For the 2024/25 Winter season, Woodseats Chess Club are fielding four teams across the Sheffield & District Chess Association’s five divisions.
- Woodseats A team – Division 1
- Woodseats B team – Division 3
- Woodseats C team – Division 4
- Woodseats D team – Division 5
Woodseats A team – September results
No matches recorded.
Woodseats B team – September results
Date | Home team | Result | Away team |
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30th September 2024 | Darnall & Handsworth B | 1.5 - 4.5 | Woodseats B |
In their first match of the season, the B team scored a fantastic win in a relatively even match-up. The team managed three wins on Boards 1, 5, and 6, three draws on Boards 2, 3, and 4, and no losses.
Woodseats C team – September results
No matches recorded.
Woodseats D team – September results
Date | Home team | Result | Away team |
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23rd September 2024 | Darnall & Handsworth D | 1.5 - 4.5 | Woodseats D |
30th September 2024 | Woodseats D | 2.5 - 3.5 | Sheffield Deaf A |
The D team played their first match of the season against Darnall & Handsworth, and as with the B team, scored a fantastic 1.5 – 4.5 win. The team secured four wins, one draw, and one loss in another even match-up. Unfortunately the winning momentum couldn’t be maintained, with the D team recording a 2.5 – 3.5 loss at home to Sheffield Deaf a week later. Playing under noisy conditions due to an unexpected leak in the usual playing room, the D team managed two wins, one draw, and three losses.
September 2024 – Games highlights
Here are two games that have been shared by Woodseats players this month.
September 2024 – tactics highlight
Here is one tactic that has been shared by Woodseats players this month.
Woodseats D vs Sheffield Deaf A. White (Woodseats D, 1584) to move and create massive weaknesses in Black’s (Sheffield Deaf A, 1511) kingside.
Unfortunately, the powerful Nf6+ was missed in this instance.
Upcoming fixtures – October 2024
Date | Home team | Away team |
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7th October 2024 -CANCELLED- | Woodseats B | Chesterfield C |
14th October 2024 | Woodseats 1 | Sheffield Nomads 1 |
21st October 2024 | Woodseats A | Sheffield Nomads A |
21st October 2024 | Woodseats C | Barnsley C |
22nd October 2024 | Barnsley B | Woodseats B |
28th October 2024 | Woodseats C | Darnall & Handsworth C |
Want to get involved?
Come along to one of our club nights on Monday’s at 7.30pm in The Abbey on Chesterfield Road. If there is a home match on, social chess takes place in the bar area, otherwise in the upstairs function room. For more information, follow this link.