Online Arena #2
Well done to Jamie (me), who won our second online Lichess arena this week. Congratulations also to Daniel who finished second, and Brendan who finished third. (more…)
Lichess
Quite a few of us have been playing on popular internet chess website lichess.org. More recently, we've been running an online tournament for club members every Sunday evening from 6:30pm.…
Online Arena #1
Congratulations to Danny, who just won our second online Arena match, on lichess.org. Second place goes to Bill (impressive, as it's his first encounter with lichess). Third goes to Steve.…
Barnsley C vs Woodseats C
A loss for our C team against Barnsley C. Rob Skelton was our only win on board 3. Some lost opportunities for me on board 2 playing Vlad Shaposhnikov. I…
Woodseats B vs Hillsborough C
It was a very close affair against the league leaders. On board 1, Danny calmly won his match, as usual, rejecting a draw offer and then winning the rook and…
Ecclesall D vs Woodseats C
A good result for our C team tonight against hosts, Ecclesall D. Only 3 boards in play. A draw for Steve on board 1, and wins for myself and Rob…
Online Arena #0
Congratulations to Brendan, who just won our first online Arena match, on lichess.org. I think everyone enjoyed it, so we're hoping to make this a regular thing, Sundays at 6:30pm.…
Darnall & Handsworth C vs Woodseats C
The first match of 2020 for our C team; playing away vs Darnall & Handsworth. I was on board 2 playing black against Geoff Facer. I felt our game was…
Woodseats C vs Ravenfield A
Draws for myself and Daniel tonight, Rob and Dave both lost their games. We can take some comfort from the fact of Ravenfield being quite a strong team (currently at…
Woodseats B vs Darnall & Handsworth B
I was able to field a very strong team for this match, which was much closer than the 5-1 scoreline suggests. No losers on the night, although Danny felt he…