News from 2010

Under 125's Chiltern League - Division three

Oxon team C played Berks team C, on 7th February. This was the second match of four, in the 09/10 season. Oxon won the match comfortably 2-10.

Oxfordshire played white on odds. 

Berks Adults              Oxon Juniors
Ivor Kelly 116       /-/  Ben Thorne 118
Christine Coats 101  /-/  Aslan Sayfimehr 118
Ivan Sayer 100       0-1  Jack Bancroft r103
David Hemmings 100   0-1  Cameron Hill r105 
Mark Vandersluis     0-1  Ewan Bowlby 101
Lucy Head            0-1  Thomas Hay 96
Berks Juniors             Oxon Adults 
Ben Vandersluis 124  0-1  Steven Bennett 117 
Charles Bucknell 113 0-1  Mark Sayers 
Louise Head          0-1  Liam Glenn 114
Monish Sudhakar      0-1  Michael Jones
Duncan Palka         0-1  Andrew English 107
Ragul Sudhakar       1-0  Keith Broome 109

The current division three position is:
Hants 2, Oxon 1.5, Bucks 0.5 and Berks 0

Steven Bennett
				

Internal battles for City and Cowley in FWS

The results from the quarter-finals of the Frank Wood Shield saw Oxford City 2 beating Cumnor, City 1 beating MCS Blackbirds, Cowley 1 winning at Witney and Cowley 2 beating University 2, in a match that went to board count.

So the semi-finals have a pleasing symmetry: City 1 v City 2 in the top half of the draw, and Cowley 1 v Cowley 2 in the bottom half. The matches are scheduled for the week beginning 22 February.

RODNEY HOUSE CLUB BICESTER CLOSED

The Civil Service and Ministry of Defence Sports councils have 
withdrawn all support and funding for the Rodney House Civil Service
 Club and it is therefore to close on Sunday January 31 2010. The
 argument is that there is now insufficient civil servants in Bicester 
to justify the expense.

So the chess club has had to find a new home which we have done at 
Bicester Bowls Club. Full directions to the club are now on the OCA 
website entry for the now retitled "Bicester Chess Club". It will also
 be on the Bicester Chess Club website www.freewebs.com/bicesterchess.

				

Photos from Peter Wells evenings

A set of photos from Peter Wells' lecture and simultaneous display are posted at the link below.

Sean Terry

Postponed under grade 150 match.

The under grade150 match between Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire which was postponed form 9th January due to the weather has now been rearranged for February 27th.