Happy New Year The Daventry Chess Club is still playing chess though we are temporary playing in the games room until the meeting room is repaired. Latest, news opening times can be found on the website. Abbie Stevens Club Secretary
A draw on Monday and a win on Wednesday has seen Daventry rocket up to 5th in the LDCL Division 1. Scorecards from the matches as follows: Shirley A Daventry A1 Dale, Jonathan (168) 0 - 1 Ross, Chris (196) 2 Thomas, David R (153) 0.5 - 0.5 Foul...
It's been a long time coming, but we have finally managed to beat Banbury in a match. No losses on board counts this time around and no messing around - Gary Jackson, Nathan Manley, Neil Staples, Nick Martin..... you boys took one hell of a beatin...
Daventry Chess Club have moved! Please see our official website for further details: www.daventrychessclub.co.uk Thanks!
Hi all, What can I say? I've been busy - playing chess and working on some work related stuff so I haven't had a chance to post much recently. http://blog.chess.com/timlawson/league-update You can find an update on my chess blog though! I've no...
I've blogged the result; here's the scorecard. A 3-1 loss but we weren't at full strength and there were some creditable performances to go see my blog for the fuller story! Banbury A Daventry A1 Vikanis, Georgs (184) 0.5 - 0.5 Bowman, Kevin (...
We lost 3-1 and should not have done. The captain is displeased, especially with himself and things have to improve or it's going to be a very long season! On the plus side, we just have to have a few nights where we all convert our nice position...
The first round of the club championship draw has been posted on the website. As always, you might need to refresh your browser to view changes. There are one or two minor cosmetic changes but they're so subtle that you probably won't notice them!...
Well done to Abbie, David and young Harry who triumphed 2-1 away to Banbury D in division 3. A great start to the season for the C team especially as Banbury and Daventry seem to have a great "friendly rivalry" going - somewhat of a local derby. B...
Note your diaries if you are a member of Daventry Chess Club and would like to come along! The Annual Pre-Season Warm-Up Event: The LDCL Jamboree 2012 will be on 3rd September. Venue: Clarendon Arms, Kenilworth and start time of 7:30pm I underst...
The club website (www.daventrychessclub.co.uk) has now been updated with the fixtures for the season, for each team. Members should have received a tracking sheet by email but this has not been 100% finalised for team selection etc. If you have an...
If you are new to playing chess or an established player who likes competition, the Leamington RapidPlay is on 9th September so get your entries in now! Link to furnter info and entry form: http://www.leamingtonchessleague.org.uk/3_52_rapidplay.ht...
For those of you without a premium membership on this site, you might be interested to learn that Chess.Com has a You Tube Channel and it's FREE! The link to the chess.com channel is: http://www.youtube.com/user/wwwChesscom The content is varied ...
Congratulations to Andy and Louise for now tying the knot! The wedding on Friday 3rd August was a huge success and I was lucky enough to go along for the reception afterwards. Here's the happy couple, enjoying a dance!
The new grades have now been published (told you they would be soon!!). You can view Daventry Chess Club here: http://www.ecfgrading.org.uk/?club=Daventry I've lost my board one status to Andy Foulds (probably a more worthy board one if you ask ...
Hi all, Nothing too exciting to report (it's still the close season afterall and we're all "recharging our batteries!" That said, I have made a few changes to the club website (http://www.daventrychessclub.co.uk) Main changes are as follows: ...
The new (and hopefully improved!) website is now live and can be accessed via: http://www.daventrychessclub.co.uk/ It will be worth checking out all of the content at first to familiarise yourselves with the new layout of the website. Importantl...
This is a test post to say welcome to the group and we hope you enjoy your stay! You can view the Daventry Chess Club Official Website here: http://www.daventrychessclub.co.uk/ The official website is currently being revamped so keep your eyes ...
