Tony Ransom (01225 774538)
West Wilts Conservative Club,
Lovemead House,
25 Roundstone St,
Trowbridge, Wiltshire
BA14 8DG
Tel: 01225 752605
where a warm welcome and great atmosphere awaits all those who wish to enjoy one of the finest board games ever invented.
Trowbridge Chess Club plays in the Somerset and Wiltshire Leagues and caters for those who want to seriously improve their game, or those who simply like to enjoy the fun of friendly games with those fiendish wooden pieces.
We meet once a week at the Conservative Club in Trowbridge (Thursdays 7.30pm-10.00pm) throughout the season (Sept. - May) and for those who are really keen we can offer the facilities during the summer months.
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.