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League Season 2017 - 2018

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League Knockout Winners Minor Knockout Winners AGM Trophy Presentations  
Downend Clevedon Match Secretarys Report 2018  
League Knockout Final      

 

12th Steve Boniface Memorial Congress  Aug 24 - 26th 2018 PGN        CBV           ONLINE   ( 98 games )  
Bristol Summer Congress    June 15th - 17th  2018                                     ONLINE   ( 99 Games )      From the Frontline - BCT   -   Mike Harris
Cotswold Congress   May Bank Holiday  2018 PGN         CBV          ONLINE    ( 60 games )  
Frome Congress   May 18th - 20th  2018 PGN         CBV          ONLINE    ( 77 Games )     Excellent Photos  ( thanks to Chris Lamming )       Frome Tournament Report
Bristol Winter Congress   Nov 24th - 26th 2017                                     ONLINE  ( 61 games )     Results & Pairings
Chipping Sodbury Rapidplay   Oct 28th 2017 Photos & Report  - John Stubbs     Results & Pairings
     

 

 


12th Steve Boniface Memorial Congress     -   Aug 24th - 26th 2018

1st Graham Moore 5/5   2nd =   Alan Merry & Chris Beaumont  4/5       Chess Results for results & crosstables

  

On the left is the decisive Round 4 top board game where local favourite Chris Beaumont took on Graham Moore with both players on 100%.  Unfortunately for Chris the game went south and Graham went on to win with a perfect score of 5/5. 

On the right is Frank Palm taking on Bristol University's Philipp Prasse, Frank was a good friend of Steve's, and back in the 80's and 90's they were prime movers behind  Bristol/Hannover chess exchanges. They also shared an interest in cask beers and a devotion to bus and rail transport.

Prize List   over £1500 in prize money with over 100 competitors taking part in three sections

All 98 Games from the Open Section  -     Pgn            Cbv         Online                Junior Prize Winning game Annotated by Tyson Mordue

Tim Woodward ( on the right ) from Trowbridge a regular competitor on the south west circuit of weekend congresses won the Major Section 4/5

Andrew Price v Tim Woodward


Downend Summer Tournament  -  Summer 2018

Final Standings            Final Wallchart

    

Mike Meadows won the Downend Summer Tournament on 14pts, closely followed by Oliver Stubbs & Steve Meek on 13.5pts


16th Aug 2018   -   GAMBIT NIGHT -  At North Bristol

The North Bristol Gambit night took place on Thursday August 16th, with 16 players taking part. 

Stephen Meek won 1st prize with a full house of 5/5

On 4/5 and sharing second place was Paul Spiller and Mike Fielding.  The grading prize (under 140's) was won by Aron Saunders with a solid score of 3/5

               


Hello from Hull !      Mickey Adams meets up with our Juniors


 

Graeme Thomson Memorial Rapidplay  -  Sun July 8th  -  Bristol Chess Times - Report


Bristol Summer Congress -  Bristol Grammar School  - June 15th - 17th    ( 117 entrants took part in the congress )

Alan Merry & Mike Waddington finished joint first on 4.5/5 in the Fide Open    ONLINE PLAYBACK   99 games in the Fide Open

 From the Frontline - Bristol Chess Times   -   Mike Harris

Patryk Krzyzanowski becomes Bristol Champion after finishing as the highest placed Bristol league player which included a draw against Keith Arkell.

 

Bob Radford wins the Major Section trophy after an impressive score of 4/5 earned him joint first in the Major.

Will Taplin wins the Minor Section trophy


AGM Agenda Pdf                   AGM Motions Pdf       Trophy Presentations

Filton Sports & Leisure Centre  BS34 7PS


50th Cotswold Congress  -  King's School, Gloucester GL1 2BG ( Bank Holiday Congress )   Contact:  Andrew Gilmour

Open Section -  1st Keith Arkell 5/6          PGN             CBV            ONLINE PLAYBACK     ( All 60 games )

     


29th Frome Congress May 18th - 20th 2018   Frome Congress Homepage       Frome Tournament Report

The popular congress attracted over 180 entries spread out over 4 sections  ( Photos Chris Lamming )

  

Roger De Coverley finished 1st = in the Open Section     All 77 games in the Open -   Online Playback         Pgn         Cbv

Excellent Photos  ( thanks to Chris Lamming )


13th May    Latest Results          League Tables          Final Grand Prix Tables

Div 1:  Horfield A are Champions - well done on a fantastic achievement !  

Div 2:  Clevedon B have won Division 2

Div 3:  Keynsham A have won Division 3      

Div 4:  North Bristol B  have won Div 4 with games to spare

League Knockout  -   Downend win at Horfield to face Bath in the final

Minor Knockout  -  Clevedon win the Minor Knockout Final after knocking out Downend


Chipping Sodbury Rapidplay   -  Sun Apr 29th           John Stubbs   jcdstubbs@yahoo.co.uk

Richard Savory, Patryk Krzyzanowski & George Miller    shared 1st price in the top section

Crosstable in the Top Section        Photos Chris Lamming

                 Max Walker v Patryk Krzyzanowski


 

Downend win the League Knockout Final after a close fought match at Bath


Clevedon won the Minor Knockout Final against Downend in a close match that went to the wire   3.5 - 2.5. 

Downend's young guns Fedor and Toby both won on the bottom boards but Clevedon gained wins on boards 2-4 with Max Walker, Chris Strong & Stuart Iles

     


Game of the Month    March 2018

        Ethan Luc v Michael Meadows


Somerset New Year Congress - From the frontline  -  Sat/Sun  Jan 13th- 14th

Walton Park Hotel, Wellington Terrace, Clevedon  BS21 7BL   

http://somersetchesscongress.webs.com/venue-congress-report    

Crosstables U175         Crosstables U145             Crosstables U120

Mike Harris

Top seed U175

Tim Woodward

Joint 1st U175

Top Boards U170

Graham Mill-Wilson

Joint 1st U120

Rich Wiltshir

Joint 1st U145

Alastair Marston

Brendan O'Gorman

Rich Wiltshir's Rd 5 win              Graham Mill-Wilson's Rd 5 win

 


Downend Buzzer Results  -  Tue Jan 2nd    1st - Henry Duncanson


Christmas Blitz Sunday10th December at the Cross Hands in Fishponds

Results Crosstable


Bristol Winter Congress 2017 

Bristol Grammar School

Results & Pairings           Online Playback of Games  Rds 1 - 5    (  61 games  )

            


Chipping Sodbury Rapidplay    -    Sat Oct 28th      Photos & Report  - John Stubbs

Results & Pairings on Chess Results


RIP Peter Poobalasingam –  Sarah Longson

Peter was a very strong and talented player playing in many british championships and tournaments abroad.  At Bath University he enjoyed playing alongside James Jackson and featured in an exciting knockout final for Bath against Clifton back in 2009, Bath were two nil down with two to play but together with James Sherwin they won both games to win the cup for Bath on board count, Peter won the final game delivering mate with seconds left on his clock   Andy Pickering v Peter Poobalasingham  5/5/2009

Knockout Final Report May 2009 - Bath won on board count


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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