Posted by Lewis on February 9, 2018
The Northumberland Chess League is the premier local chess competition for players in Newcastle, Northumberland and Tyneside. In 2017-18 the league has 33 teams of five, representing twelve clubs, with over 150 players regularly taking part. Our season runs from October to April, but new players may join in at any point. For more information on getting involved please see our Clubs page, or email info@northumberlandchess.com.
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Posted by Lewis on April 23, 2018
Now that the season has finished I can announce the 2017-18 Season Results. I’m not sure how many times this has happened in previous seasons but the same club has came first in every division. Well done Gosforth.
Division 1
With an impressive 9 wins, 1 draw and no defeats Gosforth Empire have claimed the title for division one with 19 Match Points. The team preventing them from a perfect score was their own Gosforth Salters. In second place Forest Hall Admirals who ended on a respectable 14 Match Points. Well done to Gosforth Empire for their victory. See below for division 1 standings.
| Team Name | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Game Points | Match Points |
| Gosforth Empire | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 19 |
| Forest Hall Admirals | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 14 |
| Durham City | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 31.5 | 13 |
| Forest Hall Brigadiers | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 12 |
| Morpeth A | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 11 |
| Jesmond Knights | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 9 |
| South Shields A | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 22.5 | 9 |
| Tynemouth A | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 21.5 | 8 |
| Leam Lane Aces | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 7 |
| Gosforth Salters | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 7 |
| Tynedale Tans | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 15.5 | 1 |
Division 2
Gosforth Regents have claimed first place in the second division. They ended their season with 16 Match Points with 8 wins and 2 losses. Morpeth B have placed second with 6 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. Well done to Gosforth Regents for winning division 2. See below for full division 2 standings.
| Team Name | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Game Points | Match Points |
| Gosforth Regents | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 29.5 | 16 |
| Morpeth B | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 30.5 | 15 |
| Forest Hall Chieftains | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 29.5 | 12 |
| Tynemouth C | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 27.5 | 11 |
| Gosforth Ivy | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 26.5 | 11 |
| South Shields B | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 25.5 | 10 |
| Tynemouth B | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 25.5 | 10 |
| Newcastle University | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 18.5 | 8 |
| Tynedale Reivers | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 7 |
| Alnwick A | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 6 |
| Gateshead | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 4 |
Division 3
Coming first in the third division is Gosforth V. They ended with 8 wins, 2 draws and no defeats which left them on 18 Match Points. Lean Lane Bullets followed closely behind on 16 points with 8 wins and 2 losses. Well done Gosforth V. See below for division 3 standings.
| Team Name | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Game Points | Match Points |
| Gosforth V | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 18 |
| Leam Lane Bullets | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 34.5 | 16 |
| Forest Hall Ensigns | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 13 |
| Forest Hall Dragoons | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 12 |
| Tynemouth D | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 27.5 | 12 |
| South Shields C | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 11 |
| Leam Lane Comets | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 9 |
| Morpeth C | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 8 |
| South Shields D | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 20.5 | 7 |
| Forest Hall F | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 19.5 | 4 |
| Forest Hall G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.5 | 0 |
Well done everyone who played in this season and good luck for the next!
Posted by Lewis on April 21, 2018
David Ramsey 1-0 Patrick Pearson
Harry Robinson 1-0 Oliver Wall
Bernie Crowther 1-0 Tanvi Manchineni
David Watson 0-1 Morgan French
Andrew Levy ½-½ Feitong Wu
David Armstrong 1-0 Frankie Foster
Friday 20th April 2018
Posted by Tim Wall on April 20, 2018
Entries are being taken for the Forest Hall Weekend Congress and FIDE-rated Blitz (27-29 April, 2018, at Forest Hall Ex-Servicemen’s Institute) up until and on the day of the events. To enter, visit Forest Hall Chess Club’s website and/or contact Tim Wall: 0750 372 2366, timpeterwall@gmail.com.
Weekend tournaments include: Open, Major (U170), Intermediate (U135), Foundation (U100) sections. The FIDE-rated Blitz runs 5pm-7pm on Sunday 29th April and is open to all. Late entry fees have been waived, but entrants are asked to register as soon as possible.
Posted by Lewis on April 19, 2018
Brian Towers ½-½ Ian Mackay
Ian Maughan ½-½ Steve Larkin
Eddie Czestochowski 1-0 Derek Blair
Chris Sayers 1-0 Dave Humphreys
Asanga Gunasekera 1-0 Default
Thursday 19th April 2018
Posted by Lewis on April 18, 2018
Gary Cornwall ½-½ Brian Towers
Christian Smith 1-0 Kevin Rowden
John Morton ½-½ Colin Campbell
Lewis Self ½-½ Asanga Gunasekera
Joe Murray 0-1 Jay Steel
Tuesday 17th April 2018
Posted by Lewis on April 17, 2018
Forest Hall G has defaulted this match.
Posted by Lewis on April 13, 2018
David Wrigley ½-½ Merim Bilalic
Tim Wrigley ½-½ Chris Izod
Peter Crichton 0-1 Ed Dodds
Ian MacKay ½-½ Andy Trevelyan
Bruce Reed 0-1 John Turnock
Thursday 12th April 2018
Posted by Lewis on April 11, 2018
Zolner
| Bo. | No. | | Name | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | | Name | Rtg | No. |
| 1 | 2 | | Wall Tim | 208 | 3½ | ½ – ½ | 4½ | | Moreby James | 206 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | | Walker David | 213 | 3 | 1 – 0 | 3½ | | Dargan Paul | 195 | 5 |
| 3 | 9 | | Han Yichen | 178 | 2½ | ½ – ½ | 3 | | Henderson David | 191 | 7 |
| 4 | 8 | | Zhang Zheming | 184 | 2½ | ½ – ½ | 2½ | | Robson Paul | 161 | 13 |
| 5 | 4 | | Coathup Roger | 197 | 2 | 1 – 0 | 2½ | | Boyd John | 191 | 6 |
| 6 | 10 | | Riding Mick | 172 | 2 | 1 – 0 | 1½ | | Trevelyan Andy | 169 | 11 |
| 7 | 12 | | Skelsey Stuart | 166 | 1 | 1 | | | bye | | |
Sell
| Bo. | No. | | Name | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | | Name | Rtg | No. |
| 1 | 2 | | Bielby Paul | 167 | 5 | ½ – ½ | 4 | | Clarke John | 141 | 15 |
| 2 | 1 | | Laws Darren | 168 | 4 | 1 – 0 | 3½ | | Walshaw David | 144 | 14 |
| 3 | 5 | | Smith Mike | 153 | 3 | 1 – 0 | 3 | | Rowden Kevin | 147 | 9 |
| 4 | 6 | | Mitcheson Robert | 152 | 2½ | ½ – ½ | 2 | | Marsh John | 154 | 4 |
| 5 | 10 | | Burnell Steve | 146 | 2 | ½ – ½ | 2½ | | Smith Christian | 145 | 12 |
| 6 | 3 | | Robson Paul | 161 | 1½ | 0 – 1 | 2 | | Wall (Jnr) John | 148 | 8 |
| 7 | 7 | | Younger Mark | 150 | 1½ | 1 | | | bye | | |
Gilroy
| Bo. | No. | | Name | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | | Name | Rtg | No. |
| 1 | 2 | | Czestochowski Eddie | 134 | 4 | ½ – ½ | 3½ | | Moreby Kurt | 131 | 3 |
| 2 | 6 | | Noble William | 126 | 3½ | 1 – 0 | 4 | | Baird Jeff | 123 | 7 |
| 3 | 11 | | Gunasekera Asanga | 102 | 2½ | ½ – ½ | 3 | | Rook Ian | 128 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | | Cox Kevin | 136 | 2½ | 1 – 0 | 2 | | Appleby Rob | 93 | 12 |
| 5 | 8 | | Heyman Bob | 120 | 2½ | – – + | 2 | | Miller Joe | 80 | 14 |
| 6 | 9 | | Xu Weiming | 113 | 2 | ½ – ½ | 1 | | Glasper Brendan | 84 | 13 |
| 7 | 10 | | Johnson Stan | 111 | 2 | 1 | | | bye | | |
Posted by Lewis on April 5, 2018
Peter Chrichton 0-1 Denise Mosse
Steve Larkin 0-1 Bill Noble
Bruce Reed ½-½ Peter Wells
Christine Moorcroft 1-0 Alex Johnson
David Humphreys 0-1 Asa Bayram
Thursday 5th April 2018
Posted by Lewis on March 29, 2018
Keith Rockett 0-1 George Ellames
David Hair ½-½ Ralph Firth
Dave Jarema 1-0 Paul Castledine
Ray Garside ½-½ Richard Perry
Peter Conbellack 0-1 Isaac Mills
Wednesday 28th March 2018