News from 2020-21 for Oxfordshire Chess

Spring 2021 Mike Duck Online Tournament: Round 6 Draw

The draw for round 6 is below; matches to be played in the week beginning 1 March. The first- named team is at 'home' and is black on odd boards. Matches to commence on Lichess at 19:30 on the dates indicated.

Mon 1 Mar	Oxford City 1 	:	Cowley 2 
Mon 1 Mar	University 1 	:	Cowley 1 
Mon 1 Mar	Didcot 1 	:	Oxford City 2 
Mon 1 Mar	Witney 1 	:	University 4 
Mon 1 Mar	Oxford City 3 	:	Didcot 2 
Mon 1 Mar	Abingdon Sch 	:	Cowley 4 
Mon 1 Mar	Witney 3 	:	Banbury 2 
Thu 4 Mar	Banbury 1 	:	University 2 
Thu 4 Mar	Cumnor 1 	:	Witney 2 
Thu 4 Mar	Cumnor 2 	:	University 3 
Thu 4 Mar	Cumnor 3 	:	Cowley 3 

Rank	Team		Score	M.Buch	Games
1	Oxford City 1 	10	20.0	17.0-3.0
2-3	University 1 	8	19.0	12.5-7.5
	Cowley 1 	8	16.0	15.5-4.5
4	Cowley 2 	7	17.0	13.0-7.0
5-11	Witney 2 	6	20.0	9.0-11.0
	Banbury 1 	6	19.0	9.5-10.5
	Oxford City 2 	6	18.0	10.0-10.0
	Didcot 1 	6	15.0	12.0-8.0
	Cumnor 1 	6	14.0	14.5-5.5
	Cumnor 2 	6	14.0	12.5-7.5
	University 2 	6	14.0	11.0-8.0
12	University 3 	5	16.0	11.0-9.0
13-17	Didcot 2 	4	16.0	7.5-12.5
	University 4 	4	16.0	7.5-12.5
	Witney 1 	4	14.0	9.0-11.0
	Cowley 3 	4	12.0	8.0-12.0
	Oxford City 3 	4	11.0	8.5-10.5
18-22	Cumnor 3 	2	14.0	6.5-13.5
	Banbury 2 	2	12.0	5.5-14.5
	Cowley 4 	2	10.0	7.0-13.0
	Witney 3 	2	10.0	6.0-14.0
	Abingdon Sch 	2	9.0	6.0-14.0

1	Oxford City 1 	18:W	8:W	2:W	3:W	5:W
2	University 1 	5:W	10:W	1:L	4:W	6:W
3	Cowley 1 	21:W	15:W	6:W	1:L	9:W
4	Cowley 2 	14:W	12:D	11:W	2:L	7:W
5	Witney 2 	2:L	7:W	18:W	8:W	1:L
6	Banbury 1 	20:W	9:W	3:L	12:W	2:L
7	Oxford City 2 	11:W	5:L	10:W	13:W	4:L
8	Didcot 1 	22:W	1:L	12:W	5:L	13:W
9	Cumnor 1 	13:W	6:L	16:W	14:W	3:L
10	Cumnor 2 	19:W	2:L	7:L	16:W	14:W
11	University 2 	7:L	19:W	4:L	17:W	15:W
12	University 3 	17:W	4:D	8:L	6:L	22:W
13	Didcot 2 	9:L	20:W	15:W	7:L	8:L
14	University 4 	4:L	17:W	21:W	9:L	10:L
15	Witney 1 	16:W	3:L	13:L	18:W	11:L
16	Cowley 3 	15:L	21:W	9:L	10:L	19:W
17	Oxford City 3 	12:L	14:L	20:W	11:L	18:W
18	Cumnor 3 	1:L	22:W	5:L	15:L	17:L
19	Banbury 2 	10:L	11:L	22:D	20:D	16:L
20	Cowley 4 	6:L	13:L	17:L	19:D	21:D
21	Witney 3 	3:L	16:L	14:L	22:D	20:D
22	Abingdon Sch 	8:L	18:L	19:D	21:D	12:L

Second Mike Duck Online Tournament: Round 5

We've got 7 matches tonight, and 4 later in the week. And there look to be some good ones, Cowley 1 vs. Cumnor 1 is the stand out to my very biased eye, but there are a number of others that could be extremely close - the local Didcot derby jumps out as well!

Tonight we have

Mon 22 Feb 	Witney 2	:	Oxford City 1
Mon 22 Feb 	University 1	:	Banbury 1
Mon 22 Feb 	Cowley 1	:	Cumnor 1
Mon 22 Feb 	Cowley 2	:	Oxford City 2
Mon 22 Feb 	University 3	:	Abingdon Sch
Mon 22 Feb 	Cowley 3	:	Banbury 2
Mon 22 Feb 	Cowley 4	:	Witney 3

Thu 25 Feb 	University 2	:	Witney 1
Thu 25 Feb	Didcot 2	:	Didcot 1
Thu 25 Feb	University 4	:	Cumnor 2
Thu 25 Feb	Cumnor 3	:	Oxford City 3

OCA Blitz @ Cowley - Video Reviews of games on Youtube!

Simon Terrington has started to review some choice games from the tournament held last Monday, making videos of the games and this thoughts and putting them on his YouTube channel "Chess with Simon." So if you want to see if you are having your fifteen minutes of fame, or just curious as to what went on at the Blitz, go to the link below and take a peek!

OCA Blitz @ Cowley - Result and "Prizewinners"

Forty-two players took part in the OCA Blitz @ Cowley on Monday 15th February, it was great to see so many familiar names taking part, and also a smattering new ones. It was one of the newcomers, Phil Makepeace, who took first prize - As he has recently moved into the area hopefully we shall see him showing us how to do it in the future! A full list of "prizewinners" is below. Many thanks to all those who took part, and especially to Dave Robson who did all the real work in organising the competition.

1st: Phil Makepeace
2nd: Phil Hayward
3rd: Chris Evans
4th: Eldar Alizada
Best Junior: Jan Murawski
Best U165: Pawel Murawski
Best U155: Liam Glenn
Best U145: John Courouble
Best U130: Matt Christensen
Best Slow Starter: Gilbert Csecs
Best Very Slow Starter: Steve Rumsby

Spring 2021 Mike Duck Online Tournament: Round 5 Draw

The draw for round 5 is below. Next Monday (15 Feb) there's the mid- competition Blitz competition, so these matches are to be played in the week beginning 22 February. The first-named team is at 'home' and is black on odd boards. Matches to commence on Lichess at 19:30 on the dates indicated.

Mon 22 Feb 	Witney 2	:	Oxford City 1
Mon 22 Feb 	University 1	:	Banbury 1
Mon 22 Feb 	Cowley 1	:	Cumnor 1
Mon 22 Feb 	Cowley 2	:	Oxford City 2
Mon 22 Feb 	University 3	:	Abingdon Sch
Mon 22 Feb 	Cowley 3	:	Banbury 2
Mon 22 Feb 	Cowley 4	:	Witney 3
Thu 25 Feb 	University 2	:	Witney 1
Thu 25 Feb	Didcot 2	:	Didcot 1
Thu 25 Feb	University 4	:	Cumnor 2
Thu 25 Feb	Cumnor 3	:	Oxford City 3

Rank	Team		Score	M.Buch	Games
1	Oxford City 1 	8	10.0	13.5-2.5
2-7	University 1 	6	11.0	10.0-6.0
	Cowley 1 	6	10.0	13.0-3.0
	Witney 2 	6	10.0	8.5-7.5
	Banbury 1 	6	9.0	8.0-8.0
	Cumnor 1 	6	8.0	13.0-3.0
	Oxford City 2 	6	8.0	9.0-7.0
8	Cowley 2 	5	8.0	10.0-6.0
9-14	Didcot 2 	4	10.0	6.5-9.5
	Didcot 1 	4	9.0	9.0-7.0
	Cumnor 2 	4	8.0	9.0-7.0
	University 2 	4	7.0	8.0-7.0
	University 4 	4	7.0	7.0-9.0
	Witney 1 	4	6.0	8.0-8.0
15	University 3 	3	9.0	7.5-8.5
16-20	Cumnor 3 	2	10.0	5.5-10.5
	Cowley 3 	2	8.0	4.5-11.5
	Oxford City 3 	2	7.0	5.5-9.5
	Banbury 2 	2	6.0	5.0-11.0
	Abingdon Sch 	2	4.0	5.5-10.5
21-22	Cowley 4 	1	6.0	5.0-11.0
	Witney 3 	1	6.0	4.0-12.0

1	Oxford City 1 	16:W	10:W	2:W	3:W
2	University 1 	4:W	11:W	1:L	8:W
3	Cowley 1 	22:W	14:W	5:W	1:L
4	Witney 2 	2:L	7:W	16:W	10:W
5	Banbury 1 	21:W	6:W	3:L	15:W
6	Cumnor 1 	9:W	5:L	17:W	13:W
7	Oxford City 2 	12:W	4:L	11:W	9:W
8	Cowley 2 	13:W	15:D	12:W	2:L
9	Didcot 2 	6:L	21:W	14:W	7:L
10	Didcot 1 	20:W	1:L	15:W	4:L
11	Cumnor 2 	19:W	2:L	7:L	17:W
12	University 2 	7:L	19:W	8:L	18:W
13	University 4 	8:L	18:W	22:W	6:L
14	Witney 1 	17:W	3:L	9:L	16:W
15	University 3 	18:W	8:D	10:L	5:L
16	Cumnor 3 	1:L	20:W	4:L	14:L
17	Cowley 3 	14:L	22:W	6:L	11:L
18	Oxford City 3 	15:L	13:L	21:W	12:L
19	Banbury 2 	11:L	12:L	20:D	21:D
20	Abingdon Sch 	10:L	16:L	19:D	22:D
21	Cowley 4 	5:L	9:L	18:L	19:D
22	Witney 3 	3:L	17:L	13:L	20:D

OCA Blitz @ Cowley - Monday 15th Feb

There will be no round of the Mike Duck Tournament in the week starting Monday 15th Feb. Instead during the "half term break" we will be holding the "OCA Blitz @ Cowley" tournament on the 15th Feb along the lines of the Cowley Blitz held just before Christmas. To make things especially easy to organise Dave Robson of the Cowley club has very kindly allowed us to reuse what he set up. As for the Cowley Blitz there will be no admission fee, and there will be no prizes. However, we will recognize, and announce the names of those players who in different circumstances would have won the usual prizes for finishing first, second, third, or as best female player, best slow starter, etc., etc.

The blitz will start at 7:30 p.m. and finish at 9:30 p.m. Any games running after that time can be completed, but they will not contribute towards the final standings. The time limit will be three minutes for the game, plus an extra two seconds for every move you make.

If you didn't play in the Cowley Blitz before Christmas, you will needto join the Cowley Blitz Team on Lichess (note if you did play this step is unnecessary). To do this:
First get a Lichess account from Lichess. They're free
Then Send an email to CowleyBlitz@gmail.com stating:
a) Your real name
b) Your Lichess username
c) Your age (if you want to be in contention for recognition as a best junior player)
d) If you are female (if you want to be in contention for recognition as a best female player)
Finally visit the Cowley Blitz Page and click on the "Join Team" button, There will be a delay until the administrators approve your request.

Once you are a member of the Cowley Blitz team you enter as as follows: On the night of the tournament five or ten minutes before the tournament starts, click on the tournament link and then click on the green "Join" button which you can find just above the list of players who have already entered. At 7:30, the Lichess site will then pair you with your opponent, and the game will begin.

A few gotchas ...

If you need to resign or to offer a draw, you must hit the relevant button twice. You can disable this behaviour in your Lichess profile.

At the end of your game, you will need to hit the labelled button to return to the tournament. Lichess will then pair you up with your next opponent.

The tournament is of an "arena" format, so there isn't a fixed number of rounds. You can get more information at Arena Help. You can start the tournament late, or leave early, but the more games you play, the better the odds of you winning! Note that we have disabled "beserking" and extra points for winning streaks.

Have fun! For any questions, please email CowleyBlitz@gmail.com

Mike Duck Round 4 - 7 Matches tonight

7 matches tonight, City 1 versus Cowley 1 looks particularly interesting:

Mon 8 Feb	Oxford City 1 	:	Cowley 1 
Mon 8 Feb	Cowley 2 	:	University 1 
Mon 8 Feb	Didcot 1 	:	Witney 2 
Mon 8 Feb	Oxford City 2 	:	Didcot 2 
Mon 8 Feb	Oxford City 3 	:	University 2 
Mon 8 Feb	Witney 1 	:	Cumnor 3 
Mon 8 Feb	Witney 3 	:	Abingdon Sch 

Thu 11 Feb	Cumnor 1 	:	University 4 
Thu 11 Feb	Banbury 1 	:	University 3 
Thu 11 Feb	Cumnor 2 	:	Cowley 3 
Thu 11 Feb	Banbury 2 	:	Cowley 4  

Spring 2021 Mike Duck Online Tournament: Round 4 Draw

The draw for round 4 is below; matches to be played in the week beginning 8 February. The first- named team is at 'home' and is black on odd boards. Matches to commence on Lichess at 19:30 on the dates indicated.

Mon 8 Feb	Oxford City 1 	:	Cowley 1 
Mon 8 Feb	Cowley 2 	:	University 1 
Mon 8 Feb	Didcot 1 	:	Witney 2 
Mon 8 Feb	Oxford City 2 	:	Didcot 2 
Mon 8 Feb	Oxford City 3 	:	University 2 
Mon 8 Feb	Witney 1 	:	Cumnor 3 
Mon 8 Feb	Witney 3 	:	Abingdon Sch 
Thu 11 Feb	Cumnor 1 	:	University 4 
Thu 11 Feb	Banbury 1 	:	University 3 
Thu 11 Feb	Cumnor 2 	:	Cowley 3 
Thu 11 Feb	Banbury 2 	:	Cowley 4  

Rank	Team		Score	M.Buch	Games
1-2	Oxford City 1 	6	4.0	10.5-1.5
	Cowley 1 	6	2.0	12.0-0.0
3	Cowley 2 	5	3.0	9.0-3.0
4-11	Cumnor 1 	4	4.0	9.0-3.0
	University 1 	4	4.0	7.0-5.0
	Banbury 1 	4	4.0	5.5-6.5
	Witney 2 	4	4.0	5.5-6.5
	Didcot 1 	4	3.0	8.0-4.0
	University 4 	4	2.0	7.0-5.0
	Oxford City 2 	4	2.0	6.0-6.0
	Didcot 2 	4	2.0	5.5-6.5
12	University 3 	3	4.0	6.0-6.0
13-18	University 2 	2	4.0	6.0-6.0
	Cumnor 2 	2	4.0	6.0-6.0
	Witney 1 	2	4.0	5.5-6.5
	Cumnor 3 	2	4.0	4.0-8.0
	Oxford City 3 	2	3.0	4.5-7.5
	Cowley 3 	2	2.0	3.5-8.5
19-20	Abingdon Sch 	1	2.0	3.5-8.5
	Banbury 2 	1	2.0	3.0-9.0
21-22	Cowley 4 	0	4.0	3.0-9.0
	Witney 3 	0	4.0	2.0-10.0

1	Oxford City 1 	16:W	8:W	5:W
2	Cowley 1 	22:W	15:W	6:W
3	Cowley 2 	9:W	12:D	13:W
4	Cumnor 1 	11:W	6:L	18:W
5	University 1 	7:W	14:W	1:L
6	Banbury 1 	21:W	4:W	2:L
7	Witney 2 	5:L	10:W	16:W
8	Didcot 1 	19:W	1:L	12:W
9	University 4 	3:L	17:W	22:W
10	Oxford City 2 	13:W	7:L	14:W
11	Didcot 2 	4:L	21:W	15:W
12	University 3 	17:W	3:D	8:L
13	University 2 	10:L	20:W	3:L
14	Cumnor 2 	20:W	5:L	10:L
15	Witney 1 	18:W	2:L	11:L
16	Cumnor 3 	1:L	19:W	7:L
17	Oxford City 3 	12:L	9:L	21:W
18	Cowley 3 	15:L	22:W	4:L
19	Abingdon Sch 	8:L	16:L	20:D
20	Banbury 2 	14:L	13:L	19:D
21	Cowley 4 	6:L	11:L	17:L
22	Witney 3 	2:L	18:L	9:L

Mike Duck Round 3

We have 7 matches tonight, including City 1 v. University 1, which features two teams that must have good chances to win the tournament:

Mon 1 Feb	Oxford City 1  	:	University 1  
Mon 1 Feb	Cowley 1  	:	Banbury 1  
Mon 1 Feb	University 3  	:	Didcot 1  
Mon 1 Feb	Cowley 3  	:	Cumnor 1  
Mon 1 Feb	Witney 2  	:	Cumnor 3  
Mon 1 Feb	Abingdon Sch  	:	Banbury 2  
Mon 1 Feb	Cowley 4  	:	Oxford City 3 

Thu 4 Feb	University 2  	:	Cowley 2  
Thu 4 Feb	Cumnor 2  	:	Oxford City 2  
Thu 4 Feb	Didcot 2  	:	Witney 1  
Thu 4 Feb	University 4  	:	Witney 3  

Spring 2021 Mike Duck Online Tournament: Round 3 Draw

The draw for round 3 is below; matches to be played in the week beginning 1 February. The first- named team is at 'home' and is black on odd boards. Matches to commence on Lichess at 19:30 on the dates indicated.

Mon 1 Feb	Oxford City 1  	:	University 1  
Mon 1 Feb	Cowley 1  	:	Banbury 1  
Mon 1 Feb	University 3  	:	Didcot 1  
Mon 1 Feb	Cowley 3  	:	Cumnor 1  
Mon 1 Feb	Witney 2  	:	Cumnor 3  
Mon 1 Feb	Abingdon Sch  	:	Banbury 2  
Mon 1 Feb	Cowley 4  	:	Oxford City 3  
Thu 4 Feb	University 2  	:	Cowley 2  
Thu 4 Feb	Cumnor 2  	:	Oxford City 2  
Thu 4 Feb	Didcot 2  	:	Witney 1  
Thu 4 Feb	University 4  	:	Witney 3  

Rank	Team		Score	M.Buch	Games
1-4	Oxford City 1  	4	4.0	7.0-1.0
	University 1  	4	4.0	6.5-1.5
	Cowley 1  	4	2.0	8.0-0.0
	Banbury 1  	4	2.0	5.5-2.5
5-6	Cowley 2  	3	5.0	5.5-2.5
	University 3  	3	3.0	5.0-3.0
7-17	Cumnor 1  	2	6.0	5.5-2.5
	Witney 1  	2	6.0	4.0-4.0
	Witney 2  	2	6.0	3.0-5.0
	Didcot 1  	2	4.0	5.0-3.0
	Cumnor 2  	2	4.0	4.5-3.5
	Oxford City 2  	2	4.0	3.5-4.5
	Cumnor 3  	2	4.0	2.5-5.5
	University 4  	2	3.0	4.0-4.0
	University 2  	2	2.0	5.5-2.5
	Didcot 2  	2	2.0	3.0-5.0
	Cowley 3  	2	2.0	3.0-5.0
18-22	Cowley 4  	0	6.0	2.0-6.0
	Witney 3  	0	6.0	1.0-7.0
	Oxford City 3  	0	5.0	1.5-6.5
	Abingdon Sch  	0	4.0	1.5-6.5
	Banbury 2  	0	4.0	1.0-7.0

1	Oxford City 1  	13:W	10:W
2	University 1  	9:W	11:W
3	Cowley 1  	19:W	8:W
4	Banbury 1  	18:W	7:W
5	Cowley 2  	14:W	6:D
6	University 3  	20:W	5:D
7	Cumnor 1  	16:W	4:L
8	Witney 1  	17:W	3:L
9	Witney 2  	2:L	12:W
10	Didcot 1  	21:W	1:L
11	Cumnor 2  	22:W	2:L
12	Oxford City 2  	15:W	9:L
13	Cumnor 3  	1:L	21:W
14	University 4  	5:L	20:W
15	University 2  	12:L	22:W
16	Didcot 2  	7:L	18:W
17	Cowley 3  	8:L	19:W
18	Cowley 4  	4:L	16:L
19	Witney 3  	3:L	17:L
20	Oxford City 3  	6:L	14:L
21	Abingdon Sch  	10:L	13:L
22	Banbury 2  	11:L	15:L

Spring 2021 Mike Duck Online Tournament: Round 2

A busy night in the second Mike Duck Tournament today - we have 8 matches:

Mon 25 Jan	University 1 	:	Cumnor 2 
Mon 25 Jan	Didcot 1 	:	Oxford City 1 
Mon 25 Jan	Witney 1 	:	Cowley 1 
Mon 25 Jan	Cowley 2 	:	University 3 
Mon 25 Jan	Oxford City 2 	:	Witney 2 
Mon 25 Jan	Witney 3 	:	Cowley 3 
Mon 25 Jan	Cowley 4 	:	Didcot 2 
Mon 25 Jan	Oxford City 3 	:	University 4 

Wed 27 Jan	Banbury 2 	:	University 2 
Thu 28 Jan	Cumnor 1 	:	Banbury 1 
Thu 28 Jan	Cumnor 3 	:	Abingdon Sch 

Spring 2021 Mike Duck Online Tournament: Round 2 Draw

The usual Swiss first-round pattern resulted in some one-sided matches, but round 2 looks very competitive. The draw is below; matches to be played in the week beginning 25 January. The first- named team is at 'home' and is black on odd boards. Matches to commence on Lichess at 19:30 on the dates indicated.

Mon 25 Jan	University 1 	:	Cumnor 2 
Mon 25 Jan	Didcot 1 	:	Oxford City 1 
Mon 25 Jan	Witney 1 	:	Cowley 1 
Mon 25 Jan	Cowley 2 	:	University 3 
Mon 25 Jan	Oxford City 2 	:	Witney 2 
Mon 25 Jan	Witney 3 	:	Cowley 3 
Mon 25 Jan	Cowley 4 	:	Didcot 2 
Mon 25 Jan	Oxford City 3 	:	University 4 
Wed 27 Jan	Banbury 2 	:	University 2 
Thu 28 Jan	Cumnor 1 	:	Banbury 1 
Thu 28 Jan	Cumnor 3 	:	Abingdon Sch 

Rank	Team		Score	M.Buch	Games
1-11	University 1  	2	0.0	4.0-0.0
	Didcot 1  	2	0.0	4.0-0.0
	Cowley 1  	2	0.0	4.0-0.0
	Cumnor 1  	2	0.0	4.0-0.0
	Oxford City 1  	2	0.0	4.0-0.0
	Witney 1  	2	0.0	4.0-0.0
	Cowley 2  	2	0.0	3.5-0.5
	University 3  	2	0.0	3.0-1.0
	Cumnor 2  	2	0.0	3.0-1.0
	Banbury 1  	2	0.0	3.0-1.0
	Oxford City 2  	2	0.0	2.5-1.5
12-22	University 2  	0	2.0	1.5-2.5
	Oxford City 3  	0	2.0	1.0-3.0
	Banbury 2  	0	2.0	1.0-3.0
	Cowley 4  	0	2.0	1.0-3.0
	University 4  	0	2.0	0.5-3.5
	Witney 2  	0	2.0	0.0-4.0
	Abingdon Sch  	0	2.0	0.0-4.0
	Witney 3  	0	2.0	0.0-4.0
	Didcot 2  	0	2.0	0.0-4.0
	Cumnor 3  	0	2.0	0.0-4.0
	Cowley 3  	0	2.0	0.0-4.0

The draw is also now on the LMS, please see the link below

First Round of the Second Mike Duck Tournament

The first round of the Second Mike Duck Online Tournament is next week on Monday 18th January when we have 6 matches. The ECF's LMS will again be used to organise the tournament, and you can find the fixture list at https://ecflms.org.uk/lms/node/65140/efixtures - note this is not the same as for the first tournament!

As for the first tournament all the games can be followed as they are being played. To do this go to the ECF LMS site linked above, click on the score of the match(es) you want to follow, followed by the little television icon - once the game starts you will be able to watch it in real time!

Updated versions of the Guidance for Captains and Guidance for Players documents are also available

Spring 2021 Mike Duck Online Tournament: Round 1 Draw

The draw for round 1, to be played in the week beginning 18 January, is as below. First-named team is at 'home' and is black on odd boards. Matches to commence on Lichess at 19:30 on the dates indicated.

Please note the rule changes (document circulated by email, will be posted to this site shortly), in particular

• four boards per match
• restrictions eased on moving between teams

Mon 18 Jan  Witney 2  		: University 1  
Mon 18 Jan  Abingdon Sch	: Didcot 1  
Mon 18 Jan  Cowley 1  		: Witney 3  
Mon 18 Jan  University 3	: Oxford City 3  
Mon 18 Jan  Oxford City 1	: Cumnor 3  
Mon 18 Jan  Cowley 3  		: Witney 1  
Thu 21 Jan  University 2	: Oxford City 2  
Thu 21 Jan  Didcot 2  		: Cumnor 1  
Thu 21 Jan  Banbury 2  		: Cumnor 2  
Thu 21 Jan  Banbury 1  		: Cowley 4  
Thu 21 Jan  University 4	: Cowley 2  

Witney Chess Club Junior Wins British Online Chess Championships Under 16 Blitz

Very many congratulations to Witney Chess Club member Adam Sieczkowski, who is the new British Online Chess Championships Under 16 Blitz Champion with a score of 8/9.

The final table can be found in the link below.

Cowley Christmas Blitz 2020, Monday 14th December

Because of the pandemic, this year's Cowley Christmas Blitz was hosted on-line, on the Lichess.org platform.  It attracted 35 entrants from 7 different clubs.  262 games were played. More details are available at https://lichess.org/tournament/8UVhoQXQ

Here is the complete list of prizewinners:

First Mike Duck Online Tournament - final standings

Congratulations to University 1 and University 2, who took the top two places in the first Mike Duck Online Tournament, and to Cumnor 1 who took third on tie break ahead of Cowley 1 and Didcot 1. The full standings are at the link below.

The Second Mike Duck Online Tournament will follow after Christmas. Please get your entries in (teams of four this time) by midnight on Monday 11 January so that we can make the draw for the first round, to be played in the week starting Monday 18 January.

ECF Online U18 County Championship - Oxfordshire 3rd

Well done to Oxfordshire junior team in the ECF U18 online county 
championship. Many thanks to Ola Murawska for managing the teams and 
the following report.

The Championship took place on chess.com on Saturday 21 November. 
Players played from their homes with Zoom supervision by arbiters and 
team captains. The teams were small and as a result only a limited 
number of Oxfordshire Juniors were able to participate. It was 
fantastic to watch them play and they did very well taking the third 
place in the tournament. 

Results are published on chess-results:
https://chess-results.com/tnr541241.aspx?
lan=1&art=63&flag=30

Oxon team individual results:
https://chess-results.com/tnr541241.aspx?
lan=1&art=20&flag=30&snr=3