Thanet Chess

Child Protection Policy

admin — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:03:44 +0000

Please click the title of this post to view the Child Protection Policy for Broadstairs Chess Club. (more…)

Broadstairs Christmas Dinner

bob — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:57:20 +0000

Fifteen members of Broadstairs Chess Club attended the annual Christmas Dinner at the Tartar Frigate in Broadstairs Harbour on Monday December 21st. No-one is certain when this tradition started but the dinner has been held every year since the early 1990s. Other venues have included The Royal at Ramsgate and The Fayreness at Kingsgate but the Tartar Frigate remains the most popular choice. Fifteen is the most we have ever had at the meal and reflects the popularity that Broadstairs has enjoyed in recent years. The club is on a sound footing financially, so much so that it was decided to subsidise the dinner. (All we need now is to win a few Millar Cup matches!) A great evening was enjoyed by all and there were no fewer than four quizzes to keep members entertained. Here is a sample of questions from the chess quiz:

1. In which language does the chess term ‘good move’ translate as ‘bra drag’?

2. What is ’snooker chess’?

3. Who is the longest-serving World Chess Champion?

Any ideas?

Hiron-Wand Swiss 2009 Result

chris — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:07:04 +0000

1st Alan Atkinson 5pts. 2nd equal Bob Pooley, Oladejo Olaleye, Colin Gregory 4pts.

Grading Prizes. 1st John Clarke +25. 2nd Malcolm Snashall +21.

League Tables

admin — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:44:04 +0000

The first league tables are available on the downloads page. If any mistakes are noticed, please contact Keith Findley.

Thanet Congress 2009 Results

admin — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:10:49 +0000

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.

Walker Shield

johnc — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 15:08:44 +0000

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.

New Chess Club

johnc — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:41:16 +0000

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.

Some changes at Herne Bay Chess Club

bernie — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:15:28 +0000

Due to Alan Walker moving to River after many tears of brilliant service, we had to have a shake up of officials. Due to my access to computers etc. I am now secretary & treasurer of the club(not enough to retire on I’m afraid!). Bob Pooley will be the Millar Cup Captain & Brian Humble the Hargreaves captain. Brian is also Assistant Secretary & I am assistant Millar Captain …….

Best regards

Bernie Kooiman

Thanet Congress

admin — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:11:08 +0000

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.

Broadstairs Blitz

bob — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 15:29:50 +0000

Two special events took place recently at Broadstairs Chess Club as the season approaches its close. First David Horton gave a simultaneous display against the other members of the club and congratulations to the four players who either won or drew their matches against him. A week later the annual Broadstairs Blitz competition took place which for the first time included the use of our digital clocks. With each player allocated six minutes on the clock, every second counts and the new clocks proved a great success.

Fourteen players took part and as usual they were divided into two teams. With the Ashes being keenly contested this summer, it seemed appropriate for the teams to be named England and Australia. The format of the competition is that each player plays against every member of the opposing team i.e. seven games each in all. There are therefore prizes for the best team and the highest-scoring individual. It would be reassuring to state that England won the team competition but sadly that was not the case. The winning Australia team was (individual scores in brackets): Ian Hames (7/7), Paul Carfrae (6), John Cutting (4), Tawan Naepnian (4), Reg Pidduck (3), Michael Olley (2.5) and Oliver Vince (1). Ian Hames won the individual prize, a bottle of Australian wine. The gallant losers were as follows: Bob Page (6), David Horton (5), John Couzens (3), Tom Lovegrove (2.5), Peter Timlett (2), Elliott Boyes (2) and David Clifford (1).