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Welcome to our new website. We will be periodically adding news and results alongside copies of our regular magazine CHESS Minister!.

CCCC Championship 2007/8

03-May-08: Bruce Carlin has provided the latest tables, please check and let Bruce know of any outstanding results. .

Chess Minister!

The latest issue of our magazine has now been released, we have made it available for download and online viewing. We are sad to record the death of Bert Norris. Bert had been ill for some time but still hoped to play in the current season. Sadly this was not to be. An Obituary appears in this magazine. Congratulations to Anthony Foster on winning a competition in The Times, details of which are also in this issue.

† Bert Norris

Obituary from Justin Caldwell

CCCC Champion 2006/7

Congratulations to Justin Caldwell, 2006/7 champion. His is the final name inscribed on the Bailey Shield, which after 40 years is full and will be replaced by a new Shield named after Club founder Ivor Davies. This season’s championship will decide whose name is the first to be inscribed on this.

As above, Justin Cadlwell is again Champion, dropping just half a point to Geoffrey Harper who finished 3rd on tie break ahead of Brian Shephard (by winning their game), and behind Steve Whitmore who finished 2nd. Bert Norris was lower than usual in 5th place in a season affected by illness, while Mike Smith and David Hulme are relegated.

Andrew Yates and David Lowe won promotion from Division 2, Yates taking 1st place on tie break. Hilary Costello was 3rd while Michael Williamson beat Jerry Garton on tie break, while John Loxton failed to score. Although Garton has decided to take some time out from league play he did complete his games and thus does count as one of the relegated players from this division, so Williamson stays in Division 2.

Wilf Alexander was unbeaten in Division 3 and is joined in promotion by David Nye. Bill Fulton was just half a point behind but gains promotion also to fill up Division 2 to accommodate an extra league player next season. Michael Thistlewood survives in Division 3 beating Lisa Battye on tie break (he won their game), who thus goes down along with Tim Partridge who can at least take consolation that the half point he scored was against the Division winner.

Mark Northcott achieved 100% score to win Division 4 from Richard Cleaves. Stanley Hall was 3rd and gains promotion due to the space created by Garton’s withdrawal, while David Boddy pipped Anthony Foster on tie break (removing their score against the lowest placed player as their game was drawn) for 4th.