The 2012 Club Champion Simultaneous was played out on Wednesday 22nd August. The new club champion Warren Dennison was put to the test by eight club members. To make things devilishly difficult Warren had to play alternate colours. With a pint of Bulmers in one hand Warren was ready to do battle against the Forgrove masses. He even kindly produced a report of the evenings proceedings which is recounted below: |
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"Not only is there no prize or trophy for the club champion but I was even asked to pay a £3 board fee to take part in the simul. What a liberty! Clive even joked about charging me £3 per board. (ed - must remember to cancel Garry Kasparov simul at the club or could end up with Davies/Kasparov handbags at five paces!) Somehow the three highest rated players I was up against all managed to get the white pieces!" |
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The best game for Warren was Dennison v Riach: as Warren recounts.."I played my best game against Keith. I chose 6.Bc4 against Keith's Najdorf and then obtained relentless pressure against his king side castled position. Ever the gentleman, Keith didn't resign and allowed me to complete a nice sacrificial checkmate." Win |
Bagley v Dennison: is becoming a regular feature as these two toughed it out in important games last season in the Ellis trophy and club championship. Unfortunately Warren lamented that "Andy Bagley played the same line against the Slav Defence that he played with devastating effect against me in the Ellis trophy. I played a lot better this time but he gradually wore me down and got the full point." Loss |
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Dennison v Blythe: "I had the better of the opening against Martin emerging a pawn up. Then I foolishly tried to grab an extra pawn not realising that it would cost me a piece. I battled on for some time but Martin's material advantage eventually bore fruit and he got the win." Loss. |
Auer v Dennison: "Helmut was robbed! He was a piece up and had me in all sorts of trouble but I spotted a sneaky rook sacrifice. Fortunately for me, Helmut missed it and was completely taken aback when he realised that the sacrifice forced mate in two. A bit of a swindle, but nonetheless a point to me." Win
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Dennison v King: "Alex played an unusual take on the Two Knights defence which threw me a little as I'd never seen it before but it proved to be unsound as his king got pinned down in the centre of the board and he lost a lot of material before the eventual checkmate." Win |
Ross v Dennison: "Andy Ross sprung a surprise by playing Bird's opening. I responded with From's gambit but Andy declined the second pawn and then had me in all sorts of trouble with my king ending up on the g3 square. Somehow I escaped from the opening only a pawn down but Andy made this pawn count in the endgame and got the win." Loss |
Dennison v Bolton: "My game against Neil was pretty even going into the endgame but then Neil unwisely exchanged bishops allowing my king to infiltrate his position and win the pawn ending." Win |
Davies v Dennison: "Clive played his usual Versesov attack and always had a bit of an edge which he eventually converted into a win." Loss |
Club Champion Simultaneous |
WHITE |
RESULT |
BLACK |
Warren Dennison |
1 - 0 |
Keith Riach |
Andy Bagley |
1 - 0 |
Warren Dennison |
Warren Dennison |
0 - 1 |
Martin Blythe |
Helmut Auer |
0 - 1 |
Warren Dennison |
Warren Dennison |
1 - 0 |
Alex King |
Andy Ross |
1 - 0 |
Warren Dennison |
Warren Dennison |
1 - 0 |
Neil Bolton |
Clive Davies |
1 - 0 |
Warren Dennison |
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Congratulations to Warren Dennison who put together a highly commendable display as the reigning club champion. He totalled 4 wins and 4 losses scoring 50% in the process. All of this done during imminent fatherhood! An amazing effort. |
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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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