Birchington defeated Margate to win the Mick Croft Cup, results were -
W.Hoffman 0-1 H.Sharples
I.Hames 1-0 S.Schreiber
K.Findley 1-0 D.Greenan
P.Ruffle .5-.5 C.Gregory
M.Milgate 0-1 C.LeBaigue
Birchington won by tie break.
The Thanet Congress entry form is now available to download. See ‘Latest Result Tables‘ page for download link.
The Ramsgate Hiron-Wand 5 round Swiss competition is due to start on Tuesday 6th May.
Prizes are – 1st £100 : 2nd £80 : 3rd £60 : 2 grading prizes of £40 & £20.
Entry to all Thanet League and Thanet based players, closing date for entries Sunday 27th April.
Entries and further information, contact Keith Findley 01843 221974
The semi final draw for the competition is -
Margate v Woodnesborough
Bridge v Birchington
The first roumd of the Birchington swiss takes place on Friday 4th April, the draw is -
Horton, D : Milovanovich, V
LeBaigue, C : Hoffman, W
Sharples, H : Milgate, M
Walker, A : Assaf, G
Pooley, B : Howdle, D
Rousell, D : Guy, S
Findley, K : Hunter, K
Wallace, B : Ruffle, P
Gregory, C : Turner, M
Ridley, E : Snashall, M
Garfield, L : Green, T
The Lohmann Cup competition will take place at Birchington Village Centre on Sunday 11th May, starting at 10am until approximately 4pm. The competition is a 5 round Swiss, 30 minutes per game. Entry fee is £3 with all proceeds returned as prizes. 1st prize, Free entry to the Thanet Congress + 50% of prize fund. 2nd & 3rd prizes will be 30% & 20% of the prize fund respectively. All Thanet League players are eligible to enter, names to John Clarke.
The date for the Jamboree is Thursday 1st May at Birchington Village Centre, 7.30pm start. Teams wishing to enter please contact John Clarke.
I’m pleased to say that the new Thanet Chess website is ready for news posts and content. The site features the new Thanet Chess logo, which is also available as a wallpaper (details below) I hope everyone likes the new look and gets a lot of use from the Wordpress system the site is running on. Thanks! Greg
Wallpaper download, click your screen resolution: 1024×768 or 800×600
(Right-click the image that opens in a new window, and save it to your Computer. Then on your desktop right-click, select Properties and then Wallpaper, and then select the file from your Computer.)