The Sheffield and District Chess Association
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NewsSheffield Schools Championships
Sheffield
Individual Championship Final Round
Bulletin 7
Bulletin 7 has (almost) instantaneously appeared on this website in a variety of
formats for your viewing pleasure. Sheffield
Individual Championship
Play-Offs
University B win on board count and are promoted to Division 3. Executive, AGM, and Fixtures Meetings Tuesday June 2, Woodseats, Executive Meeting. Any plans for suggested alterations to rules or constitution to Dave Latham, dmlatham@fsmail.net, by June 30. Manchester Summer Congress
Friday 3rd - Sun 5th July 2009
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| Div | v | ||
| 3 | Aughton B | 2½-3½ | Rotherham Juniors B |
Aughton B are relegated to
Division 4
In Division 4, Woodseats B and University B will play off at The Bridge on
Monday 17th May
Volunteering in Schools
As the Sheffield and District Junior Chess Association we are trying to establish if there are players in the Association who might have some spare time and be willing to go into a school or schools, primary or secondary, in their local area to support chess activity. This could be anything from simply supervising the children as they play all the way through to coaching and organising matches and tournaments
At the moment we are fact finding and we are definitely not asking anyone to commit to anything but if there are players who are willing and able to go into schools and there are schools who would like some support then we'd like to bring them together.
We'd be grateful if you would ask the members of your club if they would be interested in supporting chess in schools in any way. Please email responses to pxxxbaileyxxx@sheffieldxxxnomads.co.uk (remove the xxx)
| Div | Home | v | Away |
| 1 | Woodseats A | 6-2 | Rotherham Juniors A |
| 1 | Ecclesall A | 4-4 | Barnsley A |
| 2 | SASCA A | 2½-3½ | Phoenix B |
| 2 | Barnsley B | 3-3 | Aughton A |
| 2 | Aughton A | 3½-2½ | Stannington A |
| 2 | Clay Cross A | 3-3 | Nomads B |
| 2 | Nomads C | 5-1 | Ecclesall B |
| 3 | Ecclesall C | 3-3 | Phoenix C |
| 4 | Stannington B | 1-5 | Woodseats B |
Division 4 table updated Sunday 3rd
May.
To be played in May: Woodseats B v
SASCA B, Ecclesall D v Nomads D
Unreported results: Rotherham Juniors C v SASCA C, SASCA C v
Rotherham Juniors C, SASCA C v Stannington B
Sheffield
Individual Championship
Reigning Champion: Kieran O'Driscoll
| White | v | Black |
| Paul Bailey (113) | 0-1 | Chris Shephard (177) |
| Gordon Stables (163) | 1-0 | Haidar Nomeq (~150) |
| John Fryer (123) | 0-1 | Kevin Marshall (111) |
| Farshad Ai (128) | ½-½ | Geoff Brown (138) |
| Joe Morrison (83) | 0-1 | Kieran O'Driscoll (187) |
Results
Reported Week 21
- 20th April
| Div | Home | v | Away |
| 1 | Barnsley A | 4-4 | Chesterfield A |
| 1 | University A | 5-3 | Chesterfield A |
| 1 | Ecclesall A | 2½-5½ | Worksop A |
| 2 | Ecclesall B | 3-3 | Aughton A |
| 2 | Clay Cross A | 3-3 | Phoenix B |
| 2 | Nomads B | 3½-2½ | Stannington A |
| 2 | Nomads C | 5-1 | Barnsley B |
| 3 | Ecclesall C | 4-2 | Aughton B |
| 3 | Phoenix C | 2½-3½* | Darnall & Handsworth |
| 3 | Worksop B | 3-3 | Rotherham |
Division 1 Remaining fixtures: 27-Apr Woodseats v Rotherham Juniors, 29-Apr Ecclesall v Barnsley.
Division 2 Remaining fixtures SASCA A v Phoenix B 27/04/09, Clay Cross A v Nomads B 28/04/09, Aughton A v Stannington A 29/04/09, Nomads C v Ecclesall B 29/04/09, Barnsley B v Aughton A 30/04/09
Sheffield A Win Yorkshire League Division 1
Having finally crossed the line with a 5½-2½ win against Doncaster in the last match of the season, we're now Yorkshire League champions with 11 wins out of 11, retaining the Woodhouse Cup. It's the third time this millennium that we've achieved this - may there be a few more!
My particular memory of the Doncaster match: Kieran's acrobatic draw against Rob Murray - after a dozen or so moves, with every one of his pieces tastefully arranged on the back rank and then a straight two pawns down, how did he get out of that?!
The highlight of our season was undoubtedly the 4½-3½ victory over York in February. As throughout the season, York brought out a formidable team, outgrading us on most boards - but we played well (including a win by the above Kieran!) and narrowly prevailed. If we'd dropped just another half a point in this match, York (who like us beat every other team in the league) would have won the championship because of their superior game points.
Steve Mann has produced some
fascinating history about the Yorkshire League, including about the
significant piece of silverware that is the Woodhouse Cup. See here:
http://www.yorkshirechess.co.uk/html/yorkshire_chess_history.html
http://www.nccu.org.uk/nccu/history/history_part6h.htm
For the record, Sheffield has won the Cup in 1886, 1889, 1907, 1910, 1935, 1937, 1949, 1954, 1961 (with Leeds), 1971, 1974, 1976, 1977, 2002, 2008 and now 2009. It was won by Sheffield University in 1968 and by Rotherham in 1979. To complicate things further, Sheffield also won a second Woodhouse Cup in 1924, 1925 and 1926. In the old days, if you won the competition three years in a row, you got to keep it - Leeds did this in 1913, so keeping the cup. This marked the birth of a second cup, also dedicated by Alderman Edwin Woodhouse - quite a man. When Sheffield won it for a third year in a row in 1926, Leeds Chess Club generously re-presented the original cup, on the basis that it could no longer be won outright. Rumours continue to abound as to the whereabouts of this second Woodhouse Cup. Jeremy Hamm
Results
Reported Week 20
(Part II) - 13th April
| Div | Home | v | Away |
| 1 | University A | 5-3 | Barnsley A |
| 2 | Aughton A | 1½-4½ | Clay Cross A |
| 3 | Darnall & Handsworth | 4½-1½ | Aughton B |
| 3 | Wombwell | 4½-1½ | Phoenix C |
| 3 | Rotherham Juniors B | 2½-3½ | Ecclesall C |
| 4 | Clay Cross B | 2-4 | Ecclesall D |
Tables
Sunday 12th April: Division 1 Table corrected. Remaining fixtures: 16-Apr University v Barnsley, 20-Apr Barnsley v Chesterfield, 22-Apr Ecclesall v Worksop, 23-Apr University v Chesterfield, 27-Apr Woodseats v Rotherham Juniors, 29-Apr Ecclesall v Barnsley. Thanks to Phill Beckett, Mike Smith and Andy Drabble.
Division 3 Also up-to-date. Thanks to Neil Limbert.
Results
Reported Week 20
- 6th April -
Updated
Saturday June 06, 2009
| Div | Home | v | Away |
| Plate | Aughton | ½-5½ | Rotherham Juniors |
| 1 | Phoenix A | 3½-4½ | Barnsley A |
| 1 | Chesterfield A | 3½-4½ | Worksop A |
| 1 | Woodseats A | 5-3 | University A |
| 2 | Ecclesall B | 2½-3½ | Nomads B |
| 2 | Stannington A | 4½-1½ | Barnsley B |
| 3 | Ecclesall C | 4-2 | Rotherham Juniors B |
| 3 | Phoenix C | 3½-2½ | Aughton B |
| 3 | Rotherham | 2½-3½ | Worksop B |
| 4 | Ecclesall D | 3½-2½ | Clay Cross B |
Barnsley Chess Club is organizing a ten minute team tournament of four players per team. The event will take place on Wednesday 6th May 2009 at Birdwell Methodist Church Hall starting at 7:30pm prompt. The format will be an all play all team event. Depending on team entries, there will be one or two groups split according to strength using the average team grade.
Team entries are invited from local chess clubs. Initially each invited club can register up to two teams - each team consisting of four club players. There is a limit of 16 teams. Games will be 10 minutes on the clock. Entries are on a first come first served basis - so please consider getting a team entry in early. Entry fee is £10 per team on the night with a closing date for entries being Monday the 4th May 2009. You can enter by email by completing and returning the attached team entry form.
In each section there will be a chess clock prize for the winning team and an individual cash prize for the player with the highest score. Full details are given in the attached entry form or alternatively you can email me - the event entry secretary Tony Farrell on farrell830@btinternet.com I look forward to receiving your club entries.
Tony Farrell
Yorkshire League
reports
| Home | v | Away |
| Alwoodley | 3-5 | Sheffield A |
| Sheffield D | 4-4 | York RI B |
| Sheffield E | 7½-½ | Harrogate C |
Solid 5-3 win yesterday, keeping up our pursuit of the title. As usual, a little discomfort in the last hour, as for seemingly endless amounts of time our 3 points refused to budge past the 4 mark - but rationally we knew that the remaining players (Hubert had the best chances for a win, which he eventually converted) would take us past the finishing line. So well played all! Jeremy Hamm
Results
Reported Week 19
- 30th March - after Bulletin 5
Results updated
Saturday June 06, 2009
| Div | Home | v | Away |
| 1 | Chesterfield A | 4-4 | Barnsley A |
| 1 | Worksop A | 2½-5½ | Nomads A |
| 2 | Phoenix B* | 3-3 | Clay Cross A |
| 2 | Aughton A | 1-5 | Nomads B |
| 3 | Darnall & Handsworth | 3½-2½ | Chesterfield B |
| 3 | Wombwell | 5½-½ | Worksop B |
| 3 | Rotherham Juniors B | 3½-2½ | Chesterfield B |
| 3 | Phoenix C | 3½-2½ | Rotherham |
| 3 | Chesterfield | 3-3 | Rotherham |
| 4 | University B | 3-3 | Stannington B |
Bulletin 6
Bulletin 6 has (almost) instantaneously appeared on this website in a variety of
formats for your viewing pleasure.
webpage,
pdf,
excel
Thanks to Simon Dunkley for compiling it.
Sheffield
Individual Championship
Reigning Champion: Kieran O'Driscoll
| White | v | Black |
| Gordon Stables (163) | 0-1 | Chris Shephard (177) |
| Haidar Nomeq (~150) | ½-½ | John Fryer (123) |
| Kevin Marshall (111) | 1-0 | Farshad Ai (128) |
| Joe Morrison (83) | 0-1 | Paul Bailey (113) |
| Chern Yean Sim (83) | 0-1 | Kieran O'Driscoll (187) |
HOPE
VALLEY TOURNAMENT: 2009
Advance notice of the annual 5' tournament [Trophy Holder: J. Arnott]
Date: 13 May (Wed.)
Time: 7.15 for 7.30. Please endeavour not to be late.
Venue: The Abbey
Entry: £3 [£1.50] (All income converted to prizes)
Those who played in 2008 need not notify me. Those not there last year should phone John Fryer on 07763938623 before the end of April. Most club members will have seen how a snooker table has reduced the playing area, so if the attendance is similar to previous numbers, players (but not juniors) may need to take turns to play downstairs for the odd round. The alternative is to limit numbers - which I am reluctant to do. J.A.F.
Results
Reported Week 18
- 23rd March
| Div | Home | v | Away |
| 1 | Worksop A | 2½-5½ | Rotherham Juniors |
| 1 | Nomads A | 5½-2½ | Woodseats A |
| 2 | Phoenix B | 2-4 | Nomads B |
| 2 | Clay Cross A | 4-2 | Ecclesall B |
| 2 | Nomads C | 2½-3½ | Aughton A |
| 3 | Rotherham Juniors B | 3½-2½ | Chesterfield B |
| 3 | Rotherham | 5-1 | Aughton B |
Results
Reported Week 17
- 16th March
| Div | Home | v | Away |
| 1 | Phoenix A | 2-6 | Nomads A |
| 1 | Rotherham Juniors A | 5½-2½ | Chesterfield A |
| 1 | University A | 4-4 | Worksop A |
| 1 | Woodseats A | 2½-5½ | Ecclesall A |
| 2 | Barnsley B | 3-3 | Nomads C |
| 2 | Ecclesall B | 1½-4½ | Phoenix B |
| 2 | Stannington A | 3-3 | Clay Cross A |
| 3 | Chesterfield B | 3½-2½ | Ecclesall C |
| 3 | Worksop B | 5½-½ | Phoenix C |
| 3 | Wombwell | 4½-1½ | Rotherham Juniors B |
| 4 | Nomads D | 2-4 | SASCA B |
| 4 | SASCA C | 2½-3½ | Rotherham Juniors C |
Results
Reported Cup
Week - 9th March
| Div | Home | v | Away |
| Cup Final | Woodseats I | 2-4 | Nomads I |
| Div | Home | v | Away |
| 2 | Barnsley B | 1-5 | Nomads B |
| 2 | Barnsley B | 3½-2½ | Ecclesall B |
| 3 | Wombwell | 4-2 | Darnall & Handsworth |
| 4 | SASCA B | 3½-2½ | Ecclesall D |
| 4 | Woodseats B | 4-2* | Ecclesall D |
*This
victory confirms Wombwell have secured promotion to Division 2 -
Congratulations!
(from Division Secretary- Neil Limbert)
Sheffield
Individual Championship
Reigning Champion: Kieran O'Driscoll
Round 4
| White | v | Black |
| Haidar Nomeq (~150) | ½-½ | John Fryer (123) |
| Kevin Marshall (111) | 1-0 | Farshad Ai (128) |
Yorkshire League
reports
| Home | v | Away |
| Sheffield A | 6½-1½ | Rose Forgrove A |
Bulletin 5
Bulletin 5 has instantaneously appeared on this website in a variety of
formats for your viewing pleasure.
webpage,
pdf,
excel
Thanks to Simon Dunkley for compiling it.
Results
Reported Week 16
- 2nd March
| Div | Home | v | Away |
| 1 | Worksop A | 4-4 | Woodseats A |
| 1 | Chesterfield | 4-4 | University A |
| 1 | Phoenix A | 6-2 | Worksop A |
| 1 | Barnsley A | 2½-5½ | Rotherham Juniors A |
| 1 | Ecclesall A | 5½-2½ | Phoenix A |
| 2 | Clay Cross A | 3-3 | Aughton A |
| 2 | Nomads B | 5-1 | Ecclesall B |
| 4 | Nomads D | 3-3 | University B |
| 4 | Sheffield Deaf | ½-5½ | Stannington B |
| 4 | Stannington B | 5-1 | Rotherham Juniors C |
*not B
| round | date | time |
| 1 | Friday 27th February | 19:00 – 23:00 |
| 2 | Saturday 28th February | 09:30 – 13:30 |
| 3 | 14:40 – 18:30 | |
| 4 | Sunday 1st March | 09:30 – 13:30 |
| 5 | 14:40 – 18:40 |
OPEN Open to All MAJOR<161 INTERMEDIATE<131 MINOR<101
For further details
contact
TREVOR TAYLOR
Tel: (01302) 532629
email:
trevorxxxtaylorxxx43xxx@yahoo.co.uk (remove xxxtras)
Results
Reported Week 15
- 23rd February
| Div | Home | v | Away |
| 1 | Woodseats A | 1½-6½ | Chesterfield A |
| 1 | Nomads A | 7½-½ | Ecclesall A |
| 2 | Stannington A | 4½-1½ | Nomads B |
| 2 | Nomads C* | 3-3 | SASCA A |
| 4 | Clay Cross B | 2½-3½ | Nomads D |
*not B
Sheffield
Individual Championship
Reigning Champion: Kieran O'Driscoll
Round 4
| White | v | Black |
| Gordon Stables (163) | v | Chris Shephard (177) |
| Haidar Nomeq (~150) | v | John Fryer (123) |
| Kevin Marshall (111) | v | Farshad Ai (128) |
| Joe Morrison (83) | v | Paul Bailey (113) |
| Chern Yean Sim (83) | v | Kieran O'Driscoll (187) |
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| Pos | Name | Gms | W | D | L | Score |
| 1 | Chris Shephard | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Gordon Stables | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 3 | Haidar Nomeq | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Farshad Ai | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | John Fryer | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Kevin Marshall | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Paul Bailey | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 8 | Kieran O'Driscoll | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Chern Yean Sim | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Joe Morrison | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Geoff Brown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Round 3
| White | v | Black |
| John Fryer (123) | 1-0 | Chern Yean Sim (83) |
| Kieran O'Driscoll (187) | 0-1 | Gordon Stables (163) |
| Chris Shephard (177) | 1-0 | Haidar Nomeq (~150) |
| Farshad Ai (128) | 1-0 | Paul Bailey (113) |
| Kevin Marshall (111) | 1-0 | Geoff Brown (138) |
Results
Reported Week 14
- 16th February
| Div | Home | v | Away |
| 1 | Rotherham Juniors A | 3-5 | University A |
| 1 | Worksop A | 3½-4½ | Phoenix A |
| 1 | Chesterfield A | 5½-2½ | Phoenix A |
| 1 | Barnsley A | 2-6 | Woodseats A |
| 2 | Nomads B | 4½-1½ | Aughton A |
| 2 | Clay Cross A | 4-2 | Nomads C |
| 4 | Stannington B | 3-3 | University B |
| 4 | Rotherham Juniors C | 1-5 | University B |
Yorkshire League
reports
| Home | v | Away |
| York A | 3½-4½ | Sheffield A |
| Sheffield D | 3-5 | Huddersfield A |
| Sheffield E | 4-4 | West Leeds |
Results
Reported Cup
Week
- 9th February
| Div | Home | v | Away |
| Cup | Phoenix I | ½-5½ | Woodseats I |
| Cup | Wombwell | 1-5 | Nomads I |
| 1 | University A | 4½-3½ | Ecclesall A |
| 2 | Aughton A | 3½-2½ | Ecclesall B |
| 4 | Ecclesall D | 4-2 | SASCA C |
Results
Reported Week 13
- 2nd February
| Div | Home | v | Away |
| 1 | Nomads A | 5-3 | Chesterfield A |
| 2 | Nomads C | 1½-4½ | Phoenix B |
Bulletin 4
Bulletin 4 has instantaneously appeared on this website in a variety of
formats for your viewing pleasure.
webpage,
pdf,
excel
Results
Reported Week 12
- 26th January
| Div | Home | v | Away |
| 1 | University A | 7-1 | Woodseats A |
| 1 | Rotherham Juniors A | 5-3 | Phoenix A |
| 1 | Barnsley A | 4-4 | Nomads A |
| 2 | Ecclesall B | 3-3 | Barnsley B |
| 3 | Darnall & Handsworth | 2-4 | Rotherham Juniors B |
| 4 | Nomads D | 3-3 | Stannington B |
Sheffield
Individual Championship
Reigning Champion: Kieran O'Driscoll
Round 3
| White | v | Black |
| Chris Shephard (177) | v | Haidar Nomeq (~150) |
| Kieran O'Driscoll (187) | v | Gordon Stables (163) |
| Farshad Ai (128) | v | Paul Bailey (113) |
| John Fryer (123) | v | Chern Yean Sim (83) |
| Kevin Marshall (111) | v | Geoff Brown (138) |
Bye - Joe Morrison (84)
Standings
| 2 | Chris Shephard, Haidar Nomeq |
| 1½ | Gordon Stables, Paul Bailey |
| 1 | Kieran
O'Driscoll, Farshad Ai, John Fryer, Kevin Marshall, Chearn Yean Sim, |
| 0 | Geoff Brown, Joe Morrison |
Results
Sheffield
Individual Championship
Reigning Champion: Kieran O'Driscoll
Round 2
| White | v | Black |
| Haidar Nomeq (~150) | 1-0 | Kieran O'Driscoll (187) |
| Chris Shephard (177) | 1-0 | Kevin Marshall (111) |
| Paul Bailey (113) | 1-0 | Chern Yean Sim (83) |
| Peter Ballard (~150) | 0-1* | Gordon Stables (163) |
| Geoff Brown (138) | 0-1 | John Fryer (123) |
| Farshad Ai (128) | 1-0 | Joe Morrison (84) |
*Default as Pete Ballard has withdrawn
Results
Reported Week 11
- 19th January
| Div | Home | v | Away |
| 1 | Phoenix A | 1-7 | University A |
| 1 | Chesterfield A | 4-4 | Ecclesall A |
| 1 | Nomads A | 7-1 | Rotherham Juniors A |
| 1 | Worksop A | 3-5 | Chesterfield A |
| 2 | Barnsley B | 3½-2½ | Stannington A |
| 2 | SASCA A | 3-3 | Nomads B |
| 2 | Ecclesall B | 5-1 | Nomads C |
| 4 | Sheffield Deaf | 2-4 | Ecclesall D |
| 4 | University B | 4-2 | Clay Cross B |
Results
Reported Cup Week
- 12th January
| Div | Home | v | Away |
| Cup | Phoenix I | 3½-2½ | Worksop I |
| Cup | University II | 2½-3½ | Woodseats I |
| Plate | Woodseats II | 1-4 | Rotherham Juniors |
| Plate | Nomads II | 2-4 | Aughton I |
| Plate | SASCA I | 1-5 | Clay Cross I |
| 2 | Aughton A | 3½-2½ | Barnsley B |
| 4 | Rotherham Juniors C | 2½-3½ | Sheffield Deaf |
Bulletin 3
Bulletin 3 has instantaneously appeared on this website in a variety of
formats for your viewing pleasure.
webpage,
pdf,
excel
Results
Reported Week 10
- 5th January
| Div | Home | v | Away |
| 1 | Woodseats A | 4½-3½ | Phoenix A |
| 1 | Barnsley A | 6-2 | Worksop A |
| 1 | University A | 4½-3½ | Nomads A |
| 2 | Nomads B | 2-4 | Clay Cross A |
| 2 | Nomads C | 3-3 | Stannington A |
| 4 | SASCA B | 4½-1½ | Stannington B |
| 4 | Nomads D | 2-4 | Woodseats B |
Sheffield
Individual Championship
Reigning Champion: Kieran O'Driscoll
Round 1
| White | v | Black |
| Kieran O'Driscoll (187) | 1-0 | Farshad Ai (128) |
| John Fryer (123) | 0-1 | Chris Shephard (177) |
| Chern Yean Sim (83) | 1-0 | Geoff Brown (138) |
| Gordon Stables (163) | ½-½ | Paul Bailey (113) |
| Kevin Marshall (111) | 1-0 | Peter Ballard (~150) |
| Haidar Nomeq (~150) | 1-0 | Joe Morrison (84) |
Results
Reported Week 9
- 15th December
| Div | Home | v | Away |
| 1 | Woodseats A | 3-5 | Nomads A |
| 2 | Nomads B | 3½-2½ | Phoenix B |
| 2 | Stannington A | 4-2 | SASCA A |
| 2 | Phoenix B | 3-3 | Ecclesall B |
| 3 | Worksop B | 4½-1½ | Ecclesall C |
| 4 | Clay Cross B | 2-4 | Stannington B |
Yorkshire League - Round 7
reports
Sheffield A travelled to York B and won 6-2.
Results
Reported Week 8
- 8th December
| Div | Home | v | Away |
| 1 | Chesterfield A | 5½-2½ | Rotherham Juniors A |
| 1 | Ecclesall A | 4½-3½† | Woodseats A |
| 1 | Nomads A | 4½-3½ | Phoenix A |
| 1 | Phoenix A | 3-5 | Ecclesall A |
| 2 | Barnsley B | 2½-3½ | SASCA A |
| 3 | Rotherham | 2½-3½ | Wombwell |
| 4 | Stannington B | 4-2 | Ecclesall D |
| 4 | Rotherham Juniors C | 1-5 | Stannington B |
†Amended result
Yorkshire League - Round 6
reports
Sheffield E beat Netherton A 6-2.
Sheffield
Individual Championship
Reigning Champion: Kieran O'Driscoll
Round 1
| White | v | Black |
| Kieran O'Driscoll (187) | v | Farshad Ai (128) |
| John Fryer (123) | v | Chris Shephard (177) |
| Gordon Stables (163) | v | Paul Bailey (113) |
| Kevin Marshall (111) | v | Peter Ballard (~150) |
| Haidar Nomeq (~150) | v | Joe Morrison (84) |
| Chern Yean Sim (83) | v | Geoff Brown (138) |
Games to be completed by December 31st
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Six round Swiss. One round per calendar month. First round to be completed by December 31st |
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Games are held at a venue decided by Black - this is usually, but not exclusively, a club venue or a player's home |
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The time control is 24 moves in the first hour, followed by 12 moves per half hour - with the possibility of adjournment |
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The Sheffield Champion receives the Bruce Trophy |
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Grading and Junior trophies also awarded |
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Entry Fee - £2 adults/£1.50 juniors |
Bulletin 2
Bulletin 2 has instantaneously appeared on this website in a variety of
formats for your viewing pleasure.
webpage,
pdf,
excel
Results
Reported Week 7
- 1st December
| Div | Home | v | Away |
| 1 | Woodseats A | 3½-4½ | Worksop A |
| 2 | Phoenix B | 2-4 | Aughton A |
| 2 | Nomads B | 5½-½ | Nomads C |
| 2 | Stannington A | 4½-1½ | Phoenix B |
Bulletin 1
Bulletin 1 has finally appeared on this website. Just in time
for Bulletin 2.
pdf
Postal Chess
Phill Beckett organises the postal/email teams and can be contacted on FAMILYXXBECKETT2XX@aol.com (remove Xs - this is an attempt to stop automatic remailers spamming published email addresses). There's a short report on last season here.
Results
Reported Week 6 -
24th November
| Div | Home | v | Away |
| 1 | Ecclesall A | 4-4 | Nomads A |
| 1 | Chesterfield A | 4½-3½ | Woodseats A |
| 1 | Phoenix A | 2-6 | Chesterfield A |
| 1 | Nomads A | 4½-3½ | Worksop A |
| 2 | Clay Cross A | 5-1 | Barnsley B |
| 2 | SASCA A | 3½-2½ | Nomads C |
| 4 | Nomads D | 5½-½ | Clay Cross B |
Greece is the Word
Andrew Ledger has kindly annotated three of his games for the Betsson team at the (fairly) recent European Club Cup in Greece.
Game 1
Andrew Ledger (2429) v E
Alekseev (2715)
Game 2 T Zarza Lopez
(2285) v A Ledger (2429)
Game 3 D Baramidze (2557)
v A Ledger (2429)
There's a fuller report of the event at: http://www.4ncl.co.uk/ledger01.htm
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The whole Betsson team (with my two brothers on the bottom two boards)
Sheffield Junior Chess
Tournament
sponsored by focuspsychology.com
The consensus seems to be that the young people enjoyed the day - which was the point! Congratulations to Evie and Miles who both scored 6/6. Very encouraging performances from the rookies in all sections but particularly Suneet Kooner (4½/6) and Sam Otten (4/6) in the U9s. Many thanks to the sponsors for their support which helped make the event possible at such an impressive venue.
| U18 | open | rookie |
| 1st | Evie Hollingworth | Joseph Calverley/Jake Elston |
| 2nd | Louis Brijmohun | - |
| 3rd | Ashley/Michael Littlewood | Callum Andrews/Samuel Mackey |
| U12 | open | rookie |
| 1st | Miles Edwards-Wright | Henry Hart |
| 2nd | Harry Li | Joshua Shaw |
| 3rd | Megumi Parbrook | Callum Deery |
| U9 | open | rookie |
| 1st | Suneet Kooner | Sam Otten |
| 2nd | Freddie Hallows | Seth Collinson |
| 3rd | Sam Cobbold | James Allsop |
| School | Silverdale | |
| Spot Prize | Curtis Brownrigg |
A comprehensive set of results can be found here
Results
Reported Week 5 -
17th November
| Div | Home | v | Away |
| 1 | Woodseats A | 5-3 | Barnsley A |
| 2 | Stannington A | 4-2 | Ecclesall B |
| 2 | Clay Cross A | 4-2 | Stannington A |
| 4 | SASCA C | ½-5½ | Nomads D |
Sheffield
Individual Championship
Reigning Champion: Kieran O'Driscoll
Current Entries (11)
Peter Ballard (u/g),
Chearn Yean Sim (83), Joe Morrison (84), Kevin Marshall (110), Paul
Bailey (113), John Fryer (123), Farshad Ai (128), Geoff Brown (138),
Haidar Nomeq (~150), Gordon Stables (163), Chris Shephard (177)
To enter
contact Tournament Controller
Paul Bailey (H) 0114 255 3063 (M) 078 12 49 49 57
email
xsheffxxchampx@rocketxxmail.com
(remove the obvious extras)
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Six round Swiss. One round per calendar month. First round to be completed by December 31st |
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Games are held at a venue decided by Black - this is usually, but not exclusively, a club venue or a player's home |
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The time control is 24 moves in the first hour, followed by 12 moves per half hour - with the possibility of adjournment |
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The Sheffield Champion receives the Bruce Trophy |
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Grading and Junior trophies also awarded |
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Entry Fee - £2 adults/£1.50 juniors |
Deadline for entries is Sunday November
30th
Details may be subject to
change depending on the number of entrants
Results
Reported Cup
Week
| Home | v | Away |
| Woodseats | 4½-1½ | Darnall & Handsworth |
| SASCA II | 0-6 | Nomads I |
| University I | 3½-2½1,2 | Chesterfield I |
| Stannington | 2-4 | University II |
1 Played at Chesterfield by agreement
2 Result corrected
Results
Reported Week 4
- 3rd November
| Div | Home | v | Away |
| 1 | Chesterfield A | 3½-4½ | Nomads A |
| 1 | Rotherham Juniors A | 3-5 | Woodseats A |
| 1 | Worksop A | 3-5 | Ecclesall A |
| 1 | Barnsley A | 5-3 | Phoenix A |
| 2 | Nomads B | 4-2 | Barnsley B |
| 2 | Phoenix B | 4-2 | Nomads C |
| 4 | Nomads D | 3½-2½ | Ecclesall D |
| 4 | Stannington B | 3-3 | SASCA C |
Results
Reported Week 3
- 27th October
| Div | Home | v | Away |
| 1 | Phoenix A | 4½-3½ | Rotherham Juniors A |
| 1 | Ecclesall A | 4-4 | Chesterfield A |
| 1 | Nomads A | 4-4 | Barnsley A |
| 1 | Worksop A | 5½-2½ | University A |
| 2 | Clay Cross | 3-3 | SASCA A |
| 3 | Chesterfield B | 4½-1½ | Worksop B |
| 4 | Sheffield Deaf | 2-4 | Clay Cross B |
| 4 | University B | 4-2 | SASCA B |
| 4 | Stannington B | 2-4 | Nomads D |
Results
Reported Week 2
- 20th October
| Div | Home | v | Away |
| 1 | Rotherham Juniors A | 4-4 | Nomads A |
| 1 | University A | 4½-3½ | Phoenix A |
| 1 | Barnsley A | 7-1 | Ecclesall A |
| 2 | Nomads B | 4-2 | SASCA A |
| 3 | Worksop B | 4½-1½ | Wombwell |
| 3 | Ecclesall C | 1-5 | Darnall & Handsworth |
| 4 | University B | 3½-2½ | Ecclesall D |
| 4 | SASCA B | 6-0 | SASCA C |
| 4 | Clay Cross B | 0-6 | University B |
| 4 | Woodseats B | 5-1 | Stannington B |
Yorkshire League - Round 3
reports
Sheffield E travelled to Harrogate C and won 7½-½.
Results
Reported Cup Week
- 13th October
| Home | v | Away |
| University II | 3-31 | Aughton |
| Clay Cross | 2½-3½ | Ecclesall I |
| Ecclesall II | 2½-3½ | SASCA II |
| Rotherham Juniors | 3-32 | Worksop |
| Rotherham | 1-5 | Phoenix I |
| Ecclesall III | 5-1 | Sheffield Deaf |
| Barnsley | 1½-4½ | Wombwell |
| Nomads I | 6-0 | Woodseats II |
| Nomads II | 2½-3½ | Stannington |
| SASCA I | 1½-4½ | University I |
1. University 12-9
2. Worksop
11-10
Yorkshire League - Round 2
reports
Sheffield A beat Sheffield D 5-3, helped by a 3-0 clean sweep on the lower boards. You can see Jon Nelson battle it out with Paul Blackman here. The juniors and students of Sheffield E beat Netherton 4½-3½ a great performance especially when you consider grading difference and the perils of playing basketball.
Results
Reported Week 1
- 6th October
| Div | Home | v | Away |
| 1 | Ecclesall A | 3½-4½ | Rotherham Juniors A |
| 1 | Phoenix A | 5-3 | Woodseats A |
| 1 | Nomads A | 4-4 | University A |
| 1 | Worksop A | 6-2 | Barnsley A |
| 2 | SASCA A | 5-1 | Ecclesall B |
| 2 | Stannington A | 3½-2½ | Nomads C |
| 3 | Aughton B | 2½-3½ | Rotherham Juniors B |
| 4 | Sheffield Deaf | 5½-½ | Rotherham Juniors C |
| 4 | Woodseats B | 3½-2½ | Nomads D |
| 4 | SASCA C | 1½-4½ | Clay Cross B |
A Night Out in Barnsley
From the Barnsley website: "Will players and team captains please note that the home night for Barnsley B is Thursday not Monday which was stated on the original Barnsley B fixtures given out at the Sheffield DCA fixtures meeting."
Paul Cumbers has sent on amended fixtures for all teams affected. These are now available via the clubs link.
Handbook Available
The 2008/09 Handbook is now available online or as a Word document. Thanks to Simon Dunkley for his efforts.
Results
Reported Week 0
- 29th September
| Div | Home | v | Away |
| 2 | Aughton A | 3-3 | SASCA A |
| 2 | Nomads C | 3½-2½ | Nomads B |
| 2 | Ecclesall B | 1-5 | Clay Cross A |
| 2 | Barnsley B | 4½-1½ | Phoenix B |
| 3 | Rotherham Juniors B | 2-4 | Worksop B |
| 4 | SASCA B | 3-3 | Woodseats B |
| 4 | Clay Cross B | 4-2 | Rotherham Juniors C |
| 4 | University B | 3-3 | Nomads D |
Yorkshire League - Round 1
reports
Sheffield A beat Calderdale A 5-3. You can see Haidar Nomeq win nicely in 22 moves by moving his pieces backwards here. Ian Barwick clinc
