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NEWS HEADLINES
MAY 13: Chichester/Bognor B have won the second division of the Portsmouth League after an entertaining 4-1 victory over Cosham B. Result: B1 Tom Howeson 1-0 R Hartley; B2 Bill Emerson 0-1 A Smith; B3 Remmy Ramirez 1-0 P Jackson; B4 Steve Smith 1-0 M Atkins; B5 Steve Coe 1-0 P Mc Evoy. Commentary by captain Mike Spence: An evening of drama and excitement. This was a very tense close match right to the end. Tom was an exchange down for two pawns. He had to play very accurately to avoid a draw. Bill's game was fairly even but Andrew managed to get a passed pawn which swung it. Remmy played an amazing Caro Kahn with a kingside pawn storm, without castling! Steve’s game was very double-edged Queen's Gambit v Owens defence. He managed to get great counter play down the centre, having first set up a lovely defensive position against the strong white bishop. Steve Coe's game! He was completely winning, but Pat got some excellent counter play with a mating threat, forcing Steve into a losing position. Then, for the second time, Pat's phone went off, so we claimed a win. Maybe harsh but at the time the match was still very much in the balance. So I’m delighted to announce we have won the second division with a match in hand. Congratulations everyone. A truly great team effort against typically equal opposition.
MAY 5: Andrew Xue qualified for the Gigafinal in the UK Chess Challenge Delancey Megafinal, coming fourth out of 22 players, with 4/6. (thank you to John Hargreaves for update). MAY 5: Grades have been updated for the month. Grades APRIL 20: Jaimie Wilson had a highly successful weekend - finishing 2nd in a 50-strong rapid tournament at Fareham. Open Rapidplay – Fareham Chess Club Crosstable at the bottom. APRIL 14: Andrew Xue scored a highly creditable 3/6 in the Sir William Dupree & Phyllis Loe Chess Tournament, which took place on April 8 and 9 at Portsmouth. Although he is eligible for the U12 category, he chose to challenge himself by competing in the Open section, which includes players from the U14 and U16 boys, as well as the U14 girls categories. APRIL 5: The draw for the quarter-final of the club Knockout tournament has been made. Knockout APRIL 4: Bognor/Chichester B had a terrific 4.5-.5 win away to Portsmouth B in division 2 of the Portsmouth League. APRIL 1: Grades have been updated for the month. Grades MARCH 17: Chichester/Bognor had a splendid victory over Fareham A in the Cole Cup, finishing 2.5-2.5 but going through to the final on board count. Results: Jaimie Wilson 1 Roland Bezuidenhout 0; Bill McDougall 1 Anthony Corkett 0; Sidhanth Pai .5 Keith Gregory; Ian Judd 0 Jack Wicken 1; Remel Ramirez .5 Paul Janota. In the Cole Cup Plate, Chichester/Bognor lost narrowly, 3-2, against Chandlers Ford. Results: Tom Howeson 0 Matthew Staniforth 1; Bill Emerson 1 David Holmes 0; Steven Coe 0 William Purkiss 1; Mike Spence 0 Peter Eales 1; Julius Cayago 1 Sam Murphy 0. At the Fareham Chess Congress at the weekend, Jaimie finished fifth in the Open, with former Bognor member Ian Schreiber ending on eighth in the minors. MARCH 5: Chichester/Bognor B had a tough match against Fareham C in their Portsmouth League division two encounter but shaded it 3-2. |
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