Looking out of my window this morning I can confirm Autumn has clearly started but in good news the chess season kicks off next month! So pop down to the club for some pre-season friendlies this evening. The Oxfordshire Chess…
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The 2017-18 fixtures have been released
The 2017-18 fixtures have been released by the OCA (please see below) however they are subject to change. Cumnor 1 start the season with two away games against Witney 2 and Cowley 3 and play the final match away to…
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Wantage 2 v Cumnor 2 and Cumnor 1 v Wantage 1 [Match Reports]
This week saw both Cumnor teams take on their respective Wantage teams in the league. Cumnor 2 visited Wantage 2 on Tuesday evening and came back with a 5-1 victory. Graham, Steve, Marc, Leo and Alan all won while Robert…
Cumnor 1 v Bicester 1 [Match Report]
Cumnor 1 kicked off the season with a draw against Bicester 1 on Thursday night. On board 6, Chris was playing his first game for Cumnor, even though he lost the game he did say he enjoyed it. I was…
Chess returns
Have you been twiddling your fingers for the last 4 Thursdays? Never fear we are back and ready to roll! Our first club night of the season starts at 7pm at Cumnor Old School on Thursday the 1st September. The…
Cumnor 1 v MCS and City 1 (FWS)
A win and a draw from Gareth and Mark respectively wasn’t enough to earn Cumnor any points last Thursday night when Magdalen College School came to town. In our previous fixture MCS ran out 6-0 winners so at least this…
Wantage 1 v Cumnor 1 and Cumnor 2 v Wantage 2 [Match Report]
This week saw both Cumnor teams take on their contemporaries from Wantage. On Tuesday evening the first team went over to Wantage to take on their first team. Gareth had a great game on board 3 with an exciting Kingside…
Frank Woods Shield Draw
The draw for the Frank Wood competition 2015/16 was made during the Cowley Blitz. Thanks to Dave Robson, Gerard O’Reilly and all who helped. The draw is cascading as usual. The Round 1 ties (5 of them) are formally scheduled…
MCS/B1 v Cumnor 1 and Cumnor 1 v Cowley 3 [Match Report]
After the spectacular start to the season with a 6-0 win against Wantage 1, Cumnor 1 landed with a bump when we took on Magdalen School College (MCS) on Wednesday, the 21st. Similarly to the Wantage match, many of the…
A great result for Cumnor Chess Club [Match report]
Cumnor 1 kicked off its season in style last night, beating Wantage 1 an impressive 6-0. Cumnor 1 Wantage 1 1 Glenn, Liam (157) 1-0 Piggott, Roly (151) 2 Varney, Daniel (151) 1-0 Hemmings, Peter (149) 3 Stevens, Gareth (146)…
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