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Attention All Members:

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.

Everyone come along, play some friendlies with some of our members. Enjoy the outdoor Chess experience! Check out our stall. Just want to find out more about Chess? See what our Chess Club is about.

Years 1, 2 and 3 were utterly fantastic weekends. 2012 is shaping up to be the best yet!

Visit our stall enjoy the Chess fun and Chess in The Park 2012!

Don't miss the ultimate outdoor Chess Experience at the Wolverhampton Show, West Park Wolverhampton, 7 and 8 July 2012. 11am til 6pm

Match News

Winter Season Leagues 2011/12

Birmingham league (BDCL):

A team: Mon 16/01/12 Away playing Kynoch/Barn

Wolverhampton league (WDCL):

A Team (Div 1): 12/04/12 Away playing Warley Quinborne A

B Team (Div 3): Thurs 09/02/12 Home playing Brewood A

C Team (Div 4): Tues 31/02/12 Away playing Halesowen C

WDCL Trophies:

Pittaway Cup Round 2 (Semi Final): Thurs 08/03/12 Home playing West Bromwich

(Round 1 Wolverhampton beat Stafford

Humphreys Cup (U130) Round 1 : Thurs 17/11/11 Home playing Halesowen.

Dudley league:
A Team (Div 2): Thurs 01/03/12 Home playing Stourbridge

Cannock league :
Thurs 23/02/12 Home playing Bridgetown

Click Club team fixtures link for more details and scores.

Successes

BDCL A team: Lichfield 4 - 2 Win, 3 - 3 Draw Shirley & Wythall, Stourbridge 4- 2 away win, Birmingham Homme win.

WDCL A team: 3 - 3 Lichfield Draw 13/10/11, Away win 2.5-3.5 at Stourbridge

WDCL B team: 1 - 4 win against Brewood B, 3 - 2 win against Mercia B, 2 - 3 Away win against Brewood A. Home win 3 - 2 St George's B

WDCL C team: Lichfield C Home win, Mercia C Away and Home win, Warley Quinborne B Home draw.

Cannock league:

Dudley League (Div 2):

Members Achievements section

2010/11 Oladejo Olaleye All Play All Club Champion 2011! Well done Done Ola.

Dave Wightman wins club Autumn Quickplay 5/5.

Rob Marshall wins club Buzzer Lightning tournament 6.5/7. 03/02/11

Colin Haughton wins club Spring Quickplay 4/5 10/03/11.

Nigel Collings 3.5/5 Minor Section Dudley Spectrum Chess

Dave Wightman progress to Semi Final of BDCL Div 2 Individual Cup

Frank Wood Rock Cup Semi Finalist.

2009/10

29/07/10 Dave Wightman Wolverhampton Summer League Quickplay winner of Open Section.

Richard Dawson Awarded Best player in Div 2 and A team Champions of WSL Div 2 with maximum points.

2008/9

06/08/09 Mike Townsend Wolverhampton Summer League Quickplay Joint winner of Major section.

Gordon Sands joint winner of Minor section.

18/12/08 Martin May wins Winter Blitz 10 club championship with a score of 5/6; Frank Wood 2nd 4/6; Keith Bate 3rd 3.5/6

2007/8

04/09/08 Club rapidplay 15 mins Tourny. Ben Marlow 1st place, Martin May 2nd

Wolverhampton Summer League Quickplay 07/08/08:

Paul Walters U110 section outright winner scoring 4.5 points out 5.

Frank Wood 110+ section outright winner

WDCL Lightning Chess event Thurs 24 April. Paul Walters achieved joint 1st place in the Minor section by scoring 5 out of 6, 4 wins, 2 draws.

Blitz 10 Thurs 10 April

Rob Parker 1st place
Bob Khoshnevis 2nd place
Paul Walters 3rd place

2006/7

Dominic Bader (7.5/8)/1st place 100+ Blitz 10 17/05/07

Martin May (5.5/8)/ 2nd place 100+ Blitz 10 17/05/07

Rob Parker (6.5/8)/1st place U100 Blitz 10 17/05/07

Paul Walters (5/8)/2nd place U100 Blitz 10 17/05/07

Blitz 10 points tables

2005/6:

Rob Parker 1st place winner of our club Blitz 5 min Championship event, Ungraded section..

Paul Walters 2nd place Runner up Blitz 5 min club championship, Ungraded Section.

Rob Parker joint 1st place winner, Minor section of the Wolverhampton Summer league Quickplay Aug 10 2006.

Robert Marshall retains his title as Wolverhampton Blitz Champion in the graded section.

Rob Parker 1st place winner of our club Blitz 5 min Championship event, Ungraded section..

Paul Walters 2nd place Runner up Blitz 5 min club championship, Ungraded Section.

Note: Trophies to be awarded at our AGM and trophy recipients shall be identified at end of the season and are subject to confirmation.

Defaults Do Count, as do WDCL Pittaway Cup and WDCL Humphrey's Cup points

27 Jan 2012 Current standings

Millennium Cup (highest percentage): Brian Walker 94.44% from 9 matches, 8.5/9.0.

W N Boydon : Brian Walker 6.0/6.0 , Frank Wood 6.0/9 points.

Runners Up:

Merit Cup (most matches played): Gordon Sands 15 matches. Barry Lewis 14 matches. Bob Khoshnevis and Peter P Jones and Frank Wood 13 matches each.

Most points Brain Walker 8.5/9.0

All Wolverhampton Chess Club 2011/12 Winter and Summer fixtures on website. All club fixtures and previous years fixtures in archives on site.

Club Members Noticeboard

Club subscriptions  are now due mid Summer and prompt payment prior to 31 July 2011 is  greatly appreciated as this will facilitate league registration.   All payments before this date are discounted and Club Subscriptions have remained at the same level for a few years but club subscriptions for 2011/11 have had to rise slightly due to an increase in room rent.

Late registrations are commonplace though and membership renewal and recruitment is continual throughout the year.

Note: Could all members tell their team captains of their availability for forthcoming matches. This will help captains to fill a place if a player's absent and thus decrease the liklihood of defaulting boards and rescheduling.