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 |
Online Match
Posted by Tim W on April 9, 2020
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Coronavirus update: Club nights suspended
Posted by Tim W on March 20, 2020
We have decided to suspend Thursday club nights until further notice.
But you can play with us online at https://www.chess.com/club/tynedale-chess-club-1
Chess.com is free,, but you need to set amn account, and then join the club
There has been some confusion about the club name, though hopefully that has now been sorted.
Within chess.com the club is called “tynedale-chess-club”
This corresponds directly to the link above.
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Tans v Forest Hall D
Posted by Tim W on March 12, 2020
This was a tough match. Forest Hall D’s matches have been close and this was no exception. Jonny & Dave lost relatively quickly, Derek won, comfortably (?) and David swindled Stuart Skelsey, which left Tim with a lost ending and probably a lost match. Help. However when all is lost, you can play risky moves, and I managed first to activate two knights, giving my opponent a lot of forks to think about, and then the game ended in a draw by perpetual, each side having about about 10 secs left on the clock.
Particular thanks to David who has won all five of the matches he has played for the Tans.
Match Played at Corbridge Parish Hall – Thu 12 Mar 2020 | ||
Tans | Forest Hall D | |
David Wrigley | 1-0 | Stuart Skelsey |
Tim Wrigley | ½-½ | Ciaran McDonald |
Derek Harris | 1-0 | Morgan French |
Dave Humphreys | 0-1 | Weiming Xu |
Jonny Kearney | 0-1 | Ian Rook |
2½-2½ |
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Frairs v Monarchs
Posted by Tim W on March 11, 2020
Dave’s Comments – taken from an email :
As last night’s match brought the Monarchs’ season to a close, I’d would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for last nights sterling effort! To recap,
Tim held Roy to a draw. No mean feat for someone rated over 180. Brilliant stuff!
My thanks to Derek for stepping into the breach for us at short notice. Its been a season of postponements due to illness and lack of availability and your efforts on our behalf were much appreciated.
And Jonny? Following on from your win over John Lydon last week, another win against a stronger opponent! That should have an effect on your grading for the coming season. Well done!
As things stand now, the Monarchs have won 3 matches and lost 1. The only team that can catch us is the Reivers, who have 2 games in hand against the Friars. If they win both, then they share the title with us. If not, the Monarchs will be outright winners for the second year running!! So I’m delighted with that!!
Match Played at Stone Inn – Hayton Tue 10 Mar 2020 | ||||
Friars | Monarchs | |||
Roy Ellames | 0 | 2-2 | 2 | Tim Wrigley |
Bill Burgess | 4 | 0-4 | 3 | Derek Harris |
John Lydon | 5 | 0-4 | 5 | Dave Humphreys |
Bill Hardwick | 5 | 0-4 | 6 | Jonny Kearney |
14 | 2-14 | 16 | ||
16-30 |
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Monarchs v Friars
Posted by Tim W on March 6, 2020
Match Played at Corbridge Thu 5 Mar 2020 | ||||
Monarchs | Friars | |||
Tim Wrigley | 2 | 0-4 | 0 | Roy Ellames |
Dave Humphreys | 5 | 4-0 | 4 | Bill Burgess |
Jonny Kearney | 6 | 4-0 | 5 | John Lydon |
Tim Barmby | 8 | 0-4 | 5 | Dave Willey |
21 | 8-8 | 14 | ||
29-22 |
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Newcastle Uni v Tans
Posted by Tim W on February 29, 2020
By far the most interesting game of the evening was Derek’s game against
Shawn Edgar Miranda. Particularly the ending, a tense Q,R and 3/4 pawns
which saw mate threats for both sides, Q & R face-offs where both sides looked
vulnerable. It seemed hard to me just watching, but I was not aware of any
mistakes made by either side. The game finished when Derek forced a perpetual
check. I think he had to in order to avoid a mate behind his own pawns on the h
file.
Match Played at the University Fri 28 Feb 2020 | ||
Newcastle University | Tans | |
Hanif Zaman | 0-1 | David Wrigley |
Mez Benmaamar | ½-½ | Tim Wrigley |
Shawn Edgar Miranda | ½-½ | Derek Harris |
Abdulrahman Jalili | 1-0 | Steve Larkin |
Mohammed Alsharif | 0-1 | Dave Humphreys |
2-3 |
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Tans v S Shields B
Posted by Tim W on February 14, 2020
What a strange evening. As I opened the front door of the Parish Hall, the alarm went off.
Absolutely deafening, but nobody in Corbridge seemed too concerned.
After a few phone calls, the caretaker arrived and turned the alarm off, but not before I had
had gone into panic mode.
Many thanks to Tim Barmby & John Morgan who both played at short notice.
Match Played in Corbridge Parish Hall Thu 13 Feb 2020 | ||
Tans | S Shields B | |
Tim Wrigley | 0-1 | Brian Towers |
Peter Crichton | 1-0 | Kevin Rowden |
Dave Humphreys | 0-1 | Dave Campbell |
Tim Barmby | 0-1 | Lewis Self |
John Morgan | 0-1 | Eddie Czestochowski |
1-4 |
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Reivers v Monarchs
Posted by Tim W on January 31, 2020
Match Played at Corbridge Thu 30 Jan 2020 | ||||
Monarchs | Reivers | |||
Peter Crichton | 3 | 2-2 | 2 | Tim Wrigley |
Steve Larkin | 5 | 4-0 | 5 | Dave Humphreys |
Christine Moorcroft | 5 | 4-0 | 6 | Johnny Kearney |
Dave Foster Jnr | 8 | 0-4 | 9 | Tim Barmby |
21 | 10-6 | 22 | ||
31-28 |
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Morpeth B v Tans
Posted by Tim W on January 23, 2020
Match Played at Morpeth Rugby Club Wed 22 Jan 2020 | ||
Morpeth B | Tans | |
Martin Seeber | ½-½ | Tim Wrigley |
Phil Eastlake | 0-1 | David Wrigley |
Bob Mitcheson | 0-1 | Peter Crichton |
Alan Welsh | 1-0 | Steve Larkin |
John Horton | 1-0 | Dave Humphreys |
2½-2½ |
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Christmas rapidplay
Posted by fellman01 on December 23, 2019
This event was held on Thursday December 19th, with 12 club members participating. There were 5 thirty-minute rounds, with the time divided between the two players on a handicap system, meaning that in some cases the weaker player had 27 minutes and the stronger one 3 minutes. Nonetheless the cream still rose to the top, with the 3 strongest players all finishing on 4/5. Tim Wrigley got the nod over son David and Peter Crichton by virtue of some arcane information on Peter’s pairing programme, thus avoiding the need for an Armageddon play-off. Well done, Tim!
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