Lincolnshire Chess Association

News 2012-13

Previous Seasons

Minor County Match: Lincolnshire v Essex (11th Jun)

Lincolnshire lost 9½-6½ to Essex in the ECF semi final. Essex fielded a very strong side and were favourite to win at the start of the match but the Lincolnshire team put up a good fight and if some of the games had gone in our favour it could have been a different story. Full results

Peterborough Rapidplay (4th Jun)

The next Peterborough Rapidplay will be held on Saturday 22nd June 2013. This is a 6-round rapidplay event with cash prizes, in a comfortable environment with hot & cold food served all day. Please visit the website for further details and to enter online.

Alf Newman Memorial Quickplay results (4th Jun)

The quickplay was won by Samuel Milson with a score of 5½/6. He received £100 prize money and the Alf Newman Shield. Full results

Lincolnshire County Championships entry form (26th May)

The Lincolnshire County Championships will be held on 20-21 July at The Atrium, Lindum Business Park in North Hykeham, Lincoln. This year the event is being run by Peter Sherlock so please make cheques payable to the Lincolnshire Chess Association. An entry form can be downloaded for those interested in taking part.

Minor County Match: Lincolnshire v Gloucestershire (26th May)

Lincolnshire beat Gloucestershire 10½-5½ in the ECF quarter final and will now face Essex in the semi final. Full results

e2e4 Nottingham Congress (17th May)

Two Lincolnshire players took part in the Open section. David Coates (Lincoln) scored 3/5 and Daniel Pousada Garcia (Lincolnshire) scored 1½/4.

Cambridgeshire Rapidplay (3rd May)

Five Lincolnshire players took part in the Cambridgeshire Rapidplay and they all competed in the challengers section. John Grasham (Louth) scored 3½/5 and won a £30 grading prize. The results for the other Lincolnshire players are as follows: William Orr (Horncastle) 2/5, Paul Fischer (Lincoln) 1½/5, Luke Tooth (Stamford) 1½/5 and Nicholas Lees (Stamford) 1/5.

e2e4 Nottingham Congress (30th Apr)

The e2e4 Nottingham Congress will be held at the Park Inn, Mansfield Road, Nottingham on 10-12 May 2013. Full details are online at www.e2e4.org.uk. It is a 5 round FIDE rated event. You can enter online and there are special rates available for players staying at the Park Inn.

Nottingham Congress (30th Apr)

Claudio Mangione (Lincoln) came equal 2nd in the Open with a score of 4/5 and won £112.50 in prize money. Here are the results for all the Lincolnshire players who took part (all scores out of 5):

Cambridgeshire Rapidplay (2nd Apr)

The next Cambridgeshire Rapidplay will be on Sunday 21st April in Peterborough. There are three tournaments, catering for players of all standards, and an increased prize fund this year. There is an excellent venue, with plenty of room for players and spectators, and sandwiches and light refreshments will be available. An entry form is available to download. For further details please contact Paul Kemp.

Alf Newman Memorial Quickplay Tournament (2nd Apr)

The Alf Newman Quickplay Chess Tournament will take place this year on Saturday 1st June at Church House in Louth. The tournament is always very well attended by Lincolnshire Chess players of all ages and abilities and there is always something to play for. An entry form is available to download. If you have any questions please contact John Grasham.

Blackpool Congress (17th Mar)

Robert Stokes (Scunthorpe) came equal 3rd in the minor section with a score of 4/5 and won £63.33 prize money. Amy Milson won the Ladies prize of £50 in the median section with a score of 3/5. Here are the results for all the Lincs players taking part (all scores out of 5):

Doncaster Congress (17th Mar)

A number of Lincs players took part in this competition. Jan Van Gemeren (Spalding) scored 3/5 in the intermediate section and Bill Egan (Scunthorpe) also scored 3/5 in the minor section. Here are the results for all the Lincs players taking part (all scores out of 5):

Peterborough Rapidplay (17th Feb)

Dave Bull (Lincoln) came equal 1st in the minor section with a score of 5/6 and won £58.33 in prize money.

Minor County Match: Derbyshire v Lincolnshire (3rd Feb)

Lincolnshire beat Derbyshire 11½-4½ to secure the MCCU Minor Counties title. They now advance to the national quarter final stage where they will be drawn to play against a team from the West of England Chess Union. Full results

Games from the county match are now available to view and download. Thanks goes to Ivan David for collecting the games. View Games

U120 County Match: Lincolnshire v Staffordshire (3rd Feb)

Lincolnshire lost 8-4 to Staffordshire despite playing their strongest team so far. The team suffered some early defeats and were unable to pull back the score. Full results

ECF Grading List Jan 2013 (3rd Feb)

The new ECF grading list is now online. This is the mid season list based on games played up to 31st December 2012. The active lincolnshire players list has also been updated.

London Christmas Congress (31st Dec)

David Coates (Lincoln) played very well in the Open section and came equal 2nd with a score of 4½/6. Also playing in the Open section was Stephen Prior (Grantham) and he scored 3½/6. In the Minor section Bill Egan (Scunthorpe) also scored 3½/6.

U120 County Match: Lincolnshire v Warwickshire (16th Dec)

Lincolnshire were comprehensively beaten 9½-2½ by Warwickshire. There were a couple of good wins for the team but overall it was a disappointing result. Full results

New chess club in Horncastle (16th Dec)

On Thursday 3rd January, Horncastle will be starting up a new chess club. It will take place at The Bull Hotel, The Bull Ring, Horncastle, LN9 5HU at 7pm. It will initially be free to join as the room is being provided free of charge. If you require any more information then please contact John Grasham.

Minor County Match: Lincolnshire v Leicestershire (16th Dec)

Lincolnshire beat Leicestershire 9-7 to extend their lead at the top of the table and secure a place in the national stages. Full results

Games from the county match are now available to view and download. Thanks goes to Ivan David for collecting the games. View Games

Peterborough Rapidplay (9th Dec)

A regular ECF graded 6 round Rapidplay (including a junior only event) in Peterborough will be commencing on Sat 9th February 2013. The main Rapidplay will consist of 3 graded sections - Minor (u130), Major (u170) and Open. The Junior Rapidplay is for Under 16's, whose grade is less than 85 (ECF). For further details and to enter online please visit the Peterborough Rapidplay web site.

British Rapidplay (2nd Dec)

There were a few Lincolnshire players that made the trip up to Leeds for the British Rapidplay. In the open section Sam Milson (Louth) scored 4/11. In the intermediate section his sister Amy also scored 4/11. In the minor section Neil Milson (Louth) scored 5½/11 and Paul Fischer (Lincoln) scored 5/11.

Hampstead Congress (30th Nov)

Stephen Prior (Grantham) scored 3½/5 and David Coates (Lincoln) scored 3/5 in this congress which had one section for all players under 2200.

Brighton Congress (30th Nov)

Stephen Prior (Grantham) scored 3/5 and David Coates (Lincoln) scored 2/5 in the open section.

U120 County Match: Nottinghamshire v Lincolnshire (30th Nov)

Lincolnshire won a hard earned point with a 6-6 draw against Nottinghamshire. It wasn't looking good early on with several quick defeats for the county team but they fought back in the later stages to level the match. Full results

Minor County Match: Greater Manchester v Lincolnshire (17th Nov)

Lincolnshire beat Greater Manchester 9-7 in a close fought match that was evenly balanced for a long time. A win from Ian McDonald (Lincoln) sealed the match victory. Full results

Hull Congress (12th Nov)

Amy Milson (Louth) scored 3½/5 in the intermediate section. Here are the results for all the Lincolnshire players who took part (all scores out of 5):

Scarborough Congress (12th Nov)

There was plenty of success for Lincolnshire players at Scarborough this year with several getting into the prize money. Amy Milson (Louth) came equal first place in the minor section with a score of 4/5 and won £112. In the foundation section, Bill Egan (Scunthorpe) came 3rd with a score of 4/5 and won £63. There were a couple of grading prizes won - Steve Allott (Grimsby) won a grading prize of £31 in the intermediate section with a score of 3½/5 and Ian Palmer (Lincolnshire) won a grading prize of £16.33 in the foundation section with a score of 3/5. Here are the results of all the Lincolnshire players who took part (all scores out of 5):

U120 County Match: Worcestershire v Lincolnshire (28th Oct)

The U120 team got off to a poor start to the season with a 9½-2½ loss to Worcestershire. A new addition to the team was Neelay Sant, a promising junior player, who won on board 8 after his opponent blundered. Full results

Minor County Match: Lincolnshire v Worcestershire (15th Oct)

Lincolnshire started the season with a convincing 12½-3½ win over Worcestershire. Worcestershire were outgraded by an average of 10 points each board so the scoreline was not a surprise. Full results

ECF New Membership Scheme update (23rd Sep)

The Lincolnshire County Championship which is scheduled to take place at the Lindum Group Atrium on 13-14 July 2013 will require players to have only a Bronze level of membership. Here is a brief overview of the levels of ECF membership:

Lincs County Fixtures 2012-13 (23rd Sep)

The fixtures have been announced for the new county season and are as follows:

Minor team

U120 team

Please contact the captains if you are able to play in any of the matches. The minor team captain is Nigel Birtwistle and the U120 team captain is John Grasham.

AGM minutes now available (23rd Sep)

The minutes from the Lincolnshire Chess Association AGM that was held on Saturday 8th September is now available on the web site. View minutes.

4NCL Pandoras Box Grantham looking for new players from Lincolnshire (19th Aug)

Pandoras Box Grantham are looking in to the posibility of entering a 2nd team into the 4NCL for the 2012-13 season. They currently run a team in Division 2 and would like to field a team in Division 3. The matches are played over weekends and are FIDE rated. If you are interested in playing for either team then please contact Nigel Birtwistle.

Lincolnshire Chess Association AGM (19th Aug)

The Lincolnshire Chess Association AGM will take place on September 8th at 2pm, with the fixture meeting beforehand at 12.30pm. An agenda is available to download.

The minutes of the last meeting will not be read out at the meeting so if there are any issues with them please let John Grasham know.

Please also note the three proposals which will be discussed at the meeting. These are:

  1. Any player wishing to play in the Lincolnshire League should be encouraged to become at least a bronze member of the ECF by August 31st following the season although this is not compulsory. Clubs must pay the game fee for any of their players playing in the league who do not join the ECF. Game fee must also be paid for internal games forwarded for grading involving non members.
  2. Club subscriptions to be reduced from £60 to £40 in Division 1 and from £50 to £30 in Division 2.
  3. Any club who has not paid it's league fees before the date of the AGM will be warned as to it's future conduct by the LCA and minuted in the official minutes of the AGM. Any club who has not paid it's league fees for two years shall be banned from entering the Lincolnshire League until such time as they have paid all monies outstanding to the LCA.

The last two are constitutional issues so to pass they would need a 2/3rds majority.

If you have any questions please let John Grasham know.

British Championships Results (19th Aug)

Keith Palmer finished 11th in the British Championships U180 section with 3/5. He was the only player from Lincolnshire to take part.

Lincolnshire County Championship Results (5th Aug)

The 2012 County Champion is Claudio Mangione (Lincoln) with a score of 5/5. Full results

Chess Notes

Back issues of Chess Notes (in pdf format) can be downloaded here.