Archive for August, 2008

39th THANET CHESS CONGRESS RESULTS

Published by admin on August 24, 2008 0 Comments

OPEN - 26 Players - £725 total prize fund
1st 4.5 pts
Martin Cutmore (Folkestone)
2nd= 4pts
Cliff Chandler (Phoenix) - Martin Taylor (Rainham,Kent)
Steve Barrett (Athenaeum)
Grading U-180 Andrew Mayhew (Bristol University)
Kent Champion - Martin Cutmore (Folkestone)

MAJOR (U-160) - 42 Players - £455 total prize fund
1st= 4 pts
John Atherton (Folkestone) - Paul Jackson (Coulsdon)
Peter Wood (Lewisham)
Grading U-140 Alan Sands (Beckenham)
Kent Champion - John Atherton (Folkestone)

INTERMEDIATE (U-125) - 44 Players - £360 total prize fund
1st= 4.5 pts
P Childs (Dartford) - Tom Rixon (Hemel Hempstead)
3rd 4 pts
Bob Lanzer (Crawley)
Grading U-110 James W Hall (East Grinstead)
Kent Champion - P Childs (Dartford)

MINOR (U-100) - 35 Players - £250 total prize fund
1st= 4.5 pts
David Howdle (Ramsgate) -Robert Woolacott (Ashford)
3rd= 4 pts
Kit Nelson (Canterbury) -R Meluish (Loughton)
Kent Champion - David Howdle (Ramsgate)

SPECIAL PRIZES - £20
Senior (Over 60) - Roger Walker (Belper)
Junior (Under 15) - Raunuk Rao (Lewisham)

Broadstairs results

Published by bob on August 15, 2008 0 Comments

A long season finally ended for Broadstairs on August 11th.  John Couzens won the Goodall Cup for the first time, likewise Peter Timlett the Zielinski Shield (for those graded below 90).  Paul Carfrae won the John Couzens Vase for the knockout competition and Catriona Jenkinson won both the George Stiggers Trophy for the most improved player (according to the new grading list) and the grading prize for the Summer Swiss.  The Blitz Tournament was won by Bob Page.

It has been a very successful season for Broadstairs Chess Club.  There were 23 members in 2008, the Hargreaves Shield team finished second in their competition and the club is in a very healthy state financially, having made a profit for the season of over £500.  New members, both young and not so young, are always welcome.    

Links Page

Published by admin on August 3, 2008 1 Comment

The site has a new links page (top menu) and the first link is to our friends of the Kent Junior Chess Association. This organisation is run for the benefit of junior chess in Kent and deserves our support. On this site you can obtain an entry form for the Caterham Chess Congress 24-26 October , this is a full congress for both adults and juniors with sections for Open, Major, Intermediate and Minor.