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World champ challenges club champ
Bognor and Arun Chess Club was delighted to welcome Kamila Hryschenko, the World Under 18 Blitz champion two years ago, to the club. Kamila made her escape from Ukraine a few weeks ago along with her mother Inna and is being looked after by Chichester Chess Club member John Ashworth, pictured above right, and his family. Kamila played club champion Jaimie Wilson, above left, in six 3+2 blitz games, winning five and losing once. She also played club member Mike Spence. Kamila and her mum made their escape from Kramatorsk in war-torn Ukraine by train to Bucharest and were accommodated by the Romanian Chess Federation while awaiting their visas. |
LATEST NEWS Overall winner of the Blitz tournament, Jaimie Wilson
MAY 5: Bognor/Chichester B team finished their season in style with a resounding 3.5-1.5 victory at Emsworth. Division 2 proved very evenly contested this season, with the teams finishing second, third and fourth separated by just one point. Results: 1. Peter Dallas 0 - 1 Tom Howeson; 2. Edward Blanden 0 - 1 Jasper Wilson; 3. Phil Pinto 0 - 1 Mike Spence; 4. Kevin Vosper 1 - 0 Michael Plumb; 5. Darren Saunders 1/2 Michael Webber. Table Results
MAY 2: Adam Holmes had an extremely successful day in Leatherhead at the weekend at the Surrey Megafinal Under 13-18 mixed tournament. Rated 13/45, he swept to seventh place with a tremendous score of 4.5/6. It means he goes through to the Gigafinals in July. Details APRIL 25: Congratulations to Jaimie Wilson, who has, once again, won the club championship. With a 100 per cent record of 16 wins from 16 games, he can't be caught for the title of club champion. Table APRIL 25: Fareham have agreed to host a 10-board match between the winners of the Southampton League and the Portsmouth League - Chichester/Bognor - the first inter-league match for many years. Steve Smith will captain the Chichester/Bognor team for the match, to be played at Fareham on June 21. APRIL 8: We have heard the sad news that Reg Gyening, who was a member of the club during the 2019-20 season, has died. Reg, who suffered a heart attack, only played at Bognor for a short while but impressed with his strong play. APRIL 5: Chichester/Bognor are in the Cole Cup Plate final after a 3-2 away win against Fareham. They will play either Emsworth A or Fareham B in the final. Results:1 Adrian Krajewski 0 - 1 Jaimie Wilson; 2 Peter Cruddas 1/2 Mike Spence; 3 Louis Rooney 0 - 1 Jasper Wilson; 4 Tom Philidor 1 - 0 Ethan Hope; 5 David Anderson 1/2 Isaac McDonald. Matches APRIL 1: The latest grades can be viewed here. Two juniors -Vishal and Rahul Leo Thomas - have made particularly significant progress over the past month. MARCH 24: It was a terrific performance by the Chichester/Bognor B team in their away match at Fareham. Outgraded on the top three boards, they fought out a 2-5-2.5 draw. Results: D Ross 0.5 Dan Hardy Wallace; W Bradley 1-0 Tom Howeson; K Sullivan 0-1 Jasper Wilson; P Hebblethwaite 0-1 Mike Spence; P Eyles 1-0 L Jolley. MARCH 21: We had three club players competing in the Fareham Chess Congress at the weekend. Adam Holmes did exceptionally well in the Minor. Having taken two byes, he drew two of this matches and won the other two, meaning he gained 4/6 points, and was undefeated. Luigi Caste, a previous Minor winner, took part in the Major this time and lost to a 1800 player in the first round. He then enjoyed a super Saturday, with two draws and a win. Unfortunately, he lost his two Sunday games, against slightly higher rated players. Alan Matthews found the going a bit tougher, finishing on 1.5/6. MARCH 17: Chichester/Bognor A team finished their Portsmouth League division one title-winning season in emphatic style with a 5.5-.5 win away to Portsmouth. Results: 1. Jaimie Wilson 1 William Bradley 0; 2. Bill McDougall 1 Simon Venables 0; 3. Andrew McDougall 1 David Ross 0; 4. Rolandas Lukoshius 1 David Goddard 0; 5. Steve Smith 1/2 KenSullivan; 6. Tom Howeson 1 Paul Eyles 0. MARCH 4: It was Jaimie v Jamie in the club's Blitz tournament, fought by 17 of the club's players. Jaimie Wilson and Jamie Wood each finished on 4.5/5 points, with Jaimie Wilson emerging as the eventual outright winner in a play-off. Results and pictures MARCH 1: The new monthly grades are out VIEW PORTSMOUTH LEAGUE |
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Keith Davies, who was black, thought he was well on the way to victory against Gary Cox in a game he has unearthed from 1997. But Gary thought otherwise!
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