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Mondays & Wednesdays 6pm-10pm

 

at the Plymouth Bridge Club

1 Moor View Terrace

Mutley

PL4 7EB

Club re-opens - Monday 14th September 2009

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - Monday 5th October 2009

Session dates for 2009/10:

Monday 14th September 2009 - Wednesday 16th December 2009

Monday 4th January 2010 – Wednesday 26th May 2010

(Mondays & Wednesdays 6pm-10pm but Closed on Bank Holidays )

Venue:

Plymouth Bridge Club, 1 Moor View Terrace, Mutley, Plymouth PL4 7EB

(near the Fortescue pub)

Facilities:

Refreshments are available and there is a licensed bar from 6.30pm-9.30pm.

Car parking:

There is a large car park, just two minutes walking, situated over the railway line, on the other side of the main road (Mutley Plain). Car parking is free in the evenings after 6pm.

Annual Subscription.

The subscription is £25 for full Members. Unemployed & Students £12.50p. Juniors under 18 years Free.

Newcomers are welcome to attend a few sessions without charge, until they have made up their minds whether they wish to join. Just come along to the Club on the dates listed above.

The Club runs a number of internal Club competitions to suit different levels of players strength and also participates in the Torbay Chess League.

Club contacts:

Secretary

Tony Tatam

01752 300620

tony.tatam@blueyonder.co.uk

 

President

Brian Medhurst

01822 853337

bmedhurst@aol.com

Directions to the club for out of town visitors can be seen HERE

 

Christmas draw Prize winners:

 

Gary Behan, Ken Bloodworth, Neil Crickmore, John Dean, Roy Greenhalgh, Dick Ingerson, Florante Nieva, Philip Pitcher, Tracey Pitcher, Anne Scantlebury, Maryann Tatam & Nigel Williams.

 

 

Christmas Rapidplay:

1st - Neil Crickmore (4½)

2nd - Gary Trudeau (4)

3rd - Martyn Ingham, Martin Quinn & Mick Stinton-Brownbridge (3½)

 

Scenes from the Christmas Rapidplay

 

 

        Tony Tatam congratulates the winner,Neil Crickmore

 

A family affair in the Ron Bruce

 

RON BRUCE LEAGUE 2009/10  -  as at  17 Mar 10
1st result White - 2nd result Black 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts.
1  MATTEI, Marco   ½-   -   -  ½-½  -  ½-1 1-0 1-½ ½-1 7
2  POLLOCK, Richard  -½   ½-0  -  1-1  -  ½-1  -1 ½-   - 1 7
3  AMIN, Dewan  -  1-½   0-½  -   -  1-  1-1  -½  -  5½
4  TWINE, David  -   -  ½-1   ½- 1  -  1-   -1  -  ½-  5½
5  MEDINA, Pablo ½-½ 0-0  -  0 -½    -  1-  ½-  1-½  -  4½
6  CRICKMORE, Neil  -   -   -   -   -    1-½ 1-1  -1  -  4½
7  MEDHURST, Brian 0-½ 0-½  -0  -0  -0 ½-0   ½-0 1-½ 1-  4½
8  TRUDEAU, Gary 1-0 0-  0-0 0-   -½ 0-0 1-½    -½ 0-½ 4
9  CRICKMORE, Alan ½-0  -½ ½-   -  ½-0 0-  ½-0 ½-     -  3
10  STINTON-BROWNBRIDGE, Mick 0-½ 0-   -   -½  -   -   -0 ½-1  -    2½
The Sonneborn-Berger System will decide positions for players level on points.

 

BLOODWORTH LEAGUE 2009/10  -  as at 17 Mar 10 
1st result White - 2nd result Black 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts.
1  WRIGHT, Andrew   0-1 1-1 1-1 0-½ 1-0 1-1 1-½ 0-1 1-1 1-  14
2  TATAM, Tony 0-1   0-1 ½-1 1-0  -0 ½-½ 1-½ 1-1 1-1 1-1 13
3  SCANTLEBURY, Derek  0-0 0-1   0-½ 0-0 0-0  1-0 0-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 9½
4  INGHAM, Martyn 0-0 0-½ ½-1   0-1 0-1  1-½  -  0-½ 0-1 1-1 9
5  GREENHALGH, Roy ½-1 1-0 1-1 0-1    -0 ½-½  -½ 0-1  -   -  7
6  WILBY, Rob 1-0 1-  1-1 0-1 1-     -1 1-  0-  1-   -  9
7  WILSON, Geoff 0-0 ½-½ 1-0 ½-0 ½-½ 0-    ½-½ 1-½ 1-   1-  8
8  BLOODWORTH, Ken ½-0 ½-0 0-1  -  ½-   -0 ½-½   1-  1-1  -½ 7
9  DEAN, John 0-1 0-0 0-0 ½-1 0-1  -1 ½-0  -0   0-½ 1-0 6½
10  BEHAN, Gary 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1  -   - 0  -0 0-0 ½-1   0-½ 3
11  LOCHHEAD, Philip  -0 0-0 0-0 0-0  -   -   - 0 ½-  1-0 ½-1   3
The Sonneborn-Berger System will decide positions for players level on points.

 

WARD LEAGUE 2009/10 - as at 17 Mar 10

1st result White - 2nd result Black

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Pts.

1

NIEVA, Florante

½-1

0-1

1-0

1-1

0-1

0-1

0-1

8½

2

TIMOSHENKOV, Yuriy

0-½

1-½

-

1-1

½-1

1-1

-

7½

3

DOUGHERTY, Danny

0-1

½-0

0-0

0-1

0-1

0-1

1-1

6½

4

MOSKWA, Lukasz

1-0

-

1-1

-

1-1

1-1

-

6

5

EASTERBROOK, Michael

0-0

0-0

0-1

-

1-1

1-1

½-½

6

6

WILLIAMS, Nigel

0-1

0-½

0-1

0-

0-0

1-0

1-1

5½

7

ZISIMIDES, Chris - withdrawn

0-1

0-0

0-1

0-0

0-0

1-0

1-0

4

8

INGERSON, Dick

0-1

-

0-0

-

½-½

0-0

1-0

3

The Sonneborn-Berger System will decide positions for players level on points.

 

TAYLOR LEAGUE 2009/10 - as at 17 Mar 10

1st result White - 2nd result Black

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Pts.

1

PERRY, Robin

1-½

1-0

1-½

1-1

0-1

0-0

1-½

-

8½

2

PITTS, Valan

½-0

1-½

0-1

1-0

1-0

-

1-1

-

7

3

GREEN, Paul

1-0

½-0

0-1

-0

1-0

0-1

1-1

-

6½

4

NAIL, Chris

½-0

0-1

0-1

½-½

½-

-

-1

-

5

5

JAMES, John

0-0

1-0

1-

½-½

-

-

1-1

-

5

6

QUEEN, Andrew

0-1

1-0

1-0

-½

-

-

-

-

3½

7

LITVIN, Rostislav

1-1

-

0-1

-

-

-

-

-

3

8

DISCOMBE, Michael

½-0

0-0

0-0

0-

0-0

-

-

-

½

9

YUILL, Matthew

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

The Sonneborn-Berger System will decide positions for players level on points.

 

 

STRONG KO - 2009/2010

Preliminary Round - To be completed by 9 December 2009

Andrew QUEEN

0 - 1

RoB WILBY

Marco MATTEI

½-½

Richard POLLOCK

Replay: Richard POLLOCK

½-½

Marco MATTEI

2nd Replay: Marco MATTEI

½-½

Richard POLLOCK

Michael EASTERBROOK

0 - 1

Florante NIEVA

Brian MEDHURST

1 - 0

Tony TATAM

Roy GREENHALGH

1 - 0

Michael DISCOMBE

1st Round - To be completed by 20 January 2010

Valan PITTS

0 - 1

Nigel WILLIAMS

Stuart LEE

0 - 1

Chris NAIL w/o

Tim SMITH

0 - 1

Yuriy TIMOSHENKOV w/o

John DEAN

1 - 0

Dick INGERSON

Martin QUINN

1 - 0

Martyn INGHAM

Rob WILBY

0 - 1

Lucasz MOSKWA

Rostislav LITVIN

0 - 1

Derek SCANTLEBURY

David TWINE

0 - 1

Richard POLLOCK

Brian MEDHURST

1 - 0

Gary BEHAN

Matthew YUILL

0 - 1

Dewan AMIN w/o

Alan CRICKMORE

0 - 1

Roy GREENHALGH w/o

Andrew WRIGHT

0 - 1

Ken BLOODWORTH

Florante NIEVA

1 - 0

Robin PERRY

Philip LOCHHEAD

1 - 0

Paul GREEN

John JAMES

0 - 1

Mick STINTON-BROWNBRIDGE

Chris ZISIMIDES

0 - 1

Pablo MEDINA

2nd Round - To be completed by 24 February 2010

Derek SCANTLEBURY

0 - 1

Pablo MEDINA

Yuriy TIMOSHENKOV

1 - 0

Roy GREENHALGH

Chris NAIL

0 - 1

Florante NIEVA

Martin QUINN

1 - 0

John DEAN

Dewan AMIN

0 - 1

Brian MEDHURST w/o

Mick STINTON-BROWNBRIDGE

v

Richard POLLOCK

Lucasz MOSKWA

0 - 1

Nigel WILLIAMS

Philip LOCHHEAD

0 - 1

Ken BLOODWORTH

Quarter-finals - To be completed by 31 March 2010

v

v

v

v

Semi-finals - To be completed by 28 April 2010

v

v

Final - To be completed by 19 May 2010

v

(toss for colours)

Fixtures 2009-10

F - A

W / D / L

Torbay Chess League - Division 2

Tues

27-Oct-09

Brixham

Away

2 - 2

Drawn

Mon

02-Nov-09

Torquay

Home

2½-1½

Won

Thur

########

South Hams

Away

2½-1½

Won

Mon

18-Jan-10

Newton Abbot

Home

pp

Tues

23-Feb-10

Teignmouth

Away

2½-1½

Won

Mon

########

Torquay BGS

Home

Torbay Chess League - Division 3 - Plymouth Lions

Wed

21-Oct-09

Plymouth Tigers

Away

2 - 2

Drawn

Tues

17-Nov-09

Teignmouth Rooks

Away

4 - 0

Won

Mon

########

Torquay

Home

3½-½

Won

Thur

21-Jan-10

Newton Abbot Knights

Away

1½-2½

Lost

Mon

15-Feb-10

Teignmouth Knights

Home

pp

Mon

########

Torquay BGS

Home

Thur

22-Apr-10

Newton Abbot Pawns

Away

Torbay Chess League - Division 3 - Plymouth Tigers

Wed

21-Oct-09

Plymouth Lions

Home

2 - 2

Drawn

Wed

25-Nov-09

Torquay

Away

2½-1½

Won

Tues

26-Jan-10

Teignmouth Knights

Away

2 - 2

Drawn

Wed

08-Feb-10

Newton Abbot Pawns

Home

2 - 2

Drawn

Wed

########

Teignmouth Rooks

Home

Wed

########

Newton Abbot Knights

Home

Thur

15-Apr-10

Torquay BGS

Away

Torbay Chess League - Knockout Cup

Wed

04-Nov-09

Torquay BGS (Quarter-Final)

Home

3 - 3

Drawn

TBGS win on board count

 

CLUB CHAMPIONS' SIMULTANEOUS DISPLAY

Richard Pollock, Club Champion, staged a successful simultaneous display against club members at the Plymouth Chess Club. All seats were taken well in advance of the 7pm start with many other club members looking on.

 

Richard Pollock makes his move against Dick Ingerson.

  

Richard ponders his next move against Tim Smith.

 

THE 2008/09 CHAMPIONS RECEIVE TROPHIES
           

 

 

 

Richard Pullock receives the Championship Cup from President Brian Medhust.   Alan Crickmore is handed the Bloodworth cup.   Derek Scantlebury receives the Gordon Nobbs Cup.   Andrew Wright joins the other cup winners.

 

PLYMOUTH OPEN THE SEASON WITH THE ANNUAL RAPIDPLAY
           

 

 

 

Chris Zisimedes ponders his next move against Andrew Wright   Gary Trudeau (Bd10) v Valen Pitts and Paul Green v Nigel Williams   Geoff Wilson gets the better of Roy Greenhalgh   John Dean gets the better of Richard Pollock and Floante Nevi v Martin Quinn

 

  

 

 

    Pablo Medina v John Ridolfo (Bd3), Bob Luffmann v Mike Stinton Brownbridge and Lucasz Moskwa v Neil Crickmore   Alan Crickmore v Derek Scantlebury   Mathew Yull is a pawn down against Rob Wilby.

 

 
GRADINGS FOR SEASON 2009/10
Ref Name Sex Age Club(s) Cat Standard Previous Cat Rapid Prev
273471A Amin, Dewan S M   Plymouth C 158 153      
214390C Barnes, Robert G M   Plymouth B 155 150 E 156  
102807J Behan, Gary M   Plymouth C 99 105      
106903C Bloodworth, Ken J M   Plymouth A 123 130      
277539G Coulson, George M 15 Plymouth E 80        
109081B Crickmore, E Alan M   Plymouth B 133 123      
109082D Crickmore, Neil EG M   Plymouth E 183 185      
179950C Dean, John E M   Plymouth A 118 121      
162679G Dougherty, Danny B M   Plymouth B 96 98      
277774F Easterbrook, Michael A     Plymouth D 88        
194716D Frean, Daniel M   Plymouth A 144 152      
273553C Fryzlewicz, Patrick M 15 Devon Junior E 102   E 60 59
277776K Green, Paul     Plymouth D 76        
134641G Greenhalgh, Roy M   South Hams A 117 123 C 121 124
242278F Ingerson, Richard M   Plymouth C 108 116      
248825F Ingham, Martyn     Plymouth C 115 105      
131540H Lee, Stuart     Plymouth D 98        
269885H Lochead, Philip A M   Plymouth B 97 99      
191035J Medhurst, Brian M   Plymouth B 139 138      
269132C Moskwa, Lucasz M   Plymouth D 147 145      
162691H Nail, Christopher J M   Plymouth D 87        
277777A Nieva, Florante     Plymouth D 112        
221029A Perry, Robin M M   Plymouth D 83 81      
269886K Pitts, Valan M   Plymouth C 67 65      
193443A Pollock, Richard M M   Plymouth C 159        
277779E Pritchard, Derek     Plymouth D 55        
274494G Queen, Andrew R     Plymouth B 77 70      
214755F Quinn, Martin     Plymouth C 136 136      
191043H Scantlebury, Derek J     Plymouth B 99 107      
157349E Stinton-Brownbridge, Michael H M   Plymouth A 159 140     146
134693D Tatam, Anthony M   Plymouth A 125 119      
120611E Trudeau, Gary     Liskeard B 146 170      
120725J Twine, David M   Plymouth D 173        
255000D Ward, Dan M   Plymouth D 110        
248829C Williams, Nigel C     Plymouth B 108        
172727J Wilson, Geoffrey M   Plymouth B 101 107      
140958L Wright, Andrew D M   Plymouth A 121 112      
277508G Zisimides, Christopher     Plymouth A 95