The following results have been reported in the following Selected Openings and Gambit Tournaments

SOT Main Theme
Thornton 1-0 Wood
Wood 1-0 Thornton
Grobler 1-0 Crawshaw
Crawshaw 1-0 Grobler
Crawshaw 1-0 Wood
Grobler draws with Gallimore

Gambit A
Wright 1-0 Clough
Thompson 0-1 Clough
Grobler 1-0 Brook
Clough 1-0 Brook

Gambit B
Richardson draws with Witt
Witt 0-2 Gallimore
Richardson 2-0 Thornton
Richardson 0-1 Witt
Gallimore 1-0 Richardson
Jolly 0-1 Witt

Counter Gambit
Wright draws both games v Cranmer
Cranmer 1-0 Thornton
Richardson 2-0 Thornton
Gallimore 1-0 Richardson

The following new tournament has recently begun.

Et A78

1. N. Aitken
2. Greg Hughes
3. Derek Gallimore
4. Guy Whitehouse

The following email tournament has recently started, these tournaments may be entered at any time.

Et A77

1. G. Hughes
2. Hilary Walsh
3. A. Dawkins
4. A.R.A. Baker

The following results have recenly been reported in the BCCA Championship.

Championship
Braunton 0-1 Ellis
Eastoe 1-0 Braunton
McLaughlin 1-0 Braunton
Ellis 1-0 Brotherton
Gould 0-1 McMahon

Candidates A
Cranmer draws both games v Picken
Tymms 2-0 Picken
Grayland 2-0 Cranmer

Candidates B
Harriman 1-0 Dixon
Rashleigh 1-0 Burridge
Coleman 1-0 Burridge
Burridge draws with Coleman
Finnie draws with Burridge
Rashleigh 1-0 Dixon

Reserves A
Denton 0-1 Copsey
Copsey 2-0 Toye
Copsey 1-0 Fuller
Copsey 1-0 Elwood

Reserves B
Lindop 0-1 Hulse
Hulse 2-0 Woodfuff

The start list for the 2011 BCCA Medal Tournaments have been announced. The winner of each group will receive an engraved medal of the appropriate colour with S-B tie break being used where required.

The 1st and 2nd placed players will also earn points towards the new BCCA Titles which will be formally launched in the next magazine issue. All games will be BCCA graded and players must maintain their BCCA membership throughout the tournament. Continue reading BCCA Medal Tournaments Start →

In the Counter Gambit Selected Openings Tournament, there are double pairings where each player will play two games , one with white and one with black , against each of the other competition. In each game Black selects the opening from the above list . In other words in each pairing of two games each player chooses the opening in the one game where he has Black.You can choose any combination of counter gambits , from the same counter gambit in all games to four different counter gambits.

The four choices for 2010-11 are,

1. Winawer Counter – Gambit: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 e5
2. Henning – Schara: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd4 cxd4
3. Adelaide Counter – Gambit: 1.e4 e5 2.f4 Nc6 3.Nf3 f5
4. Bellon Gambit: 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 e4 4.Ng5 b5

The competitors this season, are S.E. Cranmer, D. Richardson, E.E. Wright, C.D. Gallimore and J. Thornton. There are no results as yet.

The 2010-11 Selected Openings Tourney Gambit (Section A) features four fighting gambits where each player will plays two games against each other but in each game the player of the White pieces chooses which gambit line they wish to play. Any combination of gambits may be chosen from,

1. Sicilian – Portsmouth Gambit, 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4
2. Max Lange, 1. .e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.0-0 Bc5 6.e5
3. Urusov Gambit, 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nf3 Bb4 +
4. Chatard -Alekhine Attack, 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.h4 !

This tournament is contested by, D. Grobler, L. Brook, E.E. Wright, F. Clough and B. Thompson.

Results: Clough 1 Grobler, Grobler ½ Clough, Wright 1 Brook

Points: Clough 1½/2, Wright 1/1, Grobler ½/2, Brook 0/1, Thompson no results yet.

The 2010-11 Selected Openings Tourney Gambit (Section B) features four fighting gambits where each player will plays two games against each other but in each game the player of the White pieces chooses which gambit line they wish to play. Any combination of gambits may be chosen from,

1. Sicilian – Portsmouth Gambit, 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4
2. Max Lange, 1. .e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.0-0 Bc5 6.e5
3. Urusov Gambit, 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nf3 Bb4 +
4. Chatard -Alekhine Attack, 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.h4 !

This tournament is contested by R. Jolly, D.H.A. Witt, D. Richardson, C.D. Gallimore and J. Thornton.

Results: Witt 1 Thornton

Points: Witt 1/1, Thornton 0/1, no other results as yet.

The 2010-11 Selected Openings Tourney Main Theme is the Queens Indian Defence Modern Main Line from the position after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb7 6.Bg2 Bb4 7.Bd2 c5 with White to play.

This is a double round tournament contested by, D. Grobler, R. Crawshaw, B.A. Wood, C.D. Gallimore and J. Thornton.