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Warley
Quinborne Chess
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OLDER NEWS July 2016 - Dec 2016
| Monday 12th December |
Two games have been added to the games section A game from Alan Burnet and one from myself. Both feature a win for both sides of an exchange French. One game show a satisfying slow squeeze and the other is more explosive. |
| Friday 9th December |
There may be a chess players and draughts players mini draughts tourney next Thursday December 15th at 7.30pm. This depends on interest. I (Simon Smith) will let folks know nearer the date if we will be going ahead with this event. Players from other clubs are welcome - but please could anyone interested email me to show intent. Draughts is a very underrated game and good chess players can't be expected to beat draughts players ! |
| Wednesday 7th December |
Recent new club member Phil Maybury sent a game for which he is justfiably proud. There aren't many people who can say they beat Britain's first GM Tony Miles in a simultaneous. Comments in the games section. |
| Tuesday 6th December |
The 2A team are faltering in our bid to get promotion. We lost 3 1/2 to 2 1/2 against Halesowen despite looking likely to win. It's not over till the fat lady has sung - so they say. If there are any amply proportioned women with a background in operatics, please contact the club secretary. (I will continue to publish other match results as I receive them) |
| Monday 28th November |
Grandmaster
and world
championship candidate Mark Taimanov has passed on at the age of 90.
After losing to Bobby Fischer 6 - 0 I understand he famously said
something like 'At least I still have my music'. Taimanov was an
accomplished pianist and piano teacher. Music and chess ability have
often said to be mutually supporting influences. Our longest member,treasurer, and musician/teacher Brian Whitehouse once accommodated Taimanov during a simultaneous tour of England and played at our club. Feel free to forward your own recollections of this great player and I will put them on the site. https://www.chess.com/news/view/mark-taimanov-1926-2016-4976 |
| Sunday 20th November |
I have received games from a few club members but still need more if you could send them please. Thanks to Alan and Phil. |
| Monday 14th November |
Terrill Trophy: Warley 2A beat Solihull 1 by 3 1/2 to 2 1/2 and don't need the 2 1/2 handicap which would have made it 6 to 2 1/2. A good result ! |
| Sunday 6th November |
BDCL
Individual updates.
John Fahy writes :
"Div
1 - Andy Southall has progressed to a possible semi-final clash with
former WQ favorite Mike Wildboar ?? that should be one to watch. Div 2 - John Fahy has also progressed to the semi-finals with a win on time over fellow Club member Alan Burnet in a gruelling battle over 3 1/2 hours !?! in which Alan had control of the game for all bar the last five minutes !!! - fortunate revenge for John following Alan's win at the same stage a couple of years ago. Div 4 - Phil Maybury was unable to repeat his efforts of last year - with a trip to the Finals - going out at an early stage this season." Not withstanding that early exit Phil is another useful player we have picked up recently. We seem to be attracting quite a few new members. |
| Saturday 5th November |
The Warwickshire U160 side under Warley Quinborne Club Secretary John Fahy, 'Master of the Dark Arts' and digital clock aficionado beat Greater Manchester 10 to 6. Congratulations to him and recent club addition Adrian Hussain who had a good win for the county. |
| Thursday 3rd November |
After
our 3 1/2 to 2 1/2
defeat John Fahy writes : "A
second home defeat for the WDCL Div One side v Stafford was rather
disappointing - perhaps we should just play our matches away from home
where we have won 2/2 ?!?" |
| Saturday 29th October |
Warley Quinborne are proud to be associated with Warwickshire County Chess. Recently appointed Warwickshire First Team Supremo and Warley Quinborne member, Jon Turner, steered the ship to her first win under his captaincy against Nottinghamshire by 10 1/2 to 5 1/2..... and we were outgraded !!! |
| Tuesday 25th October |
John Fahy reports : "The trip to Mutual Circle brought a first win of the campaign for the BDCL Div 2B side - good wins on boards 3 and 5 and four draws (2 agreed after adjournment) scored a 4 v 2 win and the team move off the bottom as a result. WQ thanked Mutual for setting the bottom three boards for the away side as white !!!" |
| Sunday 23rd October |
After bumping into Peter Hughes from Mutual Circle on Thursday, I hadn't hitherto been aware of his longstanding membership of Warley Quinborne and before that Warley and Smethwick. I have updated the history section with an email of his interesting recollections. Also new info about the Spanish IM who once played for us. Thanks to Peter and Stewart. |
| Thursday 20th October |
A second successive away trip proved fruitful in WDCL Div 1 with a win v Walsall Kipping - wins on the bottom two boards pointing the team in the right direction and a well timed draw on board 3 securing the win. |
| Wednesday 19th October |
A tough trip to South Birmingham in Dudley Div 3 ended in defeat for the team - although it was good to see Pauline Woodward win her opening game of the season. |
| Monday 17th October |
Our Dudley Div 2 side gained a second consecutive win v Stourbridge - with a completely different team to that which played last Thursday - three draws and a win on board 1 secured the points. |
| Sunday 16th October |
Congratulations to Mik Singh for winning the
Major
Section of the Birmingham Rapidplay. Club President John
Pakenham came close to winning in the Minor
Section. Warley Quinborne were well represented
at their original club venue. A well organised event where
Midlands players enjoyed the usual conviviality as well as the chess. |
| Sunday 16th October |
A reminder to ALL
WARLEY QUINBORNE PLAYERS. Could you please let me have your best game
for our games section. I have added an old game between two Warley
Quinborne players going back a few years. Can anyone identify the young players in the gallery section ? |
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Thursday 13th October |
Three home matches on the night ended with two wins and a loss - WQ 2A maintained their 100% start to the season in the BDCL with a comfortable win eventually over a slightly under strength Mutual Circle, a fascinating double-edged game on board 6 going in our favour - We also won our opening match in Dudley Div 2 with a win over Kidderminster - Unfortunately our BDCL Div 6 side slipped to a second straight defeat against a very strong Rushall team for this division, however a good performance on board 1 gained a draw against a strong opponent. |
| Wednesday 5th October |
WDCL Div 1 away v Telford - the long journey north was worth while on this occasion with the team recording a 4 1/2 v 1 1/2 win, an early win on board 6 setting the team on the way. |
| Monday 3rd October |
WDCL Div 3 away v Rushall - a win on board 1 in a action packed blitz finish was not enough to force a result and the team lost 3 1/2 v 1 1/2 despite having some promising positions in the early part of the match. |
| Thursday 29th September |
WQ 2B were severely outgraded by South Bham 1 in round 1 of the Terril. Despite a brave performance they lost 6 - 0 . A match result that doesn't necessarily reflect how close some of the games were. |
| Wednesday 28th September |
A keen fixture watcher has noted that Mike Wildboar, a long term first team stalwart has resurfaced as at Coleshill Chess Club. We wish Mike well for the coming season ! |
| Wednesday 28th September |
A successful start for WQ 2A in round 1 of the Terril, beating South Bham 2 4 1/2 to 1 1/2. The score slightly flattered us, as the games were mostly closely fought - but on to round two ! |
| Thursday
22nd September |
The Wolverhampton League kicked off tonight for us. The first team lost 3 1/2 to 2 1/2 against an extremely strong Halesowen team. The second team newly promoted to division three started off solidly with a 2 1/2 to 2 1/2 draw against Wolverhampton that could have gone either way, with time scrambles playing decisive roles in the outcome of games. (Full match details can be found by clicking on FIXTURES tab above.) |
| Wednesday
7th September |
A
convincing 5 to 1 victory for the 2A side against Solihull.
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| Tuesday 6th September |
Jon Turner becomes Warwickshire first team captain. John Fahy is already captain of the U180 and U160 teams. So the club is well represented by county captains ! |
| Thursday 1st September | The Birmingham league starts for the club with the Division 2A side narrowly beating the Divison 2B side 3 1/2 to 2 1/2 |
| Thursday 18th August | Warley Quinborne beat Sutton Coldfield in the annual preseason "Cold War Cake Match" friendly 16 1/2 to 11 1/2. Miss Fahy bakes exceedingly nice cakes and are very much appreciated in this unique fixture. |
| Thursday 28th July | Andy Southall wins the annual Dave Rowe Trophy with a very impressive performance in the club blitz competition winning every game. |
| Thursday 21st July | AGM |