We are pleased to announce the introduction of a new format for the Webserver Tournament. The objective is to provide a more stimulating challenge for all players with progression prospects and the possibility of earning points towards a BCCA Title. It is designed to allow for continuous entry throughout the year. Continue reading Try the New Webserver Trio’s
Bronze Medal Tournament Winner
2011 British Chess Problem
In this starter problem for the Winton Capital British Chess Solving Championship, white, playing up the board, is to play and force mate in two moves against any black defence. The entry fee is £3.00 and the competition is open to British residents only.
White to play and mate in 2 against any defence
BCCA 2011 Web-Server Medal Tournaments
The BCCA Medal Tournaments consist of Gold, Silver & Bronze sections played by web-server or post. The web-server tournaments are available to view online at the ICCF website. Other participants can see the games live after 1 game is finished in the event. Live transmission is delayed by 5 moves. The public can see the games live after 1 game is finished in the event. Live transmission is delayed by 5 moves. Continue reading BCCA 2011 Web-Server Medal Tournaments
Selected Opening & Gambit Tournament Results
The latest reported results in the Selected Openings and Gambit Tournaments, are
MAIN THEME
Thornton 1-0 Wood, Wood 1-0 Thornton, Grobler 1-0 Crawshaw, Crawshaw 1-0 Grobler, Crawshaw 1-0 Wood, Grobler ½ Gallimore,
Wood 0-1 Gallimore, Wood ½ Grobler, Gallimore ½ Grobler
GAMBIT A
Brook 0-1 Thompson, Brook 0-1 Clough, Brook 0-1 Wright, Wright 1-0 Thompson, Wright 2-0 Grobler, Thompson ½ Wright, Wright 1-0 Clough, Thompson 0-1 Clough, Grobler 1-0 Brook, Clough 1-0 Brook
GAMBIT B
Richardson ½ Witt, Witt 0-2 Gallimore, Richardson 2-0 Thornton, Richardson 0-1 Witt, Gallimore 1-0 Richardson, Jolly 0-1 Witt
COUNTER GAMBIT
Gallimore 1-0 Wright, Wright 1-0 Thornton, Thornton 0-1 Wright, Wright 1-0 Richardson, Gallimore 2-0 Cranmer, Richardson 0-1 Cranmer
Cranmer ½ Richardson, Thornton 0-1 Cranmer, Wright ½½ Cranmer, Cranmer 1-0 Thornton, Richardson 2-0 Thornton, Gallimore 1-0 Richardson
SOT MAIN THEME
Wood 0-1 Gallimore, Wood ½ Grobler, Gallimore ½ Grobler
Charles Warburton Centenary Memorial Tournament
This 15-man ICCF international event started in July 2009 and the winner has just been confirmed. It is Panu Laine of Finland, who scored 101⁄2/14 with IM and SIM Norms. Congratulations to Panu! We are very fortunate that Panu has already annotated some games for this magazine and I hope he will look at some of his games from this tournament in a future issue. There is still 1 game remaining in the tournament but it will not affect the major placings.
Tips to save money on postal costs, and more…
Dear Neil,
I read the Yearbook from cover to cover and found it to be informative and entertaining. I would like to thank you for your words of encouragement over the past couple of years. You will recall I was considering downscaling the number of games I played throughout the year, but then you told me about the British Ladies Championship (of which I was unaware); in my first year of play I came 4th out of 4, last year I came 3rd out of 5 with which I was well pleased. They are tough games against the likes of Valerie Craven (she has won the Title many times) and Sue Howell (another extremely strong player).
I also entered the Handicap tournament last year, for the very first time, and did better than I thought, finishing 14th. I duly intend to improve on that over the next year or so.
Finally, when the membership fee went up to £11, it is at first a daunting thought “it’s gone up again”. BUT, if one looks at it this way, it is LESS THAN 22p per week so, if anyone else has that thought about fee increases, think of it as less than the price of a 2nd class stamp. Get the old coffee jar or cocoa tin out, pop in 25p per week, and you will be in profit at the end of the year! That’s how I look at it.
The Royal Mail will be increasing the price of stamps again in April. But quite a lot of mail gets through without being stamped or franked by the Post Office and I have saved an awful lot on costs by re-using those envelopes. Also, if the franking mark hasn’t caught the stamp, they can, with care, be peeled off and re-used especially the self-adhesive ones.
Best Wishes
Stephanie Lawrence
Championship Results & Update
Tournament Controllers Dave Grobler & Nigel Aitken provide the latest results in the BCCA William Mason Championship, webserver sections finished on the 31st July, postal sections are still in progress. K W Mclauglin and Leslie Eastoe are joint leaders in the 2010/11 Final.
From the Candidates Tournament D J Finnie, Anthony Balshaw & David Coyne have qualified for the 2011/12 final, the remaining places are still to be decided.
In the Reserves Tournament A Copsey, J Redwood, M R Wilson & L Rhodes have qualified for the 2011/12 Candidates Tournament.
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Selected Openings
Recent results in our Selected Opening 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