New volunteers
28 January 2022
It was great this week to have Sam and Mark join our team of myself, Pete and Jack as full time volunteers meaning that we can dedicate more one to one teaching to our members - great to have you on board guys and thanks again.
Many congratulations to Sai who played his first Grandmaster drawing with Black - well done indeed!!!
This coming season we will be entering 4 teams in the Manchester Chess Federation being in B, C, D and E divisions - ask me or Paul if you want to play more League chess
Another great season in the Manchester Chess Federation where we picked up 2 more trophies to add to the trophy we won in the Stockport League
Once again this event proved to be a great hit with the players with a full house turning up. Some great chess was played by all - bring on next year's
This week Paul was sunning himself on holiday, Steve was in London trying to talk to Southerners and Sacha was in bed with the lurgy. This left Pete in sole charge of the evening. Surprisingly things went smoothly, friendly games were played, the Tuck Shop opened as soon as people waved money and the evening ended on time.
This week saw just Stev e and Pete hold the fort. It was a quiet night so we just played lots of friendly games (Pete won one !) Daves cupboard is looking nice and organised but not necessarily in the order Dave likes.
Dave is taking a break somewhere more sunny than Ashton and has left Paul, Sacha, Steve and Pete in charge - a rota has even been produced to make sure all is in order. Sacha and Paul have been running sessions in the hall for the more advanced players and Pete has looked after the beginners. Tuck Shop King Steve has rebranded the Tuck Shop with a new logo - designed by a top London advertising agency which has sadly used the profits from the last 2 years...
So far this season we have come 3rd in B division in the MCF after being promoted last season. We are joint top of E division with a play off due against Urmston to decide who goes up and we have won the Rapidplay league. In the SDCL we have finished 2nd in A division after being promoted last year and won the Limit League - brilliant performances from everyone
The rematch away at Meltham was a great success both on and off the board. We won the Longplay part 7-1 but lost the Rapid section 10-2. Thanks for taking part everyone.
This week David was away and he left Pete and Steve in charge of the evening. The knight was quiet to begin with until we had an influx and 3 new members arrived. To keep things simple we all just remained in the hall to play friendly games which did get quite noisy at times. The tuck shop opened as soon as a queue formed (about 6:50 rather than 7:30) and Steve did a great job in upselling chocolate and suggary sweets to the children. The evening finished slightly ahead of schedule so we were able to pack up, tidy up and be ready for the caretaker to throw us out.
