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TORBAY & DISTRICT LEAGUE NEWS 2005/2006 |
12/03/2008 20:29
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| Torbay Boys' Grammar School v The Rest of the Torbay League. |
| Newton Abbot Chess Club |
| Kingsbridge Junior Tournament |
| Robert Thompson |
| UK Chess Challange |
Our thanks to Tony Tatam for the following.
| DIVISION ONE | |||||||
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
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Teignmouth |
8 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
23 |
9 |
14 |
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Newton Abbot |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20½ | 11½ | 11 |
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St
Marychurch |
8 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
19 |
13 |
11 |
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South
Hams |
8 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
11½ |
20½ |
4 |
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TBGS |
8 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
6 |
26 |
0 |
DIVISION TWO
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
Plymouth
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8 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
23½ |
8½ |
14 |
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Totnes |
8 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
19 |
13 |
10 |
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Teignmouth |
8 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
13½ |
18½ |
7 |
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Brixham |
8 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
14 |
18 |
6 |
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St
Marychurch |
8 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
10 |
22 |
3 |
DIVISION THREE |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
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Plymouth |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
15 |
5 |
9 |
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Teignmouth |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
12½ |
7½ |
8 |
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Newton
Abbot |
5 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
11 |
4 |
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TBGS |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
12 |
4 |
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Totnes |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
12 |
4 |
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St
Marychurch |
5 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
14 |
1 |
RAPIDPLAY
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
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South Hams |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
22 |
18 |
9 |
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Totnes |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
26½ |
21½ |
7 |
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Brixham |
6 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
21½ |
26½ |
5 |
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St
Marychurch |
5 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
18 |
22 |
2 |
Trefor Thynne reports:-
Torbay Boys' Grammar School scored an unprecendented success in the Devon Meg-Final of the UK CHESS CHALLENGE, the world's biggest chess tournament with over 60,000 competitors.
TGGS boys won the Under 12, Under 13, Under 14 and Under 15 titles against rivals from all over the county and now qualify to play in the National Gigafinal to be held in Manchester in July.
TBGS winners were :-
Under 12 Alex Billings Under 13 Harry Mann Under 14 Callum Picken Under 15 Michael Fisher |
Callum Picken's performance is particularly noteworthy since he has now won his age group for seven consecutive years since the age of 7!
Robert Thompson is one of many promising young players in Devon at the moment. Most of them are centred at the Torquay Boys' Grammar School under the watchful gaze of Trefor Thynne and they produce strong teams for competitions in the league. Robert, apart from playing in these teams, also enters open tournaments and does so quite successfully. It will be recalled that just a couple of years ago he won the Torbay Congress Minor Tournament with a clean score from five rounds - and this at the age of eleven! He was also very successful at the last Kidlington Congress.
Since then most players have treated him with respect and the 2006 WECU Minor Championship, held at Exmouth over the Easter weekend was no exception. Most unusually for Robert, he had to accept five draws from the seven games he played and won the remaining two.
All seven games that he played can be seen
by clicking here 
and you can judge for yourself how hard he strived for wins.
Robert gained another success at the Teignmouth RapidPlay held on Saturday 22nd April, by sharing first place in the Major Tournament.
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KINGSBRIDGE JUNIOR TOURNAMENT
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On 25th March a Junior Tournament sponsored by by the South Hams Chess club and the Torbay League was held in Kingsbridge.
The event proved to be very popular and 30 youngsters from eleven Primary and Secondary Schools enjoyed this individual competition. Pupils from Primary Schools performed surprisingly well.
First Prize was shared by Thomas Tozor (Kingsbridge Community College) and Owen Wheatley (East Allington Primary) who both scored 4½ points out of a possible 5.
Third equal on 4 out of 5 were Jules Friend (Torquay Boys' Grammar School), Tom Hansen (Kingsbridge Primary) and Peter Tunbridge (Kingsbridge Primary)
The organisers praised the behaviour of all competitors and thought that everyone thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon at the Regal Club, Kingsbridge.
Well done lads! Now why don't you come along to the Teignmouth Rapid Play Tournament on 22nd April and continue plying your skills. Details and entry form are on the homepage.
Trefor Thynne has supplied the following information on the newly formed Newton Abbot Chess Club:- The Club meeting place is the Courtenay Centre, Kingsteignton Road, Newton Abbot. This can be reached by car from the B&Q/Firestation Roundabout by going in the direction of the town centre for about 300 yards. The centre is on the left between the road and the cricket ground. It is clearly visible from the road. Meetings are held in room 1. The club's first meeting was held on 5th October and has continued at fortnightly intervals. Future dates are :- December 14th 2006 January 4th, 11th & 25th, February 8th and 22nd, March 8th and 22nd, April 5th and 19th May 3rd. All meetings are from 7 - 10p.m. Subscriptions :- Adults £20, Junior (Under 18) £10. Additionally, members are charged £1 per club session attended to include tea/coffee which can be made in an adjoining kitchen. Teams have been entered for the Torbay Chess League Divisions 1 and 3.
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NEWTON ABBOT CLUB REVIVED During the coming season a new club will be taking part in the Torbay Chess League. Newton Abbot, after a lapse of many years, are being re-charged by Trefor Thynne. Their first meeting will take place on Wednesday 5th October at the Courtenay Centre, Kingsteignton Road, Newton Abbot and we wish them every success. Further details concerning their activities will be given at a later date. |