Fenton @ The 4NCL

Steve and Petru both played for J'Adoube '2' in Division 3 North of the 4NCL this weekend. Steve played on board 5 in Saturday's match, against a player rated 38 FIDE points higher than him, and secured his usual draw in a match that was also drawn 3-3. Petru played on board 4 in Sunday's match, against a player rated 22 FIDE points higher than him,  and won his game in a match that was also won by 3.5 - 2.5.

Click here to view Saturday's score card and here to view Sunday's score card.

J'Adoube are an amalgamation of last season's Holmes Chapel and Cheddleton teams and have 2 teams in Division 3 North of the 4NCL.

Congress Entries

Just a reminder that the Newcastle Mini Congress is being held over the weekend of 15th/16th February - full details available here.

The Staffordshire Congress is being held over the weekend of 18th/19th April. Full details available here.

Alberto Gissi is the Tournament Director for both of these Congresses. Please get your entries in as soon as possible if you want to play in either of them

'C' Team Return To Form

The 'C' team returned to form last night with a 3-1 win against Kidsgrove, propelling them to joint top of Division 4. However, the other 2 teams level with them, Crewe 'D' and Cheddleton 'E', both have matches in hand so we are unlikely to occupy our lofty position for too long.

Julian had a disappointing game on board 1 against a lower graded opponent but Grenville, Derek and Ernie all had good wins to bring home the bacon.

Click here for the match score card.

'A' Team Default Match

Late withdrawals meant that we are unable to raise a team for tomorrow night's Division 1 home match against Holmes Chapel. It is far too late to request a postponement so we have conceded the match.