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JUNE 27: The annual chess challenge at East Preston Festival was not as well attended as previous years ... but members and a number of visitors still had an entertaining morning at The Tudor Tavern. Picture Gallery
JUNE 18: It was a tough match to end the season for Chichester B/Bognor in the Cole Cup Plate final, Emsworth winning 4.5-.5. Captain Mike Spence said the games were much closer than the score suggested. Results: .B1 Norbert 1/2-1/2 K Eyles; B2 Tom H 0-1 P Northcott; B3 Lara 0-1 E Blande; B4 Mike S 0-1 P Pinto; B5 Mike W 0-1 M Davies.
JUNE 8: The club holds its annual chess challenge at East Preston Festival on Saturday June 8, 10am-mid-day, at The Tudor Tavern. (138-140 Sea Road, East Preston, BN16 1NN). All members are welcome at the event, designed to attract members of the public to take us on in a game.
JUNE 4: Bognor and Arun Chess Club have won The Paul Watson Trophy this season, defeating Lewes on board count in a tense match. Game details: Richard Welford 0 Jaimie Wilson 1; Matthew Masani 1 Norbert Gyorke 0; Alex Von der Becke 0 Sidhanth Pai 1; Andy Mitchell 1 Peter Christmas 0. The trophy is named after the former longstanding secretary of the Sussex County Chess Association. The route to the final
JUNE 1: Grades have been updated to include members' games played in May. Details.
MAY 28: The combined Bognor/Chichester A team finished a solid second in division one of the Portsmouth League, their final match ending in a 3-3 draw with Portsmouth A. Results: Bd 1 Barentsev O 0.5 J Wilson; Bd 2 Bird T 1-0 V Gunatilake; Bd 3 Bradley W 0.5 W McDougall; Bd 4 Venables S 1-0 N Gyorke; Bd 5 Johnson J 0-1 I Judd; Bd 6 Hicks H 0-1 S Smith.
MAY 20: Captain Mike Spence has successfully navigated the combined Chichester/Bognor B team to the second division title in the Portsmouth League, thanks to a final game 3-2 victory over Cosham B. Results: 1 N Gyorke 0-1 W Grummitt; 2 T Howeson 1-0 M Atkinson; 3 S Smith 1-0 P Mc Evoy; 4 M Spence 0-1 P Jackson; 5 C Squires 1-0 C Harris. Table
MAY 8: This year's summer tournament is now underway - full details: Summer tournament. Players are rewarded with extra points for achieving success against stronger opponents.
MAY 6: It was a weekend to remember for young Andrew Xue, who has qualified for the 2024 Giga-finals, which will take place at Esher on July 20-21. Andrew booked his place with an impressive 4/6 score in the Mega-finals in Britain’s largest junior chess competition.
MAY 2: On Saturday, June 8, 10am-12 noon, as part of the East Preston village festival, Bognor and Arun Chess Club will be holding its annual chess challenge, when visitors can take on members of the club and play some friendly chess, hopefully outdoors if the weather permits. It takes place at The Tudor Tavern, 138-140 Sea Road, East Preston, BN16 1NN. It’s a very friendly atmosphere and drinks, including coffee, will be available at the bar. There are lots of village festival events on during the day for those who may be interested in staying on: https://www.eastprestonfestival.co.uk The event will take place outside, if the weather’s ok, but inside if wet.
MAY 1: Grades have been updated to include members' games played in April. Details.
APRIL 19: Bognor and Arun Chess Club will play Lewes in the final of the Paul Watson Trophy after a marvellous 2.5-1.5 victory over East Grinstead. Results: 1:Jaimie Wilson 0 - 1 Dan Rosen (w); 2: Norbert Gyorke 1 - 0 Ian Dennis;
3: Mike Spence 1/2 - 1/2 Adrian Waldock; 4: Sidhanth Pai 1 - 0 Robert Wall.
APRIL 16: Chichester/Bognor B go into their last fixture of the season top of division two thanks to a vital 3.5-1.5 victory at Fareham C. Results: T Philidor 0-1 N Gyorke; D Elliott 1/2-1/2 L Osiyemi; J Mc Burnie 0-1 S Coe; A Syed 1-0 M Plumb; A Trandafir 0-1 M Spence. The result puts us level with Fareham C, both with one match to play. We are plus 2 on aggregate. Fareham C go first to Portsmouth B, so Chichester/Bognor B will know exactly what they need to win by in their remaining home match v Cosham B in May. Table
APRIL 8: Bognor and Arun Chess Club faces East Grinstead in the semi-final of the Paul Watson Trophy at the club on Friday, April 19.
APRIL 1: Grades have been updated to include members' games played in March. Details.MARCH 25: Chichester/Bognor A team secured an excellent victory over league leaders Fareham A 3.5 - 2.5. The result means the team has now beaten the two sides who defeated them in the first half of the season. Results: 1. Jaimie Wilson 0 Roland Bezuidenhout 1 ; 2. Andrew McDougall 1/2 Anthony Corkett; 3. Bill McDougall 1/2 Keith Gregory; 4. Vinuda Gunatilake 1 Paul Janota 0; 5. Steve Smith 1/2 Stephen O'Toole; 6. Norbert Gyorke 1 Ted Black 0.
MARCH 21: The combined Bognor/Chichester B team kept themselves in contention for the division two title in the Portsmouth League with an impressive 3.5-1.5 victory away to Portsmouth B. Results: B1 S Venables 1-0 N Gyorke; B2 P Hebblethwaite 1/2 S Smith; B3 E Basher 0-1 M Plumb; B4 C Campbell 0-1 M Spence; B5 P Barker 0-1 J Wood.
MARCH 1: Grades have been updated to include members' games played in February. Details.
FEBRUARY 14: The combined Bognor and Chichester A team enjoyed a crushing 5-1 away win at Fareham. Results: 1. Jaimie Wilson 1 J Coburn 0; 2. Bill McDougall 1 J Wicken 0; 3. Vinuda Gunatilake 1 T Black 0; 4. Tom Howeson 1 D Elliott 0; 5. LaraOsiyemi 1/2 A Syed; 6. Steve Smith1/2 J McBurnie.
FEBRUARY 8: Sad news to report that John Kalber, a long-serving member of the chess club, up to a year ago, has died. John was previously a member of Rustington Chess Club for many years until it stopped running. Those of us who remember John would have regarded him as a doughty opponent, who had a pretty high grade in his heyday, still with the ability to overcome stronger players with many a trick or two up his sleeve. Sadly, John was not in the best of health in recent times but despite being aged over 90 was more than capable of giving any opponent a strong game.
FEBRUARY 6: Bognor/Chichester's Cole Cup A team lost 2-3 to a strong Cosham side. Results: 1. Andrew McDougall 1/2 John Wheeler 2. Jaimie Wilson 1 - 0 David Cordner 3. Steven Smith 0 - 1 Will Grummitt 4. William McDougall 1/2 Richard Puchades 5. Ian Judd 0 - 1 Andrew Smith.
FEBRUARY 2: Grades have been updated to include members' games played in January. Details.
JANUARY 26: Bognor and Arun Chess Club clinched a semi-final place in the Paul Watson Trophy with a 2.5-1.5 victory over Horsham. Results: 1) Jaimie Wilson (2123) 1/2 - 1/2 James Mansson (2067); 2) Norbert Gyorke (1858) 1 - 0 Robert McDonald (1787); 3) Peter Christmas (1713) 0 - 1 Robert Lanzer (1765); 4) Sidhanth Pai (1445) 1 - 0 Jonathan Taylor (1555).
JANUARY 22: The combined Bognor/Chichester B team drew against Fareham C in their Portsmouth League division two clash. Results: Bill Emerson 1/2 D Elliott; Tom Howeson 0-1 T Philidor; Steve Smith 1/2 A Syed; Chris Squires 1/2 J Mc Bernie; Steve Coe 1-0 P Cruddas.
JANUARY 20: The draw for this season's Knockout tournament has been made - with 20 players scheduled to take part. Draw
JANUARY 12: Norbert Gyorke emerged victorious in the club's start-of-the-year Blitz tournament, organised by Jamie Wood. Norbert won a play-off against Jaimie Wilson, with whom he was level on points after five rounds. PICTURES
JANUARY 1: New grades have been issued - taking into account games played during December. Grades
JANUARY 1, 2024: The club is holding a blitz tournament on Friday, January 12. Our thanks to Jamie Wood for very kindly agreeing to arrange and run the event again.
JUNE 18: It was a tough match to end the season for Chichester B/Bognor in the Cole Cup Plate final, Emsworth winning 4.5-.5. Captain Mike Spence said the games were much closer than the score suggested. Results: .B1 Norbert 1/2-1/2 K Eyles; B2 Tom H 0-1 P Northcott; B3 Lara 0-1 E Blande; B4 Mike S 0-1 P Pinto; B5 Mike W 0-1 M Davies.
JUNE 8: The club holds its annual chess challenge at East Preston Festival on Saturday June 8, 10am-mid-day, at The Tudor Tavern. (138-140 Sea Road, East Preston, BN16 1NN). All members are welcome at the event, designed to attract members of the public to take us on in a game.
JUNE 4: Bognor and Arun Chess Club have won The Paul Watson Trophy this season, defeating Lewes on board count in a tense match. Game details: Richard Welford 0 Jaimie Wilson 1; Matthew Masani 1 Norbert Gyorke 0; Alex Von der Becke 0 Sidhanth Pai 1; Andy Mitchell 1 Peter Christmas 0. The trophy is named after the former longstanding secretary of the Sussex County Chess Association. The route to the final
JUNE 1: Grades have been updated to include members' games played in May. Details.
MAY 28: The combined Bognor/Chichester A team finished a solid second in division one of the Portsmouth League, their final match ending in a 3-3 draw with Portsmouth A. Results: Bd 1 Barentsev O 0.5 J Wilson; Bd 2 Bird T 1-0 V Gunatilake; Bd 3 Bradley W 0.5 W McDougall; Bd 4 Venables S 1-0 N Gyorke; Bd 5 Johnson J 0-1 I Judd; Bd 6 Hicks H 0-1 S Smith.
MAY 20: Captain Mike Spence has successfully navigated the combined Chichester/Bognor B team to the second division title in the Portsmouth League, thanks to a final game 3-2 victory over Cosham B. Results: 1 N Gyorke 0-1 W Grummitt; 2 T Howeson 1-0 M Atkinson; 3 S Smith 1-0 P Mc Evoy; 4 M Spence 0-1 P Jackson; 5 C Squires 1-0 C Harris. Table
MAY 8: This year's summer tournament is now underway - full details: Summer tournament. Players are rewarded with extra points for achieving success against stronger opponents.
MAY 6: It was a weekend to remember for young Andrew Xue, who has qualified for the 2024 Giga-finals, which will take place at Esher on July 20-21. Andrew booked his place with an impressive 4/6 score in the Mega-finals in Britain’s largest junior chess competition.
MAY 2: On Saturday, June 8, 10am-12 noon, as part of the East Preston village festival, Bognor and Arun Chess Club will be holding its annual chess challenge, when visitors can take on members of the club and play some friendly chess, hopefully outdoors if the weather permits. It takes place at The Tudor Tavern, 138-140 Sea Road, East Preston, BN16 1NN. It’s a very friendly atmosphere and drinks, including coffee, will be available at the bar. There are lots of village festival events on during the day for those who may be interested in staying on: https://www.eastprestonfestival.co.uk The event will take place outside, if the weather’s ok, but inside if wet.
MAY 1: Grades have been updated to include members' games played in April. Details.
APRIL 19: Bognor and Arun Chess Club will play Lewes in the final of the Paul Watson Trophy after a marvellous 2.5-1.5 victory over East Grinstead. Results: 1:Jaimie Wilson 0 - 1 Dan Rosen (w); 2: Norbert Gyorke 1 - 0 Ian Dennis;
3: Mike Spence 1/2 - 1/2 Adrian Waldock; 4: Sidhanth Pai 1 - 0 Robert Wall.
APRIL 16: Chichester/Bognor B go into their last fixture of the season top of division two thanks to a vital 3.5-1.5 victory at Fareham C. Results: T Philidor 0-1 N Gyorke; D Elliott 1/2-1/2 L Osiyemi; J Mc Burnie 0-1 S Coe; A Syed 1-0 M Plumb; A Trandafir 0-1 M Spence. The result puts us level with Fareham C, both with one match to play. We are plus 2 on aggregate. Fareham C go first to Portsmouth B, so Chichester/Bognor B will know exactly what they need to win by in their remaining home match v Cosham B in May. Table
APRIL 8: Bognor and Arun Chess Club faces East Grinstead in the semi-final of the Paul Watson Trophy at the club on Friday, April 19.
APRIL 1: Grades have been updated to include members' games played in March. Details.MARCH 25: Chichester/Bognor A team secured an excellent victory over league leaders Fareham A 3.5 - 2.5. The result means the team has now beaten the two sides who defeated them in the first half of the season. Results: 1. Jaimie Wilson 0 Roland Bezuidenhout 1 ; 2. Andrew McDougall 1/2 Anthony Corkett; 3. Bill McDougall 1/2 Keith Gregory; 4. Vinuda Gunatilake 1 Paul Janota 0; 5. Steve Smith 1/2 Stephen O'Toole; 6. Norbert Gyorke 1 Ted Black 0.
MARCH 21: The combined Bognor/Chichester B team kept themselves in contention for the division two title in the Portsmouth League with an impressive 3.5-1.5 victory away to Portsmouth B. Results: B1 S Venables 1-0 N Gyorke; B2 P Hebblethwaite 1/2 S Smith; B3 E Basher 0-1 M Plumb; B4 C Campbell 0-1 M Spence; B5 P Barker 0-1 J Wood.
MARCH 1: Grades have been updated to include members' games played in February. Details.
FEBRUARY 14: The combined Bognor and Chichester A team enjoyed a crushing 5-1 away win at Fareham. Results: 1. Jaimie Wilson 1 J Coburn 0; 2. Bill McDougall 1 J Wicken 0; 3. Vinuda Gunatilake 1 T Black 0; 4. Tom Howeson 1 D Elliott 0; 5. LaraOsiyemi 1/2 A Syed; 6. Steve Smith1/2 J McBurnie.
FEBRUARY 8: Sad news to report that John Kalber, a long-serving member of the chess club, up to a year ago, has died. John was previously a member of Rustington Chess Club for many years until it stopped running. Those of us who remember John would have regarded him as a doughty opponent, who had a pretty high grade in his heyday, still with the ability to overcome stronger players with many a trick or two up his sleeve. Sadly, John was not in the best of health in recent times but despite being aged over 90 was more than capable of giving any opponent a strong game.
FEBRUARY 6: Bognor/Chichester's Cole Cup A team lost 2-3 to a strong Cosham side. Results: 1. Andrew McDougall 1/2 John Wheeler 2. Jaimie Wilson 1 - 0 David Cordner 3. Steven Smith 0 - 1 Will Grummitt 4. William McDougall 1/2 Richard Puchades 5. Ian Judd 0 - 1 Andrew Smith.
FEBRUARY 2: Grades have been updated to include members' games played in January. Details.
JANUARY 26: Bognor and Arun Chess Club clinched a semi-final place in the Paul Watson Trophy with a 2.5-1.5 victory over Horsham. Results: 1) Jaimie Wilson (2123) 1/2 - 1/2 James Mansson (2067); 2) Norbert Gyorke (1858) 1 - 0 Robert McDonald (1787); 3) Peter Christmas (1713) 0 - 1 Robert Lanzer (1765); 4) Sidhanth Pai (1445) 1 - 0 Jonathan Taylor (1555).
JANUARY 22: The combined Bognor/Chichester B team drew against Fareham C in their Portsmouth League division two clash. Results: Bill Emerson 1/2 D Elliott; Tom Howeson 0-1 T Philidor; Steve Smith 1/2 A Syed; Chris Squires 1/2 J Mc Bernie; Steve Coe 1-0 P Cruddas.
JANUARY 20: The draw for this season's Knockout tournament has been made - with 20 players scheduled to take part. Draw
JANUARY 12: Norbert Gyorke emerged victorious in the club's start-of-the-year Blitz tournament, organised by Jamie Wood. Norbert won a play-off against Jaimie Wilson, with whom he was level on points after five rounds. PICTURES
JANUARY 1: New grades have been issued - taking into account games played during December. Grades
JANUARY 1, 2024: The club is holding a blitz tournament on Friday, January 12. Our thanks to Jamie Wood for very kindly agreeing to arrange and run the event again.
