2005
DECEMBER 9, 2005: Dates have been announced for Bognor's McCarthur Cup matches against Chichester - they play at the Regnum Club on January 3 and at Bognor on February 3.
DECEMBER 6, 2005: BOGNOR stay undefeated in the South West Sussex League - they beat Chichester convincingly 4-1. Bill Partridge beat Ray Williams, Keith Davies overcame Peter Rayment, Jaimie Wilson lost to Graham Thomas and there were wins for Paul Taylor against M. Hatter and Martyn Eaves against Richard Lilly.
NOVEMBER 18,2005: BOGNOR outgunned Worthing in their second SWS match - beating their opponents in a tight finish, 3-2. Jaimie Wilson and Mick Plumb won and Keith Davies and Bill Partridge held firm to secure draws. Paul O'Brien lost.
OCTOBER 28, 2005: DEFENDING champions Bognor kicked off their South West Sussex League campaign with a home draw against Emsworth. Keith Davies and Jaimie Wilson were victorious, Paul O'Brien drew, and Bill Partridge and Laszlo Sagi lost. In the quickplay tournament, Bognor were edged out 3½-4½.
OCTOBER 15, 2005: The second round pairings in the club's Swiss tournament have been made.
OCTOBER 15, 2005: Several Bognor players had an impact in Sussex's opening victory over Surrey in the county Under 125 tournament. Laszlo Sagi won, Terry Peffer, Paul Taylor and Jaimie Wilson secured draws. Mick Plumb, captaining the side lost, though.
OCTOBER 4, 2005: The club's involvement in the Portsmouth League got underway when a combined Chi/Bognor team visited Fareham in division two. Unfortunately, the match looks lost - Mick Plumb and Jaimie Wilson losing, Philip Wake and Keith Davies drawing, and evenly-matched games between Ray Williams and Graham Thomas going to adjudication.
SEPTEMBER 16, 2005: Bognor's new season is underway, with the draw for the club's new-style championship - a Swiss - being made.
SEPTEMBER 2, 2005: BOGNOR'S highly successful summer tournament has been won by Keith Davies. Jaimie Wilson was second, Paul O'Brien, third.
JULY 28, 2005: THE new season's gradings have been issued. They are as follows: Robin Bavin 147; Luigi Caste 104; Donald Close 72; Keith Davies 135; Roland Downs 78; Ashley Eaves 51; Martyn Eaves 85; Ray Hunt 112; Richard Lilly 50; Keith Mansfield 31; Nick Mansfield 77; Paul O'Brien 126; Bill Partridge 144; Mick Plumb 113; Philip Wake 106; Jaimie Wilson 121.
JULY 22, 2005: HONOURS were shared at Bognor's annual meeting and trophies night. Bill Partridge was presented with the club championship, Keith Davies the lightning tournament trophy and Jaimie Wilson the knockout trophy and the club's most improved player award. Next season, Bognor will continue to compete in the South West Sussex League, which it won in 2004/05, and jointly with Chichester in the Portsmouth League. The two clubs will combine teams in three divisions and the team may be renamed with both club names in the title and play division three home games at Bognor.
JULY 9, 2005: Four wins out of six gave Bognor runners-up spot in the Brighton jamboree at the Dorothy Stringer School. This was the club's best performance for years. The team: Ray Williams, Keith Davies, Graham Thomas, Bill Partridge, Romauld Kotkiewicz and Mick Plumb.
JULY 9, 2005: Bognor's annual meeting takes place at The Bognor Club, on Friday, July 22 at 7.30pm. All members are encouraged to attend and participate in the meeting, which will be followed by the presentation of trophies.
JULY 1, 2005: Keith Davies won the 10-seconds-a-move lightning tournament, with Jaimie Wilson second and Bill Partridge, third.
JULY 1, 2005: Bognor looks set to field a strong team at the Brighton chess jamboree on Saturday, July 9. Bognor haven't fared particularly well in this tournament during recent years, however.
JUNE 17, 2005: Bognor members challenged visitors to East Preston Festival to a game a chess. Brilliant sunshine was enjoyed by players taking part at the Sea Horse cafe.
JUNE 17, 2005: Jaimie Wilson won the club's knockout tournament. He did it the hard way, defeating Keith Davies and Paul O'Brien en route to the final, where he defeated club champion Bill Partridge.
JUNE 12, 2005: Bognor is throwing down the gauntlet at East Preston Festival in its annual challenge the champions. Between 10am and 12 noon, on Saturday, June 18, anyone can take on a Bognor player at the Sea Horse Cafe in Sea Lane, as part of the village festival.
MAY 21, 2005: Bognor won the South West Sussex League by a convincing margin - the final league table has revealed. Emsworth and Worthing failed to complete their final game - leaving Bognor winners by a massive six points.
MAY 20, 2005: Bognor is running a summer tournament until the start of the new season in September. Players will gain more points for defeating stronger opponents.
MARCH 24, 2005: THE club's knockout tournament is heading towards the semi-final stage. Jaimie Wilson and Robin Bavin have qualified so far.
MARCH 14, 2005: BOGNOR are South West Sussex League champions. They completed their campaign with a 3-2 victory at Emsworth. Despite being under-strength - missing Bill Partridge and Paul O'Brien - they clinched the win that means they recapture a title they last won in 1998.
FEBRUARY 22, 2005: Bognor kept firmly on course for the South West Sussex League title with a resounding 4.5-.5 victory at Chichester. There were wins for Keith Davies, Bill Partridge, Mick Plumb and Jaimie Wilson, and a draw for Paul O'Brien.
FEBRUARY 11,2005: A DEPLETED Emsworth were missing two players for their quick-play match versus Bognor. Keith Davies and Robin Bavin beat their opponents 3.5/4 to win the match easily.
FEBRUARY 4, 2005: Bognor achieved a superb 3-2 win against Emsworth to keep them on course for the championship. The visitors defaulted the bottom board and Bill Partridge and Ray Hunt both won to set up the home side's victory. Keith Davies and Paul O'Brien lost against higher graded opponents.
FEBRUARY 1, 2005: Bognor nearly pulled off the impossible in their return match with Chichester in the McCarthur Cup. Trailing 5-1 from the "first leg", they beat an under-strength Chi side 4.5-1.5. Mick Plumb lost to Alousha Likhoded but the rest of the team - Keith Davies, Bill Partridge, Luigi Caste-Lung and Jaimie Wilson, with wins, and Paul O'Brien, a draw - put in an impressive performance.
JANUARY 28, 2005: Bognor's winning run in the South West Sussex League came to an end with a 2.5-2.5 draw at home to Worthing. Bognor looked like they were heading for victory, 2-1 up after Jaimie Wilson and Bill Partridge had cancelled out Mick Plumb's loss. But Keith Davies drew and David Chilvers fought back from a piece down to beat Paul O'Brien.
JANUARY 7, 2005: An under-strength Bognor side was overwhelmed by Chichester in the McCarthur Cup. They lost 1-5 but there were some fine performances, notably Donald Close's draw with Peter Rayment and a fine rearguard action by Jaimie Wilson, despite losing. Bill Partridge was the other Bognor player to retrieve a half-point, but Keith Davies, Mick Plumb and Martin Eaves all lost.
DECEMBER 6, 2005: BOGNOR stay undefeated in the South West Sussex League - they beat Chichester convincingly 4-1. Bill Partridge beat Ray Williams, Keith Davies overcame Peter Rayment, Jaimie Wilson lost to Graham Thomas and there were wins for Paul Taylor against M. Hatter and Martyn Eaves against Richard Lilly.
NOVEMBER 18,2005: BOGNOR outgunned Worthing in their second SWS match - beating their opponents in a tight finish, 3-2. Jaimie Wilson and Mick Plumb won and Keith Davies and Bill Partridge held firm to secure draws. Paul O'Brien lost.
OCTOBER 28, 2005: DEFENDING champions Bognor kicked off their South West Sussex League campaign with a home draw against Emsworth. Keith Davies and Jaimie Wilson were victorious, Paul O'Brien drew, and Bill Partridge and Laszlo Sagi lost. In the quickplay tournament, Bognor were edged out 3½-4½.
OCTOBER 15, 2005: The second round pairings in the club's Swiss tournament have been made.
OCTOBER 15, 2005: Several Bognor players had an impact in Sussex's opening victory over Surrey in the county Under 125 tournament. Laszlo Sagi won, Terry Peffer, Paul Taylor and Jaimie Wilson secured draws. Mick Plumb, captaining the side lost, though.
OCTOBER 4, 2005: The club's involvement in the Portsmouth League got underway when a combined Chi/Bognor team visited Fareham in division two. Unfortunately, the match looks lost - Mick Plumb and Jaimie Wilson losing, Philip Wake and Keith Davies drawing, and evenly-matched games between Ray Williams and Graham Thomas going to adjudication.
SEPTEMBER 16, 2005: Bognor's new season is underway, with the draw for the club's new-style championship - a Swiss - being made.
SEPTEMBER 2, 2005: BOGNOR'S highly successful summer tournament has been won by Keith Davies. Jaimie Wilson was second, Paul O'Brien, third.
JULY 28, 2005: THE new season's gradings have been issued. They are as follows: Robin Bavin 147; Luigi Caste 104; Donald Close 72; Keith Davies 135; Roland Downs 78; Ashley Eaves 51; Martyn Eaves 85; Ray Hunt 112; Richard Lilly 50; Keith Mansfield 31; Nick Mansfield 77; Paul O'Brien 126; Bill Partridge 144; Mick Plumb 113; Philip Wake 106; Jaimie Wilson 121.
JULY 22, 2005: HONOURS were shared at Bognor's annual meeting and trophies night. Bill Partridge was presented with the club championship, Keith Davies the lightning tournament trophy and Jaimie Wilson the knockout trophy and the club's most improved player award. Next season, Bognor will continue to compete in the South West Sussex League, which it won in 2004/05, and jointly with Chichester in the Portsmouth League. The two clubs will combine teams in three divisions and the team may be renamed with both club names in the title and play division three home games at Bognor.
JULY 9, 2005: Four wins out of six gave Bognor runners-up spot in the Brighton jamboree at the Dorothy Stringer School. This was the club's best performance for years. The team: Ray Williams, Keith Davies, Graham Thomas, Bill Partridge, Romauld Kotkiewicz and Mick Plumb.
JULY 9, 2005: Bognor's annual meeting takes place at The Bognor Club, on Friday, July 22 at 7.30pm. All members are encouraged to attend and participate in the meeting, which will be followed by the presentation of trophies.
JULY 1, 2005: Keith Davies won the 10-seconds-a-move lightning tournament, with Jaimie Wilson second and Bill Partridge, third.
JULY 1, 2005: Bognor looks set to field a strong team at the Brighton chess jamboree on Saturday, July 9. Bognor haven't fared particularly well in this tournament during recent years, however.
JUNE 17, 2005: Bognor members challenged visitors to East Preston Festival to a game a chess. Brilliant sunshine was enjoyed by players taking part at the Sea Horse cafe.
JUNE 17, 2005: Jaimie Wilson won the club's knockout tournament. He did it the hard way, defeating Keith Davies and Paul O'Brien en route to the final, where he defeated club champion Bill Partridge.
JUNE 12, 2005: Bognor is throwing down the gauntlet at East Preston Festival in its annual challenge the champions. Between 10am and 12 noon, on Saturday, June 18, anyone can take on a Bognor player at the Sea Horse Cafe in Sea Lane, as part of the village festival.
MAY 21, 2005: Bognor won the South West Sussex League by a convincing margin - the final league table has revealed. Emsworth and Worthing failed to complete their final game - leaving Bognor winners by a massive six points.
MAY 20, 2005: Bognor is running a summer tournament until the start of the new season in September. Players will gain more points for defeating stronger opponents.
MARCH 24, 2005: THE club's knockout tournament is heading towards the semi-final stage. Jaimie Wilson and Robin Bavin have qualified so far.
MARCH 14, 2005: BOGNOR are South West Sussex League champions. They completed their campaign with a 3-2 victory at Emsworth. Despite being under-strength - missing Bill Partridge and Paul O'Brien - they clinched the win that means they recapture a title they last won in 1998.
FEBRUARY 22, 2005: Bognor kept firmly on course for the South West Sussex League title with a resounding 4.5-.5 victory at Chichester. There were wins for Keith Davies, Bill Partridge, Mick Plumb and Jaimie Wilson, and a draw for Paul O'Brien.
FEBRUARY 11,2005: A DEPLETED Emsworth were missing two players for their quick-play match versus Bognor. Keith Davies and Robin Bavin beat their opponents 3.5/4 to win the match easily.
FEBRUARY 4, 2005: Bognor achieved a superb 3-2 win against Emsworth to keep them on course for the championship. The visitors defaulted the bottom board and Bill Partridge and Ray Hunt both won to set up the home side's victory. Keith Davies and Paul O'Brien lost against higher graded opponents.
FEBRUARY 1, 2005: Bognor nearly pulled off the impossible in their return match with Chichester in the McCarthur Cup. Trailing 5-1 from the "first leg", they beat an under-strength Chi side 4.5-1.5. Mick Plumb lost to Alousha Likhoded but the rest of the team - Keith Davies, Bill Partridge, Luigi Caste-Lung and Jaimie Wilson, with wins, and Paul O'Brien, a draw - put in an impressive performance.
JANUARY 28, 2005: Bognor's winning run in the South West Sussex League came to an end with a 2.5-2.5 draw at home to Worthing. Bognor looked like they were heading for victory, 2-1 up after Jaimie Wilson and Bill Partridge had cancelled out Mick Plumb's loss. But Keith Davies drew and David Chilvers fought back from a piece down to beat Paul O'Brien.
JANUARY 7, 2005: An under-strength Bognor side was overwhelmed by Chichester in the McCarthur Cup. They lost 1-5 but there were some fine performances, notably Donald Close's draw with Peter Rayment and a fine rearguard action by Jaimie Wilson, despite losing. Bill Partridge was the other Bognor player to retrieve a half-point, but Keith Davies, Mick Plumb and Martin Eaves all lost.
