In the 1903-04 season two correspondence games were played between the chess clubs of Colchester and Tunbridge Wells. According to a newspaper article about the match "In game one Colchester, playing Black, soon turned the attack into a defence, and at one time looked like winning, but White found the right replies, and a draw resulted."
Saturday, 17 March 2018
HOCCC: 1904 correspondence match
Thursday, 15 February 2018
Tony Locke Rapidplay
The date for this year's Tony Locke Rapidplay will be Wednesday 30th May. Format will be a 5-round Swiss (possibly with alternative pairing system for first two rounds, depending on numbers). 15 minutes per player per game.
Monday, 1 January 2018
Duck chess competition
Nine players took part in the Xmas Duck Chess Competition, Matt Stemp won with a score of 4/4.
Position | Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
1 | Matt Stemp | +9 | +5 | +3 | +2 | 4 |
2 | Nathan Barnes | +8 | +6 | +7 | -1 | 3 |
3 | Michael Catabay | +4 | bye | -1 | +5 | 3 |
4 | Asci Catabay | -3 | +8 | +6 | +7 | 3 |
5 | Clive Bellinger | +7 | -1 | bye | -3 | 2 |
6 | John Duff-Cole | bye | -2 | -4 | +8 | 2 |
7 | Brian Remmer | -5 | +9 | -2 | -4 | 1 |
8 | Rezin Catabay | -2 | -4 | +9 | -6 | 1 |
9 | Mae Catabay | -1 | -7 | -8 | bye | 1 |
Here is the finish from Asci - John, the duck means Black has no way of saving his king.
Photos from the event:
Sunday, 10 December 2017
Xmas Competition
The Colchester Chess Club Xmas Competition this year will be on Wednesday 20th December. It will be a duck chess competition - all welcome. To read more about this chess variant go the "official" website.
The evening will start with Nathan and Matt explaining the rules and giving people a chance to practice. The main event will then be (depending on numbers) either an all-play-all or Swiss completion.
Before then there are two matches - one for the A team and one for the B team. After the holiday period the A and B teams will be playing in the NECL knockout quarter-finals with the A team looking to defend the trophy they won last year.
Sunday, 15 October 2017
Colchester Junior Chess Club
A new junior chess club has been set up in Colchester.
WHEN
Commences on the 21st September 2017 and then every Thursday (school term dates)
4:30pm – 6:00pm
CONTACT
- Colchesterjuniorchessclub1@gmail.com
- 07838085656
COACH
Michael Catabay (DBS checked)
COST
£3.00 per week per child
WHERE
Hythe Community Centre
( 1st Floor )
1 Venture Drive
Colchester
C01 2FG
Tuesday, 5 September 2017
Mate in two
Friday, 11 August 2017
Rapidplay grades
The rapid play grades for active Colchester players on the July ECF Grading List are:
Ref | Name | Age | Rapidplay | Previous |
---|---|---|---|---|
302172L | Voelker, Norbert | 170E | ||
274746H | Catabay, Michael | 164F | ||
186371L | Stemp, Matt | 162E | ||
140673F | Barnes, Nathan | 158E | 150E | |
299554C | Kjenner, Svein | 150D | 151E | |
250046C | Bellinger, Clive | 140E | ||
293018D | Johnson, Mark | 117B | 118B | |
155695C | Daley, Phil | 106E | ||
213710A | Smith, Peter | 99E | ||
227455D | Duff-Cole, John | 97E | ||
256466L | Goodman, Ed | 67E | 70E |
A number of players appear on the list (or have non-F grades) for the first time.