UK Open Blitz Championship: Newcastle
September 8, 2019
This was a good tournament for South Shields players. Dave Mooney had a very good result, coming equal 3rd (with Yichen Han) in a strong field with 10/15. The two...
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British Blitz Championships Warm Up – 5th September
August 30, 2019
First, congratulations to Dave Mooney for winning the Colle themed blitz on 22nd August with 9.5 / 10. Well done to Kevin Rowden (6/10) and Paul Bielby (5/10) for finishing...
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Themed Blitz 22nd August – Colle
August 18, 2019
Congratulations to Dave Mooney for winning the Scandinavian themed blitz with 9/9. Well done to Paul Bielby who finished 2nd with 7.5/9 and to Tim Wilton-Davies and Brian Towers for finishing...
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Themed Blitz 15th August – Scandinavian Defence
August 13, 2019
Congratulations to Dave Mooney for winning the Grob themed blitz with 8/9. Well done to Yaroslav Kolodiy who pushed him close with 7/9 and Paul Bielby who finished 3rd with...
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Club Championship 2019 – Dave Mooney v Yaroslav Kolodiy
July 29, 2019
Congratulations to Dave Mooney for winning the Stanley Johnson Trophy Club Championship beating Yaroslav Kolodiy in the final. Here is the game with notes by the winner. [pgn height=500 initialHalfmove=1...
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Themed Blitz 1st August – The Grob
July 26, 2019
Congratulations to Dave Mooney for winning the Berlin wall themed blitz with 9/10. As we had 6 players we played a double round robin for a change. Full results here....
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Themed Blitz for 18th July – Berlin Wall
July 14, 2019
First, congratulations to Dave Walker and Dave Mooney for finishing equal first in the Warm-Up Blitz on the 4th July with 8.5/9. Well done, too, to Ian Maughan who finished...
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South Shields FIDE Blitz 2019
July 9, 2019
47 players from as far afield as Nottingham and Edinburgh came to The Word in South Shields on Saturday for a 9 round FIDE rated blitz. Despite spectacular views over...
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Warm-Up Blitz – 4th July
June 23, 2019
The themed blitz tournaments are taking a rest for the big blitz at The Round on Saturday 6th July and a warm-up blitz in the club on the 4th July....
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Opening Statistics from Themed Blitz
June 9, 2019
Some statistics from the themed opening blitz tournaments we've been having. Warning from a mathematician, don't take these too seriously! The sample sizes (number of games played) are small and...
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King’s Indian Attack Themed Blitz – 13th June
June 1, 2019
First, congratulations to Paul Bielby, who despite his reservations, won all his games as white to win last week's Wayward Queen themed blitz. Will he still be telling all his...
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2019 Summer Themed Blitz Returns: 30th May – The Wayward Queen
May 27, 2019
Last summer's themed blitz tournaments are starting up again. As before, no entry fee, no prizes, no grading / rating (a themed event breaks Article 2.3 of the FIDE Laws...
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