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JR Cup and AGM DATES
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Some important dates have just been released by the MCA Committee.
JR AND KA CUP FINALS Tuesday May 10th at PKA CLUB Alder Road 19h45 Start
MCA AGM and Presentation of Trophies Wednesday May 18th Aigburth Chess Club 19h30 Start
Team lightning not yet confirmed.
Atticus End of Season Celebration Meal ZORBA's June 17th 19h 30 Contact Steve Burge to book your seat(everyone welcome)
Confirmed so far Steve Burge, Steve Kee, Sanjoy Banerjee, John Williams,Dave Stuttard, Andrej Stancak, David Lawson,Brian Ewart,Geoff Cannon,Dave James.
Atticus 2 Champions 2021/22
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- Written by: Steve Burge
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A fantastic season ended tonight on the final game of the final match as Andrej Stancak produced another victory in the final seconds, this time over his opponent Piotr Januszewski. Any other result and Liverpool would have been Champions, well done to both teams for producing such a dramatic finish to the season. Congratulations to all the players involved and also to all the other members of the Club who have contributed so much this year to enable this result be possible.
Liverpool | Atticus 2 | ||||
M Griffin | 2038 | 1 | 0 | S Kee | 2070 |
P Januszewski | 2005 | 0 | 1 | A Stancak | 2111 |
JN Hawkins | 1868 | 0 | 1 | D Lawson | 2168 |
J Erskine-Pereira | 1912 | 0 | 1 | J Williams | 2041 |
D Paceco | UG | 0 | 1 | L Boumphrey | 2021 |
M Korsinskij | 1903 | 1 | 0 | B Ewart | 1847 |
J Kumar | 1794 | 1 | 0 | S Banerjee | 1741 |
3 | 4 |
Team Results
Steve Kee 3.5/12, David Stuttard 3.5/7, Brian Ewart 8/11, Sanjoy Banerjee 5.5/11, Andrej Stancak 9.5/11, Luke Boumphrey 9/12,
Steve Burge 4.5/8, David Lawson 5.5/6, Geoff Cannon 0/3, David Odunaiya 0/1, John Williams 2/2
Some great scores with Andrej Stancak finishing on 9.5/11 and a possible chance of MCA Player of the Season. Also worth noting that Brian Ewart will be 83 this year and still playing as well as ever!
I have been notified that the AGM and Presentation of Trophies will be on MAY 18th
The MCA 2021/22 Title will be decided tomorrow night as Atticus 2 take on Liverpool.
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The winner of this Year's MCA Title will be decided tomorrow night, Tuesday April 26th at the Vines Pub 19h45 start. Liverpool will be the home team against Atticus 2. Both sides have exactly the same record but Liverpool have a better board count, meaning a win for Atticus on the night and the Silver Rook Trophy will be theirs. Please come along and support the team, as a really exciting night of high class chess is promised.
Atticus 2 win close battle 30/3/22
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Atticus 2 continued their fine season with a close 4-3 victory over Aigburth. The Aigburth team provided a very formidable line-up and were probably a bit unfortunate not to get a draw.
First to finish was Luke Boumphrey with a early victory over Dave Eisen,Dave was not at his best on the night but had beaten Luke convincingly earlier on in the season.
Dave Stuttard went all in against Dave Pearceys Owens Defence, in a massive attack Dave S had to give up crucial material. Dave Pearcey defended precisely at the important moments and was able to turn the tables to his advantage.
Sanjoy came up against the very experienced Ian Campbell. The match looked very equal going into the midde game but as Sanjoy overpressed Ian took the lead.
Steve Kee may have had a slight edge over Roger when a draw was agreed. Roger opting for Steve's old opening of the Stonewall Dutch.
David Lawson and Danny Rowlandson had an equal game but David Lawson's superior end game play proved decisive.
Andrej had another long match with Steve Lee, Andrej continued his fine run of form securing victory in the closing minutes.
Brian Ewart had a superior position but blundered with under 5 mins left, somehow Brian managed to find a great tactic to pose severe problems for Anthony Pimblett. With only a couple of minutes left Anthony decided he had to go for the drawn repetition.
Final Score 4-3 to Atticus
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1943 | 3.0 : 4.0 | Atticus 2 | 1984 | ||||
1
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L
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2253
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0.5 - 0.5
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L
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2155
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2
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L
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1990
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0 - 1
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L
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2080
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3
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L
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1975
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0 - 1
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2155
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4
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1848
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0 - 1
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L
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2118
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5
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L
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1825
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1 - 0
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L
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1825
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6
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1758
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0.5 - 0.5
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L
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1825
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7
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L
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1953
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1 - 0
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L
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1728
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John Ripley Cup SEMI-FINAL Waterloo 1.5 Atticus 4.5 21/3/22
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Waterloo |
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Atticus 1 |
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1 |
b |
G. Quillan |
2418 |
1 |
0 |
J. Redmond |
2336 |
2 |
w |
C. Horton |
2047 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
C. Kennaugh |
2126 |
3 |
b |
M. Connor |
1864 |
0 |
1 |
S. Kee |
2088 |
4 |
w |
S. Bradshaw |
1681 |
0 |
1 |
A. Stancak |
2114 |
5 |
b |
G. Solomon |
1654 |
0 |
1 |
D. Lawson |
2166 |
6 |
w |
B. Butterworth |
1559 |
0 |
1 |
D. James |
2126 |
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1.5 |
4.5 |
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Usually, the team captain will peruse the action on the other boards, both from a team perspective, and out of interest pending a future match report. However, I was all too aware that my own position was more than perilous, as Mick quickly gained the exchange and it looked like I might soon have plenty of time on my hands. From the little I gathered, on board 1 John looked at least equal, board 2 was.. complex, board 4 was controlled from Andrej's point of view, board 5 was.. flexible in the best Lawson-esque sense, board 6 looked comfortable for Dave. Then I returned and fortunately managed to turn things around. In the end, the grades told the story I guess. See you in the final! Report Steve Kee
The Official Statement of FIDE Council
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The Official Statement of FIDE Council
Today, on February 27, 2022, an extraordinary meeting of the FIDE Council was held on the current situation and the urgent measures to be taken after the military action launched by Russia in Ukraine.
As stated by the FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich, the FIDE Council regards its main mission in preserving the unity of FIDE and respecting the basic human rights enshrined in the FIDE Charter.
In this regard, the FIDE Council has adopted a number of important emergency decisions.
- FIDE Council approves the following statement condemning the military action:
“FIDE expresses its grave concern about the military action started by Russia in Ukraine. FIDE stands united against wars as well as condemns any use of military means to resolve political conflicts. FIDE will take any necessary action to ensure the security of chess players and other members of the chess community. No official FIDE chess competitions and events will be held in Russia and Belarus.”
- Following the call from IOC, the FIDE Council decides that no Russian and Belarusian national flag be displayed or anthem be played in all FIDE-rated international chess events. Instead – the national chess federation’s flag or the official symbol/logo shall be used. A simplified procedure for performing under the FIDE flag would be followed where it is crucial for the players or any other chess officials under the current geopolitical situation.
- In order to safeguard FIDE from reputational, financial, and any other possible risks, FIDE terminates all existing sponsorship agreements with any Belarusian and Russian sanctioned and/or state-controlled companies and will not enter into new sponsorship agreements with any such companies.
- FIDE Council condemns any public statement from any member of the chess community which supports unjustified military action and brings the case of chess grandmasters Sergey Karjakin and Sergey Shipov to the Ethics and Disciplinary Commission.
- The FIDE Council reaffirms the FIDE Congress dates, welcomes the AICF's bid to host the 44th Chess Olympiad, and suggests 10 days for other bids.
The FIDE Council suggests that regardless of the organization of the Chess Olympiad 2022, FIDE will organize the annual FIDE Congress during the previously planned dates – from 27.07.2022. till 02.08.2022. with the election date on 01.08.2022. The preference is to combine the FIDE Congress with the Chess Olympiad 2022. However, consultations with the potential organizers of the Chess Olympiad 2022 will be carried out and adjustment of the FIDE Congress dates is possible if it does not imply a notable delay of elections. The FIDE Council confirms that the continental elections shall be organized within their constitutional terms.
- The FIDE Council confirms its commitment to the continuation of all the established development programs for national federations, zones, continents, and affiliated organizations.
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March 2, 2022 update:
After receiving the opinion of Mr Rivello, the Chair of FIDE Constitutional Commission, the FIDE Council decides to suspend the title of the FIDE Ambassador for Life for Anatoly Karpov and asks the General Assembly to take a decision on the matter. The FIDE Council also approves that sanctioned persons would be denied to hold any honorary or official positions in FIDE and would not be invited to any official FIDE events. Both decisions have been taken by the majority of votes.
2022 Extraordinary FIDE Council Meeting: Protocol (click to download)
- 30 russian masters and grandmasters signed an open letter calling on Mr. Putin to end to the war against Ukraine
- John Ripley Cup Liverpool 1 v Atticus 1 1/3/22
- Sad News Today, the Passing of Professor David Robertson 3/3/22
- Atticus 1 come out on top in the big derby Showdown. 31/1/22
- Atticus 4 beat Formby 1 Division 3 17/1/22
- Useful Win for Atticus 2 17/1/22
- Statement of the MCA Committee concerning the Covid-19 situation and chess
- Club reopens Monday January 10th
- 4NCL Online Season 5
- Happy Xmas to all Chess Players everywhere from Atticus Chess Club
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