Chess Cornwall - Camborne Chess Club

Meeting Night

Fortnightly on Wednesdays

Venue (Map)

Meetings

The Lowenac Hotel
34 Basset Road
Camborne
TR14 8SL

Tel: 01209 719295

Matches

Camborne Community Centre
9 South Terrace
Camborne
TR14 8SU

President

Philip Williams

Secretary and Treasurer

Ian George
Telephone:
01209 719727 (h)
Email: 3a.roskear@gmail.com

Coaching Organiser

Jamie Morgan
Telephone:
07986 374614
Email: eimajuk@LIVE.CO.UK

Team Captains and Fixtures

County Shield

Jeff Nicholas
Tel: 01209 715067
Email: judithandjeff@gmail.com
Match night: Wednesdays

Fixtures and results

Away	TBA	Mon	Falmouth & Truro
Home	Sep 25	Wed	Newquay
Away	Oct 7	Mon	North Cornwall
Away	Nov 11	Mon	Liskeard
Away	Nov 25	Mon	Newquay
Home	Dec 18	Wed	North Cornwall
Home	TBA	Wed	Liskeard
Away	Jan 23	Thu	Bude
Home	Feb 12	Wed	Falmouth & Truro
Away	TBA	Wed	Calstock
Home	Apr 9	Wed	Calstock
Home	Apr 23	Wed	Bude

Quickplay League "A" team

Richard Smith
Tel: 07549 185955
Email: lionheartrich@hotmail.co.uk
Match night: Wednesdays

Fixtures and results

Home	Sep 11	Wed	Camborne B
Away	TBA	Mon	Newquay
Away	Nov 4	Mon	Falmouth & Truro
Away	Jan 29	Wed	Camborne B
Home	Mar 12	Wed	Newquay
Home	TBA	Wed	Falmouth & Truro

Quickplay League "B" team

Colin Sellwood
Tel: 01209 216135
Email: satnav_sellwood@yahoo.com
Match night: Wednesdays

Fixtures and results

Away	Sep 11	Wed	Camborne A
Home	TBA	Wed	Falmouth & Truro
Home	Nov 6	Wed	Newquay
Home	Jan 29	Wed	Camborne A
Away	Mar 10	Mon	Falmouth & Truro
Away	Apr 7	Mon	Newquay

Minor League

Philip Spargo
Tel: 07977 767328
Email: philip.spargo@yahoo.co.uk
Match night: Fridays

Fixtures and results

Away	Sep 26	Thu	Bude
Home	Nov 1	Fri	Lerryn
Home	TBA	Wed	Newquay
Home	Feb 7	Fri	Bude
Away	Mar 4	Tue	Lerryn
Away	TBA	Mon	Newquay

A. W. Busby Cup

Jeff Nicholas
Tel: 01209 715067
Email: judithandjeff@gmail.com
Match night: Wednesdays

Fixtures and results

Home	Feb 26	Wed	Bude / Newquay

Committee

Philip Williams
Ian George
Jamie Morgan
Jeff Nicholas
Colin Sellwood
Percy Gill
Richard Smith
Philip Spargo

Important note for drivers

It is a requirement of the hotel that the registration numbers of vehicles parked in their car park are reported to hotel reception immediately on entering the hotel. If you fail to do this, you may incur a financial penalty

Ian George

For more information about the club please contact:

Ian George

01209 719727
3a.roskear@gmail.com

About the club

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Fortnightly meetings at the Lowenac hotel

At club meetings throughout the season, Jamie Morgan will lead a coaching session starting at 6 p.m. The planned club event will start at 7.15 The sessions will be in a variety of formats:

1) Rapidplay tournaments at a rate of 12 minutes for all the moves with 5 second increments from move 1. This will include the Club rapidplay championship for the Kerrier Cup.

2) Blitz tournaments at a rate of 5 minutes for all the moves with 3 second increments from move 1.

3) 2 themed tournaments where play will start after a few moves of a selected opening. One will feature normal openings, the other will be a gambit tournament.

4) Club championship at the standard play rate of 75 minutes for all the moves with 10 second increments from move 1. There will be 6 rounds, each played at a separate club meeting. The tournament winner will receive the club championship trophy (Trevor Johns Cup) and the highest ranked player rated under 1600 will receive the Philip Williams Cup.

5) The Christmas Quickplay is at our old venue, Bickord Smith Bowling Club, Tuckingmill on Friday 15 December. The chess tournament is really an excuse for a Christmas party. The usual high quality refreshments will be provided by Debbie Smith and everyone gets a prezzie (sorry, I should have said prize).

For all the dates, see the calendar in the right-hand column.

Team matches

We are running teams in the following competitions of the county leagues:

County Shield: 1 teams captained by Jeff Nicholas.

Quickplay League: 2 teams captained by Richard Smith and Colin Sellwood.

Minor League: For players rated below 1650. 1 team captained by Philip Spargo

A. W. Busby Cup: 1 team captained by Jeff Nicholas.

Home matches will be played on Wednesdays at Camborne community centre.

The team captains will endeavour to give ample opportunities to play for all those who wish to take part. I hope that you will wish to join a team.

For all the dates, see the calendar in the right-hand column.

Club Championship

This will run throughout the season. Arrangements are:

Six round Swiss.

Time control: 75 minute + 10 seconds increment from move 1.

Games to be played at the club meetings on the dates shown in the right-hand column unless the players agree an alternative date.

Games to be submitted for rating in the Standard Play list.

Single section with grading prizes

The tournament winner will receive the club championship trophy (Trevor Johns Cup) and the highest ranked player rated under 1600 will receive the Philip Williams Cup.

Dates of rounds in calendar in the right-hand column.

Entries to Ian George (3a.roskear@gmail.com) by Monday 14 October 2024 to guarantee inclusion in the draw for round 1.

Details, rules, entry list, results and standings are here.

Camborne Grand Prix

This combines a number of the tournaments played at the club, including the club championship.

Full details. Rules Standings and list of included events

Last updated 22/7/2024

CCCA Team Competitions

Results (all competitions and teams)
Board scores - Camborne (all competitions)
League tables
Rules (complete set)

Individual Competitions

Club championship
Camborne Grand Prix

Other links

Constitution
AGM 2024
AGM 2023

Calendar 2024/25

Please note that on all the non-match dates below the club will be open for anyone to come and play, whether they are involved in the event or not.

GP indicates that the event forms part of the Camborne Grand Prix which also includes the club championship.

The fixture list is provisional and subject to confirmation

County Shield (Camborne A)
County Shield (Camborne B)
Quickplay League (Camborne A)
Quickplay League (Camborne B)
Minor League
A. W. Busby Cup
2024
TBA	Mon	Away v Falmouth & Truro
Sep 4	Wed	Opening meeting: social chess
Sep 11	Wed	Camborne A v Camborne B
Sep 18	Wed	Rapid 12/5 5 Rds. (GP)
Sep 25	Wed	Home v Newquay
Sep 26	Thu	Away v Bude
Oct 2	Wed	Blitz 5/3 6 Rds. (GP)
TBA	Wed	Home v Falmouth & Truro
Oct 7	Mon	Away v North Cornwall
Oct 16	Wed	Club championship Rd.1
TBA	Mon	Away v Newquay
Oct 30	Wed	Rapid 12/5 5 Rds. (GP)
Nov 1	Fri	Home v Lerryn
Nov 4	Mon	Away v Falmouth & Truro
Nov 6	Wed	Home v Newquay
Nov 11	Mon	Away v Liskeard
Nov 13	Wed	Blitz 5/3 6 Rds. (GP)
Nov 25	Mon	Away v Newquay
Nov 27	Wed	Club championship Rd.2
Dec 13	Fri	Christmas QP (Bickford Smith Bowling Club)
TBA	Fri	Home v Newquay
Dec 18	Wed	Home v North Cornwall
2025
Jan 8	Wed	Openings tournament 12/5 5 Rds.
Jan 22	Wed	Club championship Rd.3
Jan 23	Thu	Away v Bude
Feb 12	Wed	Home v Falmouth & Truro
Jan 29	Wed	Camborne B v Camborne A
Feb 5	Wed	Rapid 12/5 5 Rds. (GP)
Feb 7	Fri	Home v Bude
Feb 12	Wed	Home v Liskeard
Feb 19	Wed	Blitz 5/3 6 Rds. (GP)
Feb 26	Wed	Home v Bude / Newquay
Mar 4	Tue	Away v Lerryn
Mar 5	Wed	Club championship Rd.4
Mar 10	Mon	Away v Falmouth & Truro
Mar 12	Wed	Home v Newquay
Mar 19	Wed	Kerrier Cup 12/5 5 Rds. (GP)
TBA	Mon	Away v Newquay
TBA	Wed	Away v Calstock
Apr 2	Wed	Club championship Rd.5
Apr 7	Mon	Away v Newquay
Apr 9	Wed	Home v Calstock
TBA	Wed	Home v Falmouth & Truro
Apr 16	Wed	Chess variants
Apr 23	Wed	Home v Bude
Apr 30	Wed	Club championship Rd.6
May 14	Wed	Gambit tournament 12/5 5 Rds.
May 28	Wed	Annual General Meeting

Player Ratings 2024/25

The 2024/25 ratings of Camborne players are taken from the July 2024 ECF list, amended where nececessary under rule 10 of the Rules Applicable to All Team Matches. The full rating list of all players in Cornwall is here
	SP	QP
Ian George	1903	1864
Jamie Morgan	1880	1819
Philip Williams	1821	2024
David Jenkins	1800	1829
Richard Smith	1792	1767
Colin Sellwood	1735	1903
Jeff Nicholas	1729	1940
Percy Gill	1723	1842
Richard Humpleby	1516	1639
James Tuck	1500E	1503
Bryan Jones (MIN only)		1530
Philip Spargo	1474	1560
Colin Gardiner	1368	1398
Pat Scully	1350E	1576
Ben Barnett	1328	1378
Rebecca Gardiner	1229	1510
Ashley Jones	1065	1217

Club Champions (Trevor Johns Cup)

2023/24	David Jenkins
2022/23	Jamie Morgan
2021/22	Not held
2020/21	Not held
2019/20	Unfinished
2018/19	James Hooker
2017/18	Ian George
2016/17	Colin Sellwood
2015/16	David Saqui
2014/15	Mark Watkins Robin Kneebone
2013/14	Mark Watkins
2012/13	Mark Watkins
2011/12	Not held
2010/11	Not held
2009/10	Not held
2008/09	Not held
2007/08	Ian George Philip Williams
2006/07	Not held
2005/06	Ian George
2004/05	Philip Willliams
2003/04	Ian George
2002/03	Bas Geelhoed
2001/02	Ian George
2000/01	Philip Hutchings
1999/00	Ian George
1998/99	Ian George
1997/98	Philip Williams
1996/97	Roland Cole
1995/96	Ian George
1994/95	Philip Williams
1993/94	Philip Williams Philip Hutchings
1992/93	Ian George Roland Cole
1991/92	Ian George
1990/91	Ian George Roland Cole
1989/90	Not held
1988/89	Not held
1987/88	Ian George
1986/87	Philip Williams
1985/86	Jeff Nicholas
1984/85	Philip Williams Roger Grime
1983/84	Philip Williams
1982/83	Ian George
1981/82	Jeff Nicholas
1980/81	Roger Grime
1979/80	Nick Cummings

Under 125 Champions (Philip Williams Cup)

2023-24	Bryan Jones
2022-23	Richard Humpleby
2021/22	Not held
2020/21	Not held
2019/20	Unfinished
2018/19	Bryan Jones
2017/18	Not held
2016/17	Not held
2015/16	Kenton Richings
2014/15	Richard Humpleby