The Leominster Chess Club Championship kicked off on Tuesday 5th of November! We had x players taking part across regular and junior groups, great to see so much engagement and support for the club!
The Championship will follow a Swiss format for 3/4 weeks, then those players who score the highest points will proceed to knockout games to crown the Leominster Chess Club Champion 2024 shortly before Christmas. Players are welcome to join at any stage and all abilities are welcome.
Results
Round 1 results
Decisive games ruled round one with wins for Nick Hanne and Stephen Priestley with white, both close games! Black saw it’s equal share of wins as John Preece and Ben Sutcliffe scored wins of their own.
Round 2 results
Round two again decisive, Stephen Priestly and John Preece engaged in a tense game that eventually went blacks way. David Podlaszewski was able to grind down the black piece of Nick Hanne for a win with white, wrapping up our final game of the round.
Standings after 2 rounds
Juniors
We were delighted to see so many young players taking part in Leominster Chess and our 2024 Championship! The room was unusually quiet with concentration and we saw many hard fought battles!
Round 1 results (juniors)
Our juniors followed our senior players with a run of almost decisive games, Alex Adarski won with white against Leon Warner whilst Rufus and Mia battled to a draw.
Round 2 results (juniors)
Leon bounced back from his loss in round one to win with the white pieces in a long game against Eve. Rufus and Jack also both scored wins in round 2, both with black.
Standings after 2 rounds
