| 18/06/07. Knock-out tournament - |
| Preliminary round. |
| Steve Emmerton |
1-0 |
Stuart Hull |
| Round 1. |
Round 1. |
| Robert West |
0-1 |
Kamal Kabiri |
John Amison |
1-0 |
Geoff Yates |
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17/06/07. Swiss tournament result- and Lee Jones has defaulted his game against Kamal.
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11/06/07. Swiss tournament result-
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| 07/06/07. - The takes place on Sunday 10th June at St Edwards Middle School, Leek. (Click link for full details, opens in new window) |
| 04/06/07. - Phil made John work hard for the win in the first game of the played tonight at the Pool Dole. Click the link and
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30/05/07. How the Season went for Fenton.
- =5th
- 2nd
- 6th and 11th
- Winner
as follows-
Withnall Cup- Winner.
Jackson Cup- Semi Finalist.
U110 - Semi Finalist.
8 Board - 1st round.
U135- 1st round.
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30/05/07.Fenton have claimed by default the remaining Rapidplay match against Caverswall according to Article 6 of the
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28/05/07.The rearranged rapidplay fixture has again be cancelled by Caverswall.
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| 24/05/07. - The draw has been made for
round 1 of the 2007 Inhouse click the link and
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| 22/05/07. - I recently reported that Fenton have won the Withnall trophy however it looks like we will have to wait a while to receive it because the previous winners Rushall have misplaced it. |
22/05/07. - The club held its last night. Click the link for full details, the main changes were as follows-
(1) Venue:- It was announced that the smoking ban due to start July 1st
could interfere with chess play because the smoking area (the beergarden) can only be reached via
the room we use and it was decided that we should change our venue to the
Fenpark Rd,
Fenton for a trial period which will hopefully become permanent, the only negative point is the doors dont open until 7.30pm.
(2) Club fees will be increased for next season.
(3) New roles were created and elected to run alongside that of Secretary and Treasurer, see newly
(4) The outgoing Club Secretary praised the New League System in his |
| 21/05/07. - The draw has been made for
round 1 of the 2007 Inhouse click the link and
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| 20/05/07.Well done to club member Ben Zitha rated 107 for winning the U120 section of the 2007 with a 5/5 score. (Result not yet added on their website)(New window)
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18/05/07.Our remaining fixture in the Rapidplay will be played on 28/05/07 at our home venue due to Caverswall having venue problems.
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| 15/05/07.Fenton win the without pushing a pawn in anger after their final opponents Rushall withdraw from the competition.
The Withnall is a County Championship for teams of players graded 100 or under more details on the County (New window)
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| 15/05/07.The along with a few others can now be reached from the homepage.
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14/05/07.Tonight's inhouse rapidplay was won by top seed
Tony Holdford with 4 wins and a draw, Ben Zitha was second and Andy Stott and John Amison shared 3rd place.
Special Thanx to Martyn Harris of Newcastle Chess Club for controlling the event and eating all the pork pies. |
08/05/07.Due to Caverswall not being able
to raise a team the following rapidplay fixture was postponed, no
new date arranged yet.
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08/05/07.Details of the Inhouse rapidplay
event due to be played on 14/05/07 are now
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| 03/05/07.(Drum roll) The winner of this
year's is Mark Whitby with
his emphatic win over Ebrahim Arshad rated 35 points higher.
Runner-up Ben and third placed Bill also deserve recognition for
exceptional victories against much stronger opponents. Well done
to all. |
03/05/07.Fenton D ended their season with
an excellent win away to Newcastle E, Wins for John, Peter and
Mark secured the points. final score-
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03/05/07.(Updated)At the start of the
season Fenton decided to award medals for those players finishing
top scorer in each team, awards are as follows-
Gold. (A team) = John Amison with
5½ points.
Silver. (B team)= Geoff Yates with
5½ points
Bronze. (C team)= Carl Mustafa with
9½ points
Bronze. (D team)= Mark Whitby with 6
points
Rapidplay. = Geoff Yates with
9½ points so far. |
30/04/07.The A team finish the season with
a win, Andy, John and Steve had draws on the top three boards and
Ben and Geoff both had good wins on board 4 and 5. final
score-
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30/04/07.The C team were also playing their
last game of the season, unfortunately the result went the other
way, draws for Kamal, Rob and Carl meant that Stuart had to at
least draw on board 2, it wasn't to be and the points were lost.
final score-
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23/04/07.In what was the penultimate match
for Both teams and both looking for points for very different
reasons this was always going to be a close game, sadly it wasn't
to be Fenton's night as Cheddleton C proved too strong on the
night and bagged the 2 points taking them to the top of division
2, Ben had an excellent win on board 4 and both Tony and Andy had
very close games that ended in draws. final score-
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20/04/07.The score says it all, Andy on
board 2 played very well to prevent a complete whitewash. final
score-
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19/04/07.The C team team turned out a man
short for their fixture against Newcastle E, a win on board 2 for
Robert and draws on 1 for Stuart and on 3 for Carl gave the team
a share of the points. final score-
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18/04/07.Fenton players win grading prize
in the 2007 Staffordshire Chess Congress held at Bloxwich Leisure
Centre Walsall, Ben Zitha along with 2 other players won the U120
section and Carl Mustafa won the U80 Section.
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16/04/07.They think its all over, it is now
for Fenton B as they lose their last game of the season, not even
a win by Captain Stuart playing on board 3 could make a
difference against a much stronger Caverswall team, Geoff also
had a good draw on board 2. Final score-
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16/04/07.An excellent win for Robert West
playing on board 2 prevented a whitewash. final score-
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14/04/07.Fenton C played a slightly
stronger Cheddleton G last night, a win for Ben on board 1 and
draws for Stuart and Carl secured a point for the team . final
score-
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12/04/07.Mark playing on board 4 continues
in fine form with a good win and prevented a whitewash as our D
team are thrashed by Alsager C. final score-
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| 06/04/07.The Club is closed on the 9th
April, Easter Monday. Have A Happy, Egg-Hunting Easter, Can you
solve the (external link, scroll down in new window) |
| 03/04/07.Carl moves up the for his win against John Gater of kidsgrove. |
02/04/07.A disappointing night for Fenton D
away to Caverswall C, The only player to taste victory for Fenton
was the Northstaffs webmaster playing on board 3, Geoff playing
on board 1 also came close to success but could only manage a
draw. final score-
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02/04/07.The A team played host to our
closest neighbours tonight, unfortunately it turned out to be one
of those nights we would prefer to forget, John Wunderle was
first to finish with a win on board 5 and John Amison managed
another draw on board 2 but other results went a bit Pete Tong
with Ben, Steve and Andy losing in close games. final score-
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30/03/07.Pointless visit to Cheddleton for
Fenton B, Geoff playing board 1 and Carl on board 4 both had good
draws making the final score look respectable, match ended-
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28/03/07.Fenton A fielded their strongest
ever 5 man team tonight with the help of 2 new players, making
his debut for Fenton with a good win on board 1 was a former Jamaican champion, he also plays for Newport
Chess club, also making his debut was (Newport Chess club)he had a decent draw on board 3
and there were also wins for Steve on board 4 and John on board
5, I would like to thank Mark Whitby who stepped in as non
playing Captain due to me not being available. final score-
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27/03/07.Last nights match ended Fenton D
1½-2½ Alsager C but due to Alsager breaching the
360 grading limit for the competition, the score has been
adjusted to 2-2.The highlight was Geoff graded 100 on board 1
beating a player with an estimated grade of 140. The revised
score ended-
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21/03/07.Captain Carl playing board 1 chose
the best night for his finest hour beating a player rated 20
points above his own grade, Mark and Lee also did their share
with good draws on boards 3 and 4 earning a valuable point for
the team. The final score ended-
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20/03/07.Due to players playing in the
wrong board order last nights result Fenton D 2½-1½
Alsager B has been amended to Fenton D 1½-1½
Alsager B. The final score ended-
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19/03/07.Wins for Rob on board 1 and Lee on
board 3 and a draw for Phil secured 2 points for Fenton D against
Alsager B. The final score ended-
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19/03/07.Fenton play host to Kidsgrove in
the penultimate Rapidplay match with only Caverswall left to play
in May, unfortunately our unbeaten record was broken as we lost
the first match but gained revenge in the next. final score
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