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24/03/06. Fenton C travel to cheddleton and Leek chess club to play Leek St Edward's E, a win for Mark on board 4 and a draw for Phil on 3 was all the C team came away with after a close match against a strong team.- final score-
Leek St Eds E 2½-1½ Fenton C (scroll down)
20/03/06. Fenton B play host to Leek St Eds B who sit in third place in division 3, A very close match with draws on 1 and 3 and a win for Geoff on 2 securing a point for Fenton- final score-
Fenton B 2-2 Leek St Edward's B (scroll down)
18.03.06 - Fenton travel to cheddleton and Leek chess club to play a very strong Cheddleton C team, after some very close battles all we came away with was a couple of good draws on boards 1 and 4 for John and Steve with the final score--Cheddleton C 4-1 fenton A (Scroll down)
10/03/06. Fenton B travel to Cheddleton and Leek Chess Club to play Leek St Edward's B who sit third in the table, wins for Peter and Kamal and a draw for Stuart ended a good night for our B team.- final score-
Leek St Edward's B 1½-2½ Fenton B (scroll down)
21.02.06 Last night has to go down as one of the best in the clubs history with both the A team and B in action, the A team desperate for points to lift them off the bottom of division 2 faced a strong looking Creda A team, wins for Andy, Micheal and Steve on boards 3, 4 and 5 and draws for Ben and John on boards 1 and 2 secured the points- final score-Fenton A 4-1 Creda A (Scroll down)
The other match was a top of division 3 clash, Fenton B against a very strong Leek St Edward’s D team with both teams needing the points this was going to be a close match, wins for Richard and Neil on boards 3 and 4 and draws for Stuart and Geoff on boards 1 and 2 secured the win, a total of 9 boards on the night and not a single loss- final score-
Fenton B 3-1 Leek St Edward’s D. (scroll down)
16/02/06. Fenton B travel to Kidsgrove to play Kidsgrove B who currently sit mid-table, wins for Geoff and Joe and a draw for Richard secure the points.- final score-
Kidsgrove B 1½-2½ Fenton B (scroll down)
16/02/06. Player of the Year table. has been updated.
13.02.06 - Broughton Arms make the long journey to our home venue, a very close match ended in a draw with wins for Andy on board 3 and Steve who sacrificed his Queen to win on 5 and a draw on 2 for John securing the point for the team. Michael made his debut for the club on 4 and was last to finish in a very close game that helped to blow away any cob-webs after returning to the game after many years away-Fenton A 2½-2½ Broughton Arms (Scroll down)
Fenton C played host to a very strong looking Leek St Edward’s B, Roy and Carl both had good draws on boards 1 and 2 against far stronger players and Kamal making his debut for the club managed to turn a losing position into a fine win earning the team a draw.- final score-
Fenton C 2-2 Leek St. Edward’s B (scroll down)
10/02/06. - Round 1 of the U101 Withnall Cup took place tonight against a strong looking Cheddleton & Leek side, Geoff and Peter had good wins against stronger opponents and Roy and Carl both had a very good draws against much stronger players. The final score ended-
Cheddleton & Leek 2-3 Fenton (Click link and scroll down to view scorecard)
08/02/06. Played 06/02/06- final score-
Fenton C 1½-2½ Kidsgrove B (scroll down)
30/01/06. -Fenton B play host to Kidsgrove A, Stuart was first to finish winning on board 1 followed by wins on 2 and 4 by Geoff and Neil and a draw was agreed on 3. also playing host tonight were Fenton C to a strong looking Stafford B side, all the home team could manage was a draw on board 2 by stand in captain Peter Tideswell. final score-
Fenton B 3½-½ Kidsgrove A (scroll down)
Fenton C ½-3½ Stafford B (scroll down)
25/01/06. -Fenton C make the long journey to kidsgrove chess club to play a strong looking A team and with wins for Joe on board 2 and Carl on 3 the match ended a draw, final score-
Kidsgrove A 2-2 Fenton C (scroll down)
24/01/06. -Wins for Geoff, Richard and a draw for Stuart secure 2 more points for the B team who currently sit top of division 3, final score-
Creda C 1½-2½ Fenton B (scroll down)
23.01.06 - Fenton A Play host to Newcastle B who currently top division 2, a win for Andy on board 3 and a draw for Tim on 4 was not enough to make a difference to the final result-Fenton A 1½-3½ Newcastle B (Scroll down)
18/01/06. -Carl and Phil secure a point for Fenton C with wins on boards 3 and 4 away to Newcastle D team.-
Newcastle D 2-2 Fenton C (scroll down)
17/01/06. -Last night Fenton C played host to Creda C, Joe stopped a 4-0 defeat with a good draw, Peter's game was very frustrating just managing to grab defeat from the jaws of victory after a very close battle, the final result ended-
Fenton C ½-3½ Creda C
The other match that took place was the rapidplay against Stafford, the final result ended-
Fenton 2-2 Stafford
Stafford 1-3 Fenton
09/01/06. -Division 3 inhouse clash between Fenton B and C ended in victory for the B team, A very close match with wins for Geoff on board 2 and Jim on board 4 and a draw on board 3 for Stuart securing the points for the B team.
Fenton B 2½-1½ Fenton C
19/12/05. - Fenton C play host to Leek St Eds D and Fenton A play Leek St Eds A, sadly both teams ended the night on the wrong side of victory, the final score ended-
Fenton C ½-3½ Leek St Eds D (Scroll down)
Fenton A 1-4 Leek St Eds A (Scroll down)
12/12/05. - Fenton C play host to Newcastle D with a draw on board 1 for Pete and a win on 2 for Joe and board 4 defaulted by the visitors the final score ended-
Fenton C 2½-1½ Newcastle D (Scroll down)
05/12/05. - Fenton B play host to Leek St Eds C with wins for Geoff Richard and Roy the final score ended-
Fenton B 3-1 Leek St Eds C (Scroll down)
01/12/05. - Fenton B make the long journey to kidsgrove chess club to play Kidsgrove B, unfortunately we were on the wrong side of a 4-0 win, the final score ended-
Kidsgrove A 4-0 Fenton B (Scroll down)
29/11/05. - Stafford have withdrawn their C team from division 3, The committee has agreed that they may transfer any available C team players to the B team, with Peter Evans as Captain, C team games already played will be graded, but the results will not count in the
league table.
24/11/05. Player of the Year table. has been updated. Carl Moves into second after beating Julian Cook.
23/11/05. - Fenton C make the long journey to kidsgrove chess club to play Kidsgrove B, Captain Carl on board 3 was the only player to win and due to a lack of players available tonight board 4 was defaulted, the final score ended-
Kidsgrove B 3-1 Fenton C (Scroll down)
23/11/05. - Fenton B beat bottom of the table Newcastle D, with wins for Geoff and Phil and a draw for Stuart, the final score ended-
Newcastle D 1½-2½ Fenton B (Scroll down)
21/11/05. - Fenton A make the short journey to Creda to play their A team who are top of division 2, Ben was first to finish and gained his first win for the club, i was second to finish with a draw on board 1 then Richard who also had a good draw on board 3, Tim bosley on 4 was making his debut for the club but unfortuanately lost, the result was in Andy's hands and after a very tough game he managed to gain an advantage and secure the points for the club, the match ended -Creda A 2-3 Fenton A (Scroll down)
17/11/05. - Fenton A travel to Newcastle to play their B team, with several key players out through illness we were made up of players from all 3 teams, Geoff and Stuart from the B team and Carl from the C, Carl and Stuart both had good wins, unfortuanately the top 3 boards all lost with the final result ending-Newcastle B 3-2 Fenton A (Scroll down)
15/11/05. - Round 1 of the 8 board cup took place last night against a strong Broughton Arms side, The best result was Richard beating a player rated 126, William Rees made a successful debut for the club winning on board 8, John, Geoff and Stuart all had good draws, another player making his debut for the club was Ben Zitha on board 1 against one of the strongest players in the league unfortuanately after a close battle Ben made a small blunder that cost him the game. The final score was- Broughton Arms 4½-3½ Fenton (Click link and scroll down to view scorecard)
09/11/05.-Broughton Arms v Fenton 8 board cup match will take place on Monday 14th November at the New Penny, our home venue.
07/11/05. - Cheddleton sent a strong team outgrading us on every board, a win on board 2 and draw on board 5 wasn't enough to make a difference to the final result. Fenton A 1½-3½ Cheddleton C (Scroll down)
07/11/05. - Fenton B play host to Leek St Edward's E, wins by Richard and geoff could only secure a draw as both Stuart and Jim lost.
Fenton B 2-2 Leek St Edward's E (Scroll down)
04/11/05. - Fenton B make the long journey to Cheddleton & Leek Chess Club to face Leek St Edward's C who currently sit mid-table, two good wins on boards 1 and 2 and a draw on 4 gave us the win needed to keep us near the top of the table, the match endedLeek St Edward's C 1½-2½ Fenton B (Scroll down)
02/11/05. - Round 1 of the Under 135 cup was played tonight away to Kidsgrove, Captain fantastic, Peter to his team mates continued his winning ways with another fine display of his chess skills on board 5, Andy won on board 2 with a great sacrifice, giving him 2 passed pawns, plus draws on board 1 and 4 knocked the home team out of the Cup sending Fenton through to the Semi-Finals for the first time in the clubs history. Kidsgrove 2-3 Fenton (Click link and scroll down to view scorecard)
01/11/05. Player of the Year table. has been updated.
31/10/05. - Fenton C play host to Leek St Edward's E, Peter gave a rare impressive display of his skills on the chessboard winning on board 1 against a much stronger player, Joe on board 2 never looked like losing and added another win for us, Carls game was very strange, he was a piece down and staring defeat in the face, 10 minutes later i returned to the board and he was a piece up with an easy endgame to play giving the team another win and victory over the visitors. Fenton C 3 - 1 Leek St Edward's E (Scroll down)
31/10/05. - Andy Stott played for the Inter County U-125 Team on Saturday on board 9 of 16 and impressed with a very cool performance on his first appearance. Staffordshire 10½ - 5½ Worcestershire
24/10/05. - A tale of two teams with several players unavailable the A team was made up of players from all 3 teams, Geoff and Richard from the B side and Peter from the C side who after losing probably wished he was at the C side, Richard fought well and earned a good draw, Geoff had a close game but was on the wrong side of victory and I was back to my worst and never looked like winning, Andy played his usual solid game and earned a good draw on board 1 with the final score- Fenton A 1-4 Creda B (Click link and scroll down to view scorecard)
The B team with the help of Roy and Carl from the C team had a good match with the final score ending- Fenton B 3-1 Kidsgrove B (Click link and scroll down to view scorecard)
21/10/05. - Round 1 of the Under 110 cup was played tonight away to Cheddleton, out-graded on almost every board this was always going to be a very tough match, the final score ended Cheddleton 2-3 Fenton (Click link and scroll down to view scorecard) producing an upset knocking out the favourites.
13/10/05. - Newcaste C 1½-3½ Fenton A
Played 12.10.05, We couldn't ask for a better start to the season, Steve Emmerton made his debut for the club on board 5 and won, Andy on board 2 had a close game that ended in another win and i was making my debut as Captain on board 1 and some how managed to win after a close battle, Stuart agreed a draw on board 4 and Geoff on board 3 resigned after a long battle.
11/10/05. - Fenton C 1½-2½ Leek St Eds C
11/10/05. - Fenton B 2½-1½ Newcastle D
03/10/05. -Top of the table Division 3 match between Fenton B and Stafford B ending in victory for the away team, Geoff was first to finish with a win against Guy De Visme. Captain, Stuart Hull on board 1 lost
14/12/04. Player of the Year table. has been updated.
13/12/04.The B team play Leek St Edward’s D on home soil, D Poole and C Mustafa (Captain) both had draws against players rated much higher with the final result ending- Fenton B 1 - 3 Leek St Edward’s D.
10/12/04. Last night Fenton A team played host (fixture reversal) to Broughton Arms one of the strongest teams in division 2, plus it was the last time that Pete Sargeant could play for us on a regular basis due to relocation (for some reason he wont take the day off on match days) a huge asset for many years he will be missed by all at the club, Sadly he couldn't leave on a high with a win but at least the team managed a draw with the score ending -
Fenton A 2½-2½ Broughton Arms
30/11/04. Player of the Year table. has been updated.
29/11/04. An unexpected victory for the A team as they conquer Newcastle B team on home soil with the score finishing- Fenton A 3-2 Newcastle B
26/11/04.The B team play Leek St Edward’s A away, P Tideswell and R Hammersley both had draws against players rated much higher with the final result ending- Leek St Edward’s A 3 - 1 Fenton B.
17/11/04.Another tough game for our B team away to Stafford, one of the favourites for promotion in division 3. The match ended- Stafford B 3½-½ Fenton B.
15/11/04. Fenton A play Kidsgrove A at home and win 4-1. Our fist win of the season in this very tough division lifting us off the bottom of the table. Fenton A 4-1 Kidsgrove A
09/11/04.Fenton Chess Club will award a trophy to the clubs player of the year, decided by performance over the season. Geoff Yates(100 BCF) is in top spot for his win against John Day(124 BCF) Player of the Year table.
09/11/04. Round 1 of the Under135 cup was played last night, the match ended in defeat for Fenton, outgraded on almost every board it was always going to be tough. Fenton 1½-3½ Newcastle.
03/11/04. Fenton A play Newcastle C away and despite losing 1-4 all players can be pleased with their performances as all but the lowest board were playing against higher graded players. The highpoint of the evening was Geoff Yates beating a much stronger player on board 3. Newcastle C 4-1 Fenton A
01/11/04.Fenton B gain their first point of the season at home against Kidsgrove B, with the final score-
Fenton B 2-2 Kidsgrove B.
29/10/04.The B team play Leek St Edward’s D away and lose with the final result ending-
Leek St Edward’s D 4-0 Fenton B.
26/10/04. Fenton A travel to Creda for their third match of the Season hoping to at least pick up a point, outgraded on every board it was always going to be tough, the match ended Creda A 4½-½Fenton A
21/10/04. Round 1 of the 8 board cup was played last night, the match ended in victory for Fenton sending us through to the semi final stage. Kidsgrove 1½-6½ Fenton.
11/10/04. Both Teams in action and both outgraded on almost every board, the A team manage to get 3 draws on boards 2, 3 and 5 making the final result- Fenton A 1½-3½ HC Rooks.
The B team were totally outgraded on every board with Creda sending out players rated 136 ,103, 91 and 82 to face a much weaker team made up of players rated 88, 82, U and 47, the highlight was R Tunstall drawing against S Gregory making the final result- Creda B 3½-½ Fenton B.
05/10/04.The A teams Season starts with a defeat away to Holmes Chapel Knights, the only plus was the successful debut of Neil Owen on board 1 Play through game HC Knights 3½-1½ Fenton A.
04/10/04.The first game of the season for our B team ends in defeat against Creda C. Fenton B 1-3 Creda C.
27/09/04.The first game of the season for Fenton ended with us out for the count, after drawing 2½-2½ against creda in round 1 of the U110 cup, a board count was needed to decide the result.
22/09/04.Leek St Eds D have joined division 3 forcing a few changes to the fixtures for the B team.
21/09/04. I have added a new link to the homepage for those interested in the history of Fenton Chess Club.
20/09/04. Tonight's match ended in defeat for the home side with Creda winning 6-2. The new Penny Landlord donated and presented the Cup to the winning Captain.
20/09/04. The planned friendly against Creda takes place tonight at the New Penny, Creda will be the first club to play us at our new venue. To make it more interesting both sides will be playing for a cup.
02/09/04. A friendly against Creda has been provisionally arranged for Monday 20th September 2004.
(hopefully 8 boards) to be held at the New Penny.
23/08/04. Division 1 of the Inhouse summer tournament is now over with P Sargeant as the Winner.
17/08/04. Team A 2004/05 fixtures.
17/08/04. Team B 2004/05 fixtures.
17/08/04. 2004/05 grades can be found on the members page.
02/08/04. The latest Inhouse summer tournament results can be found Here.
27/07/04. After several weeks off D Poole turns up to play in the clubs K-O CUP, within 2 hours he had beaten 3 of our best players to win the cup.
18/07/04. I have now uploaded the Cup competition draws.
12/07/04. The latest results for the K-O cup tournament can be found Here.
12/07/04. The latest Inhouse summer tournament results can be found Here.
09/07/04. For news on the league AGM visit Newcastle-under-Lyme Chess Club.
05/07/04. The league AGM will be at Creda on Wed 7th July.
CLUB A.G.M. NEWS
HELD ON MONDAY 05th July 2004.
ELECTION OF OFFICIALS.
CLUB SECRETARY - P TIDESWELL.
CLUB TREASURER - P TIDESWELL.
TEAM A CAPTAIN - P SARGEANT.
TEAM B CAPTAIN - C MUSTAFA.
CUP TEAM CAPTAIN - P TIDESWELL.
29/06/04.The Clubs AGM will be held on Monday 5th July at The New Penny.
29/06/04.The second round of the K-O cup tournament started last night results can be found Here.
15/06/04. The latest Inhouse summer tournament results can be found Here.
07/06/04.The first round of the K-O cup tournament started last night results can be found Here.
02/06/04.The friendly against Newcastle took place tonight, unfortunately only 6 players from Foley were able to make it for the 8 board clash, so it was decided that a 7 board match with 1 player from Newcastle representing Foley on the night, the games provided useful experience for the newest members of both clubs. The least said about the final score the better. A general invite from Newcastle has been given to Foley players to participate in there ½-hour tournament to be played over the next three weeks.
01/06/04.The Foley Arms, venue for Foley Chess Club, has closed its doors leaving the club with a nervous wait to discover if they will become homeless, hopefully new management will be found and the club can continue playing there, if not a new venue will have to be found.
17/05/04. The latest Inhouse summer tournament results can be found Here.
17/05/04.An 8 board friendly against Newcastle has been provisionally arranged for Wed 2nd June.
10/05/04.Inhouse club competitions begin shortly with P Sargeant favourite to win both after an excellent season playing on board 1 for the A team, results can be viewed from the links on the homepage.
22/04/04. Individual performance records for 2003/04 can now be viewed from the members page.
29/03/04. The season ends for Foley tonight capping off one of there best years ever, reaching a final (U110 cup) and a semi final (Withnall cup), plus Foley A winning division 3.
29/03/04. Foley play Cheddleton at home (held at Creda) in the final of the U110 cup and lose ½-4½,Foley now look forward to playing there Inhouse tournaments throughout the closed season.
24/03/04. Foley B play The Blind SC away and win 2½-1½ avoiding the wooden spoon on the very last game of there season.
22/03/04. Foley play Cheddleton away (held at the Foley Arms)in the semi final of the Withnall cup and lose 1-4.
15/03/04. Foley B play Kidsgrove B at home and lose ½-3½, With only one game left to play against the Blind SC. Two points could lift them off the bottom if Newcastle lose or draw there last two games.
10/03/04. Foley A play Kidsgrove A away and win 3½-½. With all there fixtures now completed and there nearest title rivals unable to make up the points difference the team wins promotion to the 2nd division.
03/03/04. Foley B play Kidsgrove A away and lose 1½-2½.
01/03/04. Foley B play Creda C at home (Creda due to change of Licensee) and lose ½-3½.
01/03/04. Foley A play Kidsgrove B at home (Creda due to change of Licensee) and draw 2-2, keeping them at the top of the division with only one game left to play.
25/02/04. Foley A play Blind SC away and win 3-1, sending them back to the top of the division with only two games left to play..
23/02/04. Foley B play Creda away and win 3-1 earning them there first victory of the season.
16/02/04. Foley B play Newcastle D and lose 1½-2½, leaving them at the foot of the table, every team is now sandwiched between Foley A and B.
16/02/04. Foley A play Creda away and win 3-1, putting us back in pole position with only 3 games left to play.
11/02/04. Foley A play Newcastle away winning 3½-½, at the moment it looks like a three horse race to top the division between Foley A, Kidsgrove B and Stafford.
09/02/04. County team KO tournament, section Withnall Round 1. U100-Foley v Stafford, Foley win 3-2, board 5 was defaulted due to Stafford being a player short. The hero of the night was R Tunstall who pulled back from a piece down to win taking us into the next round.
04/02/04. A top of the table clash between Kidsgrove B (home) and Foley A. Kidsgrove won 2½-1½ knocking Foley A off top spot for now.
03/02/04. Foley B make the long journey to Stafford and get put firmly in there place losing 4-0.
26/01/04.Foley play Creda in the Semi final of the U110 Cup and win 4-1, players in board order were G Yates, J Amison, R Tunstall, P Tideswell and R Hammersley. Wins on boards 1, 4 and 5, draws on 2 and 3. Foley now look forward to the first Final in the Clubs history against Stafford or Cheddleton.
18/01/04.Foley A Team play Blind SC at home and win 4-0, a great result for the team.
12/01/04.Foley B Team played Kidsgrove A at home and draw 2-2, leaving Foley B sharing bottom of the table with Newcastle D.
05/01/04. Foley A Team play Stafford at home and win 2½-1½. A very close match with three draws and a win on board 4 by R Hammersley.
17/12/03. Foley B played Kidsgrove B Team away and lost 1½ - 2½, with 3 draws and one defeat the games were very close.
15/12/03. Foley A Team played Kidsgrove A at home and win 3½-½, leaving Foley A still unbeaten.
01/12/03. Foley B Team played Foley A at home and lose 3-1, leaving Foley A top of the league on maximum points.
24/11/03. Foley A Team played Creda C at home and win 2½-1½, leaving us still in there pushing for top spot. Players in board order-P Sargeant, G Yates, J Amison and R Tunstall.
18/11/03.Foley A Team played Newcastle D at home and win 3-1, leaving them joint top of the division with a game in hand. Players in board order-P Sargeant, G Yates, J Amison and C Mustafa.
10/11/03. Foley B Team played Stafford at home and lose 1½ - 2½, players in board order-P Tideswell, R Tunstall, J Reader and R Hammersley.
06/11/03. Tonight's third division match between Foley A and Blind SC was cancelled due to illness, however the other match between Newcastle D and Foley B ended in a draw giving Foley B there first point of the season.
20/10/03. Round 1 of the U110 Cup Match. Foley play Newcastle and win 4-1, they now play Creda in the Semi-Final.
15/10/03. Foley A Team play Stafford away and win 2½-1½. A Team players were P Sargeant, G Yates,J Amison and C Mustafa.
07/10/03. The season starts for Foley Chess Club with Foley A Team playing against Foley B Team, the match ended with the A Team winning 3 games all on boards 1,2 and 3 and a draw on board 4.
22/9/03. P Sargeant beat P Tideswell to win the final of the INHOUSE SUMMER TOURNAMENT.
22/9/03. P Sargeant beat P Tideswell to win the final of the INHOUSE SUMMER TOURNAMENT.
15/9/03. P Sargeant v J Amison ( FINAL of the INHOUSE K.O. TOURNAMENT) time limit 30 mins each ended in another draw, so a third match was played with J Amison as white ending with P Sargeant as the winner, the INHOUSE K.O. TOURNAMENT is now over leaving P Sargeant as the winner.
8/9/03. J Amison and P Sargeant play the FINAL of the INHOUSE K.O. TOURNAMENT. The result was a draw, a second match will now take place with a time limit of 30 mins each.(view game)
8/9/03. R Hammersley beat P Tideswell in a playoff match to finish third in the INHOUSE K.O. TOURNAMENTview game.
P Tideswell beat R Hammersley in the semi final of the INHOUSE SUMMER TOURNAMENT. He will now play P Sargeant in the Final.
A.G.M. NEWS
HELD ON MONDAY 11th August 2003.
ELECTION OF OFFICIALS.
CLUB SECRETARY - P TIDESWELL.
CLUB TREASURER - P TIDESWELL.
TEAM A CAPTAIN -G YATES.
TEAM B CAPTAIN -R HAMMERSLEY.
Stoke League.
The association runs a main league of 3 Divisions, a Secondary 1 division league (the Margaret Hankey League) which is open to all clubs, and 3 cup competitions. Foley Chess Club currently plays in Division 3, Details are given below of the composition of division 3 for next season. this may of course change if teams drop out or new teams join.
Blind.
Creda C.
Foley A.
Foley B.
Kidsgrove A.
Kidsgrove B.
Newcastle D.
Stafford B.

We have also entered a team in the under 110 cup, where we are drawn at home to Newcastle.

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New grades 2003/04 for Foley Chess Club can be viewed on the members page.

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