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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Author Archive: Chesster
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 […]
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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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A grand day out
SCCU/London Clubs team rapid double champions After six rounds of unforgiving G25+5 rapid chess and, if it was not already hot enough outside, a nail-biting final round, Wanstead teams found themselves club Champions in both the Intermediate (team average not more than 1850) and in the Minor (team average of not more than 1600). Going into the last round the Dynamos in the 12 team Inter and the All Stars in the 18 team Minor had the Championships in their […]
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Champions!
Within the space of two days – 30th and 31st May 2023 – two Championships were decided. Wanstead & Woodford CC – Essex League Champions The first phase of the competition, a single round of seven matches all-play-all, WW finished in second spot with 11 points, a point behind leaders Writtle on 12. The format this season then required a further three matches with the top four in the Division playing each other again for the Championship and the bottom […]
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It’s a tie!
Of the three players in the lead of the Club Championship, on 5/6 at the start of the last round, defending Champion, John Cawdery, defeated Paul Bancroft with the black piceces while Ashley Freeman, with white, overcame Steve Rix (4½/6). So John and Ashley finish tied on 6/7 and a two game play-off for the Club Championship will decide. John is on a hat-trick of Championship successes, so won’t want to give that up lightly. Our featured image shows Ashley […]
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