2020-21 Season
We need to come together to put in place how the League will work this coming season. The season traditionally starts in October so if you have ideas, queries or concerns please let Ian or Roger know. “The 20-21 season …
Tag: Wantage Chess Club
RIP – Derek Punter
Here at Cumnor Chess Club we are very sad to hear the death of Wantage player, Derek Punter. The first team play Wantage 1 tonight. George Spalding “Long standing Wantage Club member Derek Punter, who served for over a quarter …
Tagged with: Wantage Chess Club
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 …
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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 …
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A great result for Cumnor Chess Club [Match report]
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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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Wantage 2 v Cumnor 2 [Match Report]
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On a rainy Tuesday night, Cumnor Chess Club’s number 2 team set off to St John the Baptist Church in Grove, home of Wantage Chess Club, to play its first game of the season. Wantage 2 Cumnor 2 1 Richards, …
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Ray is looking for players
One of our fellow chess players Ray Cordon, is looking for players for the Oxford U150 team. The Oxfordshire teams have always been supported by Cumnor players so if you would like to help please see below. I have started …
Wantage 1 v Cumnor 1 [Match Report]
Wantage is a market town in the Vale of the White Horse, Oxfordshire, England. The town is on Letcombe Brook, about 8 miles south-west of Abingdon, a similar distance west of Didcot and 14 miles south-west of Oxford. It is …
Cumnor 2 v Cowley 5 and Wantage 2 v Cumnor 2 [Match report]
It has been a tough week for Cumnor 2’s chess team as they took on both Cowley 5 and Wantage 2 in the space of five days. They took on Cowley 5 last Thursday, it was a close game however …
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Cumnor 1 v Wantage 1 [Match Report]
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On Thursday 20th November Cumnor 1 took on Wantage 1 – a chess match which was to end in controversy…