Friendly Matches

The club hosted a friendly match against new BDCL Team Birmingham Checkmates on Tuesday 27th July. More here....

There was a friendly against Shirley & Lucas at the club on TUESDAY 17TH AUGUST, 7:30pm. More here....

Phil Holt Simultaneous

Phil Holt gave club members a simultaneous display on Tuesday 3rd August. 13 players lined up to take on the club champion.

A couple of games looked certain to finish early, but everyone held on for around 90 minutes. Games then started to be completed, mostly wins for Phil. Four players earned draws - Robert Reynolds, Bram Garner, Frank Jimenez and Steve Chadaway. None of the games were won by the challengers.

Summer Tournament

The club Summer Tournament was won by Phil Holt. Eric Ward won the Major section and Peter Simpson won the Minor section. Results are here...

Birmingham League Lightning Tournament

This was held at Olton on Tuesday 9th March. Teams of 4 competed at the rate of 10 seconds per move. There were three graded sections and Olton entered 5 teams, with 17 teams being fielded in all.

The A team were entered in the top section, but this year's competition saw West Bromwich and Sutton Coldfield dominating proceedings. They beat previous winners South Birmingham A and Mutual A, but were lucky to draw with the B side and lost to the two front runners. They finished with 9½ points in 4th place.

The B side drew with Mutual A and took 1½ points off the other 3 teams, but could have done better than 8½ points and 5th place. Mark Cundy scored an impressive 4½ out of 5 on board 3.

The C team competed in Section B, scoring 6 points in 4 matches. They drew with Redditch B and Mutual B and scored 1½ against South Birmingham B.

The D team were in Section C and they put in a good performance, scoring 10½ points. They finished third behind Mutual C and Sutton Coldfield B. Karol Grzywaczewski scored a maximum 5/5, accounting for nearly half the team's points. Their 3-1 win over Redditch was a good contribution to the team score.

The E team might have stood for 'Enthusiasts' - They gave their best, but a mixture of long-standing members and newcomers managed 6½ points, including a draw against the D team.