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Site updated on 7/2/2010
I have placed a game by Marc in the Games section.
The A team drew with East Cheshire B thanks to wins from Tony Soames, Phil Colville and Denzil. The B team played a drawn match with Stockport C thanks to wins by Marc and Ray.There are updates to the Stockport League page and to the Club members page.In the latter I have put the number of graded games played this season.
A date has been set for the Winter Blitz Tournament: the 22nd February. All members and guests are invited.
Macclesfield continued to pick up points in the Stoke League, defeating Holmes Chapel Rooks by 3 - 2, through wins by Vijay and Marc. There are additions to the Stoke League.
I have put the latest results of the Club Championship in Club Competitions 2009-10. At the moment Tony Soames leads on 4 points.
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Macclesfield Chess Club |
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The club meets at Macclesfield Cricket Club, Victoria Rd, Macclesfield, SK10 3JA. |
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The Pavilion at Macclesfield Cricket Club (watercolour)
Club night every Monday (bank holidays excepted) from September to May
Start time 7:30 pm
Venue
Macclesfield Cricket Club.
The Cricket Club entrance is close to the hospital on Victoria Rd. A pedestrian gate at the far end of the Orthopaedics Ward car park also gives access to the clubhouse. See the Links page for a link to a map showing the Cricket Club.
New players (beginners or experienced) are always welcome for casual games, club tournaments or league chess.
For the first few evenings prospective new members do not have to join the club.
If you want to find out more about the club you can contact the Club Secretary, Geoff Laurence, via the phone number on the contacts page or, if you prefer email, the First Team Captain, Tony Soames, at j[DOT]soames1[AT]ntlworld[DOT]com. (Replace [DOT] and [AT] by the usual symbols.)
Alternatively, just turn up on a Monday evening during the season.
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Best improvement during season |
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There is a trophy for the player with the greatest improvement in grade during the season.
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Puzzles |
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The solutions to the following puzzles are on (as you would expect!) the Puzzles Solutions page. |
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Puzzle 1
A variation from
Soames v Buxton 14/11/2008
White to play and win. |
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Puzzle 2
A variation from
Soames v Buxton 14/11/2008
White to play and win. |
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Puzzle 3
Black played 22...Rh4.
Now White needs to eliminate the dangerous light square bishop even at the cost of the exchange by, for example, 23.Rc5 Rxh3 24.Rxd5 cxd5 25.Be2 and White has drawing chances.
In the game White defended the h-pawn by 23.Kh2? How does Black now win? |
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Puzzle 4
White to play and win |
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Puzzle 5
White to play and win |
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Puzzle 6
White to play and win |
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Puzzle 7
White to play and win |
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Site peculiarities - a note from the site updater |
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Computers are illogical as anyone who works with them knows.
For the past few months the site that hosts the Macclesfield club site has been randomly refusing to accept updates, refusing to accept page positions, and changing punctuation signs other than full stops and pound signs to square boxes.
If any viewer comes across any peculiarities of layout or punctuation, I apologise. |
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