Kidsgrove's Rise Continues

Kidsgrove's recent run of good form and rise up the Division 3 table continues. They beat Holmes Chapel Pawns away by 3.5 - 0.5 on Monday evening to go joint 2nd in the Division.

George Scattergood  0  Derek Northage  1
David Price  0  Chris Ford  1
Paul Clifford  0  Julian Cook  1
Joseph Morris  0.5  David Johnson  0.5

Newcastle 'E' Off Foot Of Table

Newcastle 'E' moved off the bottom of Division 4 with their first win of the season following a 3-1 win at Meir 'B' last night.

Clive Ferry  0.5  Pete Shaw  0.5
Tom Healey  0.5  Paul Clapham  0.5
David Hackney  0  Hamid Shabani  1
Abby Sergeant  0  Scott McGowan  1

Performance Grades

The latest Performance Grades, based on games played up until 26th November, have now been published on the Newcastle website. Click here to view the grades.

Fenton 'C' Back To Winning Ways

Following a draw and a loss in their previous 2 matches, Fenton 'C' bounced back with a 2.5 - 1.5 win against Alsager 'D' in Division 4. This result sends Fenton back to joint top of the Division, along with Cheddleton 'E'.

Rob Taylor  0.5  Neville Jones  0.5
Geoff Yates  0  John Smith  1
Jason Plant  1  Oliver Horrocks  0
Mike Smith  1  Richard Martin  0

Alsager Out Of The Open Cup

Alsager have had to default their 1st Round match against Stafford in the Open Cup due to the lack of availability of players. Stafford will now meet Cheddleton in the Semi-Final of the competition.

Stafford Out Of Jackson Cup

Stafford were knocked out of the Jackson Cup last Thursday, losing 3.5 - 1.5 at home to Lichfield.  Lichfield will now face either Fenton or Cannock in the Final.

Cheddleton 'D' Make It A Friday Night Double

Cheddleton 'D' emulated their 'F' team in the other match played on Friday evening, beating 3 man Alsager 'C' by 3-1 in Division 3.

John Yee  1  Neville Jones  0
Colin Abell  1  Les Hall  0
Karol Grzybowski  0  Richard Martin  1
David Rose  1  Default  0

First Loss Of Season For Fenton 'C'

Fenton 'C' were beaten for the first time this season when they went down by 3-1 at Cheddleton 'F' in Division 4 on Friday evening.

Matthew Wyza  0.5  Geoff Yates  0.5
Jack Healings  0.5  Derek Whitehurst  0.5
Jason Plant  0  Jacob Boswell  1
Samuel Beardmore  1  Mike Smith  0

Fenton Website Moved

Please note that the Fenton website can now be found at www.fentonchessclub.com.

Mixed Night For Newcastle In Division 3

Newcastle played 2 matches in Division 3 last night, winning one and losing one.

Newcastle 'C' lost 2.5 - 1.5 at home to Cheddleton 'C', this win lifting Cheddleton to 3rd place in the table.

Sam Onions  0  Roger Edwards  1
Watson Fuller  0.5  Roger Walker  0.5
Peter Shaw  0  David Hallen  1
Richard Cantliff  1  Frank Bruce  0

Newcastle 'D' won 3.5 - 0.5 at Kidsgrove to end the hosts recent run of good form.

Derek Northage  0  Martyn Harris  1
Chris Ford  0.5  Paul Clapham  0.5
Julian Cook  0  Steven Cooper  1
Steve Nixon  0  Derrick Jones  1

A Pointless Night For Alsager

Two matches at Alsager last night resulted in no points for the hosts.

In Division 1, Alsager 'A' went down by 4.5 - 0.5 against Newcastle 'A'.

Kamil Zak  0.5  Alan Paling  0.5
John Booth  0  Ian Jamieson  1
Klaudia Zak  0  Barry Jones  1
Brian Birchall  0  Martyn Harris  1
Neville Jones  0  Robbie Coats  1

In Division 4, Alsager 'D' were beaten 3-1 by Fenton 'D'.

Oliver Horrocks  1  Stuart Hull  0
Richard Martin  0  Geoff Yates  1
Les Hall  0  Ernie Wilkinson  1
Steve Duncan  0  Derek Whitehurst  1

Fenton Website Currently Unavailable

The Fenton website is currently unavailable. I will of course keep you posted as to when it will be up again.

Fenton Flying High

Despite being outgraded by more than 90 points overall, Fenton rose to the occasion with a 3.5 - 1.5 home win against Macclesfield in Division 2 last night. This lifts Fenton to joint top of the Division along with Alsager 'B' and Holmes Chapel Knights.

Rob Taylor  0.5  Anthony Soames  0.5
John Amison  0.5  Geoff Laurence  0.5
Andy Stott  1  Philip Cattermole  0
Steve Emmerton  0.5  Michael Renshaw  0.5
Derrick Wallace  1  Alan Sime  0

Cheddleton Into Semi-Final Of Gothard Cup

Lichfield have withdrawn from the Gothard Cup - the County U161 competition - leaving Cheddleton,  their Quarter-Final opponents, a clear run into the Semi-Final, where they will play Rushall.

Close But No Cigar For The U140's

The Staffs U140 team were narrowly beaten 8.5 - 7.5 by a stronger Warwickshire side on Saturday afternoon. Click here to view the full score card.

National Minor Club Championship

The National Minor Club Championship has been split into 2 pools, with the teams in each pool playing a round robin tournament. The winner of each pool will play each other for the Championship. Fenton have been drawn in Pool B, along with Syston from the Leicestershire League, Forest Of Dean from the North Gloucester League and Bushbury from the Wolverhampton League who are the current Champions.

Pool A consists of Hackney from London, Maidstone from Kent and Bishops Stortford from Hertfordshire.

Newcastle 'E' Still Looking For First Win

Newcastle 'E' are still without a win in Division 4 following a 3.5 - 0.5 home defeat by Cheddleton 'F' last night.

Pete Shaw  0.5  Matthew Wyza  0.5
Steven Cooper  0  Jack Healings  1
Hamid Shabani  0  Jacob Boswell  1
Scott McGowan  0  Samuel Beardmore  1

All Square In The U150 Cup

Last night's U150 Cup match between Alsager and Newcastle ended as a 2.5 - 2.5  draw, with every board being drawn. There will now be a replay at Newcastle.


Alan Thomason  0.5  Sam Onions  0.5
Steve Brown  0.5  John Day  0.5
Neville Jones  0.5  Watson Fuller  0.5
Andy Barker  0.5  Pete Shaw  0.5
Steve Duncan  0.5  Nic Wright  0.5

Cheddleton 'E' Go Clear At Top Of Division 4

Cheddleton 'E' went 2 points clear at the top of Division 4 following a 3-1 win at Alsager 'D' last night. 

Brian Birchall  0.5  Philip Birks  0.5
John Smith  0.5  Alex Cartlidge  0.5
Oliver Horrocks  0  Paul Shelley  1
Richard Martin  0  Jacob Cartlidge  1

Rooks Rampant

Holmes Chapel Rooks scored their first win of the season in Division 2 with a 3-2 win at near neighbours Macclesfield last night.

V J Kumar  0  J Blackburn  1
G Laurence  0.5  M Roberts  0.5
J P Taylor  0  S Blackburn  1
P Cattermole  1  M Gill  0
A Brough  0.5  P Clifford  0.5

First Win Of Season For Meir 'C'

Meir 'C'  won their first match of the season last night, beating Meir 'B' by 2.5 - 1.5  in Division 4.

Ray Rhodes  0.5  Tony Cooling  0.5
Michael Judd  1  Stuart Green  0
Eddie Burke  0  David Hackney  1
Robert Perry  1  Abby Sergeant  0

Fenton Ease Into Semi-Final Of U110 Cup

Another board default by Holmes Chapel meant that they had to travel to Fenton with only 3 players. The result was a 3.5 - 0.5 defeat, which means that Fenton will now face Meir in the Semi-Final in February.

Geoff Yates  0.5  Martin Gill  0.5
Neal Davies  1  David Price  0
Derrick Wallace  1  Paul Clifford  0
Mike Smith  1  Default  0

Bulldogs Muzzled By The Terriers

The Staffs Terriers U120 team continued their winning start to the season on Saturday with a narrow 6.5 - 5.5 win over close rivals  the Staffs Bulldogs. Click here to view the full score card..

Slim Pickings For Cheddleton

A draw and a loss were Cheddleton's return from last nights matches.

In Division 2, Cheddleton 'B' were held to a 2.5 - 2.5 draw by Newcastle 'B'.

Simon Edwards  0.5  Alan Paling  0.5
Philip Birks  0  Ian Jamieson  1
Alastair McFadden  0.5  Sam Onions  0.5
Colin Abell  1  Peter Shaw  0
Jack Healings  0.5  Nic Wright  0.5

In Division 3, Cheddleton 'C'  were beaten 3-1 by Kidsgrove.

Roger Edwards  0  Derek Northage  1
Roger Walker  0  Chris Ford  1
David Hallen  1  Steve Nixon  0
S Ali Arshad  0  Dave Johnson  1

Division 3 Double For Newcastle

Both Newcastle 'C' and 'D' teams were in action in Division 3 last night, both teams coming out on top in their respective matches.

Newcastle 'C' moved 2 points clear at the top of the table with a 3-1 win over 3rd placed Alsager 'C'.

Sam Onions  1  Kamil Zak  0
John Day  1  Neville Jones  0
Watson Fuller  0  Michael Matar  1
Peter Shaw  1  Les Hall  0

At the other end of the table, Newcastle 'D' recorded their first win of the season with a 3-1 victory over Stafford 'B'.

Martyn Harris  1  Kasik Wozniak  0
Paul Clapham  0.5  Andrew Leadbetter  0.5
Steven Cooper  0.5  Peter Evans  0.5
Derrick Jones  1  Sumit Raisinghaney  0

Alsager Too Strong For Fenton

Even the presence of Alex Richardson, playing on Board 1 for Fenton for the first time, couldn't prevent Fenton 'A' losing by 3.5 - 1.5 to a much stronger Alsager 'B' team in Division 2 at Alsager Cricket Club tonight.

Kamil Zak  0.5  Alex Richardson  0.5
Klaudia Zak  0.5  Steve Emmerton  0.5
Alan Thomason  1  Stuart Hull  0
Neville Jones  0.5  Derrick Wallace  0.5
Les Hall  1  Mike Smith  0

Monday Night At Fenton

Fenton 'B' beat a strong Cheddleton 'D' team by 3-1 to join Newcastle at the top of Division 3 with 3 wins from 4 matches.


Rob Taylor  0.5  John Yee  0.5
Steve Emmerton  0.5  Colin Abell  0.5
Mark Whitby  1  Karol Grzybowski  0
Derrick Wallace 1  Paul Shelley  0


Fenton 'C' stay top of Division 4 following a 2-2 draw against Meir 'B'


Geoff Yates  0  Clive Ferry  1
Derek Whitehurst  0  Tom Healey  1
Jason Plant  1  Mike Judd  0
Mike Smith  1  Stuart Green  0

A Win And A Draw For Cheddleton

There were 2 matches played at Cheddleton last night. Cheddleton 'A' won their opening Division 1 match of the season with a 3.5 - 1.5 victory over Holmes Chapel Kings, who have now lost all 3 of the matches they have played so far. Craig Whitfield, playing on Board 2 for Cheddleton, has only just returned from Turkey where he was playing Board 2 for the England U-16 team in the Under 16 Olympiad.

Robert Shaw  0.5  Jonathan Blackburn  0.5
Craig Whitfield  1  Patrick Bennett  0
Rafael Stepien  1  Michael Hancock  0
David Buxton  0  John Turner  1
William Armstrong  1  Ian Bates  0

In Division 3, Cheddleton 'D' were held to a 2-2 draw by Holmes Chapel Pawns.

John Yee  1  Ben Scattergood  0
Colin Abell  1  George Scattergood  0
Karol Grzybowski  0  David Price  1
Paul Shelley  0  Paul Clifford  1

Newcastle Exit Open Cup

Newcastle were knocked out of the Open Cup last night, losing 4.5 - 3.5 at home to Macclesfield.

Alan Paling  0  Anthony Soames  1
Barry Jones  0  Dave Risley  1
Ian Jamieson  1  Vijay Kumar  0
Martyn Harris  0  Geoff Laurence  1
Robbie Coats  0.5  John-Paul Taylor  0.5
Sam Onions  1  Philip Cattermole  0
John Day  0.5  Raymond Pomeroy  0.5
Watson Fuller  0.5  Alan Sime  0.5

First Points For Kidsgrove

Previously unbeaten Alsager 'C' missed the chance to go to the top of Division 3 when they suffered a surprising 3-1 home defeat by previously pointless Kidsgrove last night.

Steve Brown  1   Derek Northage  0
Neville Jones  0  Chris Ford  1
Richard Martin  0  Julian Cook  1
Michael Matar  0  David Johnson  1

Meir Off The Mark

Meir 'C' gained their first point of the seasaon with a 2-2 draw at home to Cheddleton 'F' in Division 4.

Clive Ferry  1  Carl Gartside  0
Tom Healey  0.5  Jack Healings  0.5
Tony Cooling  0.5  Jacob Boswell  0.5
Eddie Burke  0  Samuel Beardmore  1