TEIGNMOUTH CHESS CLUB

SEASON 2011-2012

 
 
 
 
 
 

Dear Chess Player,

 

INTRODUCTION

The TEIGNMOUTH CHESS CLUB 2011/2012 season will commence on Tuesday 6th September 2011

A special welcome is always extended to newcomers.

All standards, including beginners, are invited to join.

Free sessions are offered for you to introduce yourself to the club

Session Dates

Tuesday 6th September to Tuesday December 20th 2011

Tuesday 3rd January 2012 to Tuesday 8th May 2012

Club meets from 6:30p.m. to 10:30p.m. (approximately)

Two Saturdays each month, from 2:30p.m. to 6:30p.m. (subject to variations due to County Leagues and matches, congresses etc.  A list of all Saturdays will be included in a fixture card given to all members at the beginning of October.

The season ends with the Clubs' Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 8th May 2012.

Venue

The Alice Holt Cross Day Centre - opposite St James' Church

3, Bitton Park Road,

TEIGNMOUTH

TQ14 9BT

Chess Play

The Club a range of players from a very good standard to those who would consider themselves as comparative learners.

Leagues.

The Club participates in the Devon County Leagues  (Divisions 1, 3, 4, 4 and Knock-Out) And the Torbay League (Divisions 1,2,3,4 and Knock-Out)

Internal Tournaments

Internal Club Tournaments are held throughout the season to give all members the opportunity of playing competitive chess.  The internal games are pre-arranged, which is very popular with members and ensures that all members have a competitive game at all Club meetings.  The following list of Club tournaments indicate the high standard of activities at each Club evening::

Handicap.  Each player is awarded a start score.  Games are standard play.

Rapidplay

Knock-Out

Championship

Challengers

Candidates

Ladder

All Cun games are registered for English Chess Federation grading.  The Club matches are arranged by John Arris, Match Captain Torbay League, and Ray Chubb, Match Captain DCCA League for 2011/2012.

Summer Tournament

A popular all-play-all tournament that runs from May to August 2012.

Chess Training

Chess training sessions can be arranged during the season if requested.

Juniors

Teaching, coaching and playing sessions may be arranged on Tuesdays during the Club evenings, with more advanced beginners and juniors able to join in all the activities of the full Club sessions.

Teignmouth Chess Club Rapidplay Congress (1 day)

To be held at the Trinity School, Teignmouth on Saturday 31st March 2012.  The Congress brochure will be ublished during January.  Congress Secretary: Ray Chubb.

Facilities.

There are excellent facilities at the Centre.  There are some chess chess trainng videos and DVD's available for borrowing.  Refreshments are available (Tea/Coffee and biscuits £1 and orange juice 50p, with members taking turns in serving on a rota basis.

Subscriptions

The subscription for the 2011/2012 season is £30.00 and £10 for juniors under 18 years on the 1-9-2011.

Newcomers are welcome to attend a few sessions without charge, until they have made up their minds whether they wish to jin.  (Special arrangements can be made for paying subscriptions by prior arrangement with the Treasurer.)

The Chess Club looks forward to welcoming you and is confident that you will find our Club the best.

Ray Chubb

Secretary

29, West Cliff Park Drive,

DAWLISH

EX7 8EW

Telephone: 01626 888255

 

 

CHRISTMAS AT THE CLUB

John Arris reports:

 

JOHN ARRIS REPORTS:
Tuesday evening saw the last club meeting until the new year. The evening began on a rather sombre note, when Ray broke the news to those who weren't aware that our president, Graham Hesse had passed away.
Things got cheerier when the evening got into full swing when Charles Doidge's quiz started.
We were split into teams of 2 /3 and spread around the room .The quiz was won 'easily' by the dynamic dou of Halmkin and Ariss, aka -Hardcore Pawns who completely demolished all opposition.
Bill Ingham was handicapped by having Wally on his side and the fact he was working on his new book ' How to Block your Bishop in'
Ray Chubb and Mark Batten did an outstanding impression of dumb and dumber ,whilst John Gorodi, Graham Bramley and Mike Carter clubbed together and almost made a half wit.
Alan Brusey and Bill Tindal were suitably harangued all evening as were Bill and Wally by Halmkin and Ariss who found it so easy that they got bored and needed to pass the time.
They winning duo were presented with their prize at the end of the evening ,which can been seen in the picture.
It has been decided that this duo will be giving lessons at the club to those less talented members (if there are any !).Subjects will include
Underpromotion, patience at the board, how not to get distracted by clowns shouting abuse across the room and also lessons in how to count.
Congratulations to Charles (and Ray) who organised an very enjoyable evening 
Wishing all a great festive season, see you in the new year
John

 
 
 
 
 
SUPERB PERFORMANCE
 
In a DCCA Peter Rooke Knock-out match played on Saturday 26th November Teignmouth beat Tiverton by
5½ points to 2½.
 
 
 
 
PETER HALMKIN OFFERS THIS GAME AS A WARNING
 
 
A CLOSE-RUN MATCH

Torbay Chess League – Match Result Sheet

Competition

Date of Match

Sent by

Division 2

22nd November 2011

John Ariss
TEIGNMOUTH

¬ HOME team

AWAY team ®

TBGS

Bd.

ECF No.

SURNAME, Initials

Grade

Result

Result

Grade

  

SURNAME, Initials

ECF No.

1

111441E

Gorodi.J

B

149

1

0

145

W

Darling.G

245568H

2

233227K

Hindom.k

W

135

0

1

133

B

Nie.D

252753E

3

109767C

Doidge.C

B

124

1

0

115

W

Stegink.L

245145B

4

106004B

Ayress.D

W

121

0.5

0.5

121

B

Bealing.S

277495B

Totals

529

2.5

1.5

514

 

 
 
 
John takes Board 1 at the Beacon Juniors.
 
 
John Arris reports - 25th January 2012

Once again last evening was dominated by a Torbay league match, this time a second division game.

Newton Abbot’s intentions were quite clear from the off by fielding 160,158 and 147 on the top 3 boards meaning they had to field a very low graded player as a makeweight (59)

The situation didn’t improve when Kevin Hindom turned up after a long layoff and was decidedly under the weather, this resulted in another outstanding (don’t laugh!) decision by the captain to drop him to board 4 and shuffle up Charles Doidge and Dennis Ayress, who both did exceptionally well as we won 3-1.This situation could have been even better had John Gorodi not miss-managed his time and made the first time control as he was a pawn up in a very drawish game (too much time spent with Peter Halmkin methinks!).

By the way Peter was not in attendance, rumour has it is that he owes ‘Born again Bill’ 50p and is avoiding him!

In the Championship Alan Brusey increased his lead by beating Norman Tidy and his magical Corduroy trousers.

In the challengers Macey Rickard continued his good form by beating the league leader Graham Bramley, Ray Chubb defeated Patrick Gwynne after being under the cosh for the majority of the game, whilst John Ariss managed to spawn a win over Neil Perry after Neil missed a two move mate and another easy win later in the game.

In the handicap Andy Fisher took over at the top after defeating Mike Carter, who resigned prematurely from what should have been a winning game.

Also Bill Ingham defeated Wally’I made a mistake’Sapiecha.

Regards,

John

 

TEIGNMOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP 2011/12 Up-dated 1st February 2012

 

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

TOTAL

1

Brusey

 

1 - 1

0.5 -

1 - 0.5

- 0.5

1 -

1 - 1

1 - 1

9.5

2

C.Doidge

0 - 0

 

- 1

1 - 1

0 -

- 0

- 1

1 - 1

6

3

Ingham

- 0.5

0 -

 

- 1

1 -

 

1 -

1 -

4.5

4

Halmkin

0.5 - 0

0 - 0

0 -

 

1 -

1 - 0.5

0 - 1

- 0.5

4.5

5

Hindom

0.5 -

- 1

- 0

- 0

 

- 0.5

1 -

1 -

4

6

Gorodi

- 0

1 -

 

0.5 - 0

0.5 -

 

- 1

1 -

4

7

Tidy

0 - 0

0 -

- 0

0 - 1

- 0

0 -

 

 

1

8

Ayress

0 - 0

0 - 0

- 0

0.5 -

- 0

- 0

 

 

0.5

 

TEIGNMOUTH CHALLENGERS 2011/2012 - up-dated 1st February 2012

 

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

TOTAL

1

Bramley

 

1

0

0

0.5

0.5

0

1

1

1

1

1

7

2

Sapiecha

0

 

1

0

0

0.5

1

0.5

1

1

1

1

7

3

Ariss

1

0

 

0.5

1

B

B

1

1

B

1

1

6.5

4

Chubb

1

1

0.5

 

1

W

W

0.5

0.5

1

B

W

5.5

5

Tindal

0.5

1

0

0

 

B

0.5

1

1

B

B

1

5

6

J.Doidge

0.5

0.5

W

B

W

 

1

W

W

W

1

1

4

7

Rickard

1

0

W

B

0.5

0

 

1

W

0

B

1

3.5

8

Perry

0

0.5

0

0.5

0

B

0

 

W

1

W

1

3

9

Fisher

0

0

0

0.5

0

B

B

B

 

0

1

1

2.5

10

Gwynne

0

0

W

0

W

B

1

0

1

 

W

B

2

11

Batten

0

0

0

W

W

0

W

B

0

B

 

1

1

12

Carter

0

0

0

B

0

0

0

0

0

W

0

 

0

 

HANDICAP  2011/2012 - up-dated 25th January 2012

 

Name

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

Totl

1

Fisher(7)

 

 

1

 

0

 

0.5

 

 

1

 

0

0.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

2

Jones(8.5)

 

 

0

0.5

0

 

 

 

0

1

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

10

3

Carter(7.5)

0

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

9.5

4

Perry(9)

 

0.5

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.5

5

Prior(3.5)

1

1

 

 

 

1

0.5

 

0.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

6

Frost(4)

 

 

 

 

0

 

1

 

 

 

0.5

0.5

1

0

 

0

 

 

 

7.5

7

Rickard(6.5)

0.5

 

 

 

0.5

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.5

8

Batten(7.5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

0

 

 

 

7.5

9

Bramley (5)

 

1

 

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

6.5

10

Gwynne (5.5)

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

1

 

 

6.5

11

Chubb (6)

 

 

 

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

6.5

12

Ayress(2)

1

 

 

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

5.5

13

Tindal (4.5)

0.5

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

5

14

Hindom (1.5)

 

 

1

 

 

0

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.5

15

Tidy (2.5)

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.5

16

Ingham(0)

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

4

17

Sapiecha(3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

4

18

Gorodi (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

19

Halmkin (0.5)

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RAPIDPLAY 2011/2012 - up-dated 11th January 2012

 

Name

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Totl

1

Ingham

 

 

 

 

1

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

1

5

2

Ariss

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

2

3

Rickard

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

4

Ayress

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

5

Batten

0

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

6

Bramley

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

7

Brusey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

8

Carter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

9

Chubb

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

10

Fisher

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

11

Gorodi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

12

Gwynne

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

13

Perry

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

14

Tindal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

15

Tidy

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

KNOCK – OUT 2011/2012  Up-dated 25th January 2012

1

Brusey

Brusey

Brusey

 

 

2

Fisher/Perry

3

J.Doidge

J. Doidge

4

Ariss

5

C.Doidge  ½

 

 

6

Gwynne    ½

7

Chubb

Hindom

8

Hindom

9

Gorodi

Gorodi

 

 

10

Rickard

11

Bramley

Tidy

12

Tidy

13

Sapiecha     0

Tindal

 

14

Tindal           1

15

Batten/Carter

Ingham

16

Ingham

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Colours to be decided by lot

 TORBAY LEAGUE FIXTURES

DIVISION 1

 

DIVISION 3  continued

18-Oct-11

Teignmouth

1-3

 Torquay

 

06-Mar-12

Teignmouth

-

Plymouth

13-Dec-11

Teignmouth

-

 TBGS

 

19-Mar-12

TBGS

-

Teignmouth

19-Jan-12

Newton Abbot

-

 Teignmouth

 

03-Apr-12

Teignmouth

-

South Hams

01-Feb-12

Torquay

-

Teignmouth

 

DIVISION 4

13-Mar-12

Teignmouth

-

Newton Abbot

 

02-Nov-11

Torquay

-

Teignmouth
27-Mar-12

TBGS

-

Teignmouth

 

15-Dec-11

Newton Abbot

-

Teignmouth

 

DIVISION 2

 

17-Jan-12

Teignmouth

-

Plymouth

 

31-Jan-12

Teignmouth

-

Torquay

 

12-Mar-12

Plymouth

-

 Teignmouth

 

10-Apr-12

Teignmouth

-

Newton Abbot

03-Nov-11

Newton Abbot

2-2

Teignmouth

 

        

22-Nov-11

Teignmouth

2½-1½

TBGS

 

KNOCKOUT  Quarter-Final

06-Dec-11

Teignmouth

-

Brixham

 

17-Nov-11

Newton Abbot

-

 Teignmouth

21-Dec-11

Torquay

-

Teignmouth

 

 

24-Jan-12

Teignmouth

-

Newton Abbot

 

07-Feb-12

Brixham

-

Teignmouth

 

01-Mar-12

              TBGS

-

Teignmouth

 

17-Apr-12

Teignmouth

-

Torquay

 

DIVISION 3

 

20-Oct-11

*Newton Abbot

0-4

Teignmouth

 

14-Nov-11

Plymouth

3½-½

Teignmouth