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Winter season commences soon.
25/07/11 Check out Website. Amended player list including NEW 2011 grades.
New Members news 2011/12: Welcome to Ilan Dwek and Lee Fellows.
Latest new member is John Kinsey. Warm welcome to all.
Club subscriptions:Recruitment is continual even though early payment discount date of 31/07/11 has elapsed NEW members still get a 50% discount on 1st years club fees with no obligation to continue.
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Website Updates |
Note: Match results are added on same night if possible or very soon after. Latest News and Members table frequently updated too.
- 30/01/2012 Player list updated and Jan 2012 grades added. Staffs Chess Congress 2012 details added to Events section.
- 27/01/12 CDCL Div 3 results from 26/01/12 added. Members section: stats and nex tmatches updated.
- 25/01/12 WDCL Div 1 and BDCL Div 2 adjourned result added.
- 20/01/12 WDCL B and C team results added from 19/01/2012. Memberstable and stats section updated.
- 17/01/12 Rock Cup News added: P Leary vs D Wightman and match report.
- 08/01/12 BDCL A and DDCL Div 2 results added. WDCL Div 1 Walsall Kipping match report added.
- 06/12/2012 BDCL Div 2 Birmingham and WDCL Div 4 match results added from 05/01/2012. Memberstable and stats section updated.
- 05/01016/12/2011 WDCL Div 1 Bushbury adjourned match, WDCL Div 3 Lichfield B and CDCL Div 3 match results added.
- 09/12/2011 Club Championship update, WDCL Div 1 results and writeup, WDCL Div 4 results all added both from 08/12/2011 matches.
- 08/12/2011 Rock Cup update and news of a Wolverhampton semi finalist. Chess in the Pub free lectures update.
- 01/12/2011 Robert Ward Memorial Trophy Round 1 update.
- 29/11/2011 Club Championship Update,Match report added for WDCL Div 1 25/11/2011 match.
- 25/11/2011 WDCL Div 1 Bushbury and WDCL Div 4 results added both from 24/11/2011.
- 23/11/2011 WDCL Trophy events update and Humphreys Cup round 1 scores added.
- 22/11/2011 Mastermind news update.
- 17/11/2011 Pittaway Cup Stafford round 1 results and match report added. Memberstable and stats updated.
- 15/11/2011 WDCL Div 1 Match report for Stourbridge A added.
- 12/11/11 CDCL Trophy Event news added and draw details for Wolverhampton participants.
- 11/11/11 Rock Cup round 1 update.
- 10/11/11 WDCL Div 1 Stourbridge results added from 09/10/2011
- 09/11/11 WDCL Div 3 Brewood A results added from 08/11/11. New chess link added to links section. Members section updated: Next matches and stats.
- 03/11/2011 WDCL Div 1 match 117 results added from 02/11/2011
- 21/10/2011 WDCL Div 1 West Bromwich 20/10 results and match report added WDCL Div 4 Rushall C results added. Club championship update and archive.
- 19/10/11 BDCL Div 2 full results added from 18/10/11
- 18/10/11 WDCL A Lichfield match writeup added.
- 14/10/11 Memberstable table update : Next matches, success, trophy contenders. WDCL Div 1 Lichfield and CDCL Div 3 Rushall results added both from 13/10/11
- 13/10/11 Rock Cup Update, details and round 1 report by Dave Wightman added.
- 12/10/11 WDCL Div 3 Brewood B 11/10 results added and match writeup. Rock Cup update.
- 07/10/11 BDCL Match 210 Shirley & Wythall results 06/10 added, WDCL Div 3 Stourbridge 05/10 results and championship update all added.
- 04/10/11 BDCL match 208 match report added, Club championship update: Tables and writeup.
- 03/10/11 CDCL match 1 partial scores added.
- 01/10/11 Members section updated.29/09/11 online players list updated.
- 24/11/11 Main page update : simul and WDCL events
- 13/11/11 BDCL match scores added and BDCL e-cards added.
- 09/09/11 All Play All Club championship weekly report added, WDCL Div 1 Match 108 full scores and match writeup added.
- 03/09/11 Events pages update and organised.
- 30/08/11 Dudley 2011/12 fixtures added, printable fixtures added to and completed.
- 19/08/11 Player list, contacts, AGM 2011, printable fixtures pages updated. (captaincy changes)
- 18/08/11 Lightning Chess event details added.
- 25/07/11 Team chess report and Player list update.
- 15/07/11 WSL Div 3 14/07 results added and Wolverhampton Show update.
- 08/07/11 WSL Div 2 and 3 match results added. Summer league sections updated and honours.
- 25/06/11 BDCL & WDCL 2011/12 fixtures added.
- 24/06/11 WSL Div 2 results and writeup added.
- 22/06/11 WSL Div 3 21/06/11 results added.
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Some previous Updates
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Welcome |
Welcome to our Wolverhampton Chess club website. Visitors can find out more about our club here and those who are already members will also find this site and its various sections very useful.
Wolverhampton Chess Club provides opportunities for playing chess socially and competitively. The club runs teams in the Birmingham, Cannock, Dudley and Wolverhampton leagues. Hon. Sec for our club is Barry Lewis, Tel: (01922) 479845.
The Chess Club meets at 7.30 - 11.00pm on Thursdays at Wolverhampton West End Working Men's Club, 71-73 Merridale Street West, Wolverhampton, WV3 ORW. All are welcome.
Dates for your Chess Diary:
Wolverhampton Show 2012
: Chess in the Park.
Sat 07 and Sun 08 July 2012
Giant Chess, team chess, prizes if you win on the "Beat the Chess player" board.
It is Wolverhampton Chess Club's fourth consecutive year at the mammoth and popular Wolverhampton, City Show.
Come along visit our stall enjoy the Chess fun and Chess in The Park 2012!Check out our stall and what our Chess Club is about. Play some friendlies with some of our members. Enjoy the outdoor Chess experience and fun at Chess in The Park 2012!!
Years 1, 2 and 3 were utterly fantastic weekends. 2012 is shaping up to be the best yet!
Don't miss the ultimate outdoor Chess Experience at the Wolverhampton Show, West Park Wolverhampton, 7 and 8 July 2012. 11am til 6pm
Club events:
Commenced Sept 01 2011 : Wolverhampton Chess Club All Play All Championship launch. Attention all members and potential members. Dave Wightman launched this very popular club championship! Oladejo Olaleye amassed and astronomical amount of points last year. We had a very good turn out on day 1. Your humble webmaster believed reigning All Play All champion Oladejo Olaleye had vacated to New pastures content at being a great Champion. Champion Ola however saw the website ad and trekked to Wolverhampton to exclaim he intends to wants to defend his crown. Oladejo already probably leads as he notched up two impressive wins against Gordon Sands! The first night was more exciting than a Pro wrestling match and there's much more to come. Watch this space, read updates soon and full standings by Dave Wightman, organiser and participant. See weekly All Play All Championship reports here
Weeks 12 to 14 24/11/11 - 08/12/2011 Club Championship Update
There has been significant activity in the club championship
over the past fortnight, including the emergence of a new
challenger to Paul Walters at the top of the championship table.
Peter Pearson-Jones has climbed six places to second following
a series of impressive wins, while Ron Whittingham has continued
his steady progress, consolidating third place. Brian Walker has
moved into the top ten, slotting in at seventh place. A total of
37 games have now been played in this year's competition.
Championship leaders comment: Dave/controller, can I play a simul and take on all the members I haven't yet played!? I need more games.
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Paul Walters |
39.0 |
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Peter Pearson Jones |
19.0 |
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Ron Whittingham |
17.0 |
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Gordon Sands |
12.5 |
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Mike Steed |
11.0 |
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Peter Hubbard |
8.5 |
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Brian Walker |
7.5 |
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Olaleye Oladejo |
7.0 |
| 8=) |
Dave Wightman |
7.0 |
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Barry Lewis |
5.0 |
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Previous Weeks: 1 - 4, 5 - 12
Courtesy of Dave Wightman
External events:
Commencing 26/07/11 at Black Country Arms, Walsall
Chess In The Pub free Chess Lectures by Robert Bellin
A Second series of Chess Lectures has been announced: Delighted to announce a second series of Chess lectures will be held Oct 18th, Nov 15th, and 13th December. More details to be announced soon.
Nigel Short & CJ de Mooi Autumn Tour: Telford, Shropshire 16 Oct 2011
www.shropshirechess.org Event Link |
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Event News and Club Championship |
Autumn Quickplay. Please note as Wolverhampton have a WDCL Cup match 17/11/2011 another date will have to be sorted for the Autumn Quickplay. Apologies for inconvenience and to those who were looking forward to this popular event but we'll do our best to rearrange. Another exciting not to be missed event. Last Year Dave Wightman and Colin Haughton excelled to become Wolverhampton Chess Club Autumn and Spring Quickplay Champions respectively. Can they triumph again or will another member reign supreme.
Thurs Sept 22 2011: Mike Townsend Club Simul : A great night. Mike played 10 members. Some tough battles in which Mike played with consistent excellence and prevailed in the vast majority. Well done to Mike Townsend and many thanks for making the night such a fun, enjoyable and memorable one. Peter P Jones, John Hunt, Paul Walters all drew. Bob Khoshnevis and Frank Wood achieved wins. An epic night of enjoyable and torrid Chess battles!
Well done Colin Haughton! An Excellent 4/5 points secures Spring Quickplay title 10/03/11. More details and writeup in Club Events Section.
Oladejo Olaleye All Play All Club Champion 2011! Well done Done Ola. 107.5 points is an awesome total!
All 2010/11 details, writeups and full score tables are now in Club Events 2010/11 section.
2011/12 All Play All Championship will commence 01 Sept 2011.
See Events Sections for full details and forthcoming club events throughout the Winter season!
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Club Events Achievements and General News Summary |
Wolverhampton Summer League Champions 2011, (WSL Div 2) club Success:Wolverhampton beat Rugeley 07/07/11 and make it 5/5 in WSL Division 2. Wolverhampton are WSL Div 2 champions for second consecutive year. Well done all. (See fixtures section for full scores)
23/06/11 4 Wolverhampton make it 4 wins out of 4, Wolverhampton a slightly sub-optimum team, we still outgraded Bushbury on every board but grading advantage seemed almost insignificant as the night unfolded. Peter P Jones had a very tough 54 move battle against Alf Schroeder. Gordon Sands game was last to finish and attracted many spectators. We won the match, but only just. What a match it was. Well done Bushbury and thank you for a thrilling night of Chess! 3/3 after beating Rushall 16/06/11 in their first home match of Summer. This wins adds to their first 2 Summer league Away match wins Away against. Bridgtown 18/05/11 and Brewood 07/06/11. WSL Div 2 full scores in Summer league section.
Dudley League Div 2 Champions 2010/11
Dudley League Div 2 Success: Our final match was crucial. Wolverhampton beat Warley Quinborne 28/04/11 but we've been awaiting Championship confirmation.
"Well done to everyone and particularly to Gordon for his assistance as acting captain whilst I couldn't perform the task.
Also a big well done and thank you to all participants as we couldn't have achieved this without the teams full commitment." Richard Dawson, DDCL Div 2 captain.
Triple success came for Wolverhampton at the end of the season. Walrus, WDCL Humphrey's Cup, DDCL Div 2 Champions. Will Dave Wightman win the Rock Cup next week?
Walrus Trophy Winners 2011
Wolverhampton Win Walrus Trophy 2011 on Thurs 5 May 2011 at Wolverhampton. Wolverhampton 7 points (highest points total to date), Walsall Kipping 6, Rushall 2.
See full scores and writeup here
Walrus Full Scores
Wolverhampton (U130) WDCL Humphrey's Cup Winners 2010/11.
WDCL Rock Cup: Dave Wightman Joint Winner 2010/11
Wolverhampton WDCL Pittaway Cup Winners 2008/9, 2009/10
Wolverhampton Summer League 2011 Champions of Division 2.
Wolverhampton Summer League 2010 Champions of Division 2.
Wolverhampton Summer League 2008 Champions of Division 3 South.
Very sad news/ex members passing:
Mr Leslie Hesbrook: Les Hesbrook passed away 6 Nov 2010 at age 88.
Mr Leslie Hesbrook Tribute Page
Colin Bourne Jones passed away peacefully June 3 2011 aged 75 years. Donations to Cancer Research c/o F W Collins and Son. Sadly missed but fondly remembered by all his Friends and Family.
Wolverhampton Show Exhibitors 2009, 2010, 2011
Wolverhampton Show Page 
2009 WDCL C team promoted from Div 3 to Div 2 . Club Hosted Wolverhampton Summer League Quickplay and Awards 6 Aug 2009.
Website supported 1st Macmillan Rapidplay 2009. Press Release: Read More
12 June 2010 : Exciting news from Ray Dolan. A NEW Junior Chess Club will open for Juniors aged 4-16..
Location: The Bloxwich Community Church Junior Chess Club,
Stokes Street, Bloxwich, Walsall WS3 2DT
President: Pastor Neville Johnson
Tel: 01543 376328
Coach: Ray Dolan on 07980 101744 or email:dolan_raymond@yahoo.co.uk
10am - 11.30am and every Saturday morning thereafter.
Read More
Current News from our County Website |
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WDCL Event News |
2011/12
WDCL Club Trophy Events round 1:
Pittaway Cup Round 1 Stafford v Wolverhampton 16/11/2011: Mike Townsend captains another match away at Stafford. Wolverhampton were unbeaten on all 8 boards. Ilan G Dwek and Dave Wightman won on boards 7 and 3 respectively and Mike Townsend, Rob Marshall, Peter Pearson Jones, Frank Wood, Phil Porter, Gordon Sands all drew. Match report and full scores in WDCL fixtures section.
Humphreys Cup Round 1 Wolverhampton v Halesowen: 17/11/2011 Cup holders Wolverhampton are beaten by Halesowen. We'd lost the match 1 - 3 and our board 2 player Paul Walters played well and gained a superior position from the opening. Material equality up untilmove 43 when Paul won a pawn and went from a superior to winning position with accurate play.. An impulsive move while blitzing lost the game to Don Curry much to the amazement of everyone watching. Halesowen won 0- 4. Well done Halesowen on such an emphatic match victory and on progressing to round 2. Good luck for future rounds and let's hope it's a thrilling competition and that the best team win.
WDCL Rock/Bidgood Cup 2011/12: This year Wolverhampton has no less than 4 Rock Cup participants in the form of Gordon Sands, Frank Wood, Dave Wightman and Rob Marshall. Our players will be individually competing against players from Boldmere St Michael's, Brewood, St Geirge's, Halesowen and Walsall Kipping.
Round 3 Semi Final qualifiers : Frank Wood secures his semi final place after beating Malcolm Phipps at Boldmere (07/12/2011)
Round 2 qualifiers : Dave Wightman beats Alexander Wilson of Boldmere St Michael's Wed 12 Oct. Dave Wightman is currently joint holder of the Rock Cup and will naturally try to retain this accolade. Rock Cup Round 1 Report by Dave Wightman
10/11/2011 Rock Cup round 1. Frank Wood draws with Tony Taylor of Halesowen. Gridlocked pawns and neither side could make progress. Especially well done to Tony for drawing against a much higher grade. Frank Wood wins the rematch.
Robert Marshall beats John Fenby. All winners progress to Round 2 of the Rock Cup. Gordon Sands will play for the Bidgood Cup.
Gordons Sands loses his round 1 match against Peter Leary 03/11/2011.
2010/11
Wolverhampton win Humphreys Cup (U130) 2011: Final 04/05/11 at Bushbury:
Wolverhampton beat Halesowen, Lichfield and Warley Quinborne in the Final.
WDCL Rock Cup Final Replay: 19/05/11 Dave Wightman draws the replay with Dave Pritchard of Walsall Kipping! Hence Dave Wightman is a joint winner. Congratulations to both players.
Rock Cup Final Report by Dave Wightman
See Events Sections for full details and forthcoming club events throughout the Winter season!
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Latest News: Club & Publicity: |
Attention all members: A new link has been added to our links section. www.chesssets.co.uk/
Staffordshire Chess Congress 2012 : 14 & 15 April 2012.
Check out Events section on this website or WDCL mainpage for more details and an Entry form. You can also find more details on Staffordshire County Website.
Rock Cup News: 16/01/12 Dave Wightman beats Leary at Rushall and thus secures his Semi Final place. Dave is currently joint holder of the Rock Cup and joins Frank Wood in the Semi Final.Rock Cup Quarter Final match Report by Dave Wightman The only remaining Rock Cup Quarter final will be contested Thurs 19/01/2012 at Wolverhampton between Robert Marshall and Dave Pritchard joint Rock Cup holder. Wolverhampton have 2 Rock Semi finalists will Robert Marshall prevail and become the 3rd Wolverhampton Chess Club semi finalist? The match will be an exciting one and the Semi Final is shaping up to be a fascinating and rivetting one.
Mastermind News: Subject to confirmation) BBC2 8pm Friday 9 December is the date for Keith Bate's appearance!
Our chess club hasn't got any Grandmaster level players yet but Keith Bate will have the opportunity to gain the BBC's Mastermind title! Keith Bate sailed through the auditions and shall be on the prestigious Mastermind programme which was recorded in May 2011. In December Mastermind will be shown on BBC2. Keith will be answering questions on his specialist subject of " the life and chess career of Tigran Petrosian World chess champion 1963-1969" Best of Luck to you Keith and well done on making it onto one of hardest and most challenging quiz shows around!
ATTENTION All Chess Players and Enthusiasts! Not To Be Missed and what a Great Christmas present for all who turn up.
Chess In The Pub, Free Chess Lectures by Robert Bellin: The final lecture in of series 2 will be held Tues 13th December at the Black Country Arms. All invited. Probable theme 'Enjoying and Appreciating Chess' and will feature a lot of exceptional and amazing positions . Please refer to special News feature in News section. (Added 07/12/11).
BBC4 Link: Bobby Fischer: Genius and Madman(Documentary)
Wed 30 Nov 21.00 - 22.30 hrs, (Reshown in the early hours of Thursday 1 Dec and Fri 2 Dec 2011)
WDCL fixture news for our A, B and C team has been moved to WDCL fixtures section.
Cannock League Trophy Events 2011 /12
The Chase Trophy and The Robert Ward Memorial Trophy: The Draw for round 1 has been announced.
The Robert Ward Memorial Trophy 2011/12
Two Wolverhampton Chess league members are participating.
Dave Wightman plays Nick Crutchley, Gordon Sands plays Abey Sergeant. Wed 30 Nov 2011.
Both Gordon and Dave progress to round 2.
Robert Ward Memorial Trophy : Round 1 Report by Dave Wightman
Gordon's BDCL A team trekked to Olton Tues 18/10/2011. Wolverhampton are trailing but have adjournments. Bob Khoshnevis won and Mike Townsend drew their adjourned games.
Graham Humphrey's 60 years service: Staffordshire Chess Association President David Anderton makes a special Award to Graham Humphreys. Please see special news feature/SCA Press Release link here
01/09/11 All Play All Club Championship commences. Slightly amended rules this year and a handicap system linked to ECF Grade strength. Please see rules at club for further details.
29/08/11 Our Assistant Secretary John Wakelam resigns after an amazing 25 years service at Wolverhampton Chess Club. All the best for the future John. You will be missed.
19/07/11 WDCL A and B captains swap over due to transport issue. Ref contacts page and various.
British Chess Championship 2011
Well done to David Anderton for winning British Championship Seniors section.
Team Chess Report 21/07/11 Long awaited, much anticipated and infinitely more popular than its billing! Many want to make this an annual event and can't wait till next year! Read all about it here Team Chess Report by Dave Wightman
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Club Event Publicity |
Exciting Show feature on English Chess Federation website 2010/11
Wolverhampton Chess Club : Chess in the Park : English Chess Federation feature
19/08/10 Club feature in Wolverhampton Chronicle p13.
07/08/10 Thrilling News: WSL Div 2 championship and City show feature published with colour photo Express & Star : 07 Aug 2010. p4.
05/08/10 After much arranging and a slight delay. Express & Star Wolverhampton Summer League Div 2 success will be featured very soon. Some of our team are on holiday but some of our team posed for photographs last night.
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County Matches and News: FAO Club Members |
U160: Ray Dolan is the new U160 Captain. Good luck to Ray and to the new team for next season. Tony Meakin is the new U140 captain and Peter Evans stays on as U120 Captain in a non playing capacity.
Note: Wolverhampton haven't entered any County Cup competitions for 2011/12
Club member participation 2011/12:
Barry Lewis draws for Staffordshire Bulldogs and draws again against Worcestershire 07/01/2012. Paul Walters wins a drawish position on board 3 after a mobile phone rings. Worcestershire still win the match by a narrow margin.
Open
U160 : U140 :
U120 Bulldogs: U120 Terriers:
MCCU Website |
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About This Website |
This site is an exciting venture and project. It's hoped this site will extend the club's horizons by bringing a flavour of what our club is about via the world wide web. As well as this, it is envisaged that this new club site will help promote Wolverhampton Chess and it's Chess club as well as helping players and those with Chess interests.As of 26/07/07 website has it's own domain name. So if you're viewing on atspace url please note new domain name. www.wolverhamptonchessclub.org.uk/
29 Aug 2006 This site is now well developed and includes a Club History section and gallery. If anyone has further historic details relating to Wolverhampton Chess Club please email our webmaster.
As of 1 June 2006 this website was constructed but incomplete in parts as some sections required more information and content.
Site Compatibility : This site has been tested with Microsoft Internet explorer 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, Opera 9, 10, Mozilla firefox 3 and should display fine and function flawlessly.
Testing platforms : AMD Phenom II x 4 Quad core 2.4GHz, 4GB DDR3,. Windows XP home edition, AMD 64 3000+ 1Gb RAM. 2. P3 III 600 MHz,, Windows 98 SE, 128Mb RAM. Site functions on both platforms.
If you do encounter problems please email webmaster.
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