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9 August, 2010
Improve Your Chess with Norman Stephenson at Darlington CC, Cockerton Band & Musical Institute, Cockerton, Darlington DL3 9AB. [email protected].http://www.chesslinksproject.btik.com/p ... Notes.ikml
14 August, 2010
Hampshire Junior Training at Basingstoke CC, Maydene, Sherborne Rd, Basingstoke RG21 5TG. Under 9s. [email protected]. 10-1pm. £5. 01256 472 537.
20-22nd August, 2010
Steve Boniface Memorial Congress at Filton Sports Centre (from M5 junction 17. M4, junction 19), Elm Park, Filton, Bristol BS34 7PS. 5 rd swisses. Open/ U-160/ U-130. Graham Mill-Wilson, 8 Lyndale Rd, Yate, Bristol BS37 4DD. 0779 0167415. [email protected].
Accommodation- www.visitbristol.co.uk
20-22nd August, 2010
Thanet Congress – enter before 14 August and avoid the surcharge – 5 rd swisses. Open/ U-165/ U-140/ U-115. Canterbury Christchurch Uni, Broadstairs, Kent.
AD Hargreaves, 1 Medina Av, Whitsable, Kent CT5 4EW. Helpers needed!
[email protected]. C Le Baigue 01843 604124
20-30th August, 2010
Jessie Gilbert Memorial Festival, 84-90 Chipstead Valley Rd, Coulsdon, Surrey CR5 3BA. Simul by Keith Arkell – a tenner to play - 20 August. GM/IM Norm Open Swiss 21-29th August. Also training, Rapidplays, [email protected]. www.ccfworld.com.
WFM Jessie Gilbert
Alan Punnett
Basingstoke Open, 2001
Bogo-Indian
1 d4 e6 2 c4 Nf6 3 Nf3 Bb4+ 4 Bd2 a5 5 g3 O-O 6 Bg2 Ne4 7 O-O Nxd2 8 Nbxd2 Be7 9 Qc2 d6 10 e4 Nd7 11 Rad1 c5 12 Nb1 Qb6 13 Nc3 cxd4 14 Nxd4 Ne5 15 b3 Bd7 16 a4 Rfd8 17 Kh1 Rac8 18 Qe2 Nc6 19 Ndb5 Nb4 20 Rd2 Be8 21 Rfd1 Na6 22 Bh3 Nc5 23 Qe3 Qa6 24 Rb1 h6 25 Na3 Kf8 26 Ncb5 Nxe4 27 Qxe4 Bc6 28 Rd5 exd5 29 cxd5 Bd7 30 Qh7 f5 31 Bxf5 Bxf5 32 Qxf5+ Bf6 33 Nc4 Rc5 34 Re1 Qa8 35 Nbxd6 Kg8 36 Qg6 Qb8 37 Ne4 Bd4 38 Nxc5 Bxc5 39 Ne5 Qc7 40 Ng4 Kh8 41 Re4 Qd6 42 Re8+ Rxe8 43 Qxe8+ Kh7 44 Qe4+ Kh8 45 Ne5 Qf6 46 f4 1-0.
21-22nd August, 2010
British Land UK Junior Challenge Terafinal at Warwick School, Warwick CV34 6PP. Mike Basman. Massive gathering, pre-qualified competitors only. Get details for 2011 at
[email protected]. www.ukchesschallenge.com.
28-30th August, 2010
Berks & Bucks Congress at Pokehampton School, Kibblewhite Crescent, Tyford RG10 9AX. 6 rd swisses, small, carefully sculptured sections. N Dennis, Boundary House, 230 Greys Rd, Henley, Oxon RG9 1QY. Bookstall by Francis Bowers. Same weekend as Reading Rock (as if you needed telling).
28-30th August, 2010
Leyland Congress at Wellfield B & E College (5 minutes from M6 Exit 28), Yewlands Drive, Leylands PR25 2TP. 6 rd swisses. Open/ U-170/ U-135. Craig Fairclough and Eric Wandless-Renton Memorial Cups. D Clayton 01772 434060. [email protected].
http://www.leylandchess.org.uk/congress.
Organisers. Please let us have some post event publicity – pics, results, games even – to publish to the ECF site.
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