The 2021 Summer Tournament is one of two tournaments currently running in the Chandler’s Ford Chess Club (the Summer Tournament and the Knock-out Tournament). Round 3 of the Summer Tournament has now been completed, and event organiser Malcolm Clarke has announced the Summer Tournament 2021 Round 4 draw. See below for the Round 3 results in full, Round 4 Pairings list, and a quick recap of the rules.

Summer Tournament Round 3 Results

White	v	Black
Keith Gregory	0.5-0.5	David Culliford
Rob Sims	0-1	Peter Przybycin
Geoffrey Parish	0-1	Graham Stuart
Patrick Pavey	0.5-0.5	Mike Henbury
Sam Murphy	0.5-0.5	Dean Shaw
Steve Dunleavy	0-1	Keven Lamb
John Kooner	0.5-0.5	Rob Strachan
Nobby George	0-1	Dick Meredith
Maha Chandar	1-0	Steve Saunders
Rose Saunders	0.5–	Bye

Malcolm Clarke observed that there were no less than three draws in Round 3, compared with none in the preceding Rounds.

Full details of each Round’s results can be seen on the table on the Summer Tournament Page which will be updated as the tournament progresses.

Summer Tournament 2021 Round 4 Pairings

• Peter Przybycin v Keith Gregory
• David Culliford v Rob Sims
• Keven Lamb v Graham Stuart
• Mike Henbury v Sam Murphy
• Dean Shaw v John Kooner
• Rob Strachan v Patrick Pavey
• Steve Dunleavy v Geoffrey Parish
• Dick Meredith v Maha Chandar
• Nobby George v Rose Saunders
• Bye: Steve Saunders

Tournament Rules

The Summer Tournament is organised and run by Malcolm Clarke. The Summer Tournament is usually 5, but sometimes 6 Rounds over the summer months. Each Round is usually completed within a few weeks. The winner receives the Kooner Cup for a year and usually gets to keep a replica.

• The Games are 90 minutes all moves per player.
• When the Round Pairings are announced, the first-named plays as white.
• The games can be played online at lichess.org.
• Notify Malcolm Clarke of the results.

Hampshire Juniors have played in another large scale online chess tournament: the 20th Inter-County Division 1 Team Battle. 154 players in 10 teams participated in the online event on Monday 2nd August.

20th Inter-County Division 1 Team Battle

Ten teams from across the country registered for the online event on lichess.org, and the Hampshire Junior Chess Association is one of them. 154 players participated in the tournament on Monday 2nd August.

The event was online on lichess.org, and the format a Team Battle. Basically, the individuals’ scores count towards their respective teams in an online tournament. The time control is in the blitz category: quick games of 5+3 (5minutes per player per game, plus a 3-second increment for each move made). With a tournament length of an hour and a half, it would have been quite an intense event requiring a lot of concentration and quick decisions in every game.

The Hampshire Junior Chess Association lichess.org team came 5th with 151 points. The winners were KJCA (Kent Juniors).

To see full details visit the tournament event page using the button below:

Hampshire Juniors in online events

The Hampshire Junior Chess Association team have had a series of events on lichess.org. These were various Team Battles, including the regular Saturday Afternoon Event Team Battles, plus 3-County Team Battles (for example, Hampshire v Dorset v Berkshire).

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Tournament organiser Steve Dunleavy announces the draw for Round 3 of the Club’s 2021 Knock-out Tournament, and gives the results of Round 2.

The Chandler’s Ford Chess Club Knock-out Tournament is one of two club tournaments currently running, the other one being the Summer Tournament. Round 2 of the Knock-Out Tournament has been completed, and 4 players remain. The draw for Round 3 (the semi-finals) has been made. The games have a time control of 90 minutes per player, and can be played online at lichess.org or over-the-board. The Knock-Out Tournament is organised by Steve Dunleavy.

Round 2 Results

White	Black	Result
Dick Meredith	Sam Murphy	1-0
Peter Przybycin	Graham Stuart	1-0
Rob Strachan	Maha Chandar	0-1
Dean Shaw	Mike Henbury	0-1

Knock-out Round 3 (the Semi-Finals) Pairings

The draw for Round 3 (semi-finals) has been made. All games should be completed by 15th August.

1.                Peter Przybycin vs  Dick Meredith
2.                Mike Henbury vs Maha Chandar

Knock-out Tournament Rules / guidelines recap

1)the player named first plays with white

2) games can be played either on lichess or over the board (both players’ clocks being set at 90 minutes)

3) in the event of a draw you can either play a rapid play on the same night (duration to be agreed between both players) or arrange another 90 minute game (please let me know if you need an extension of time)

4) the rules of chess must be followed ie no move retakes if playing on lichess

5) all games to be played within 3 weeks of today i.e. 15th August. Please let me know if you need an extension of time (to fit in any replays or otherwise)

6) please let me know when you arrange to play so that I can monitor progress and give me the result asap after it has been determined

7) please let me know if you have any problems contacting your opponent and I will do my best to help out

8) finally enjoy your games

Steve Dunleavy

The 2021 Summer Tournament is one of two tournaments currently running in the Chandler’s Ford Chess Club (the Summer Tournament and the Knock-out Tournament). Round 2 of the Summer Tournament has now been completed, and event organiser Malcolm Clarke has announced the Summer Tournament 2021 Round 3 draw. See below for the Round 2 results in full, Round 3 Pairings list, and a quick recap of the rules.

Round 2 Results

White	v	Black
Keven Lamb	0-1	Keith Gregory
Graham Stuart	0-1	Rob Sims
David Culliford	1-0	Steve Dunleavy
Dean Shaw	0-1	Peter Przybycin
Rob Strachan	0-1	Geoffrey Parish
Dick Meredith	0-1	Sam Murphy
Mike Henbury	1-0	Maha Chandar
Steve Saunders	0-1	John Kooner
Rose Saunders	0-1	Patrick Pavey
Nobby George	0.5–	bye

Full details of each Round’s results can be seen on the table on the Summer Tournament Page which will be updated as the tournament progresses.

Summer Tournament 2021 Round 3 Pairings

• Keith Gregory v David Culliford
• Rob Sims v Peter Przybycin
• Geoffrey Parish v Graham Stuart
• Patrick Pavey v Mike Henbury
• Sam Murphy v Dean Shaw
• Steve Dunleavy v Keven Lamb
• John Kooner v Rob Strachan
• Nobby George v Dick Meredith
• Maha Chandar v Steve Saunders
• Rose Saunders – Bye

Tournament Rules and outline

The Summer Tournament is organised and run by Malcolm Clarke. The Summer Tournament is usually 5, but sometimes 6 Rounds over the summer months. Each Round is usually completed within a few weeks. The winner receives the Kooner Cup for a year and usually gets to keep a replica.

• The Games are 90 minutes all moves per player.
• When the Round Pairings are announced, the first-named plays as white.
• The games can be played online at lichess.org.
• Notify Malcolm Clarke of the results.

Congratulations to the Hampshire Junior Chess team on winning a 10-team online Team Battle! Convincingly: they finished well ahead of their nearest rivals.

Hampshire Juniors Win Team Battle

Hampshire Junior Chess Association team won a big Juniors tournament on Monday 5th July 2021.

Ten teams from across the country registered for the online event on lichess.org, and the Hampshire Junior Chess Association is one of them. 68 players participated.

19th Inter-County Division 2 Team Battle

The event was online on lichess.org, and the format a Team Battle. Basically, the individuals’ scores count towards their respective teams in an online tournament. The time control is in the blitz category: quick games of 5+3 (5minutes per player per game, plus a 3-second increment for each move made). With a tournament length of an hour and a half, quite an intense event requiring a lot of concentration and quick decisions in every game.

Hampshire Juniors in online events

The Hampshire Junior Chess Association team have had a series of events on lichess.org. These were various Team Battles, including the regular Saturday Afternoon Event Team Battles, plus 3-County Team Battles (for example, Hampshire v Dorset v Berkshire).

Their next event is a Saturday Afternoon Event Team Battle, on Saturday 17th July 2021. Hampshire is currently one of 4 Counties signed up for the event, the others being Devon, Berkshire, and Dorset. The time control for the 2-hour event is 10+5 (ten minutes per player per game, plus 5 seconds per move).

Good luck Hampshire Juniors!

The Chandler’s Ford Chess Club Knock-out Tournament is one of two club tournaments currently running, the other one being the Summer Tournament. The First Round of the Knock-Out Tournament has been completed, and 8 players remain. The draw for Round 2 has been made. The Knock-Out Tournament is organised by Steve Dunleavy.

Round 1 Results: Fur Flies as Ewok Slaughters Lamb

In their 39-move game in the second round, it was Mike Henbury (‘Ewokmike‘ on lichess.org) who was on form against Keven Lamb. Once Mike had gained a material advantage from good play – pinning and capturing a Bishop 24 moves in, he proceeded to widen the gap rapidly and went on to win the game.

See below for the first Round’s full results.

Knock-out Round 1

White	Black	Result
Rob Strachan	Geoffrey Parish	1 – 0
Mike Whitford	Dick Meredith	0 – 1
Peter Przybycin	Nobby George	1 – 0
Dean Shaw	Rob Sims	1 – 0
Steve Saunders	Sam Murphy	0 – 1
Keven Lamb	Mike Henbury	0 – 1
Graham Stuart	Andrew Vagg	1 – 0
Steve Dunleavy	Maha Chandar	0 – 1

Knock-out Round 2 Pairings

The draw for the second Round has been made. All games should be completed by 11th July.

1.                Dick Meredith vs Sam Murphy
2.                Peter Przybycin vs Graham Stuart
3.                Rob Strachan vs Maha Chandar
4.                Dean Shaw vs Mike Henbury        

Knock-out Tournament Rules / guidelines recap

Tournament organiser Steve Dunleavy’s guidelines for the Knock-out:

a) The player named first plays with white

b) All games to be played on lichess.org with both players’ clocks set at 90 minutes

c) All games to be played within the next 3 weeks (on or before Sunday 11th July)

 d) In the event of a draw players can either a) agree to play a rapid play      game on the same night duration to be agreed between/by both players or b) play another 90-minute game before the 11th July deadline. In the event of a draw colours are reversed

e) The rules of chess must be adhered to i.e. no move retake requests and none to be granted

f) Can you please email me the result of your game immediately after it has been completed to allow me time to prepare and organise the Round 3 draw.

g) Enjoy your games and please let me know if you are struggling to             complete your game before the 11th July deadline: in fact please let me know when you have arranged to play your games so that I can easily keep track of events.

h) In Round 1 Rob Strachan beat Geoffrey Parish, Dick Meredith beat Mick Whitford, Peter Przybycin beat Nobby George, Sam Murphy beat Steve Saunders, Dean Shaw beat Rob Sims, Mike Henbury beat Kev Lamb, Graham Stuart beat Andrew Vagg, and Maha Chandar beat Steve Dunleavy.

i) Enjoy your games and the competition. Please let me know if you are having difficulty contacting your opponent and I will try my best to find a contact number for them.

Steve Dunleavy

The Summer Tournament is one of two tournaments currently running in the Chandler’s Ford Chess Club (the Summer Tournament and the Knock-out Tournament). Round 1 of the Summer Tournament has now been completed, and event organiser Malcolm Clarke has announced the pairings for Round 2 of the Summer Tournament. Round 1 results in full, Round 2 Pairings list, and a quick recap of the rules.

Round 1 Results

White	v	Black
Keith Gregory	1-0	Nobby George
John Kooner	0-1	Graham Stuart
Peter Przybycin	1-0	Mike Henbury
Maha Chandar	0-1	David Culliford
Sam Murphy	0-1	Rob Strachan
Steve Dunleavy	1-0	Dick Meredith
Rob Sims	1-0	Steve Saunders
Rose Saunders	0-1	Kev Lamb
Patrick Pavey	0-1	Dean Shaw
Geoffrey Parish	0.5–	bye

Full details of each Round’s results can be seen on the table on the Summer Tournament Page which will be updated as the tournament progresses.

Summer Tournament Round 2 Pairings

• Keven Lamb v Keith Gregory
• Graham Stuart v Rob Sims
• David Culliford v Steve Dunleavy
• Dean Shaw v Peter Przybycin
• Rob Strachan v Geoffrey Parish
• Dick Meredith v Sam Murphy
• Mike Henbury v Maha Chandar
• Steve Saunders v John Kooner
• Rose Saunders v Patrick Pavey
• Nobby George – Bye

Tournament Rules and outline

The Summer Tournament is organised and run by Malcolm Clarke. The Summer Tournament is usually 5, but sometimes 6 Rounds over the summer months. Each Round is usually completed within a few weeks. The winner receives the Kooner Cup for a year and usually gets to keep a replica.

• The Games are 90 minutes all moves per player.
• When the Round Pairings are announced, the first-named plays as white.
• The games can be played online at lichess.org.
• Notify Malcolm Clarke of the results.

Chandler’s Ford Chess Club member Maha Chandar has played for England in International games online! She played in an individual capacity in the ECU Girls’ and Women‘s Chess Weekend Finals under 1300, coming 5th, and as part of the England Women team in the International Girls and Women Team Battle on 16th May. The Team came 6th in an international line-up of 15 teams.

Two WFM (Women FIDE Master) commentators from the Austrian Chess Federation provided live online analysis on Twitch of the Euro Girls and Women’s U1300 Finals: AustrianChessFederation – Twitch

The ECU Girl’s and Women’s Chess Weekend Finals Under 1300 were held online on lichess.org. The games were rapid-play, and had a time control of 7+3. That is, 7 minutes per player per game plus 3 seconds for each move.

The International Girls and Women Team Battle on 16th May featured 15 female-player teams in the European Chess Union member federations. It was a huge event with 323 players. This was an even faster pace: a blitz time control of 3+2: three minutes per player per game plus 2 seconds per move. The England Women team came 6th in the online tournament, and Maha contributed 10 points to the team’s score.

Maha Chandar runs the Chandler’s Ford Junior Chess Club and is a Hampshire county Junior team Leader and organiser.

Another Chandler’s Ford Chess Club member, Rose Saunders, has played for England as well. See our previous Post about Rose Saunders and Maha Chandar: England Women’s Chess Team.

Chandler’s Ford Chess Club’s Summer Tournament has run for many years, and this year’s event has started. Tournament organiser Malcolm Clarke has made the draw for the First Round of the Summer Tournament 2021.

The Summer Tournament sees players compete for the Kooner Cup trophy over a series of Rounds over the Summer months, at about a Round each month. The winner is presented with the trophy to hold for a year, and a Replica to keep.

In normal times the games are played over the board at the Club or mutually agreed venue. The Coronavirus pandemic hasn’t stopped the Summer Tournament from running – players can simply play their games online on lichess.org. The time control for each game remains the same: 90 minutes per player for all moves.

Pairings for Round 1 of the 2021 Summer Tournament

• Keith Gregory v Nobby George
• John Kooner v Graham Stuart
• Peter Przybycin v Mike Henbury
• Maha Chandar v David Culliford
• Sam Murphy v Rob Strachan
• Steve Dunleavy v Dick Meredith
• Rob Sims v Steve Saunders
• Rose Saunders v Keven Lamb
• Patrick Pavey v Dean Shaw
• Geoffrey Parish currently has a bye

This website’s Summer Tournament page is set up to include the 2021 event, and you can follow the results and pairings there. Currently Round 1 details are shown: the 2nd and subsequent Round pairings will be known after the results of each round enable Malcolm Clarke to announce the pairings.

A Hampshire Junior chess player, Iwan Cave, has won a prize in the SCCU Jamboree online Tournament for junior chess players! The Hampshire Juniors Leader is Maha Chandar. Maha is also organiser of the Chandler’s Ford Junior Chess Club.

Iwan Cave, ‘Twickenham 2014’ on lichess.org, was joint winner of the Under 18s Board 3 Arena.

The SCCU Jamboree, 5th June 2021

The online event was the Southern Counties Chess Union Junior Jamboree, held online at lichess.org on 5th June, 11:00 – 13:30. It was open to juniors teams across England. SCCU membership wasn’t a requirement, and the SCCU invited Counties, schools, and Clubs across England. The Jamboree was organised into 4 categories: Reserves, Under 14 Minor, Under 14 Open, and Under 18. The categories were divided into Arenas by county team player Board numbers. It a massive 19-Arena Jamboree which had 279 players in all.

Teams of 6 participated in the Jamboree, from clubs across England. The Arenas were 5 round swiss tournaments. The games had a time control of 10+5: ten minutes per player per game plus 5 seconds per move.

Iwan played in the Under 18 category, Board 3 Arena. He was one of 10 players in this Arena, and scored 3.5 points. Another player, ‘I_am_17_LangF’ (lichess name) from the Merseyside Team, also scored 3.5. Controversially, a player who scored 4.5 was disqualified for cheating. Iwan of Hampshire and the Merseyside player were then awarded joint winners of that Arena, and so they will both receive medals.

See link button to the Jamboree Results below. The link takes you to a spreadsheet of results, with various tabs (Teams, Under 18, Under 14 Minor, Under 14 Open). Remember, a lot of results are detailed because it was a huge event.

Iwan has been a chess tournament prize winner before. He won a prize in the Southampton Rapid-Play Tournament at Southampton University organised by the University and Southampton Chess clubs, on 30th November 2019. He won a prize in the Under-90 graded event.

New Chandler’s Ford Junior Chess Club Facebook Page

Maha Chandar has set up a Facebook Page for the Junior Chess Club. See the Button below.