Archive (Aug 2019 - Mar 2020)
Lewisham Chess Club moving online - lichess
19th March, 2020
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With the increasing uncertainty surrounding the rising coronavirus cases, and likely government restrictions, we are moving online our operations online for the time being.
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We have chosen the lichess platform, a free chess server.
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Lewisham Chess Club members are encouraged to sign-up for an account and join the 'Lewisham Chess Club' team, letting Andrew know your username so he can admit you.
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Our first Arena will be held on 25-March, organised by Jude.
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Lewisham vs Ilford - London League Div2 Match Postponed
16th March, 2020
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Unfortunately we have taken the decision to postpone our Lonodn League match against Ilford, scheduled for Wednesday 17th March.
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With increasing worries around the coronavirus, Ilford have been unable to raise a team, and, given the circumstances, we have asked that the match be postponed rather than them defaulting on this basis.
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Kent League - Postponed
15th March, 2020
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With worrying news about the increasing cases of coronavirus, the Kent League has suspended all matches until further notice.
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At time of writing we had qualified for the Stevenson Cup semi-finals as group winners of the Metropolitan section.
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Important win for Lewisham 2 (7-3 vs Cavendish)
5th March, 2020
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In absence of team captain, Andrew (still sunning himself in Mexico), Lewisham's London League 2nd team scored an important victory against relegation rivals Cavendish 2.
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Despite defaulting on Board 9, a quick win by Jacques levelled matters, and no defeats across the team saw us win convincingly 7-3.
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That result puts our destiny firmly in our own hands, with Wanstead (P8 0.5 Pts) and Metropolitan (P9 2.5 pts) our most serious rivals in the scrap to stay up.
January 2020 ECF Grades
26th January, 2020
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English Chess Federation new grades are out!
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https://www.englishchess.org.uk/new-grades-are-out-5/
Biggest increases are as follows;
Owen +15 (152)
Brendan +14 (99)
Peter Wood +12 (173)
Howard +11 (158)
Dimitrios +10 (185)
Max +9 (110)
Madara Orlovska - English Womens Rapidplay Champion!
20th December, 2019
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Huge Congratualtions to Lewisham's Madara Orlovska who was crowned English Women's Rapidplay Champion 2019, outperforming a field containing a WGM and 2x WFM's.
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Christmas Puzzle Competition
12th December, 2019
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We set 12 puzzles in our annual puzzle competition, the winner being Stephen Lowe, who won bar vouchers as 1st prize
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The below was one of the puzzles set - White to play and draw
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Endgame Workshop - Weds 18th December
11th December, 2019
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Tim Gluckman will be holding an Endgame Workshop on Wednesday 18th Decemeber, taking
us through a journey of some imaginative puzzles and encouraging participation. Hope to see you there!
Important Win in the London League
27th November, 2019
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Yesterday evening we took an important stride toward promotion to London League's top tier by edging out promotion rivals British Bangla Chess Association 5.5-4.5
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Eventually it was our strength in depth that counted, with boards 7-10 all winning and securing the vital match point.
Team Blitz Competition 2019
29th September, 2019
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Unfortunately down on numbers, only six teams contested the 3rd Annual Lewisham Team Blitz Tournament this year. However, the teams who did take part seemed to enjoy the night, if not the runaway victory by the Kingslayers team of Madara, Jude, Cem and Max. 2nd-placed Sidcup Warriors finished 8.5 points behind. Player of the Tournament was undoubtedly Max John who finished with a remarkable 10/10. Cem wasn't far behind with an outstanding 9/10 (8 wins and 2 draws). Kingslayers took the Team prize of £54 and Max took the Player prize of £18. Many Thanks to all who participated and we'll see you in the early part of September next year.
Lewisham v Beckenham Inaugural Trophy Match
18th September, 2019
Tonight we contested the first Pitt-Yavash Trophy.
Michael Pitt was a long-standing member, and long time secretary at the club, and we are delighted to honour his contribution.
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Lewisham held sway over a relatively inexperienced Beckenham team and even with the addition of 3 Lewisham players guesting for Beckenham, Lewisham ran out comfortable 10.5-2.5 winners . A sterner test awaits us when we face Beckenham & Charlton 1 in our upcoming London League fixture
New Season 2019-20
12th Sept, 2019
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Welcome to our new chess season 2019-20!
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This year we've entered the following teams
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Kent : 1 x County, 2x Stevenson, 1x En Passant, 1x Harvey, 1x Tom Fuller, 1x Intro
Croydon : 1x Martin Cath, 1x Dave Luckin, 1x Derec Cox, 1x David Hodgson (Rapidplay)
London : 3 teams
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Captain Info can be found on our Contact Us page.
Mark Robertson wins the Lewisham Internal Tournament
11th September 2019
Congratulations to Mark Robertson who won the Internal Tournament with a 100% 4/4 score, ahead of Mike Roberts.
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Max John picks up the grading prize after winning his final round game against Tony Foreman
Ted Mason Memorial - Sunday 1st September
2nd September 2019
13 players contested the 2019 Ted Mason memorial tournament on Sunday 1 September.
The initial group stage was followed by a knock-out Quarter Final, with the 4 winners:- Cem, Cos, Jude and Howard then competing in a round-robin final table, whilst everyone else moved into a plate competition.
In the finals, Cem, Cos and Jude couldn't be separated, each scoring 2 / 3 points, meaning a 3-way tie for the Trophy.
New London League Venue
16th August, 2019
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We are pleased to announce that Andrew has negotiated an agreement with Brokers Wine Bar in Leadenhall Market EC3 to provide a venue for two of our three London League teams going forwards. Our 1st team and new 3rd team will play their 'Home' London League fixtures at the new venue on Tuesdays whilst our 2nd team will continue to play its fixtures at the Citadines Hotel in Holborn on Wednesdays.
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The venue address is:
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Brokers Wine Bar & Restaurant,
6-9 Leadenhall Market,
London, EC3 2BLR
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The playing room is located on the 1st floor.
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Many thanks to Beckenham's Andrew Dovey for his help in
securing this venue.
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