Below is the link to a booklet tribute to Bernard Cafferty written by member Steve Giddins
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Easter Rapid play
EASTER RAPID PLAY
April 1st
by courtesy of THE CHAIRMAN AND COMMITTEE
OF HASTINGS & ST LEONARDS CHESS CLUB
TO BE HELD ON
MONDAY 1ST APRIL 2024
CLOCKS START 2:00 p.m.
(arrive and check in by 1:45 p.m.)
7 Round Swiss of 10 minutes per game plus 5 seconds per move.
Results will be submitted for English Chess Federation rapidplay grading.
ENTRIES FROM CLUB MEMBERS ONLY
Many modest (sometimes silly) prizes to be won by players at all levels.
Prize giving is expected to be finished by 6:30 p.m.
Entrance numbers strictly limited to 22 utter absolute tops
and people will be turned away after that number is reached,
so advance booking is strongly recommended.
Entry fee: £3 before 30th March; £6 for later entry.
Book by e-mail to hastingschessclub@outlook.com text or phone Adrian on 07518415429
No tournament if fewer than 12 entries by Monday 25th March.
Haphazard tea time refreshments (self-service) provided.
Visitors’ parking vouchers (cheaper than street parking) available from Jim Wheeler,
07875 712005 or james.wheeler9@btinternet.com
ECL R2 vrs Donetsk
Chess.com 2024 The European Cities League round 2 is now open for registration.
Hastings Club members and residents of Hastings & St Leonards with a Chess.com account are encouraged to join this team match which starts on 17th December 2023
Players play two simultaneous games with up to 3 days per move allowed.
Hastings competes in Division 4 (minimum 7 boards) this season alongside:
- Donetsk
- Rome
- Karagandy
- Dnipro
- Metz
- Bologna
- Maracena
- Sheffield
- Glasgow
For more information and match progress visit Hastings v Donetsk on Chess.com
Previous rounds:
Hastings start ECL campaign against Glasgow
Chess.com 2024 The European Cities League has started with Hastings playing Glasgow in the first fixture of the season.
Hastings members with chess.com accounts are encouraged to join the match which starts on 12th November.
Players play two simultaneous games with up to 3 days per move allowed.
Hastings will compete in Division 4 (minimum 7 boards) this season alongside:
- Donetsk
- Rome
- Karagandy
- Dnipro
- Metz
- Bologna
- Maracena
- Sheffield
- Glasgow
For more information and match progress visit Hastings v Glasgow on chess.com
First round draw McArthur CUP and Paul Watson Trophy
Hastings have drawn local rivals, Bexhill at home for the first round of the McArthur Cup and Uckfield away in the Paul Watson Trophy. Matches to be played by Feb 10th and January 13th respectively.
Full details:
McArthur Cup:
1st Round:
West: Sussex University v Horsham
Bye – East Grinstead
East: Hastings v Bexhill
Bye – Lewes
For the semi-finals, the home team will be determined by whether the winners of the 1st round match were home or away in the 1st round (i.e. if the winner was away in the 1st round they will be at home in the semi-final).
Schedule:
1st round matches to be played by February 10th
Semi-Finals to be played by April 20th
Final to be played by May 31st
Paul Watson Trophy:
1st Round:
West: Shoreham v Sussex University
East: Uckfield v Hastings
Quarter-Finals:
West: Bognor v Horsham
Shoreham or Sussex U v East Grinstead (Home team dependent on winner of 1st round)
East: Lewes v Crowborough
Uckfield or Hastings v Bexhill (Home team dependent on winner of 1st round)
Schedule:
1st round matches to be played by January 13th
Quarter-Finals to be played by March 2nd
Semi-Finals to be played by April 27th
Final to be played by May 31st
Hastings Weekend Tournament Sept 23rd and 24th
Hastings Club Weekend Chess Tournament
September 23/ 24 2023
To be held at the Hastings and St. Leonards Chess Club 2 Cornwallis terrace Hastings TN34 1EB
For Players under 1850
Saturday 23 September
Round 1 10.00 Round 2 14.00 Round 3 18.00
Sunday 24 September
Round 4 10.00 Round 5 14 00
This will be limited to approx. 24 players with free tea coffee and sandwiches
All players will need to be silver or gold members of the ECF
Entry fee non club members £25
Hastings club members /juniors £15
Time control 1-hour 40mins +15sec a move
A ½ point bye may be requested in advance, except in round 5.
Prizes
1st £125. 2nd £75. 3rd £50.
Grading prize for under 1650 £75
Entry to Marc Bryant at 2 Cornwallis terrace Hastings East Sussex TN34 1EB
Email bryant8830@yahoo.co.uk
Tel 01424 436313
Entry form
Name Grade
Club Phone number
Address
The Paul Buswell memorial rapid play
The Easter Monday Paul Buswell memorial rapid play was held on Monday 10th April 2023 and 7 Rounds of 10 minutes per game plus 5 seconds per move were played.
The final result table is reproduced here along with a few photos of the event courtesy of GM Stuart Conquest who attended the event
Kent and Mid Sussex match tables this year
Hastings and St Leonards chess club are in the semi final of the Tom Fuller Cup in the Kent league this year. The Stevenson team have not done so well currently 3rd out of 4 teams.
In the Mid Sussex games Hastings 1 are 2nd out of 10 and Hastings 2 are 10th out of 10, both teams are in division 1 for some reason!
You can see the results here
Tom Fuller https://ecflms.org.uk/lms/node/131411/table
Junior Club
Our club for Juniors is run by our members Mark Brougham and Keith Hossack. All young persons aged five to eighteen are very welcome, parents who wish to accompany their children are very welcome too. The Juniors club is for all ability levels: we are happy to teach beginners the moves, and we welcome all who enjoy playing chess, whether for fun or more competitively. And Hastings and St Leonards Chess Club has plenty of expert members who will be happy to give tips to any budding chess prodigies!
Where: The Juniors club meets in the lower playing room in the Club’s own premisses at 2 Cornwallis Terrace, Hastings, TN34 1EB.
Opening times: Friday evenings in school term time, 4.30pm until 6.30 p.m. For the rest of summer term 2024, we are open every Friday until 19 July, after which we are closed for the school summer holidays. We will re-open again on 06 September 2024.
Our charges: first three sessions are a free sample, after that £2 visitor’s fee per attendance, or take out a junior membership for £10 to cover attendance for the whole year. For further details please contact Keith Hossack at dialethe@yahoo.co.uk
Safeguarding: We have an approved and rigorous safeguarding policy.
Donations: Hastings and St Leonards Chess Club welcomes donations earmarked for the Juniors club.
Forum for Calendar and members history
Don’t forget to join the forum and use the calendar for bookings and see whats on and more player historys which I am also in the process of transferring to this webpage, link above under “The Club” and here:- https://hastingschess.proboards.com/
Please join with your own name so we know who you are!
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