Royal Beacon Seniors Congress – Latest Entries 18.10.17.
Beacon Seniors’ Congress 2017 Royal Beacon Hotel – Exmouth Mon. 6th – Fri. 10th Nov. Entries so far Date: 18th Oct. 19 days to go Seniors 65+ 1 202 Stephen Berry Wimbledon 2 194 Ken Norman Wokingham 3...
View ArticleCurrent Entries In the Royal Beacon Seniors Congress 20.10.17.
Announcement: Robert Everson has been one of our most regular competitiors in the Seniors Congress from the start, one of significant contingent coming each year from Kent. This year, he was, as usual,...
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Philidor’s Sad Demise – (21.10.2017.) 956
The greatest player of the 18th Century was Francois-André Danican Philidor (1726-1795). A child prodigy in both music composition and chess, he became a familiar figure in court circles, which after...
View ArticleRoyal Beacon Seniors Congress 2017 – Latest Entries
Beacon Seniors’ Congress 2017 Royal Beacon Hotel – Exmouth Mon. 6th – Fri. 10th Nov. Entries so far Date: 17th Oct. 20 days to go Seniors 65+ 1 202 Stephen Berry Wimbledon 2 194 Ken Norman Wokingham 3...
View ArticleRoyal Beacon Seniors Congress – Latest Entries 18.10.17.
Beacon Seniors’ Congress 2017 Royal Beacon Hotel – Exmouth Mon. 6th – Fri. 10th Nov. Entries so far Date: 18th Oct. 19 days to go Seniors 65+ 1 202 Stephen Berry Wimbledon 2 194 Ken Norman Wokingham 3...
View ArticleRoyal Beacon Seniors’ Congress – Latest Entries (22.10.2017.)
Announcement: Robert Everson has been one of our most regular competitiors in the Seniors Congress from the start, one of significant contingent coming each year from Kent. This year, he was, as usual,...
View ArticleRoyal Beacon Seniors Congress – Latest Entries (23.10.2017.)
Announcement. Robert Everson has been one of our most regular competitors in the Seniors Congress from the start, one of a significant contingent coming from Kent each year. This year, he was, as...
View ArticleRoyal Beacon Seniors Congress 2017 – Latest Entry List (23.10.2017.)
Announcement. Robert Everson has been one of our most regular competitors in the Seniors Congress from the start, one of a significant contingent coming from Kent each year. This year, he was, as...
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Exmouth’s 1st Match of the Season (21.10.2017.)
A tiny bit of chess history was made in Exeter on Saturday 21st October 2017 when Exmouth took on their near neighbours, Exeter, at Oxygen House, Grenadier Rd., Exeter. This was the first inter-club...
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WECU Chess Jamboree (17.09.2017.)
The West of England Chess Union’s annual Jamboree was held on Sunday 17th September, at a new venue, called the Kenn Centre, adjacent to the A38 near the foot of Haldon Hill in Devon. This was designed...
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Announcement. Robert Everson has been one of our most regular competitors in the Seniors Congress from the start, one of a significant contingent coming from Kent each year. This year, he was, as...
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Devon’s First Div. 1 Match of the Season (29.10.2017,) 957
Devon’s 1st league match of the season took place on Saturday between old rivals Exmouth and Exeter, in the 1st Division, the Bremridge Cup. It was also a small piece of chess history as it was the...
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Robert Everson has been one of our most regular competitors in the Seniors Congress from the start, one of a significant contingent coming from Kent each year. This year, he was, as usual, one of the...
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Devon’s Team Blitz Tournament – 2017.
Devon’s Team Blitz tournament has been a regular calendar item for decades. Back in the 1960s there were up to 20+ teamsm eeting at venues as varied as the Pretoria Hotel, Okehampton or Oldway Mansion,...
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Robert Everson has been one of our most regular competitors in the Seniors Congress from the start, one of a significant contingent coming from Kent each year. This year, he was, as usual, one of the...
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A Busy Fortnight Ahead. (04.11.2017.) 958
It’s certainly proving to be a busy start to the season, with Devon’s Team Blitz tournament, a county match, and two congresses… and that’s just in the space of a fortnight. Devon’s Team Blitz...
View ArticleDevon vs Cornwall At Altarnun (11.11.2017.) 959
Another small piece of chess history was acted out on Saturday when a Cornish Under-160 team hosted one from Devon in Altarnun Village Hall. The sides consisted of 16 players, each of whom had a grade...
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WECU Inter-County Championship – U-160 Section. (04.11.2017.)
Three WECU counties decided to enter the U-160 section of the ECF’s Inter-County Championship. These were Devon and their two neighbours, Cornwall and Somerset. Devon’s first match was against...
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18th Royal Beacon Seniors Congress 2017
The 18th Royal Beacon Seniors Congress got under way on Monday 6th November at its original and on-going venue, the Royal Beacon Hotel on Exmouth’s Beacon, overlooking the seascape of the whole of...
View ArticleThe Royal Beacon Seniors Congress – A Look Back and Forward.
As is generally known, the Royal Beacon Seniors Congress has been held at the hotel from the very beginning in 2000. That year, Stewart Reuben expressed the opinion that it was probably the first event...
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