The results for the 40th Thanet Congress can be found on the Downloads page. A summary of winners followed by full results for each section is included.
Archive for August, 2009
The Walker Shield is a four board competition with a grading limit of 120. The Hargreaves Shield limit was raised to 140. Clubs can choose to enter either or both if they wish. The Shield is named after Alan Walker, who left Herne Bay Chess Club after many years as secretary.
There will be a new club joining the Thanet League this season – Seasalter. They meet on the first and third Mondays of the month in the Sportsman Public House, Faversham Road, Seasalter, Whitstable, CT5 4BP. They will be playing in the Walker Shield only, captained by Alan Evans.
The 40th Thanet Congress is only 16 days away (21-23rd August 2009) and current entries are in line with last year’s very successful competition. Entry forms are available on the ‘downloads’ page.