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Information from Jonathan summer 2005
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2005 Summer Newsletter
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5th August 2005
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I thought that it was time to provide all members with an update of
what has been happening during the Summer and what is scheduled for
the near future and to remind everyone that we are now only four
weeks away from the start of the competitive season!
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The Summer so far
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Colin Searle provided a most stimulating and entertaining coaching
evening on 26th May although regrettably it was only attended by
about half a dozen members.
David Bowie and Phil Askew organised the Summer Tournament which is
still running. 8 members are participating. There have been two
groups of 4 and the all-play-all games within these groups are now
finished. The semi-finals are about to be played with David Bowie
and Phil Bennett contesting one and Andy Chowne and myself the
other.
There have been ongoing difficulties with access to the club
cupboard and I have had a meeting with the hotel management. It has
however been difficult to press our case when on most Thursdays
there have been few if any members attending. I think we must give
serious thought next year as to whether to keep the club running
during the Summer months.
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Can I remind all members that the code for the club cupboard is XXXX
(You should know - Carl). Every member needs to know this
and be prepared to open up and start setting up if they arrive first
at the club on an evening. Too many members assume that this is
someone else’s job.
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Following our discussion at the AGM about ways of trying to boost
club membership I have produced some posters and flyers advertising
the club. We need to try and put these up wherever we are allowed
within the Stratford area. I would greatly appreciate the help of
those of you who live in Stratford and know the town as I do not
really know where to start.
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Thursday 25th August
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Colin Searle will be holding another coaching session, probably with
the help of Richard McNally. The focus this time will be on openings.
I would urge all members to try and come to this
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(Colin & Richard on openings should be "interesting" -
Carl)
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Thursday 1st September
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As previously billed in my May letter. a semi social, semi chess
evening is being organised to engender a good club spirit and warm up
people’s chess skills ahead of the Winter Season. There will be
wine and a buffet to be consumed while playing in a form of knockout
competition consisting of rapidplay games played with 15 minutes on
the clock. The main aim will be to have fun.
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We need to know the approximate number of people who will be
coming in order to get the catering right. Could all those members
who have not put their name down on the club board during the summer
please contact
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Dave Bowie (tel:- 01789 295184) email:- dave.bowie@btopenworld.com
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Saturday 3rd September
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This is the day chosen for the club to play chess against all comers
in Stratford town centre. This will run from about 11am to 3pm. It is
important that we have the full support of the club for this event
and I would be grateful if members could contact me to confirm that
they will be able to attend for at least some of the day. We will
hand out more of the flyers during the day.
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Sunday 11th September
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This is the date of the 19th Annual League Rapidplay at the
Leamington Spa Centre. This is always a good event which local
players should be supporting. I am the congress director and anyone
wanting to play in this should contact me for an entry form.
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2005/6 Grades, Teams & Fixtures
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The new grading list is now available on the Internet thanks to Carl
Hibbard and can be accessed via the club website (www.stratfordchess.com). There
are no major surprises and the teams look likely to line up as
outlined in the AGM minutes I sent you in May. On the basis of the
grades, Cyril Denney has agreed to captain the C team with David
Bowie completing the B team line up. Members’ grades and teams
are included in the contact details at the end of this letter.
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The probable fixture list for the coming season is now published on
the league website (www.leamingtonchessleague.org.uk).
On the basis of this, the first A team match is on 7th September, the
first C team match is on 12th September and the first B team match is
on 15th September.
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In summary, there is plenty going on at the club and plenty coming
up. It is important for the club that we have a good playing season
with commitment being shown by all members and that the club is well
attended on every Thursday throughout the Winter. It would be great
to see good turn outs on both 25th August and 1st September thus
getting the new season off to a flying start.
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Kind regards
Jonathan Rashleigh
Chairman & Secretary
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