MSCL AGM Agenda

I've been sent the Agenda and Proposed Rule Changes for the Mid-Sussex League AGM on 12th June in Lewes. I've circulated them to a few people but if anyone else would like to see the documents please ask and I'll email them. They may appear on the MSCL website in due course but they don't seem to be there yet.

Hastings

Another success occurred at Hastings on Sunday. A team of eight comprising members with a grade of less than 120 played a similar team from the Hastings club.
Results were: Bob Davies draw, Rob Gotay win, Andrew Caswill loss, Rob Counsell win, Carl Rabey loss, Dave Waldon win, Sylvia Card draw, Andrew Shoulders win.
 Overall a successful win for Brighton&Hove of 5 to 3.Well done.

McArthur Cup Presentation

Paul Buswell, SCCA tournament controller and Hastings chaiman, presents the trophy to our captain, Paul Batchelor. Congratulations to all the McArthur Cup team - Luke Rutherford, Brian Denman, John Henshaw, Geoff James, Paul Batchelor and Chris Lowe - for a very exciting finish in Hastings yesterday.

The McArthur Cup is a Sussex County Chess Association knock-out competition which this year included Bognor and Arun, Brighton and Hove, Hastings and St. Leonards and Horsham. There's more on BBC Radio Sussex in an interview with Bernard Cafferty, broadcast on Saturday Breakfast yesterday morning. If you missed it it can still be heard at 1:53 to 1:57 on BBC iPlayer.

Mc Arthur Cup etc

Cometh the hour, cometh the man. With a minute left on his clock Luke Rutherford prevailed in a Quick play finish to clinch the Mc Arthur cup for Brighton & Hove for the Fourth consecutive year. Thank you to everybody who contributed to this achievement. Well done and congratulations. The double was last achieved by us in 2004.

Woodpushers' Rapidplay

If you don't know what to do with yourself now the league season's over don't forget the Woodpushers' Rapidplay event on Tuesday evening. Still some places left for a three-game evening and a follow-on next Tuesday.

Yes!!!

Apparently the second team were victorious last night!!
Well done - I have no further details.

The fourth team also won 3½-1½.

Exciting finishes

Congratulations to the first team on proving to be the best and coming top of the Mid-Sussex League.

We have two matches left, both to be played tonight: the fourth team, playing away, are already assured of promotion to the second division, and the second team only need to beat Woodpushers 2 at home this evening to make it into the first division next season - no pressure! So many congrats to the fourth team on the success of a very determined effort and best of luck tonight for the second team. With a bit of luck, and an extra team, we will be back to two teams in each division next season. (I can't, unfortunately, make it tonight so perhaps someone could blog the result?)

Also big congrats to our talented nipper Callum who took part in the England Squad Trials at the weekend; he didn't just win a place on the U11 England Team, he came joint 2nd! He has already been booked for two fixtures and is very excited!!