Alexander Best Game Prize
The prize of £100 was awarded
to Richard Pert for an almost flawless
performance in round 10 against Thomas Rendle.
Prizegiving 2010
This took place on
Saturday 7th Aug in the Sports Centre at 9.30am.
Prizes were presented by ECF President CJ de
Mooi.
Click to
see winners photos and a short video.
Click to see a detailed list of prizewinners
2010.
British Championships 2011
The 98th British Chess
Championships will take place at Ponds Forge,
Sheaf Street, Sheffield, S1 2BP, 24th July to
6th August 2011.
Ponds Forge
International Sports Centre
Ponds
Forge is conveniently placed for access in
Sheffield City Centre. Within 5-10 minutes
walking distance of the bus & train interchange,
the complex is also served by the nearby
tramstop of Fitzalan Square/Ponds Forge. The
Sheffield Parkway is a conveniently placed
dual-carriageway that runs directly from Park
Square to junction 33 of the M1 motorway.
We would be delighted to see you all in
Sheffield for what promises to be a fabulous
British Championships 2011.
Further information will be
available soon at
www.britishchess2011.com.
Returned forms
The winner of the draw and a
prize of £20 for the returned survey forms was
Clive Le Baigue (U120).
Murder Mystery Evening
by Kevin Staveley
Contrary to popular opinion
the murderer at the "play" last night turned out
to be the Vicar - the event attracted an
audience of about 50
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British Championship -
Norms achieved
Adam Hunt achieved a 9 Round
GM norm when
he drew with Mickey Adams, he needed only to
play to get the norm.
Rafal Tymrakiewicz achieved a
9 Round IM norm
by beating Keith Arkell.
LIVE games start
at 2.15pm daily. The intention is to broadcast up to 20; spectators are very welcome. The games take place in the
Sports
Centre, CT2 7NL. [Google
Map]
Photos by Ray Morris-Hill.
Click to see round 7 pictures from
this London based top photographer,
specialising in portraits, fashion, wildlife and
sports. Contact: for further information.
Campus Victorianus
by Alec Toll
To
bat or not to bat, that was the question that confronted ECF Cricket XI
captain Andrew Martin on the occasion of the 29th Annual match at Kent
University. Traditionally, the middle Sunday of the British Championships
allows most of the weary players a day’s respite from the 64 squares; some
however chose to do battle on the cricket square. This by now
well-established tradition has seen the team challenge local sides situated
close to the playing venue in such diverse places as Douglas, Isle of Man,
Millfield School in Somerset and in the city centre of Edinburgh.
On this occasion, the latest
opponents were the staff of the University -
which exempted the players from a long drive to
an away venue - when normally half the team get
lost en route!. Old stagers Martin and Toll
assembled a motley crew
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Cyclists create
quite a stir in aid of MND!
by Clare Furness
One of this weekend’s side
shows, the cycling competition, proved a huge
success; fun and pain enjoyed (probably in equal
measures) by all.
Players, arbiters and general
‘championship goers’ all pulled together to
raise over £300 for the Motor Neurone Disease
Association in memory of my father, and former
principal arbiter,
Richard Furness.
Riders spanning 6 to 78 years
challenged themselves over the 1km distance;
many tackling both the sprint and climbing
specialities.
The Tour de France inspired
competition reached a climax on Sunday
afternoon, with the lead changing hands on
numerous occasions in both the adult and
youngster categories. Meanwhile it was the early
pace setters from Saturday morning who won
through in the individual climbing and sprint
events. I would like to thank all participants
not just for their donations but also for the
huge efforts put in.
Representatives from Gibraltar and the UK
launching the brochures for two major events in
Gibraltar.
