Quote
‘Up to this point White has been following well known analysis. But now he makes a fatal error; he begins to use his
head!’ - Siegbert Tarrasch
4NCL final weekend
See a selection of photos here from Divisions 1-3, rounds 9, 10 & 11
from the May Bank Holiday weekend. Results, games in PGN, final tables and more is all available from the official 4NCL site.
Match reports
See
Carlo's
report about the Atticus v Widnes
Cup finals on
21st April at
The Adelphi
Hotel.
Congratulations
to Atticus 1
22nd April
Div 1: Atticus 1
6-2
Liverpool 1.
Subject to
confirmation by
controller Dave
Whitby (who has
been extremely
helpful during
the season as
always) this
means Atticus 1
have won the
Division 1 title
with 22 points
Congratulations
to Dave James
and all the team
players. Atticus
2 are second
with 21 points.
JR and KA Cup
finals
Congratulations
to Widnes Chess
Club double
winners of the
JR Trophy and
the Knotty Ash
Cup. Final
scores:
JR Trophy - Atticus
1½-4½
Widnes
and KA Cup -
Atticus 2
1½-3½
Widnes. Match
details
here with photos.
Puzzle of the Day
.
Club
Championship
-
12th May
Following Vojtech's draw with Phil Hopkins and Sanjoy's win over Mark Wadsworth two players shared first place with an excellent score of 7½ pts.
The event was very exciting with fighting chess throughout. Both players will share the trophy and it will be awarded sometime during the summer. Vojtech and Sanjoy will jointly
receive the Mike
Price memorial
trophy. Information
about this award, recently
organised by
John Carleton is
on the tournament page.
Glorney and Faber Cups 2008
Liverpool John Moores University
IM Marsh campus
is hosting this prestigious and famous tournament from July 22nd–25th.
In 1948 a Dublin businessman created the Glorney Cup (for boys) and it was joined twenty years later by the Faber Cup (for girls).
The Cups were last played for in Liverpool in 2005. More information about last year's competition is on the
ECF site.
Data about both cups is well documented on the Olimpbase website and the Irish Union
website has photos and match results from last year's event (won by England) in Dublin.
Merseyside Team Lightning 2008
This is to take place at the Adelphi Hotel on Monday 9th June starting at 7.30pm. Teams of 4 required with a reserve ... more.
New games added
New club member Phil Hopkins recently competed in the HBOS tournament in Edinburgh, scoring 4½/5
to finish in first place. Click here to see his five games.
Two games also from Vojtech Fiser, one from the Atticus Club Tournament and one from the Skelmersdale Rapidplay. Vojtech scored an impressive 5/6 in his section,
picked up a grading prize and also a share of the Skelmersdale Trophy (best adult) with J Parrott, S Potter and J Wilsa. Well done to both players.
