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.

Bradford DCA League 2009 - Final Standings
Results and tables for week 14 of league chess games played on the 7th April 2009 can now be viewed opposite. Click on the links below to download the results for printing and redistribution in PDF.

Results: Week 14  Week 13  Week 12  Week 11  Week 10  Week 9    Week 8 Week 7 Week 6 Week 5 Week 4 Week 3 Week 2 Week 1

Scorecards: Week 14 Week 13 Week 12 Week 11 Week 10 Week 9     Week 8 Week 7 Week 6  Week 5 Week 4 Week 3 Week 2 Week 1

Bob Burns Summer Tournament 2009 At Idle Chess Club
An excellent start to the Bob Burns Tournament this week. Special mention to John Saxton and John Holliday for taking the biggest sclaps of round 1. The draw for round 2 which will be held on Tuesday 7th July is shown below. I can now confirm that there will be prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place as well as grading prizes for best u160, u125 and u100. A half point bye may be taken in any round, except round 5.
 
If you would rather rearrange your match to play on a night other than the scheduled night for each round then please let me know in advance. I am also willing to accept further entries before round two, such new entries will be allowed a half point bye in round 1. Please let me know if there is anyone else interested in taking part. Andy Wainwright (Competition Controller) on 07977 538488 or e-mail idlechessclub@yahoo.co.uk

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.

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.

The 5th Idle RapidPlay will take place at Idle Working Mens Club on Tuesday 11th August. To enter please contact Andy Wainwright at idlechessclub@yahoo.co.uk or call 07977 538488.

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.

You Don't Have To Be Idle Nights (Idle Chess Club)
These “Themed Practice Nights” are open to all players and are being designed to focus on specific opening lines with the intention of allowing players to work together to improve their games by exploring new openings and ideas. In advance of each event details will be put on the BDCA website about the opening and the specific lines that will be studied on each night. The intention is that people will prepare in advance of these nights by exploring the openings and thus getting as much as possible out of these nights. 26/5/09 - Ruy Lopez, 16/6/09 - Sicilian, 30/6/09 - King's Indian, 14/7/09 - Nimzo Indian, 28/7/09 - Benko Gambit. Entry fees: Adults £1, Under 16s Free.

BDCA Monthly Meeting - Thursday 30th April 2009
The Minutes from the BDCA meeting held on the 30th April 2009 are now available from the BDCA Meetings link to view.

BDCA Individual Championships 2009 - Final Standings
Results from round 5 played on the 28th April 2009 can now be viewed below.

Barnett - Winner Lang clear on 4/5. 2/3rd Barlow and Milnes on 3.5, 4/6th W.Williams, Trobridge and Breen on 3, 7th Pells on 1, 8th Scurfield on 0.

Parkinson - Winner Khan and runner-up Madden on 4/5 by progressive tiebreak. 3/4th Ortega and Ludlam on 3.5, 5th Smith on 3, 6/8th Yakovchuk, Kadzionis and Saxton on 2.5, 9/10th Haggas and P.Walker on 2, 11th Holliday on 1.5, 12/13th Budahazi and Honore on 1.

Hutchinson - Winner Ellson and runner-up Brown on 4/5 by progressive tiebreak. 3/4th Greenwood and Velosa on 3.5, 5/7th Mason, Marsh and Rowe on 3, 8/10th E.Williams, A.Walker and Toothill on 2, 11th Parr on 1.5.

Bak - Winner Lightowler and runner-up Bell on 4/5 by progressive tiebreak. 3/5th Watson, Clews and Schnedl on 3, 6th P.Williams on 2.5, 7/8th Young and Redmond on 2, 9/10th White and Raw on 1.5.

Congratulations to the winners and everyone who fought hard all the way to the end!

3rd Idle RapidPlay Tournament Result - 21/4/2009
1st: Peter Shaw - 6/6, 2nd: Matthew Webb - 5/6, 3rd: David Aldous - 4/6. Peter beat Matthew in a final round decider with the black pieces to retain his title as Idle RapidPlay Champion.

Hepolite Cup/Hepolite Plate Finals - Tue 28th April 2009
The finals for the Hepolite Cup and Hepolite Plate were played on Tuesday, 28th April 2009 at the Latvian Club. Undercliffe B overcame Ilkley A in a close battle settled with only one decisive board win to win the Hepolite Cup whereas Bradford 155 comfortably overcame there colleagues to with the Hepolite Plate.

Clough Trophy Round 5 Results - 21st April 2009
The results from round 5 of the Clough Trophy played on the 21st April 2009 can be viewed below. Congratulations to Undercliffe C who won the competition with Dark Horses collecting the Wooden Spoon.

Click here to download the draw in PDF for printing.

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.

2009 Bradford Congress Entry Form Now Available!
Click here to download your entry form to the 2009 Congress.

New Electronic Scorecard
A new electronic scorecard has been produced reflecting the latest player grades which should be used by Captains to report match results. Click on Scorecards from the menu and follow the instructions. Club Captains/Secretaries please ensure your results are received by Secretary Dennis Breen no later than the Friday following play.

BDCA Chess Calendar for the 2009 Season
The 2009 BDCA Chess Calendar can now be viewed by clicking here. To download a copy in PDF for printing click here.

Grading List 2008
Jon Griffith has now produced the grading list for games played in 2007-2008. Click Grading List from the menu above. Click Graded Events then Leagues and finally Bradford DCA League.

Click here to download a grading list of active players in the BDCA.

Barnett - Winner Lang clear on 4/5. 2/3rd Barlow and Milnes on 3.5, 4/6th W.Williams, Trobridge and Breen on 3, 7th Pells on 1, 8th Scurfield on 0.

Parkinson - Winner Khan and runner-up Madden on 4/5 by progressive tiebreak. 3/4th Ortega and Ludlam on 3.5, 5th Smith on 3, 6/8th Yakovchuk, Kadzionis and Saxton on 2.5, 9/10th Haggas and P.Walker on 2, 11th Holliday on 1.5, 12/13th Budahazi and Honore on 1.

Hutchinson - Winner Ellson and runner-up Brown on 4/5 by progressive tiebreak. 3/4th Greenwood and Velosa on 3.5, 5/7th Mason, Marsh and Rowe on 3, 8/10th E.Williams, A.Walker and Toothill on 2, 11th Parr on 1.5.

Bak - Winner Lightowler and runner-up Bell on 4/5 by progressive tiebreak. 3/5th Watson, Clews and Schnedl on 3, 6th P.Williams on 2.5, 7/8th Young and Redmond on 2, 9/10th White and Raw on 1.5.

Congratulations to the winners and everyone who fought hard all the way to the end!

Click here to download the results in PDF for printing.

Click here to download all results in an XLS Excel Spreadsheet.

The 2009 Bradford Chess Congress will be held on the weekend of the 18th, 19th and 20th September 2009 at the Latvian Club, Clifton Villas, Bradford.

Please support your local congress and enter the Open, Major or Minor tournament by using the electronic entry form below.

Click here to download the PDF entry form for printing.

From Steinitz to Anand, if you want to review any of the matches played in the World Chess Championship matches from 1876 right through to 2008, click on the link below:

http://www.chessgames.com/wcc.html

 

  

Hepolite Cup Winners: Undercliffe B. Plate Winners: Bradford 155.

Click here to download the results in PDF for printing.

Click here to download all the results in an XLS Excel Spreadsheet. 

Click here to download the results in PDF for printing.

Click here to download all the results in an XLS Excel Spreadsheet.

Click on the link below to read an interesting chess article:

The 1763 Lolli Study - Pawn Breakthrough

Click on the link below to challenge the computer at a well-known endgame with random starting position. This weeks challenge is:

The Philidor Position 

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Improve your opening theory by clicking on the link below and get expert guidance from the very best chess players in the world. This weeks video is:

The Super-Fast Sicilian 

BDCA League Results 2008-2009

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 Bobby Fischer Documentary - Biography Channel

Below in five sections is a fascinating documentary highlighting the genius and madness of Bobby Fischer from the Biography Channel.

How Fast Can You Play Chess?
Two top grandmasters, Hikaru Nakamura and Maxim Dlugy battle it out in a 1-minute blitz game after the U.S. Championship. IM Ben Finegold comments on the side.

Derren Brown 9 Board Simultaneous Chess Match
Can you figure out how psychological illusionist Derren Brown could possibly beat 9 of the country's leading chess players in a simultaneous chess match? Click on the video below to watch and find out how!

Play GM Keith Arkell in a Simultaneous Chess Match in Bradford!

Tuesday, 23rd June 2009

Grand Master Keith Arkell (current joint English Champion) will be conducting a simultaneous event at Idle Chess Club, Idle Working Mens Club, on Tuesday 23rd June 2009.

Keith 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 is the first of its kind in the BDCA for many years and to our knowledge the first time an English Champion has thrown down the challenge to Bradford's chess elite!

If you would like to play in this event then please contact Andy Wainwright at idlechessclub@yahoo.co.uk or on 07977 538488.

Entry is £10.00 per player and prizes will be awarded on the night for the best game so come prepared with an opening trick or two!

Results from 2nd Idle RapidPlay - 25th March 2009

Peter Shaw won the event after a deciding game with Matthew Webb. Both players finished on 5 out of 6 so a 5 min decider was played. Kevan Ramsden won the mid-band grading prize with an excellent 4 out of 6. Nigel Redmond won the lower-band grading prize after beating Andy Walker in a 5 min decider, both players had finished on 3 out of 6. Many thanks to all who played.

Click here to download the results in PDF for printing.

Bradford Renaissance Academy News - Last Updated: Sun, 14th December 2008

2009 Renaissance Academy Tournaments
Please find below links to the entry forms for the 2009 Renaissance Academy Tournaments. The first tournament of 2009 will be held on Sunday, 25th January 2009. The final results from the 2008 tournaments can also be viewed below.

Tournament 1 - 25/01/2009   Tournament 2 - 22/03/2009   Tournament 3 - 24/05/2009   

Tournament 4 - 26/07/2009   Tournament 5 - 27/09/2009   Tournament 6 - 29/11/2009  

Grand Prix Results 2008  

"Chess Has Staggering Effect On Education"
After many hard fought rounds in the Bradford Schools Championship, three schools had won the regional's and had earned the right to play for the "Tack McGrath Trophy. Southmere Primary had won the Bradford West title, Park Primary PRU had won Bradford South and Lower Fields Primary won Bradford North (Bradford City is only split into 3 regions). 

The three Regional Champions met in three school 10 players each final. Each school had picked teams from the different groups and ages all with contrasting skills. Gerry Walsh watched over the event as a volunteer Arbiter. As this was the first time a PRU (Pupil Referral Unit) had hosted an event with other mainstream schools in attendance it was understandably a tense affair. 

After the rounds had past Park Primary PRU edged out on top on 28 points to become the Bradford Schools Champions, with Southmere Primary in second on 25.5 points just ahead of Lower Fields Primary on 24 points. The event was such a success another district of Bradford has joined the event for next year making the entrants for the 2009 championship 42 schools which includes 10 Secondries. The individual winner was Hanif Hussain (9), Myles Smith (9) came second, both from Park Primary PRU, and in third came Adam Henderson (9). I would like to thank all the Schools for taking part, especially the kids who made the event a most memorable and enjoyable day.

Click here to view the Telegraph & Argus article in full or click here to view video of the event.

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2008-2009 BDCA Chess Calendar

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Chess Coaching Pages for Juniors/Beginners.

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