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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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BRIEF OUTLINE OF POINTS DISCUSSED AT AGM notes from Secretary Steve Kee.
1: Club fees: We decided that the basic ECF membership fee: £18 is payable for all members (as it always has been), and that working members pay £27 club fees on top of that (totalling £45). Non-working pay 0 extra.
2: Early ECF registration seems more important to the MCA this year, so it was decided that I help out our new treasurer, Chris Wentworth, by taking the role of ECF registration officer.
3: We discussed the importance of publicising our club, and we have a new post, publicity officer, which Sanjoy will run.
4: The role of webmaster may or may not be a significant one, and Sanjoy will help those of us who, for whatever reason, struggle to post on our site.
5: We have a new treasurer of course, and that is Chris Wentworth.
6: Post-AGM, we discussed finding a more suitable and deserving role for Luke Boumphrey, and we asked him if he would like the role of Designated Club Coach - a natural and enjoyable role for him, which he would be delighted to take.
Committee
Chairman John Redmond
Secretary Steve Kee
Treasurer Chris Wentworth
Club Coach Luke Boumphrey
Website and Publicity Officer Sanjoy Banerjee
ECF Registration Officer Steve Kee
Captain Atticus 1 Nick Martin
Captain Atticus 2 and 7200 League Steve Burge
Captain Atticus 3, 6000 League and KA CUP Tom Webb
Captain Atticus 4 Chris Wentworth
Captain JR CUP, Lightning, Wirral League Steve Kee
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The Atticus AGM will take place at The Cross Keys on September 20th at 19h30. If you have any particular issues you would like to raise with the committee please contact Club Secretary Steve Kee.
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The Atticus Captains meeting took place last night. All the Team Captains took part and the following squads were agreed, including all the listed players for the teams. All players mentioned below have said they were keen to play this season, if anyone else would still like to join up please contact one of the Captain's or Secretary asap.
Atticus 1
Nick Martin Captain,John Redmond,Nick Griffin,Charlie Kennaugh,Dave James,James Rothwell
Atticus 2
Steve Burge Captain, Steve Kee,Dave Stuttard,Brian Ewart, Sanjoy Banejee,Andrej Stancak,Luke Boumphrey
Atticus 3
Tom Webb Captain , Derek Rooney,John Lambert,Steve Burge, Ben Ellington
Atticus 4
Chris Wentworth Captain, Geoff Cannon, Natasha May, Neil Tabor, Steve Winstanely, Howard Sleeman, Tim Haggis, Nathan Haddy.
Other Captains Listed Below
Tom Webb, KA Cup and 440 League,
Steve Burge ,600 League
Steve Kee, Wirral League,JR Cup,Team Lightning.
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Just a reminder the Atticus Open Tournament ( The Jim Wiseman and Dave Hurley Open) starts on Monday July 26th at 19h30 upstairs in The Cross Keys. Please contact Sanjoy Banerjee or Luke Boumphrey if you would like to enter, all details of the dates and rules can be found on previous posts on this Website.
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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
|
Division 1 [7 Boards] Controller Dave Whitby |
|
Aigburth 1 |
|
Atticus 1 |
|
Atticus 2 |
|
Hoylake 1 |
|
Liverpool 1 |
|
Wallasey 1 |
|
Waterloo |
|
Division 2 [6 Boards] Controller Leon Wolszcak |
|
Aigburth 2 |
|
Atticus 3 |
|
Liverpool 2 |
|
PKA 1 |
|
Southport 1 |
|
Wallasey 2 |
|
Division 3 [6 Boards] Controller Jim Moran |
|
Atticus 4 |
|
Formby 1 |
|
Hoylake 2 |
|
Liverpool 3 |
|
Skelmersdale 1 |
|
Wallasey 3 |
|
Division 4 [6 Boards] Controller Russell Cowell |
|
Aigburth 3 |
|
Formby 2 |
|
Liverpool 3 |
|
Liverpool 4 |
|
Skelmersdale 2 |
|
Wallasey 4 |
600 and 440 Leagues
|
600 League [4 Boards] Controller Dave Whitby |
|
Aigburth |
|
Atticus |
|
Formby |
|
Hoylake |
|
PKA |
|
Southport |
|
Waterloo |
All teams play each other once
|
440 League [4 Boards] Controller Luke Boumphrey |
|
Aigburth |
|
Atticus |
|
Formby |
|
Hoylake |
|
PKA |
|
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
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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
|
Division 1 [7 Boards] Controller Dave Whitby |
|
Aigburth 1 |
|
Atticus 1 |
|
Atticus 2 |
|
Hoylake 1 |
|
Liverpool 1 |
|
Wallasey 1 |
|
Waterloo |
|
Division 2 [6 Boards] Controller Leon Wolszcak |
|
Aigburth 2 |
|
Atticus 3 |
|
Liverpool 2 |
|
PKA 1 |
|
Southport 1 |
|
Wallasey 2 |
|
Division 3 [6 Boards] Controller Jim Moran |
|
Atticus 4 |
|
Formby 1 |
|
Hoylake 2 |
|
Liverpool 3 |
|
Skelmersdale 1 |
|
Wallasey 3 |
|
Division 4 [6 Boards] Controller Russell Cowell |
|
Aigburth 3 |
|
Formby 2 |
|
Liverpool 3 |
|
Liverpool 4 |
|
Skelmersdale 2 |
|
Wallasey 4 |
600 and 440 Leagues
|
600 League [4 Boards] Controller Dave Whitby |
|
Aigburth |
|
Atticus |
|
Formby |
|
Hoylake |
|
PKA |
|
Southport |
|
Waterloo |
All teams play each other once
|
440 League [4 Boards] Controller Luke Boumphrey |
|
Aigburth |
|
Atticus |
|
Formby |
|
Hoylake |
|
PKA |
|
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
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Thanks to Nick Martin, Tom Webb and Steve Burge for attending tonight's MCA AGM on behalf of Atticus.
Tom was elected the new Vice President and Nick the new Secretary and NCCU Representative.
Dave Peacey stepped down in his role of President and Russell Cowell took up the post. Many thanks must go to Dave for doing such an excellent job in very difficult times.
It is hoped the new season will start sometime in late September.
The new structure is 7 teams in Division 1 and 6 teams in Division 2,3 4( 7 players in Division 1 and 6 players in 2,3,4)
Division 1 will consist of Atticus 1, Atticus 2, Waterloo,Liverpool, Hoylake,Wallasey,Aigburth.
Atticus will have 1 team in Divsion 2 and 1 team in Division 3. Also 1 team in 600 League, 1 Team in 440, 1 team in KA Cup and 2 teams in John ripley Cup.
A more detailed report of the meeting from Tom Webb will be available shortly.
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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.
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Colin Horton won the first
Atticus Online Blitz Championship
Congratulations!
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- Resumption of League Chess
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- ECF Yearbook 2021
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- Phil Hopkins Chess Coaching 19/1/21
- MCA Online Tournament 2020/21 Update
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