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February 2010
Sheffield Division 4 - 2nd February
Barnsley C 4-2 Aughton B
A strong Barnsley C side beat Aughton B.
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January 2010
Sheffield Division 4 - 29th January
Sheffield Deaf 1½-4½ Barnsley C
Barnsley C prove too strong for Sheffield Deaf.
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for the match report.
Sheffield Division 3 - 28th January
Barnsley B - SASCA B
This match has been postponed. A new provisional date of 15th April has been agreed.
Sheffield Division 1 - 25th January
Barnsley A 2½-5½ Ecclesall A
Barnsley A lose a match with chances for both sides.
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for the match report.
Sheffield Division 3 - 20th January
Ecclesall B 4-2 Barnsley B
Barnsley B are defeated by their bogey team.
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Sheffield Division 1 - 18th January
Barnsley A 3-5 Rotherham Juniors A
Rotherham Juniors A avenge their earlier defeat in a topsy-turvy match
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for the match report.
National Chess Club Championships - Minor Section - 17th January
Crazy Horses Bradford 3-1 Barnsley
Barnsley fail to progress despite lengthy games
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Sheffield Plate - 14th January
Darnall and Handsworth 1½-4½ Barnsley II
Barnsley II prove too strong for Darnall and Handsworth.
We play either University II or Rotherham Juniors in the Semi Finals.
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for more details.
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for the game Tony Farrell - Geoff Brown.
December 2009
Dates for your diary - Tuesday 22nd December
Christmas Handicap
Brian Holdsworth won this 20 minute time handicap tournament.
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for the final standings.
Sheffield Division 1 - 16th December
Nomads A 7-1 Barnsley A
A weak Barnsley A side loses to Nomads A in this top of the table clash.
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Sheffield Division 3 - 14th December
Chesterfield B 3-3 Barnsley B
Barnsley B draw against Chesterfield B although being a board down.
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Sheffield Division 4 - 14th December
Woodseats B 4½-1½ Barnsley C
Woodseats B win the lower boards to take the match.
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Sheffield Division 4 - 8th December
Barnsley C 3½-2½ Stannington B
Three wins on the middle boards lead to a Barnsley C win.
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Sheffield Division 1 - 7th December
Barnsley A 4-4 Worksop A
Barnsley A split the points with Worksop A
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Sheffield Division 3 - 4th December
Rotherham Juniors B 2½-3½ Barnsley B
Barnsley B win a very close match against Rotherham Juniors B.
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Sheffield Division 4 - 2nd December
Ecclesall D 1-5 Barnsley C
Ecclesall D lose at home against Barnsley C after defaulting three boards.
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November 2009
Dates For Your Diary
National Chess Club Championships
In the National Chess Club Championships Barnsley have two preliminary ties.
In the Major section Barnsley are at home to Alwoodley (Leeds).
The winners of this tie will be away to Bushbury (Wolverhampton).
In the Minor section Barnsley are away to Bradford.
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for more details.
Sheffield Division 4 - 25th November
Ecclesall C 4-2 Barnsley C
Ecclesall C win at home against Barnsley C.
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Sheffield Division 4 - 20th November
Rotherham Juniors C 1-5 Barnsley C
Barnsley C prove too strong for Rotherham Juniors C.
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Sheffield Division 3 - 16th November
Worksop B 3½-2½ Barnsley B
Worksop B win though Barnsley B default a board to late illness.
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Dates For Your Diary - 10th November
Five Minute Quickplay Competition
Gary Hinchcliffe won this competition followed by Tony Farrell and Andy Butterworth.
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Sheffield Division 4 - 4th November
Aughton B 4½-1½ Barnsley C
Aughton B inflict upon Barnsley C their first defeat of the season.
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Sheffield Division 3 - 3rd November
Barnsley B 4½-1½ Chesterfield B
A strong Barnsley B team proves too strong for Chesterfield B.
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Dates For Your Diary
National Chess Club Championships
Barnsley Chess Club has entered two teams in the National Chess Club Championships run by the English Chess
Federation (ECF). One team will play in the Major competition. The other team will be in the Minor
competition.
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for more details.
October 2009
Sheffield Division 1 - 27th October
Clay Cross 1-7 Barnsley A
Barnsley A complete the double over Clay Cross with another win.
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for the match report.
Sheffield Division 4 - 20th October
Barnsley C 3½-2½ Nomads D
Barnsley C win Nomads D in their first home fixture.
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Sheffield Division 1 - 19th October
Barnsley A 7-1 Clay Cross
Barnsley A gain a comfortable win over newly promoted Clay Cross.
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for the match report.
Richardson Cup - 15th October
Barnsley II 3-3 Wombwell
Barnsley II draw their cup match with Wombwell but go out on board count.
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Richardson Cup - 12th October
Worksop 6-0 Barnsley I
Unable to field a team on the night and re-arrange the fixture Barnsley I default their cup match with
Worksop.
Sheffield Division 1 - 9th October
Rotherham Juniors A 3-5 Barnsley A
Barnsley A proved too strong on the bottom boards against Rotherham Juniors A.
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for the match report.
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for the game Ashley Littlewood - Gary Hinchcliffe.
Sheffield Division 3 - 8th October
Barnsley B 2½-3½ Ecclesall B
Wins on the top three boards gain Ecclesall B the victory.
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Sheffield Division 3 - 1st October
Phoenix C 2-4 Barnsley B
Barnsley B gain their first points of the season away to Phoenix C.
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for the match report.
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for the game John Mercy - Ron Atkinson.
September 2009
Sheffield Division 1 - 28th September
Barnsley A 4-4 University A
Barnsley A draw their first fixture against last seasons league runners-up.
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for the match report.
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for the game Mark Atherton - Ken Hunter.
Sheffield Division 4 - 28th September
SASCA C 0-6 Barnsley C
Barnsley C begin the season with a win over SASCA C.
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Sheffield Division 3 - 21st September
SASCA B 3½-2½ Barnsley B
Barnsley B are narrowly beaten in their opening fixture against SASCA B.
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Sheffield League fixtures for the new 2009-2010 season
Sheffield League fixtures for the new season are now available
The first fixture of the new season is next week with SASCA B v Barnsley B.
Checkout the Barnsley A B or C links for the individual team fixtures.
Alternatively you can view or download the full Barnsley fixture list in
word
or pdf
formats.
Events for Summer 2009
Warm up match for the new season - Tuesday 22nd September
We invite all members to attend on Tuesday 22nd September to a warm up match for the new season.
Members will be split into two teams of equal strength and games will be played under match conditions.
Hopefully everyone should play someone of roughly equal grade to themselves.
Note the date has been moved forward one week because of a possible fixture clash.
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Events for Summer 2009
Results of the fifth and final 5 Minute Quickplay Grand Prix
Tony Pogson won the fifth and final quickplay event held to finish top of the
Five Minute Quickplay Grand Prix.
He was closely pursued by Ken Hunter who came second throughout the event.
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Dates for your diary
Sheffield and District Chess Association Annual General Meeting
Wednesday 2nd September at Nomads.
The Association is seeking to fill the posts of General Secretary, Treasurer and Chief of the Executive.
A new post of archivist is also proposed.
In a repeat of last year another proposal for a six board first division has been received.
More details can be found on the Sheffield and District Chess Association
website.
Events for Summer 2009
Consultation Game
A consultation game took place on 1st September.
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