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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Christmas Blitz

Last call to members for entries to the Christmas Blitz. With the House now being open for 20 December (today) we are organising a Christmas Blitz which will be submitted for ECF Blitz rating (new this year). The format will be dependent on the number of entries but will be a minimum of 9 rounds of G4+2 and a maximum of 15 rounds of G3+2 or somewhere in between. The event has been circularised to the Club’s mailing list. To […]

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Ashley – whoosh-bang champion!

Lightning Championship 2022-23 The 37th running of our Lightning Championship, played annually since 1986-87 without a break, even for covid. The history of lightning tournaments at W&WCC goes back even further, before it was run as a championship. The latest incarnation produced a new champion from the ranks of our recent recruits: Ashley Freeman set a pace that none could live with and he won with a round to spare, finishing with 5½/6. Philip Staniland having been one of Ashley’s […]

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Wanstead Festival postponed to 2 October

The Wanstead Festival, which was to have taken place on Sun 18 September, has been postponed to Sunday 2 October 2022. Those members who had pledged support to Paul Barclay for the original date, please confirm to Paul your availability for the new date. The revised “September programme” is: Tue 13 Sep Summer League Play-off Final   Inbetweeners 3 + 2 rated blitz   Start of U1650 Ladder Tue 20 Sep Essex Knockout Final – Wanstead A v Barking A […]

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Opening Night Tandem

The 2022-23 Season opened in traditional style on Tues 6 September with the tandem simultaneous by last season’s champions. And what an array of honours held by our two bi-bicyclists: all the tournaments and trophies between them! John Cawdery: Club Champion; Lightning Champion; Blitz Champion;Mark Murrell: Rapid Champion; David Wood Memorial Trophy; Roy Wagstaff Memorial Shield; John Philpott Trophy. This redoubtable twosome took on 16 Members, circulating the arena, in tandem, without consultation. Of the 16 games, they allowed only […]

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September programme

The new season got underway on Saturday, 3 September, with the return of our annual match away day at Hastings. Result: Hastings 8-7 Wanstead Details to follow. The programme for the rest of the month is given below: Tue 06 Sep Opening Night Tandem Simul Tue 13 Sep Summer League Play-off Final   Inbetweeners 3 + 2 rated blitz   Start of U1650 Ladder Sun 18 Sep WWCC at the Wanstead Festival Now 2 October 2022   Chess on the […]

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Opening Night 2022-23 Season

6 September 2022 at 7.30 pm The Opening Night of the new season is on Tuesday 6 September 2022 when the principal trophy winners from 2021-22 will take on the club in our traditional Tandem Simultaneous. The tandem riders are John Cawdery (Club Champion) and Mark Murrell (Rapid Champion and holder of the David Wood Memorial Trophy, the Roy Wagstaff Memorial Shield and the John Philpott Trophy). We are back in Roding room this time, after holding the event in […]

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