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 […]

The Board 1 pairing in the fourth round of the Club Championship, Cawdery-Freeman, ended in a win for the defending Champion, who retains his lead on 4/4. There are, however, six players within one point of John Cawdery, waiting for the slightest slip. These include John Hodgson, 2118, the number two seed, a point adrift through having underestimated Michael Wilson in Round 1. Competition is open all the way down: following the top seven, there are another 24 players covered […]

Round 3 of the Club Championship started with six players on 2/2, but finished with one player on 3/3 – Ashley Freeman – and five players on 2½/3, plus Whitton-Cawdery (each 2/2) postponed. Wanstead House is closed on 21 December, so our last Club night of the year might be a social evening in HQ (the George) – await the Fixtures Secretary’s circular. Activities resume in the New Year on 4 January 2022 with the Blitz Championship. Links: Club Championship […]