WECU Championship & Congress 2016 – Entries to date (09.03.)
With the E. Devon Congress now done and dusted, and WECU Congress in Exmouth only 16 days away, entries are coming in fast. Here is the state of play today (Wed.) Open Grd Club 1 Keith Arkell 243...
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E. Devon Congress 2016 Results (12.03.2016.)
The East Devon Congress concluded successfully on Sunday evening with the following emerging as winners in the various categories (all points out of 5). Open: 1st= K. Arkell (Paignton) & J. Rudd...
View ArticleWest of England Congress 25th – 28th March 2016. Entries as at 16.03.2016.
Open FIDE ECF Club 1 Keith Arkell 2451 243 Paignton 2 Richard McMichael 2189 207 King’s Head 3 Thomas Broek 2180 197 Wisver Turen 4 Russell James 2168 197 Solihull 5 Andrew Smith 2127 196 Bourne End...
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Devon’s Hat Trick (19.03.2016.)
The final rounds of the West of England inter-county tournament have been taking place recently. On Saturday Devon met Wiltshire in a 2nd team match at West Buckland. Devon’s 10½-5½ victory means they...
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West of England Chess Championship – Games From the Past (26.03.2016.)
The West of England Championship and Congress started yesterday at the Royal Beacon Hotel, Exmouth, and finishes at lunchtime on Monday after 7 hard-fought rounds. Top seed is Grandmaster Keith Arkell,...
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West of England Chess Championship 016 – Rd. 1
88 players foregathered at the Royal Beacon Hotel, Exmouth on Good Friday for the annual WECU Congress. A new development this year was in extending the FIDE rating rules to the Major as well as the...
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WECU Congress Results & Games (02.04.2016.)
The West of England Congress at the Royal Beacon Hotel, Exmouth, concluded on Monday with these players featuring in the prizelist. (points out of 7). Open Section: 1st K. C. Arkell (2451) Paignton. 6½...
View ArticleExmouth Retain Bremridge Cup (Div. 1)
Exmouth’s final match in Devon’s premier inter-club competition was against old rivals Teignmouth, at the Manor Hotel on Exmouth’s Beacon, overlooking the sea, with Teignmouth town feintly visible on...
View ArticleExmouth Retain Bremridge Cup Div. 1 (04.04.2016)
Exmouth’s final match in Devon’s premier inter-club competition was against old rivals Teignmouth, at the Manor Hotel on Exmouth’s Beacon, overlooking the sea, with Teignmouth town feintly visible on...
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WECU Championship 2016 Rd. 2
The opening round having gone mostly according to the form book, Rd. 2 commenced in the afternoon. Again, no major surprises with the top 5 seeds all winning; only 6th seed Andrew Smith lost, having...
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WECU Championship 2016 – Day 2 – Rds 3 & 4
Keith Arkell continued his forward progress, finishing the day on a perfect 4/4, a half point clear of his nearest rival, McMichael and a full point clear of Rudd, James & Smith. Rd. 3...
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Menadue Makes It (09.04.2016.)
Jeremy Menadue of Truro won the Grading Prize at the recent West of England Congress and also qualified for the British Championship, due in no small measure to this last round win. The opening is...
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WECU Championship Day 3 – Rds 5 & 6
As the rounds went on, so the number of draws increased, as one would expect, but not to the point where interest in the eventual outcome waned. Arkell did win a difficult endgame with Black against...
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WECU Championship 2016 – Fourth & Final Day
The Final round began at 10 am on Easter Monday. After his gentle draw against Rudd in the previous round Arkell was not inclined to offer any more, lest he be caught, so steered through to a risk-free...
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Evans Above! (16.04.2016.)
As reported earlier, the appearance of the Dutchman, Thomas Broek, added to the interest in the Championship section of the recent WECU Congress, with some enterprising, uninhibited play, as in this...
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Beer & Blitz – A Celebration In Memoriam (23.04.2016.)
A number of leading chess players have died in recent months, among them England Olympiad veteran Peter Clarke (81) from north Cornwall; financier Jim Slater (86) who called Bobby Fischer a “chicken”...
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Klein’s Last Game (30.04.2016.)
Back in 2000, the Paignton Congress hosted the Golombek Memorial Tournament, celebrating the life of the great player and writer. In addition, there was a display of Golombek memorabilia donated by his...
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Frome Congress Approaches (07.05.2016.)
The ever-popular Frome Congress starts next Friday evening at the Selwood Academy. Last year’s winner was Grandmaster Matthew Turner, chess master at Millfield School, where he looks after a number of...
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Michael Ashworth Is Top WECU JUnior
The West of England Junior Championships were held at St. Joseph’s College, Swindon earlier this year. The age-group champions were as follows: U-18: Michael Ashworth (Glos/Wilts). U-16: Robert...
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Frome Congress 2016 Results
The Frome Congress finished on Sunday evening with the following prizewinners (all points out of 5). Open: 1st David Buckley (Bath) 4½. 2nd= Tim Kett (Cardiff), Matthew Payne (Bath) & Jane Richmond...
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