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County match results (24.01.2015.)
Devon’s Inter-Area Jamboree took place on Sunday at the Isca Centre in Exeter. Four teams of 12 players representing the North, South, East and West of the county were paired in such a way that each...
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Wins for Devon and Somerset (31.01.2015.)
Devon beat Hampshire 12½-3½ at Ilchester Town Hall, a margin that belies the toughness of the encounter. However, it was Devon’s strength in depth that made the difference, demonstrated by the fact...
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Winning Start for Exmouth in Div. 1 – the Bremridge Cup.
Exmouth’s first match in Devon’s premiership was at home against Newton Abbot. There had been problems about finding a venue, but the newly-refurbished Writing Room at the Manor Hotel proved ideal....
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New Cornish Champion (07.02.2015.)
After several years at Stithians, the Cornish Congress moved back to Truro College last weekend. After 5 rounds the new county champion was James Hooker (Truro) with 4/5 points. 2nd= were Simon...
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Cornwall Beat Devon (14.02.2015.)
Cornwall met their only neighbours on Saturday in the annual Inter-County match, beating Devon by 8½-7½. This was their first victory over Devon in 23 years and only the third since 1973. Individual...
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Successful New Schools’ Tournament (21.02.2015.)
Chess activity in secondary schools has suffered something of a decline in recent years, and in response the national Manager of Secondary Schools’ Chess, Neill Cooper, has started a new event called...
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Exmouth vs Tiverton in the Bremridge Cup (21.02.2015.)
Exmouth’s 2nd match in Devon’s premier inter-club competition, the Bremridge Cup, was against Tiverton (A). Their loss of Somerset players, Edgell and Littlejohns has been offset by the acquisition IM...
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E. Budleigh vs Exmouth – Chess History in the Making (25.02.2015.)
A very small piece of chess history was made when the small fledgling East Budleigh club played their first ever match against Exmouth, the current Devon champions. In fact, the relative strengths of...
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A Problem for Alice (28.02.2015.)
Bristol’s Winter Congress ended on Sunday and the winner of the top section was Patryk Krzyzanowski (Yeovil) on 4/5 points, with a 5-way tie for 2nd. Theo Slade (Barnstaple) won the Grading Prize. I...
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East Devon Congress Gets Under Way (27.02.2015.)
There had been a few question marks over the future of this event earlier earlier in the year, but the committee of 2 decided to go ahead anyway, and a late rush of entries took the total above the...
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40th East Devon Congress – Final round.
Having played each other in the penultimate round, the two top grades, Jack Rudd and Dominic Mackle, had to face other opposition. Rudd was drawn against Alistair Hill of Battersea, while Mackle faced...
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Bristol & Exeter Congress Results (07.03.2015.)
The 40th East Devon Congress finished on Sunday after a successful weekend. The prizewinners were as follows (all scores out of 5). Open Section: 1st= Jack Rudd (Barnstaple) & Dominic Mackle...
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Somerset Retain Top Trophy (14.03.2015.)
The Devon vs Somerset match at the weekend was always likely to be a championship decider, and so it proved. The 1st teams were closely matched on paper for the most part, except for the top 4 boards,...
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A Black Day Indeed for Exeter & Exmouth In Div. 1. (14.03.2015.)
Local rivals Exeter and Exmouth met in the 3rd of 4 of their scheduled Division 1 matches. Exmouth were out-done by 4 doctors to 1, but gradewise the teams were very closely matched on paper. All but...
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Seaton’s Rapid Rise (20.03.2015.)
Devon’s RapidPlay tournament, the Newman Cup, has in recent years been the preserve of the same three clubs, Exmouth, Tiverton and Seaton, with Seaton being very much the underdogs. However, under the...
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A Cornish Renaissance Continues (21.03.2015.)
The Cornish Renaissance continues apace, as evidenced by their win over Hampshire at Honiton in the last round of the Inter-County Championship, though the 11-5 victory was helped by Hants being unable...
View ArticleWECU Congress – Entries to 23.03.2015.
Open 1 Keith Arkell 234 Paignton 2 Jack Rudd 221 Barnstaple 3 Richard McMichael 211 King’s Head 4 Jeremy Fallowfield 191 Stourbridge 5 Jeremy Menadue 190 Truro 6 Steve Dilleigh 185...
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16th West of England Congress Approaches (28.03.2015.)
The West of England Championship starts on Friday morning at the Royal Beacon Hotel, Exmouth, with the leading contenders for the title currently being Keith Arkell (GM), Jack Rudd (IM) and Dominic...
View ArticleTeignmouth RapidPlay 2015 Results
The prizewinners in the 34th Teignmouth Rapidplay Congress, played on Saturday 28th March, were as follows: Open Grd Club Pts 1st Patryk Krzyzanowski 197 Yeovil 5 2nd= Jonathan Underwood 196...
View ArticleWECU Congress Entries as at 30.03. 4 days to go
NB: Latest entries in Red Open 1 Keith Arkell 234 Paignton (Dv) 2 Jack Rudd 221 Barnstaple (S) 3 Richard McMichael 211 King’s Head 4 Dominic Mackle 209 Newton Abbot (Dv) 5 Jeremy...
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