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Future eventsChess for Kicks Annan - a junior chess eventon Saturday 30th January 2010 at Annan Community Centre. Download full details as a pdf. The Grange 2010 Junior Chess Championships Sunday 24th January at Graythwaite Manor Hotel, Grange over Sands. U8, U10, U12 and U15 sections. Download full details and an entry form as a pdf. Cumbria Chess Association Open Championships 26th, 27th, 29th February 2010 at Graythwaite Manor Hotel, Grange over Sands. Open, Major, and Minor events. Download full details of events, competition rules, prizes, sponsors, accommodation, and an entry form as a pdf. Discount for early entries. NCCU County Chess Jamboree Sunday 14th March 2010 at Bradford FC, Valley Parade, Bradford, BD8 7DY (Tel: 01274 307 564) All Sections of the NCCU County Championship 2009-10 are to play a one day Jamboree which will comprise the following sections: Open (16 players 1pm-6pm); U180, U160, U140, U120, U100 (12 players 1pm-5pm) All Counties are urged to enter teams in as many sections as possible. Teams wishing to enter should contact: Jim Moran, NCCU County Championship Organiser. (Tel: 0151 928 5625) jim.moran21@btinternet.com 14th South Lakes Open Chess Congress 11th, 12th, 13th June 2010 at the Cumbria Grand Hotel, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria. A 5 round Swiss event; 5 sections. Download full details and an entry form as a pdf. January 2010Northern 4NCLIt has been suggested that , if there was enough interest, Cumbria might enter as a club team in this league. If you think you might like to play or be considered for such a squad please contact either Dave Cole or Syd Cassidy. Once we have an idea of the level of support we can see if we have the resources to enter. Whitaker Trophy Semi-final Draw
John Moore RIP It is my sad duty to inform chess players in Cumbria that John Moore a long standing member of Barrow Chess Club, died on the 25th December 2009; he was 76 years old. John was well respected and loved universally in chess circles for his humility, compassion, honesty, humanity and sense of humour. He played for Barrow and Cumbria from the 1960’s into the 2000’s and talked of his best result in an Isle of Man tournament where he drew 6 games against master opposition and had one loss. John related this tale years later and was still kicking himself over this one loss as he said it was the only game he was clearly winning! However, John was at his best when consoling opponents when he had beaten them. I remember my first game against John in the1984 Barrow Club Championship; I was trounced! But a long post-mortem on the game made me feel a whole lot better as John explained how his moves could have been countered and how fortunate he was that I had not played this move or that move; at the end John was almost apologetic in winning and gave me encouragement that my game was not that bad after all! John first joined Barrow Chess Club in 1956 and was Major Champion of Barrow 5 times in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. Although John also won the club’s Lightning Championship once in 1977, he always made the point of saying that he had never won the KO Cup in all his years of trying. It must have been a great day for John then, when he finally won it in 2001; the only time he held the trophy. John was also a member of the successful Barrow sides that won the Cumbria 1st Division trophy in 1968 (in the photo, below, of the winning team – John is seated on the far right) and then again in 1985. 
The 1968 write up in the local newspaper stated that a tense match against reigning Champions Carlisle looked to be heading for a 3-3 draw and that John was struggling a pawn down. After a while John Moore ‘surprised his opponent by mating him with queen and rook to give Barrow victory’. John held a number of posts in the Barrow club over the years and was also Auditor for The Cumbria Chess Association and the NCCU (Northern Counties Chess Union). John was first elected to the Barrow Club Committee in 1964 and won his first honour in the 1965/66 season where he lifted the Handicap Trophy. From 1966-1971 John was Honorary Secretary of Barrow Chess Club, Chairman from1972-1989 and Club President from 1976-1979. John was a popular and enthusiastic person and will always be remembered in playing chess circles for his wry grin, his lighting up a cigarette mid game and ruminating with a philosophical air on his game and on life. Dave Cole Chairman, Barrow Chess Club Correspondence chess Cumbria finished as C&DCCC Division 3 Champions due to achieving the best combined score in the 2 leagues! Unfortunately we couldn't quite manage the double! Results are on the Tournaments page. If anyone is interested in playing correspondence chess for Cumbria, please get in touch with Chris Underhill. Know the rulesThe latest rule book and changes to the rules can be downloaded as Word documents. |
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