The opening London League fixture against Streatham 2, which was to have been played on Weds 11 October, has been postponed due to unavilability of the venue. New date yet to be announced. Link: London League page
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Mustard!
Essex Knockout Final – Unique double and Wanstead hat-trick Played 19 September 2023, at Wanstead Board WANSTEAD A R1 R2 BARKING A 1 Hodgson, John H 2118 (W, B) 1-0 ½-½ Goldberg, Jeff A 2146 (B, W) 2 Gill, Oliver 2086 1-0 1-0 Ismailov, Roman 2107 3 Spearman, David 2034 1-0 ½-½ Jaszkiwskyj, Peter 1958 4 Cawdery, John 2027 1-0 ½-½ Robinson, James M 1863 5 Mulay, Partha 2001 1-0 0-1 Ramage, Colin R 1844 Average: 2054 5-0 2½-2½ Average: […]
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Champions win high-octane encounter
The traditional Essex League challenge match Champions v The Rest has a chequered history, but whenever Wanstead are the Champions, the challenge is made. These affairs usually favour The Rest, but Mark assembled a star-studded line-up over 15 boards with an average of 1909 against The Rest 1832. Wanstead built a 3 point lead and held it, winning the top six by 4-2 and a clean sweep of the bottom three boards. Picture gallery on the match card page. Board-by-board: […]
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Hastings match CANCELLED
The annual friendly against Hasting was to have been held on Saturday 30 September 2023. However, this date has been cancelled due to a train strike that day. We suggested a new date, but that was not possible for Hastings.
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Plate winners!
Congratulations to the B team in a comprehensive victory over a good Loughton team in the Final of the Essex Knockout Plate competition. Though the B Team had the edge on ratings, the margin of victory was a complete surprise, R1 going to Wanstead B by 4-1 and R2 by 3½-1½ for an overall score of Loughton 2½-7½ Wanstead B. You can find full details of this splendid win on the ECA Website: Essex Knockout Plate Final This victory sets […]
Open this post...IM Daniel Cawdery simul
Report by Ben Harte On Tuesday 18th July 2023 IM Daniel Cawdery from South Africa visited our chess club. He played a simultaneous exhibition match against 24 of our junior players. All of our players had the Black pieces as is usual in a Simul. Each player had to wait for the IM to appear before making their move, but they had to have a move ready to play immediately he arrived at their board. This was a great opportunity for […]
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Wanstead at the British
The British Championships start in Leicester on Thursday 20 July and run until Sunday 30 July. There is currently a “baker’s dozen” of Wanstead players who have entered, with still time for more to join them. See the BCC website (link below) for all the details and online entry. There are more events than ever with, in addition to the usual British and Junior Championships, the Major Open and the Weekeders and Weekday tournaments, no fewer than three Blitz events […]
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