The 'A' team's Division 2 Championship aspirations took a knock last night when they were beaten 3-2 by Crewe 'A'. We now need to get 3 points from our last 2 matches. Grenville was the first to finish in his match on board 5, where he was totally outplayed by Doug Barnett. Petru then had an unexpected loss on board 1 against Karl Lockett, who he had already beaten twice this season. Max was in a losing position for most of his game against Amy Lovett on board 4, being a piece down for most of the it. He somehow managed to worm his way out of an impossible looking position and actually went into the endgame a piece up. Unfortunately his opponent had a perpetual check and the game ended in a draw. Glyn had a good win against Neville Layhe on board 2, where he was a pawn up in the endgame and his opponent was unable to prevent him from breaking through. With the score at 2.5 - 1.5 in Crewe's favour all eyes were on Kas on board 3, who was a clear piece up. Unfortunately he was in a lot of time trouble and left a piece of his own en prise and the game petered out into a draw. Maybe that will teach him to arrive on time and not start the game 15 minutes down on the clock.
Welcome to the Fenton Chess Club Home Page. We are based at the Gables Pub, 450 Trentham Road, Blurton, ST3 3DS. Although we are no longer based in Fenton we have retained the name. We welcome players of all abilities, from beginner to Grandmaster. We meet on Monday evenings from 7:30 until 10:30. Unfortunately, we are not able to accommodate younger children. Older children (12+) MUST be accompanied by a parent or responsible adult.
