Alnwick Chess Club

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05/06/2026

Better luck for Alnwick in their second match in the Northumberland summer Tournament last Wednesday. We were drawn against local rivals Morpeth A. Because of the difference in rated strengths, the Alnwick team started with 1.5 points and so Morpeth A had to win 3-1. But wins from John and VInce made the over the board score 2-2, so including the bonus points that made it 3.5-2 in favour of Alnwick. Certainly not what Morpeth will have been expecting. The next round will be on June 24.

16/05/2026

The final league match of the season for Alnwick was the C team taking on Forest Hall Pheasants on Wednesday night and they went down 1.5-2.5, but with a good win from Vince and a very good draw from Charles. This means that at the end of the season, the A team finished 6th in Division 2, and the B and C teams finished 5th and 6th in Division 5. So, unless there is another league reorganisation, each team can expect to be in the same division next season.

At the Durham Congress last weekend, our best performer was John in the Major with 2.5/5. George also got 2.5 and Phil 1.5 (in his first Congress for 30 years!) in the same section and surely both felt they should have done better. Andrew got 2/5 in the Minor and probably thought the same.

This coming week we take on Division 1 champions Gosforth Empire in the Northumberland Summer Tournament. Could be a bit of a challenge …

30/04/2026

Needing to draw their final match on Wednesday evening against relegation rivals Leam Lane Bullets, the A team had a bad start when we had to forfeit a board in the afternoon due to illness. But, in a very topsy truvy match, the result was a 2-2 draw thanks to wins from Phil and John H. So the A team avoid relegation and should stay in Division 2 next season.

The C team played the same evening against already relegated Morpeth C. Unfortunately, the C team lost 1-3 against a surprisingly strong Morpeth team. Our point came through draws from Andrew and Charles, both against stronger players. The B team have their final match next week against relegated Newcastle University C, with the C team having their final match the following week against mid table Forest Hall Pheasants.

The weekend after next, at least four of us will be off to Darlington for the Durham Congress. Then the Northumberland Summer Tournament should begin. There is no rest for the wicked …

24/04/2026

Good results for both the A team and C team on Wednesday. The A team beat Gateshead 2.5-1.5 with wins from George and John H, and a very good draw from Phil against a much higher rated player. This result relegates Gateshead and gives us a 3 point lead over Leam Lane Bullets. We have one match remaining, and this is against Leam Lane (who have two matches remaining). This match is next Wednesday. If we avoid defeat in this match we avoid relegation whatever the result of Leam Lane’s remaining match.

The C team also won. They beat Newcastle University C 2.5-1.5 with wins from Andrew and Vincent, and a draw from Steve S. this means that they are safe from relegation. So a good evening all round!

17/04/2026

Two league matches played this week. Firstly, the B team got a very very creditable 2-2 draw with runaway Division 5 leaders, Gosforth Siths, with a win from Charles and draws from Andrew and Michael. With one league match to play, this leaves the B team comfortably mid-table in fifth position. The A team also played and drew 2-2 with Gosforth Centurions. They had a win from John H and draws from George and Kieran. This point lifts the A team just out of the two relation positions and into 6th position by just one point. The A team have two matches remaining and these are against the two team below them. Next up next week for the A team are Gateshead on Wednesday. On the same evening, the C team take on Newcastle University C and need just one point from their three remaining matches to avoid relegation.

02/04/2026

So near yet so far! Last night the A team went down 1.5-2.5 to a very much stronger Tynemouth B with our having had to default on board 4 due to last minute (literally) no show. So we had draws from each of Phil, George and Kieran. The only decisive game being the default. Defeat, but with honour ….

Next week sees the B team take on Newcastle Cavaliers.

27/03/2026

A good result for the B team in the local derby with Morpeth C on Wednesday evening. We won 2.5-1.5 with a win from John H and draws from Sean, Andrew and Steve O. Andrew assures me that this means the B team have avoided relegation. The coming week sees the A team take on Tynemouth B in Div 2 and the C team take on Forest Hall Pheasants in Div 5. Club nights continue on a Monday at the Rugby Club with really very good attendances the last couple of weeks. Don’t be shy, the more the merrier!

21/03/2026

Well the C team may have lost 1.5-2.5 on Wednesday evening against Gosforth Siths but it should be remembered that Gosforth are running away with the Division, so this was actually a really very good performance. We had a win from Max and a draw from Andrew, both against higher rated opponents. The Siths will not have expected such a close contest. Next week sees the B team take on local rivals Morpeth C.

12/03/2026

The B team had a match last night against a strong Forest Hall Pheasants team but lost 1-3. But there was a good win from John. This leaves them mid-table in Division 5. Next week sees the C team against Forest Hall Siths in the same division. The A team were to play next week against Tynemouth B but that has been postponed. No more matches for them until April when they will then come thick and fast!

26/02/2026

Another tough night for both our A and C teams yesterday. Both were heavily outrated and the inevitable happened. The A team went down 1-3 to local rivals Morpeth A, who move to the top of the table with this victory. Our only victory was from George, but all three other games were close. The match was closer than the score line suggests. The C team went down 0.5-3.5 to Newcastle Cavaliers with a good draw from Vincent. Next week sees the A team against Gosforth Salters and the C team taking on South Shields Custodians.

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