CHESS CORNWALL
Welcome to the website of the Cornwall County Chess Association

Meeting Night
Mondays and Saturdays
Venue (Mondays 1730 to 2030)
Function room (Steam Bar)
Great Western Hotel,
Cliff Road,
Newquay,
TR7 2NE
Tel: 01637 872010
There is no car parking at the hotel but there is roadside parking nearby.
Venue (Saturdays 1000 to Noon)
Newquay Library,
Marcus Hill,
Newquay,
TR7 1BD
Venue for Matches
Function room (Steam Bar)
Great Western Hotel,
Cliff Road,
Newquay,
TR7 2NE
Tel: 01637 872010
There is no car parking at the hotel but there is roadside parking nearby.
Secretary
John Fernley
Tel: 07452 961221
Email: john_fernley@hotmail.com
Team Captains and Fixtures
County Shield
Clive Rothery
Email: cs.rothery@outlook.com
Tel: 07951 751580
Roberts Cup
TBA
TBA
Email: TBA
Quickplay League
Clive Rothery
Email: cs.rothery@outlook.com
Tel: 07951 751580
Minor League
Gareth Tanner
Tel: 07815 873914
Email: newquaychess@gmail.com
A. W. Busby Cup
Clive Rothery
Email: cs.rothery@outlook.com
Roger Grime Cup
TBA
TBA
Email: TBA
About the Club

Everyone is welcome at our meetings in the Great Western Hotel and the Library. We help learners gain an understanding of the great game of chess. At the moment our games are "friendlies" but we will introduce competitions when people are ready.

Our Saturday club meets at Newquay library from 1000 to noon. It is aimed at juniors and beginners but all are welcome.

For more information please contact:

Newquay chess club newquaychess@gmail.com
John Fernley 07452 961221
john_fernley@hotmail.com
Gareth Tanner 07815 873914
newquaychess@gmail.com

Last updated 2/7/2025

Team Competition Results
Results (all competitions and teams)
Board scores - Newquay (all competitions)
League tables
Rules (complete set)
Fixtures
County Shield
Quickplay League
Minor League
A. W. Busby Cup
2025
     
2026
     

Player Ratings (2025/26)

The columns SP and QP show, subject to the next paragraph, the ratings to be used for the purposes of eligibilty for the team competitions: SP for standard-play games and QP for rapid-play games. Only full ratings are included. Subject to the next paragraph, player eligibility for all team competitions that run throughout the season to 30 June 2026 is determined by the 1 July 2025 list, which includes results of games played on 30 June 2025 or earlier.

For the purposes of team matches players with no SP or QP rating at the beginning of the season will be assigned a rating of 1000 or 800 under General Rule 10(b). This will continue to apply until he/she acquires a full rating. Under Rule 10(f), any new full rating will apply from the first day of the month following its first appearance in the ECF ratings database. Rule 10(f) also applies to players assigned an estimated grade for the purposes of our team competitions.

Subject to the proviso in rule 4(b), the board order for any match in the team competitions will be determined by the players' full ratings as published by the ECF in the list published on the first day of the month in which the match is played.

The suffix "E" indicates an estimated rating where a player is shown on the ECF list with a P (provisional) rating or is unrated. Please note that the Rating Officer needs to be notified at least 7 days in advance of any player to whom this applies so that he can calculate an estimated rating for that player on the basis of available information.This will then be used until the player acquires a full rating.

The full rating list of Cornish players is here

  SP QP
Clive Rothery 1876 1820
Kieran Macphail 1854 1620
Ian Murray 1742 1647
Andy Beach 1565 1613
Georgi Zhelev - 1549
Juraj Piar - 1269
Gareth Tanner - 1233
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