The things people say about us ...

Rugby - that place just up the road (or the railway line) where someone once had the idea of picking up a football and trying to run away with it, and everyone else decided this was cheating and piled into him. Theirs is a bit more interesting (and a bit more eccentric) than most chess club websites, which is pretty much what you'd expect from Rugby - they're a lovely bunch of guys but they're nutters the lot of them. They must be as they think Nalin is some kind of deity, a supposition which is clearly refuted by his 0/4 record against me.

Now who said that? Warwick University Chess Club that's who. (Here is a video that I found just for them). I would expect Nalin to be the star of any video that we made :-)

Chris

Can you see Bob's game more clearly now?

I have no idea why Bob's game looks odd on my machine - and it may just be my machine? So, if the game below does not display in your machine but this one (same game) does then let me know please. (Might actually get me to an answer).

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[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "O'Neill"]
[Black "Wildig"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteELO "?"]
[BlackELO "?"]

%Created by Caissa's Web PGN Editor
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. dxe5 Be7 5. Bd3 d5 6. exd6 Nxd6 7. h4 Nc6
8. Bd2 Bf5 9. Bc3 O-O 10. Ng5 Bxg5 11. hxg5 Qxg5 12. Kf1 Rad8 13. Na3 Be4 14.
f3 Bxd3+ 15. cxd3 Nf5 16. Bd2 Ne3+ 17. Bxe3 Qxe3 18. Qe2 Qxd3 19. Qxd3 Rxd3
20. Ke2 Rfd8 21. Rad1 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Rxd1 23. Kxd1 a6 24. Kd2 f6 25. Nc2 Kf7
26. Ke3 Ke6 27. a3 h5 28. g3 g5 29. f4 Kf5 30. fxg5 fxg5 31. Ne1 Kg4 32. Kf2
Ne5 33. b3 c5 34. Kg2 c4 35. bxc4 Nxc4 36. Nc2 b5 37. Kf2 a5 38. Kg2 Kf5?
{Black goes to sleep for the first time.} 39. Nd4+ Ke4 40. Nxb5 Ke3 41. Kh2
Kf2 42. Kh3 Nd2 43. Nd6 Kf3 44. Nf7 Ne4 45. Ne5+ Kf2 46. Nd3+ Ke3 47. Ne5 a4
48. Nc4+ Kd3?? {Black falls asleep for the second time.} 49. Nb2+ {Draw
offered and accepted. Back has fallen asleep for the third time - at least
according to post game analysis which seemed to show there was still a win
for Black. As follows.} 49... Ke2 50. Nxa4 Kf3 51. Nb6 Nxg3 52. a4 Ne4 53. a5
Nc5 {and various attempts from here did not help White.}

Fingers crossed.

Chris

A couple of wins for the A team

A couple of wins for the A team means that we are finally above 50 percent (9 points from 8 games) I think.

However it was not helped by this fairly ordinary effort on board 2 where Black 3 times helped out White !

But by all means have a laugh !

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[Event "Uni B v Rugby A"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "D ONeill"]
[Black "R Wildig"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteELO "?"]
[BlackELO "?"]

%Created by Caissa's Web PGN Editor
%Orient=W
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. dxe5 Be7 5. Bd3 d5 6. exd6 Nxd6 7. h4 Nc6
8. Bd2 Bf5 9. Bc3 O-O 10. Ng5 Bxg5 11. hxg5 Qxg5 12. Kf1 Rad8 13. Na3 Be4 14.
f3 Bxd3+ 15. cxd3 Nf5 16. Bd2 Ne3+ 17. Bxe3 Qxe3 18. Qe2 Qxd3 19. Qxd3 Rxd3
20. Ke2 Rfd8 21. Rad1 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Rxd1 23. Kxd1 a6 24. Kd2 f6 25. Nc2 Kf7
26. Ke3 Ke6 27. a3 h5 28. g3 g5 29. f4 Kf5 30. fxg5 fxg5 31. Ne1 Kg4 32. Kf2
Ne5 33. b3 c5 34. Kg2 c4 35. bxc4 Nxc4 36. Nc2 b5 37. Kf2 a5 38. Kg2 Kf5?
{Black goes to sleep for the first time.} 39. Nd4+ Ke4 40. Nxb5 Ke3 41. Kh2
Kf2 42. Kh3 Nd2 43. Nd6 Kf3 44. Nf7 Ne4 45. Ne5+ Kf2 46. Nd3+ Ke3 47. Ne5 a4
48. Nc4+ Kd3?? {Black falls asleep for thre second time.} 49. Nb2+ {Draw
offered and accepted. Back has fallen asleep for the third time - at least
according to post game analysis which seemed to show there was still a win for
Black. As follows.} 49... Ke2 50. Nxa4 Kf3 51. Nb6 Nxg3 52. a4 Ne4 53. a5 Nc5
{and various attemps from here did not help White.} 1/2-1/2

D Draws against Uni D

Won two out of our matches to draw against University D (who previously beat us on our home turf). Team was Roy, Ralph, Chris and Joe.

Chris has put her game below because she is so surprised she managed to pull off this escape from what seemed inevitable (and deserved) defeat. Comments appreciated.

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[Event "CDCL Div 3 Match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2011.1.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Chris Pegler"]
[Black "Chris Smith"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteELO "?"]
[BlackELO "?"]

%Created by Caissa's Web PGN Editor
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. g3 Bg4 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O Nf6 6. Bf4 Bd6 7. Ne5 O-O 8.
Nxc6 bxc6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Qd3 Bf5 11. Qb3 Rb8 12. Qa4 Rxb2 13. c4 Ne4 14. Bxe7
Qxe7 15. Qa3 {I thought that this was an interesting (possibly even good) move
in a not that fab game from me so far. Comments?} 15... Qxa3 16. Nxa3 Rxe2
17. Bxe4 Rxe4 18. Rad1 Bh3 19. f3 {Decided to exchange rather than moving
rook. } 19... Bxf1 20. fxe4 Bxc4 {He's definitely making this game very
difficult for me although having less peices is suiting me. } 21. Nxc4 dxc4
22. Rc1 Rd8 23. Rxc4 Rd6 {Starting to feel more possible to me. Those he's
still got the edge. } 24. e5 Rd5 25. Rxc6 Rxd4 26. Rxc7 {Things looking up for
Chris at this stage but a looong way to go. } 26... f6 27. exf6 gxf6 28. Rxa7
e5 {very wary of ... Rd1+,... Rd2+, ...Rxa2} 29. a4 e4 30. a5 f5 31. Kf2 Rd2+
32. Ke1 Rxh2 {I think that this may have been a mistake on his part. Comments.
} 33. Re7 {So if he moves either e or f pawn I will cause trouble here.}
33... Rh6 {Consider Re5 but instead do ...} 34. g4 {Divide and rule? Allows me
to take e-pawn and possibly fork black g-pawn on king afterwards. } 34...
fxg4 35. Rxe4 Ra6 36. Rxg4+ {Wow, a plan that worked! I am pacing the room and
no-one can believe I got to this position from where I was. Including me. }
36... Kf7 37. Rg5 Kf6 38. Rb5 Kg6 {To protect h pawn, giving me the
opportunity to ...} 39. Rb6+ {Resigns. (Note that last time we played Chris
totally wiped the floor with me and this game went on a long time). } 1-0

D Did it again ...

Well not quite so impressive as winning against the top of Div 2 last week (did we mention that?), but its nice to win two matches in a row. We won't let it go to our heads.

Score was 3-1 and my game took longest of all - very unsusual that and a curious see-saw going on with that one. We both gave up on noting moves by the end and I once again regretted my lack of endgame skill.

Not sure what the results for Rugby B vs. Rugby C were. But I confidently predict that Rugby won. Or at least drew. :-)

Now how did are the A team doing?

Chris

More cup results

Well done D team - thats a very good result!

The A team beat Cov Div 3 team 1 4-0 overcoming their handicap advantage of 2.5 points.

The B team drew 2-2 with another Div 2 side and the belief was they had won on board count.

A triumph for Rugby D!

Hot off the press from Team Captain Jim, this message:

'We beat Nuneaton C (Div 2): 2.5 to 1.5

With our handicap (+1.25), we actually won 3.75 to 1.5'

Playing this time were Jim, Roy, Ralph and Joe (not sure of board order or individual results.

Well done guys. This only shows that I should not play more often.

Chris

Rugby Chess Club has moved location

Rugby chess club has moved location and in future all Coventry league and
Leamington league matches will be played at its new venue below.

The Rugby Workers Club, 32 Oliver Street, Rugby CV21 2ET.

For a map of the venue go to http://maps.google.co.uk/ and type in "Rugby near CV21 2ET" .

The club is located on Oliver Street next to Parnell Close - (see ariel image below). Parking is available on the clubs premises by turning down Parnell Close and turning left.

If you are coming to Rugby from the south or southwest you can get to this venue more easily on a new road which leaves the A4071 to bypass the town and then come in by turning right onto the A428 at a major new set of traffic lights. (This is the green route shown on the google map which you see by dragging to the right)