Thursday March 11, 2010
CLUB NEWS. (See Homepage for Latest News)
01/03/10. Fenton B were lucky to take a share of the spoils tonight against a slightly stronger Kidsgrove A. Final score- Fenton B 2-2 Kidsgrove A.
26/02/10. Fenton were knocked out in the Semi Final of the Intermediate (U130)Cup tonight, Fenton could only muster a win for Karl Walklate and draws for both Mark and Neal, Final score- Newcastle 3-2 Fenton.
20/02/10. The Open Cup semi-final due to be played next Wednesday against Holmes Chapel has been defaulted by Fenton- 24/02/10. Holmes Chapel 8-def Fenton.
19/02/10. Tonight's fixture has been postponed due to bad weather- Cheddleton E v Fenton C.
15/02/10. Fenton played host to both Macclesfield and Cheddleton G tonight, The A team gave a good account of themselves with 3 draws against a much stronger Macclesfield and Fenton D suffered their first defeat of the season against a resilient Cheddleton G.
Final score- Fenton A 1½-2½ Macclesfield.
Fenton D 1-3 Cheddleton G.
11/02/10. Fenton C were involved in another close battle last tonight, the win by Karl on board 2 secured victory for the team.
Final score- Newcastle D 1½-2½ Fenton C.
09/02/10. The A team ended a losing run stretching back to early December 2008 last night, with individual wins for Robert Taylor and Mark Whitby plus draws for Tony and Karl.
Final score- Fenton A 3-2 HC Rooks.
01/02/10. Fenton ended on the wrong side of victory tonight in the Semi-Final of the Major Trophy, (U150 5 boards) in what was a closely fought match with draws on the top 4 boards and board 5 looking like it could go either way, a nailbiting finish sadly ended in defeat for Fenton. Final score- Meir 3-2 Fenton.
30/01/10. Local club has another website- www.cheddletonchessclub.co.uk
30/01/10. Fenton D stretched their lead at the top of division 5 last night thanks to wins by Joe and Phil plus an excellent draw for Robert West on board 1.
Final score- Hassell 1½-2½ Fenton D.
29/01/10. An excellent win on board 4 for the A team by Karl Walklate prevented a whitewash tonight against a far stronger Cheddleton B. Final score- Cheddleton B 4-1 Fenton A.
22/01/10. The B team took a share of the spoils last night against division 3 leaders Cheddleton D on the back of a win by Jarosław on board 1 and draws by John and Geoff on 2 and 4. Final score- Cheddleton D 2-2 Fenton B.
19/01/10. Fenton played host to both Alsager and Kidsgrove last night, Fenton A continued their campaign in division 2 with another defeat this time against a much stronger Alsager A, Fenton C unbeaten in division 4 beat Kidsgrove B to go 4 points clear of their nearest rival. Final score- Fenton A 1½-3½ Alsager A.
Fenton C 3-1 Kidsgrove B.
15/01/10. Fenton progressed to the Semi Finals of the Perry Trophy (U110 4 boards) last night with a 3-1 victory against Hassell thanks to wins by Steve, Geoff and Peter. Final score- Hassell 1-3 Fenton.
13/01/10. HC Rooks v Fenton A postponed due to poor weather conditions.
11/01/10. The B team picked up 2 more points on the back of victories by Jarosław, Steve and Karl plus a draw for Robert Taylor. Final score- HC Pawns ½-3½ Fenton B.
04/01/10. Fenton A started the New year on the wrong side of victory against a much stronger Meir A tonight however Fenton C continued their excellent season with another win this time against Meir B. Final score-
Fenton A 1½-3½ Meir A.
Fenton C 3-1 Meir B.
16/12/09. Fenton A ended 2009 with a draw tonight, with the top 3 boards ending drawn and Mark losing on board 4 it was down to Steve to turn a small advantage into a win, after wearing out the soles of his shoes due to his constant walking between moves he finally secured the point. final score- HC Knights 2½-2½ Fenton A.
14/12/09. The penultimate match of 2009 for Fenton ended in another victory Fenton D thanks to wins for both Robert West and Joe Orsolics plus a draw by carl Mustafa, Fenton D go into 2010 with a 3-point lead. final score- Fenton D 2½-1½ Meir C.
09/12/09. Fenton moved into round 1 of the Withnall Cup tonight thanks to individual wins from Karl Walklate and Steve Emmerton plus draws for Ernest Wilkinson and Geoff Yates. final score- Fenton 3-2 Walsall Kipping. (Click link and scroll down)
Huge thanks to Stafford Chess Club for the use of their venue.
07/12/09. Excellent evening for the club with Fenton A earning a point in a closely fought match against Stafford B and Fenton C earning two more points thanks to excellent wins by Mark Whitby, Karl Walklate and Richard Cantliff plus a draw on board 4 for Ernest Wilkinson. final score- Fenton A 2½-2½ Stafford B.              Fenton C 3½-½ Newcastle D.
Huge thanks to both Newcastle and Meir for the use of their venues.
04/12/09. Fenton D moved into top spot thanks to victories for Mark Whitby and Peter Tideswell plus draws for Carl Mustafa and Phil grocott. final score- Cheddleton F 1-3 Fenton D.
30/11/09. The misery continues for the A team with key players not available for various reasons tonight's A team was made up of players from all our teams, the team suffered its third defeat with only Stuart on board 5 managing a draw and stopping a whitewash. final score- Macclesfield 4½-½ Fenton A.
20/11/09. Two wins and two draws secured the points for Fenton D tonight against a weaker Cheddleton G side, final score- Cheddleton G 1-3 Fenton D.
18/11/09. Fenton B were on the wrong side of victory tonight, Robert Taylor won for Fenton on board 2 and Steve ended his game with a draw on board 3, final score-
Kidsgrove A 2½-1½ Fenton B.
13/11/09. Fenton B had their first win of the new season tonight against a slightly stronger Cheddleton C, We had a little help though from the laws of chess due to a mobile phone ringing, the rule reads "10.7. It is strictly forbidden to bring a mobile phone, not authorized by the chief arbiter, into the playing hall. If a players mobile phone rings in the playing venue during play, that player shall lose the game according the Laws of Chess" yours truly felt guilty about Profiting from the rule, maybe they should change the rule to read "Your opponent can claim the win if he wishes" im sure the vast majority of games especially at club level would continue. Final score-
Cheddleton C 1½-2½ Fenton B.
10/11/09. Fenton C picked up 2 more points last night, wins for Karl Walklate, Mark whitby and Richard Cantliff secured the victory against Meir B.
Meir B 1-3 Fenton C.
05/11/09. Fenton claim win in round 1 of the Intermediate (U130) Trophy due to no show by Hassell on 02.11.2009, we now face Newcastle in the Semi final.
Fenton 5-d Hassell.
30/10/09. Steve Emmerton's blog. has been updated with the highs and lows of Monday's matches. (Warning! Contains Adult Humour)
27/10/09. A weakened A team were no match for Newcastle B last tonight and Fenton C held Cheddleton E to a draw in a very close match.
Fenton A ½-4½ Newcastle B.
Fenton C 2-2 Cheddleton E.
19/10/09. Fenton had mixed fortunes last night, Neal Davies prevented a whitewash for Fenton B and wins for Ernest Wilkinson and Joe Orsolics and a draw by debutant John White secured victory for Fenton D.
Fenton B 1-3 Cheddleton D.
Fenton D 2½-1½ Hassell.
14/10/09. The C team kicked off their season with an excellent win against a slightly stronger Kidsgrove side, man of the match has to go to team Captain Steve Emmerton for his emphatic win on board 1 against Simon Elliot, a full report on the evenings events can be read on Steve Emmerton's blog.
Kidsgrove B 1½-2½ Fenton C.
12/10/09. The A team were held to a draw tonight by a resilient Newcastle.
Fenton A 2½-2½ Newcastle C.
12/10/09. Apologies for the lack of recent updates this was due to problems with my isp.
08/10/09. The A team's opening fixture ended in defeat against a far stronger Alsager, a full report on the evenings events can be read on Steve Emmerton's blog.
Alsager A 4-1 Fenton A.
05/10/09. A weakened Fenton B started their new season with a draw last night.
Fenton B 2-2 HC Pawns.
05/10/09. Fenton D ended a tense match with a point thanks to wins for Carl Mustafa and Ernest Wilkinson. Fenton D 2-2 Chedd H.
28/09/09. The new season kicked off with a win for Fenton D tonight, draws on the top 3 boards and a win for Joe on board 4 secured the victory. Fenton D 2½-1½ Newcastle E.
21/09/09. The South Potteries Chess Challenge Cup was played tonight, we had never won this pre-season friendly played against our closest neighbours Meir Chess club but thanks to wins for John, Karl, Mark, Neil and Richard plus a draw for Robert Taylor we finally managed to bring the cup home to the New Penny, we are now thinking of touring the city in an open top bus.
15/09/09. I have added a game between club members played at the weekends Leek Congress, Round 4., 13.09.2009 Karl Walklate v Richard Cantliff.
08/09/09. The Second and final Inhouse club Lightning Tournament took place last night, full results on the link.
30/08/09. The 2009 final grades have been released and added to the Members page these will be used throughout the season for eligibility purposes in ECF Standardplay competitions.
26/08/09. Fenton's 2009/10 Fixtures for the coming season have been added to the site.
25/08/09. The 2009 rapidplay Swiss tournament was completed last night, Jarosław Gorski finished in 1st place on 6 points, Danny Griffiths 2nd with 4½ points and Tony Holdford 3rd with 4 points.
11/08/09. The 2009 provisional grades have been added to the Members page the final grades should be released at the end of the month.
11/08/09. 18 players took part in rounds 3 and 4 of the rapidplay Swiss tournament last night with Jarosław Gorski unbeaten on 4 points and Danny, Tony and Robert Taylor close behind on 3 points with only 2 rounds remaining.
05/08/09. Report and photos from Monday's Simultaneous chess exhibition added.
28/07/09. The Inhouse club Lightning Tournament took place last night, full results on the link.
26/07/09. Rounds 3 and 4 of the Swiss rapidplay will now take place on 10/08/09, the original date of 03/08/09 will now be a Simultaneous chess exhibition with Simon Hood rated 180 of Alsager playing against club members.
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14/07/09. The 2009 inhouse rapidplay Swiss tournament kicked off last night with 2 rounds now completed results can be seen on the link above, 1 of the 17 players entered took advantage of the 2 half point bye's, rounds 3 and 4 will be played on Monday 3rd August.
15/06/09. The Open team ended their campaign tonight against a far stronger Stafford, a draw in the first fixture stopped a complete whitewash. -
White Knights ½-3½ Stafford
Stafford 4-0 White Knights
10/06/09. The Open rapidplay team came away from Kidsgrove with all four points, All involved recorded at least one win. -
Kidsgrove 1-3 White Knights
White Knights 3-1 Kidsgrove
17/06/09. Fenton's Suicidal Pawns took a share of the spoils in tonight's penultimate fixture. -
Stafford 2½-1½ Suicidal Pawns
Suicidal Pawns 2½-1½ Stafford
15/06/09. The Open team ended their campaign tonight against a far stronger Stafford, a draw in the first fixture stopped a complete whitewash. -
White Knights ½-3½ Stafford
Stafford 4-0 White Knights
10/06/09. The Open rapidplay team came away from Kidsgrove with all four points, All involved recorded at least one win. -
Kidsgrove 1-3 White Knights
White Knights 3-1 Kidsgrove
03/06/09. Fenton's White Knights picked up their first point after drawing the first game against hosts Newcastle but ended on the wrong side of victory in the second game. -
Newcastle 2-2 White Knights
White Knights 1-3 Newcastle
29/05/09. Fenton's Suicidal Pawns managed to earn a point from tonight's matches, not bad considering they were outgraded on every board. -
Cheddleton 3-1 Suicidal Pawns
Suicidal Pawns 2-2 Cheddleton
19/05/09. Both of Fenton's Rapid play teams were in action last night, The open team "Fenton White Knights" were put in their place by a far stronger Holmes Chapel side, Karl walklate playing on board 3 stopped a complete two match whitewash with an excellent win against a far stronger player. -
White Knights 1-3 Holmes Chapel
Holmes Chapel 4-0 White Knights -
Fenton's Suicidal Pawns outgrading their opponents on all but top board went into their match as slight favourites however Newcastle put up a decent fight and managed to gain a draw in the second match. -
Suicidal Pawns 2½-1½ Newcastle
Newcastle 2-2 Suicidal Pawns
12/05/09. Fenton's Suicidal Pawns kicked off their rapidplay campaign last night, the match was much closer than the final scores suggest and given that our opponents outgraded us on every board we made them fight hard for the wins, stand in Captain Steve Emmerton has added a report on his blog, . -
Macclesfield 3½-½ Suicidal Pawns
Suicidal Pawns 1½-2½ Macclesfield
11/05/09. A Summary of how the Longplay season ended for Fenton has been added.
08/05/09. The long play season ended for Fenton last night with a disappointing defeat for Fenton B against title leaders Cheddleton F who on the back of this win have won division 3. Well done to all involved!
Final score- Cheddleton F 2½-1½ Fenton B
03/05/09. Fenton's rapidplay team "White Knights" have moved up a division into the open section, i have updated the fixture list and club calendar plus added the open division table to the Rapidplay page.
30/04/09. Fenton complete the double (Division 4 winners) by winning the final of the U101 Withnall Cup tonight, im told the night was tense for most of the players involved as the result was very close, board 1 winner Steve Emmerton has added an excellent report on his blog, Stuart Hull and Peter Tideswell also scored excellent victories to seal the match, Congratulation to all those that took part in this competition which we last won 2 years ago without playing in the final due to our opponents withdrawing. We would also like to thank Stafford Chess Club for the use of their venue.
Final score- Fenton 3-2 Rushall B.
25/04/09. Fenton C were confirmed as champions of Division 4 last night thanks to Kidsgrove beating title challengers Cheddleton H, well done to all team members!
24/04/09. The Final of the U90 Cup took place tonight, Richard Cantliffe and Robert West won on boards 3 and 4, however the top 2 boards were won by our hosts ending a close match with a draw but due to the board count rule Hassell win.
Final score- Hassell 2-2 Fenton.
20/04/09. Fenton A ended their season with a draw against Meir A, a single win on board 2 for Jarosław, and draws for John, Robert and Steve secured the draw.
Final score- Meir A 2½-2½ Fenton A.
06/04/09. A single draw prevented a whitewash tonight, huge thanks to Stuart for standing as team Captain and setting up the equipment.
Final score- Fenton A ½-4½ Cheddleton D.
30/03/09. Fenton B gained revenge for their earlier defeat tonight, thanks to wins for Jarosław, Steve and Richard plus a draw for Geoff.
Final score- Fenton B 3½-½ Alsager A.
27/03/09. Fenton C ended their season with a disappointing defeat, a win or draw was needed to finish top of the table, we now have a nervous wait hoping that our main challengers falter. Final score- Cheddleton G 2½-1½ Fenton C.
25/03/09. Fenton progress into the final of the Withnall Cup after beating Walsall Kipping, huge thanks to our opponents for agreeing to play at a neutral venue reducing travelling time and also thanks to Stafford chess Club for the use of their venue and equipment. Wins for Karl Walklate and Geoff Yates plus draws for Steve Emmerton and Richard Cantliffe secured the victory.
Final score- Walsall Kipping 2-3 Fenton.
23/03/09. Fenton B ended tonight's match on the wrong side of victory, denting any hopes of finishing top. Final score- Fenton B 1½-2½ Newcastle C.
20/03/09. Steve Emmerton's draw on board 4 prevented a whitewash against a far stronger Cheddleton C tonight, the A team were without several key players and most games were closer than the final result implies.
Final score- Cheddleton C 4½-½ Fenton A.
16/03/09. Fenton C were involved in another close battle tonight, the match ended with a draw thanks to wins for Robert Taylor and team Captain Mark Whitby. Final score- Fenton C 2-2 Kidsgrove A.
12/03/09. The C team stretched their lead in division 4 with a hard fought draw away to Alsager B tonight, Robert Taylor won on board 1 and both Mark Whitby and Stuart Hull finished with a draw. Final score- Alsager B 2-2 Fenton C.
09/03/09. Fenton A picked up their first point of 2009 thanks to an excellent draw against a far stronger Cheddleton C, huge thanks to Mark Whitby for standing in as Captain and picking the team. Fenton had wins on boards 4 and 5 thanks to Danny Griffiths and Karl Walklate plus a draw on board 2 for Jarosław Gorski securing a valuable point Final score- Fenton A 2½-2½ Cheddleton C.
07/03/09. The following match is back on-
Fri 20.03.09 Cheddleton C v Fenton A.
06/03/09. The following matches have been postponed-
Fri 13.03.09 Cheddleton F v Fenton B.
Fri 20.03.09 Cheddleton C v Fenton A.
Steve Emmerton has joined the blogging crowd, his blog can be seen at- http://stalag45.blogspot.com/
04/03/09. Fenton C moved into pole position tonight thanks to wins for Geoff and Phil plus draws for Steve and Peter. Final score- Newcastle D 1-3 Fenton C.
02/03/09. 2009 continues to be a bad year for Fenton A with another loss to add to our results, yours truly turned a winning advantage into a lost game in the space of a few minutes, Tony, Abdulbari and Steve ended their games with a draw. Final score- Fenton A 1½-3½ Newcastle B.
23/02/09. The excellent Blog known as the Rambling Rook, run by Newcastle's Martyn Harris has inspired our Club Secretary Mark Whitby to start a blog which he has named- The rantings of a Suicidal Pawn. (links open in new window and can be found in future in the links section)
23/02/09. A night of mixed results with both teams emulating their current form, The A team continued their losing run with the top three boards ending on the wrong side of victory, (we were dreaming of pancakes) Abdulbari had a good win on board 4 and Robert Taylor agreed a draw on board 5. Final score- Fenton A 1½-3½ HC Rooks.
Different fortunes for the C team though, they managed another win taking them joint top of division 4, Wins for Richard Cantliffe and Robert West plus a draw for Steve Emmerton secured the points. Final score- Fenton C 2½-1½ Meir B.
18/02/09. Fenton's U90 Cup team reached the final tonight with the help of our opponents Newcastle who defaulted board 4, Richard added to the score with a win on board 3 and Mark secured the victory with a draw on board 1, the other Semi final Hassell v Holmes Chapel will be played on Friday.
Final score- Newcastle 1½-2½ Fenton.
13/02/09. Fenton C beat current leaders Cheddleton H tonight, they are now only 2 points behind with a game in hand, Wins for Rob Taylor and Karl Walklate plus a draw for Geoff secured victory. Final score- Cheddleton H 1½-2½ Fenton C.
11/02/09.A report on the fifth Newcastle Mini Congress has been added to the Newcastle website. (Link opens in new window)
Club member Richard Cantliff managed to claim a share of the prize money for finishing second in the U90 section, Abdulbari Kabiri was the clubs best finisher in the U120 section and Jarosław Gorski the only Fenton player in the top section put up a good performance with 2 wins and a draw, visit the link for more details and photo's of the event.
09/02/09. Fenton get that Deja Vu feeling as Holmes Chapel knock us out of another Cup Competition, this time it was the Semi final of the U110 Cup, they didn't have it all their own way though, Danny had an excellent win on board 1 and both Karl Walklate on board 3 and Richard Cantliffe on board 5 ended their games with a draw. Final score- Fenton 2-3 Holmes Chapel.
05/02/09. Fenton A v Cheddleton C to be played on the 09/03/09.
04/02/09. A weakened A team were no match for HC Knights tonight, draws for Jarosław Gorski, John and an excellent draw for Stuart help to keep the final score respectable. Final score- HC Knights 3½-1½ Fenton A. They say things come in threes, they have for the A team having lost our last three games.
03/02/09. Last night's fixture against Newcastle was snowed off.
Fenton B P-P Newcastle C.
30/01/09. Fenton ended their recent losing run tonight by knocking Hassell out of the Withnall Cup, wins for Steve Emmerton, Geoff Yates and Phil Grocott plus a draw for Carl Mustafa secured a place in the Semi Final. Final score- Fenton 3½-1½ Hassell.
21/01/09. Fenton B gained revenge for their earlier defeat tonight, thanks to an impressive win for Jarosław Gorski on board 1 plus wins for Robert Taylor and Richard Tunstall. Final score- Stafford B 1-3 Fenton B.
21/01/09. The 2008 HALFYEAR RAPIDPLAY GRADES have been added to the ECF grading database.
20/01/09. The B team were back to winning ways last night thanks to wins on the top 3 boards for Jarosław Gorski, Abdulbari and Steve. Final score- Fenton B 3-1 H Chapel Pawns.
13/01/09. Fenton were knocked out of the U135 Cup tonight, the game ended drawn on board count but Holmes Chapel win on elimination, Stuart Hulls win on board 5 against George Scattergood being eliminated sending Holmes Chapel into the final against Newcastle. Final score- Holmes Chapel 2½-2½ Fenton.
12/01/09. Fenton C earned two more points tonight thanks to excellent wins for Jarosław Gorski Robert West and Joe Orsolics plus a draw on board 2 for Geoff Yates. Final score- Fenton C 3½-½ Alsager B.
10/01/09. Fenton will play Hassell in the Quarter finals of the . Withnall Cup. on 30/01/09 at Newcastle Bridge Club.
10/01/09. The B team were unable to add to Jarosław Gorski excellent win on board 1, Robert Taylor ended a close game with a draw and Stuart Hull ran out of time plus for reason's not known one of our players failed to show up. Final score- Cheddleton E 2½-1½ Fenton B.
05/01/09. The A team started the New Year with a narrow defeat tonight, the bottom 4 boards all ended with draws although there was a bit of drama on board 3 when Macclesfield's Philip Cattermole in time trouble accidentally knocked the board over sending the pieces flying through the air, after some debate both players agreed on a draw. Final score- Fenton A 2-3 Macclesfield.
16/12/08. I have added a Summary of how the season is going so far for the club.
15/12/08. Twas ten nights before Christmas when all through the pub everyone pushed pawns in the hope of a win, Oops i blame all the Christmas adverts anyway im sure your only here for tonights result, Mark playing on board 1 continued in good form with another win, sadly boards 2 and 3 both lost but Joe playing on board 4 had an excellent win earning the team a share of the points. final score-
Meir B 2-2 Fenton C.
09/12/08. Fenton B played host to a much stronger Stafford B last night and ended the match on the wrong side of victory, Richard Cantliffe stopped a whitewash with a win on board 4, final score- Fenton B 1-3 Stafford B.
08/12/08. Fenton A ended 2008 with another win moving them into second in division 2, Wins on the top 4 boards in board order for John Amison, Andy Stott, Robert Taylor and Steve Emmerton, final score- HC Rooks 1-4 Fenton A.
04/12/08. Fenton C won last night moving them into joint top with a game in hand, wins for Karl Walklate and Phil Grocott plus draws for Robert Taylor and Geoff Yates, final score- Kidsgrove A 1-3 Fenton C.
01/12/08. The A team picked up 2 more points tonight moving them into joint second in division 2, wins for Tony, John, Andy and Jarosław plus a draw on board 5 for Steve secured the win, final score- Fenton A 4½-½ HC Knights.
24/11/08. Fenton move into the semi final of the U110 Cup without even pushing a pawn, first round opponents Meir failed to turn up having forgotten they had entered the competition. final score- Fenton 5-d Meir.
19/11/08. The A team capped off a good week for the club with an excellent draw against a slightly stronger Newcastle B team, Robert Taylor on board 5 was the only player to taste victory for Fenton, draws for John Amison, Tony Holdford and Andy Stott secured the draw, final score- Newcastle B 2½-2½ Fenton A.
17/11/08. They say things come in three's, and they did tonight for both the B and C teams playing at the same venue on the same night and finishing with the same score's, Fenton B earned victory with the help of a default on board 3 and wins on boards 2 and 4 for Robert Taylor and Steve Emmerton plus a draw on board 1 by John Amison, final score- Fenton B 3½-½ Cheddleton E.
Fenton C emulated the B team thanks to wins by Karl Walklate (debut) playing on board 1, Geoff Yates on 3 and Robert West on 4 plus a draw on 2 for Carl Mustafa. final score- Fenton C 3½-½ Cheddleton G.
14/11/08. Tonight Fenton beat Cheddleton in round 1 of the U90 cup, the 2007 winners put up a good fight though, a win for team Captain Mark Whitby on board 1 and draws for Stuart Hull and Geoff Yates left the score level at 2-2 but thanks to the board count rule Fenton go through to the next round. , final score-
Cheddleton 2-2 Fenton. (click and scroll down for scorcard.)
27/10/08. Fenton B were back to winning ways tonight, wins for John, Stuart and Mark secured the win, with Steve still playing 2 pawns up and a decent position he overlooked a knight fork dropping a piece and the game, final score-
HC Pawns 1-3 Fenton B.
26/10/08. Fenton C v Cheddleton G to be played on the 17/11/08.
22/10/08. The B team suffered their first defeat of the new season tonight, the top 3 boards ended with draws for John, Steve and Robert, everyone then crowded round the deciding game on board 4, team Captain Stuart Hull put up a great fight missing a couple of chances in time trouble against Pete Shaw before resigning with seconds to go, final score-
Newcastle C 2½-1½ Fenton B.
20/10/08. Fenton C started their season with a draw tonight, Abdulbari and Mark had tough games on boards 1 and 2 that ended in a draw, board 4 was defaulted by the visitors, final score-
Fenton C 2-2 Newcastle D.
13/10/08. The A team played host to our closest neighbours Meir A tonight, the visitors put up stiff resistance and were unlucky not to share the points, wins for Tony and John and draws for Robert and Stuart earned the team 2 more points, final score-
Fenton A 3-2 Meir A.
07/10/08. The B team emulated the A team last night winning their opening match of the new season, wins for Danny Griffiths, Robert Taylor and a draw for Richard Cantliffe secured the points.-
Fenton B 2½-1½ Cheddleton F.
02/10/08. Tonight's match - Stafford B v Fenton B has been postponed by Fenton.
30/09/08. The A team kicked off their season with an excellent victory against Macclesfield last night, Wins for John, Andy, Tony and Robert and a draw for Stuart against a stronger opponent, final score-
Macclefield ½-4½ Fenton A.   .
22/09/08. The usual pre-season  friendly   against Meir took place tonight and as usual Fenton lost, the match was much closer than the final score suggests and man of the match must be Stuart Hull since he was the only Fenton player to taste victory, also draws for Tony Holford, Ian Mcmillan (debut) and Robert Taylor kept the score respectable.
14/09/08. Welcome to our 'new look' website!
08/09/08. The  rapidplay Swiss tournament   was completed tonight, 3 players took advantage of the half point bye, John Amison finished in 1st place on 6 points and both Tony Holdford and Danny Griffiths shared second with 4 points.
04/09/08. Cheddleton have entered another team in the fourth division,   i have updated the table and fixtures for Fenton C.
01/09/08. Alex Richardson rated 178 ecf of Newcastle Chess club gave members an impressive display of his chess skills tonight in a simultaneous chess exhibition winning all 7 boards, players that took part were- John Amison, Danny Griffiths, Mark Whitby, Geoff Yates, Stuart Hull, Joe Orsolics and Phil Grocott.
We even tried plying him with beverages and sandwiches in the hope of distracting him enough for at least one win, Geoff proved to be the most resourceful and was last to finish lasting over 2 hours.
22/08/08. I have added the fixtures for all three Fenton teams, the season kicks off for Fenton on Mon 29.09.08 away against Macclesfield, i have also added a Club Calendar which sends forthcoming events to this homepage and works perfect with firefox but Internet Explorer could launch a pop up saying, "IE has restricted this page from running scripts" the advice from the web is do not install Active X controls from sites you do not trust 100%. If your unsure please visit Calendar hub before running the script, if you decide not to let the script run the link to the club Calendar will still appear.
18/08/08. Rounds 3 and 4 of the rapidplay Swiss tournament were completed tonight, 4 players took advantage of the half point bye, full results to-date on the above link, rounds 5 and 6 will be played on Monday 8th September.
28/07/08. The 2008 inhouse rapidplay Swiss tournament kicked off last night with 2 rounds now completed results can be seen on the link above, 3 of the 15 players entered took advantage of the 2 half point bye's, the only shock result was Mark Whitby rated 80 beating Abdulbari Kabiri rated 116, rounds 3 and 4 will be played on Monday 18th August.
21/07/08. The 2008 grades for Fenton are now on the ECF grading database.
20/07/08. This years in-house tournament will have a slightly different format, due to a lack of time we have decided to have a 6 round rapidplay Swiss tournament run over 3 nights with 2 rounds taking place on each night, it is open to all members of Fenton Chess club and the entry fee is £3, all members will be contacted via e mail or telephone with full details.
20/07/08. Unfortunately due to work commitments Carl Mustafa has stepped down as Captain of Fenton C, Carl has been a Captain of varies teams for Fenton in recent years and done an outstanding job, Mark Whitby will be his replacement.
11/07/08. The League AGM took place last night, the main points being-
(1) The experimental system as played in the league during 2006/07 & 2007/2008 was made permanent.
(2) A fifth division for teams of four with a maximum total grade of 280 was introduced.
(3) An Open division to be added to the Rapidplay League which will again be played at the end of the League Season.

Fenton have entered teams in the following divisions, click the links to view all the teams that entered at the AGM last night, teams could be added or withdrawn before the new Season begins.
Division 2 Table  ||   Division 3 Table  ||   Division 4 Table

The Rapidplay league will be played in the summer of 2009 as yet no teams have entered.

The draw for the Cup tournaments that Fenton have entered.
Visit the official and/or the Newcastle website. for further details.

Any inacurracies are my own fault.
09/07/08. Fenton played their final Rapidplay fixture tonight, unfortunately all the points went South. -
Stafford 2½-1½ Fenton
Fenton 1-3 Stafford.
08/07/08. Carl Mustafa won last night's inhouse Rapidplay tournament with a score of 3 points played over 4 rounds, Robert and Phil shared second spot finishing with 2½ points.
03/07/08. Three-man Fenton win both legs against Holmes Chapel A. -
Holmes Chapel A 1-3 Fenton
Fenton 3-1 Holmes Chapel A.
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