Clean Sweep in Croydon League 2010, from Howard Walden

Our teams have won both of the divisions we entered for this season.

• Division 1 was won by West Wickham
  
  
• Division 3 was won by West Wickham A, with a massive 9½ out of a possible 10 match points with West Wickham B as worthy runners-up.

That means that West Wickham have won Division 1 two years running!

In Division 3, West Wickham teams have dominated the division for the last four years with three championships and a runners-up!!!!

Well done to all those who have taken part. Perhaps we should have a team in Divsion 2 next year?

2010 Beckenham v Bromley Chess Match

This match will be on 10th June. Please contact Howard Walden if you want to take part.

Kent League Semi Finals

Malcolm Mourant reports that it's been "a reasonably successful season with 3 of our teams getting through to the semi-finals. All 4 of our other teams just missed out by coming 3rd"

Alan Fraser a Winner at Dudley

Minor Tournament (Under 115)
1st with 4/5 was Alan R Fraser (Beckenham & Bromley)

=2nd with 3.5/5 were Michael Henbury (Eastleigh Railway) and Keven A Lamb (Eastleigh Railway)

The Grading Prize went to Spectrum newcomer Alf Evans (Oswestry) who scored 2.5/5

A Little Slice of Glory for your Webmaster

Much against the form book, your webmaster pulled off equal first at the Dorset "Closed" Individual Championship in Bournemouth, this weekend. I got 3½ out of 5, having lost Round One and been lazy in Round 4 by pre-booking a bye.

This is probably the most interesting position of the tournament, which I reached in the last round, needing a win to get into the money. Black (Kevin Goater) is to move, and should probably take the pawn on c5. But he goes, instead directly for the win with g4.

Click to see what happens next!

Tues 23rd Feb - Kent Blitz Chess Championship

The 1^st Kent Blitz Chess Championship will be held at 7.30pm Tuesday 23^rd February at Snodland United Church, High Street, Snodland, Kent, ME6 5AG. The event is sanctioned by KCCA and organised by Snodland Chess Club.

• 9 rounds of blitz chess (5 mins per player, no increments). £5 entry fee.

• £30 first prize, plus other prizes depending on number of entries.

Entries must arrive by Monday 22nd February and will not be accepted on the evening of the event.

Please contact David Lettington on 07729 624141 for more details.

Tea and coffee will be provided free of charge on the evening. There will be a secondhand bookstall at the event.