Surbiton Chess Club

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In a nail biting finish to the season, Surbiton B drew with Kingston B last night, thus winning Thames Valley Division 2 by 2 board points. This means promotion, which is just as well as Surbiton A will be demoted from Division 1. “Mission accomplished” said Captain Nick Faulks.

Playing Kingston 2 away, Surbiton 1 won 2-5. Sadly, this doesn’t change much in Surrey Division 2. Ashtead 1 are still the winners and are due promotion, and Surbiton 1 have to be content with 2nd place and staying in this division next season. #Chess #Surrey

Congratulations to @ClubEpsom on this momentous achievement! #Chess #Surrey

@KingstonChess showed why they sit at the top of Thames Valley Division 1 - and why we are at the bottom - in our match last night. But congrats to Sean and @GrahamPAlcock for their well-earned draws. #Chess

In Surrey’s Ellam Trophy (Division 3), Surbiton 2 narrowly beat Dorking 1. It means Surbiton 2 is safe from relegation. Well played all! Guildford 2 already won the trophy. #Chess

Following on from Surbiton C’s success earlier this week, Surbiton B and Surbiton D also recorded wins! Things don’t usually go this well, what is going on? #Discombobulating #Chess

In Thames Valley Division 3, Surbiton C beat Ealing C away. This puts Surbiton C in 2nd place in the table with one more match to play vs the same team. Well played all! #Chess

In Surrey’s Beaumont Cup, Surbiton took on Ashtead away. It was close, but we lost 4-3. Ashtead’s winning streak (in this division) now stands at 5 matches and they are best placed to gain promotion to the Surrey Trophy next year. #Surrey #Chess

Playing at Wimbledon, Surbiton C narrowly defeated Wimbledon B 2.5-3.5. This currently puts Surbiton C in 2nd place in Thames Valley Division 3. We have 2 matches left v Ealing C. #Chess

On Leap Day, Surbiton A played Wimbledon A away. Unfortunately, a lot of our players were unavailable, but we still fielded a team. In the end we lost, but it wasn’t as one-sided as expected. Several drew against higher rated opponents. #Chess

Surbiton’s C team was in action at home on Wednesday, facing Ealing B. Unfortunately, we came 2nd in this match, although it was competitive. Ealing B now lead Division 3. #Chess

Surbiton’s A, B and C teams were in action in the Thames Valley league this week. First up was our B team, playing away to Hounslow B. The team won, and winning players included our octogenarian Chairman, Paul Durrant. #Chess

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@SurbitonChess Well played guys

Surbiton beat TV1 leaders Hammersmith 4-2! They were less strong than usual on boards 5-6 (because of playing away?), but otherwise were a strong side. Congratulations to Chris Briscoe for his amazing win on board 1! #Chess

Playing away to Staines A, Surbiton B emerged victorious in a match that saw four of our players win. Congratulations to winners Graham Alcock, Paul Durrant, John Rennocks and Paul McCauley. #Chess

In Surrey’s Beaumont Cup, Surbiton 1 drew away to South Norwood 1. #Chess #Surrey

In Thames Valley Division 3, Surbiton C beat Richmond & Twickenham D 5-1. Wimbledon B lead the division on 6.5 match points and 40 game points, but Ealing B, Richmond & Twickenham C and Surbiton C have more matches to play. #Chess

In Surrey’s Beaumont Cup, Surbiton 1 beat Coulsdon 2 5-2 at home. This was an improvement on the away leg, when we drew. This puts Surbiton 1 at the top of the table, with hopes for promotion to the Surrey Trophy. Ashtead 1 have played fewer matches though. #Chess #Surrey

Surbiton’s @4NCL weekend saw the team win one match and lose another. This puts us mid-table in Division 3 Knights, on 4 match points. #Chess 4nclresults.co.uk/2023-24/media/…