Saturday July 31, 2010
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.
01/07/08. Fenton move into Second in the Rapidplay league thanks to last night's wins against visitors Newcastle, team Captain Mark Whitby said that Fenton where lucky in the second game and at one point he thought Newcastle might win and that the scores do not do the match justice. -
Fenton 3½-½ Newcastle
Newcastle 1-3 Fenton.
27/06/08. Apologies for the late update, final score for the Rapidplay played on 25/06/08 at Kidsgrove Chess Club. -
Kidsgrove 1½-2½ Fenton
Fenton 1-3 Kidsgrove.
16/06/08. Tonight's rapidplay match ended with both teams sharing the points, Mark Whitby won both his games, Robert Taylor one and John Amison ended both his games with a draw. final score -
Fenton 2½-1½ Holmes Chapel B
Holmes Chapel B 2½-1½ Fenton.
14/06/08. Meir have withdrawn from the Rapidplay competition.
10/06/08. The club held its AGM. last night. (Click the link for full details)

I have also added the 2008 Secretary/Treasuer's report .
02/06/08. The Rapidplay League kicked off for Fenton tonight, the home match went as planned with victory on all 4 boards, unfortunately the away fixture didn't go so well and ended in a draw. final score -
Fenton 4-0 Cheddleton
Cheddleton 2-2 Fenton.
27/05/08. Mark Whitby is the Player of the Year for the second year in a row thanks to his impressive win against Oliver Horrocks. Runner-up Robert West and third place Abdulbari Kabiri also deserve recognition for exceptional victories against stronger opponents, i should also point out that if the cup games were included in this competition Robert West graded 74 would in fact be the winner due to his impressive victory over Simon Gay rated 140.
19/05/08. How the Season ended for Fenton.
Division 3  -  3rd
Division 4  -  =4th and 8th
Cups as follows-
Withnall Cup-  Lost in Semi finals.
Jackson Cup-  defaulted in Semi finals.
U90 -              K-O =1st round.
U110 -            Winner.
8 Board -       K-O =1st round.
U135-             K-O =1st round.
19/05/08. The A team played host to Kidsgrove A tonight, the visitors were outgraded on the top three boards and also defaulted board 4, wins for John and Abdulbari and a draw for Steve on board 3 sealed the win.
Fenton A 3½-½ Kidsgrove A
16/05/08.The season ends for Fenton B with a good draw against division 4 winners Cheddleton H, wins for Abdulbari and Phil secured the point, the team finishes in equal fourth with Kidsgrove B.
Cheddleton H 2-2 Fenton B
12/05/08.The A team lost against Meir B tonight but due to the hosts exceeding the maximum grade limit the score was adjusted. Meir B 2-2 Fenton A.
12/05/08.Fenton C ended their season with a draw against Meir C, wins for Robert Taylor on board 2 and Stuart Hull on board 3 secured the draw.
Meir C 2-2 Fenton C
28/04/08.The C team played host to top of the table Cheddleton H tonight, Carl was a late replacement for Joe who was feeling ill and was the only player to win for Fenton, Robert Taylor kept the score respectable with a good draw on board 1. Fenton C 1½-2½ Cheddleton H.
28/04/08.Fenton B made the short journey to Meir Chess Club hoping to pick up 2 more points against a far weaker Meir C team, Fenton got off to a good start with John winning on board one but then Meir pulled the game back level winning board 4, Danny then won on board 2 but unfortunately Richard lost on board 3.
Meir C 2-2 Fenton B.
24/04/08.Fixtures for the Rapidplay league have now been added at the foot of the fixtures/results page.
22/04/08.Read Mark Whitby's report on last nights U110 Cup Final.
21/04/08.Fenton beat Holmes Chapel tonight in the U110 Cup Final. A close match throughout with 4 of the boards evenly matched however Fenton's board 5 outgraded his opponent by 75 points, wins by Danny Griffiths on board 3 and Geoff Yates on board 5 plus draws for Abdulbari Kabiri and Robert Taylor on boards 2 and 4 secured the victory.
Fenton 3-2 Holmes Chapel.
17/04/08.Alsager C defaulted their match against Fenton B tonight.
Alsager C d-4 Fenton B.
14/04/08.The B team emulate the C team by beating Newcastle E 3-1 tonight, wins for Steve Emmerton and Mark Whitby plus draws for Abdulbari Kabiri and Stuart Hull secured the win.
Fenton B 3-1 Newcastle E.
14/04/08.Congratulations to Fentons Richard Cantliff for winning the U100 section of the 2008 Staffordshire Chess Congress.
09/04/08.The C team beat Newcastle E tonight, wins for Robert Taylor and Carl Mustafa plus draws for Geoff Yates and Robert West secured 2 more points for the team.
Newcastle E 1-3 Fenton C.
07/04/08.Fenton B played host to Alsager C tonight, the home advantage didn't help Stoke City tonight but Fenton B made it count with wins on boards one three and four for Danny, Carl and Richard, Kidsgrove A were unable to get a team together for tonight's match against Fenton A, the fixture has been rearranged for 19/05/08.
Fenton B 3-1 Alsager C.
01/04/08.Cheddleton G proved to be too good again last night, this time they beat our C team, Geoff and Stuart both played well to earn a draw against stronger players on boards 1 and 2. Final score-
Fenton C 1-3 Cheddleton G.
29/03/08.The B team turned out a man short for their fixture against Cheddleton G last night, they made Cheddleton fight hard for the win with Abdul winning on board 1 and Stuart drawing on board 2. Final score-
Cheddleton G 2½ -1½ Fenton B
20/03/08.View the report on the 2008 Newcastle Mini Congress.
20/03/08.Last night the B team tasted victory against a slightly stronger Kidsgrove B team, wins for Abdulbari on board 1, Richard on board 4 and a draw on board 2 for Carl secured the win. Final score-
Kidsgrove B 1½ -2½ Fenton B
17/03/08.Fenton C played host to Alsager C tonight, Club Secretary Mark Whitby asked before the match if he could try out board 1 for a change, outgraded by 32 points he was hoping at best for a draw but gave a great performance and won, team mate Joe playing on board 4 also won and both Carl and Stuart managed to draw earning the team 2 points. Final score-
Fenton C 3-1 Alsager C
16/03/08. Newcastle Mini Congress round 1 results for Fenton players-
Abdulbari Kabiri =½ Stuart Hull =0 Carl Mustafa=1 Richard Cantliff=0
Abdulbari Kabiri ½ point bye (U120).
Stuart Hull 0-1 Karol Grzybowski (U120)
Oliver Brock 0-1 Carl Mustafa (U90)
Eliot Green 1-0 Richard Cantliff (U90)

round 2 results for Fenton players-
Abdulbari Kabiri =1½ Stuart Hull =0 Carl Mustafa=1½ Richard Cantliff=1-
Abdulbari Kabiri 1-0 Pete Shaw
Roger Walker 1-0 Stuart Hull
Carl Mustafa ½ -½ David Johnson (U90)
Edward Davies 0-1 Richard Cantliff (U90)

round 3 results for Fenton players-
Abdulbari Kabiri =2½ Stuart Hull =½ Carl Mustafa=2 Richard Cantliff=1½-
Nic Wright 0-1 Abdulbari Kabiri
Stuart Hull ½ point bye (U120).
Carl Mustafa ½ point bye (U90)
Richard Cantliff ½ point bye (U90)

round 4 results for Fenton players-
Abdulbari Kabiri =3½ Stuart Hull =1 Carl Mustafa=3 Richard Cantliff=2½-
John Blackburn 0-1 Abdulbari Kabiri (U120)
Sandra Blackburn ½ -½ Stuart Hull (U120)
David Davies 0-1 Carl Mustafa (U90)
Richard Cantliff 1-0 Joe Morris (U90)

round 5 results for Fenton players-
Abdulbari Kabiri =3½ Stuart Hull =1½ Carl Mustafa=3 Richard Cantliff=2½-
Abdulbari Kabiri 0-1 Roger Walker (U120)
Paul Clapham ½ - ½ Stuart Hull (U120)
Carl Mustafa 0-1 Nick McLean(U90)
Richard Cantliff 0-1 Julian Cook (U90)

14/03/08.        "Fenton bowled over in Withnall"
Things started off badly when neither of the four occupants travelling to the match in Carl's car could remember when or where people were meeting to be picked up. It was more confusing than playing the Kings Indian defence I can tell you, but we eventually set off at 6.20pm some thirty minutes after we were supposed to. Our destination ? Boldmere St Michaels,in Sutton Coldfield for our Withnall Trophy semi final match. I am fairly sure this is the furthest the club has had to travel for an away match, I suggested if we play them again an overnight stop would be in order.
We arrived in good time to meet up with Robert Taylor who was already happily ensconced in the bar. The match unfortunately did not go as smoothly as the journey down the M6 as only Robert and "Curtains" Carl could manage draws and "Rowdy" Yates, Stuart and myself all slumped to defeat. The journey back up the motor way was enlivened only by the supply of Apple and Blackcurrent flavoured sweets I had brought, and, to round off a perfect evening,we eventually arrived back at the New Penny just after closing time. Congratulations to Boldmere, who were excellent hosts, and we wish them well in the final.
Match report by Peter Tideswell.
Final score- Boldmere St Michaels 4-1 Fenton
13/03/08. Fenton A sink in a freezing cold blackout at Alsager, the match started well with a draw for Carl on board 4 against a far stronger opponent, first to falter was John on board 1 closely followed by a couple of blackouts, all the power went off for several seconds but play soon resumed, Steve playing on board 2 went a piece down but had some compensation due to his extra pawns but in the end he lost on time, Abdulbari was also on the wrong side of victory with only minutes left on both players clocks. Final score-
Alsager A 3½-½ Fenton A
13/03/08.Im reliably informed that Fenton were knocked out of the Withnall Cup last night. The only information i have at present is the score and that both Carl Mustafa and Robert Taylor drew their games. Final score-
Boldmere St Michaels 4-1 Fenton
11/03/08.Sadly Fenton have had to forefit their match against Bushbury in the Semi-finals of the Jackson Cup following problems getting a team together for the match. Final score-
Fenton d-5 Bushbury
10/03/08.The league is undergoing a review of the structure of the league and where it needs to be heading for next season. Visit the Official League Site for more information.
10/03/08. More hassle for Hassell as they lose to another Fenton side, the visitors put up a good fight and kept the score respectable by winning board 1, Danny Griffiths, Robert West and Richard Cantliffe were the victors for Fenton. Final score-
Fenton B 3-1 Hassell
06/03/08. Wins for Geoff, Stuart, Carl and Robert West earned both points for Fenton C. Final score-
Hassell 0-4 Fenton C
03/03/08. Recent Swiss results-

Abdulbari Kabiri 0-1 Steve Emmerton
Click the link to view table.
27/02/08. Fenton B outgraded Newcastle E on every board tonight, the hosts did well to prevent a whitewash with a draw on board 1, wins for Abdulbari, Carl and Peter secured victory. Final score-
Newcastle E ½-3½ Fenton B
25/02/08. Fenton A played host to Newcastle D tonight, both teams needed the points to stay in contention with Alsager A who currently top the table. Abdulbari on board 3 was the first to win for Fenton, Steve gained a good draw on board 2 against in form Watson and Andy playing on board 1 found a winning tactic to win and secure the points for Fenton. Final score-
Fenton A 2½-1½ Newcastle D
18/02/08. Dates agreed for the following matches-

Div 4 27.02.2008 Fenton B v Newcastle E.
U101 Withnall Cup 12/03/08 Boldmere St Michaels v Fenton.
18/02/08. Recent Swiss results-

Geoff Yates 0-1 John Amison
Robert West ½-½ Carl Mustafal
Joe Orsolics 1-d Peter Tideswell

The winner of the 2007 Swiss tournament is John Amison.
Click the link to view table.
13/02/08. Cupid helped Stafford tonight, Richard Tunstall selected to play on board 4 had to default due to his better half surprising him with a romantic meal, a win for John on board 1 and a draw for Danny on board 3 made it a close match but both points go south. Final score-
Stafford B 2½-1½ Fenton A
11/02/08. Both the B and C team were playing host tonight at the New Penny, unfortunately Fenton B got off to a bad start against Cheddleton F with board 1 being defaulted, team Captain Stuart Hull playing on board 2 prevented a whitewash with a good win. The C team played well to earn a point against slighty stronger Kidsgrove B, team captain Carl Mustafa won on board 3 against a player rated 13 points higher and Mark Whitby sealed the point with a win on board 4. Final score-
Fenton B 1-3 Chedd F

Fenton C 2-2 Kidsgrove B
09/02/08. The B team played a far stronger Alsager B side last night and almost came away with a point but ended up the wrong side of victory, a win for super sub Peter Tideswell and a draw for captain Stuart Hull kept the score respectable, Richard Cantliffe last seen playing for Smallthorne chess club made his debut on board 4. Final score-
Alsager B 2½-1½ Fenton B
08/02/08. Website has had a facelift, You may need to click on the refresh button of your browser to see it properly. Still waiting for the result of -
Alsager B v Fenton B
04/02/08. Fenton A played host to Cheddleton E, both teams sit in third place in division 3 and looked equally matched on team strength, Abdulbari Kabiri had an excellent win on board 3 and both Andy Stott on board 1 and Robert Taylor on board 4 had close games that ended in draws. Final score-
Fenton A 2-2 Cheddleton E
01/02/08.Fenton knocked out Cheddleton in the semi final of the U110 Cup tonight, Wins for Abdulbari Kabir, Geoff Yates and Carl Mustafa on boards 2, 3 and 5 plus draws for Steve Emmerton and Robert Taylor on boards 1 and 4 secured the victory and a place in the Final. Final score-
Cheddleton 1-4 Fenton
28/01/08. Fenton A suffer their second defeat of the season, John prevented a whitewash with a draw on board 2. Final score-
Fenton A ½-3½Alsager A
25/01/08. Fenton C team were only able to score two individual draws in their match against a much stronger Cheddleton F, the C team are still looking for their first win of 2008. Final score-
Cheddleton F 3-1 Fenton C.
22/01/08. Fenton B had a share of the points last night against a stronger Cheddleton H team thanks to wins by Abdulbari Kabir on board 1 and Stuart Hull on board 3. Final score-
Fenton B 2-2 Cheddleton H.
14/01/08. Fenton B gain revenge for their earlier derby defeat, wins for Steve and Stuart on boards 2 and 4 and a draw for Robert West on 3 secured the points, Robert taylor won on board 1 for the C team and Phil played well to earn a draw on board 3. Final score-
Fenton C 1½-2½ Fenton B
10/01/08. Tonight Fenton C were on the wrong side of victory against a stronger alsager B side, Stuart won on board 3 and Phil got a draw on board 4. Final score-
Alsager B 1½-2½ Fenton C
07/01/08. A night of mixed fortunes for Fenton, The A team played well and earned 2 more points taking them to joint top of division 3, wins for Andy Stott on board 1 and Steve Emmerton on 2 and a draw for Robert Taylor playing his first game for the A team on board 3 secured the win. The B team started a player short defaulting board 4, Carl Mustafa and Robert West finished their games drawn keeping the score respectable. Final score-
Fenton A 2½-1½ Chedd D
Fenton B 1-3 Meir C
04/01/08. The C team probably slightly hungover avoided a whitewash tonight thanks to team Captain Carl Mustafa, the other bad news was Robert Taylor losing his unbeaten record, stats to date are played 12, Won 8, drawn 3 and lost 1. Final score-
Cheddleton F 3-1 Fenton C
20/12/07.Club Secretary Mark Whitby was stand in Captain for Stuart last night in the first round of the Withnall cup and has published the following story on the official site.
In the Staffs County Withnall Cup, Fenton progressed into the semi-final with a 4½ - ½ win over Lichfield in a match played at Stafford Chess Club. It started off badly for Fenton. Vice-Captain Mark Whitby, standing in for Stuart Hull who was a last minute call up to the league's A team, lost the toss and so Lichfield captain Richard Smith chose white on 1. However, Geoff Yates started off the results well for the "home" side with a hard fought draw on board 1 against David Short. The results then got better for Fenton when Robert West went a Queen up on board 4 and with some good end game play was able to mate his opponent. Richard Tunstall then forced an excellent win on board 2 in his first game for over a year. This meant that Fenton had won the match no matter what as even two defeats on the remaining boards would have meant Fenton won on board count. This was not needed though as Robert Taylor won on board 3 for Fenton. It was finished off by Mark on board 5 when he overcame a sticky start (despite being a pawn up) to go 3 pawns up and eventually force his opponent to resign. The result means that the holders of the Withnall Cup progress to the semi finals, and captain Stuart will be hoping to lift the trophy again. Final Score-
Fenton 4½-½ Lichfield
29/01/09. The B team were once again on the wrong side of victory tonight, the hosts played beyond their grades and deserved the win, draws for John and Jaroskaw kept the score respectable. Final score- Alsager A 3-1 Fenton B.
26/01/09. Team Captain Mark Whitby prevented a whitewash tonight with a draw on board 4 ending their unbeaten run and allowing the victors to top the table. Final score- Fenton C ½-3½ Cheddleton H.
23/01/09. Fenton A were again on the wrong side of victory, going down 3-2 against a slighly stronger Cheddleton side, the only highlight was the win on board 2 for Jaroskaw Gorski and draws for Tony and Andy. Final score- Cheddleton D 3-2 Fenton A.
19/12/07. Fenton A made the journey north tonight to play kidsgrove A, unfortunately our opponents didn't show up, a couple of phone calls confirmed our suspicion that they had not realised they were due to play and that Fenton should win by default. Final score-
Kidsgrove A d-4 Fenton A
17/12/07. Fenton are changing their venue again but this time its to our former home "The New Penny" i have updated the Find us link found on the homepage.
17/12/07. Last night the C team lost their second match of the season, despite being a player down and outgrade on almost every board, Robert Taylor who still remains unbeaten since joing Fenton stopped the whitewash with an excellent win on board 2. Final score-
Fenton C 1-3 Cheddleton F
11/12/07.last night Fenton beat Kidsgrove in round 1 of the U110 cup, the 2006 winners put up a good fight, First to finish was Geoff unfortunately he was on the wrong side of victory, unbeaten Robert Taylor was the first to taste victory for Fenton then Steve and Robert West ended their games drawn, the score was now 2-2 with Fenton needing to win the remaining game due to the board count rule, with 15 minutes on his clock Abdulbari held his nerve to set a trap winning his opponents queen and the game giving Fenton the match. Final score-
Fenton 3-2 Kidsgrove.
04/12/07. The draw for the first round of the Jackson Cup has been made, Fenton and Rushall have a bye into the next round.
Meir v Lichfield
Bushbury v Boldmere
Rushall bye
Fenton bye
04/12/07. Due to me changing my isp i have moved the website back to the old address- www.fentonchessclub.co.uk
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/staffordshire.chess/ will not work on or around the 19th of this month.
03/12/07. The A team were back to winning ways tonight with wins for Andy and Abdulbari on boards 1 and 3, plus draws for John and Robert West on 2 and 4. Final score- Fenton A 3-1 Meir B
03/12/07. Wins for Robert Taylor and Mark Whitby on boards 2 and 4 and a draw for Carl Mustafa on 3 earned 2 more points for Fenton C. Final score-
Fenton C 2½-1½ Newcastle E
28/11/07. Fenton C held on for a draw against a slightly stronger Kidsgrove B, wins for Robert on board 2 and draws on 3 and 4 for in form Mark and Carl secured a point for the team. Final score-
Kidsgrove B 2-2 Fenton C
27/11/07. Last night the B team played host to Cheddleton G who currently lead the table, Steve and Carl each won half a point with draws on boards 1 and 2 unfortunately boards 3 and 4 were both lost . Final score-
Fenton B 1-3 Cheddleton G
25/11/07. The official league website is back online and can be found at- www.northstaffsleaguechess.com/
23/11/07. The C team were unlucky to come away from Cheddleton with just a draw as Geoff could not find a way of turning his advantage into a win and Robert blundered his advantage, both players ended their games drawn and in form Mark on board 4 played some very good chess to seal a win and a point for the team. Final score-
Cheddleton G 2-2 Fenton C
19/11/07. The postponed Fenton derby was finally played tonight and ended with the B team all at C and lucky to get a draw on board 3 and avoid a whitewash, Geoff, Carl and Phil had good wins for the C team and Mark played well against Robert to earn the draw. Final score-
Fenton B ½-3½ Fenton C
17/11/07.Fenton B earned an excellent draw last night against a much stronger cheddleton F side, Abdulbari won on board 1 and Robert and Carl both got draws on boards 3 and 4. Final score-
Cheddleton 2-2 Fenton B.
13/11/07.Last night the C team played host to Alsager B, new member Robert Taylor prevented a whitewash with a good win on board 3 . Final score-
Fenton C 1-3 Alsager B.
13/11/07. Due to players being unavailable Alsager have postponed this Monday's match.
19.11.2007. Fenton A P-P Alsager A.
13/11/07.The first round of the Withnall Cup has been drawn, Fenton will play host to Lichfield, date to arranged.-
Fenton v Lichfield
13/11/07.Unfortunately due to problems raising a team and players feeling unwell we had to default our match against Macclesfield. Final score-
Macclesfield 5-d Fenton
07/11/07. Fenton suffered their first loss of the season with their A team outclassed by Newcastle's D team, draws for John and Abdulbari on board 1 and 2 were all we could get from the match. Final score- Newcastle D 3-1 Fenton A
05/11/07.Wins for Geoff, Rob, Mark and new member Robert Taylor enabled the C team to win 4-0 against visitors Hassell. Final score-
Fenton C 4-0 Hassell.
03/11/07.Last night the A team capped of a good week for the club with all teams winning their matches, Fenton A away to cheddleton D went off with a bang with fireworks going off just outside the venue for around an hour and Fenton's Captain deducting that Cheddleton D had exceeded the 440 total for division 3 however it made no difference as Fenton A still won 3-1 even without any penalty for the breach of the rule, wins for Andy, Abdulbari and another excellent win by Robert secured the points. Final score- Cheddleton D 1-3 Fenton A
02/11/07.Fenton C had their first win this season last night against Alsager C, wins for Geoff, Mark and new member Robert Taylor on boards 1,3 and 4 earned the team 2 valuable points. Final score-
Alsager C 1-3 Fenton C.
29/10/07.Fenton B played host to top of the table Kidsgrove B tonight, wins for Steve on board 1 and Carl on board 4 and a draw on board 3 for Robert secured another win for the team. Final score-
Fenton B 2½-1½ Kidsgrove B.
26/10/07.Last night Fenton B made the short journey to Hassell Chess club who are new to the league this year and use the same venue as Newcastle chess club. Wins for Carl and Mark on boards 3 and 4 and draws for Abdulbari and Stuart on boards 1 and 2 secured the points. Final score-
Hassell 1-3 Fenton B.
22/10/07.Fenton played host to Holmes Chapel in round 1 of the 8 board Cup tonight, being outgraded on every board we were hoping to stop a whitewash, by around 10.15 we were 6-0 down with just 2 boards remaining when Rob's opponent graded 66 points higher missed a check that led to victory and promtly resigned stopping a complete whitewash and giving Rob is best ever performance. Final score-
Fenton 1-7 Holmes Chapel
15/10/07.Fenton A played host to Stafford B hoping for more points, the visitors put up stiff resistance and held us to a draw, Andy won on board 1 and both Abdulbari and Geoff had draws on boards 2 and 4. Final score- Fenton A 2-2 Stafford B
15/10/07.Fenton also played host to Cheddleton in the first ever Under 90 Cup, Carl on board 2 prevented a whitewash as we crashed out of the competition in round 1. Final score-
Fenton ½-3½ Cheddleton (Scroll down after clicking)
12/10/07.The A team start the season with a win against cheddleton E, wins for Geoff and Steve on boards 3 and 4 plus draws for John and Abdulbari on boards 1 and 2 secured the points. Final score- Cheddleton E 1-3 Fenton A.
12/10/07. Sadly Club Chairman:- Peter Tideswell has resigned, and decided not to play as often in the future, he has been a member since the early days when the club was known as the Angel Inn and was Secretary and Treasurer until recently when he became Chairman, Peter also organised inhouse summer tournaments and friendly games against local clubs, there is no doubt that the club has a lot to thank him for and it is hoped that he will return in the future as a regular member. :
09/10/07.The C team played host to much weaker Meir C and hoped to pick up the points, Unfortunately we could only manage a draw as Meir put up some tough resistance, Geoff won on top board and Carl and Mark had tough games and could only manage to draw. Final score-
Fenton C 2-2 Meir C.
02/10/07.The season begins for Fenton with the B team playing host to Alsager B, the match ended in a draw with wins for Carl on board 2 and Robert on board 3. Final score-
Fenton B 2-2 Alsager B.
Tonights rearranged Fenton B v Fenton C was postponed again due to a lack of available players.
25/09/07. - The postponed Fenton B v Fenton C match will be played on Tuesday 12th.
17/09/07. The 2007 South Potteries Chess Challenge Cup was played tonight against Meir chess club, unfortunately we had to default board 8 due to a lack of available players, John, Ben and Geoff won on boards 1,2 and 3. Geoff's win on board 3 was very impressive beating a player rated 21 points higher, the remaining boards were won by Meir.
14/09/07. - The draw has been made for round 5 of the 2007 Inhouse Swiss tournament. click the link and scroll down to view the pairings.
14/09/07. Recent Swiss results-

Geoff Yates 1-d John Wunderle
Abdulbari Kabiri ½-½ Robert West
Stuart Hull d-1 John Amison
Carl Mustafa 1-d Danny Griffiths

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11/09/07. Club Treasurer:- John Wunderle has resigned and sent his apologies to the club, Carl Mustafa has agreed to fill the vacancy.
04/09/07. Recent Swiss results-

Joe Orsolics 0-1 Phil Grocott
Mark Whitby ½-½ Peter Tideswell
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28/08/07. - Fixtures for the new season have been added to the Fixtures/Results page found above.
27/08/07. - Several players took part in a 10 minute rapidplay event tonight, hopefully the first of many at our new venue.
20/08/07. - Fenton Chess Club will now play at Temple Street Methodist Church, Temple Street, Fenton. The club night will stay unchanged, full details of how to Find Us have beed added, The new venue will only have light refreshments available.
14/08/07. - The draw has been made for round 4 of the 2007 Inhouse Swiss tournament. Dates will be added soon, click the link and scroll down to view the pairings.
13/08/07. Round 3 of the Swiss was completed tonight, results-

Danny Griffiths ½-½ Roy Hammersley.
Mark Whitby 1-d Ben Zitha
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