The club lightning championship was a six round event played on Wednesday 15th August 2012. The format was based on 10 seconds per move between buzzers. A total of twelve players took part with a range of grades. Most regulars turned up with the exception of Warren Dennison who perhaps stayed away psyching himself up for the club champion simultaneous in a weeks time. |
An in-form Paul Howden showed the rest of the field a clean pair of heels as he managed to score an impressive 5/6 points. By winning his last game in style Paul put the pressure on the remaining match on top board between Mike and Clive. Paul was now a clear point ahead. Mike and Clive were battling it out in a very close rook and pawn ending. Unfortunately, some stupid ginger drunk nearly ruined the game by fiddling with the buzzer! However, Mike and Clive rose above this and produced a tense final game that eventually ended in a draw. This left Paul with the outright lead. |
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| Club Lightning Top Finishers |
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GRADE |
TOTAL |
| Paul Howden |
146 |
5 |
| Mike Round |
174 |
4.5 |
| Clive Davies |
168 |
4.5 |
| Rich Archer |
177 |
3.5 |
| Martin Blythe |
134 |
3.5 |
| Ian Thackray |
136 |
3 |
| Peter Clark |
113 |
3 |
| Helmut Auer |
112 |
3 |
| David Hirst |
149 |
2 |
| Andy Ross |
144 |
2 |
| Neil Bolton |
91 |
1 |
| Alex King |
80 |
1 |
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Congratulations go to Paul Howden who is the 2012 RFCC Lightning champion. |
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A basic guide to the beginnings of Rose Forgrove Chess Club and the most recent successes that it has enjoyed
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A collection of photographs taken in recent years of the players, venues and events of Rose Forgrove Chess ClubL |
RFCC Competitions
A look at how the 2011 club events held during the summer months panned out |
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Rapidplay
The club rapidplay championship was played out on Wednesday 3rd August 2011. The format was a 9 round affair made up of five 15 minute games. The event threw up some frantic finishes |
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Lightning
The club lightning championship was a 6 round event with players having to move 'on the buzzer', beginning with a 10 second timer and moving on to 5 seconds per move if necessary. |
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Blitz
The club blitz championship was
a 12 round format with each player having the allotted 5 minutes to complete
their game. Players drawn against each other would play two games. |
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Handicap
The club handicap championship was a 6 round affair made up of 20 minute games. Time allocation for each player was dependent on their grade and the grade of their opponent. |
RFCC Championship
The 2011 Rose Forgrove club championship was a wide-open and dramatic affair with more than a few twists |
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The Opening Round
Unfurl the banners, sound the fanfare, bring out the bunting and leap like a gazelle with joy. Why? The club championship got underway, of course! |
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Rounds 2,3,4 & 5
Some serious shuffling of positions on the club championship leaderboard! Who would be left in with a shout at the winning the coveted title? |
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The Final Round
Drama to surpass anything your boring telly can offer. This years' nail-biter of a club championship went to the wire! |
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