Wiseman-Hurley Open 2023

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Written by: Sanjoy Banerjee

Category: Atticus Open Championship

Published: 29 May 2023

Join our Open 2023 now!  Total Prize Fund £320 guaranteed.

The Jim Wiseman and Dave Hurley Open 2023

19/06/2023 - 21/08/2023

Participants:	Open to all
Entry Fee:	£10 (players must be registered with the ECF)
Registration:	Register with Sanjoy Banerjee (email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) Registration ends on Monday, 19/06/2023, 7.00 p.m. Registration is completed after paying the fee.
Venue:	The Cross Keys, 13 Earle Street, Liverpool L3 9NS
Tournament Mode:	9 rounds swiss system computer-pairing via Swiss Manager (14.0.0.19)
Rounds	Round 1: 19/06/2023, 7.30 p.m. Round 2: 26/06/2023, 7.30 p.m. Round 3: 03/07/2023, 7.30 p.m. Round 4: 10/07/2023, 7.30 p.m. Round 5: 17/07/2023, 7.30 p.m. --- No fixtures Monday 24/07/2023 --- Round 6: 31/07/2023, 7.30 p.m. Round 7: 07/08/2023, 7.30 p.m. Round 8: 14/08/2023, 7.30 p.m. Round 9: 21/08/2023, 7.30 p.m.
Time Control:	80 minutes (each) + 10 second increment after each move
Grading:	This tournament will be reported for grading
Prizes	Winner: £100 2nd: £60 3rd: £40 Grading: 2 x £40 Best Game: £40 (To be judged by the tournament panel) Players may only win one prize
Tournament Controller:	Sanjoy Banerjee
FAQ:	1. What happens in the event of a dispute? The decision of the tournament controller Sanjoy Banerjee will be final. His decision will be made in good faith. 2. Will the club make any profit from this tournament? No 3. I know before entering I will not be able to play every week can I take a bye in advance? Yes to a maximum of three half point byes. There will be no byes allowed in the last round unless notified on entry. 4. When will I know my opponent of the next round? Every Monday, when all matches had been played, latest at 11 p.m., all pairings of the next round will be generated immediately and, of course, we then can tell you who your new opponent is. All pairings will be published on chess-results.com and our website on the following Tuesday. The draw is not final and is often open to change. 5. I cannot play every Monday. Is it nevertheless possible for me to join this tournament? Yes, you can join this tournament. Knowing your opponent one week in advance you may contact him/her to arrange another time and venue to play your game. You would then submit the result by phone or e-mail to the tournament controller. 6. Is there a limit on the number of entrants? Yes unfortunately entry is limited to 32 players and will be allocated on a first come first served basis 7. Any other question? Please ask or email Sanjoy Banerjee at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Snacks and drinks are available at our venue.

AGM 2023 Monday May22nd Cross Keys 19h30

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Written by: Steve Burge

Category: Club News

Published: 14 May 2023

Please note the Atticus AGM will take place on Monday May 22nd at 19h30. If you wish to raise any issues for discussion please contact Club Secretary Steve Kee in advance.

The MCA  AGM will take place at Aigburth on May 24th.

Congratulations to the Atticus KA Cup team lead by Tom Webb who won this years Final.

Cross Keys Upstairs Room Closed Tonight 24/4/23

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Written by: Steve Burge

Category: Club News

Published: 24 April 2023

The Cross Keys upstairs room will be unavailable tonight. However Club members will be welcome to play in the downstairs area.

There are no more League matches to be played at Home this season and details of the Summer tournament will be available soon.

Dates for your Diary!

May 2nd Wirral League Cup Final   Wrexham v Atticus   19h 30    Captain  Sanjoy Banerjee

May 9th  John Ripley Cup Final       Atticus 2 v Liverpool at Metrocola Hardman ST  19h45   Captain Steve Burge

May 9th  Knotty Ash cup Final         Atticus v Liverpool   at  Metrocola Hardman ST    19h45   Captain Tom Webb

 

 

 

Steve Kee becomes Division 1 Player of the Season 19/4/23

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Written by: Steve Burge

Category: Club News

Published: 19 April 2023

Another good win last night over Hoylake 6-1 leaves Atticus 2 with a great record of 9/11 wins, in any other season a likely title winning position.

(Liverpool have already clinched the League with a tremendous record of 11/12 )

Steve Kee clinched the Division 1 title of Player of the Season with a win over Bahkti Vasiev, a close affair with Steve finding a nice tactic towards the end.  Andrej Stancak last years winner had a tremendous tussle with Mike Stone and also came out on top in the last few minutes. Good wins also for Artur, John and Luke leading to some very good stats for almost all of the players in the team.

 

Board	Home	Hoylake 1		Atticus 2	Away
1 (B)	2035 (2045)	S  Stone, Mike	0 - 1	B  Stancak, Andrej	2131 (2101)
2 (W)	1718 (1774)	B  Vasiev, Bahkti	0 - 1	S  Kee, Steve	2070 (2120)
3 (B)	1835 (1825)	B  Stoddart, Adam	0 - 1	S  Williams, John P	2031 (2004)
4 (W)	1679 (1697)	B  Stoddart, Mike	0 - 1	S  Boumphrey, Luke S	2011 (1973)
5 (B)	1571 (1636)	S  Tatar, Radu T	1 - 0	B  Ewart, Brian R	1841 (1792)
6 (W)	1427 (1396)	S  Burgess, Mark	0 - 1	B  Hrabchak, Artur	1570 ()
7 (B)	0000 ()	N  Default	0 - 1	B  Burge, Steve J	1749 (1719)
Total	10265		1 - 6

Here is a recent picture of Steve with possible new Atticus recruit Vasyl Ivanchuk!

Atticus reach Three Cup Finals 6/4/23

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Written by: Steve Burge

Category: Club News

Published: 06 April 2023

A good win last night over Chester put our Wirral League Team in the Final of the 2023 Cup Competition. Captain Sanjoy Banerjee and Steve Kee arrived back from the Reykjavik Open earlier in the day. They both provided very important results in a 4-3 victory. (Report to follow) Atticus will now meet Wrexham in the Final. 

The date for the John Ripley and Knotty Ash Cup Finals has been confirmed as May 9th at Metrocola on Hardman Street 19h45

Atticus teams will meet Liverpool in both of these finals.

Congratulations to Liverpool who are now confirmed as this years Division 1 Champions, Their win over Wallasey on Tuesday Night means they cannot be caught by Atticus 2 this season.Their last title was in 1985 but the Club has been totally transformed in recent years and their future looks very promising.