CHESS CORNWALL
Welcome to the website of the Cornwall County Chess Association
Meeting Night
Match nights only
Venue
Wadebridge Bowls Club,
The Playing Fields,
Egloshayle Road,
Wadebridge,
PL27 6AE
Secretary
Lloyd Retallick
Tel: 07470 596748
Email: levr58@protonmail.com
Team Captains and Fixtures
County Shield
Lloyd Retallick
Tel: 07470 596748
Email: levr58@protonmail.com
Fixtures and results
Home 22/09/2025 Mon Camborne
Away 15/10/2025 Wed Calstock
Home 27/10/2025 Mon Bude
Home 03/11/2025 Mon Liskeard
Away 01/12/2025 Mon Carnon Downs
Away 08/12/2025 Mon Newquay
Home 05/01/2026 Mon Calstock
Away 22/01/2026 Thu Bude
Away 09/02/2026 Mon Liskeard
Away 05/03/2026 Thu Camborne
Home 16/03/2026 Mon Carnon Downs
Home 30/03/2026 Mon Newquay
A W Busby Cup
Lloyd Retallick
Tel: 07470 596748
Email: levr58@protonmail.com
Fixtures and results
Home 15/09/2025 Mon Newquay
About the Club

Introduction
Following the demise of the Newquay & North Cornwall club in 2022 a local chess void was created, which has been only partly filled by an initiative by John Fernley to provide a chess club venue, in Newquay. The North Cornwall Chess Club aims to complement that club night activity by providing a team structure able to compete in County events and specifically to enter County league competitions.

Affiliation
The club is affiliated to the Cornwall County Chess Association (CCCA), and competes in competitions organised by the association.

Officer roles
The club is organised through the following roles:

  • Secretary: responsible for liaising with the CCCA; organising matches; and booking a venue for home matches
  • Team Captain: responsible for selecting available players to participate in each match.
  • Treasurer: responsible for collecting sufficient dues from members to pay for venue booking, fees and related consumables (Score sheets, Tea/Coffee/Milk etc.)
  • Equipment provider: responsible for bringing sufficient chess boards/set/clocks & consumables to home matches
  • An individual may assume more than one role; there may be more than one team, for entry into separate competitions.

    Venue
    The club’s preferred home venue is the Wadebridge Bowls Club. When this is unavailable, for example when pre-booked by someone else, the Egloshayle Pavilion next door is a possible fallback option.

    Match nights
    The preferred playing night for home matches is Monday. When necessary, for example to overcome venue booking complications, another night may be chosen. There are no internal club nights – the club only meets to play matches.

    For more information please contact:

    Lloyd Retallick 07470 596748
    levr58@protonmail.com

     

    Last updated 6/7/2025

    Team Competition Results
    Results (all competitions)
    League tables
    Rules (complete set)
    Fixtures

    The fixture list is provisional and subject to confirmation

    County Shield
    A. W. Busby Cup
    2025
    Sep 15 Mon Home v Newquay
    Sep 22 Mon Home v Camborne
    Oct 15 Wed Away v Calstock
    Oct 27 Mon Home v Bude
    Nov 3  Mon Home v Liskeard
    Dec 01 Mon Away v Carnon Downs
    Dec 08 Mon Away v Newquay
    2026
    Jan 05 Mon Home v Calstock
    Jan 22 Thu Away v Bude
    Feb 09 Mon Away v Liskeard
    Mar 05 Thu Away v Camborne
    Mar 16 Mon Home v Carnon Downs
    Mar 30 Mon Home v Newquay

    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
    Lloyd Retallick 1989 1845
    David Grant 1846 -
    Anthony Rundle 1768 -
    Ed Craddock 1747 1433
    Ajna Fern 1640 1510
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