Hastings are running another weekend tournament on 2nd - 3rd July.
See this page on their website for further details.
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Showing posts with label Hastings St Leonards. Show all posts
Friday, May 27, 2016
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Hastings and St Leonards 3rd Weekend Tournament
Hastings are running another weekend tournament on 7th-8th May.
See this page on their website for further details.
See this page on their website for further details.
Thursday, November 26, 2015
Hastings Christmas Party
Hastings are inviting Brighton and Hove players plus guests to their
Christmas Party on 20th December.
Christmas Party on 20th December.
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
1st Weekend Hastings Chess Tournament
Dear Chess Players,
This link will provide you with the details of a new venture by the Hastings Club to provide regular weekend chess tournaments for local players (and anyone else of course), provided there is interest from chess players in the region.
The ambiance of our renowned chess club, using chess sets for the most part with over a hundred years of history (still in good condition!), the relative ease of access to the club and reasonable cost of entry may be something that local chess players will be able to take advantage of. We do hope that players from all over Sussex, and elsewhere, will be able to have an enjoyable weekend of chess at our club on a fairly regular basis.
With my best wishes,
Jeremy H
This link will provide you with the details of a new venture by the Hastings Club to provide regular weekend chess tournaments for local players (and anyone else of course), provided there is interest from chess players in the region.
The ambiance of our renowned chess club, using chess sets for the most part with over a hundred years of history (still in good condition!), the relative ease of access to the club and reasonable cost of entry may be something that local chess players will be able to take advantage of. We do hope that players from all over Sussex, and elsewhere, will be able to have an enjoyable weekend of chess at our club on a fairly regular basis.
With my best wishes,
Jeremy H
Monday, May 28, 2012
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.
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.
Sunday, May 27, 2012
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.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Anyone for Hastings?
I have received the following email from Paul Buswell of Hastings:
PS Advance group Southern bookings can apparently be had for around £6.
Hastings & St. Leonards would be interested in friendly matches for our less strong players who might otherwise find it hard to get matches.If anyone in this group is interested you might like to try and get a group together. I can let you have Paul's email address. Of course they could always get the train to Hove! Perhaps someone who might be missing out on league matches this year might like to liaise with Hastings to organise something? (Their club house is like a museum of chess and worth a look as well.)
I am thinking of players in grade range 90 down to 20.
Perhaps a standard time match or maybe even rapid play Scheveningen? Graded, I suggest, but needn't be if you demur.
If interested please let me know. Unfortunately we would probably have to suggest you come to us (open 7 days a week afternoon and evening) as we have no drivers in that group of players and our other drivers are already hard pressed to fulfil evening league fixtures. (We are two minutes walk from Hastings station if that helps)
Paul Buswell
PS Advance group Southern bookings can apparently be had for around £6.
Saturday, June 25, 2011
McArthur Cup Final Match Report 2011
This Final was played with a new set of Match Pieces. I was somewhat nervous as to what would be the possible outcome with the new acquisition. However i need never have feared as the Team rose magnificently to the occasion, played some fine chess and at the end of the day when 'the dust had settled' had achieved a hat-trick of consecutive victories in the McArthur Cup.
Adrian Pickersgill was pitted against the highly experienced Bernard Cafferty. What's more he had to defend with the Black pieces.The Opening was a Closed English. His defence proved strong enough and the game was duly agreed drawn.This was a valuable result to Brighton & Hove.The advantage of the First move had been negated on Board Five.
In a Pirc Defence Nadezda Somova was playing another very experienced player in the Sussex County Chess Assocition President Robert Elliston. Robert snatched a pawn,hung onto it and in the end Nadezda was forced to resign.This was Nadezda's first loss in this competition over the Three years she had participated in it.
Geoffrey James was seated opposite Richard Almond. Richard opened with his customary 'd' pawn and the game went into a Nimzo-Indian Classical Variation. Geoffrey managed to defend with great accuracy limiting his opponent to the smallest of advantages. As the game developed Geoffrey continued to play accurately and the game was agreed drawn in a level position. This was another draw with Black and had furthered the Club's cause.
My game against Christopher Howell had been a Veresov Opening. The game eventually went down to a Rook and Three Pawns against a Rook and Two pawns. I had believed i should be able to defend this ending. However my nerves were tested to the limit as Christopher strove for another Forty Moves to win the game.Eventually this game was agreed drawn upon Christopher's proposal.
Luke Rutherford was to play an opponent against which he had lost in the Mid-Sussex League earlier this year. Francis Rayner opened with the 'e' pawn and the game developed into a Sicilian. Luke sacrificed an Exchange and managed to net Two Pawns as well. This was followed by a Third. Then slowly and with great care Luke was able to advance his Pawns in the centre generating all sorts of threats. Eventually faced with no defence Francis called it a day.
One game remained.Brian Denman was playing John Sugden. Brian had the White Pieces.The Opening had been an Open Sicilan.Late in the game and with both players quite short on time. John Sugden was to blunder a piece. Brian captured the Piece. With less than Ten Seconds left on his Clock John Sugden resigned. The match had finished.
When the points were tallied up it was revealed Brighton & Hove Chess Club had beaten Hastings & St Leonards Chess Club by the scoreline 3.5-2.5.
Thanks to everybody who represented Brighton during this competition,not forgetting Club Preident Sue Chadwick who played in an earlier round.
Adrian Pickersgill was pitted against the highly experienced Bernard Cafferty. What's more he had to defend with the Black pieces.The Opening was a Closed English. His defence proved strong enough and the game was duly agreed drawn.This was a valuable result to Brighton & Hove.The advantage of the First move had been negated on Board Five.
In a Pirc Defence Nadezda Somova was playing another very experienced player in the Sussex County Chess Assocition President Robert Elliston. Robert snatched a pawn,hung onto it and in the end Nadezda was forced to resign.This was Nadezda's first loss in this competition over the Three years she had participated in it.
Geoffrey James was seated opposite Richard Almond. Richard opened with his customary 'd' pawn and the game went into a Nimzo-Indian Classical Variation. Geoffrey managed to defend with great accuracy limiting his opponent to the smallest of advantages. As the game developed Geoffrey continued to play accurately and the game was agreed drawn in a level position. This was another draw with Black and had furthered the Club's cause.
My game against Christopher Howell had been a Veresov Opening. The game eventually went down to a Rook and Three Pawns against a Rook and Two pawns. I had believed i should be able to defend this ending. However my nerves were tested to the limit as Christopher strove for another Forty Moves to win the game.Eventually this game was agreed drawn upon Christopher's proposal.
Luke Rutherford was to play an opponent against which he had lost in the Mid-Sussex League earlier this year. Francis Rayner opened with the 'e' pawn and the game developed into a Sicilian. Luke sacrificed an Exchange and managed to net Two Pawns as well. This was followed by a Third. Then slowly and with great care Luke was able to advance his Pawns in the centre generating all sorts of threats. Eventually faced with no defence Francis called it a day.
One game remained.Brian Denman was playing John Sugden. Brian had the White Pieces.The Opening had been an Open Sicilan.Late in the game and with both players quite short on time. John Sugden was to blunder a piece. Brian captured the Piece. With less than Ten Seconds left on his Clock John Sugden resigned. The match had finished.
When the points were tallied up it was revealed Brighton & Hove Chess Club had beaten Hastings & St Leonards Chess Club by the scoreline 3.5-2.5.
Thanks to everybody who represented Brighton during this competition,not forgetting Club Preident Sue Chadwick who played in an earlier round.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Weekend winners
Congratulations on retaining the McArthur Cup! I hope the visitors were duly impressed with our new venue and whiz new team sets. See their website Forum for a Hastings and St. Leonards match report.
Mustapha, Anthony, Terry and I all enjoyed a very good e2e4 Gatwick Congress. Mustapha equalled the joint thirds on an impressive 4 out of 5 in the Major but was awarded the marginally more lucrative 'over 1820' prize (best performance relative to rating). It was flawlessly organised and had a very genial atmosphere. I wonder whether this was in part due to the lack of any aggro over splutter finishes because of the 30 seconds a move addition. It was also fun to watch endgames being played out at a steady pace - rather than at breakneck speed and impossible to follow.
Mustapha, Anthony, Terry and I all enjoyed a very good e2e4 Gatwick Congress. Mustapha equalled the joint thirds on an impressive 4 out of 5 in the Major but was awarded the marginally more lucrative 'over 1820' prize (best performance relative to rating). It was flawlessly organised and had a very genial atmosphere. I wonder whether this was in part due to the lack of any aggro over splutter finishes because of the 30 seconds a move addition. It was also fun to watch endgames being played out at a steady pace - rather than at breakneck speed and impossible to follow.
Sunday, June 12, 2011
The Week Ahead
Tuesday 14th June 7:30 pm: Mid-Sussex Chess League AGM
at St. Mary's Social Centre, Lewes. Any member of the club can attend this. We have six votes, one for each team in the League. The club has no agreed line on any of the agenda issues this year so it's up to individuals how they vote. See MSCL.
Friday 17th - Sunday 19th June: e2e4 Gatwick Congress
A large and well-organised congress with only two of our members on the list so far and still space for more. You can enter and pay online. See e2e4 Chess.
Saturday 18th June 2:15 pm: McArthur Cup Final
Our top six players battle it out against Hastings and St. Leonards' top six, upstairs at the club. An important match so spectators and others are requested to please maintain a total silence in both rooms upstairs. The Blue Room downstairs will be available for friendly games and chat.
Anyone wanting to report on any of these events can publish to the blog - it would be good to have some comment and analysis. If you've not registered for the blog yet please ask me and I can re-issue you with an invitation. We have fifty-two members with only fifteen so far registered - everyone else's original invitation has now expired (apart from new members). It would be especially good to see the game viewer embedded from the Resources page - anyone?
at St. Mary's Social Centre, Lewes. Any member of the club can attend this. We have six votes, one for each team in the League. The club has no agreed line on any of the agenda issues this year so it's up to individuals how they vote. See MSCL.
Friday 17th - Sunday 19th June: e2e4 Gatwick Congress
A large and well-organised congress with only two of our members on the list so far and still space for more. You can enter and pay online. See e2e4 Chess.
Saturday 18th June 2:15 pm: McArthur Cup Final
Our top six players battle it out against Hastings and St. Leonards' top six, upstairs at the club. An important match so spectators and others are requested to please maintain a total silence in both rooms upstairs. The Blue Room downstairs will be available for friendly games and chat.
Anyone wanting to report on any of these events can publish to the blog - it would be good to have some comment and analysis. If you've not registered for the blog yet please ask me and I can re-issue you with an invitation. We have fifty-two members with only fifteen so far registered - everyone else's original invitation has now expired (apart from new members). It would be especially good to see the game viewer embedded from the Resources page - anyone?
Friday, April 22, 2011
Rapid Play on Wedding Day?
RAPID PLAY: THE NEXT WEEKEND FIXTURE ORGANISED BY THE HASTINGS & ST. LEONARDS CHESS CLUB IS TO BE HELD ON FRIDAY 29TH APRIL 2 pm START
7 Round Swiss of 10 minutes per game plus 5 seconds per move. Results will be submitted for ECF rapidplay grading. Non-members are most welcome to participate. Modest and many prizes available to be won by players at all levels. Entrance numbers limited to twenty – advance booking is essential. Prize giving is expected to be finished by 6:30 pm. Members may book by paying the entrance fee to John Driver on a Friday evening. Non-members and out-of-town members may book by contacting Paul Buswell on email paulbuswellchess@aol.com. £2.50 entrance fee for members who pre-book. £5 for non-members. Light refreshments are included in fee.
If interested, pre-entry - by 26 April - is ESSENTIAL.
From Paul Buswell
7 Round Swiss of 10 minutes per game plus 5 seconds per move. Results will be submitted for ECF rapidplay grading. Non-members are most welcome to participate. Modest and many prizes available to be won by players at all levels. Entrance numbers limited to twenty – advance booking is essential. Prize giving is expected to be finished by 6:30 pm. Members may book by paying the entrance fee to John Driver on a Friday evening. Non-members and out-of-town members may book by contacting Paul Buswell on email paulbuswellchess@aol.com. £2.50 entrance fee for members who pre-book. £5 for non-members. Light refreshments are included in fee.
If interested, pre-entry - by 26 April - is ESSENTIAL.
From Paul Buswell
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