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Atticus 1 Squad put up a great performance v Aigburth 1 17/11/21
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A brilliant performance by the Atticus 1 team last night, unfortunately with the top 4 boards unavailable and a number of Atticus 3 reserves also unavailable, 3 players were recruited in the very last moments from the Atticus 4 squad. Thanks to all of them for standing in particularly Howard Sleeman who was only contacted a few hours before the match. Although Aigburth were also missing some players,the Atticus team were outgraded by an average of 70 points per board.
Natasha May got the team off to a brilliant start with a 15 move miniature, Howard fought well to gain a draw against Sean Kane.
Chris Wentworth sacced a piece for active play and turned down a draw in trying to force the win against Anthony Pimblett. Anthony with fine defensive play was eventually able to turn things around in his favour.
Derek Rooney continued his fine season with a win against Brendan. Ben and Nick eventually found themselves in inferior postions against their very experienced opponents. The match hinged on the last game on Board 1 between James Rothwell and Aigburth captain Steve Lee. As the seconds disappeared Steve had more to think about with his King being more vulnerable in the centre. As the pieces crashed around the board at both ends, James finally came out on top to give Atticus a well earned draw.
| Aigburth 1 | 1736 | 3.5 : 3.5 | Atticus 1 | 1661 | |
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1 |
Lee, Steven |
1990 |
0-1 |
Rothwell, James P |
1885 |
2 |
Pearcey, David F |
1825 |
1-0 |
Griffin, Nick |
1800 |
3 |
McNamara, AM (Tony) |
1810 |
1-0 |
Ellington, Ben |
1705 |
4 |
Kane, Brendan D |
1773 |
0-1 |
Rooney, Derek |
1698 |
5 |
Pimblett, Anthony J |
1758 |
1-0 |
Wentworth, Chris |
1623 |
6 |
Kane, Sean |
1600 |
0.5-0.5 |
Sleeman, Howard D |
1525 |
7 |
Kavanagh, Luke |
1398 |
0-1 |
May, Natasha |
1390 |
Atticus 1 v Atticus 2: Another great derby night!
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- Written by: Sanjoy Banerjee
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After a long break following the COVID-19 pandemic, it was great to see everyone down at the club again for the first league fixture of the season.
Atticus 1 will need to adjust to life without their top board for the first half of the season, but in spite of the scoreline, the games were very evenly contested.
Luke and Nick Martin were first to finish. An interesting line in the Caro leading to a draw by repetition. Dave Stuttard and James Rothwell also shared the spoils before the first decisive result came as Brian won well against Nick Griffin, making his competitive debut for the club, in an aggressive line of the King's Indian.
Andrej then extended the advantage with a fine win against Dave James, and Derek and Sanjoy agreed a draw in a tight game in the Cambridge Springs. The match was sealed when Steve Kee and Charlie agreed a draw, in a game where Steve looked to have a slight advantage. And Steve Burge rounded off a good evening for Atticus 2 by edging out Steve Philp in an interesting game where both players were on the front foot, but white was ultimately stronger.
| Atticus 1 | 1896 | 2.0 : 5.0 | Atticus 2 | 1921 | |
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1 |
Kennaugh, Charles W |
2155 |
0.5-0.5 |
Kee, Steve |
2155 |
2 |
James, David J |
2140 |
0-1 |
Stancak, Andrej |
2080 |
3 |
Martin, Nicholas E |
1968 |
0.5-0.5 |
Boumphrey, Luke S |
2118 |
4 |
Rothwell, James P |
1885 |
0.5-0.5 |
Stuttard, David |
1825 |
5 |
Griffin, Nick |
1800 |
0-1 |
Ewart, Brian R |
1825 |
6 |
Rooney, Derek |
1698 |
0.5-0.5 |
Banerjee, Sanjoy K |
1728 |
7 |
Philp, Steven |
1623 |
0-1 |
Burge, Steve J |
1713 |
AGM REPORT Tom Webb
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A report of the MCA AGM
Of 21/07/2021 held at Aigburth Cricket Club
This was a sparsely attended AGM with 3 clubs [Hoylake, PKA, Waterloo not attending, the meeting was however, quorate . St Helens(formally Widnes have withdrawn from the League)
The following items were discussed
1 Lessons from the 2019-20 and 2020-21 season
Every one agreed that the 2019-20 season had been abandoned although Liverpool still have a strong sense of injustice and feel they won the Division 1 title. Their actions after the closure of the season claiming certain matches as forfeiture was condemned by an Atticus representative and their demand that that the Web controller withdraw his email was also rounded on. Discussion was curtailed by the chair and moved onto the next season.
Representatives of Liverpool felt that the time limit set for the on-line league was too long and that this had put off many players from their club which is why they didn’t enter the competition. Discussion ranged around the topic but it was generally agreed that the time limit worked well. All agreed that Martin had done a marvelous job in setting up and running the competition in a very professional manner.
For next season the priority would be to establish over the board [OTB] chess and there were no current plans to run an on-line league, although the possibility of ad hoc on-line tournaments may be run if there is sufficient time, capacity and interest
2 Treasures Report
The bank balance is extremely healthy with £7,000circa in the bank with no outstanding debts
For 2021-2 the ECF have said they would prefer individuals or for preference, clubs pay for membership…the Club should collect the fee and pay in batch. For this reason, the MCA will in future, not be collecting and paying ECF fees
By way of note the current lowest membership [Bronze] is £18 and if paid before August will run until Aug 2021
Action Point for Atticus decide on ECF fee and Club membership fees
For 2021 -22, due to the healthy finances of the MCA there will be no board fees. This should help clubs revitalize their own finances or reduce membership fees
3 Election of Officers
The following decisions were reached
President Russell Cowell
Vice President Tom Webb
Secretary Nick Martin
Treasurer Leon Wolszcak
Website and fixtures Martin Blasczyk [if he is prepared to continue]
Tournament controller Dr Will Cook [if he is prepared to continue]
NCCU Delegate Nick Martin
Junior Organiser Jim Gallagher
Child protection Kevin Sartain
Committee Members The same as this year [if they are prepared to continue] i.e.
Graham Heath [Wallasey], Gareth Ellis [Widnes], Alan Kelly [Wallasey],
Luke Boumphrey [Atticus], Mike Clarke [Liverpool] and Bart McHugh [Skelmersdale]
Grader Vacant Action Point is anyone in the club prepared to take on this role?
4 Leagues and Cup competitions
Main Leagues
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Division 1 [7 Boards] Controller Dave Whitby |
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Aigburth 1 |
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Atticus 1 |
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Atticus 2 |
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Hoylake 1 |
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Liverpool 1 |
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Wallasey 1 |
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Waterloo |
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Division 2 [6 Boards] Controller Leon Wolszcak |
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Aigburth 2 |
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Atticus 3 |
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Liverpool 2 |
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PKA 1 |
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Southport 1 |
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Wallasey 2 |
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Division 3 [6 Boards] Controller Jim Moran |
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Atticus 4 |
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Formby 1 |
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Hoylake 2 |
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Liverpool 3 |
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Skelmersdale 1 |
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Wallasey 3 |
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Division 4 [6 Boards] Controller Russell Cowell |
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Aigburth 3 |
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Formby 2 |
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Liverpool 3 |
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Liverpool 4 |
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Skelmersdale 2 |
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Wallasey 4 |
600 and 440 Leagues
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600 League [4 Boards] Controller Dave Whitby |
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Aigburth |
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Atticus |
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Formby |
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Hoylake |
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PKA |
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Southport |
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Waterloo |
All teams play each other once
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440 League [4 Boards] Controller Luke Boumphrey |
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Aigburth |
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Atticus |
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Formby |
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Hoylake |
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PKA |
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Wallasey |
All teams play each other once
Knotty Ash Cup and John Ripley Leagues
Both competitions have 10 entries for 2021-2
5 Any other business
Playing and Covid protocols
Quite a broad ranging discussion but in summary
Any ECF guidelines would be adopted
Captains arranging games would confer with their opposite number any specifics
In general the clubs would have to follow the house rules of the venue
Promoting chess across Merseyside
Generally thought to be a good thing! Some discussion on widening across social media
Russel Cowell, the new president, has some initiatives in mind
Atticus Video Meeting
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- Written by: Martin Blasczyk
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If you want to meet online, simply click on "Atticus Video Meeting", enter your name, join the conference, invite your friends and enjoy the video meeting! Have fun!
No software installation necessary.
ECF Yearbook 2021
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- Written by: Martin Blasczyk
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The ECF Yearbook 2021 is now available for download for free. The printed version will be soon available too.
I can play
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I can play
by Jim Wiseman
"I can play," but Andrej said
"You may prefer another instead.
My game of late has not been good
Choose someone better if you could".
"For a GM to become
Go lose a thousand games, say some.
So, Andrej, worry not" said Kee
"You know that what will be will be. "
Now Sanjoy upped and had his say,
"Poor form will pass but class will stay...
Though can I talk of Class when bred
In low-life, rough-edged Birkenhead?"
Then Lee chipped in, he thus assumed,
"Poor me it seems that I am doomed.
If class doth stay, then to my cost
The same is true when Class is lost!"
Webb rounded on Lee's tale of woe
With acid tongue he laid him low
Fired bullets with a smoking gun,
"You cannot lose what's ne'er been won!"
Pretty harsh but such is life
Webb's turns of phrase cut like a knife
But in the end, Yes you've guessed,
They're only words Tom speaks in jest
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