Hastings win the battle

Had that been the result in 1066, England might be a very different place, particularly where architecture is concerned. But their victory this time was not over Norman invaders but a friendly foe from Wanstead; and Hastings’ winning score was by the odd point, at 8-7. WW did well at the top (2½-½) and Boards 9-15 (4½-2½), but Hastings had a swathe of five wins over Boards 4-8 which edged the verdict. Board-by-board details via the link below. Now David […]

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New dates for your diary

From Fixtures Secretary, Mark Murrell Tue 30 Nov 2021: 2019-20 Finchley Cup Final Wanstead 3 v Chingford 2, at Wanstead, 7:30 pm; Thu 02 Dec 2021: 2019-20 Lawrence Cup Final Wanstead 1 v Wanstead 2, over as many boards as there is interest for, 7:30 pm; Mon 13 Dec 2021: Return friendly fixture Chingford v Wanstead, at the British Legion, Hall Lane, 7:30 pm; Tue 23 Nov 2021: Wanstead Warriors v Chess4all power pawns, a double header G20+10 match at […]

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October Friendlies

Two wins and a draw Three fixtures, in October, billed as “friendlies” were nonetheless keenly contested. With teams matched for strength, the Club emerged with two wins by the narrowest margin – against Hackney and the Warriors (W&W JCCC) – and a draw in the other, against Chingford. Mark Murrell has penned a comprehensive report which you can find here: October Friendlies report Handicap Blitz Grand Prix 2 Speaking of keenly contested, Tuesday 2 November in the Club Room – […]

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Essex All Over v W&WCC

Saturday 14 August, 1:30 pm, Wanstead House By Mark Murrell As part of the Essex Chess Association’s pre-season Back to Real Chess Festival,  the Club played host to a scratch team of Essex county players who missed out on selection for the Essex 1600 (average team rating) team, participating in the ECF’s pre-season County Challenge competition for 8 board teams with an average team rating maxima of 1600 in the Minor and 2000 in the Major.   Originally billed as an […]

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Real Match Chess returns

W&WCC v Essex – 8 boards After 17 months in abeyance WWCC returns to match chess this Saturday. Part of the Essex Chess Association’s Back to Real Chess Festival, eight players take on a scratch team from the Essex County squad. Each player from the opposition representing a different Essex Club. It should be a close match (ECF rated) with just 16 rating points separating the teams, competing at the leisurely rate of G105+15. The teams will be revealed at […]

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Aix-en-Provence

In September a Club team of nine players is travelling again to Aix-en-Provence to compete with our friends there on the evening of Friday 20th September in a blitz tournament and then on the afternoon of Saturday 21st in a rapid tournament. There will be a meal together on Saturday evening and there will be opportunities to visit this university town in Provence which is particularly famed for its painter Paul Cézanne. If anybody else is thinking to join this […]

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