John Dunleavy, a highly influential
figure in the chess world, died peacefully on Thursday 10th
April at St. Richard's Hospital, Chichester, at the age of 79.
He had caught the chess bug as a small
boy, and it never left him. He retired to Kingsbridge in 1990 and soon
got involved in the Devon County Chess Association. In June 1996, he was
elected as Devon's delegate to the West of England Chess Union, and as
Devon's delegate to BCF Council. The following year, he was elected the
Union's delegate to the British Chess Federation, which gave him a seat
on the B.C.F. Management Board, where he became an influential figure,
particularly so in recent years as the Federation underwent a somewhat
turbulent metamorphosis into the English Chess Federation, firstly as
Chairman of the old BCF's Constitution Committee from October 2004, and
latterly as the first Chairman of the new ECF's Governance Committee.
He was born in Southampton on 15th
March 1929 and attended Taunton's Grammar School, Southampton. Much of
his career was spent at International Computers Ltd. where he rose
through the ranks to become Head of Personnel.
In retirement John had been Devon's
Competitions Secretary and ran the prestigious Paignton Congress for
several years. In collaboration with two colleagues, Ivor Annetts and
Geoff Jenkins, he drafted a new DCCA constitution, which was gratefully
adopted by the Association in 1996.
In 2000, in cooperation with Gerry Walsh,
he was instrumental in securing funding from the Harry Golombek estate
to run a special grandmaster tournament alongside the main congress,
which took place in the Mayor's Parlour of Oldway Mansion. This
commemorated both the life and work of Golombek and the Paignton
Congress's 40th
year. Under John's leadership no detail was too small to escape his
attention, his agendas for the Planning Committee meetings often
containing over 60 separate items.
It was characteristic of him that he
liked to be at the heart of activities, driving things forward, while
never wishing to be in the spotlight himself. He liked to bring
recognition to the work of others while shying away from any plaudits
for his own considerable achievements. Nevertheless, in 2007 his innate
modesty was over-ruled, and he was awarded an honorary Life Vice
Presidency by the D.C.C.A., the W.E.C.U. and the E.C.F. last year in
recognition of his great service at county, union and national level.
Perhaps sensing a creeping ill-health was
reaching more serious proportions, he moved back to his home area last
year, to be nearer his wider family, though he always intended to
maintain his westcountry links as long as possible.
He is survived by his wife, Joan, and two
sons, Alastair and Malcolm.
Funeral arrangements will be a strictly
private affair. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made, if wished, to
the John Robinson Youth Chess Trust via the ECF. These could be (should
be) made gift-aided, and the appropriate gift aid forms may be
downloaded from the ECF website.
R. H. Jones.
(revised 16/4/08)
Gloucestershire 1 v
Devon
1
PLAYED IN W. Buckland - 8th
March 2008
Board
GLOUC.
Grade
Score
DEVON
Grade
Score
1
White M.J.R..
198
1
Mackle D.
188
0
2
Lambourne D.M.
170
1
Wheeler J.F.
180
0
3
Ponter I.
170
1
Regis D.
167
0
4
White S.M.
163
1
Derrick K.W.
169
0
5
Martin P.
161
½
Hewson B.W.R.
169
½
6
Taylor G.P.
158
0
Brusey A.W.
161
1
7
Gilmour A.J.
156
0
Ozanne M.
162
1
8
Meade P.J.
154
½
Walton E.T.A.
158
½
9
Brown G.K.
152
1
Stephens J.K.F.
158
0
10
Dixon R.J.
143
0
Waters S.
159
1
11
Whitelaw B.
135
½
Abbott M.V.
154
½
12
James A.E.
122
½
Ingham W.H.
153
½
13
Richards A.
117
0
Underwood J.
150
1
14
Francis R.N.
117
0
Gosling B.G.E.
150
1
15
Herbert S.N.
114
1
Thompson R.
121
0
16
Baker P.
121
½
Pope S.
138
½
Totals
8½
7½
Below is a proposal made to the
D.C.C.A by the Teignmouth Club suggesting a re-organisation of the
internal competitions. This proposal is offered for discussion at
the spring meeting of the D.C.C.A.
PROPOSAL MADE BY THE TEIGNMOUTH CHESS CLUB
TO
THE DEVON COUNTY CHESS ASSOCIATION
OBJECTIVE
This proposal is made to encourage more affiliated clubs
to enter the DCCA League competitions.
A number of clubs do not currently enter these
competitions for a variety of reasons chief amongst which are that they
are unable to provide a venue on Saturdays, if accommodation is
available it is too expensive, and the distance to travel for away
matches are prohibitive.
PROPOSAL
It is proposed that all competitions be structured into
match tournaments at predetermined central venues and dates that will
take into consideration the problems outlined above.
Venues that could be contemplated are Exeter, Teignmouth,
Newton Abbott and Tiverton.
It is proposed that at the start of the chess season, all
affiliated clubs be advised of the match tournaments and entries be
invited on this basis. The appropriate venues and dates would then be
chosen taking into account the geographical situation of each entry.
The tournaments could be structured in such a manner as
to allow clubs the present flexibility in choice of team members. Thus,
Bremridge and Moyle matches could be played on the same day, as it is
unlikely that the same player would be needed for both teams. A further
clash could be avoided by having a morning and an afternoon event on the
same day.
Individual tournament games could also be incorporated
into this framework.
The funding of the team tournaments would be achieved by
the entry fees, and/or board fees.
It is suggested that a small committee of three members
be established to initiate and administer all aspects of the
competition.
For and on behalf of Teignmouth Chess Club:-
………………………………………………………………
Raymond Chubb
Secretary
E. Devon Premier 2008
1
2
3
4
5
1
Mackle,D.
- 1/16
+ 1/10
- 1/20
+ 1/2
- ½/3
4½
2
Ward,I.
+ 1/15
- 1/4
+ 1/14
- 0/1
+ 1/7
4
3
Wheeler,J.F.
- 0/20
+ 1/8
- 1/9
+ 1/10
+ ½/1
3½
4
Jepps,G.
- 1/11
+ 0/2
- 1/22
+ ½/6
+ 1/12
3½
5
Helbig,P.
+ ½/13
- ½/19
+ 1/17
- ½/18
- 1/11
3½
6
Dilleigh,S.
+ ½/14
- 1/26
+ ½/12
- ½/4
+ 1/18
3½
7
Crickmore,N.
- 1/8
+ ½/18
+ ½/Bye
+ 1/20
- 0/2
3
8
Gibbs,D.V.
+ 0/7
- 0/3
+ 1/26
- 1/27
+ 1/21
3
9
Ozanne,M.
+ ½/Bye
- ½/13
+ 0/3
- 1/24
+ 1/23
3
10
Ponter,I.
+ 1/24
- 0/1
+ ½/19
- 0/3
+ 1/20
2½
11
Cowley,D.
+ 0/4
- 1/24
+ 1/13
- ½/12
+ 0/5
2½
12
Littlejohns,D.
- 1/17
+ ½/22
- ½/6
+ ½/11
- 0/4
2½
13
Woodruff,A.
- ½/5
+ ½/9
- 0/11
+ 1/16
- ½/17
2½
14
Gilmour,A.J.
- ½/6
+ 1/27
- 0/2
- ½/21
+ ½/15
2½
15
Stephens,J.
- 0/2
+ ½/25
- ½/27
+ 1/22
- ½/14
2½
16
Brusey,A.W.
+ 0/1
- 1/37
+ ½/21
- 0/13
+ 1/25
2½
17
Schofield,S.
+ 0/12
- 1/23
- 0/5
+ 1/Bye
+ ½/13
2½
18
Archer-Lock,C.J.
+ 1/37
- ½/7
+ ½/Bye
+ ½/5
- 0/6
2½
19
Jamieson,I.
+ ½/Bye
+ ½/5
- ½/10
- 0/23
+ 1/26
2½
20
Dunn,A.M.
+ 1/3
- 1/21
+ 0/1
- 0/7
- 0/10
2
21
Bolt,G.
- 1/25
+ 0/20
- ½/16
+ ½/14
- 0/8
2
22
Gosling,B.G.E.
+ ½/Bye
- ½/12
+ 0/4
- 0/15
+ 1/27
2
23
Taylor,G.
+ ½/Bye
+ 0/17
- ½/25
+ 1/19
- 0/9
2
24
Howard,C.V.
- 0/10
+ 0/11
- 1/37
+ 0/9
+ 1/Bye
2
25
Bartlett,S.
+ 0/21
- ½/15
+ ½/23
- ½/26
- 0/16
1½
26
Wilkinson,J.
+ ½/Bye
+ 0/6
- 0/8
+ ½/25
- 0/19
1
27
Hamilton,S.
+ ½/Bye
- 0/14
+ ½/15
+ 0/8
- 0/22
1
36
Wright,R.
+ ½/Bye
Withdrawn
½
37
Soares,A.
- 0/18
+ 0/16
+ 0/24
Withdrawn
0
Click HERE for the database of
all games played in the Premier.
Our thanks to Sean Pope for the following
EAST DEVON CHESS CONGRESS 2008 PRIZE LIST
Section
Position
Name
Club
Points
Prize (£)
Premier
1
D Mackle
Newton Abbot
4.5
200.00
Premier
2
I Ward
Salisbury
4
100.00
Premier
3=
S Dilleigh
Horfield
3.5
15.00
Premier
3=
P Helbig
Keynsham
3.5
15.00
Premier
3=
G Jepps
Frome
3.5
15.00
Premier
3=
J Wheeler
Cosham
3.5
15.00
Premier
Grading U157
D Gibbs
Cambridge University
3
30.00
Major
1
M Page
Insurance
4.5
150.00
Major
2
R Thompson
Newton Abbot
4
75.00
Major
3=
S Dean
Sidmouth
3.5
17.00
Major
3=
J Morgan
Penwith
3.5
17.00
Major
3=
D Norman
Wessex
3.5
17.00
Major
Grading U128
I Ramdewar
Exeter
3
30.00
Intermediate
1
H Mann
St Marychurch
5
120.00
Intermediate
2
J Bashall
Telepost
4.5
60.00
Intermediate
3
M Steevens
Bridport
4
40.00
Intermediate
Grading U111
T Dickerson
N/A
3.5
30.00
Minor
1
P Saunders
Bristol
5
120.00
Minor
2
P Broderick
Shifnal & Telford
4.5
60.00
Minor
3=
R Chubb
Teignmouth
4
20.00
Minor
3=
V Litvin
N/A
4
20.00
Minor
Grading U70
D Bate-Smith
N/A
3
30.00
Best Senior =
A Fraser
Beckenham
3.5
15.00
Best Senior =
P Szabo
Metropolitan
3.5
15.00
Best Team*
Newton Abbot
16
24.00
TOTAL
1250.00
*Team Prize was a chess clock.
DEVON 1 v SOMERSET
1
PLAYED IN W. Buckland - 9th
Febuary 2008
Board
DEVON 1
Grade
Score
HANTS 1
Grade
Score
1
Wheeler J. F.
180
½
Buckley D. E.
198
½
2
Homer S. J.
180
½
Chaplin P. E.
176
½
3
Derrick K. W.
169
½
Jepps G. N.
163
½
4
Regis D.
167
1
Footner A.
159
0
5
Hewson B. W. R.
169
½
Bamford A.
146
½
6
Brusey A. W.
161
1
Senior N.
143
0
7
Ozanne M.
162
1
Fewkes J. E.
137
0
8
Thynne T. F.
158
1
Winch C. E.
135
0
9
Walton E. T. A.
158
1
Wood D. C.
134
0
10
Waters S.
159
½
McKinley C. T. J.
134
½
11
Stephens J. K. F.
158
1
Turner R. D.
130
0
12
Abbott M. V.
154
1
Barratt C. F.
126
0
13
Ingham H. W.
153
1
Baker M. R.
121
0
14
Underwood J.
150
1
Hill S.
115
0
15
Gosling B. G. E.
150
1
Richards G. S.
110E
0
16
Thompson R.
121
1
Worrall M. C.
108
0
Totals
13½
2½
DEVON
JAMBOREE
20th
January 2008
The annual Jamboree was hosted this year by
the West and held in the Babbage building at Plymouth University. As
we have come to expect from Tony Tatam, the organisation was immaculate
and this time he was assisted by his wife who provided a sumptuous tea.
We offer our thanks for a fine afternoon's competition and magnificent
hospitality.
The South recovered the trophy they lost
last year to the East and they did so with a handsome winning margin.
Their strength in the lower boards made a telling impact as, of the last
seven boards, they conceded just half a point.
The last two games to finish both involved
players of the South team. Eventually Bill Ingham won a complicated
game with his opponent having some time problems, and newcomer John Robson
won with a queen against a rook and two knights. His opponent put up
a stubborn resistance after losing his queen in the early stages of the
game.
There were other fine games played that we
hope to be able to publish.
Full team and individual results follow.
TEAM RESULTS
Shaded portions indicate players with the black pieces.