New Coventry Chess Club site

New websites for local chess clubs are springing up all over. The CDCL flags up that Coventry Chess Club now has a new site.



The web address (URL) is http://coventrychessclub.yolasite.com/ if you want to check it out. They have a 'Trainng' section (links to chess quizzes). Perhaps something we could look into? Its possible to make some using the PGN editor (see Instructions link in RHS colum of this webspage).

You will see I am not mentioning my game last night ... which was unmentionable. :-(

Leamington League Team in Chipping Camden (8th Oct results)

Sorry I originally put this message in the comments section of a previous post.....


Leamington League Div3
Away vs Chipping Camden
08 Oct 09.

Rugby team: Jim MacDonald Roy Talbot and Joe Oswell

Rugby lost 2-1.

Thanks to Roy & Joe for turning-out as CCamden takes an hour+ to get there!!

Leamngton League (12th Oct)

Leamington League Div 3
Home to Kenilworth C
12 October

Rugby won 2.5 to 0.5. Simon Turner & Jim MacDonald won; John Hall drew. Simon's game finished at 22:30!

A steady start to the season, with 2 wins & 2 losses.

The third team

Still not sure of the result as I haven't been able to contact Joe.
But anyway it was at least a draw because although Raj was defaulted, James Mendes won on top and - absolutely brilliantly - in her first game in the league the provider of our new blog - Chris Pegler - won. Even though as she says it was against someone else relatively new, it's still a great achievement! So (although she is a bit shy over it) I thought we ought to put the game in our blog. After all Chris they won't come every week !

Play Online Chess

[Event "Rugby C v Nuneaton"]
[Site "Div 3 Cup"]
[Date "2009.10.6"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Chris P"]
[Black "Andrew M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteELO "?"]
[BlackELO "?"]

%Created by Caissa's Web PGN Editor
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. g3 Bg4 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. Ne5 Qd6 6. Nxg4 Nxg4 7. Bf4 {Now
feeling a little vulnerable so attacking bishop} 7... Qf6 {He shifts position
to attach bishop and pawn but both are fortunately defended. } 8. O-O Qxd4
{If I take his queen he will take back with knight and have a pawn and threat
next time. } 9. Nc3 {Let's move a knight instead and head for c7} 9... e6
{Defends d5 pawn and opens up path for bishop.} 10. Nb5 {I continue with my
plan and also threaten his queen} 10... Qxd1 {So he initiates a swop} 11.
Raxd1 O-O-O {And castles. Which foils my optimistic plan. I then develop an
alternative plan which I have not thought through. } 12. Bxc7 {If I take c7
then he cannot take back with King so I should be able to take Rook next
go?} 12... Rd7 {Hm. Perhaps there was something wrong with that plan?} 13.
Bf4 Bc5 {Hm. How much trouble will Knight and Bishop attacking f2 cause? }
14. e4 {I have half an idea here but not sure what it is yet. Something about
a Rook exchange?} 14... Nxf2 {My mental maths goes 3+3 trade for a Rook (5) =
good. } 15. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 16. Kxf2 dxe4 {Not sure what was on his mind. Except
perhaps my undefended Rook? But now I've moved the King I won't be in check
if he takes it. And I have a plan to make sure that he can't take it yet
anyhow ...} 17. Nd6+ Kd8 {Avoiding discovered check (and me taking undefended
Rook if he moved to b8} 18. Nxf7+ {But it hardly helps because I've now
forked King and Rook. } 18... Kc8 19. Rxd7 {Might as well swop Rooks now. }
19... Kxd7 20. Nxh8 Ke7 {His King is still game for a fight but the game is
going my way. } 21. Bxe4 {And this is more luck that judgement.} 21... Kf8
{Trying to block in Knight} 22. Bxh7 {Foiled. Black resigns.} 1-0

Second team games

The first week (Sept 29th) the B team did brilliantly against Newdigate winning 3.5 - 0.5
Nigel drew, Simon Turner, John Hall and Jim McDonald all won !

Obviously they they don't want to scare the opposition too much at the moment so last night they eased up by losing 1-3.
I'm not sure if this is double bluff or not because it was against Newdigate again !!!!!

Nigel drew, John Hall lost, Jim McDonald drew, and Pradip Shah (after starting well) lost.

First matches of the season

As you all know we had our first matches of the season last night (Well not quite - Nigels team couldn't wait and had to start last week !).
I don't yet know the results for the B and C teams but the A team managed a draw - Jonathon and Martin both drawing and (sadly) Nalin losing. Anyway to keep things level I managed to squeeze out a win in the following game.

Play Online Chess

[Event "Rugby v Cov Chess A"]
[Site "Div 1 Cup"]
[Date "2009.10.6"]
[Round "?"]
[White "D. Ireland"]
[Black "R. Wildig"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteELO "?"]
[BlackELO "?"]

%Created by Caissa's Web PGN Editor
1. e4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. cxd5 exd5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxd5 6. Bc4 Nxc3 7. bxc3
Qf6 8. Nf3 Bd6 9. Qe2+ Qe7 10. Qxe7+ Bxe7 11. O-O O-O 12. Ne5 Nd7 13. f4 Nxe5
14. fxe5 Be6 15. Bb3 c5 16. Ba3 Rfe8 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Rad1 Rad8 19. d4 cxd4
20. Bxe7 Rxe7 21. Rxd4 Rxd4 22. cxd4 Rc7 23. Rb1 b6 24. Rb2 Kf7 25. Kf2 Rc3
26. Rd2 Ke7 27. h3 Ra3 28. Ke2 Kd7 29. Rc2 Rg3 30. Ke1 Rd3 31. Rf2 Ke7 32.
Rd2 Rxd2 33. Kxd2 Kd7 34. Kc3 Kc6 35. Kc4 a6 36. g3 g6 37. g4 {The game post
mortem decided that although this was a mistake it didn't affect the outcome
of the game} 37... g5 38. a3 h6 39. Kc3 Kd5 40. Kd3 b5 41. Kc3 a5 0-1

2009/10 Fixtures (Coventry League)

The Coventry Chess site has now added in fixture lists at:

Division 1

Division 2

Division 3

Divisional Cup fixtures and results link

Also info on Individual competitions and gradings - so you can see how well you did last year and how well the people you are about to play did.

Worth revisiting the Coventry League website from time to time as lots is being added.