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A great season for Atticus ended with a celebration meal at Zorbas Restaurant on Friday Night. A total of 19 Club members attended and enjoyed some nice food and live music. An historic season ended with Atticus winning the 1st Division Title,the John Ripley Cup, Divsion 1 player of the year Andrej Stancak and also the Wirral League.Well done to everyone at the Club. SJB.
Atticus 2 Steve Burge (Captain) Steve Kee,Andrej Stancak,David Lawson,Luke Boumphrey,John Williams,Dave Stuttard,Brian Ewart,Sanjoy Banerjee,Geoff Cannon.
John Ripley Cup Dave James,David Lawson,Luke Boumphrey,Steve Kee (Captain), Andrej Stancak,Nick Martin.Charlie Kennaugh.
Wirral League Steve Kee( Captain) Luke Boumphrey,Steve Burge, Sanjoy Banerjee, Ben Ellington, Tom Webb, Steve Philp,John Williams.
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Just a reminder the end of season celebration is happening next week, if you want to come along and are not on the list please contact SB ASAP thanks. Atticus End of Season Celebration Meal ZORBAS 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, Alan Cotteral,Charlie Kennaugh,Chris Wentworth.
Please note the Club will be closed next Monday June 13th and reopen for The Summer Tournament on June 20th
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The Atticus AGM will take place Monday May 16th at 8pm at The Cross Keys Pub. If you have any issues you may wish to raise with the Committee in advance of the meeting please contact Secretary Steve Kee ASAP.
The MCA AGM will take place 2 days later on Wednesday 18th May at 19h30 at Aigburth Chess Club.
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Aigburth |
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Atticus 1 |
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b |
R Williamson |
2215 |
1 |
0 |
S Kee |
2089 |
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2 |
w |
S Lee |
1952 |
0 |
1 |
A Stancak |
2119 |
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3 |
b |
D Rowlandson |
1966 |
0 |
1 |
D Lawson |
2179 |
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4 |
w |
D Eisen |
1854 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
D James |
2135 |
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5 |
b |
I Campbell |
1934 |
1 |
0 |
L Boumphrey |
2016 |
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6 |
w |
B Kane |
1808 |
0 |
1 |
N Martin |
1972 |
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2.5 |
3.5 |
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Upon arriving at the finals venue Prescot&Knotty Ash, it looked like word had spread and there was a crowd fitting for this occasion - sadly it was there for a league football match decider (no, not Aston Villa v LFC).
When play got underway, tentative moves followed and after an 90 minutes or so positions became a little clearer. First to finish was Dave James, whose position proved to be not advantageous for either side and an agreed draw. Next was Luke's game, who faced his bête noire, and Ian, playing the black pieces was indeed beastly, devouring a vulnerable piece to put Aigburth a point ahead. Then it was Nick, a late replacement for Charlie Kennaugh, who played a nicely-controlled game, manoeuvring his pieces into a commanding position to wing material and even the match score. Then, in quick succession the match was decided by a couple of kingside breakthroughs. Dave on board 3 had carefully locked the queenside and crashed through with a kingside bayonet thrust. Andrej also broke through with a winning king assault, having pressurised harry the h-pawn. My game was just getting interesting (usual when facing the stonewall!) when Roger found a tactic to win a piece and the game. But the day was done, and Atticus had won the John Ripley Cup.
A big thank you to the Prescot&Knotty Ash Club and to our organisers for hosting, and congratulations to Liverpool Chess Club for winning the Knotty Ash Cup.
A reminder that soon Atticus will run our annual Open tournament - details to follow shortly. Report Steve Kee
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In a good week for Atticus Chess Club,we have clinched the Wirral League First Division Title and also won the John Ripley Cup against Aigburth. Well done to Captain Steve Kee who was also Wirral league player of the season. Next Wednesday May 18th The MCA AGM and Trophies Presentation will take place at Aigburth Chess Club.
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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.
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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 |
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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
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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.
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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 | ||||
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2253
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0.5 - 0.5
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2155
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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
- John Ripley Cup Liverpool 1 v Atticus 1 1/3/22
- 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
- Happy Xmas to all Chess Players everywhere from Atticus Chess Club