As the season nears its end, here is an update on events at Broadstairs Chess Club. The seventh annual Broadstairs Blitz took place on July 11th and it was the closest yet. Fourteen players took part, divided into two teams, and scores were level going into the eighth and last round. A strong showing by the Mods enabled them to triumph 26-23 over the Rockers with Ian Hames gaining the bottle of wine for the individual winner with a score of 7/7. Special mention should go to one of our junior players, Leonie Lane, whose three wins out of seven, played a crucial part in the Mods’ victory.

The Summer Swiss is now in round four of five and there is a new prize this year, the John Cutting Cup. The winner will be the player with the best grading performance so it is wide open.

The Goodall Cup looks like going all the way with the deciding game likely to be between David Horton and David Faldon. The knockout competition for the John Couzens Vase will continue into the new season.