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| Sat May 12 | Cornwall v Surrey East Huntspill Village Hall, Church Road, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 3PQ |
| Sat May 19 | UK Chess Challenge Marazion School,School Lane, Marazion, TR17 0DG |
| Sun Oct 28 | Kerrier Cup Marazion Community Centre, Gallon Lane, Marazion, TR17 0HW. Organiser: David J Jenkins. Full details to follow |
Diary of the season
Cornwall grades
County matches
There are 3 positions to solve of increasing difficulty. Choose L1, L2 or L3 and solve the displayed position by dragging and dropping the piece from one square to another on the board. "Hint" highlights a relevant square.
When you have finished one position you can put up another one and start again. "More" displays a graded series of training positions. The more difficult positions are usually at the higher levels of this section.
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From 21 to 29 April Adam is playing in the under 13 section of the FIDE World Schools Championships which are being held at Durres, Albania.
His progress can be followed here. The tournament website is here.
If you have played or are likely to play more than 3 games in the year to 31st August 2018, You have until 30th June to acquire or renew membership of the ECF. The cost of a membership at Bronze level is £16. If you fail to do this you or your club will be charged a game fee of £15.
This comes into force on 25th May, 2018 and applies to the Cornwall County Chess Association and all the clubs. It sets out the circumstances in which personal data may be collected, processed and retained and the manner in which this is to be carried out. All those concerned with organising chess in Cornwall (association and clubs) need to review their data handling procedures to ensure that they are within the law
The ECF has published a very useful document explaining the regulation and how it affects chess organisations. It can be found here. The website of the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) contains official guidance on data protection. This can be found here. Its guidance on GDPR can be found here
The results and league tables have been updated to include matches played up to and including 18th April 2018.
The dates and results of the knock-out competititon and 500 League finals are as follows:
Cornwall Chess provides a full programme for juniors with competitions, including age-group Cornwall championships for all years from Under 7 to Under 18.
Further details and advice for parents, here
The final junior event of the season will be held at Marazion School:
Please contact me at kenton@live.fr
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Last updated 24/4/2018
Complete fixture lists for each club can be found on the club pages
Expanded league tables, the draws for the cup competitions and links to the detailed results are here.
Win = 4, draw = 2, loss = 1, default = 0 points
| Played at Camborne on 13/04/2018 | |||||
| Camborne | 2 - 3 | Penwith | |||
| 1 | 191 | James Hooker | 0 - 1 | Mark Watkins | 178 |
| 2 | 168 | Ian George | ½ - ½ | David Saqui | 169 |
| 3 | 145 | Colin Sellwood | 0 - 1 | Percy Gill | 144 |
| 4 | 145 | Richard Smith | 1 - 0 | Jan Rodrigo | 141 |
| 5 | UG | Jeff Nicholas | ½ - ½ | David J Jenkins | 139 |
Camborne had white on the odd boards |
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| Played at Carnon Downs on 11/04/2018 | |||||
| Truro | 4 - 1 | Liskeard | |||
| 1 | 191 | Jeremy Menadue | ½ - ½ | Gary Trudeau | 148 |
| 2 | 145 | Adam Hussain | ½ - ½ | Keith Brewer | 128 |
| 3 | 145 | Marcus Pilling | 1 - 0 | David R Jenkins | 121 |
| 4 | UG | Toby Willis | 1 - 0 | Stephen Pearce | 126 |
| 5 | UG | Sharath Kumar | 1 - 0 | Maurice Richards | 117 |
Truro had white on the odd boards |
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Win = 4, draw = 2, loss = 1, default = 0 points
| Played at Liskeard on 23/04/2018 | |||||
| Liskeard | 1½ - 3½ | Truro | |||
| 1 | 118 | David Lucas | 0 - 1 | Robin Kneebone | 164 |
| 2 | 117 | Maurice Richards | ½ - ½ | Marcus Pilling | 145 |
| 3 | 107 | Gabriel Rusalowicz | 1 - 0 | Bryan Jones | 103 |
| 4 | 77 | Stuart Lee | 0 - 1 | Boris Kostadinov | UG |
| Truro had white on the odd boards | |||||
| Played at Liskeard on 23/04/2018 | |||||
| Calstock | 1 - 3 | Falmouth | |||
| 1 | 121 | David R Jenkins | 0 - 1 | Grant Healey | UG |
| 2 | 115 | Alistair Bissell | ½ - ½ | Ian Renshaw | 121 |
| 3 | 99 | Richard Hendin | ½ - ½ | Hugh Brown | 93 |
| 4 | UG | George Black | 0 - 1 | Sharath Kumar | UG |
| Calstock had white on the odd boards | |||||
| Played at Carnon Downs on 18/04/2018 | |||||
| Truro | 3 - 1 | Camborne | |||
| 1 | 164 | Robin Kneebone | 1 - 0 | Richard Smith | 153 |
| 2 | UG | Grant Healey | 1 - 0 | Colin Sellwood | 155 |
| 3 | 145 | Marcus Pilling | 1 - 0 | Anton Barkhuysen | 118 |
| 4 | UG | Boris Kostadinov | 0 - 1 | Thomas Oates | 102 |
| Camborne had white on the odd boards | |||||
| Played at Newquay on 17/04/2018 | |||||
| Newquay | 3 - 1 | Calstock | |||
| 1 | UG | David Grant | 1 - 0 | David R Jenkins | 121 |
| 2 | 146 | Barry Moss | 1 - 0 | Alistair Bissell | 115 |
| 3 | 116 | Martin Jones | 1 - 0 | Andy Young | 108 |
| 4 | 43 | Ted Needham-Williams | 0 - 1 | Steve Knight | 68 |
| Played at Carnon Downs on 11/04/2018 | |||||
| Falmouth | 3 - 1 | Newquay | |||
| 1 | UG | Grant Healey | 1 - 0 | Barry Moss | 146 |
| 2 | 121 | Ian Renshaw | 0 - 1 | Martin Jones | 116 |
| 3 | 89 | Colin Gardiner | 1 - 0 | Richard Nancarrow | 106 |
| 4 | Default | 1 - 0 | Default | ||
| Newquay had white on the odd boards | |||||
Win = 4, draw = 2, loss = 1, default = 0 points
| West Division | ||
| Camborne | 6 | 22 |
| Penwith | 6 | 16 |
| Truro | 6 | 12 |
| Falmouth | 6 | 9 |
| East Division | ||
| Bude | 6 | 19 |
| Liskeard | 6 | 13 |
| Calstock | 6 | 13 |
| Lerryn | 6 | 12 |
| Final: Played at Blisland on 21/02/2018 | |||||
| Bude | 1½ - 6½ | Camborne | |||
| 1 | 125 | Geoff Lingard | ½ - 1½ | Ian George | 162 |
| 2 | 132 | Ian Rescorla | 0 - 2 | Richard Smith | 154 |
| 3 | 117 | John Constable | 1 - 1 | Philip Spargo | 99 |
| 4 | 95 | Robert Bloxham | 0 - 2 | Thomas Oates | 68 |
| Final: Played at Ludgvan on 20/02/2018 | |||||
| Penwith | 2½ - 2½ | Carrick | |||
| 1 | 178 | Mark Watkins | ½ - ½ | Jeremy Menadue | 191 |
| 2 | 169 | David Saqui | ½ - ½ | Mark Hassall | 168 |
| 3 | 144 | Percy Gill | 1 - 0 | Robin Kneebone | 164 |
| 4 | 141 | Jan Rodrigo | ½ - ½ | Richard Stephens | 160 |
| 5 | 129 | Kenton Richings | 0 - 1 | Adam Hussain | 145 |
Penwith won on board elimination |
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| Final: Played at Blisland on 15/02/2018 | |||||
| Bude | 4 - 0 | Penwith | |||
| 1 | 125 | Geoff Lingard | 1 - 0 | Kenton Richings | 129 |
| 2 | 120 | John Constable | 1 - 0 | Richard Humpleby | 114 |
| 3 | 98 | Christine Constable | 1 - 0 | Harvey Richings | 111 |
| 4 | 95 | Robert Bloxham | 1 - 0 | John James | 68 |