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21st November 2009
  • The results from the Leamington Rapidplay can be seen here
    The number of entrants increased on last year to 152.
    The outstanding performance was by the U210 winner - Brandon Clarke, who had arrived fresh from playing in the 2009 Under 14 Boys EuroYouth Championships.
    Leamington and District League prize-winners were Don Mason, Andrew Talbot, Matthew Tapp and Philomena Lip.
    Special thanks to Jason Madden and Matthew Tapp for their help on the day and Gareth Ellis for the equipment supplies.
    Also thanks to the arbiters - Adrian Elwin, Nevile Belinfante, Matthew Carr and Bruce Holland.
    And of course thanks to Guy Greenland for organising and running it.

  • Reports on the Jamboree will be produced shortly - once I have received it.
    The League Tables are available and are in new format - to make them easier to produce.
    The results page and the teamresults page have been updated.

  • Chipping Campden have moved to a new venue. Their new venue is
    The Lower Town Hall,
    High Street
    Chipping Campden
    See here

    • 8th September 2009
  • The AGM took place at Kenilworth on the 12th May. A full report will follow, but here are some items :-
    Bernard Rogers stood down as League Chairman, but unfortunately no one volunteered to stand in his place.
    The League only functions if people volunteer their time to make it run.
    I hope someone will volunteer soon. As Bernard said the main responsibilities are to chair the AGM,
    sort out any disputes, and present the awards at the AGM and at the Lightning tournament.
    Anyone who would like to take on the Chairmanship should contact Phil Wood.

  • Can club secretaries let me have details of team captains before the start of next season,
    plus any changes in venue, club nights etc.
    If there are any mistakes please let me know.
  • The Lightning Tournament took place on the 22nd at Solihull and attracted 28 entries - one more than last year.
    Phil Holt won the Open with an impressive 8½/9, Matthew Tapp was second with 7/9 and Georgs Vikanis was third with 6½/9.
    Ian Brodie won the U125 category with 5½/9.
    For full results see Lightning.

    Thanks to Solihull for hosting the event and to Richard Reynolds for organising and running it.

    Some photos of the evening - click on the thumbnail for a bigger picture.
    Phil Holt receiving the Open Trophy from Bernard Rogers.
    Bernard congratulating Matthew Tapp on being the Open runner up.
    Ian Brodie receiving the U125 Trophy from Bernard.
    Some views of the competition


  • The Finals of the Team Knock Out took place on the 28th April at Leamington.
    Olton won the Open with a score of 4½:½ against Banbury,
    Shirley & Lucas won the U625 against Banbury by a similar margin and
    Leamington won against Solihull by 4:0.

  • In the Individual KO competition Mark Page is the Open Champion, Mike Johnson is the U125 Champion and Jason Madden is the U100 Champion.

  • The League AGM is on the 12th May at Kenilworth starting at 8.00. If you have any items you wish discussed, please let Phil Wood know.
    It would be helpful if clubs could let me know which teams they are likely to enter next year and in which divisions they would like them to be.
    This would not be binding on anyone.

  • The various divisional champions have now been decided.
    Olton A are Division 1 Champions by a clear margin
    Solihull Checkmates eventually managed to pip Banbury B on game points to become Division 2 Champions
    Kenilworth C are Division 3 Champions
    and Kenilworth D and Leamington D tie for the Division 4 Championship with equal match points and equal game points.
    Divisions 2 and 4 were in doubt right up to the end and no less than 4 teams finished on 14 points in Division 4!

  • There are 8 games in the best games category - have a look.
    If you have a game you think is as good or better then there is still time to submit it.

  • 10th January 2009
    Olton A extend their lead at the top of Division 1 with a win over Banbury A.
    Olton A are the only club in the League to have won all their matches.
    Four teams are clustered at the bottom of Division 1, with Kenilworth A now a point ahead of Banbury A, Shirley A and Solihull A.
    In Division 2, Solihull Checkmates had a decisive win over Banbury B to re-establish a 2 point lead over
    Olton C, Banbury B, Kenilworth B and Shirley B - all on 9 points with only game difference separating them
    and Leamington B next on 8 points!
    In Division 3, Kenilworth C extend their lead on 12 points, and are the only other unbeaten team in the League.
    Division 4 is unchanged from last week with Nuneaton still top on game points from Kenilworth E.

  • I have started to update the Team Results page (accessed from the Results page) at last,
    which shows the individual results for each team.
    It is not yet complete.
    Since this page is used by Dave Shurrock for grading purposes can you check for mistakes.
    Let me know if you find any errors.

  • Don't forget if you have played a storming game recently in any of the League competitons
    then why not send it in to the best game competition.
  • Most of the first round of the team KO matches have been played, see Club KO page.

  • The Individual Knock Out pairings are available on the Individual KO page
    Only one first round result has still to be received.
    Remember it is the home player who should contact his opponent.

    • 20th December 2008

  • The 2008 Leamington Rapidplay Congress, held on 14th September 2008 at the Royal Spa Centre in Leamington Spa,
    was once again well attended and there were in total 144 participants.
    See Congress page for full details

    Prize money won totalled £1080.00 and there were four Grading prizes (free entry to the 2009 event).
    The highest scoring Junior out of all the sections in the tournament (who had not won a cash or grading prize)
    received a chess clock, kindly sponsored by Gareth Ellis of Chessmaze International.

    Three local League players played outstandingly and were prize winners :
    Neil Staples of Banbury : 2nd= in the U120 section,
    Richard Weaving of Solihull Checkmates: outright 1st, also in the U120 section and
    John Gilbert, also of Solihull Checkmates, who won the Best Junior prize on 4/6 under a sum of progressive scores tie-break.

    Special thanks go to the Controllers : Alan and Anne Ruffle, Bruce Holland, Adrian Elwin and Neville Belinfante.
    Grateful thanks also go, once again, to Matthew Tapp and Jason Madden for their most generous help on the day.
    Finally, special thanks to Bernard Rogers, for presenting the prizes.

  • There are some amendments to the fixtures, mostly rescheduling of dates.
    They are available in the fixtures page.
    The fixture card template is in the fixtures page.

  • In Division 3, Simon Turner is now the captain for the Rugby team. See the clubs page for more details.

  • The handbook can be downloaded here.
    Note in previous years I have printed it out in A4 then photoreduced it to A5.
    I haven't had time to produce it in A5. If you want it in A5, then you can wrestle with 'Word' yourself.
    Of course you don't need to print it all out.

  • Since your browser saves frequently accessed pages and loads the cached copy,
    it may be that you aren't looking at the most recent page but a cached copy.
    Try clicking the 'reload'/'refresh' option in the view menu and you will get the copy from the web server.
    Of course if your browser has cached this page, then you won't read this anyhow.


    • 20th September 2008
  • Only one week to go, so if you haven't entered yet you need to get a move on!
    The 22nd Leamington Rapidplay Congress will be held on the 14th September
    at the Royal Spa Centre, Leamington.
    It will consist of four 6 round Swiss Tournaments for the following categories:-
    Under 200, Under 160, Under 120, Under 90.

    For more details and entry form click here.

    • Regretfully, Banbury have had to withdraw their C team from Division 3 due to changes in membership.
    To avoid confusion, the team in Division 4 will continue to be Banbury D, rather than changing it to Banbury C.
    The fixture list has been modified accordingly

  • The clubs page has been updated.
    Can you check to see that it is up to date, and correct.
    If there are any error, can you let me know.

  • Chipping Campden have a new venue. It is
    Little Glebe
    Cider Mill Lane
    Chipping Campden

    For a map click here.
    Little Glebe is a house used only for Church purposes, and there is parking there.

  • It has been suggested that I put an image of the fixture card on the web so that people can run their own off.
    Click here for a version you can print.

  • The Under 625 Team Knock Out draw had to be redone as I had missed out Stratford.
    The revised pairings are here.

    The Fixtures have also been completed (at last!) and can be seen here,
    as both a word file and a text file.
    The word file has changes since the last version highlighted in yellow.
    There have been a few more updates - in green.
    Doing the fixtures is a bit like writing a program you can never be sure you've got all the bugs out.
    I hope this will be the definative version, but if there any problems then can you let me know as soon as possible.
    Note both Rugby B and Leamington E have withdrawn, which leaves Division 4 with only 7 teams.

    • 7th September 2008
  • The Jamboree this year will be held at the Kenilworth Club on Wednesday 3rd September at 7.30.
    There is a limit of 15 teams of 2 players with a combined grade of not more than 250.
    Refreshments will be provided.
    Entry is £2.00, which will go towards refreshments and prizes.
    This was an enjoyable and well supported event last year, so I suggest you should get your entries in as quickly as psssible.
    Entries should be emailed to roywatson@warwickshire.gov.uk

  • This year the League will have 4 divisions of 8, 9, 9 and 9 teams respectively.
    See here for details.
    If there are any changes can you please let me know as soon as possible.

  • Can Club Secretaries send me details of team captains as soon as possible.
    The Club Details page has been updated, if there are any errors please let me know.

    • 19th July 2008
  • The League AGM was held on the 13th May at Kenilworth.
    The minutes of the meeting can be downloaded here - in RTF format.
    The League Officers were all re-elected for another year.
    (For a larger picture click on the photo)
    Bernard Rogers presented the trophies :-
    Gordon Christie collecting the Division 1 Shield for Shirley & Lucas
    Richard Weaving collecting the Division 2 shield for Solihull Checkmates
    Steve Rumsby collecting the Division 3 Shield for Banbury
    Kim Gilbert collecting the Division 4 Shield for Shirley & Lucas
    David Cheshire collecting the Open Knock Out Cup for Olton
    Bernard Rogers collecting the U625 Knock Out Cup from Phil Wood for Kenilworth
    Bernard Visgandis collecting the U100 Knock Out Cup for Nuneaton
    Mark Page of Leamington collecting the Individual Open Cup
    Richard Weaving of Solihull Checkmates collecting the Individual U125 Cup
    Steve Rumsby collecting the Individual U100 Cup for Nigel Barson
    Bernard Rogers collecting the Lightning Open Cup for Carl Pickering of Kenilworth
    Steve Rumsby collecting the Lightning U125 Cup for Georgs Vikanis of Banbury
    Louis Rawson collecting the Stanley Gibbins Trophy


  • Robert Stevens informs me that the temporary Daventry venue has proved unsuitable, so until further notice they will be playing at :-
    The Abercorn Hotel,
    101 Warwick Street,
    Daventry
    NN11 4AJ.
    For a map click here

  • Can team captains make sure they send result cards to me (Steve Rumsby), not Robert Reynolds (nor Richard Reynolds).


  • If you missed the entry on Stratford moving, look in 'clubs'.

    • 19th May 2008
  • All the Individual Knock Out matches have now been completed. Mark Page (Leamington) won the Open,
    Richard Weaving (Solihull Checkmates) won the U125 and Nigel Barson (Banbury) won the U100.

  • The Team KO Finals were held this week. Olton are the Open Champions beating Nuneaton,
    Kenilworth are the U625 Champions beating Leamington and Nuneaton are the U100 Champions beating Shirley & Lucas.

  • We only have 6 games for the best game award this year with none from Division 1 or Division 2, which is rather disappointing.

  • The League Lightning Tournament on the 23rd attracted 27 entries.
    Carl Pickering of Kenilworth won the Open with 8/9 and Alan Lloyd of Olton was runner up with 7/9.
    Georgs Vikanis and Gary Jackson both of Banbury tied for the U125 with 5½/9 each, Georgs won the playoff to win.
    For a complete Excel spreadsheet click here.
    Some photos of the evening - click on the thumbnail for a bigger picture.

    Carl Pickering receiving the Open Trophy from Bernard Rogers.
    Bernard congratulating Alan Lloyd on being the Open runner up.
    Georgs Vikanis receiving the U125 Trophy from Bernard.
    Bernard congratulating Gary Jackson on being the U125 runner up.

    A view of round 9 in progress

    Thanks to Richard Reynolds for organising and running the event.

  • All matches in the League have now been played - see League Tables for the final results.
    The position in the League tables is that Shirley & Lucas are Division 1 Champions,
    and Banbury have lost the battle to avoid relegation.
    Solihull Checkmates are Division 2 Champions, Kenilworth B cannot catch them,
    and Solihull B are bottom of division 2.
    Banbury B are Division 3 Champions, with Kenilworth D bottom.
    Shirley & Lucas C are Division 4 Champions.

    • 4th January 2008
    At the end of the year the League Tables were as follows
    Shirley & Lucas have pulled out a 3 point lead at the top of Division 1,
    with Leamington A, Olton B, Olton A and Stratford A all in contention.
    In Division 2 Solihull Checkmates have a 3 point lead over Olton C with Daventry A 2 points behind.
    In Division 3, Banbury B are 4 points ahead of Shirley & Lucas B, Daventry B and Chipping Campden B.
    And in Division 4 Shirley & Lucas C are 4 points ahead of Leamington D and Nuneaton B.

    Stratford have moved venue with immediate effect.
    Their new venue is :-
    The Royal British Legion Club
    29 Bull Street,
    Stratford
    CV37 6DT
    tel: 01789 297619
    For a map Click here
    There is parking in Bull Street and 'Pay and Display' parking in adjoining streets which is free after 6.00.
    Club night is still Thursday.

    29th September 2007
    Simplified the design of the web site to give a more uniform look and to make it easier to navigate.
    Removed some redundant pages - e.g. the ones on grading. Added some new ones - results.

    The Jamboree was held on the 4th at Leamington's venue.
    16 teams entered and it was a very enjoyable evening. First on 5/6 were Banbury 2 (Steve Rumsby and Paul Trewhela).
    There were 5 teams equal second on 4/6,
    Leamington 2, Kenilworth 1, Leamington 1, Banbury 1, and Solihull.
    Thanks to Colin Searle for organising the event, and to the Leamington club for the refreshments and venue.
    Full results as an Excel spreadsheet.

    There was a good attendance at the Leamington Rapidplay with 158 participants at the Royal Spa Centre.
    Over £1000 was distributed in prize money and pleasingly several League players and juniors were amongst the winners.
    Thanks to the controllers, Dave Thomas, Bruce Holland, Adrian Elwin and Neville Belinfante, for all their hard work.
    Thanks also to Matthew Tapp and Jason Madden for their help on the day and to Colin Searle for presenting the prizes.
    Congratulations to Guy greenland for organising such a successful event.
    See congress for full details.

    25th July 2007
    The League AGM was held last Tuesday at Kenilworth.
    A full report will come later, but some salient points were:-
    The Treasurer suggested the board fee should up to either £8.50
    to counteract the increase in the game fee by the ECF.

    The Grading Officer asked clubs to let him know of new players
    so that they could be identified correctly, and asked that could team captains put the
    full name (legibly) for players with the same surname (e.g. brothers etc).

    Entries for the Individual Knock Out Competition should be sent to Phil Wood by the end of September at the latest.
    The number of players entering this year had been a little disappointing, particularly in the Open and U125 Knock Out Competitions.
    Players were urged to enter this coming year.

    Clubs were asked to send the names of team captains and any other amendments to the handbook
    to Steve Rumsby by the end of June at the latest.

    Colin Searle presented the trophies :-
    For larger pictures click the thumbnail.

    Steve Rumsby collecting the Open Team trophy for Banbury.
    Gordon Mills collecting the U625 Team trophy for Chipping Campden.

    The U100 Team Trophy was won by Rugby.

    Phil Wood collecting the Individual Open KO trophy for Carl Pickering.
    Steve Rumsby collecting the Individual U125 KO trophy for Neil Staples.
    Ray Trinder won the Individual U100 trophy

    Rob Reynolds collecting the Division 1 Champions' trophy for Olton
    Steve Rumsby collecting the Division 2 Champions' trophy for Banbury
    Steve Willetts collecting the Division 3 Champions' trophy for Daventry
    Colin Searle collecting the Division 4 Champions' trophy for Stratford

    Steve Willetts collecting the Stanley Gibbins trophy
    Rob Reynolds collecting the Open Lightning trophy for Phil Holt
    Louis Rawson collecting the U125 Lightning trophy 

          The Officials for next year are :-
		  
	Chairman               Bernard Rogers
	Secretary              Phil Wood
	Treasurer              Guy Greenland
	Grading Officer        Dave Shurrock
	Competition Secretary  Phil Wood
	Webmaster              Steve Rumsby
	Handbook Editor        Steve Rumsby
	Fixtures Secretary     Steve Rumsby
	ECF Delegate           Gordon Christie
	Congress Director      Guy Greenland
		  
	Trophies Officer       Steve Willetts
	Independent Examiner   tba

    The Jamboree will be held on the 4th September at the Leamington venue.
    Teams of 2, with a maximum of 250 grading points.
    There will be 3 20 minute games and entry will cost £1.00 per team.

    Entries will be limited to 15 teams.
    Email Colin Searle by September 2nd
    Next season Shirley & Lucas will play on a Monday.
    Solihull might be changing their venue. More details to follow.

    The 21st Leamington Rapid Play Congress will be on Sunday 9th September.
    Entry forms will available for downloading shortly.

    11th March 2007
    I have just learned that Roy Woodcock passed away on Sunday morning 18th February.
    Roy did an enormous amount for chess, both locally and nationally and will be sadly missed.
    Unfortunately, I did not know him very well, so it would be inappropriate for me to say more.
    If anyone who did know Roy wants to write a piece for him, I will post it on the web site, if they send it to me.
    See here for a tribute from the ECF Web site.

    15th January 2007
    Unfortunately Nuneaton have had to withdraw their B team from Division 2.
    Colin Green will be in contact with the other Division 2 captains to confirm this.

    The Club KO page has been updated. The Leamington v Solihull Open result has been added.

    A few more results in the Individual KO.
    Results are slowly trickling in. Please send in your results as soon as possible.

    The 7th Wrekin Chess Congress takes place on the 6th/7th January.
    See here for further details and an entry form.


    2nd December 2006
    In the Open KO Stratford, Banbury and Olton are through to the next round.
    In the U625, Banbury are through to the Semi Final.
    In the U100, Stratford, Banbury, Rugby and Leamington are through to the Semi Final.

    Kenilworth are about to launch their website - See Clubs page or Links page to view. Or click here to see it.

    Phil Wood of Kenilworth has taken over from Cyril Denney as League Secretary.
    Phil is also carrying on as the Individual Knock Out Competition organiser,
    so don't forget to send results to him as soon as possible.

    The fixtures for the new season are available here as a word document.
    The new gradings are available, click   here   if you want to see your grade.
    Leamington have a new web site. Click here to see it.

    16th October 2006
    The Leamington Rapidplay took place on Sunday the 10th September
    and although the numbers were slightly down on last year it was a very successful event.
    Click for results  .
    Thanks go to all those who put in a great amount of effort organising and running it.

    The Jamboree was held on the Tuesday 5th September.

    Solihull have had to withdraw their C team from Division 3 due to lack of players.
    Dave Randall is now the captain of the B team (see clubs for more details)

    Another forthcoming event is the H.E. Atkins Memorial Congress from September 15th to 17th.

    25th April 2006
    Nuneaton have a temporary venue problem at the Fleur De Lys pub. It is "closed until further notice".
    I understand that matches are currently being played at the Arts Centre in Nuneaton.
    Contact Roy Woodcock for more information.

    2nd April 2006
    The 4th Leicester Rapidplay is on the 2nd April 2006.
    For details contact Sean Hewitt on 0116-2791030 or
    www.leicesterchess.co.uk

    7th March 2006
    The 44th Nuneaton One Day Chess Congress on Sunday 11th December went well.
    Click for Congress Results

    22nd November 2005
    The U100 Cup Draw diagram in the Handbook is incorrect
    although the matches in the fixtures are correct.
    See the Club KO link in the League section.
    Some results for the Individual Knock have begun to come in. Check the Individual KO page.
    The Individual KO draws have been made and the Open and U100 pairings can be found in the Individual KO link in the League section
    I have now added telephone numbers to the lists

    8th October 2005
    The Rapidplay Congress was a great success with over 200 people participating.
    During the day Gerry Walsh, the BCF President, made a 'Lifetime services to chess' award
    to John Robinson and a Life Vice President award to Roy Woodcock.
    Congratulations to them, and to all those running the congress.
    Thanks also to all who participated.
    Results in the congress page.

    Kenilworth have changed their venue to
    The British Legion Club,
    1 Park Road
    Kenilworth CV8 2GF
    Tel 01926-856033
    It is just down the road from the old venue and in a side street
    Some matches will have to be re-arranged
    I understand team captains have been informed of the changes

    The fixture page has been updated and should now be correct

    Division 2 Team Captains please note:
    Regretfully Olton have decided they cannot sustain their C team, so have withdrawn it from Division 2
    Therefore all Olton C matches have been scratched

    A late entry for Division 4 - Solihull D
    For a fixture list click here (Word file)
    A new team has been included in Division 3 - Solihull Checkmates
    Home Night - Thursdays
    Venue - Sandbarn Farm
    Snitterfield Road
    Hampton Lucy
    Warwick
    CV35 8AU
    Note Solihull Checkmates do not play at the Solihull venue

    The fixtures for 2005/6 are available in word form or in htm form.
    Click here for the word version or
    here for the htm version

    The 3rd Leicester Rapidplay Tournament is on Sunday 9th October
    at Countesthorpe College, Winchester Road, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PR
    Goto www.leicesterchess.co.uk for more details
    or contact : Sean Hewitt, 21 Smeeton Road, Kibworth, Leicester LE8 0LG
    Tel 0116 279 1030, Mob 07845 518 972, email sean@leicesterchess.co.uk

    11th September 2005
    The Leamington Rapidplay Tournament is on Sunday 11th September
    Click here for more details
    or here for a word version with entry form
    It is nearly the start of September, so get your entries in now

    The handbook was sent out last weekend, so if you haven't got one see your club secretary,
    or get him to contact me.
    For a word version click here

    4th September 2005
    Nuneaton have a new web site at a new address. it is
    www.nuneatonchess.org.uk

    Following the AGM the following were elected as League Officers
    Chairman: Colin Searle
    Secretary: Cyril Denney
    Fixtures Secretary: Rob Reynolds
    Treasurer: Guy Greenland
    League Grader: Dave Shurrock
    Leamington Rapidplay Director: Jonathan Rashleigh
    Competitons Secretary: Phil Wood
    Webmaster and Hanbook Editor: Steve Rumsby
    BCF Rep: Gordon Christie

    The new grading list is now available on line from the BCF
    at http://www.bcf.org.uk/grading/index.html
    I have updated the grading page with the new grades

    26th July 2005
    The Team Knockout Cup Final results are
    Open Olton 3-2 Stratford
    U625 Stratford 1½-3½ Nuneaton
    U100 Kenilworth I ½-3½ Rugby
    Congratulations to Olton for winning the Open Team KO Cup,
    To Nuneaton for winning the U625 KO Cup and to
    Rugby for winning the U100 KO Cup

    The LDCL's annual 5-minute tournament took place at Solihull's venue,
    the Blossomfield Club on Wednesday 27th April.
    There were 34 entrants from a variety of clubs in the League.
    The Open Section was shared by Derek Price (Olton) and Colin Searle (Stratford).
    The Under 125 section was also shared between Martin Pope (Olton) and Eric Ward (Shirley)
    For the complete results Click Here

    In the League:
    Olton A are Division 1 Champions
    Nuneaton B are Division 2 Champions
    Solihull C are Division 3 Champions
    and Solihull D are Division 4 Champions

    The Individual Knock Out Competitions have now all reached the final.
    In the Open the Jason Madden (Leamington) lost to Peter Drury (Chipping Campden) so
    Peter is the new Open Champion and
    In the U125 the Guy Greenland (Leamington) lost to Gordon Mills (Chipping Campden) so
    Gordon is the U125 Champion and in the U100 Cyril Denney (Stratford) lost to Jason Madden (Leamington),
    Jason is the new U100 Champion.

    Alan Rogerson will be moving out of the area next Summer. We will miss him at all levels
    but in particular in his roles as Treasurer and as 50% of the Congress organization.
    We will need either one or two people to replace him.
    Also due to other commitments Jonathan Rashleigh will be giving up his position as League Chairman and as Trophies Officer.
    Again his enthusiasm and hard work will be sorely missed. He is prepared to carry on as Congress Director,
    but would prefer someone else to take over all his responsibilities and he would take over as Treasurer.
    Currently only 4 clubs are represented on the League Committee -
    Banbury, Olton, Stratford and Solihull.
    We need some more members to volunteer to help run the League, particularly from clubs that are not represented.
    If you are prepared to help contact myself or Jonathan.

    24th April 2005
    Jonathan Rashleigh informed me of the death of Alan Thomas last Saturday.
    Alan had been a member of the Stratford club for many years and was a keen and enthusiastic player.
    He supported the club in many different roles over the years and played regularly in Leamington League matches until ill health overtook him last year.

    A new web site (to me) for those interested in playing chess over the internet is http://www.myChess.de
    See links

    1st April 2005
    The 2nd Coventry Chess International (FIDE Open)
    at the Britannia Hotel, Fairfax Street, Cathedral Square,Coventry. CV1 5RP
    on the        EASTER weekend         24th-28th March 2005
    This is an Elite event for the BCF Grand Prix and a British Championship Qualifier
    Click here for more info and entry form

    8th March 2005
    Shirley & Lucas'   website is back at
    http://www.shirleychess.co.uk

    5th March 2005
    The last game for the 2004 Best Game Competition is an exciting Sicilian from Sean Hewitt.
    Don't forget if you have an interesting game, then email/mail it to Jonathan Rashleigh
    and we will enter it in the Best Game Competition 2005.

    The 2nd Leicester Rapidplay Tournament
    at Countesthorpe College, Winchester Road, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5PR
    on the 10 April
    Contact Sean Hewitt on 07859 351 731 or
    email info@leicesterchess.co.uk
    Click here for more info and entry form

    26th February 2005
    The Team Knock Out Semi Finals are now known with Chipping Campden's win over Olton in U625
    See Club KO for details

    20th February 2005
    Robert Stevens of Daventry has informed me that George Ernest Dellor, an honoury member of the Daventry Chess Club,
    peacefully passed away on January 12th aged 94 Years in Northampton General Hospital.
    George played for the club for a great many years and was not only a strong and dedicated player,
    but was always happy to play anyone including a complete beginner

    The Warwickshire Open Chess Congress took place
    on Saturday 19th February and Sunday 20th February
    at The Four Dwellings High School and Community Centre
    Dwellings Lane, Quinton
    Birmingham B32 1RJ
    Click here for Entry form

    3rd February 2005
    The Team Knock Out Semi Finals are now known with Chipping Campden's win over Olton in U625
    The first 2 rounds of the Individual KO are complete for all 3 competitions.

    The Open KO Semi Finals are
    Wed 16th Feb Solihull v Olton and
    Thur 17th Feb Shirley v Stratford
    The U625 KO Semi Finals are
    Mon 14th Feb Nuneaton v Chipping Campden and
    Mon 14th Feb Shirley v Stratford
    The U100 KO Semi Finals are
    Mon 14th Feb Rugby v Daventry and
    Thurs 17th Feb Kenilworth I v Shirley
    Lucas & Shirley website has changed its URL to
    http://shirleychessclub.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk

    8th December 2004
    It appears Leamington never received their Individual KO draws, and no one thought to ring me to let me know!
    The Leamington secretary now has the draws.
    Individual Knock Out results have begun to trickle in.
    The first round of the U125 and U100 have been completed (almost).

    27th November 2004
    A few more individual KO results.
    Moved Under 625 team KO item from home page.
    The Under 625 Round 1 Matches will be
    Tuesday 23rd November Banbury v Stratford
    Tuesday 23rd November Olton v Chipping Campden

    23rd November 2004
    Archiving some of the old items from the home page:-
    This year's congress was a great success with over 200 entries.
    Thanks to all those who took part and to the organisers who put in so much hard work, particularly Jonathan and Alan.
    The details for Rugby and Solihull team captains have been updated. See Club Details page

    20th November 2004
    Updated Individual and Team KO results

    6th November 2004
    Decided I ought to log changes (somewhat belatedly)
    Updated website on the 4th with changes to Jonathan's email address
    Nuneaton's one day congress and
    a result in the U100

    15th May 2004 Both the U125 and U100 Individual Knockout cups are shared.
    Another good AGM and another year over - thanks everybody.
    Steve Rumsby will be taking over responsibility for the website in a couple of weeks time.

    3rd May 2004
    Robert Reynolds wins the Lightning on a tie break. Click Here for details.
    Philip Wood and Colin Howard share the U125 lightning prize.
    Plenty of press coverage received for the 3 league match.

    24th April 2004
    LEAMINGTON WERE JOINT WINNERS OF THE 3 LEAGUE MATCH. Click Here for details.
    Open, 625 and U100 Knockout competitions won by Solihull, Kenilworth and Leamington I respectively.
    Don't forget the League Lightning Tournament at Solihull 7:30pm Wednesday 28th April. All league players welcome.

    19th April 2004
    Reg Warnes and Guy Greenland will contest the U100 Knockout Final
    Another entry for the 2004 Best Game Prize
    Come and Support the 3 League Celebration Match - 7:30 this Wednesday at the Peugot Social Club Coventry

    10th April 2004
    Carl Pickering wins the League Open Individual Knockout. 
    Two more entries for the 2004 Best Game Prize. 
    The League Knockout Finals Night is at the Leamington Club on Tuesday 20th April from 7:30pm. Come along and support your team. 

    4th April 2004
    The team for the 3 league match is filling up fast. Hurry if you want to play in it. 
    Another nice game submitted for the 2004 best game competition. 

    28th March 2004
    CONGRATULATIONS TO KENILWORTH C WHO WIN DIVISION 3. 
    CONGRATULATIONS TO RUGBY JUNIORS B WHO WIN DIVISION 4. 
    Alan Rogerson and Reg Warnes make their respective knockout finals. 
    A reminder that the League Lightning Tournament takes place at the Solihull club on Wednesday 28th April. 

    21st March 2004
    STRATFORD A BECOME 2003-4 LEAGUE CHAMPIONS AND STRATFORD B WIN DIVISION 2. 
    Players wanted for the BCF Centenary three league match! See below or click here 

    12th March 2004
    A unique match will take place on Wednesday 21st April between the Leamington, Birmingham and Coventry Leagues as a part of the BCF 2004 Centenary celebrations. We need volunteers of all strengths to participate. Click Here for details 
    Why not enter The 1st Coventry International Congress 16th-18th April? Follow this link 

    7th March 2004
    Neil Staples has taken over the captaincy from Arran Gundry. Neil's telephone number is 01295 810752. 
    Daventry Chess Club now have their own web page     Click Here 
    Stratford A extend their lead at the top. 
    Tom Swallow and Gordon Mills to contest U125 KO Final. 

    29th February 2004
    Plenty of action in Division 4 with Rugby Juniors B now leading. 
    Stratford B and Olton C both win in Division 2 title race. 

    22nd February 2004
    Kenilworth C win again to go clear in Division 3. 
    More Individual Knock Out Tournament results. 

    15th February 2004
    Nuneaton and Solihull to meet in Open KO Final. 
    Kenilworth and Olton win their semi final games in the U625. 
    Leamington I will meet Kenilworth II in the U100 KO Final. 
    Lots more Individual Knock Out Tournament results. 
    League AGM will take place on Thursday 13th May 2004 at 7:30 at Kenilworth Chess Club. 

    9th February 2004
    Stratford A win the big one against Olton. A 
    First new games for the 2004 Best Games competition added. 

    1st February 2004
    Stratford A back on top in Division 1. 
    Stratford C join Leamington C and Kenilworth C at the top of Division 3. 
    Solihull D join Rugby Juniors B at the top of Division 4. 

    25th January 2004
    Olton A beat Kenilworth A to go back to the top of Division 1. 
    Leamington C's win against Kenilworh D takes them to equal first in Divison 3. 
    No more entries can be accepted for the 2003 Best Games but any games submitted from now on will be included in the 2004 competition
    Discussions are under way to try and organise an end of season match between the Leamington, Birmingham and Coventry Leagues as a part of the BCF 2004 Centenary celebrations. The logistics for this are not proving easy but watch this space!

    18th January 2004
    Rugby Juniors B beat Leamington E to go top of Division 4. 
    Stratford A just beat Solihull A to join Olton at the top of Division 1. 
    Kenilworth's award as Club of the Year 2003 featured in the Leamington Courier. 

    12th January 2004
    Olton A and Olton B lead Div 1 but Stratford and Banbury have games in hand. 
    Kenilworth take the lead in Div 3 
    Second round KO results starting to come in 

    5th January 2004
    Several new results in the Individual KO tournaments. 
    Steve Rumsby has spent his Christmas building an excellent new website for Banbury Chess Club. It is worth a look. Access it through the Links menu.
    A News Archive page added to LDCL Website to maintain a back record of the news which is updated regularly on the home page. 
    Bruce Holland is now heavily committed on BCF matters so your Chairman has effectively taken over all day to day responsibility for maintaining the website. If you have any information that you would like put on the website, telephone Jonathan on 01926 842523 or email him on Jonathan@jrashleigh.freeserve.co.uk.

    30th December 2003
    At the half way point in the season old rivals Stratford and Olton share the lead in both Division 1 and Division 2