2022 NEWS
DECEMBER 20: The combined Bognor/Chichester B team beat Fareham C 3-2 in a tight contest, which sees them lead division two of the Portsmouth League with Fareham B. Results: 1 Tom Howeson 1817 1 - 0 Thomas Philidor 1586. 2 Chris Squires 1702 0 - 1 Scott Waugh 1572. 3 S Coe 0 - 1 Stephen O'Toole1616. 4 Mike Spence 1757 1 - 0 Chris Budden. 5 Michael Webber 1628 1 - 0 Peter Cruddas 1383. In division 1, the A team lost their match v Cosham A 2.5-3.5. Results: 1 Jaimie Wilson 2167 ½ - ½ John Wheeler 1976.
2 Bill McDougall 2137 1 - 0 David Cordner 1932. 3 Rolandas Lukoshius 2091 0 - 1 Richard Puchades 1907. 4 Steve Smith 1828 0 - 1 Matthew Atkins 1755. 5 Norbert Gyorke 1 - 0 Ray Hartley 1751. 6 Tom Howeson 1817 0 - 1 Andrew Smith 1748.
DECEMBER 12: The club holds its pre-Christmas Blitz tournament on Friday (December 16) organised by Jamie Wood and Tracey Holmes. It's a Swiss tournament which means everyone gets five games, and if you lose a couple then you can expect easier opponents after that. The results are not sent to ECF for grading.
Schedule:
Round 1: 7.15pm - 7.35
Round 2: 7.40pm - 8.00
Round 3: 8.10pm - 8.30
Round 4: 8.35pm - 8.55
Round 5: 9.05pm - 9.25
Announcement of the winners: 9.30pm.
Please try to arrive as near 7pm as possible so the tournament can be started promptly. Time control is 5 minutes for all your moves with a 5-second increment, added from the start of the game.
Usual rules:
- touch-and-move applies
- one illegal move you have to take it back, a second illegal move loses the game
- if you run out of time you lose (except, if the other player has only a king, and you run out of time, it's a draw)
- if neither side can checkmate, eg King + Bishop vs King or King + Knight vs King, you should stop playing, it's automatically a draw.
If you have your own chess clock please bring it. If you have an Android phone (Samsung, Moto, Huawei etc) you can load up the necessary chess clock as an app onto your phone before you arrive and that would help too:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chess.clock&hl=en-GB
DECEMBER 12: A reminder that the club will not be open fr chess on Fridays, December 23 and 30. Chess will resume on Friday, January 6.
DECEMBER 5: Chichester/Bognor won their Cole Cup match against Portsmouth 4-1. Results: 1: J. Wilson (b) 1 - 0 T. Bird; 2: N. Gyorke 1 - 0 S. Venables; 3: S. Smith 0 - 1 K. Bhoi; 4: I. Judd 1 - 0 D. Ross (senior); 5: T. Howeson 1 - 0 P. Eyles.
DECEMBER 1: Members' grades have been updated, incorporating games played up to the end of November. The club's thanks go to Jaimie Wilson for collating results and Jamie Wood for uploading them all to the ECF grading database. Grades
NOVEMBER 29: The club will be holding a blitz tournament on Friday, December 16. The tournament, being run by Jamie Wood, with help from Tracey Holmes, will consist of five rounds of 5 mins + 5sec increment games. The club will not be open on the two Fridays either side of Christmas - December 23 and 30.
NOVEMBER 17: Chichester/Bognor B continued their successful start to the season, making it two wins out of two with a 4-1 victory at Cosham. Details:
1. Matthew Atkins 0 - 1 Norbert Gyorke; 2. Ray Hartley 0 - 1 Tom Howeson; 3. Andrew Smith 1 - 0 Chris. Squires; 4. Robert Arthur 0 - 1 Steve Coe; 5. Martin Banfield 0 - 1 Mike Spence.
NOVEMBER 16: Bognor had a 3-2 success against Shoreham Chess Club in a friendly five-board match at Sussex Yacht Club, Shoreham. Wins on the top three boards from Jaimie Wilson, Norbert Gyorke and Mike Spence secured victory. Mick Plumb and Warwick Turner lost their games. PICTURES RIGHT.
NOVEMBER 14: Chichester/Bognor A team kicked off the defence of their division one title with a 2-4 home reverse against Fareham. But there were good results for Bognor players with a win for Mike Spence and a draw from Norbert Gyorke. Results: 1 Jaimie Wilson 0 - 1 Roland Bezuidenhout; 2 Rolandas Lukoshius ½ - ½ Anthony Corkett; 3 Steve Smith 0 - 1 Keith Gregory; 4 Norbert Gyorke ½ - ½ R Ursell; 5 Chris Squires; 0 - 1 Joseph Coburn; 6 Mike Spence 1 - 0 Ted Black.
NOVEMBER 5: Grades have been updated to incorporate games played up to the end of October. Details
OCTOBER 24: Bognor players made a significant contribution to Chichester/Bognor B team's 4.5-.5 victory over Chichester/Bognor C in the opening game of the Portsmouth League division two season. Results: N Gyorke 1-0 S Coe; T Howeson 1-0 M Webber; C Squires 0.5-0.5 J Wood; M Spence 1-0 A Reed; M Pumb 1-0 A Mayger.
OCTOBER 15: The Club Championship is underway! The first few games have been played and a chart with results can be viewed here. Colours for all games are shown too. Players are encouraged to book games in advance of club evenings to avoid missing out on a game on the night.
OCTOBER 13: Games can now get underway in this season's Championship tournament. The draw for colours has been made and the chart can be viewed here. Jaimie Wilson, with 17/17, won last year's Championship.
OCTOBER 10: Alan Matthews and Adam Holmes participated in the Fareham Chess Congress at the weekend - Alan won two and drew one of his six games; Adam drew and lost, playing two games on the Saturday.
OCTOBER 10: Once again, Bognor players will be participating in the Portsmouth League, helping to make up with Chichester players a division 1 A side and two teams in division 2 - a B and a C team. Team fixtures can be viewed here: A team B team C team
OCTOBER 9: Adam Holmes has been presented with the club's Most Improved Player award for his performances at the club throughout the past season and for his prize-winning achievements at external tournaments. Adam, who was unable to attend the club's AGM and presentation evening, was presented with the Mike Hemming/Keith Davies trophy at his home . Gallery
OCTOBER 5: Grades have been updated to reflect games played in September. Grades
SEPTEMBER 30: Jaimie Wilson was presented with the club's Championship trophy as well as the Knockout Cup at the club's annual meeting and presentations evening. Norbert Gyorke won the Summer Tournament. Gallery
SEPTEMBER 26: The club's annual meeting and presentations ceremony takes place at The Bognor Club on Friday, September 30, when plans for the forthcoming season are discussed. The evening will conclude with a simul against club champion Jaimie Wilson. His Knockout Final win against Mike Spence can be played through here
SEPTEMBER 20: Jamie Wood has very kindly, and methodically, transcribed the list of previous holders of the Knockout tournament, stretching back to 1948. Older members will recall many familiar names from the past, including Mandy Hepworth, Reg Jackson, a former secretary, and the two Christmases - Peter and Paul. Some of the names are a bit unclear - and there is also a "doubling up" for 1984 so if anyone spots any errors let us know so they can be corrected. Honours board
SEPTEMBER 19: Norbert Gyorke has won the club's Summer Tournament, victory against Jamie Wood sealing it for him. A close second was Mike Spence, with Mick Plumb third. Results
SEPTEMBER 3: Jaimie Wilson has clinched the "club double", defeating Mike Spence in the club's Knockout Tournament. This followed his 100% 17/17 success in the club championship, which clinched him the title.
SEPTEMBER 1: The players' grades have been updated and can be viewed here.
AUGUST 22: The club's Knockout tournament final will be between Mike Spence and Jaimie Wilson. Mike beat Rob in the semi-final, while Jaimie defeated Mick Plumb. Details
AUGUST 7: New grades, reflecting results of games played up to the end of July, have been issued and can be viewed here.JULY 15: The four semi-finalists in the club's Knockout tournament are now known - Jaimie Wilson will play Mick Plumb and Mike Spence faces Rob Harrison, who knocked out the holder, Jamie Wood. Details
JULY 9: The club's Summer Tournament is now well underway, with several games played. Details
JULY 1: Grades have been updated to include all graded games up to the end of June. Details
JUNE 28: The first few games have been played in the club's Summer Tournament, being run by Jaimie Wilson. Players will be rewarded with points according to the quality of their opponent. Games will count for grading. Details
JUNE 21: Bognor players Jaimie Wilson, Mike Spence, Rob Harrison and Adam Holmes helped make up a Chichster/Bognor select team which played Fareham - Southampton League champions v Portsmouth League winners. But the team found the going tough, going down 10-2. Mike salvaged a point against Ted Black.
JUNE 4: The club's East Preston Festival Chess Challenge was back ... after a three-year absence due to Covid. Club members Jaimie Wilson, Bill Partridge, Adam Raphael Holmes and Mike Spence hosted visitors to the Tudor Tavern, together with Chichester Chess Club chairman Steve Smith. Also joining the fun were former Bognor members Celia Buckley and Terry Peffer. Seven boards were kept busy throughout the morning. Picture galleryJUNE 1: The new gradings updated until the end of May have been issued. Here
MAY 29: This coming Saturday, the club is holding its popular chess challenge as part of East Preston Festival. It's the chance for members of the public to take us on at chess. It's at a new venue this year, the Tutor Tavern, 138-140 Sea Rd, East Preston, BN16 1NN. The evn on Saturday, June 4, between 10am and 12 noon. We’ve got the courtyard out front but if the weather takes a turn for the worse, we can either go inside or utilise the back garden, which is under cover. There’s usually free on-road parking spaces and a car park opposite. It’s has been plenty of fun in the past so make a note of it in your diary!
MAY 22: The club’s juniors did Bognor and Arun proud at the weekend as the Sussex Junior Chess Grand Prix season came to an end in Worthing. Adam Rafael Holmes participated in the Under-18 Major for the first time and lost only two games out of six. He gained three draws and a win. This was enough to secure him two prizes – a grading award for performance on the day and second place in the year-long age competition, for him the Under-13s. He took home cash, a medal for achieving at least five grand prix in the season and a hologram rook inside a perspex case for his second place prize.
In the Under-18 Minor, Vishal Leo Thomas scored 3/6 - an excellent result for his first tournament. In the Under-11 Minor, Dominic Bourdaire scored 3.5, a great result, too. Rahul Leo Thomas scored a highly creditable 2.5. He accepted a draw in his third game though he was up Q+R v Q+P+P - victory would have given him3/3. In round 4 he played the eventual 6/6 winner.
MAY 17: The combined Chichester/Bognor team has won the Cole Cup Plate. They beat Fareham B 3.5-1.5. Results: 1: Jaimie Wilson 1 - 0 Joe Coburn (w); 2: Jasper Wilson 1 - 0 Ted Black; 3: Chris Squires 1/2 - 1/2 Dave Elliott; 4: Mike Spence 0 - 1 Ashraf Syed; 5: Isaac McDonald 1 - 0 Sofia Syed. Well done captain Jaimie! Details
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
MARCH 1: THE club is holding a five-round 10-minute blitz tournament on Friday, March 4. It is being organised by Jamie Wood with help from Tracey Holmes. Please let Jamie know asap if you would like to play, if you have not done so already. DETAILS
MARCH 1: A strong Cosham B side defeated Chichester/Bognor B 4-1 in division two of the Portsmouth League. Results: D Hardy-Wallace 0 R Hartley 1; T Howeson 1 A Smith 0; M Plumb 0 M Butler 1; M Webber 0 G Feltham 1; L Jolley 0 M Atkins 1
MARCH 1: A strong Cosham B side defeated Chichester/Bognor B 4-1 in division two of the Portsmouth League. Results: D Hardy-Wallace 0 R Hartley 1; T Howeson 1 A Smith 0; M Plumb 0 M Butler 1; M Webber 0 G Feltham 1; L Jolley 0 M Atkins 1
FEBRUARY 21: Bognor/Chichester A have retained the Portsmouth League division one title ... with a game to spare. Their 4-2 victory over Emsworth A meant the team has 9 out of 10 points and cannot now be caught. Results: 1. Jaimie Wilson 1-0 Philip Stimpson; 2. Bill McDougall 1-0 Kier Eyles; 3. Andrew McDougall 1-0 Peter Dallas; 4. Rolandas Lukoshius 1-0 Phil Pinto; 5. Steve Smith 0-1 Edward Blanden; 6. Mick Plumb 0-1 Calum Brown.
FEBRUARY 13: John Wheeler has resigned his adjourned game v Jaimie Wilson in the Cosham A v Chichester/Bognor A team match ... resulting in a 3-3 draw.
FEBRUARY 10: Chichester/Bognor A team's match against Cosham is delicately poised - it's 2-3 to Cosham, with Jaimie Wilson's game adjourned. Results: J F Wheeler adj Jaimie Wilson; D A Cordner 0.5 Andrew McDougall; M Atkins 0-1 Rolandas Lukoshius; A Smith 0.5 Steve Smith; M Butler 1-0 Dan Hardy Wallace; G Feltham 1-0 Mick Plumb.
FEBRUARY 7: Chichester/Bognor lost their Cole Cup clash at home to Cosham 3-2. The home side were 3-0 down at one stage but late wins for Rolandas Lukoshius and Steve Smith brought the score back to 2-3. Results: John Wheeler 1 Jaimie Wilson 0; Andrew McDougall 0 Dave Cordner 1; Andrew Smith 0 Rolandas Lukoshius 1; Steve Smith 1 Matthew Atkins 0; George Feltham 1 Mike Spence 0.
FEBRUARY 7: Adam Holmes enjoyed tremendous success at the Horsham Grand Prix at the weekend - winning the Under 18 Minor trophy, having achieved a terrific score of 5/6. Not only that, one of Bognor's newest players, Dominic Bourdaire, in the u11 Minor section, scored a well deserved 3.5/6. John Hargreaves was present to see his grandson, Neo, get in on the act too, gaining 2/6.
FEBRUARY 5: Tournament controller Jaimie Wilson has announced the draw for the club's Knockout Tournament. Full details here.FEBRUARY 4: Bognor and Chichester will be seeing double next week - they play their Cole Cup match at home to Cosham on Monday (February 7) and then the clubs’ combined A team take on the same opponents away three days later on Thursday in division one of the Portsmouth League.
JANUARY 24: A powerful Portsmouth B team overcame Bognor/Chichester B 3.5-1.5. Results: D H Wallace 0.5 D Ross (snr); T Howeson 0-1 S Venables;
I Richardson 0-1 W Bradley; M Spence 1-0 C Campbell; M Plumb 0-1 P Hebblethwaite.
JANUARY 24: The club is holding a 10-minute Blitz tournament on March 4, organised by Jamie Wood, helped by Tracey Holmes. It will be a five-round Swiss-style tournament. The evening will start at 7.15pm prompt. Please advise Jamie if you would like to participate, though entries will be accepted on the night.
JANUARY 22: Jaimie Wilson played top board for the Sussex team against Kent. He came up against Irish IM Conor Murphy, graded 2517, who beat Jaimie, 2194, but two wins in the final two games enabled Sussex to hold a Kent side, which out-graded Sussex on every board, to a highly creditable draw.
JANUARY 17: Chichester/Bognor A defeated Portsmouth A 3.5-2.5 in a close match - making it three wins from three this season. Results: 1. Jaimie Wilson 1/2 T. Bird; 2. Bill McDougall 1/2 D. Goddard; 3. Andrew McDougall 1-0 D. Ross snr; 4. Rolandas Lukoshius 1-0 S. Venables; 5. Steve Smith 1/2 D Ross jnr; 6. Mick Plumb 0-1 W. Bradley.
2 Bill McDougall 2137 1 - 0 David Cordner 1932. 3 Rolandas Lukoshius 2091 0 - 1 Richard Puchades 1907. 4 Steve Smith 1828 0 - 1 Matthew Atkins 1755. 5 Norbert Gyorke 1 - 0 Ray Hartley 1751. 6 Tom Howeson 1817 0 - 1 Andrew Smith 1748.
DECEMBER 12: The club holds its pre-Christmas Blitz tournament on Friday (December 16) organised by Jamie Wood and Tracey Holmes. It's a Swiss tournament which means everyone gets five games, and if you lose a couple then you can expect easier opponents after that. The results are not sent to ECF for grading.
Schedule:
Round 1: 7.15pm - 7.35
Round 2: 7.40pm - 8.00
Round 3: 8.10pm - 8.30
Round 4: 8.35pm - 8.55
Round 5: 9.05pm - 9.25
Announcement of the winners: 9.30pm.
Please try to arrive as near 7pm as possible so the tournament can be started promptly. Time control is 5 minutes for all your moves with a 5-second increment, added from the start of the game.
Usual rules:
- touch-and-move applies
- one illegal move you have to take it back, a second illegal move loses the game
- if you run out of time you lose (except, if the other player has only a king, and you run out of time, it's a draw)
- if neither side can checkmate, eg King + Bishop vs King or King + Knight vs King, you should stop playing, it's automatically a draw.
If you have your own chess clock please bring it. If you have an Android phone (Samsung, Moto, Huawei etc) you can load up the necessary chess clock as an app onto your phone before you arrive and that would help too:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chess.clock&hl=en-GB
DECEMBER 12: A reminder that the club will not be open fr chess on Fridays, December 23 and 30. Chess will resume on Friday, January 6.
DECEMBER 5: Chichester/Bognor won their Cole Cup match against Portsmouth 4-1. Results: 1: J. Wilson (b) 1 - 0 T. Bird; 2: N. Gyorke 1 - 0 S. Venables; 3: S. Smith 0 - 1 K. Bhoi; 4: I. Judd 1 - 0 D. Ross (senior); 5: T. Howeson 1 - 0 P. Eyles.
DECEMBER 1: Members' grades have been updated, incorporating games played up to the end of November. The club's thanks go to Jaimie Wilson for collating results and Jamie Wood for uploading them all to the ECF grading database. Grades
NOVEMBER 29: The club will be holding a blitz tournament on Friday, December 16. The tournament, being run by Jamie Wood, with help from Tracey Holmes, will consist of five rounds of 5 mins + 5sec increment games. The club will not be open on the two Fridays either side of Christmas - December 23 and 30.
NOVEMBER 17: Chichester/Bognor B continued their successful start to the season, making it two wins out of two with a 4-1 victory at Cosham. Details:
1. Matthew Atkins 0 - 1 Norbert Gyorke; 2. Ray Hartley 0 - 1 Tom Howeson; 3. Andrew Smith 1 - 0 Chris. Squires; 4. Robert Arthur 0 - 1 Steve Coe; 5. Martin Banfield 0 - 1 Mike Spence.
NOVEMBER 16: Bognor had a 3-2 success against Shoreham Chess Club in a friendly five-board match at Sussex Yacht Club, Shoreham. Wins on the top three boards from Jaimie Wilson, Norbert Gyorke and Mike Spence secured victory. Mick Plumb and Warwick Turner lost their games. PICTURES RIGHT.
NOVEMBER 14: Chichester/Bognor A team kicked off the defence of their division one title with a 2-4 home reverse against Fareham. But there were good results for Bognor players with a win for Mike Spence and a draw from Norbert Gyorke. Results: 1 Jaimie Wilson 0 - 1 Roland Bezuidenhout; 2 Rolandas Lukoshius ½ - ½ Anthony Corkett; 3 Steve Smith 0 - 1 Keith Gregory; 4 Norbert Gyorke ½ - ½ R Ursell; 5 Chris Squires; 0 - 1 Joseph Coburn; 6 Mike Spence 1 - 0 Ted Black.
NOVEMBER 5: Grades have been updated to incorporate games played up to the end of October. Details
OCTOBER 24: Bognor players made a significant contribution to Chichester/Bognor B team's 4.5-.5 victory over Chichester/Bognor C in the opening game of the Portsmouth League division two season. Results: N Gyorke 1-0 S Coe; T Howeson 1-0 M Webber; C Squires 0.5-0.5 J Wood; M Spence 1-0 A Reed; M Pumb 1-0 A Mayger.
OCTOBER 15: The Club Championship is underway! The first few games have been played and a chart with results can be viewed here. Colours for all games are shown too. Players are encouraged to book games in advance of club evenings to avoid missing out on a game on the night.
OCTOBER 13: Games can now get underway in this season's Championship tournament. The draw for colours has been made and the chart can be viewed here. Jaimie Wilson, with 17/17, won last year's Championship.
OCTOBER 10: Alan Matthews and Adam Holmes participated in the Fareham Chess Congress at the weekend - Alan won two and drew one of his six games; Adam drew and lost, playing two games on the Saturday.
OCTOBER 10: Once again, Bognor players will be participating in the Portsmouth League, helping to make up with Chichester players a division 1 A side and two teams in division 2 - a B and a C team. Team fixtures can be viewed here: A team B team C team
OCTOBER 9: Adam Holmes has been presented with the club's Most Improved Player award for his performances at the club throughout the past season and for his prize-winning achievements at external tournaments. Adam, who was unable to attend the club's AGM and presentation evening, was presented with the Mike Hemming/Keith Davies trophy at his home . Gallery
OCTOBER 5: Grades have been updated to reflect games played in September. Grades
SEPTEMBER 30: Jaimie Wilson was presented with the club's Championship trophy as well as the Knockout Cup at the club's annual meeting and presentations evening. Norbert Gyorke won the Summer Tournament. Gallery
SEPTEMBER 26: The club's annual meeting and presentations ceremony takes place at The Bognor Club on Friday, September 30, when plans for the forthcoming season are discussed. The evening will conclude with a simul against club champion Jaimie Wilson. His Knockout Final win against Mike Spence can be played through here
SEPTEMBER 20: Jamie Wood has very kindly, and methodically, transcribed the list of previous holders of the Knockout tournament, stretching back to 1948. Older members will recall many familiar names from the past, including Mandy Hepworth, Reg Jackson, a former secretary, and the two Christmases - Peter and Paul. Some of the names are a bit unclear - and there is also a "doubling up" for 1984 so if anyone spots any errors let us know so they can be corrected. Honours board
SEPTEMBER 19: Norbert Gyorke has won the club's Summer Tournament, victory against Jamie Wood sealing it for him. A close second was Mike Spence, with Mick Plumb third. Results
SEPTEMBER 3: Jaimie Wilson has clinched the "club double", defeating Mike Spence in the club's Knockout Tournament. This followed his 100% 17/17 success in the club championship, which clinched him the title.
SEPTEMBER 1: The players' grades have been updated and can be viewed here.
AUGUST 22: The club's Knockout tournament final will be between Mike Spence and Jaimie Wilson. Mike beat Rob in the semi-final, while Jaimie defeated Mick Plumb. Details
AUGUST 7: New grades, reflecting results of games played up to the end of July, have been issued and can be viewed here.JULY 15: The four semi-finalists in the club's Knockout tournament are now known - Jaimie Wilson will play Mick Plumb and Mike Spence faces Rob Harrison, who knocked out the holder, Jamie Wood. Details
JULY 9: The club's Summer Tournament is now well underway, with several games played. Details
JULY 1: Grades have been updated to include all graded games up to the end of June. Details
JUNE 28: The first few games have been played in the club's Summer Tournament, being run by Jaimie Wilson. Players will be rewarded with points according to the quality of their opponent. Games will count for grading. Details
JUNE 21: Bognor players Jaimie Wilson, Mike Spence, Rob Harrison and Adam Holmes helped make up a Chichster/Bognor select team which played Fareham - Southampton League champions v Portsmouth League winners. But the team found the going tough, going down 10-2. Mike salvaged a point against Ted Black.
JUNE 4: The club's East Preston Festival Chess Challenge was back ... after a three-year absence due to Covid. Club members Jaimie Wilson, Bill Partridge, Adam Raphael Holmes and Mike Spence hosted visitors to the Tudor Tavern, together with Chichester Chess Club chairman Steve Smith. Also joining the fun were former Bognor members Celia Buckley and Terry Peffer. Seven boards were kept busy throughout the morning. Picture galleryJUNE 1: The new gradings updated until the end of May have been issued. Here
MAY 29: This coming Saturday, the club is holding its popular chess challenge as part of East Preston Festival. It's the chance for members of the public to take us on at chess. It's at a new venue this year, the Tutor Tavern, 138-140 Sea Rd, East Preston, BN16 1NN. The evn on Saturday, June 4, between 10am and 12 noon. We’ve got the courtyard out front but if the weather takes a turn for the worse, we can either go inside or utilise the back garden, which is under cover. There’s usually free on-road parking spaces and a car park opposite. It’s has been plenty of fun in the past so make a note of it in your diary!
MAY 22: The club’s juniors did Bognor and Arun proud at the weekend as the Sussex Junior Chess Grand Prix season came to an end in Worthing. Adam Rafael Holmes participated in the Under-18 Major for the first time and lost only two games out of six. He gained three draws and a win. This was enough to secure him two prizes – a grading award for performance on the day and second place in the year-long age competition, for him the Under-13s. He took home cash, a medal for achieving at least five grand prix in the season and a hologram rook inside a perspex case for his second place prize.
In the Under-18 Minor, Vishal Leo Thomas scored 3/6 - an excellent result for his first tournament. In the Under-11 Minor, Dominic Bourdaire scored 3.5, a great result, too. Rahul Leo Thomas scored a highly creditable 2.5. He accepted a draw in his third game though he was up Q+R v Q+P+P - victory would have given him3/3. In round 4 he played the eventual 6/6 winner.
MAY 17: The combined Chichester/Bognor team has won the Cole Cup Plate. They beat Fareham B 3.5-1.5. Results: 1: Jaimie Wilson 1 - 0 Joe Coburn (w); 2: Jasper Wilson 1 - 0 Ted Black; 3: Chris Squires 1/2 - 1/2 Dave Elliott; 4: Mike Spence 0 - 1 Ashraf Syed; 5: Isaac McDonald 1 - 0 Sofia Syed. Well done captain Jaimie! Details
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
MARCH 1: THE club is holding a five-round 10-minute blitz tournament on Friday, March 4. It is being organised by Jamie Wood with help from Tracey Holmes. Please let Jamie know asap if you would like to play, if you have not done so already. DETAILS
MARCH 1: A strong Cosham B side defeated Chichester/Bognor B 4-1 in division two of the Portsmouth League. Results: D Hardy-Wallace 0 R Hartley 1; T Howeson 1 A Smith 0; M Plumb 0 M Butler 1; M Webber 0 G Feltham 1; L Jolley 0 M Atkins 1
MARCH 1: A strong Cosham B side defeated Chichester/Bognor B 4-1 in division two of the Portsmouth League. Results: D Hardy-Wallace 0 R Hartley 1; T Howeson 1 A Smith 0; M Plumb 0 M Butler 1; M Webber 0 G Feltham 1; L Jolley 0 M Atkins 1
FEBRUARY 21: Bognor/Chichester A have retained the Portsmouth League division one title ... with a game to spare. Their 4-2 victory over Emsworth A meant the team has 9 out of 10 points and cannot now be caught. Results: 1. Jaimie Wilson 1-0 Philip Stimpson; 2. Bill McDougall 1-0 Kier Eyles; 3. Andrew McDougall 1-0 Peter Dallas; 4. Rolandas Lukoshius 1-0 Phil Pinto; 5. Steve Smith 0-1 Edward Blanden; 6. Mick Plumb 0-1 Calum Brown.
FEBRUARY 13: John Wheeler has resigned his adjourned game v Jaimie Wilson in the Cosham A v Chichester/Bognor A team match ... resulting in a 3-3 draw.
FEBRUARY 10: Chichester/Bognor A team's match against Cosham is delicately poised - it's 2-3 to Cosham, with Jaimie Wilson's game adjourned. Results: J F Wheeler adj Jaimie Wilson; D A Cordner 0.5 Andrew McDougall; M Atkins 0-1 Rolandas Lukoshius; A Smith 0.5 Steve Smith; M Butler 1-0 Dan Hardy Wallace; G Feltham 1-0 Mick Plumb.
FEBRUARY 7: Chichester/Bognor lost their Cole Cup clash at home to Cosham 3-2. The home side were 3-0 down at one stage but late wins for Rolandas Lukoshius and Steve Smith brought the score back to 2-3. Results: John Wheeler 1 Jaimie Wilson 0; Andrew McDougall 0 Dave Cordner 1; Andrew Smith 0 Rolandas Lukoshius 1; Steve Smith 1 Matthew Atkins 0; George Feltham 1 Mike Spence 0.
FEBRUARY 7: Adam Holmes enjoyed tremendous success at the Horsham Grand Prix at the weekend - winning the Under 18 Minor trophy, having achieved a terrific score of 5/6. Not only that, one of Bognor's newest players, Dominic Bourdaire, in the u11 Minor section, scored a well deserved 3.5/6. John Hargreaves was present to see his grandson, Neo, get in on the act too, gaining 2/6.
FEBRUARY 5: Tournament controller Jaimie Wilson has announced the draw for the club's Knockout Tournament. Full details here.FEBRUARY 4: Bognor and Chichester will be seeing double next week - they play their Cole Cup match at home to Cosham on Monday (February 7) and then the clubs’ combined A team take on the same opponents away three days later on Thursday in division one of the Portsmouth League.
JANUARY 24: A powerful Portsmouth B team overcame Bognor/Chichester B 3.5-1.5. Results: D H Wallace 0.5 D Ross (snr); T Howeson 0-1 S Venables;
I Richardson 0-1 W Bradley; M Spence 1-0 C Campbell; M Plumb 0-1 P Hebblethwaite.
JANUARY 24: The club is holding a 10-minute Blitz tournament on March 4, organised by Jamie Wood, helped by Tracey Holmes. It will be a five-round Swiss-style tournament. The evening will start at 7.15pm prompt. Please advise Jamie if you would like to participate, though entries will be accepted on the night.
JANUARY 22: Jaimie Wilson played top board for the Sussex team against Kent. He came up against Irish IM Conor Murphy, graded 2517, who beat Jaimie, 2194, but two wins in the final two games enabled Sussex to hold a Kent side, which out-graded Sussex on every board, to a highly creditable draw.
JANUARY 17: Chichester/Bognor A defeated Portsmouth A 3.5-2.5 in a close match - making it three wins from three this season. Results: 1. Jaimie Wilson 1/2 T. Bird; 2. Bill McDougall 1/2 D. Goddard; 3. Andrew McDougall 1-0 D. Ross snr; 4. Rolandas Lukoshius 1-0 S. Venables; 5. Steve Smith 1/2 D Ross jnr; 6. Mick Plumb 0-1 W. Bradley.
