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Individual Swiss Round 3 Draw - 2nd February 2010 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(Open): A.Bak 1 W.Williams 0, Barlow 1 Trobridge 0, Rabbi 0 Lang 1, Webb 1 Wright 0, Ramsden 1 Qureshi 0 (default withdrawn), Ashdown 1 Scurfield 0 (rescheduled), Wainwright bye.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(Open): Barlow, Lang, A.Bak 2, Webb 1.5, W.Williams, Ashdown, Trobridge, Rabbi 1, Wainwright 0.5, Wright, Scurfield 0, Withdrawn: Ramsden (1), Qureshi (0).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. Hepolite Cup Round 3/Round
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Clough Trophy Round 4 Draw - 16th March 2010 Scorecards: Round 3, Results, Draw and Table: After Round 3 Chess And a Pint on Sunday
Afternoons! Division 4 - Message
From BDCA Secretary 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 2010 BDCA Chess Congress
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Club, 1853-1953 - Part 1 of 4 Bradford DCA Trophies
and Past Award Winners BDCA Committee Meeting
- Thursday 25th February 2010 Idle Reserves - Open
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4NCL - Division 3 North 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 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 doping 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. ECF National Championships Shipley Rapidplay Results
- 5th January 2010 6th Idle Rapid Play Tournament 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 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
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 BDCA Grading List - 2010
(Finalised) Chess Training Day Run
By Nick Nixon for Under 135 Graded Players (ECF) - 6th December
2009 Yorkshire Saturday Chess
League - Recent Results for the Bradford Team Bradford A 4 - York RI A 4 1 Ben Hague (W) 1
- Richard Palliser (B) 0
2 Winston Williams
(B) 1 - Paul Townsend (W) 0
3 Ihor Lewyk (W) 0
- David Adams (B) 1
4 Mike Walker (B)
1/2 - Detlef Plump (W) 1/2
5 Matthew Webb (W)
1/2 - Martin Carpenter 1/2
6 Chris Wright (B)
0 - Jean-Luc Weller 1
7 Adam Lang (W) 0
- Jim Nicholson (B) 1
8 Gary Corcoran (B)
1 - Paul Hopwood (W) 0
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 BDCA Players On Tour!
- European Club Championship Macedonia, 4th - 10th October 2009 2009 Bradford Congress
- Results Are In! Boyd Trophy Results,
8th September 2009
New Home Venue for Clayton
Chess Club Bob Burns Summer Tournament
2009 At Idle Chess Club BDCA Awards Ceremony
Photos - 5th June 2009 ECF County Championships
Finals - Yorkshire Treble! ECF Report, Yorkshire Chess Report, Ihor Lewyk's Report Keith Arkell Grandmaster
Simul Event - Idle Bradford 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. Team Lightning Results
- 5th May 2009 BDCA Players On Tour 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 5th Idle RapidPlay Tournament
Result - 11th August 2009 4th Idle RapidPlay Tournament
Results 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
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