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BDCA Individual Competitions - Round 1 - Tuesday, 12th October 2010
Entries are invited for the BDCA Individual Championships 2010/2011: Barnett (Open), Parkinson (U151), Hutchinson (U126) and Bak (U101) to be played on the following Tuesdays:

Round 1: 28 Sep 10, Round 2: 09 Nov 10, Round 3: 18 Jan 11, Round 4: 22 Feb 11 and Round 5: 22 Mar 11

Venue: Shipley Chess Club, Owlett Hall Social Club, 53 Greenfield Avenue, Shipley, BD18 2HR.

Entry fee of £5 (juniors free) payable at 7pm on the first night.

Looking forward to a big turn-out in all sections this year so come one come all! Please confirm your entries with Competition Controller Winston Williams, e-mail at icfwp@yahoo.co.uk, Tel. 07794 370973.

Clough Trophy Entries 2011 - Deadline 10th October 2010
Entries for this year's Clough Trophy need to be submitted by Club Secretaries to Secretary Phil Walker no later than the 10th October 2010, Tel. 01274 674777.

2010 BDCA Congress Entry Form - Tournament Dates: 17th, 18th and 19th September 2010
The entry form for the 2010 BDCA Chess Congress to be held on the weekend of the 17th, 18th and 19th September 2010 is now available for download here. Entries and queries can be directed to competition controller Stuart Swire at bradfordchess@blueyonder.co.uk

Play a Grandmaster! GM Stephen Gordon Simultaneous Event - Sunday, 26th September 2010
Chess Grandmaster Steven Gordon is coming to Leeds Chess Club to give a simul on Sunday 26th September, starting at 2.30pm with the last game expected to finish at around 6.30pm. As Stephen is currently rated 2534 ELO and graded 242 ECF, number 8 on the ECF grading list, this will be the strongest grandmaster that has given a simul at Leeds Chess Club, since I took over the club. This is a great opportunity that doesn't happen in Leeds very often. If you are available and would like to play, please enter here. Tony Ibbitson, tony@leedschessclub.org - Tel: 07875553775.

Pre Season Meeting - 7th September 2010, 7:30pm Start at the Latvian Club (Clifton Villas)
Please note that this year's pre-season meeting shall take place at the Latvian Club on Clifton Villas instead of the usual Polish Parish venue on Tuesday 7th September 2010, 7:30pm start.

11th Idle RapidPlay Tournament - Tuesday 31st August 2010 Idle Chess Club
Format - 6 rd, 10mins each on the clock, swiss pairings, open rapidplay. Start Time - 7:30pm. Entry Fee - £2.00 (adults) and Free (u16s). Please feel free to call me on 07977 538488 for more information if needed, or just turn up before 7:20 on the night to play. Andy Wainwright.

Play a Grand Master! GM Daniel Gormally Simultaneous Event - Saturday, 14th August 2010
Chess Grandmaster Daniel Gormally is coming to Leeds Chess Club to give a simultaneous. This will take place on Saturday 14 August at The North Leeds Working Men's Club and will start at 2:30pm. You will have the black pieces as you can't expect Danny to take black when he will be playing around 30 people simultaneously!. Daniel is currently rated 2491 and is currently ranked 18th in the country according to the FIDE rating list, Richard Palliser is 27th so this is a huge leap up for the next simultaneous event! He is about 34 years old and his peak rating was 2573 back in January 2006 which today would have been high enough to place him at 5th in the country! Danny was in fact ranked number 4 in England when he competed for his country in the 37th olympiad! This is a great opportunity that doesn't happen in Leeds very often. If you are available and would like to play, please enter here. Tony Ibbitson, tony@leedschessclub.org - Tel: 07787613083.

Idle RapidPlay - Tuesday 27th July 2010
The next Idle RapidPlay Tournament will be on Tuesday 27th July 2010, 7:30 start at Idle Working Mens Club, High Street, Idle, BD10. This competition is open to all players and will be a 6 round blitz tournament (10mins each on the clock per game). £2.00 to enter (free for u16s). Prizes dependant on number of entrants. Please contact Andy Wainwright (idlechessclub@yahoo.co.uk) for more details or just turn up on the night between 7:00 and 7:30 to register.

Play a Grand Master! GM Stephen Gordon Simultaneous Event - Tuesday, 13th July 2010
17 BDCA players took on Englands youngest Grand Master Stephen Gordon at Idle Chess Club on Tuesday 13th July 2010. An enjoyable evening was had by all who played against Englands current number 9 seed (FIDE active player rankings). The BDCA players once again did themselves proud with a score of 5 out of 17 against the young GM. Wins were recorded by Mike Bramson (Undercliffe CC), Gary Corcoran (Idle CC) and Kevin Winter (Bingley CC). Draws were also earned by Paul Kadzionis (Undercliffe CC), Ian Smith (Undercliffe CC), Darren Bedford (Crazy Horses CC) and Winston Williams (Bingley CC). Best game prize was awarded by Stephen to Idle Gary Corcoran who Stephen said had "simply outplayed him" in a terrific end game. Many thanks to all who played.

Play a Grandmaster! GM Stephen Gordon Simultaneous Event - Tuesday, 13th July 2010
Following on from the popularity and great success of this event last year Idle Chess Club are proud to announce that we will once again be hosting one of England's top Grand Masters holding a simultaneous event at Idle Working Mens Club, on Tuesday 13th July 2010. Grand Master Stephen Gordon will play all opponents simultaneously (with his opponents allowed to choose their colour) and will take on all challengers regardless of playing strength! This event is open to all BDCA players so please let your club members know about the event which promises to be even more entertaining than last year. The gauntlet has been thrown down to Stephen to beat the 14.5/20 that GM Keith Arkell scored against the BDCA elite last season! If you would like to play in this event then please contact Andy Wainwright at idlechessclub@yahoo.co.uk or on 07977 538488. Entry, as last year, is set at £10.00 per player and prizes will be awarded on the night for best game so freshen up on your opening theory!

Telegraph & Argus Chess Article On Junior Chess in Yorkshire
Click here to read an interesting article from the Telegraph & Argus on the continuing work of the Renaissance Academy sith junior chess in the local area.

4NCL - Division 3 North
For those of you who are not aware the 4NCL is the premier level of team based chess competition in the UK, see: http://www.4ncl.co.uk/

The 4NCL has recently confirmed that it intends to launch a new Northern 3rd Division in the 2010/2011 season to run parallel with the Southern 3rd Division. Idle Chess Club have been in contact with the 4NCL organisers to confirm that they intend to enter at least 1 team in this 11 round competition which is played over 5 weekends (none of which clash with the YCA Saturday league). Teams consist of 6 players, and it is recommended that teams therefore run with a squad of 10-12 players. Idle Chess Club would like to invite any interested players who are keen to compete in this exciting new league to contact Andy Wainwright at: idlechessclub@yahoo.co.uk. If interest is sufficient from the BDCA league and a suitable second captain comes forward then we could even run two teams.

YCA Saturday League
The Yorkshire Chess Association Saturday league is a highly competitive competition with a great history and strong support. See: http://www.yorkshirechess.org.uk/

Idle Chess Club intend to enter a team in the third division of this competition (the Silver Rook) in the 2010/2011 season. We would therefore be keen to hear from any player who is interested in joining our energetic, competitive and sociable group in this new endeavour. Our intentions for this first season are clear - we intend to win and we are confident that we have the nucleus of a squad capable of doing so, we just need a few more enthusiastic players to ensure our target is met. If you are interested in joining our Saturday team for the 2010/2011 season then please contact Andy Wainwright at: idlechessclub@yahoo.co.uk.

BDCA League - Final Standings
Congratulations to South Bradford A on becoming 2010 BDCA League Champions with a narrow victory over Bingley Bees A who are relegated to Division 2 along with Undercliffe A. Nearest challengers Undercliffe B lost their final game to Polish by the narrowest of margins 3½-2½. In fact, if Undercliffe B had beaten Polish A by the same score, both South Bradford A and Undercliffe B would have had identical records resulting in a play-off!

Bradford Internationals had already secured the Division 2 title with a game in hand and ended up with the leagues best record of 12 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss for a total of 25 points. Second place and promotion to Division 1 went to Shipley Predators who held Clayton to a 3-3 draw pipping Clayton in the process. Enigma are relegated back to Division 3 but not before causing an upset in defeating South Bradford B in their last game condeming them also to life in Division 3 and ensuring Keighley would stay in Division 2.

Idle Phoenix are Division 3 champions and are promoted to Division 2 along with Dark Horses who defeated Bingley Bees B to secure promotion. The Wooden Spoon goes to Bradford Renaissance.

Totty/Cocking Standings for 2009-2010
Congratulations to Peter Rooney (Polish Parish Chess Club) on achieving the best record in the BDCA league this season. Congratulations also to John Saxton (Idle Phoenix) on winning the Cocking Trophy for achieving the best score outside of Division 1. Click here to view results and standings for all BDCA players this season.

Hepolite Cup/Plate Finals Results - 4th May 2010

Scorecards: Finals, Hepolite Cup and Plate Results 2009-2010

Clough Trophy Final Standings
Congratulations to Shipley Predators on winning the Clough Trophy. Links to full results and standings below.

Scorecards: Round 5, Results and Table/Final Standings: After Round 5.

Play an International Master! IM Richard Palliser Simultaneous Event - Saturday, 12th June 2010
International Master Richard Palliser is coming to Leeds Chess Club on Saturday 12 June, the match starts at 3pm and is just £5.00 to enter (there will be a discount for juniors, please ask for details). There will be a free magazine, donated by Richard, for everyone who enters. Richard is also donating some chess books as prizes. This is a great opportunity that doesn't happen in Leeds very often, if you are available and would like to play, please let me know this week. Tony Ibbitson, tony@leedschessclub.org - Tel: 07787613083.

BDCA Presentation Evening And Meal - Tuesday 1st June 2010 - Bradleys Restaurant Heaton
The BDCA would like to invite all of its members and their guests to the end of season BDCA Presentation Evening on Tuesday 1st June 2010 at Bradleys Restaurant, 46/50 Highgate, Heaton, Bradford. Partners, family and friends are all welcome. The evening will consist of a two course meal (starter and main course from the early bird menu), speeches, trophy presentations and entertainment. The BDCA are subsidising this event and tickets will therefore cost £10.00 per person. Desserts and drinks to be paid for additionally on the night on an individual basis. An example of the early bird menu (which changes daily) can be seen at:
http://www.bradleyscatering.co.uk/early_bird.htm. Those attending are requested to arrive at 7:30pm for an 8:00pm start. To book your place at the Presentation Evening please contact Andy Wainwright (BDCA Secretary) at idlechessclub@yahoo.co.uk, or call 07977 538488. All monies must be paid by Friday 28th May. Andy will be available to take bookings and collect monies at the Idle RapidPlay Tournament (4th May at Idle), Team Lightning (11th May at Polish), AGM (18th May at Polish) and Shipley RapidPlay (25th May at Shipley). Alternatively booking confirmations and payments (cheques made payable to "BRADFORD & DISTRICT CHESS ASSOCIATION") can be sent to Andy at: 9 Three Nooked Mews, Idle, Bradford, BD10 9NT. We hope that as many people as possible will attend the Presentation Evening this season to collect their awards, applaud their team mates, congratulate their opponents and also close the curtain another successful and well contested season for the BDCA.

Trophies From Last Year
Please can we ask people to return trophies they won last season so these can be engraved in time for the Presentation on Tuesday June 1st? Please contact Ihor to arrange a suitable drop. Text Ihor: on  07853 062 644 or e-mail  ihor13@btinternet.com.

Individual Lightning - Tuesday 25th May 2010
A second Individual Lightning Competition will be held on Tuesday 25th May 2010 at Shipley Chess Club, Owlett Hall. This extra event has been organised to enable those people who were unable to attend in December when the event was disrupted by the weather at the time. Prompt 7:30pm start.

AGM Proposals
Please click here to view proposals for rule changes/amendments to be discussed at this year's AGM meeting to be held on the 18th May 2010. In accordance with Rule 6(ii) of the Constitutional of the BDCA all individual members are entitled to attend, speak and vote at the AGM. Therefore your vote is just as important as anyone elses and you are invited by the BDCA to come to the meeting and help to shape the future of the BDCA. I would also remind you all that there are several vacancies for officers this year. On a personal note I would be most grateful if a volunteer were to come forward to take over the role of BDCA Secretary as personal and professional reasons mean that I increasingly feel unable to give this importnat role the time, effort and enthusiasm which it deserves. I would thank you all for your support over the last season and look forward to the 2010/2011 season. Andy Wainwright, BDCA Secretary.

Annual General Meeting - Polish Parish Club - 18th May 2010
The AGM will be held at the Polish Parish Club on the 18th May 2010 at the Polish Parish Club, Edmund Street Bradford with a prompt 7:30pm start.

Upcoming Events at Polish Parish Club - Team Lightning 11th May 2010/AGM 18th May 2010
The Team Lightning competition will be held at the Polish Parish Club on the 11th May 2010 and the AGM will be held the following week at the same venue on the 18th May 2010. Please click here for details on submissions to the Secretary for the AGM for which the deadline is the 20th April 2010.

Idle RapidPlay Tournament - Tuesday, 4th May 2010
The next Idle RapidPlay Tournament will be held at Idle Working Mens Club on Tuesday 4th May 2010, start at 7:30pm. Entries are £2.00 for adults and free for juniors. All games will be played with 10mins on the clock for each player and there will be 6 rounds of play. If you would like to play then please contact Andy Wainwright at idlechessclub@yahoo.co.uk, or alternatively call 07977 538488.

BDCA Individual Competitions - Final Standings

Barnett (Open): 1st Lang 4, 2-4th Barlow, Webb, Ashdown 3.5, 5th Williams 3, 6-8th Bak, Trobridge, Rabbi 2.5, 9/10th Wright, Wainwright 1.5, 11th Scurfield 0.5.

Parkinson (Under 151): 1-2nd Solomons, Clarke 4.5, 3-7th Haggas, Houlden, Madden, Khan, Jewsbury 3, 8-9th Laszlo, Kadzionis 2.5, 10-12th Pells, Brack, Saxton 2, 13-15th Ludlam, G.Honore, Mason 1.5, 16th Ellson 1.

Hutchinson (Under 126): 1st Fletcher 4.5, 2-3rd A.Walker, Stead 4, 4th Jakovchuk 3.5, 5-7th Brown, N.Redmond, Lightowler 3, 8-9th P.Walker, Copland 2.5, 10-15th Budahazi, Greenwood, T.Redmond, Toothill, Rowe, Capless 2, 16th Mullan 1.5, 17th Parr 1.

Bak (Under 101): 1st (on tiebreak) McGinty 4, 2nd Ellis 4, 3rd Clews 3.5, 4-6th Bland, Bell, Freeman 3, 7-9th Young, D.Greenhough, White 2.5, 10-12th Schnedl, T.Honore, Robson 2, 13th Raw 1, 14th A.Greenhough 0.

Scores From All Five Rounds and Final Standings in PDF: 2010 Individual Results

Hepolite Cup Semi-Final Results - 30th March 2010/Final Draw 4th May 2010

Scorecards                                                                                    Final Draw

Totty Standings After Week 13
Please click here to view the latest Totty standings (best individual league results) prior to the last match to be played on the 20th April 2010 in order of percentage scored. Information kindly provided by Dennis Breen. Please note that to qualify players must have played at least 75% of available league games.

BDCA Individual Competitions - Round 5 Draw - 13th April 2010

Standings After Round 4: Barnett (Open): Barlow 3.5, Lang 3, Webb, Bak, Ashdown 2.5, Williams, Trobridge 2, Wright, Wainwright, Rabbi 1.5, Scurfield 0.5. Parkinson (U151): Solomons, Clarke 3.5, Madden, Jewsbury 3, Kadzionis 2.5, Laszlo (*), Haggas, Houlden, Pells, Brack 2, Khan (*), Saxton, Mason 1.5, Ludlam, G.Honore 1, Ellson 0.5. (*)=rescheduled game result unreported. Hutchinson (U126): Fletcher 4, Brown, A.Walker, Stead, Jakovchuk 3, P.Walker, Copland 2.5, N.Redmond, Lightowler, Capless 2, Budahazi, Greenwood, Thompson, Mullan 1.5, Toothill, Rowe, Parr, T.Redmond 1. Bak (U101): McGinty 4, Ellis, Freeman 3, Clews, D.Greenhough 2.5, Bell, Bland, T.Honore, Robson 2, White, Young 1.5, Schnedl, Raw 1, A.Greenhough 0.

Round 5 Draw: Barnett (Open): Barlow v Webb, Lang v Bak, Ashdown v Wainwright, Williams v Wright, Scurfield v Rabbi, Trobridge - bye. Parkinson (U151): Madden v Solomons, Clarke v Jewsbury, Kadzionis v Laszlo, Pells v Haggas, Brack v Houlden, Khan v Mason, G.Honore v Ludlam, Ellson bye, Saxton withdrawn, Priest - Withdrawn, Velosa - Withdrawn. Hutchinson (U126): Fletcher v Jakovchuk, Brown v A.Walker, Stead v P.Walker, N.Redmond v Copland, Lightowler v Capless, Greenwood v Budahazi, Rowe v Mullan, Toothill v Parr, T.Redmond v Robertson, Thompson - Withdrawn, Sutcliffe - Withdrawn, Anand - Withdrawn. Bak (U101): McGinty v Ellis, Freeman v Clews, D.Greenhough v Bell, Bland v T.Honore, Young v Robson, White v Raw, A.Greenhough v Schnedl, James - Withdrawn

BDCA Individual Competitions - Round 4 Results

Barnett (Open): Barlow 1-0 Bak, Webb 0.5 Lang, Trobridge 1-0 Williams, Ashdown 0.5 Wright, Wainwright 1-0 Scurfield, Rabbi - Bye. Parkinson (U151): Laszlo 0-1 Solomons, Clarke 1-0 Khan, Jewsbury 1-0 Pells, Madden 1-0 (Default) Brack, Kadzionis 1-0 Saxton, Haggas 1-0 Ludlam, Houlden 1-0 G.Honore, Mason 0.5 Ellson, Priest - Withdrawn, Velosa - Withdrawn. Hutchinson (U126): Brown 0-1 Fletcher, Jakovchuk 1-0 Capless, Stead 1-0 Thompson, Copland 1-0 Greenwood, Budahazi 0.5 Lightowler, N.Redmond 1-0 Rowe, Mullan 1-0 Parr, T.Redmond 0.5 Toothill, A.Walker - Full point bye, P.Walker - Half point bye. Bak (U101): Clews 0-1 McGinty, Ellis 1-0 Bland, Bell 0-1 Freeman, D. Greenhough 1-0 White, T.Honore 1-0 Schnedl, Raw 0-1 Young, Robson 1-0 A.Greenhough, James - Withdrawn.

† Derek Holmes (1934-2010)

"It is with great regret that I have to report the sad loss of Derek Holmes who passed away suddenly on the 24rd February at his home in Ovenden, Halifax at the age of 76. Derek has been a major and well respected figure in Yorkshire chess for over 50 years. He played locally in Halifax before moving to Bradford Chess Club in 1962 and made his debut in my first match as captain of the Woodhouse Cup team. His arrival coincided with a decade of success for the club in which it won the Woodhouse Cup four times and he was also an important and proud member of the National Club Championship and British Postal Team winning sides of 1967 and 1972 respectively. During his forty years at the Club he missed few matches and was the epitome of  the ideal team player. He always gave a 100%, never complained about board order and would always take a draw or refuse one if it was in the team's interests whilst giving much encouragement to the numerous young players who developed through the Club during the intervening years. As a player he had a solid  style built on experience which varied little over the years and few Yorkshire players in the 1960/70s could match his end game technique. As a person he was essentially a private man, utterly reliable and who on long car journeys would  amuse us with his quiet sense of humour and anecdotes. In later life ill health took its toll and after being delighted to be a member of Bradford's Woodhouse Cup winning side in 2001 he decided to return to his roots and continue locally playing for Halifax and Calderdale. Derek will be sadly missed by all chess players who had the pleasure to meet him and our thoughts and condolences go to his widow Barbara and his family." Andrew Toothill.

Idle Reserves - Open Invitation
Idle Chess Club would like to invite all challengers to play our reserves team. Our reserves are free to play matches against any opponents at our venue (Idle Working Mens Club) on nights when our teams are at home for league action. We are also happy to receive challenges from teams to play on Clough nights or Hepolite nights later in the season. If your club has between 2-4 spare players on a particular night who would like to play a graded game then please contact us. Andy Wainwright - 07977 538488, idlechessclub@yahoo.co.uk.

ECF National Championship
Saturday 27 February saw Crazy Horses travel to Bushbury (Wolverhampton) in the quarter finals of the ECF Team National Championship (Minor). After losing the top board, Crazy Horses rallied with a couple of resounding wins (Steve Burton & Keith Marsh) and captain John Holliday forcing a draw in an opposite colour bishop endgame to bring the points home, winning 1.5 - 2.5 and ejecting last year's champions! John Holliday, Crazy Horses.

Division 4 - Message From BDCA Secretary
Please note that Division 4 which was proposed to be run this season has unfortunately not "got off the ground" and as such we have continued during the 2009/2010 season to run the 3 division structure that we have had for a number of seasons. The main reason for this is that the 8 proposed new teams for the 4th division could not be organised in time for the start of the 2009/2010 season.

Division 3 teams should note that there will be no relegations from Division 3 this season.

Alternative options are being explored for the 2010/2011 season to encourage new teams into the league, progress on this will be communicated via the BDCA website. Andy Wainwright, Secretary BDCA.

County Championships - 14th March 2010 at Valley Parade, Bradford FC, 1pm Start

PLAYERS REQUIRED. PLEASE CONTACT THE APPROPRIATE CO-ORDINATOR.

The zonal round run by the NCCU will be based on a new format of a Jamboree. Yorkshire intend to provide 7 teams. Open (16 players) and 12 players in the following U180, U160, U140 (2 teams), U120 & U100 based on new ECF grades.

Ihor Lewyk is co-ordinating the Open, U180, U160 teams Tel. 01274 567559, ihor13@tiscali.co.uk

John Fozard is co-ordinating the U140, U120 & U100 teams, Tel. 01226 792948, johnfozard@btconnect.com

It has been decided that the county will put out 3 teams in the U140, U120 & U100 based on a junior/adult mix that will give up and coming youngsters a feel of the competition and a chance of long play (1pm - 5pm ... time control proposed 40 moves 1hr 45 + 15 mins) at this level in a large team. We are aiming for a 50/50 split if possible of junior/adults. If any junior or senior player is definitely available and is keen to be considered for selection please get in touch with John Fozard in the first instance.

Stephen Burton is captain of a second U140 team based around the players that played in the U125 team (old grade) last year and will be made up of senior players, Tel. 0113 256 8157, sburtonchess@aol.com

If the teams qualifies for the next stage - players must be prepared to travel for the national play-offs later in the year between April and July (dates yet to be announced). John Fozard

Chess.com Update: The newly formed online Bradford chess team has now established itself with a core of players including Winston Williams, Matty Webb, Robert Pells; Peter, Graham & Nigel Redmond; John Holliday, Keith Marsh & Daz Bedford alongside other non league players including ex Allerton player Chris Wray & former St Bede's player Andy Krzyszczyk. A number of games have commenced including matches against Bristol & Northampton with others in the pipeline against Tashkent, The Channel Islands, Glasgow, Hong Kong & Singapore - all at a rate of 3 days / move. New members of any grade are more than welcome to strengthen the squad; you can join us for free on www.chess.com and searching the groups for 'Bradford'. John Holliday (Dark Horses).

BDCA League Positions After Week 10
A few interesting results in all divisions. Idle get smashed 6-0 by Polish makes it a truly 3 horse race in Division 1 (Idle may still have a role to play though in deciding the title winner as we still have to play all 3 top teams). Undercliffe A are in real danger of being relegated from Division 1 for the first time since I can remember. Bradford Internationals 100% record comes to an end. Leeds 175 lose top spot in Division 3 after losing to bottom of the table Destroyers and Idle Phoenix are held to a draw by Bradford College - makes it also a 3 horse race in Division 3 with all teams on equal points and all 3 still to play each other! Andy Wainwright-Secretary.

Rearranged Week 12 Fixture for Enigma -  Division 2, Tuesday 9th March 2010
Please note that the Week 12 fixture between Enigma and Ilkley B will now take place at the Upper Bolton Conservative Club on Idle Road (home venue of Undercliffe). Any queries please contact Enigma captain Geoff Briggs.

Revised Division 2 Fixtures - Enigma Chess Club
There have been a number of changes to fixtures in Division 2 concerning Enigma Chess Club. The amended fixtures are shown here in a revised Division 2 fixture list which I would ask all Division 2 captains to be aware of. The affected fixtures are against Bradford Internationals on Week 1 - 15/9/2009 and Week 8 - 12/1/2010 which have been reversed and also Week 7 - 8/12/2009 and Week 14 - 20/4/2010 against South Bradford B which has also been reversed. Enigma's Week 10 fixture on the 9/2/2010 against Clayton and Week 12 fixture on the 9/3/2010 against Ilkley B will now both be held at the Latvian Club (Bradford Chess Club). Please contact Enigma Secretary Geoff Briggs for confirmation of these changes if your team has been affected.

BDCA Individual Competitions - Round 4 Draw
Barnett (Open): Barlow v Bak, Webb v Lang, Trobridge v Williams, Ashdown v Wright, Wainwright v Scurfield, Rabbi bye. Parkinson (U151): Laszlo v Solomons, Clarke v Khan, Jewsbury v Pells, Madden v Brack, Kadzionis v Saxton, Haggas v Ludlam, Houlden v G.Honore, Mason v Ellson, Priest v Velosa. Hutchinson (U126): Brown v Fletcher, P.Walker v A.Walker, Yakovchuk v Capless, Stead v Thompson, Copland v Greenwood, Budahazi v Lightowler, N.Redmond v Rowe, Mullan v Parr, T.Redmond v Toothill, Sutcliffe v Robertson, Anand bye. Bak (U101): Clews v McGinty, Ellis v Bland, Bell v Freeman, D.Greenhough v White, T.Honore v Schnedl, Raw v Young, Robson v A.Greenhough, James bye.

BDCA Individual Competitions - Round 3 Results:

Barnett (Open): Lang 0.5 Barlow, Bak 0.5 Webb, Rabbi 0-1 Williams, Trobridge 0-1 Ashdown, Wright 1-0 Wainwright. Parkinson (U151): Solomons 0.5 Clarke, Laszlo-Khan (rescheduled), Saxton 0-1 Madden, G.Honore 0-1 Jewsbury, Ludlam 0-1 Brack, Haggas 1-0 Mason, Houlden 1-0 (default) Ellson, Pells- bye, Kadzionis-bye. Hutchinson (U126): Capless 0-1 Brown, Fletcher 1-0 Stead, A.Walker 1-0 Budahazi, P.Walker 1-0 Rowe, Yakovchuk 1-0 N.Redmond, Lightowler 0.5 Copland, Parr 0-1 Greenwood, Thompson 1-0 T.Redmond, Mullan 0-5 Toothill. Bak (U101): McGinty 1-0 Bell, Schnedl 0-1 Clews, White 0-1 Bland, Robson 1-0 Raw, Ellis 1-0 T.Honore, Young 0-1 Freeman, A.Greenhough 0-1 D.Greenhough.

BDCA Individual Swiss Round 3 Draw - 2nd February 2010
Here are the results from round 2, the current standings and the pairings for round 3 scheduled for Tuesday 2 February 2010 at the Shipley Chess Club (Owlett Hall Social Club) at 7.30 pm. A reminder to those who have yet to pay their entry fee of £5 (free to juniors) to pay me before starting their games please. Winston Williams.

Pairings for Round 3:

Barnett (Open): Lang v Barlow, A.Bak v Webb, W.Williams v Rabbi, Trobridge v Ashdown, Wright v Wainwright, Scurfield bye. Parkinson (U151): Solomons v Clarke, Laszlo v Khan, Saxton v Madden, G.Honore v Jewsbury, Ludlam v Brack, Haggas v Mason, Houlden v Ellson, Velosa v S.Priest, Kadzionis Bye, Pells Bye. Hutchinson (U126): Capless v Brown, Fletcher v Stead, A.Walker v Budahazi, P.Walker v Rowe, Yakovchuk v N.Redmond, Lightowler v D.Copland, Parr v Greenwood, Thompson v T.Redmond, Robertson v Toothill, Mullan v Sutcliffe, Anand bye. Bak (U101): McGinty v Bell, Schnedl v Clews, White v Bland, James v Raw, Ellis v T.Honore, Young v Freeman, A.Greenhough v D.Greenhough, Robson bye.

Round 2 Results:

Barnett (Open): A.Bak 1 W.Williams 0, Barlow 1 Trobridge 0, Rabbi 0 Lang 1, Webb 1 Wright 0, Ramsden 1 Qureshi 0 (default withdrawn), Ashdown 1 Scurfield 0 (rescheduled), Wainwright bye. Parkinson (U151): Jewsbury 0 Solomons 1, Brack 0 Clarke 1, Khan 0.5 Saxton 0.5, Mason 0 Laszlo 1 (rescheduled), Haggas 0 (default) Kadzionis 1, Ludlam 1 Houlden 0, Pells 1 Ellson 0, G.Honore 1 S.Priest  0 (default), Velosa bye. Hutchinson (U126): Brown 1 Lightowler 0, Budahazi 0 Yakovchuk 1, Capless 1 D.Copland 0, A.Walker 0 Fletcher 1, Greenwood 0 Stead 1, N.Redmond 0.5 T.Redmond 0.5, Toothill 0 P.Walker 1, Anand bye, Thompson bye, Parr default, Mullan default, Sutcliffe default. Bak (U101): Bell 1 T.Honore 0, Clews 0.5 White 0.5, McGinty 1 Young 0, Raw 0.5 Ellis 0.5, Bland 1 D.Greenhough 0, Freeman 1 A.Greenhough, Robson 0 (default) Schnedl 1, James bye.

Standings after Round 2:

Barnett (Open): Barlow, Lang, A.Bak 2, Webb 1.5, W.Williams, Ashdown, Trobridge, Rabbi 1, Wainwright 0.5, Wright, Scurfield 0, Withdrawn: Ramsden (1), Qureshi (0).

Parkinson (U151): Solomons, Clarke, Laszlo 2, Khan, Saxton 1.5, Pells, Madden, Jewsbury, Kadzionis, Ludlam, Brack, G.Honore, Mason 1, Haggas, Houlden, Velosa, Ellson, S.Priest 0.

Hutchinson (U126): Brown, Capless, Fletcher, Stead 2, Budahazi, P.Walker, Yakovchuk, D.Copland, A.Walker, Rowe, N.Redmond, Lightowler, Parr 1, Greenwood, Thompson, T.Redmond 0.5, Sutcliffe, Robertson, Mullan, Toothill, Anand 0.

Bak (U101): Bell, McGinty 2, Clews, White 1.5, Bland, Schnedl, Raw, T.Honore, James, Ellis, Freeman 1, Young, D.Greenhough 0.5, A.Greenhough, Robson 0.

ECF National Championships
Crazy Horses beat Barnsley 3-1 in the ECF National Club Championship match held on Saturday 17 January 2010. On board 1, Dave Summerland overcame Brian Holdsworth with some rampant Knight play. On board 2, John Holliday weathered some early pressure by Vladimir Shaposhnikov, then won material and a pawn endgame. Board 3 saw Steve Burton succumb to, Nick Nixon ptrotege, Francesca Fozard after a close game; and on board 4 Keith Marsh converted early Queenside spacial advantage against John Fozard to a convincing win. The next round (last 8) matches will be confirmed soon'. John Holliday.

Shipley Rapidplay Results - 5th January 2010
14 players braved the weather to enter Shipley's Rapidplay competition. It was good to see some new faces, which led to a keenly contested evening. Such is Derrick Mason's generosity that each entrant left with a prize, be it a book, glass chess set or cash. The plan is to hold the event again on 25th May, the week after the AGM.  Hopefully there will be less snow then!
 
Matthew and Phil couldn't be separated after 5 rounds, with the only blemish (?) being a draw when they faced each other. Full results and seedings below:
 
5½ - Matthew Webb (2), Phil Watson (1)
4 - P Walker (7 - Grading), A Youngs (4)
3 - C Stead, R Fletcher (UG - Grading), D Mason(5), A Wainwright (3) 
2 - R Ellis, M McGinty (UG), J Makintosh (9), J Light (8) P Greenwood (6)
1 - F Schnedl (10)

6th Idle Rapid Play Tournament
The 6th Idle RapidPlay was an enjoyable seasonal affair in the last week before Christmas, which was made all the more eventful by the snow and ice that made travelling to the event quite difficult. 23 players did brave the cold though to compete in the competition and a fun time was had by all. The lead for the title was hard fought and altered from round to round with some surprising upsets and some magnificent games played.

In the end Peter Shaw (Idle) and Mike Bramson (Undercliffe) emereged as joint leaders on 5/6 after Matthew Webb (Idle) failed to convert his half a point lead on the chasing pack into a decisive margin, he lost in the 6th round to Bradford's Andrew Bak and finished joint 3rd on 4.5/6. Shaw and Bramson therefore played a 5min playoff for the title in which Bramson made a dubious sack to push home at attack which ultimately he could not convert into a win and Shaw was therefore able to convert his material advantage into victory to retain his title as Idle RapidPlay Champion.

Grading prizes were also won by Derek Ludlam (Undercliffe) 4.5/6 (under 145s), Amy Greenhough (Idle) 3.5/6 (under 120's) and Rob Fletcher (Idle) 3.5/6 (Ungraded section). I would personally like to thank three of my opponents for some of the best RapidPlay games I have enjoyed in a long time - Gary Corcoran (Sicilian Narjdorf), Mike Bramson (RuyLopez) and Peter Shaw (Benko).

Individual Lightning Results - Tuesday, 15th December 2009 - Idle Working Mens Club
A great tournament was held with 50 entrants in total. 17 of the 24 league teams were represented and we had a few new faces from the Leeds League and local works teams. We also welcomed back an old face in a Mr A.Kawalec who I am told played in our league with his father around 15 years ago for Shipley and Polish and was visiting from Germany. 6 rounds were played on the night and at the end we had a clear winner on 5.5/6, half a point clear from the chasing pack. Matthew Webb of Idle Chess Club won back the trophy that he has previously held on two occasions in 2005 and 2006. As always with the Individual Lightning it was fast paced, fun and played within the festive spirit that we always like to see at this event. The prizes were as follows:

1st - Matthew Webb (Idle) (5.5/6), 2nd(=) - A.Kawalec (formerly of Shipley), I.Lewyk (Bradford), M.Walker (Undercliffe), I.Hunter (S.Bradford) and G.Redmond (Enigma) (5/6). GP - S.Scurfield (South Bradford) (4.5/6), GP - P.Lezhenin (EchoStar) (4/6), GP - M.McGinty (Idle) (4/6).

BDCA Individual Competition, Round 2 Draw for 1st December 2009
The draw for round 2 of the BDCA Individual Competition has been drawn and is shown below. Matches to be played Tuesday, 1st December 2009 at the Owlett Hall, Shipley. Competition Controller Winston Williams, e-mail at icfwp@yahoo.co.uk

Barnett Round 1: W Williams 1 - M Ashdown 0, A Wainwright 0 - D Barlow 1, A Lang 1 - K Ramsden 0, S Scurfield 0 - A Bak 1, C Wright 0 - K Trobridge 1, Y Qureshi 0 - F Rabbi 1, M Webb 1 - bye.

Parkinson Round 1: P Solomons 1 - P Kadzionis 0, G Laszlo 1 - S Haggas 0, C Houlden 0 - DJ Mason 1, PRH Clarke 1 - D Ludlam 0, J Saxton 1 - R Pells 0, J Madden 1 - G Honore 0, S Priest 0 - K Khan 1, A Ellson 0 - I Jewsbury 1.

Hutchinson Round 1: M Rowe 0 - S Brown 1, P Greenwood 0.5 - N Redmond 0.5, R Fletcher 1 - P Walker def, J Parr 1 - G Sutcliffe def, A Robertson 0 - A Walker 1, D Copland 1 - B Thompson 0, C Stead 1 - N Mullan 0, J Toothill 0 - J Capless 1, AJ Lightowler 1 - S Anand 0 def, P Budahazi 1 - bye.

Bak Round 1: A Bland 0 - A Clews 1, F Schnedl 0 - J Bell 1, A Greenhough 0 - M McGinty 1, D Young 0.5 - R Ellis 0.5, D Greenhough 0.5 - E Raw 0.5, T Honore 1 - J Freeman 0, M White 1 - A Robson 0.

Updated Electronic Scorecard - Revised 2nd November 2009
The Electronic Scorecard has been amended to take into account the new team names entered in the Clough Competition and also allows for the match result to be correctly noted. Please ensure that the updated scorecard is used for any future games. Simply click on the Scorecards link on the menu above to download the latest copy.

BDCA Grading List - 2010 (Finalised)
The grading list for the 2010 season has now been finalised by Jon Griffith to take into account changes in the ECF formula. Full details on how gradings are calculated can be found on the ECF web-site. You can download and print a copy of the grades for active BDCA players here and I would suggest adding this printed list to your 2009-2010 handbook. Club Captains/Secretaries please advise your players of the changes as these are the grades to be used for the rest of the season. Any queries concerning grading should be directed to Jon Griffith.

Chess Training Day Run By Nick Nixon for Under 135 Graded Players (ECF) - 6th December 2009
John Fozard (YCA Webmaster) is organising a coaching session with ECF Coach Nick Nixon on Sunday 6th December 2009 at West Bretton Memorial Hall, West Bretton. The training day is open to all chess players rated under 135 ECF (under 105 YCA). Please view details here and an entry form here in PDF format.

Yorkshire Saturday Chess League - Recent Results for the Bradford Team
Bradford's recent successes in the Yorkshire League include a resounding 8-0 victory over Huddersfield in the first round as well as a surprising draw against York last month as follows:

Bradford A 4 - York RI A 4

After four games had ended Bradford were trailing 1/2 to 3 1/2 and looked headed for another heavy defeat like last year but then won three games to level the score at 3 1/2 all. Finally, Mike Walker secured a draw with king and bishop against Detlef Plump's king, knight and pawn to tie the match to complete Bradford's joy.

Sunderland Cup - Sunday, 15th November 2009 - Wiggington School, York
This year, the Yorkshire Junior Chess Association has taken over the arranging of the Sunderland Cup and we wish to widen the entry not just from Yorkshire league teams - but any teams of 5 or over. There has been a change in qualification for individual entries - in that only adults and juniors with a YCA (old grade) of under 100 may enter in any team. There are a high number of juniors that play in the Sunderland - but we would welcome adult (or part adult/part junior) teams with players under 100 old grade. The team can consist of as many players as you want and the rules say the top 5 scores count. Start times and format are included in the entry form attachment. Usually the Organisers tend to draw adults & juniors of similar abilities against each other - to make it very competitive but 3 equal games. Click here for entry form in PDF or here for entry form in Word. For any queries please contact Alan Coupe on 01709 551532 (Home) 07791 609262 (Mobile) or John Fozard, Tel. 01226 792948. Website: www.yorkshirejuniorchess.co.uk.

BDCA Players On Tour! - European Club Championship Macedonia, 4th - 10th October 2009
BDCA players Ihor Lewyk (Bradford), Pete Gayson (Bradford) and Matthew Webb (Idle) are currently competing in the European Chess Club Championships in Macedonia where some of the strongest grandmasters in Chess are playing (Adams, Nakamura, Gelfand, Kamsky, Svidler, Aronian, Ivanchuk to name but a few). Keep track of the White Rose team's progress online here.

2009 Bradford Congress - Results Are In!
The 2009 Bradford Chess Congress has just been held on the weekend of the 18th, 19th and 20th September 2009 at the Latvian Club, Clifton Villas, Bradford. Please click here to view the results! Award winners and photos have now been added along with the moves to the decisive match between the two strongest players in the tournament. The 2010 Bradford Chess Congress will take place on the weekend of the 17th, 18th and 19th September 2010 at the same venue - Latvian Club, Clifton Villas Bradford. Thank you to everyone who attended and see you at the Bradford Congress next year.

Boyd Trophy Results, 8th September 2009
Congratulations to the combined forces of Bingley and Idle Knights who won the Boyd Trophy with a score of 9/10, narrowly defeating the Clayton/Polish combination by just half a board point. Extra practice needed for the Bradford team who scored just one and a half points. Click here to download the results in PDF for printing.

New Home Venue for Clayton Chess Club
The new home venue for Clayton is Little Horton Unity Club, 1a Spicer Street, Little Horton, Bradford, BD5 9BU. Please contact Secretary Phil Walker for assistance. Full details are on the Clubs and Contacts page.

Bob Burns Summer Tournament 2009 At Idle Chess Club
1st - Peter Shaw (Idle) 4.5/5, 2nd - Winston Williams (Bingley) 4/5, 3rd= - Matthew Webb (Idle), Gary Corcoran (Idle), I.Jewsbury (Undercliffe), M.Walker (Undercliffe), C.Wright (Bradford) 3.5/5. Grading Prizes - J.Saxton (Idle), I.Jewsbury (Undercliffe), G.Corocoran (Idle), M.Webb (Idle), C.Wright (Bradford).

BDCA Awards Ceremony Photos - 5th June 2009
Pictures from the Award Ceremony can be viewed here.

ECF County Championships Finals - Yorkshire Treble!
Yorkshire completed a unique treble in the finals of the ECF County Championships held on the 4th July 2009 in Leicester. Click on the links below to read the reports:

ECF Report, Yorkshire Chess Report, Ihor Lewyk's Report

Keith Arkell Grandmaster Simul Event - Idle Bradford
Idle Chess Club hosted an excellent simultaneous event with GM Keith Arkell on Tuesday 23rd June 2009.

Keith played 20 players from a number of BDCA clubs over a period of approx 3.5hours. The event was thoroughly enjoyable, played in good humour by all and was a great opportunity for local league players to play a Grand Master.

Keith himself said that he was surprised by the quality of opposition which on paper ranged from 184(YCA) to 44(YCA). He stated that it was "probably one of the toughest simul's he has ever done". This was reflected in the score of BDCA players 5.5 - Arkell 14.5. In total there were 5 wins and one draw for the BDCA players.

The wins were taken by Matthew Webb (Idle Chess Club), Ihor Lewyk (Bradford Chess Club), Winston Williams (Bingley Chess Club), Mike Bramson (Undercliffe Chess Club) and Kevin Winter (Bingley Chess Club). The draw was claimed by Andrew Wainwright (Idle Chess Club).

Best game prizes were as follows: 1. Kevin Winter, 2. Winston Williams, 3. Mike Bramson. Kevin's game was singled out for praise by Keith who complemented Kevin for his attacking play and winning piece sack.

The BDCA would like to thank Keith for taking part in this great event.

Team Lightning Results - 5th May 2009
Congratulations to the Bradford Team who narrowly won the Team Lightning competition from South Bradford A and Idle Knights. A full report from the competition can be downloaded in PDF here.

BDCA Players On Tour
Several BDCA players travelled down to the Amersham Chess Congress in Buckinghamshire last weekend (22nd-25th May) to compete in this highly competitive 7 round tournament.

In the Open Section Bradford Chess Club's Ihor Lewyk scored 3.5, as did Idle Chess Club's Gary Corcoran who picked up the prize for the highest placed unrated player (ELO ratings were used for the event). Idle's Matthew Webb also did well scoring 2.5 after an impressive start where he won his first two rounds and beat a 2216 ELO rated player in round two.

In the Major Section Undercliffe's Peter Kirby took joint 4th place with a score of 4.5 having only lost one of his 7 games. Nigel Redmond also managed to recover from a slow start in the Minor Section to come away with 3 points and the prize for Best Slow Starter.

Well done to all BDCA players who took part in this competition and good luck for the rest of the summer.

4NCL and the White Rose 2 Team Success
Congratulations are in order for the White Rose 2 Team who successfully obtained promotion to the second division of the Four Nations Chess League. Please click here to view a synopsis of the final match encounter by captain Ihor Lewyk and click here for to see the final league summary.

5th Idle RapidPlay Tournament Result - 11th August 2009
Idle Chess Club hosted the 5th in its series of RapidPlay events this week with 20 competitors from 6th different BDCA Clubs competing for the competitions impressive trophy. Idle's Peter Shaw emerged victorious and retained the title after impressively winning 6/6 against a strong field, including wins against Ihor Lewyk (Bradford Chess Club), Mike Bramson (Undercliffe) and team mate Kevan Ramsden. There were three grading prizes won by Kevan Ramsden (Idle Chess Club), Andy Walker (Undercliffe Chess Club) and Rob Fletcher (returning to the game after several seasons rest). Andy Walker impressively won a play-off for his grading prize against Bradford College's Nigel Redmond (a reverse of the result from the 3rd Idle RapidPlay).

4th Idle RapidPlay Tournament Results
The 4th Idle Rapidplay Tournament was held this week and saw a very strong field battling it out for the Idle RapidPlay Champion Trophy.

After 6 hard fought rounds three competitors were tied for 1st place each having scored 5/6 - Idles Peter Shaw, Undercliffe's Mikes Walker and Bradford's Ihor Lewyk.

A blitz all-play-all between the three was conducted to determine the winner with Idle's Peter Shaw emerging victorious by beating both of his opponents to re-claim the trophy.

Undercliffe's Paul Kadzionis took the grading prize for the best u110 with a very respectable 4/6, including a last round victory over Shipley's John Madden.

BDCA Success at the Hull RapidPlay
Five BDCA players played in the Maurice Brown RapidPlay at Hull's KC Stadium on Sunday 10th May. Congratulations should go to Idle Chess Club's Gary Corcoran who won the Minor section with a score of 6 out of 6 and Bradford College's Nigel Redmond who came 3rd in the same section with a score of 4.5 out of 6. Andy Wainwright obtained a score of 3.5/6 in the Open, R. Dean scored 4/6 in the Intermediate. It was a great day out and a thoroughly well run event. All BDCA players who attended would recommend this event next year.

Chess For Children
Please click here to read a great article which appeared in the Daily Telegraph on the 16th February highlighting the great work of the Renaissance Academy in Bradford to help children in the local area.

Annual General Meeting (AGM) - 18th May 2010, Polish Parish Club

The BDCA Annual General Meeting will be held this year at the Polish Parish Club, Edmund Street, on Tuesday 18th May 2010 and will start promptly at 7:30pm. The BDCA would like to invite all of its members to now submit in writing any rule or constitutional amendment which they would like to be discussed and voted upon at the AGM.

All such amendments must be submitted to Andrew Wainwright (BDCA Secretary) in writing no later than 20 April 2010.

These can be submitted via email to idlechessclub@yahoo.co.uk or via post to:

Andrew Wainwright
9, Three Nooked Mews,
Idle,
Bradford,
BD10 9NT

The Secretary will then circulate all proposals to be voted on at the AGM no later than the 4 May 2010.
All members are entitled to attend and be heard at the AGM and the BDCA Committee would like to see as many of its members present as possible.

The BDCA would also like to invite applications from any interested parties for the following BDCA Committee roles to be elected at the AGM for the 2010/2011 season:

PRESIDENT - Figure head of the BDCA, highly experienced in the workings of the BDCA and its constituent clubs/members, able to support and advise the BDCA Committee on matters of procedural propriety and provide an overall guiding influence to the BDCA. Also a signatory on the BDCA accounts.

CHAIRMAN - Chair all official BDCA meetings (including the AGM and the Pre-Season Meeting), oversee organisation and activity of the officers of the BDCA, organise the BDCA monthly meetings, attend various events on behalf of the BDCA. Also a signatory on the BDCA accounts.

VICE-CHAIRMAN - In absence of the Chairman the Vice-Chairman chairs all meetings of the BDCA, assists Chairman in organisation of meetings and overseeing the activities of the BDCA Officers, may undertake specific tasks on behalf of the BDCA as required.

TREASURER - Oversees all financial activities and transactions of the BDCA. Principal contact for the BDCAs bank and holder of all financial information for the BDCA. Prepares annual accounts and reports periodically to the committee on the workings of the accounts. Collects all annual fees on behalf of the BDCA. Supports the Bradford Congress. Signatory on the BDCA accounts.

SECRETARY - Runs the leagues, Clough and Hepolite competitions. Responsible for the Totty/Cockling trophy calculations. Reports results to grading officer and Web Editor. Handles all complaints and disputes received in all competitions. Pre-season responsibilities include taking registrations for the league, confirming details for the handbook and preparing the calendar. Advises BDCA members of a day to day basis on interpretation of the BDCA rules.

COMPETITION CONTROLLER - Runs the Barnett, Parkinson, Hutchinson and Bak individual competitions. Reports results to website editor and grading officer.

WEB EDITOR - Runs the BDCA website, including day to day input of all news items, results, minutes and bulletins. Promotes the BDCA via online advertising of its events.

GRADING OFFICER - Reporting all competition results to YCA grading officer and inputting results from league matches into the chessnuts online grading database.

TROPHY SECRETARY - Responsible for the whereabouts, maintenance and security of the BDCAs many trophies. Responsible for collecting all trophies at the end of the season and arranging engraving of these trophies.

PRESS OFFICER - The challenge accompanying this role is to report the results and activities of the BDCA to local press in order to promote the league in the local area. Main responsibility in past years has been to prepare a weekly report to the Telegraph & Argus.

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