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Adams Stars at Olympiad (23.08.2014.)
The recent 41st Olympiad at Tromsø was won by China, who at the outset were seeded 7th of the 177 participating teams of 4, based on the rating of their players. Second were Hungary (5th seed) and 3rd...
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The Other Cornish Olympian (30.08.2014.)
Michael Adams may have been the outstanding player for England at the recent Olympiad, but he was not the only Cornishman involved. St. Austell-born Andrew Greet was playing for Scotland, where he...
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Paignton Congress 2014 – Day 1 (31.08.2014.)
It's Torbay and the schools are back. Must be time for the Paignton Congress. Here at its new venue of the Livermead House Hotel, right on the sea-front. Don't forget the hotel was someone's private...
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Paignton Congress 2014 – Day 2
Monday may be Day 2 of the congress, but it marks the start of the 5 Rd. Morning Tournament. Three factors encouraged the organisers to split the entry into 2 section, for the first time. Firstly, the...
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Paignton Congress 2014 – Day 5
This is the time when the finishing line starts to beckon for both the 5 Rd. morning sections and the main event in the afternoons. However, before the serious stuff got under way at 2 p.m. there was...
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Paignton Congress – Day 6
Friday morning marks the end of the morning tournaments. At the end of the final round, perhaps the most remakable result was Richard Nash’s clear 1st place in the new Thynne section. In recent years...
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Paignton Congress 2014 – Final Day (Rd. 7)
At the start of the final round, there was a tie between the five top-rated players in the Premier Section, – Gormally, Arkell, Ledger, Mackle & Bates – all on 4.5/6. Any one of the 5 could win it...
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WECU Jamboree 2014 Results (15.09.14.)
The West of England Jamboree has been the Union’s annual pre-season get-together and rust-remover for many years and is still well-supported, even though, as in football, the concept of a season with a...
View ArticleExmouth C.C.’s Buzzer Tournament 2014.
Exmouth Chess Club’s traditional season-starter has, for several decades been its “Buzzer” Tournament. This comprises a small battery-powered device that emits an audible buzz every 10 seconds. This...
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West of England Jamboree Results 2014
The West of England Jamboree is an annual occasion for players from all constituent units of the Union to come together in a single event, which in recent years has been held at the Tacchi-Morris Arts...
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The Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre
The Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre The West of England Chess Union’s annual jamboree has been held at the Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre on the outskirts of Taunton for about a decade, with the host being...
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Seniors’ Chess (27.09.2014.)
People tending to live longer these days and often retiring early has helped to create one of the expanding areas of sport. Tennis and golf, for example, have long had their seniors circuits, in which...
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Dilleigh Wins Bristol Summer Congress (04.10.2014.)
The 1st Bristol Summer Congress was held on Aug 22nd-24th and the section winners were as follows: Open: 1st S. Dilleigh. Major (U-155): 1st A. Papier. Minor (U-125): 1st Nikhil Hakeem – at 9 yrs old...
View ArticleAntiquarian titles
Bird, H. E. Chess History & Reminiscences London 1893 138pp Has sections on chess history, blindfold chess and a few game scores. Original brown cloth with bright gilt titles. LN 236 VG+...
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Death of Brian Clapp (11.10.2014.)
The death in Cheltenham of Brian William Clapp at the age of 87 was reported last week. Brian was a regular member of the Exeter Club in the 1960s and ‘70s, having been club champion in 1963, ’68, ’69...
View ArticleUnique Start to the 2014-2015 Season
The start of Exmouth’s league season was a unique event in the history of the club. For the first time ever, they had entered two teams in the Exeter & District League Division 1, and the league...
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Glos. vs Devon Results (18.10.2014.)
Gloucestershire met Devon on Saturday at West Buckland in Rd. 1 of the 2014 – ‘15 Inter-County competition. It was a well-contested contest, although in the end Devon forced a comfortable enough 12-4...
View ArticleSeniors Congress 3rd – 7th Nov. 2014 Entries to date
Here is the list of entries so far received for the 15th Seniors Congress, correct as at 19.10.2014. Entry forms may be downloaded from the chessdevon website. Grd Seniors 65+ Grd...
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Devon Team Blitz Tournament 2014
It is several years since Trefor Thynne revived Devon’s Team Blitz tournament after it lapsed as traditional season starter. It is for teams of 4 players, each having 12 minutes on the clock for all...
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Bude RapidPlay Results (25.10.2014.)
All westcountry congresses depend on small groups of volunteers, who take a quiet satisfaction in running a successful event that gives pleasure to the players. The latest of these was the 1st Bude...
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