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| Sat Oct 1 | Peter Clarke Memorial Tournament 6 round rapidplay tournament at Oceans Community Centre, 35 The Strand, Bude, EX23 8RA. Entry form here. For detailed arrangements and directions check on www.budechess.co.uk or email chess@budechess.co.uk |
| Sat Oct 8 | Cornwall v Devon Plymouth Bridge Club. Other arrangements TBA |
| Sat Oct 22 | East Cornwall QP East Cornwall Rapidplay and Under 14 Championship. Lerryn Village Hall, PL22 0PT. Starts 10.30 a.m. Five round Swiss, 20 minutes on clock. Lunch at Ship Inn! |
| Mon Oct 31 | 17th Royal Beacon Seniors (Ends Nov 4) |
| Mon Nov 11 | 50th Torbay Congress (Ends Nov 13) Livermead House Hotel, TQ2 6QJ. Details and entry form here. |
| Sat Dec 3 | U8, U10, U12 Championships Penair School. Detailed arrangements TBA |
| Fri Dec 16 | Camborne Christmas QP Camborne Chess Club. Detailed arrangements TBA |
| Sat Jan 21 | Cornwall v Somerset Victory Hall, Exminster. Other arrangements TBA |
| Fri Feb 10 | Annual Congress (Ends Feb 12) Carnon Downs village hall. Controller: Hugh Brown. Other arrangements to be fixed |
| Sat Feb 25 | Gloucestershire v Cornwall Victory Hall, Exminster (subject to confirmation). Other arrangements TBA |
| Fri Mar 10 | East Devon Congress (Ends Mar 12) Exeter. Detailed arrangements TBA |
| Sat Mar 11 | U9, U11, U13 Championships Penair School. Detailed arrangements TBA |
| Fri Apr 14 | WECU Easter Congress (Ends Apr 17) Royal Beacon Hotel, Exmouth. Detailed arrangements TBA |
| Sun Apr 30 | Penwith QP Marazion Community Centre. Includes the Cornwall Under 16 Championship. Other arrangements TBA |
| Sat May ? | Megafinal (UK Chess Challenge) Date and other arrangements TBA |
| Sat or Sun May ? | Kerrier Cup Carnon Downs Village Hall. Includes the Penwith Cup and Under 15 Championship. Dare and 0ther arrangements TBA |
Diary of the season
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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Still time to enter the first event in the 2016/17 Cornwall Grand Prix, 6 round rapidplay tournament at Oceans Community Centre, 35 The Strand, Bude, EX23 8RA. Entry form here. For detailed arrangements and directions check on www.budechess.co.uk or email chess@budechess.co.uk
This is the second event in the 2016/17 Cornwall Grand Prix and incorporates the Under 14 Championship. Venue: Lerryn Village Hall, PL22 0PT. Starts 10.30 a.m. Five round Swiss, 20 minutes on clock. Lunch at Ship Inn!
Entries to David Jenkins ratutevita@btinternet.com Tel: 01762 94525. Full details here
Cornwall Chess provides a full programme for juniors with competitions, including age-group Cornwall championships for all years from Under 7 to Under 18.
Details of all our junior chess events, and advice for parents, here
I have written a series of guidance notes on the laws of chess for the benefit of anyone playing in our competitions and those venturing East of the Tamar. These cover the revised FIDE Laws effective from 1st July 2014 (including the way in which they are implemented in our competitions where there is a range of options) together with notes on a number of areas that are not always properly understood and can sometimes result in unnecessary disputes. They can be found here. A printable version is here.
Please send news of Cornwall chess events, interesting games, corrections, notifications, broken links and suggestions for improving the website to Ian George
Last updated 23/9/2016
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 Carnon Downson 21/09/2016 | |||||
| Carrick A | 4 - 1 | Carrick B | |||
| 1 | 189 | Jeremy Menadue | ½ - ½ | Robin Kneebone | 174 |
| 2 | 183 | Mark Hassall | ½ - ½ | Richard Stephens | 148 |
| 3 | 147 | Marcus Pilling | 1 - 0 | Ian Renshaw | 119 |
| 4 | 143 | Mick Hill | 1 - 0 | Guy Bolton | 113 |
| 5 | 135 | Adam Hussain | 1 - 0 | Hugh Brown | 90 |
| Carrick A had white on the odd boards | |||||
| Played at Liskeard on 19/09/2016 | |||||
| Liskeard | 2 - 3 | Penwith | |||
| 1 | 153 | Gary Trudeau | 0 - 1 | Mark Watkins | 182 |
| 2 | 125 | David R Jenkins | 1 - 0 | Percy Gill | 149 |
| 3 | 121 | David Lucas | 0 - 1 | David J Jenkins | 134 |
| 4 | 115 | Brian Parkin | 0 - 1 | James Galloway | 128 |
| 5 | 107 | Maurice Richards | 1 - 0 | Richard Humpleby | 120 |
| Penwith had white on the odd boards | |||||
| Played at Newquay on 19/09/2016 | |||||
| Newquay | 1½ - 3½ | Camborne | |||
| 1 | 176 | Lloyd Retallick | ½ - ½ | James Hooker | 177 |
| 2 | 146 | Richard Clark | 0 - 1 | Colin Sellwood | 154 |
| 3 | 143 | Barry Moss | ½ - ½ | Jeff Nicholas | 147 |
| 4 | 126 | Martin Jones | 0 - 1 | Richard Smith | 141 |
| 5 | 104 | Richard Nancarrow | ½ - ½ | John Wilman | 130 |
| Newquay had white on the odd boards | |||||
Win = 4, draw = 2, loss = 1, default = 0 points
| Played at Calstock on 15/09/2016 | |||||
| Calstock | 2 - 2 | Penwith | |||
| 1 | 125 | David R Jenkins | 1 - 0 | David J Jenkins | 134 |
| 2 | 94 | Steve Knight | 0 - 1 | James Galoway | 128 |
| 3 | UG | Alan Coles | 0 - 1 | Richard Humpleby | 120 |
| 4 | UG | Alistair Burrell | 1 - 0 | John James | 73 |
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Win = 4, draw = 2, loss = 1, default = 0 points
| West Division | ||
| Carrick A | 0 | 0 |
| Carrick B | 0 | 0 |
| Penwith | 0 | 0 |
| East Division | ||
| Lerryn | 1 | 4 |
| Liskeard | 1 | 1 |
| Calstock | 0 | 0 |
| Played at Lerryn on 07/09/2016 | |||||
| Lerryn | 4½ - 3½ | Liskeard | |||
| 1 | 151 | Gary Trudeau | 2 - 0 | David Lucas | 109 |
| 2 | 119 | Jason Henderson | 1 - 1 | Maurice Richards | 101 |
| 3 | 82 | Phil James | 1½ - ½ | Don King | 101 |
| 4 | 50 | Alex Broady | 0 - 2 | Eric Westlake | 86 |
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