Tony Ransom (01225 774538)
West Wilts Conservative Club,
Lovemead House,
25 Roundstone St,
Trowbridge, Wiltshire
BA14 8DG
Tel: 01225 752605
Brown Jack Public House, 1 Priors Hill, Wroughton, Wiltshire SN4 0RT MAP Contact: Tony Ransom Email: chesssalsa@aol.com
The Wiltshire County Chess Association AGM was held at Westinghouse Chess Club (Chippenham) on Tuesday 11th May 2010.
In the following photos Johnathon Bourne is seen presenting various trophies for the 2009-10 season.
Nationwide player Sven Zeidler receives the Wiltshire Rapidplay Tournament Trophy.
Brown Jack player Peter Richmond receives the Wiltshire Individual Championship Trophy.
Swindon captain Richard Carver receives the Wiltshire Minor League Trophy for his team.
An official report is now available for the 21st Frome Congress which concluded on Sunday 7th May at Selwood Middle School, Frome.
The Bristol website now has games from the Open and some photos. Eagle-eyed readers may spot Mark Leonard deep in thought with Roy Ludlow and Tim Woodward (seated) nervously spectating. This photo was taken during round 5 on the Sunday. In the foreground we can see Mark Stone vs Brian West of Norton Radstock.
| Player | Section | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Score | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Woodward | Major | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 2½ | 155 |
| Mark Leonard | Major | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 2 | 146 |
| Dave Weston | Major | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 145 |
| Gareth Williams | Intermediate | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 3½ | 144 |
| Roy Ludlow | Intermediate | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 2½ | 133 |
| Nigel Crucefix | Minor | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2½ | 103 |
| Louis Burton | Minor | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 70 |
Many thanks to Dave Marshall for the updates via SMS, who (despite good form all season) had an error-prone weekend. (I suspect over-indulgence at Blackpool's many excellent hostelries.)
| Player | Section | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Cooper | Intermediate | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3 |
| Adrian Davis | Minor | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 3 |
| Steve Williams | Minor | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2½ |
| Gareth Williams | Intermediate | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1½ |
| Dave Marshall | Intermediate | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 |
Incomplete PGN files are now available from the the Blackpool Chess Congress Blog.
Ben Edgell has compiled a list of entrants from the South West, including 4 Trowbridge regulars. He is also providing updates on the Westcountry Chess Blog.
Pictures from the 2009 congress can be found here.
In the Intermediate section, Gareth Williams scored +1 =3 -1 and Dave Marshall scored +1 =2 -2
I've just spotted that the Somerset County Chess Association website now has the league results listed.
In Google Maps format.
Here is a somewhat delayed report of Roy Ludlow's results in the 33rd Kidlington Chess Congress (U145).
I've analysed an interesting Benko Gambit played in the Trowbridge vs Swindon Wiltshire Minor league match.
The long-anticipated Trowbridge vs. Nationwide match report is now available for your reading pleasure, courtesy of the inimitable Dave Marshall.
The Wiltshire league results have been updated and can be viewed from the Trowbridge results page. You can also view the raw data.
Wiltshire League Secretary Adrian Gladwell has provided the Wiltshire League fixtures. I have created a Google Calendar for the data.
The start of the 2009 - 2010 season and a glorious triumph for our web editor!
The game shown here was played by Gareth Williams, who arrived in Taunton for the WECU Jamboree match with just a minute to spare before being defaulted. Playing 29 minutes behind on the clock he offered a brave pawn sacrifice, and managed to lull his higher-graded opponent Robert Thompson into a false sense of security. Gareth won a queen for rook and took home the point. The game can be replayed here.
4 Trowbridge regulars helped Wiltshire to achieve victory in the annual West of England Chess Union Jamboree, with a crucial win on board 15 for web editor Gareth Williams.
The Chess Devon website has a selection of games from the Open and Grade-limited sections.
Games from the 2009 Yeovil Congress are now available on BRITBASE.
Players include Trowbridge's own Tim Woodward (+2 =2 -1) and Nigel Crucefix (+1 =1 -3) plus other local characters such as Jim Sherwin, Gerry Jepps, and Greig Sweetland.
Full results are available from the Bristol web site. A summary of the winners can be found here.
