Stan Cranmer won the 2012/3 Counter-Gambit (Postal) tournament earning 5 CM points. Together with a previous victory in a Silver Medal tournament & a 3rd place in the Handicap tournament, Stan accumulated 22 CM points meaning he has earned the BCCA Candidate Master (CM) Title. Well done Stan!”
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End Game Tournament 2012 Update
Robert Evans Wins Class 1 Trio No 37
Terry Tyson Wins BCCA/C1/TR23
Latest Trio Result
BCCA/C1/29 has now finished with a tie for 1st place between Raymond Burridge and Sandy Smyth – well played. After drawing lots Sandy Smyth goes through to Class 2, both players share the BCCA Candidate Master Points and receive one each.
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Email Tournament Update
Ron Cooper has published the latest results for A83 – A89 – see the results page. Click here
For the 2012/13 season the tournament format will change to Trio’s as this will enable sections to start more quickly. Ron has announced the first two sections – details below:-
Latest Trio Results
Congratulations to Leslie Eastoe on winning Class 2 Trio No. 3 with a score of 3.5/4, Leslie is promoted to Class 3 and has been awarded 5 BCCA Candidate Master Points. Crosstable
Allan Gardner has won Class 1 Trio No. 14 with a score of 3/4 and is now playing in Class 2 with Paul Batchelor and Iain Gould. Allan has also been awarded 2 BCCA Candidate Master Points. Crosstable
Anthony Balshaw clinches Webserver Tournament Hat Trick!
Anthony has achieved his goal of winning the 6th and last Webserver Tournament to complete his hat trick of consecutive wins. I am sure you will all join with us in congratulating him on this achievement. It was a tough competition and it went down to the wire with three players in contention. In the end Anthony held on to win from Terry Taylor on SB count back! It cannot get any closer. For more details please see the tournament table.
As the reigning BCCA Champion Anthony is having a tremendous year and must now have his sights set on the British Championship this year based on his current form.
New Email Tournament Section
Ron Cooper has recently started a new section in this popular tournament:-
Remember Email Tournaments are free to enter and part of the membership benefits package. A section winners tournament will be held periodically. See the Tournament Page for more details
2012-13 SEASON NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS!
From June 1st, members can begin to renew their membership for next season and start to book their tournaments.
Your membership renewal form will be sent out with the latest magazine in the next 2 or 3 weeks but, for the first time, members now have the option to renew online, select their tournaments for next season, and pay online.
Go to Membership Renewal and complete all required details on completion you will be taken to the payment page where you can add your tournament selections and complete your purchase – couldn’t be easier.
Some things to note for next season:-
* The BCCA Championship now entirely webserver! There was a large increase in entries last season because of this coming change so the tournament this season promises to be even better – don’t miss out!
* Some BCCA tournaments cannot be switched to webserver because of their unique nature – the Endgame Tournament and the Gambit & Counter-Gambit tournaments. However, for the first time, you can now enter these & select an E-mail only section! This is fantastic news for players giving you the opportunity to play in these special tournaments without having to play by expensive post. So, if you haven’t tried these before, give them a go!
* Do you realise you can play in the BCCA Handicap tournament & ask for E-mail only pairings? Yes, you can! You can wait for the Renewal form to specify or you can use the link to e-mail the Handicap Controller on the Payment Page.
* You can also order your BCCA Stationery online as a separate transaction unfortunately for technical reasons it cannot be combined with your renewal payment. BCCA Stationary Order .
* Would you like to play for BCCA in Team Matches? It’s free! And you can select E-mail or Webserver only options if you wish. All on the Membership Renewal page.
If you have any questions, use the “Contact Us” facility.