News

24 September 2024

The club championship got into full swing this evening with seven games being played and two potential new members coming aloing to play social chess.

All the games in Qualifying Group B were victories for the player with the white pieces.  Tim Peters and Roger Aris share the early lead with wins over Peter Davies and Richard Morrison respectively, whilst Kieran Lappin and Harry Taylor both opened their accounts with wins over Nick Tweddell and Chris Tremayne.

In Group A Henry Speddding opened the defence of his title with a victory over Leanne Balsdon and Paul Barker beat Blake Newman in his first game in this year's compettition.  The solitary win for black was the last game to finish where Jack Clark won a study-like king and pawn ending against Nick Hanne, where later analysis with an engine shaowed remarkable resources for both sides which would have been very difficult for players to find on the night given that both players were under time pressure.

With 16 players in the room and a few of non-playing spectators the evening did get a little too noisy on occasions.  Club members are reminded of the need to keep good order when competitive games remain in play.

17 September 2024

The new season kicked off with a win for club champion Henry Spedding over new member; Billy Edwards in the first round of the club knockout

Five games in the club championship were played .  In group A Stephen Priestly beat Blake Newman with the black pieces whilst Jack Clark found a very nice tactic to beat John Preece.  The three games played in Group B were all won by the player with the black pieces:  Chris Tremayne beat Richard Morrison, Tim Peters beat Evelina Racheva and, in the last game to finish, Roger Aris beat Nick Tweddell.

A new member joined the club on the night and has been allocated competitive places in each of the three tournaments.  Results and standings have been published on the relevant pages of this website.

10 September 2024

The now traditional 'season opener' club blitz was held upstatirs at the Herdsman this evening.  Eight players entered and the tournament was won by Lee Davis with six wins and one draw from his seven games.  The only player to deny him a win was promising newcomer; Billy Edwards who claimed a share of 3rd place with four points from seven games.  Paul Barker's five points from seven was enough to secure second spot.

Final standings and performance data can be found on the Tournaments pages of this website.

3 September 2024

It was announced at the AGM that competitive games at the club will commence on 10 September with the, now traditional, Hereford Blitz Championship; delivered as a  a 7-round Swiss Tournament.

The season's schedule, and pairings for the various club comepetitions can now be found on the relevant pages of this website.

3 September 2024

The Hereford Chess Club AGM was held upstairs at the Herdsman this evening signalling the start of the 2025-26 season.  The following awards were made for the season 2024-25:

Club Champion                                                               Henry Spedding

Winner of Club Major Championship                    Roger Aris

Winner of Club Minor Championship                    Alex Adarski

Winner of Leslie Baker Swiss                                      Lee Davis

Club Kock-Out Champion                                            Lee Davis

Club KO Plate Champion                                       Chris Tremayne

Challenge Champion                                                   Henry Spedding

Highest Finishing Junior                                          Aidan Jelf

Best Rating Increase since 1 September 2024            Henry Spedding 135

Hereford Early Season Blitz (2024 Delayed)             Dillan Duke

Hereford Summer Blitz 2025                                       Dillan Duke

Hereford Xmas Lightning Buzzer                               Paul Barker

Hereford Summer Lightning Buzzer                         Paul Barker

GM Simul

Winners                                                                             Henry Spedding

                                                                                          Perry Walker

Drawers                                                                             Tim Peters

                                                                                          Richard Morrison

All news items and tournament results for 2024-25 have now been moved to the archive pages of this website