2nd Tunbridge Wells Chess Congress
9th / 10th June 2018
sponsored by Savills plc

The 2nd Tunbridge Wells Chess Congress takes place on 9th/10th June 2018 at Tunbridge Wells Bridge Club, TN1 1DL.
A downloadable entry form can be found at www.invictachess.co.uk

There are three sections; Open, Major (U160), and Minor (U127).

Entry fee: £25 for adults, £15 for juniors, irrespective of section. £7.50 ECF grading supplement for ECF Bronze members and ECF non-members. Entry fees can be paid online or via cheque.

Time control: 80 minutes for all moves with a 10 second increment from move one.

Further details can be found on the entry form.

The Congress is likely to be even more popular than last year, so book your place early!

Hastings and St Leonards chess club

Housekeeper

Due to the recent death of our housekeeper the Hastings and Leonards chess club are now actively looking for a resident housekeeper.

The committee have decided to offer this position in the first instance to the current club membership .

Any member who may be interested in this position should contact the chairman no later than Sunday, 18 March.

The chairman will happily discuss the club’s requirements for this position and the terms and conditions of it and also any terms and conditions that the applicant may have.

Marc A Bryant
Chairman

James had a good opening but dropped an exchange.
I had a good opening but drifted into a worse position a pawn down but made a save by repetition. Howard repeated to avoid a worse position. John had a very compact Sheveningen Sicilian position but could not make progress. Nic played a strong open Sicilian O-O. He created passed c and b pawns which was decisive.

Division 1 Results

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Division 2 Results

the all-conquering second team beat Lewes 2 by a big margin on 13 February. Jim was able to pocket a central pawn at d4 with impunity and steadily exchanged material to have a won endgame as that pawn powered through.

Henry had an exciting tussle on three. His opponent penetrated to h7 with his queen and denied Black the chance to castle but a counter attack on the other wing more than redressed the balance. Paul had a typical fluctuating game in which he was some 50 minutes up on his opponent, who plaintively asked at a late stage how much time he had left…!!!

Far better, surely, to be clear about this before a pawn is moved in anger.

Opposite- coloured bishops brought their usual drawing tendencies on boards one and four, though in each case the home played seems to have missed a dynamic chance. Steve was the only unfinished game, but as material was level and his initiative had evaporated he offered a draw to his relieved opponent.

So, another 4-1 win, a popular score this season. Just one more similar effort should ensure promotion. Onwards and upwards!
BC. 17.05 on 14 Feb.

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Division 3 Results

Tim won quickly which I would not have predicted. Bogdan drew in 15 moves. Howard had a convincing win. Ian dropped a pawn in the opening and never recovered.Having been offered a draw Nicolas then offered the draw in a worse position that was accepted. John had a difficult position v a centralised knight but spotted a sequence of tactics due to a looose Rook on d1 winning 2 pawns the game and match. Well played all.

Paul Kelly

Bad tidings from the battlefield

Gary put up a good fight in a hard game but eventually went down
John had a slight advantage but ended in a draw
Keith had good win
My game was evenly matched until I went a pawn down and lost