Club Championship

The final match of the Club Championship was played on 30th April and resulted in a win for Jonathan against Guy. The trophy will be presented at our AGM in September. Final positions are.

Jonathan Melsom (4)
Guy Moss (3.5)
Steven Cox (3.5)
Gerald Pierce (2.5)  
Andrew Challinger (2.5)
Mick Porter (2.5)
Malcolm Instone (2.5)
William Castaneda (2)
Peter Finn (1)
Andrew Eastwood (1)  

Bucks League

Our teams both finished third in their respective divisions.

Club nights

The final club night for this season is 30th April. Club nights will start again in September. 

Bucks League

The first team lost 4.5 - 1.5 at home to Bourne End 1.

Bucks League

The second team won 5 - 1 away to Berkhamsted.

Bucks League

The first team won 5 - 1 at home to Gerrards Cross.

e2e4 High Wycombe Congress

Peter Finn scored 4/5 and finished equal second in the Minor section (under 120). Jonathan Melsom scored 3/5 in the Intermediate Section (under 150). Guy Moss scored 1/5 in the Open Section. 

Bucks League

The first team lost 3.5 - 2.5 away to Slough. 

Bucks League

The second team won 4 - 2 at home to Slough. 

Bucks League

The first team won 3.5 - 2.5 at Aylesbury. 

Club Championship

The draw for the final round of the Club Championship has been made. Matches are due to be played on the 19th March.

Jonathan Melsom (3) v Guy Moss (3.5)
Steven Cox (2.5) v Gerald Pierce (2.5)  
Andrew Challinger (2) v Mick Porter (2)
Malcolm Instone (1.5) v Peter Finn (1)
Andrew Eastwood (1) v William Castaneda (1)  

Bucks League

The first team lost 3.5 - 2.5 at home to Berkhamsted. 

Bucks League

The first team won 4 - 2 away to Bourne End 2. 

Bucks League

The second team drew 3 - 3 at home to Gerrards Cross. 

Club Championship

The draw for the fourth round of the Club Championship has been made. Matches are due to be played on the 20th February.

Gerald Pierce (2) v Guy Moss (3) 
Jonathan Melsom (2) v Andrew Challinger (2)
Steven Cox (1.5) v Malcolm Instone (1.5)
Mick Porter (1) v Andrew Eastwood (1)
William Castaneda (0) v Peter Finn (1) 

Bucks League

The first team lost 3.5 - 2.5 away to Bourne End 1. 

Bucks League

The second team drew 3 - 3 at Aylesbury. 

Bucks League

The second team won 4.5 - 1.5 at home to Bourne End. 

Club Championship

The draw for the third round of the Club Championship has been made. Matches are due to be played on the 9th January.

Guy Moss (2) v Steven Cox (1.5)
Peter Finn (1) v Gerald Pierce (1)
Mick Porter (1) v Jonathan Melsom (1)
Andrew Challinger (1) v Andrew Eastwood (1)
Malcolm Instone (0.5) v William Castaneda (0)  

Bucks League

The first team won 5 - 1 at Gerrards Cross. 

Bucks League

The second team lost 4 - 2 at Bourne End. 

Bucks League

The second team won 5 - 1 at home to Berkhamsted. 

Bucks League

The first team drew 3 - 3 at home to Slough. 

Bucks League

The second team drew 3 - 3 at Slough. 

Club Championship

The draw for the second round of the Club Championship has been made. Matches are due to be played on the 12th December.

Peter Finn (1) v Guy Moss (1)
Andrew Eastwood (1) v Steven Cox (0.5)
Gerald Pierce (0.5) v Mick Porter (0.5)
Jonathan Melsom (0) v Malcolm Instone (0.5)
William Castaneda (0) v Andrew Challinger (0) 

Bucks League

The first team lost 3.5 - 2.5 at home to Aylesbury. 

Bucks League

The second team lost 4 - 2 at Gerrards Cross. 

Bucks League

The first team won their second match 5.5 - 0.5 against Berkhamsted. 

Club Championship

The draw for the first round of the Club Championship has been made. Matches are due to be played on the 31st October.

 uy Moss (W) v William Castaneda
Steven Cox (W) v Mick Porter
Gerald Pierce v Malcolm Instone (W)
Jonathan Melsom v Andrew Eastwood (W)
Andrew Challinger (W) v Peter Finn 

Bucks League

The second team started their Division 2 campaign with a draw against Aylesbury. 

e2e4 High Wycombe Congress

Jonathan Melsom scored 3.5/5 in the Minor Section (under 140). John Syner scored 1.5/5 in the Open Section. 

Bucks League

The first team's defence of the Bucks League title got off to a winning start with a 4.5 to 1.5 victory over Bourne End 2. 

County best game prize

The county best game prize for 2010/2011 has been awarded to our chairman Jonathan Melsom for his game against J Watts of Hampshire.

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 Be7 6. O-O b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d6 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Nc6 12. Re1 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8
14. Ng3 g6 15. Bg5 Bg7 16. a4 b4 17. d4 Qc7 18. Rc1 exd4 19. cxd4 c4 20. d5 Ne5
21. Nxe5 Rxe5 22. Be3 Nd7 23. Bb3 c3 24. bxc3 bxc3 25. Bd4 Re8 26. Rxc3 Qa5 27.
Bxg7 Kxg7 28. Qd4+ f6 29. Rec1 Nc5 30. Rf3 Qd8 31. Bd1 Rb8 32. Re3 a5 33. f4
Rb4 34. Rc4 Rxc4 35. Qxc4 Ba6 36. Qd4 Qb6 37. Nh5+ gxh5 38. Rg3+ Kf7 39. Bxh5+
Ke7 40. Rg7+ Kd8 41. Bxe8 Kxe8 42. Kh2 Nd7 43. Qd1 Qe3 44. Qg4 Nf8 45. Qf5 Qd4
46. Qh5+ Ng6 47. Qxh7 Nf8 48. Qh5+ Kd8 49. Qf7 Qxe4 50. Qxf8+ Qe8 51. Qxd6+ 1-0 

Club nights and AGM

Club nights start again on 5th September. The club's AGM will be held on 12th September. 

County AGM

First Team captain Colin Walker received the Bucks League Trophy from Nick Butland at the Bucks County Chess Association AGM held at the Hazlemere Community Centre on 23rd May.