31/01/07.Last night Fenton D were all at
sea against Stafford C, draws on the top 3 board for Danny, Peter
and Carl meant that the result on board 4 would decide who got
the points, unfortunately winning was a bridge to far for Roy and
the points went south to Stafford, the final score ended-
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| 30/01/07.Another good win for the home team
in what was a very close match, wins for Andy on board 1 and Ben
on board 3 and a draw for Geoff on board 2 secured the points,
final score - (scroll down) |
30/01/07.Last night Fenton C were beaten
1-3 by Alsager B, Phil stopped the whitewash with a good win on
board 4 after his opponent blundered badly, the final score
ended-
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| 26/01/07.Last night Fenton C journeyed
north bravely ignoring the cold climate to take on Alsager C, On
paper it looked like a battle for points on the bottom 3 boards
mainly because our board 1 was thought to stand no chance against
a player rated 72 points higher but Peter hadnt read the script
and somehow managed to scrape a draw and with the help of Carl on
board 2 and Phil on board 4 the team came away with a valuable
point, the final score ended- (scroll
down) |
25/01/07. - Fenton narrowly beaten in the
semi final of the Jackson Cup, played at Stafford chess club
(neutral venue) against Boldmere St Michaels, wins on board 2 for
John and on board 3 for Steve left everyone watching the battle
going on board 1, last to finish - Michael Williams v Mike
Harrington ended up being a very close game with Mike Harrington
being low on time but at least 2 pawns ahead for a bishop in a
close endgame unfortunately Michael Williams couldn't stop the
advancing pawns.
The final score was-
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| 22/01/07.Fenton D played host to a very
strong Cheddleton G side tonight and made the away team fight
hard for the win, with a draw for Robert West an ex-Newcastle
player making his debut for Fenton on board 2 and a draw for Mark
on board 3 and Joe on board 4, the final score ended- (scroll down) |
| 17/01/07.Last night Fenton B could only
manage a draw against Kidsgrove A who currently sit bottom of
division 3, wins for Geoff on board 1 and Mark on board 4 secured
a point, final score -
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| 16/01/07. has been
updated. |
15/01/07.Fenton A suffered their first
defeat of the season, only Michael on board 3 could prevent the
whitewash. final score-
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| 15/01/07. Fenton C held on for a draw
against a stronger Kidsgrove B, wins for Kamal on board 1 and Roy
on board 2 secured the point -
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| 11/01/07.Last night Fenton B were beaten
3½-½ by unbeaten Newcastle D who sit at the top of
division 3, Geoff prevented a complete whitewash with a good draw
on board 2. - (scroll down) |
08/01/07.Fenton A played host to Newcastle
C, Wins for John on board 2 and Ben on board 5 and a draw on
board 3 for Michael gave us a draw against a much stronger team.
final score-
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| 08/01/07.Fenton C away to Caverswall C, A
win for Carl and draws for Stuart and Peter earned a point for
Fenton C. -
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| 03/01/07.Due to a shortage of available
dates the postponed Fenton D v Fenton C derby match was played at
the home of Newcastle Chess club who kindly allowed Fenton to use
their facilities, a much stronger C team just managed to win the
clash with wins on board 1 for Michael and on board 4 for Phil
and a draw for Carl on board 3. Fenton C move up the table to
joint top with 11 points and a game in hand over Cheddleton H who
also share top spot. - (scroll down) |
| 18/12/06.An excellent night as Fenton C
play host to Cheddleton I with wins for Michael, Peter and Mark
on boards 1, 3 and 4 and a draw on board 2 for Stuart final score
ended- (scroll down) |
13/12/06.Fenton A away Newcastle C, a very
close game which ended in a draw, excellent wins for Steve and
Geoff on boards 4 and 5 and a draw on board 1 for John, this was
a good result against a strong team. final score-
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| 11/12/06.Newcastle E were entertained at
the C side tonight, wins for Carl, Joe and Phil and a draw for
Stuart on board 1 for Fenton C meant the final score ended-
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08/12/06. - Fenton beat Newcastle in the
Semi final of the U101 Withnall cup, with wins for Kamal on board
2, Stuart on board 3 and Carl on board 5.
The final score was- (scroll
down) |
| 06/12/06.Fenton A away to Holmes Chapel to
play HC Knights, Both teams struggled to get a side together, due
to illness and work commitments Fenton A was made up of players
from all four teams and due to a lack of availabe players Holmes
Chapel Knights had to default board 5. Draws on boards 1, 3 and 4
and a loss on 2 earned Fenton A a point. final score- |
| 02/12/06.Last night Fenton D were away to
Cheddleton H, Unfortunately Phil had car trouble and had to turn
back forcing us to default board 4, good wins for Kamal on board
1 and Carl on board 3 earned the team a point against a team that
currently tops division 4. final score-
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| 27/11/06.Michael Williams was the only
player to taste victory against unbeaten Newcastle D who now sit
top of division 3. final score-
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| 23/11/06.Fenton D away to Alsager B, a draw
for Phil on board 3 prevented a whitewash. final score- (scroll down) |
| 23/11/06. has been
updated. |
23/11/06. - I forgot to mention that
Newcastle knocked us out of the U135 cup on Monday night.
The final score was- |
| 17/11/06.Fenton D away to Cheddleton H, a
tough game due to the default on board 1 but wins on boards 2 and
4 for Geoff and Phil secured a point. final score- (scroll down) |
| 13/11/06.Fenton B played host to Cheddleton
F, wins for Ben on board 1 and Peter on 4 both against stronger
players and draws on 2 and 3 for Geoff and Stuart secured
victory. final score-
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| 13/11/06.Fenton C held a much stronger
Cheddleton G to a draw even though they defaulted bottom board,
with very good wins for Mark and Phil on boards 2 and 3. final
score-
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10/11/06. - Fenton knock Cheddleton out of
the U110 Cup for the second year running with wins for Kamal and
Carl on boards 3 and 5 and draws for Geoff and Peter on boards 1
and 4 they now play Kidsgrove in the semi final on 12/02/07.
The final score was- (scroll
down) |
07/11/06. - Round 1 of the 8 board cup took
place last night against a very strong Newcastle side, draws for
both Ben and Peter on boards 3 and 7 against much stronger
players prevented a whitewash.
The final score was- |
| 03/11/06.Fenton B away to Cheddleton D, a
great night for the B team with wins for Ben, Geoff and Kamal on
boards 1, 3 and 4 against a strong looking Cheddleton side. final
score- |
| 30/10/06.Fenton A played host to Stafford
B, a win for Ben on board 3 and a win by default on 5 and draws
on board 1 and 4 secured the win against a strong side. final
score- |
25/10/06.Fenton C away to Stafford C came
away empty handed in what was a very close match throughout Mark
won against a far stronger player on board 3 and Carl had a good
draw on board 2, Phil's game went down to a tense endgame, he
lost in the end after a small blunder.
final score- (scroll down) |
| 23/10/06.Bill Rees managed to avoid a
whitewash for Fenton D by winning against a far stronger player
on board 4, in what was a very tense game that could of gone
either way but Bill held his nerve and secured the win against
Steve Nixon of Kidsgrove B. final score- |
23/10/06.Rapidplay ended in wins for Fenton
in both matches, final score ended-
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| 20/10/06.The B team away to Cheddleton
tasted defeat for the first time this season with draws for
Michael and Stuart against far stronger players the final score
ended- |
19/10/06.A great night for Fenton C picking
up both points away to Alsager B. Good wins for Stuart, Peter and
Phil secured the win.
final score- |
| 16/10/06.Fenton D lost to a much stronger
Stafford C, Peter had a good win and Carl a draw against stronger
players. final score- |
| 16/10/06.Fenton A played host to Holmes
Chapel Knights, wins for Kamal on board 5 and Steve on 4 plus a
win by default on 3 and a draw on board 1 for John secured the 2
points. final score- |
09/10/06.The B team start the season with a
win against Kidsgrove A. Wins for Geoff and Kamal and a draw for
Stuart secured the points. final score-
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| 06/10/06.The season begins for Fenton A
with a trip to the home of Alsager Chess Club formerly known as
Broughton Arms who now play at The Lodge Inn, Alsager. Wins for
Andy on board 2, Geoff on 5 and a draw on 3 for Michael gave us a
good draw against a strong side. final score- |
| 02/10/06.The first match of the new season
for Fenton took place tonight at the New Penny, with the C and D
teams sharing the points. Kamal won for the C team, and Mark won
for the D. final score- |
| 25/09/06. - Fenton played host to
Caverswall in a pre season friendly known as This was a very close match with wins for Geoff
and Kamal and draws for Michael, John, Stuart, and Carl, in the
end we lost on board count. |
| 20/09/06. - Congratulations to Club member
Ben Zitha who won the Intermediate (U121) section of the
held in Leicester. |
| 12/09/06. - Steve Emmerton was the winner
of the as according to Competition Rules- No7 (a)= The
highest score between games 2-5 then if still equal, games 3-5
then games 4 and 5 and if still equal the best score in round 5.
Andy Stott is runner up using the same rule and the best placed
player of under 80 is Peter Tideswell. |
| 22/08/06. - The draw has been made for
round 5 of the click the link and
scroll down to view the pairings. |
| 08/08/06. - Last night Fenton had a meeting
to discuss how many teams we would enter in the new league
system, it was decided after a lengthy discussion that we would
enter a team in division 2 (650 limit) and 3 (440 limit) plus 2
teams in division 4 (360 limit) we have also decided to ask for
an entry in the 8 board cup. |
| 01/08/06. - The draw has been made for
round 4 of the click the link and
scroll down to view the pairings. |
| 24/07/06. The grading list is now available. |
| 18/07/06. - The draw has been made for
round 3 of the click the link and
scroll down to view the pairings. |
|
| 20/06/06. - The draw has been made for
round 2 of the click the link and
scroll down to view the pairings. |
15/06/06. - Fenton Chess Club have won the
prestigious Staffordshire Chess Association “Club of the
Year Award” for 2005/06.
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| 06/06/06. - News. |
| 02/06/06. - The draw has been made for
round 1 of the click the link to view
the pairings. |
| 01/06/06. - The Club's AGM will take place
on Monday 5th June at 7.30pm. |
18/05/06. - The Final of the U101 Withnall
Cup took place last night at a neutral venue (Stafford chess
club) against Rushall Chess Club, Stuart and Kamal had good wins
on boards 3 and 4, Geoff Richard and Peter all managed to snatch
defeat from the jaws of victory. The final score ended-
(Click link and scroll down to view scorecard) |
| 16.05.06 - The last match of the season for
Fenton A, Wins on 2 and 3 by Andy and Michael and a good draw on
board 1 meant that the game ended in a draw, the bad news is
Fenton A are relegated to Division 3 but the good news is Fenton
B have won promotion to division 2. Final result- (Scroll down) |
13/05/06.The last match of the season for
Fenton C away to Leek St Edward's D, Peter on Board 1 lost to a
much stronger player, Kamal on 2 had a very good win stopping the
whitewash after both Carl and Mark lost their games. final
score-
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11/05/06.The last match of the season for
our B team away to Stafford B, a win was needed to secure
promotion to division 2, Danny Griffiths (also plays for Newport
Salop) made his debut for the club on board 1 but unfortunately
blundered in the endgame in a very close game, wins for Richard
on board 2 and Tim Bosley (also plays for Market Drayton) on 3
and a draw on 4 from Geoff secured the 2 points. final score-
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06/05/06. Fenton B drop down from pole
position into second after only managing a draw away to Leek St
Eds E and Fenton C lose away to Leek St Eds B with Carl on board
1 stopping a whitewash with a good draw against a much stronger
player.- final scores-
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| 27/04/06.Club Junior Gabrielle Williams
became the first girl to win St Joseph’s Prep School Chess
trophy and would like to thank all members that have helped her
improve since joining the Club. |
27/04/06. Last night Fenton C traveled to
Stafford to play their B team who sit near the top of division 3,
Draws on 2 and 4 for Kamal and Phil against strong players werent
enough to make a difference to the result- final score-
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| 20.04.06 - A great night for the club away
to Broughton Arms, with wins on the top 4 boards for John, Andy,
Michael and Steve, the only downside was that Stuart was unable
to make it to play board 5 forcing us to default our bottom
board. Final result- (Scroll
down) |
11/04/06. Last night both the B and C team
were in action at the new Penny, The B team had a good night with
wins across the boards and the C team were on the wrong end of a
2½-1½ victory with a win for Mark on 4 and a very
good draw for Carl on 2 against a much stronger player.- final
scores-
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| 07.04.06 - Fenton will play Rushall in the
final of the Withnall Cup to be held at Stafford, with a neutral
arbiter, at a date to be fixed.- to date (new window) |
| 07.04.06 - Fenton A travel to cheddleton
and Leek chess club to play Leek St Edward's A who currently sit
at the top of division 2, with 3 of our regular A team players
unavailable the team was made up of players from all 3 teams and
was still a player short forcing us to default board 5, a draw on
board 1 prevented a 5-0 defeat. Final result- (Scroll down) |
04/04/06. - Last night Fenton were knocked
out of U135 cup on board count against Macclesfield, and got
through to the final of the Withnall cup after knocking out
Creda. The final scores ended-
(Click link and scroll down
to view scorecard)
(Click link and scroll down to view scorecard) |
| 27.03.06 - Fenton A play host to Newcastle
C who were just 1 point ahead of them in the league table going
into this match, Ben on board 1 managed to snatch defeat from the
jaws of victory, Steve blundered a piece on 4 and never
recovered, Geoff playing up from the B team had a nightmare of a
game and lost on 5, both John and Michael had good draws on
boards 2 and 3. Final result- (Scroll down) |
27/03/06. Fenton C travel to Creda for the
last time since Creda chess club will have a change of venue for
their next match, with all the preparation for the change they
had not realised that their C team were playing our C team so had
to put a team together with little notice and ended up a player
short defaulting on board 4, Peter on board 1 won his game, but
both Joe and Mark lost on 2 and 3, with Phil claiming the default
on 4 the game ended a draw- final score-
(scroll down) |
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-
(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-
(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-- (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-
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| 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- (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-
(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-
(scroll down) |
| 16/02/06. 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- (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-
(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-
(Click link and scroll down to view
scorecard) |
08/02/06. Played 06/02/06- final score-
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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-
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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-
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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-
(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- (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.-
(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-
The other match that took place was the rapidplay against
Stafford, the final result ended-
|
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.
|
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-
(Scroll down)
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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-
(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-
(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-
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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
|
| 24/11/05. 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-
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