2014 Players Cup Presentation Night

The 2014 Players Cup presentation will take place on Thursday 19th February at 7:30pm at the club.

The Players Cup 2014 (final standings)
1, Simon Terrington
2, Mark Sayers
3, Daniel Varney

Congratulations to all three!

Simon and Mark play to find the winner of the 2014 Players Cup
Simon and Mark play the final game to find the winner of the 2014 Players Cup

The two 2015 tournaments will be explained in more detail on the 19th, so everyone will know what’s going on this year and check out the current standings for the 2015 cups here.

Will you win a trophy at Cumnor Chess Club this year?

TrophyIt’s a new year, so time to announce our annual internal tournament to find the best players in Cumnor.

We’ve decided, to give more people the opportunity to win a prize, to hold *two* different tournaments – with our players split into two groups based upon their ECF grade.

Firstly, there’s the familiar Players Cup, where our higher-graded players will compete for the Players Cup Trophy:

Here is who will be competing for the Players Cup 2015:

Liam Glenn
Mark Sayers
Gareth Stevens
Simon Terrington
Andrew Varney
Daniel Varney
Zoe Varney

And, for our lower-graded players, we are pleased to announce the Bill Laar Trophy.

Bill LaarThis trophy was donated to the club by Mr Bill Laar in 2009. Bill is a local man who works in the teaching profession, and is a keen supporter of educational pursuits. Bill’s son Alex, was a founder member of the club in 2001, along with Ann Willan and myself.

The trophy was used in two different tournaments in 2009 and 2010. Unfortunately, since then, we have not been able to find a suitable use for it.

But that has now changed! The Bill Laar Trophy will now become a permanent tournament for the club. Each player will play one game only against each other.

Here is who will be competing for the Bill Laar Trophy 2015:

Francisco “Pako” Alvarez
Susana Bennett Anton
Steven Bennett
Robin Carr
Graham Cluley
Alan Flockton
Richard Harrop
Frida Ives
Leonora Ives
Marc Ives
Richard Slade
Robert Steel
David Sterrie
Ann Willan

Good luck to all of you!