Thanet won their second match of the season, beating Medway 4-2 at home. Full result in ‘Tables’ – Other Competitions.
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Thanet travelled to Hastings in the first match of the competition and came away with an impressive victory, winning 5-1. Best result was by Terry Green, outgraded by 67 points but winning with an unstoppable mating attack. Full results can be found in ‘Tables’ > ‘Other Competitions’.
Whitstable Chess Club won their second match of the new season in the Hargreaves Shield competition by defeating Sandwich 3.5 – 0.5. Winners were Malcolm Snashall, Alan Evans and Tony Hargreaves. The next fixture is away to Bridge ‘B’ on October 27th.
Regular club nights are currently held fortnightly at the Royal British Legion and players wishing to attend should contact Secretary Malcolm Snashall on 262230 or Match Captain Tony Hargreaves on 274885 for further details.
Both the Hargreaves and Millar Cup tables have been updated, only one of the Millar Cup matches is complete at this stage but all completed games are included. The tables will be updated regularly throughout the season.
The current league table is availailable as a PDF download under ‘Tables’ on the top menu.
The Lohmann Cup will be starting soon, a five round swiss based over the length of the season. Information has been distributed to clubs and individuals via e-mail. The closing date and first round draw is on 8th October. Any Thanet League players who require further information, contact Keith Findley 01843 221974 or k.findley@talktalk.net
Entering the final round of the William Jeffery Swiss competition, four players were on equal points, David Horton drew with Harry Sharples. The last game became an international event with Georges Assafs eventually gaining the win against Wilfried Hoffman. The club’s congratulations to Geoges Assaf for winning with his first appearance in the competition.
The full list of results for the Thanet Congress is now available, go to top menu (tables) and download the PDF file on that page.
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)
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.