Tynedale v Carlisle

It was good to play a match against our old friends from Carlisle. Congratulations to Bruce for a fine win, and to Derek for a draw after a hard fought game. Sadly the rest of us lost, so the final score was 1½- 4½. Thanks to Colin and Bill for organising an entertaining evening.

Tynedale v Carlisle at Haydonian Club – Haydon Bridge on 8 Nov 2022
	B/W	Tynedale	Score	Carlisle	B/W
Board 1	B	Tim Wrigley	0-1	Paul Rivers	W
Board 2	W	Derek Harris	½-½	George Glover	B
Board 3	B	Christine Moorcroft	0-1	Alan Hiatt	W
Board 4	W	Bruce Reed	1-0	Bill Burgess	B
Board 5	B	David Foster	0-1	Bill Hardwick	W
Board 6	W	Paul Smith	0-1	James McDougall	B
		Total	1½- 4½

Tynedale Chess Club Championship 2021-22: full results

Round 1: John Morgan 0-1 Christine Moorcroft; Andy Gessey 0-1 Jonny Kearney; Derek Harris 1-0 Dave Scott; Steve Larkin bye.

Round 2: Jonny 0-1 Derek; Christine 1-0 Andy; Steve 1-0 John; Dave bye.

Round 3: Andy 0-1 Steve; Derek 1-0 Christine; Dave 0-1 Jonny;John bye.

Round 4: Christine 1-0 Dave; Steve 0-1 Derek; John 1-0 Andy; Jonny bye.

Round 5: Derek 1-0 John; Dave 0-1 Steve; Jonny 1-0 Christine; Andy bye.

Round 6: Steve 1-0 Jonny; John 0.5-0.5 Dave; Andy 0-1 Derek; Christine bye.

Round 7: Dave 1-0 Andy; Jonny 1-0 John; Christine 0-1 Steve; Derek bye.

Final scores: Derek 6/6; Steve 5/6; Jonny 4/6; Christine 3/6;John and Dave 1.5/6;Andy 0/6.

Club championship 2021-22 round 2 results

Jonny Kearney (1) 0 – 1 Derek Harris (1)

Christine Moorcroft (1) 1 – 0 Andy Gessey (0)

Steve Larkin (-) 1 – 0 John Morgan (0)

Dave Scott (0) bye

Club championship 2021-22 round 1 results

John Morgan 0-1 Christine Moorcroft

Andy Gessey 0-1 Jonny Kearney

Derek Harris 1-0 Dave Scott

Steve Larkin bye

Jeremy Handley Memorial match v Morpeth 14/10/21

This annual fixture was once again held online, over 8 boards, with the following results:

1. Derek Harris 0-1 Richard Symonds
2. Tim Wrigley 0-1 James Turner
3. David Wrigley 0-1 Phil Eastlake
4. Steve Larkin 0-1 Geoff Loxham
5. Jonny Kearney 1-0 Alan Welsh
6. Bruce Reed 0-1 John Horton
7. John Morgan 1-0 Stephen Farrelly
8. Andy Gessey 0-1 David Simm

So a clearcut win for Morpeth.

NEOL Update

Tynedale are doing well in Season 2 of the NE Online Chess League under Dave Humphrey’s guidance.

I have copied the results to a TCC page (TCC NEOL Page) on the left hand side of the screen, though they are currently also available on the NEOL Website

The last match of the season is next Tuesday, 9 March against Darlington.

Online Match

Match Played Online Thu 9 Apr 2020
Monarchs		Reivers
Tim Wrigley	1-0	Ian Mackay
Dave Wrigley	1-0	Peter Crichton
Derek Harris	1-0	Steve Larkin
Dave Humphreys	1-0	Dave Foster Snr
Jonny Kearney	1-0	Dave Foster Jnr
Tim Barmby	1-0	John Morgan
David Scott	1-0	Andy Gessey
	7-0

Club nights to restart

The club held its AGM last night (23 Sept 2022) and is intending to restart face to face meetings from 6th Oct 2022.

Broadly speaking we will meet in Corbridge Parish Hall on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month.

The alternate weeks (2nd and 4th) in The Dyvels are not currently being scheduled.

For confirmation of dates please refer to the Club Nights Page

Photo – Wentworth Display

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Yichen Again

This week’s Hexham Courant has a full page spread titled “Does chess deserve a Sporting Chance ?” raising the question of whether or not Chess is a sport. It also features another 4 pictures of Yichen’s simultaneous and more publicity for Tynedale Chess Club. Thanks to Joseph Tulip & the Courant.

To read the Courant article click on the following link :

Hexham Courant – Does chess deserve a sporting chance ?

This photo of Yichen is courtesy Hexham Courant – Thank You