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The Bradford
& District Chess Association organise chess events every Tuesday
evening in the Bradford Area. Play normally starts at 7:30pm. Whatever
your level from beginner to Grandmaster, why not join us. Click
on the Clubs and Contacts list below to find a club in your area. |
www.bradfordchess.org.uk - Web-Site Last Updated: Thu, 2nd July 2009 |
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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. Bradford DCA League 2009
- Final Standings 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
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 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. 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 You Don't Have To Be
Idle Nights (Idle Chess Club) BDCA Monthly Meeting
- Thursday 30th April 2009 BDCA Individual Championships
2009 - Final Standings 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 Hepolite Cup/Hepolite
Plate Finals - Tue 28th April 2009
Clough Trophy Round 5
Results - 21st April 2009
Click here to download the draw in PDF for printing. Chess For Children 2009 Bradford Congress
Entry Form Now Available! New Electronic Scorecard BDCA Chess Calendar for
the 2009 Season Grading List 2008 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. 2009 Bradford Congress - 18th, 19th & 20th September 2009
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.
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Season Winners and Losers
Division 1: Idle
Knights are champions of Division
1 after Clayton were awarded victory against Undercliffe B in the
postponed fixture from week 6. Shipley Predators and Clayton relegated
to Division 2.
Division 2: South Bradford B are champions by a solitary board point and promoted
to Division 1 along with Bradford 155. Dark Horses and Shipley Raiders
are relegated to Division 3.
Division 3: Keighley are champions and are promoted to Division 2 along
with Unsion. Idle Phoenix collect the Wooden Spoon.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Bradford
Renaissance Academy News - Last Updated: Sun, 14th December 2008 2009 Renaissance Academy
Tournaments 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 "Chess Has Staggering
Effect On Education" 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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For all your chess supplies try Chessmaze International, the Bradford Congress supplier. |
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2008-2009 BDCA Chess Calendar
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Yorkshire Chess Association. For the latest news of what is going on in Yorkshire please check out : www.yorkshirechess.co.uk |
Chess Coaching Pages for Juniors/Beginners. There is an excellent site on the web which gives lots of exercises to help improve your chess. Click here |
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