	½	½	½	½	0	1	½	0	3.5
*Alexander Grischuk*	RUS	2747	½	½	½	½	1	0	½	1	4.5

	Nat.	Rtg	G1	G2	G3	G4	R1	R2	R3	R4	Tot.
*Vladimir Kramnik*	RUS	2785	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	7.0
Teimour Radjabov	AZE	2744	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	5.0

After the tie-breaks, the four semi-finalists are:
Gata Kamsky - Boris Gelfand
Vladimir Krammnik - Alexander Grishuk.
The matches start on Thursday.

Worth a look...

2011-05-08T19:51:00.000+01:00

Candidates Matches, Quarter Finals, Game 4

2011-05-08T19:49:00.000+01:00

Nat.

Rtg

Tot.

Perf

Levon Aronian

ARM

2808

2.0

Alexander Grischuk

RUS

2747

2.0

Nat.

Rtg

Tot.

Perf

Vladimir Kramnik

RUS

2785

2.0

Teimour Radjabov

AZE

2744

2.0

Nat.

Rtg

Tot.

Perf

Veselin Topalov

BUL

2775

1.5

Gata Kamsky

USA

2732

2.5

Nat.

Rtg

Tot.

Perf

Boris Gelfand

ISR

2733

2.5

Shak. Mamedyarov

AZE

2772

1.5

Kamsky and Gelfand are through to the semis next Thursday. Aronian, Grishuk, Krammnik and Radjabov play tiebreaks tomorrow.

Candidates Matches, Quarter Finals, Game 3

2011-05-07T21:05:00.006+01:00

Nat.

Rtg

Tot.

Perf

Levon Aronian

ARM

2808

1.5

Alexander Grischuk

RUS

2747

1.5

Nat.

Rtg

Tot.

Perf

Vladimir Kramnik

RUS

2785

1.5

Teimour Radjabov

AZE

2744

1.5

Nat.

Rtg

Tot.

Perf

Veselin Topalov

BUL

2775

1.0

Gata Kamsky

USA

2732

2.0

Nat.

Rtg

Tot.

Perf

Boris Gelfand

ISR

2733

2.0

Shak. Mamedyarov

AZE

2772

1.0

Candidates Matches, Quarter Finals, Game 2

2011-05-06T18:33:00.001+01:00

Nat.

Rtg

Rpd1

Rpd2

Rpd3

Rpd4

Tot.

Perf

Levon Aronian

ARM

2808

1.0

Alexander Grischuk

RUS

2747

1.0

Nat.

Rtg

Rpd1

Rpd2

Rpd3

Rpd4

Tot.

Perf

Vladimir Kramnik

RUS

2785

1.0

Teimour Radjabov

AZE

2744

1.0

Nat.

Rtg

Rpd1

Rpd2

Rpd3

Rpd4

Tot.

Perf

Veselin Topalov

BUL

2775

0.5

Gata Kamsky

USA

2732

1.5

Nat.

Rtg

Rpd1

Rpd2

Rpd3

Rpd4

Tot.

Perf

Boris Gelfand

ISR

2733

1.0

Shak. Mamedyarov

AZE

2772

1.0

Chess Today

2011-05-06T08:33:00.000+01:00

A Buckley Mold player has appeared in 4th May edition of Chess Today in their Beware: Blunder! column. Oh, the shame...

Our last example came from one of our readers:

"Hi, Alex!

In CT-3825 you said "Blunders don't get worse than the one made in a recent match in the London Chess League", so I thought I would send you my recent blunder:

S. Dunning – J. McCabe
Wirral Chess League 2, 22.04.2011

I had a winning position (for example, White can play 61.f4! gxf4 62.¦d3), but threw it all away in one move: 61.¦g2?? hxg2 0–1

The interesting question is why we make such mistakes. Tiredness at the end of a long game (and day) is one reason. In this case I think I had convinced myself that the pawn on h3 could not move...

With best regards,
Stephen Dunning"y

Candidates Matches, Quarter Finals, Game 1

2011-05-06T08:20:00.000+01:00

	Nat.	Rtng	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Tot.	Perf.
Levon Aronian	ARM	2808	½								0.5
Alexander Grischuk	RUS	2747	½								0.5

	Nat.	Rtng	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Tot.	Perf.
Vladimir Kramnik	RUS	2785	½								0.5
Teimour Radjabov	AZE	2744	½								0.5

	Nat.	Rtng	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Tot.	Perf.
Veselin Topalov	BUL	2775	½								0.5
Gata Kamsky	USA	2732	½								0.5

	Nat.	Rtng	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Tot.	Perf.
Boris Gelfand	ISR	2733	½								0.5
Shak. Mamedyarov	AZE	2772	½								0.5

Message From Chester & Distict Chess League Mailing List: (edited)

2011-05-04T07:15:00.000+01:00

Hi All,

There are only 5 remaining fixtures unaccounted for.

Division 1

As previously mentioned, Wrexham are champions. Colwyn Bay secured 2nd place ahead of Chester after beating them 3.5-1.5.

The battle to avoid the wooden spoon is between Rhyl and Buckley/Mold, who have a game outstanding. A draw or better for Buckley/Mold will be enough to keep them off the bottom.

Richard Dineley of Wrexham has won the Division 1 player of the year.

Division 2

Colwyn Bay 2 lead having played all their games. Frodsham can overtake them but only if they can defeat Chester 3 4.5-0.5 or better. 3rd place Capenhurst are out of the title race but could take 2nd if they defeat Chester 3 and Frodsham fail to.

At the other end Buckley/Mold are bottom however Chester 3 could fall below them if they suffer 2 heavy defeats in their outstanding fixtures.

Gordon Sommerville of Buckley/Mold leads the top scorer charts, but Colin White of Chester could overtake him if he scores 1.5 points or better in his next 2 games.

Division 3

Wrexham 2 have won promotion into Division 2, ahead of Penyffordd 2, Rhyl 2 and Chester 4, who all have games outstanding.

Corwen and Ruthin will finish in last place regardless of how Chester 5 do against Penyffordd.

Top Scorer is currently Jim Hanson of Buckley/Mold, due to having played the most games. However a draw or better from either Mike Friel (Penyffordd) or Ben Roberts (Rhyl) will see one of them claim the prize, or possibly shared.

Knock Out

Wrexham defeated Penyffordd 4-2 to claim a league and cup double.

Children & Chess

2011-04-25T18:01:00.002+01:00

Should all children be made to play chess? An article on the BBC website here discusses the issue.

Wallasey 5 2-3 Buckley Mold 2

2011-04-24T22:19:00.000+01:00

I delayed posting this team victory as it takes a few days to get over the fact that I turned a winning position into a dead loss in just one move, placing a rook en prise, the pawn then being able to queen, and I couldn't do anything about it. Rybka goes from +8.88 in my favour to Mate in 7 to my opponent. Aargh!

Latest Wirral News

2011-04-10T22:15:00.002+01:00

Here are the latest results:

Division 1:
21.03.11 Wallasey 4 v Penyfforrd 1 1.0 v 4.0
22.03.11 Chester 1 v Hoylake 1 3.0 v 2.0 (rearranged from 21/12/10)
24.03.11 Wallasey 1 v Buckley Mold 1 3.5 v 1.5
31.03.11 Wallasey 2 v Penyfforrd 1 1.5 v 3.5
07.04.11 Formby v Buckley Mold 1 5.0 v 0.0 (BM defaulted)

Division 2:
09.03.11 Penyfforrd 2 v Pensby 1 2.5 v 2.5 (rearranged from 1.12.10)
15.03.11 Chester 3 v Capenhurst 3.0 v 2.0
15.03.11 Hoylake 2 v Buckley Mold 2 2.0 v 3.0
21.03.11 Capenhurst v Wallasey 5 3.0 v 2.0
22.03.11 Chester 2 v Pensby 1 3.0 v 2.0

Division 3:
15.03.11 Chester 4 v Frodsham 3.0 v 2.0
01.04.11 Pensby 2 v Wallasey 6 1.0 v 4.0
08.04.11 Pensby 2 v Frodsham 4.0 v 1.0 (rearranged from 3.12.10)

KNOCKOUT Semi final
08.03.11 Chester v Penyfforrd 3.5 v 3.5 Penyfforrd won on board count

I can confirm player of the year for division 1 as Dave Williams (Formby) and Division 3 as Ron Champion (Wallasey 6). Congratulations to both players. The Div 2 POY is in the hands of J.Hughes (BM2) [Go for it, Jonathan - SD] with one game to go, as various players trail by just half a point.

Message From Chester & District Chess League Mailing List

2011-04-07T16:31:00.004+01:00

Division 2

Division 2 remains tight with only 3 rearranged fixtures still to be played. At the top promotion chasing Frodsham suffered a setback
thanks to a late 3-2 defeat away at Chester 2, while rivals Colwyn Bay defeated Chester 3 at home to go top 2 points clear on "goal"
difference. Colwyn Bay face bottom team Buckley/Mold next, a win of 4.5 - 0.5 or better would guarantee them 1st place. Meanwhile
Frodsham must play relegation threatened Chester 3 at Chester. Anything less than a win for Colwyn Bay and Frodsham could see 3rd place
Capenhurst, who also must play Chester 3, sneak in to 1st place if they win.

At the other end Holywell, who have now played all 12 games, sit nervously on 5 points and await the fate of Chester 3 and Buckley/Mold,
who have 4.5 points each. A win for either team would guarantee safety.

Buckley Mold 2 4-1 Holywell

2011-04-07T09:44:00.000+01:00

Buckley Mold win handsomely against Holywell in this bottom of the league clash in the Chester & District league division 2.

Welsh Championship

2011-03-27T16:54:00.003+01:00

All,

Just a reminder of the forthcoming championships to be played at the Park Inn Hotel, Cardiff North, Llanedeyrn, Cardiff. CF23 9XF.

#1 The Welsh Championships is a Closed event for Welsh qualified players, and is a FIDE -rated event.

#2 The Tom Weston Open/Major is open to all players with no grading restrictions.

#3 The John Bishop Minor is open to all with a published grade of 1650 ( ECF 125 ) or below.

This to be played on Friday- Monday 22/25 April.

Please pass this on to other people you might think be interested in playing that i haven't added to the emailing list above, and any queries please email me or give us a phone anytime on 01639 700186.

The entry form is online on the Welsh Chess Union website www.welshchessunion.com

Hope to see you all at Easter, and get those entries in as soon as possible !!

Thanks,

Glyn Sinnett ( Championship Organiser )

Message From Chester & District Chess League Mailing List

2011-03-16T19:02:00.006Z

A brief update on how the league is going so far.

Division 1:

Wrexham 1 are champions once again with one game to spare, following a 3.5 - 1.5 win over second place Colwyn Bay. The team have recovered from an early scare including a surprise 3-2 home defeat by Rhyl.

At the other end of the table Rhyl 1 currently sit on 2 points, with Buckley/Mold just ahead on 2.5 points. The two teams meet tonight in what looks to be a relegation battle.

Top scorer is Richard Dineley on 8/9, and by my calculation cannot be caught.

Division 2:

It is a lot closer in Division 2. Frodsham currently lead with 6 points from 9, with Colwyn Bay 2 on 5 points from 9. Sitting closely behind are Chester 2 and Capenhurst both on 5 points from 10.

At the other end, Buckley/Mold 2 on 3 points from 9, with Chester 3 a point ahead and a game in hand. Holywell have 5 points from 11 games but have a -10 points difference, and by my visual calculation must win their final game against Buckley/Mold 2.

The top scorer charts are also very close. Leading currently are Stephen Williams (Holywell) and Mike Driscoll (Capenhurst) both on 6.5 points, though Stephen has played 1 game more. Sitting close behind are a number of players on 6 points.

Division 3:

Wrexham 2 lead on 7/10 ahead of Penyffordd 2 on 6/10, and Chester 4 and Rhyl 2 both on 5.5/10. The battle to not finish last is between Corwen & Ruthin (2/8) and Chester 5 (3/8). Both teams have yet to meet this season.

The leading players are Mike Friel (Penyffordd 2) and Ben Roberts (Rhyl 2), both on 6.5/9. Bill Davies (Wrexham 2) and Jim Hanson (Buckley/Mold) sit close behind on 6 points.

Knock Out:

Wrexham are though to the final and will be at home to either Capenhurst or Penyffordd.

Wirral Chess League Division 2

2011-03-09T08:13:00.001Z

1. League Table as at 1st March 2011

CLUB	PLD	WON	DRAW	LOST	PTS -FOR	PTS-AGT	PTS-DIFF	POINTS
Chester 2	6	5	0	1	19.0	11.0	8.0	5.0
Buckley Mold 2	5	3	1	1	16.0	9.0	7.0	3.5
Hoylake 2	6	3	0	3	15.0	15.0	0.0	3.0
Capenhurst	4	2	0	2	11.0	9.0	2.0	2.0
Chester 3	5	2	0	3	12.0	13.0	-1.0	2.0
Penyffordd 2	5	2	0	3	11.5	13.5	-2.0	2.0
Pensby 1	4	1	1	2	9.0	11.0	-2.0	1.5
Wallasey 5	5	1	0	4	6.5	18.5	-12.0	1.0

Wirral Chess League Division 1

2011-03-09T08:12:00.000Z

1. LEAGUE TABLE as at 7th March 2011

CLUB	PLD	WON	DRAW	LOST	PTS -FOR	PTS-AGT	PTS-DIFF	POINTS
Chester 1	7	5	2		21.5	13.5	8	6.0
Wallasey 1	7	4	1	2	20.0	15.0	5	4.5
Hoylake 1	6	3	3		17.0	13.0	4	4.5
Penyfforrd 1	5	4		1	14.5	10.5	4	4.0
Formby	7	3	1	3	19.0	16.0	3	3.5
Wallasey 3	7	1	3	3	15.5	19.5	-4	2.5
Wallasey 2	7	2	1	4	15.0	20.0	-5	2.5
Buckley Mold 1	5	1		4	10.0	15.0	-5	1.0
Wallasey 4	7		1	6	12.5	22.5	-10	0.5

Chester & District League Tables

2011-02-27T09:29:00.000Z

Division 1

Team	Pld	Won	Drn	Lost	For	Aga	Diff	Pts
Wrexham 1	8	6	1	1	29	11	18	6½
Colwyn Bay 1	8	4	3	1	23½	16½	7	5½
Chester 1	7	3	1	3	18½	16½	2	3½
Penyffordd 1	7	3	0	4	15	20	-5	3
Buckley/Mold 1	8	1	3	4	16½	23½	-7	2½
Rhyl 1	8	2	0	6	12½	27½	-15	2

Division 2

Team	Pld	Won	Drn	Lost	For	Aga	Diff	Pts
Chester 2	10	5	0	5	27½	22½	5	5
Capenhurst	9	4	2	3	25	20	5	5
Frodsham	8	3	4	1	22½	17½	5	5
Colwyn Bay 2	8	3	2	3	22½	17½	5	4
Chester 3	7	2	4	1	17	18	-1	4
Holywell	9	3	2	4	17½	27½	-10	4
Buckley/Mold 2	7	1	2	4	13	22	-9	2

Division 3

Team	Pld	Won	Drn	Lost	For	Aga	Diff	Pts
Wrexham 2	9	5	2	2	21	15	6	6
Rhyl 2	8	5	1	2	18	14	4	5½
Chester 4	10	5	1	4	21	19	2	5½
Penyffordd 2	9	4	2	3	21	15	6	5
Buckley/Mold 3	10	3	2	5	18	22	-4	4
Chester 5	8	2	2	4	14	18	-4	3
Corwen & Ruthin	8	2	0	6	11	21	-10	2

Wirral League Tables

2011-02-27T09:27:00.000Z

1. DIV 1 LEAGUE TABLE as at 8th February 2011

CLUB	PLD	WON	DRAW	LOST	PTS -FOR	PTS-AGT	PTS-DIFF	POINTS
Chester 1	6	4	2		18.5	11.5	7	5.0
Wallasey 1	7	4	1	2	20.0	15.0	5	4.5
Hoylake 1	6	3	3		17.0	13.0	4	4.5
Penyfforrd 1	4	3		1	11.5	8.5	3	3.0
Wallasey 3	5	1	3	1	11.5	13.5	-2	2.5
Formby	5	1	1	3	12.0	13.0	-1	1.5
Wallasey 2	5	1	1	3	10.0	15.0	-5	1.5
Buckley Mold 1	4	1		3	8.0	12.0	-4	1.0
Wallasey 4	6		1	5	11.5	18.5	-7	0.5




2. DIV 2 LEAGUE TABLE as at 8th February 2011
CLUB	PLD	WON	DRAW	LOST	PTS -FOR	PTS-AGT	PTS-DIFF	POINTS
Chester 2	5	4	0	1	15.5	9.5	6.0	4.0
Hoylake 2	5	3	0	2	13.5	11.5	2.0	3.0
Buckley Mold 2	4	2	1	1	12.5	7.5	5.0	2.5
Capenhurst	3	2	0	1	9.5	5.5	4.0	2.0
Pensby 1	4	1	1	2	9.0	11.0	-2.0	1.5
Chester 3	3	1	0	2	7.0	8.0	-1.0	1.0
Penyffordd 2	4	1	0	3	7.5	12.5	-5.0	1.0
Wallasey 5	4	1	0	3	5.5	14.5	-9.0	1.0





3. DIV 3 LEAGUE TABLE as at 7th February 2011

CLUB	PLD	WON	DRAW	LOST	PTS -FOR	PTS-AGT	PTS-DIFF	POINTS
Wallasey 6	4	3	1		17.0	3.0	14.0	3.5
Pensby 2	2	1		1	3.0	7.0	-4.0	1.0
Chester 4	3	1		2	5.5	9.5	-4.0	1.0
Frodsham	3		1	2	4.5	10.5	-6.0	0.5

Some recent results

2011-02-27T09:22:00.000Z

My apologies for the fact that this website has not been updated for a couple of months. I have been in hospital and ended up having fairly major surgery. I am recovering well, and now feel able to get back to some of my responsibilities.

Chester Div 2 - Lost away to Capenhurst 4-1.
Chester Div 1 - Lost away to Penyffordd 3.5-1.5
Wirral Div 2 - Won at home to Capenhurst - 3.5-1.5
Chester Div 3 - Lost at home to Wrexham 2 - 2.5-1.5

This weeks results

2010-11-18T22:47:00.000Z

Tuesday 16th November

Our 3rd team lost 3-1 away to Chester 4 in the Chester & District third division.

Wednesday 17th November

Our second team lost 1.5-3.5 at home to Chester 3 in the Chester & District second division.

Just because I liked it!

2010-11-07T20:25:00.000Z

London Chess Classic

2010-11-02T07:56:00.000Z

The Second London Chess Classic will be held in December. For details, click here.

Frodsham 2.5 - 2.5 Buckley Mold 2.

2010-11-02T07:47:00.000Z

Last night the second team drew away to Frodsham in the Chester & District second division. The game hung on the last 10 minutes. At that stage we were leading 2-1 (2 wins and a loss). Board two looked to be a draw when he unfortunately dropped a knight and couldn't hang on in the endgame. Board 5 had swung both ways, but our man seemed to be losing but held on to draw a rook ending a pawn down.

Club Championship

2010-10-21T18:32:00.002+01:00

I have updated Group B with the (only) result so far.

If anyone else has played Club Championship games, please let me know.

This week's results

2010-10-21T08:11:00.000+01:00

3rd Team LOST 3-1 away to Wrexham 2 in the Chester & District Division 3.
2nd Team WON 3-2 at home to Capenhurst in the Chester & District Division 2.

Results

2010-10-19T16:25:00.000+01:00

My apologies for not posting recently, but I have been away in Africa! Here are the latest results which should bring us up to date.

1st team LOST at home to Penyffordd 1-4 (Wirral Div 1).
1st team LOST away to Chester 3-2 (Wirral Div 1).
2nd team DREW at home to Colwyn Bay (C&D Div2).
3rd team LOST away to Chester 5 3.5-0.5 (C&D Div 3).
2nd team LOST away to Chester 3-2 (C&D Div 2).
1st team LOST at home to Chester 1.5-3.5 (C&D Div 1).
2nd team WON at home to Penyffordd 4.5-0.5 (Wirral Div 2)

Two matches have been postponed, and one result is yet to come in.

A joke...

2010-09-15T17:32:00.000+01:00

A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel and were standing around in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. About an hour later the manager comes out of his office and asked them to disperse. "But why?", they asked as they moved along. "Because," said the manager, "I can't stand chess nuts boasting in an open foyer."

Colwyn Bay 1 2.5 - 2.5 Buckley Mold 1

2010-09-10T07:42:00.001+01:00

Our newly promoted first team drew away to Colwyn Bay in the Chester & District Division 1. Colwyn Bay came third last season, so we feel that is a good result to get the new season underway.

Calling all Juniors.

2010-09-04T08:39:00.001+01:00

Juniors wishing to learn or play chess are invited to join us at Buckley Working Men's Club at 6.30 pm on Wednesday 8th September.

Fees due!

2010-09-04T08:37:00.002+01:00

The Fees for the 2010 - 2011 season are now due, and MUST be paid by the end of October.

They are £25 for an adult, £15 for a county member (who will be registered through another club) and £7 for Juniors.

Fixtures 2010/11

2010-09-03T07:42:00.005+01:00

Tu 07 Sep C&D Div 1 Away Colwyn Bay 1

We 08 Sep CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

We 15 Sep Wir Div 1 Home Penyffordd 1

Tu 21 Sep Wir Div 1 Away Chester 1

We 22 Sep C&D Div 3 Home Rhyl 2

We 22 Sep Wir Div 2 Home Capenhurst

We 29 Sep C&D Div 2 Home Colwyn Bay 2

We 29 Sep C&D Div 3 Away Chester 5

Tu 05 Oct C&D Div 2 Away Chester 2

We 06 Oct C&D Div 3 Home Penyffordd 2

We 13 Oct C&D Div 1 Home Chester 1

We 13 Oct Wir Div 2 Home Penyfordd 2

Tu 19 Oct C&D Div 3 Away Wrexham 2

We 20 Oct C&D Div 2 Home Capenhurst

We 27 Oct CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

Mo 01 Nov C&D Div 2 Away Frodsham

We 03 Nov C&D Div 3 Home Corwen / Ruthin

Th 04 Nov Wir Div 1 Away Wallasey 4

We 10 Nov C&D Div 1 Home Penyffordd 1

We 10 Nov Wir Div 2 Home Chester 2

Tu 16 Nov C&D Div 3 Away Chester 4

We 17 Nov C&D Div 2 Home Chester 3

Tu 23 Nov C&D Div 1 Away Rhyl 1

We 24 Nov CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

We 01 Dec CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

Mo 06 Dec C&D Div 2 Away Holywell

We 08 Dec CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

Tu 14 Dec C&D Div 1 Away Wrexham 1

We 15 Dec Wir Div 2 Home Chester 3

We 22 Dec Wir Div 1 Home Wallasey 2

Tu 04 Jan C&D Div 3 Away Rhyl 2

We 05 NEW YEAR SPECIAL

We 12 Jan C&D Div 1 Home Colwyn Bay 1

Fr 14 Jan Wir Div 2 Away Pensby

We 19 Jan C&D Div 3 Home Chester 5

Tu 25 Jan C&D Div 2 Away Colwyn Bay 2

We 26 Jan Wir Div 1 Home Hoylake 1

We 02 Feb C&D Div 2 Home Chester 2

We 02 Feb C&D Div 3 Away Penyffordd 2

Tu 08 Feb C&D Div 1 Away Chester 1

We 09 Feb CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

Mo 14 Feb C&D Div 2 Away Capenhurst

We 16 Feb CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

We 23 Jan C&D Div 1 Away Penyffordd 1

We 23 Jan C&D Div 3 Home Wrexham 2

We 02 Mar CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

We 09 Mar C&D Div 2 Home Frodsham

Tu 15 Mar Wir Div 2 Away Hoylake 2

We 16 Mar C&D Div 1 Home Rhyl

We 16 Mar C&D Div 3 Away Corwen / Ruthin

We 23 Mar C&D Div 3 Home Chester 4

Th 24 Mar Wir Div 1 Away Wallasey 1

Tu 29 Mar C&D Div 2 Away Chester 3

We 30 Mar CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

We 06 Apr C&D Div 2 Home Holywell

Th 07 Apr Wir Div 1 Away Formby

We 13 Apr C&D Div 1 Home Wrexham 1

We 20 Apr CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

Th 21 Apr Wir Div 2 Away Wallasey 5

We 27 Apr Wir Div 1 Home Wallasey 3

New Season Underway!

2010-09-02T07:51:00.005+01:00

Jims' Extravaganza is the Charity Shield of Buckley Mold Chess Club as it is the traditional season opener. Jim Hanson ran the evening in his usual inimitable style and much fun was had by all (at least, those who won...).

The winner this year was Andy Barber.

The results, so far as I can remember them:

Andy Barber 4.0/5

Quentin Dodd 3.5

Matt West 3.0

Bill Davies 3.0

Brian Lowens 2.5

Gordon Sommerville 2.5

Liam Jeffries 2.0

Stephen Dunning 2.0

Ritchie Owens 2.0

Gerry Williams 0.5

Our winner:

Jim's Extravaganza

2010-08-17T21:22:00.003+01:00

Jim's Extravaganza will be on Wednesday 1st Sept at 7.30 pm. This season opener is a tournament of games at 15 minutes each for the whole game. Prizes for everyone.

It would help us to know if you are hoping to join us. People new to the club are most welcome.

British Championship

2010-08-06T21:17:00.001+01:00

Michael Adams wins the British Championship on 9.5 from 11. Congratulations.

Nicholas Pert was second on 8, with six players on 7.5.

British Championship

2010-08-06T07:55:00.001+01:00

Michael Adams beat Simon Williams in round 10 of the British Championship to take a two point lead with one game to go. Michael has 9/10 with four players on 7/10.

Final round pairings are here.

British Championship

2010-08-05T08:25:00.001+01:00

Michael Adams leads the British Championship with 8/9 with two rounds to go. Stephen Gordon, Simon Williams, and Adam Hunt are on 6.5.

Live coverage of the games is here.

British Championship

2010-08-04T07:48:00.000+01:00

The positions after 8 rounds is that Michael Adams has 7½, Adam Hunt 6, and there are six players on 5½. Today's draw is here.

British Championship

2010-08-03T07:28:00.003+01:00

After 7 rounds, Michael Adams leads on 6.5, having won again yesterday. Stuart Conquest is second on 5.5 and will play Adams today. Four players trail on 5 points. More details here.

Club Championship GROUP B Fixtures

2010-08-01T14:35:00.002+01:00

The first player is WHITE.

Bill D v Jonathan H
Bill D v Gordon S
Bill D v Rory M
Bill D v Matt W
Bill D v Pete W
Dean L v Jonathan H
Dean L v Gerry W
Dean L v Richard O
Dean L v Bill D
Dean L v Pete W
Gerry W v Jonathan H
Gerry W v Gordon S
Gerry W v Richard O
Gerry W v Bill D
Gerry W v Pete W
Gordon S v Dean L
Gordon S v Rory M
Gordon S v Matt W
Gordon S v Jim H
Jim H v Dean L
Jim H v Gerry W
Jim H v Richard O 0.5-0.5
Jim H v Bill D
Jonathan H v Gordon S
Jonathan H v Rory M
Jonathan H v Matt W
Jonathan H v Jim H
Matt W v Dean L
Matt W v Gerry W
Matt W v Richard Owen
Matt W v Jim H
Pete W v Jonathan H
Pete W v Gordon S
Pete W v Rory M
Pete W v Matt W
Pete W v Jim H
Ricahrd O v Bill D
Richard O v Jonathan H
Richard O v Gordon S
Richard O v Rory M
Richard O v Pete W
Rory M v Dean L
Rory M v Gerry W
Rory M v Matt W
Rory M v Jim H

Club Championship GROUP A Fixtures

2010-08-01T14:34:00.001+01:00

The first player is WHITE.

Alex T v Dave A
Alex T v Quentin D
Alex T v Frank S
Alex T v Stephen D
Andy B v Dave A
Andy B v Quentin D
Andy B v Alex T
Andy B v Stephen D
Brian L v Dave A
Brian L v Andy B
Brian L v Alex T
Brian L v Stephen D
Dave A v Quentin D
Dave A v Frank S
Dave A v Keith E
Dave A v Liam J
Frank S v Brian L
Frank S v Andy B
Frank S v Keith E
Frank S v Liam J
Keith E v Brian L
Keith E v Andy B
Keith E v Alex T
Keith E v Liam J
Liam J v Brian L
Liam J v Andy B
Liam J v Alex T
Liam J v Stephen D
Quentin D v Brian L
Quentin D v Frank S
Quentin D v Keith E
Quentin D v Liam J
Stephen D v Dave A
Stephen D v Quentin D
Stephen D v Frank S
Stephen D v Keith E

Club Championship 2010 - 2011

2010-08-01T14:32:00.001+01:00

This years Club Championship will be played in two groups, A and B. The A group is for those graded 130 and above; the B group is for those graded below 130. The games can be played between now and the end of April 2011. In May 2011 we will arrange semifinals and a final for the two top players in each group, so those in group B may yet be the overall champion.

The scoring in the league will be 3 points for a win, two for a draw and one for a loss. This favours players who play but lose over those who do not play their games. It is your responsibility to arrange matches with your opponents. The more of your games you get played, the more points you score, and the better chance you have of winning the title!

The time limit is the same as the league matches we play: 75 minutes for 35 moves, and the rest of the game in a further 15 minutes. Games will be graded with the ECF.

There is scope for new players to join in. If that happens, I will update the fixture list to include them.

Results and tables will appear on the club noticeboard and here at the website.

Please let me know all results. I can be contacted by phone, email, or through the website.

Stephen Dunning
01352 750997

British Championship

2010-08-01T08:32:00.002+01:00

Shock! Horror! Michael Adams drops half a point. He leads the British Championship with 5.5 / 6, with seven people trailing a point behind.

Today is a rest day.

Further information here.

British Championship

2010-07-31T08:29:00.002+01:00

Michael Adams is still the sole leader on 5 from 5. Four players are on 4 out of 5.

As Adams seriously outrates everybody else, it remains to be seen if he can score the full 11 out of 11! After all, he will soon be playing people further down the table having seen off closer rivals.

The official website is here.

Press Release

2010-07-29T21:26:00.000+01:00

Buckley Mold Chess Club is gearing up for the new season which begins in September.

Last years season proved to be very succesful for the club, which now meets at Buckley Working Men's Club Brook Street, Buckley, CH7 3AL on Wednesday evenings at 7.30 pm. In the Chester and District League, our teams topped both the second and third divisions. First team captain Dave Aldridge was named the player of the season for the 2nd division, and second team captain Jim Hanson was the player of the year for the third division!

In the Wirral league, Buckley Mold was also succesful. The first team managed a creditable 6th place in division one, and in division 2 the second team was unbeaten.

The club are looking for new members to come and join. Players of all ages are welcome, from complete beginners to grandmasters. Why not give it a try?

British Championship

2010-07-29T18:10:00.002+01:00

Michael Adams is the sole leader on 4 from 4. Several players are on 3, but none are on 3.5, surprisingly enough. The official website is here.

Update: Actually, FM Alexei Slavin and IM Adam Hunt are on 3.5. They must have finished later than my original post.

British Championship

2010-07-29T08:15:00.001+01:00

We are down to two leaders on three wins out of three. They are GM Michael Adams and IM Jack Rudd. They play each other today. Coverage and games can be found here.

British Championship

2010-07-28T08:05:00.002+01:00

The following players lead the British Championship with 2 out of 2:

GM Adams, Michael
GM Williams, Simon K
GM Gormally, Daniel W
IM Pert, Richard G
IM Rudd, Jack

British Championship

2010-07-27T07:55:00.002+01:00

The following are leading the British championship with a win in the first round. The official website is here.

1 GM Adams, Michael
2 GM Pert, Nicholas
3 GM Conquest, Stuart C
4 GM Williams, Simon K
5 GM Wells, Peter K
6 GM Gormally, Daniel W
7 IM Pert, Richard G
8 IM Greet, Andrew N
9 GM Summerscale, Aaron P
10 IM Hunt, Adam C
11 IM Rendle, Thomas E
12 IM Littlewood, Paul E
13 FM Tymrakiewicz, Rafal
14 IM Rudd, Jack
15 Adair, James
16 Haydon, David L
17 Padilla Cabero, Pablo
18 Josse, Mark
19 Henderson, Ian R
20 Jones, Victor G L
21 Clarke, Brandon G I
22 Jones, William E G
23 Freeman, Richard C P
24 Mackle, Dominic 1.0
25 Bucher, Grant W 1.0
26 Messam-Sparks, Lateefah

Chester & District website

2010-07-27T07:51:00.000+01:00

The new Chester & District website is now available here.

2010 Grades are out!

2010-07-26T16:15:00.002+01:00

The new grades are available here.

Most people have improved their grades, which reflects the successful season just gone by. Top grades are Dave Pearcey (167), Andy Barber (151) and Alex Thompson (151).

Shredder

2010-07-24T08:11:00.000+01:00

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London Chess Classic

2010-06-07T16:30:00.002+01:00

The participants for this years London Chess Classic have been announced. The event takes place between 8th and 15th December. Further details are here.

Chester & District Chess League 2009/10

2010-05-19T15:09:00.000+01:00

FINAL LEAGUE TABLES

Division 1 P W D L F A Pts
1 Wrexham 10 9 1 0 39.5 10.5 9.5
2 Chester 10 7 0 3 30.5 19.5 7
3 Colwyn Bay 10 5 2 3 30 20 6
4 Caergwrle 10 4 1 5 20 30 4.5
5 Rhyl 10 1 2 7 16 34 2
6 Holywell 10 1 0 9 14 36 1

Division 2 P W D L F A Pts
1 Buckley/Mold 12 7 4 1 37 23 9
2 Capenhurst 12 7 2 3 35 25 8
3 Frodsham 12 7 2 3 34.5 25.5 8
4 Colwyn Bay 2 12 4 3 5 32 28 5.5
5 Chester 2 12 4 3 5 30.5 29.5 5.5
6 Chester 3 12 4 3 5 29 31 5.5
7 Caergwrle 2 12 0 1 11 12 48 .5

Division 3 P W D L F A Pts
1 Buckley/Mold 2 10 9 0 1 27.5 12.5 9
2 Wrexham 2 10 6 2 2 24.5 15.5 7
3 Chester 4 10 4 1 5 20.5 19.5 4.5
4 Rhyl 2 10 3 2 5 18 22 4
5 Chester 5 10 3 2 5 17.5 22.5 4
6 Corwen/Ruthin 10 0 3 7 12 28 1.5

Calling all members

2010-05-13T07:58:00.000+01:00

The club AGM will be held on Wednesday 19th May at 7.30 pm. Please try to be there.

We have a winner !

2010-05-13T07:57:00.004+01:00

Congratulations to Gerry Williams who beat Matt West in the final of the Buckley Mold Chess Club Championship.

Well done to both players for getting to the final.

Topalov resigns the final game.

2010-05-11T21:36:00.001+01:00

Anand is World Champion

2010-05-11T17:47:00.002+01:00

Anand wins the final game to retain his title with three wins to two. What's more, Anand had black.

Game 11 drawn

2010-05-09T20:01:00.001+01:00

The score is now 5.5 each in the World Championship match between Anand and Topalov. One game to go, and Topalov has white. The final game is on Tuesday, with tiebreaks, if required, on Thursday.

Club Championship Results

2010-05-09T13:31:00.003+01:00

Group A

1st - Gerry Williams - 9 pts.

2nd - Keith Evans - 6 pts.

3rd - Jim Hanson - 5 pts.

4th - Liam Jeffries, Frank Salt - 4 pts.

6th - Bill Davies - 3 pts.

Group B

1st - Matt West - 7 pts

2nd - Quentin Dodd - 6 pts

3rd - Stephen Dunning, Gordon Sommerville - 5 pts.

5th - Brian Lowens - 2 pts.

We hope to have a final played between Gerry Williams and Matt West, colours to be picked on the night.

Game 10 drawn.

2010-05-07T18:21:00.001+01:00

The World championship match between holder Anand and challenger Topalov is going down to the wire. The score is 5-5 with two games to go, both of which will have to be played. If it is still equal, there will be rapidplay tie-break games.

Game 9 is drawn.

2010-05-06T19:37:00.001+01:00

Anand had a clear win but threw it away twice. The score is 4.5 each with three games to go. Topalov has two whites to Anand's one.

President of FIDE has met aliens.

2010-05-05T19:46:00.001+01:00

This is the substance of a report from the BBC:

A Russian MP has asked President Dmitry Medvedev to investigate claims by a regional president that he has met aliens on board a spaceship. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the leader of the southern region of Kalymkia, made his claim in a television interview.

MP Andre Lebedev is not just asking whether Mr Ilyumzhinov is fit to govern. He is also concerned that, if he was abducted, he may have revealed details about his job and state secrets.
The MP has written a letter to Mr Medvedev raising a list of his concerns.

In his letter he says that - assuming the whole thing was not just a bad joke - it was an historic event and should have been reported to the Kremlin. He also asks if there are official guidelines for what government officials should do if contacted by aliens, especially if those officials have access to state secrets.

Mr Ilyumzhinov said in an interview on primetime television that he had been taken on board an alien spaceship which had come to planet Earth to take samples - and claims to have several witnesses.

He has been president of Kalmykia, a small Buddhist region of Russia which lies on the shores of the Caspian Sea, for 17 years. The millionaire former businessman has a reputation as an eccentric character. As president of the World Chess Federation, he has spent tens of millions of dollars turning the impoverished republic into a mecca for chess players - building an entire village to host international tournaments.

Topalov wins game 8!

2010-05-04T18:04:00.001+01:00

Topalov wins game eight to level the scores with four games to go.

Game 7 is drawn

2010-05-04T07:40:00.004+01:00

Another draw, but what a game! Anand leads 4-3.

Anand 3.5-2.5 Topalov at half way

2010-05-01T18:10:00.003+01:00

My apologies for not updating the blog for the last couple of days, but I have been away. To bring things up to date, Anand won game 4 to take a 2-1 lead. Games 5 and 6 were drawn. Anand has white in game 7 on Monday. The game below is game 4.

Game 3 is drawn.

2010-04-27T17:18:00.003+01:00

Anand held in the third game of his World Championship match against Topalov. The score stands at 1.5 - 1.5 with nine games to go.

Anand equalises!

2010-04-25T16:56:00.001+01:00

Topalov wins game 1!

2010-04-24T17:49:00.002+01:00

World Chess Championship schedule

2010-04-23T07:46:00.002+01:00

April 24 – 3.00 pm - Game 1
April 25 – 1.00 pm - Game 2
April 26 – Rest Day
April 27 – 1.00 pm - Game 3
April 28 – 1.00 pm - Game 4
April 29 – Rest Day
April 30 – 1.00 pm - Game 5
May 1 – 1.00 pm - Game 6
May 2 – Rest Day
May 3 – 1.00 pm - Game 7
May 4 – 1.00 pm - Game 8
May 5 – Rest Day
May 6 – 1.00 pm - Game 9
May 7 – 1.00 pm - Game 10
May 8 – Rest Day
May 9 – 1.00 pm - Game 11
May 10 – Rest Day
May 11 – 1.00 pm - Game 12
May 12 – Rest Day
May 13 – Tie breaks

Note that the time of the first game is later than the times of the other games!

Chester & District Chess League 2009/10

2010-04-22T16:02:00.001+01:00

Div 1 P W D L F A Pts

1 Wrexham 9 8 1 0 35.5 9.5 8.5

2 Chester 10 7 0 3 30.5 19.5 7

3 Colwyn Bay 9 4 2 3 25 20 5

4 Caergwrle 8 4 1 3 19 21 4.5

5 Rhyl 10 1 2 7 16 34 2

6 Holywell 10 1 0 9 14 36 1

Div 2 P W D L F A Pts

1 Buckley/Mold 12 7 4 1 37 23 9

2 Frodsham 11 7 1 3 32 23 7.5

3 Capenhurst 11 6 2 3 30.5 24.5 7

4 Chester 3 11 4 3 4 28.5 26.5 5.5

5 Chester 2 10 3 3 4 26 24 4.5

6 Colwyn Bay 2 9 3 2 4 24 21 4

7 Caergwrle 2 12 0 1 11 12 48 .5

Div 3 P W D L F A Pts

1 Buckley/Mold 2 10 9 0 1 27.5 12.5 9

2 Wrexham 2 8 5 1 2 19 13 5.5

3 Chester 4 10 4 1 5 20.5 19.5 4.5

4 Rhyl 2 9 3 1 5 16 20 3.5

5 Chester 5 8 3 0 5 13.5 18.5 3

6 Corwen/Ruthin 7 0 1 6 7.5 20.5 .5

Division One : Wrexham are the Champions ! / Holywell are Relegated to Div.2

Division Two : Buckley/Mold are Promoted to Div.1 / Caergwrle 2 are Relegated to Div.3

Division Three : Buckley/Mold 2 are Promoted to Div.2

Liam Jefferies

League Controller

22nd April 2010

Caergwrle 1 3.5 - 1.5 Buckley Mold 1

2010-04-22T15:59:00.002+01:00

Caergwrle beat Buckley Mold on the night in their Wirral Division 1 match, but the result will be challenged due to Caergwrle playing their team out of order by playing a player graded 129 above a player graded 165. Results from the Wirral league show clearly that there is no justification for the switch.

World Chess Championship delayed.

2010-04-21T18:28:00.002+01:00

The first game will take place on Saturday 24th April, starting, I believe, at 1.00 pm. Iexpect to see live coverage on a number of sites, including Chessbomb.

Delay to World Chess Championship

2010-04-19T07:56:00.002+01:00

Due to the widespread ban on flights, Anand has been unable to reach Sofia on time. The Indian chess authorities have formally asked for a three day postponement.

World Championship begins 23rd April

2010-04-16T07:57:00.003+01:00

Chester & District Chess League 2009/10L

2010-04-14T17:29:00.001+01:00

Latest league tables as of this morning.

Div 1 P W D L F A Pts
1 Wrexham 8 7 1 0 31.5 8.5 7.5
2 Chester 10 7 0 3 30.5 19.5 7
3 Colwyn Bay 9 4 2 3 25 20 5
4 Caergwrle 8 4 1 3 19 21 4.5
5 Rhyl 9 1 2 6 15 30 2
6 Holywell 10 1 0 9 14 36 1

Div 2 P W D L F A Pts
1 Buckley/Mold 12 7 4 1 37 23 9
2 Capenhurst 11 6 2 3 30.5 24.5 7
3 Frodsham 10 6 1 3 28 22 6.5
4 Chester 3 11 4 3 4 28.5 26.5 5.5
5 Chester 2 10 3 3 4 26 24 4.5
6 Colwyn Bay 2 9 3 2 4 24 21 4
7 Caergwrle 2 11 0 1 10 11 44 .5

Div 3 P W D L F A Pts
1 Buckley/Mold 2 9 8 0 1 25 11 8
2 Wrexham 2 8 5 1 2 19 13 5.5
3 Chester 4 10 4 1 5 20.5 19.5 4.5
4 Rhyl 2 9 3 1 5 16 20 3.5
5 Chester 5 8 3 0 5 12 20 3
6 Corwen/Ruthin 7 0 1 6 7.5 20.5 .5

This means Buckley Mold are champions of Divisions 2 and 3 !!!!

Buckley Mold 2 3.5-1.5 Hoylake 2

2010-04-14T17:26:00.002+01:00

Buckley Mold 2 finish their season in the Wirral division 2 with a win.

Buckley Mold 1 2-3 Frodsham

2010-04-14T17:22:00.003+01:00

Buckley Mold lose their rearranged match against Frodsham in the Chester & District 2nd division.

Buckley Mold 2 4-1 Caergwrle 2

2010-04-14T17:19:00.000+01:00

A controversial result in the Wirral League Division 2. On the night, Buckley Mold won 4-1, including a point for a Caergwrle player who did not turn up. However the game should have been played away to Caergwrle.

After a complaint, the League controller ruled as follows:

Having consulted with the assistant controller my decision and comments are as follows:

1. Buckley Mold are in default by not attending the scheduled fixture at Caergwrle.

2. The game played at Buckley Mold is null and void for league purposes as it was not played at the correct venue. However the games played will be counted for grading purposes.

3. Caergwrle have agreed to reschedule the game and accordingly I would allow a 14 day extension to the league season for this fixture to be re-arranged giving a final deadline of 14th May 2010.

Regards - David Hulme (01270 569570)
Wirral Chess League Controller

However, I understand that in view of the decisive nature of the original result, Buckley Mold may not play the game a second time.

I couldn't resist this...

2010-04-12T07:36:00.001+01:00

Buckley Mold 1 3-2 Chester 1

2010-04-03T09:21:00.001+01:00

This match in the Wirral League division 1 was tied 2.5 each, but was awarded to Buckley Mold after Chester played an ineligible player.

WIRRAL CHESS LEAGUE TABLES 2009/10

2010-04-03T09:15:00.002+01:00

WIRRAL CHESS LEAGUE TABLES 2009/10

1. DIV 1 LEAGUE TABLE as at 31/03/2010

CLUB PLD WON DRAW LOST PTS -FOR PTS-AGT PTS-DIFF POINTS
Chester1 7 5 1 1 21.5 13.5 8 5.5
Hoylake1 8 5 0 3 23.0 17.0 6 5.0
Wallasey1 7 5 0 2 19.0 16.0 3 5.0
Wallasey2 8 4 1 3 21.0 19.0 2 4.5
Buckley Mold1 7 4 1 2 18.0 17.0 1 4.5
Wallasey3 7 3 1 3 17.0 18.0 -1 3.5
Formby 7 2 2 3 16.5 18.5 -2 3.0
Caergwrle1 6 1 1 4 15.5 14.5 1 1.5
Chester2 7 0 0 7 8.5 26.5 -18 0.0

2. DIV 2 LEAGUE TABLE as at 31/03/2010

CLUB PLD WON DRAW LOST PTS -FOR PTS-AGT PTS-DIFF POINTS
Pensby1 6 3 3 0 20.5 9.5 11.0 4.5
Wallasey4 6 3 3 0 18.5 11.5 7.0 4.5
Buckley Mold2 5 3 2 0 15.0 10.0 5.0 4.0
Chester3 5 2 1 2 13.5 11.5 2.0 2.5
Capenhurst 6 2 2 2 15.0 15.0 0.0 3.0
Hoylake2 4 1 0 3 7.5 12.5 -5.0 1.0
Caergwrle2 5 2 0 3 6.5 18.5 -12.0 2.0
Wallasey5 7 0 1 6 13.5 21.5 -8.0 0.5

3. DIV 3 LEAGUE TABLE as at 31/03/2010

CLUB PLD WON DRAW LOST PTS -FOR PTS-AGT PTS-DIFF POINTS
Wallasey6 7 6 1 27.0 8.0 19.0 6.0
Frodsham 7 4 3 18.5 15.5 3.0 4.0
Chester4 6 3 3 12.5 16.5 -4.0 3.0
Pensby2 7 3 4 16.5 18.5 -2.0 3.0
Chester5 5 0 5 4.5 20.5 -16.0 0.0

Chester & District League tables

2010-04-01T08:21:00.002+01:00

Chester & District Chess League 2009/10

Div 1 P W D L F A Pts
1 Wrexham 8 7 1 0 31.5 8.5 7.5
2 Colwyn Bay 8 4 2 2 24 16 5
3 Chester 8 5 0 3 22 18 5
4 Caergwrle 6 2 1 3 12.5 17.5 2.5
5 Rhyl 8 1 2 5 13 27 2
6 Holywell 8 1 0 7 12 28 1

Div 2 P W D L F A Pts
1 Buckley/Mold 11 7 4 0 35 20 9
2 Capenhurst 11 6 2 3 30.5 24.5 7
3 Frodsham 9 5 1 3 25 20 5.5
4 Chester 3 11 4 3 4 28.5 26.5 5.5
5 Chester 2 10 3 3 4 26 24 4.5
6 Colwyn Bay 2 9 3 2 4 24 21 4
7 Caergwrle 2 11 0 1 10 11 44 .5

Div 3 P W D L F A Pts
1 Buckley/Mold 2 9 8 0 1 25 11 8
2 Wrexham 2 7 5 0 2 17 11 5
3 Chester 4 9 3 1 5 16.5 19.5 3.5
4 Rhyl 2 8 3 0 5 14 18 3
5 Chester 5 7 3 0 4 12 16 3
6 Corwen/Ruthin 6 0 1 5 7.5 16.5 .5

Division One : Wrexham are the Champions !
Division Two : Buckley/Mold are Promoted to Div.1 / Caergwrle 2 are Relegated to Div.3

Vasily Smyslov dies

2010-03-28T07:46:00.002+01:00

7th World Champion Vasily Smyslov passed away on the 27th March 2010.

March 24, 1921 – March 27, 2010

Suggestions, anybody?

2010-03-25T08:21:00.003Z

If anybody has any suggestions as to how we can further improve club nights, particularly when there isn't a match on, I would be glad to here them. Please add them to the comments, or email me.

Chester 3 2-3 Buckley Mold 1

2010-03-25T08:13:00.001Z

Buckley Mold complete the pair by winning against Chester 3 in the Chester and District a week after beating Chester 2.

Chester 2 1.5-3.5 Buckley Mold 1

2010-03-25T08:11:00.001Z

Buckley Mold have a good away win against Chester 2 in the Chester & District 2nd division.

Wirral League Tables

2010-03-21T13:37:00.002Z

1. DIV 1 LEAGUE TABLE as at 15/03/2010

CLUB PLD WON DRAW LOST PTS -FOR PTS-AGT PTS-DIFF POINTS

Wallasey 1 7 5 0 2 19.0 16.0 3 5.0

Chester 1 5 4 1 0 16.0 9.0 7 4.5

Hoylake 1 6 4 0 2 17.5 12.5 5 4.0

Wallasey 3 6 3 1 2 15.5 14.5 1 3.5

Wallasey 2 7 3 1 3 18.0 17.0 1 3.5

Buckley Mold 1 6 3 0 3 15.0 1 5.0 0 3.0

Formby 6 1 2 3 13.5 16.5 -3 2.0

Caergwrle 1 5 1 1 3 13.5 11.5 2 1.5

Chester 2 6 0 0 6 7.0 23.0 -16 0.0

2. DIV 2 LEAGUE TABLE as at 18/03/2010

CLUB PLD WON DRAW LOST PTS -FOR PTS-AGT PTS-DIFF POINTS

Pensby 1 6 3 3 0 20.5 9.5 11.0 4.5

Wallasey 4 5 3 2 0 16.0 9.0 7.0 4.0

Buckley Mold 2 5 3 2 0 15.0 10.0 5.0 4.0

Chester 3 5 2 1 2 13.5 11.5 2.0 2.5

Capenhurst 5 2 1 2 12.5 12.5 0.0 2.5

Hoylake 2 4 1 0 3 7.5 12.5 -5.0 1.0

Caergwrle 2 4 1 0 3 3.5 16.5 -13.0 1.0

Wallasey 5 6 0 1 5 11.5 18.5 -7.0 0.5

3. DIV 3 LEAGUE TABLE as at 01/03/2010

CLUB PLD WON DRAW LOST PTS -FOR PTS-AGT PTS-DIFF POINTS

Wallasey 6 6 6 0 0 26.0 4.0 22.0 6.0

Frodsham 5 3 0 2 13.0 11.0 2.0 3.0

Chester 4 6 3 0 3 12.5 16.5 -4.0 3.0

Pensby 2 6 2 0 4 13.0 17.0 -4.0 2.0

Chester 5 5 0 0 5 4.5 20.5 -16.0 0.0

Buckley Mold Chess Club

Start of Season Rapidplay results

New Club Night Alert !!

Game from last Season's Wirral League Div.2

British Chess Championship 2011

Bobby Fischer comes to Mold !

Chester & District League Team Fixtures

Candidates Matches, Semi-Finals, Tie-beaks

Candidates Matches, Semi-Finals, Game 4

Candidates Matches, Semi-Finals, Game 3

Candidates Matches, Semi-Finals, Game 2

Candidates Matches, Semi-Finals, Game 1

Candidates Matches, Quarter Finals, tie-breaks

Worth a look...

Candidates Matches, Quarter Finals, Game 4

Candidates Matches, Quarter Finals, Game 3

Candidates Matches, Quarter Finals, Game 2

Chess Today

Candidates Matches, Quarter Finals, Game 1

Message From Chester & Distict Chess League Mailing List: (edited)

Children & Chess

Wallasey 5 2-3 Buckley Mold 2

Latest Wirral News

Message From Chester & District Chess League Mailing List

Buckley Mold 2 4-1 Holywell

Welsh Championship

Message From Chester & District Chess League Mailing List

Wirral Chess League Division 2

Wirral Chess League Division 1

Chester & District League Tables

Division 1

Division 2

Division 3

Wirral League Tables

Some recent results

This weeks results

Recent Results

Just because I liked it!

London Chess Classic

Frodsham 2.5 - 2.5 Buckley Mold 2.

Club Championship

This week's results

Results

A joke...

Colwyn Bay 1 2.5 - 2.5 Buckley Mold 1

Calling all Juniors.

Fees due!

Fixtures 2010/11

New Season Underway!

Jim's Extravaganza

British Championship

British Championship

British Championship

British Championship

British Championship

Club Championship GROUP B Fixtures

Club Championship GROUP A Fixtures

Club Championship 2010 - 2011

British Championship

British Championship

Press Release

British Championship

British Championship

British Championship

British Championship

Chester & District website

2010 Grades are out!

Shredder

London Chess Classic

Chester & District Chess League 2009/10

Calling all members

We have a winner !

Topalov resigns the final game.

Anand is World Champion

Game 11 drawn

Club Championship Results

Game 10 drawn.

Game 9 is drawn.

President of FIDE has met aliens.

Topalov wins game 8!