25.01.2014 - Juniors quiz the 1st Team
As the players of Crowborough and Haywards Heath 1st teams arrived for their MidSussex league match they were dragged into Meeting Room 2 and asked a question by our juniors.Here is a selection of questions and answers;
Do you have a secret weapon when playing chess ?
Yes a cup of tea
Do you win more games as black or as white ?
Black
What's the hippopotamus opening ?
General consensus on this one was that nobody really knew however one Haywards Heath player did try a hippo mime while throwing the pieces around the demo board !
Where's the most exciting place you have ever played chess ?
A village in Indonesia
What is the best reply for black against 1.d4 ?
The Dutch Defence 1.... f5
What is the best checkmate you have ever played ?
A 7 move checkmate in the club championship
Would you recommend playing the Polish Opening ?
No [in fact a resounding no was echoed from all the players in the room]
Do you prefer playing ...
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12.01.2014 - Crowborough Twinning
Visit to Montargis 10th - 14th April 2013
We have been invited by the
Crowborough twinning society to send a junior team to play a local chess club
to Montargis in April and I am looking for a feel on how many may be
interested.
Extract from email to France;
The next
visit to Montargis by the Friends will be Thursday April 10 to Monday April 14,
2014, during the school holidays in England so there is the possibility of a
small team of young players (each with an adult) coming with us.
The
Friends travel by coach (and some others by car) and we stay with families,
usually with friends of long standing. There are two exchanges per year for the
Amis/Friends and the French will be in Crowborough again in August or September.
Reply from France
I phoned
to Mr Vincent Normand ( chairman of chessboard) at Amilly. He is OK for a meet
with young players of
chess.
He ask :
How many young players come to Montargis and how old are they?
For this
meeting , he ...
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06.01.2014 - Cup KO Fixture Date confirmed
Friday 28th February - Home fixture - same date as our 1st team match against BrightonLets get our name on another trophy !...
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08.12.2013 - Player Stats Added
See Team TAB for player Stats Or download PDF...
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25.11.2013 - Club closing dates over Xmas
This Friday the 29th November is the last club night before Xmas due to the start of the pantomime season.We reopen on Friday the 10th January 2014...
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20.09.2013 - Dates for the diary
Club AGM Friday 27th September 2013 7:45pm
at the Community Centre
Autumn Lightning 10sec buzzer chess tournament the following
Friday 4th October 2013 at 7:45pm
Preliminary fixtures are published, dates and teams to be
discussed at AGM ...
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15.09.2013 - Crowborough Chess Congress
Prize WinnersCrosstableSee Reports for Pictures
1st Place
Stoyan Ivanov
£100
6/6
2nd Place
David Tucker
£60
5/6
3rd Place Under 180 Veteran
Ian Snape Amy Hoare John Sugden
£30 each
4½/6
Under 160
Paul Smith
£30
4/6
Under 140
Michael Reddie
£30
3/6
Under 120
David Wallis Liam Backler
£15 each
2/6
Ungraded
Tony Pelling
£20
3/6
Crowborough
Peter Kemp
The Albany Cup
&nbs...
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13.09.2013 - Crowborough Chess Congress 2013
Entries as at 13th September 2013
First Name
Last Name
Club
Longplay Rating
Rapidplay Rating
Norman
Blake
Redhill
159
Liam
Backler
Uckfield
111
111
Jeffrey
Boardman
Hayward Heath
189
184
Callum
Brewer
Brighton
162
161
Carver
Marc
David
Cork
Crawley
157
168
David
Cutmore
Wood Green
184
184
Martin
Cutmore
Folkestone
175
165
David
Dawson
Scca
171
165
Yeshuah
Diliza
Croydon
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07.09.2013 - Crowborough Chess Congress 2013
14th September 2013
We are
pleased to announce that Grandmaster and current British Champion David Howell
will be opening the Crowborough Chess Congress on Saturday 14thSeptember 2013 at 10:00am.
There
will also be the opportunity between rounds to listen to David commenting on
some of his games from this year’s British Championship.
We
would appreciate as many entries as possible to give a good show as the
British Chess Magazine will also be attending to report on the event.
If you
have not already done so below are entry details and to avoid the late entry
fee simply email with your intention to enter.
See Events for details
Junior congress details at Sussex Junior Chess
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10.08.2013 - British Chess Championships
Torquay 2013 Crowborough players travelled down to Torquay to take on the best of the Britain.Click on Reports for all the results....
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