Broadstairs AGM

Broadstairs held its Annual General Meeting on September 7th and in the picture on the left we see Reg Pidduck with his array of trophies: the Zielinski Shield, the Oyster Shield, the John Cutting Cup and the Walker Shield, the latter awarded to Reg as captain of the team that won the U115 Walker Shield competition in the Thanet League.  Other winners on the night were Bob Cronin, who won the George Stiggers Trophy for the best grading improvement, and David Faldon, who shared the Goodall Cup for the club championship with David Horton (absent on holiday).  This is David’s fifth successive victory but he has some way to go to overtake the most wins (nine).

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It was reported that it had been another successful year for the club both in terms of numbers and finances.  The present subscription rate is to be maintained and it was decided that the club should once again subsidise the Christmas Dinner as it has done in previous years.   The current committee was re-elected en bloc with David Faldon taking over as captain of the Mick Croft Cup side. A surprise move was the decision to adopt Fischer time for the Goodall Cup and Summer Swiss competitions.  This is the second change in succession after last year’s decision to abandon the traditional rate of 36 moves in 90 minutes with an additional 15 minutes for all remaining moves in favour of all moves in 105 minutes in keeping with a similar League decision which has proved unpopular with many Thanet players. The introduction of Fischer time at the recent Thanet Congress was warmly received by those Broadstairs players taking part and it was felt at the meeting that the decision to use the same time control for club competitions was a typically positive and innovative one that would be appreciated by all members. 

Fixtures 2015-16

Fixtures for the coming season can now be accessed on the fixtures page. Results and reports will be available as soon as possible once the matches have been played.

Games from the Thanet Congress (4)

For those of you who can’t get enough of the Thanet Congress games here is a bonus. I had intended to draw a line after featuring one game from each of the four sections but David Horton sent me a couple of his games this morning so as we are always keen to promote Broadstairs players here is his win from round four.

White: Jackson Wen (173)  Black: David Horton (167) 

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Games from the Thanet Congress (3)

Here is a final game from last weekend’s Thanet Congress. So far we have seen one game from each of the Open, Minor and Intermediate sections so to complete the set here is a game from round two of the Major. If you came to the congress, we hope that you enjoyed it – the organisers certainly received many positive comments. Next year’s event will be at the same time (the weekend before the Bank Holiday) so put it in your diaries now and remember to book your accommodation in plenty of time.

White: David Heath (162)  Black: Robert Page (145) 

Thanet Chess Congress 2015

Games from the Thanet Congress (2)

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Action from the Minor and Intermediate sections of the Thanet Congress. Eagle-eyed local players should be able to spot a few Thanet regulars. You might need the original photograph to identify the four Broadstairs players but good luck!

So far we’ve seen one game from the Open and one from the Inter so here is one from the Minor submitted by Alan Brewis, who says he is ‘keen on weaker players sharing games – but they rarely do’, adding that ‘there is more to gain than lose’. I think we would all agree with that whatever our level.

Alan is one of the organisers of Herts Congress to be played on November 7th/8th www.hertschesscongress.com – ‘great venue and facilities’, he says. (It should be added that Alan described the Thanet Congress in similar glowing terms.)

White: Alan Brewis (90)  Black: Alan Fraser (107) 

Thanet Chess Congress 2015