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Welcome to the homepage of Fenton
Chess Club. Formerly known as Foley Chess Club. This site has
been set up to provide information to anyone interested in the
activities of Fenton Chess Club. The club meets every Monday (From 23rd August we will be meeting on a Wednesday) at Victoria Place, Fenton,
Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire ST4 2LX from 7 30-10 30pm.
Anyone interested in joining the club please use the contact form found on the links above. Checkout the for a
list of local clubs playing in the North Staffs and District League.
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Updated=22/06/10.
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| Forthcoming Events.
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Macmillan Rapidplay, Bloxwich Memorial Club, 5 Harrison Street, Bloxwich, Walsall,
Date=22nd Aug 2010.
Open, U150, U120.
(PDF Acrobat)
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| Latest Club News. |
26/07/10. No Walk In The Park For Karl!
The final round of the
took place tonight, Karl Walklate on 5 points from a
possible 6 won the tournament outright with Tony Holdford, John Amison and Steve Emmerton finishing equal second on 4 points, Steve Emmerton also won a prize
for the highest placed player graded 110 or lower, Steve should also win something for the biggest gaffe of the tournament after capturing
his own queen, luckily Stuart was honest enough to point out his blunder. |
25/07/10. Provisional grades for 2010!
The 2010
grades for Fenton can be viewed at- Corrections are still possible and a revised list will appear at the end of August. |
20/07/10. All Change At Fenton!
Fenton have decided to
continue in the same divisions as last year – ie : Div 2/3/4/ and 5 – rather than dropping our teams down a division and having 2 teams in Div 5.
We are also changing our club night. As from 23rd August we will be meeting on a Wednesday instead of a Monday. This is to enable us to use
the main hall instead of the front bar. |
19/07/10. Old Nag Sneaks Up The Inside!
Round 5 results for the
have been added, Geoff canters into third after both Tony and
Karl could only draw their games giving Geoff a chance of victory in the final round, 2 players took a half point bye,
the draw for the final round will be added Thursday 22nd. |
14/07/10. Coup d'état!
Peter Tideswell has taken over the
role of Club Chairman from Steve Emmerton. |
14/07/10. Rapid Coalition Scores Half a Point!
Due to a lack of
available players Fenton entered only the open section of the played at
Newcastle Chess Club last night, the team also included Dave Johnson of Kidsgrove Chess Club, Peter Tideswell stopped a complete whitewash
with an excellent draw against Alan Thomason of Alsager Chess Club. Thoughts on the
Newcastle by Peter Tideswell added- 15/07/10.
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12/07/10. Looking like a two horse race!
Round 4 results for the
have been added, 1 player took a half point bye,
the draw for round 4 will be added Thursday 15th. |
09/07/10. League AGM!
List of provisional entries for all divisions entered by Fenton added-
Cup draws entered by Fenton also added
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| About Us. |
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The club is open all year round with several inhouse
tournaments and friendly matches against local clubs during the
closed season. The club is a member of the North Staffs and
District Chess Association. Directions can be found on the
page.
We have excellent seating and tables and light refreshments are available. The club is competitive and has a friendly
atmosphere anyone interested will always be welcome . |
| The Photo shows Alex Richardson of Newcastle
Chess club playing a simultaneous chess exhibition against members of Fenton Chess Club in 2008. |
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