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Club News
14th July 2010 Bushbury B v Rugeley, Wolverhampton Summer League Division 2
The final game of the Summer League and indeed the 2009 - 10 season for Rugeley Chess Club was played away at Bushbury this evening. As ever two evenly graded
teams lined up for the match which included on board 2 for the Bushbury team the eldest competitve chess player, Alf Schroeder, in the UK graded 140 at the age of 96!!!
Indeed the first game to finish was board 2 which saw a win for Alf, followed by draws on boards 4 and 1 in that order. Despite making the running through most of the
match I eventually lost a pawn game ending although came close to a stalemate. As the match was then lost Tony's decision was simpler on board 3 in a complicated ending
and he accepted the offer of a draw.
Many thanks to everyone who has helped and played throughout the Summer League this year in what was a relatively succesful, but certainly eventful, programme of matches.
Have a good summer all and see you back refreshed in September raring to go for next season.
Paul Jackson, Wolverhampton Summer League Division 2 Team Captain.
13th July 2010 Rugeley Chess Club on tour - Newcastle Jamboree, ***U130 Section Winners***
Mike, Tony and Paul, joined by Dennis Nesbitt from Stafford Chess Club, made up a team for the U130 section of the Jamboree (which took the format of 2 rounds of 30mins
per player) playing under the banner of Stafford. Round 1 saw comfortable wins for Paul and Dennis but Tony in a good position sucumbed due to time pressure.
That left Mike to hang on to win on time and put the team on top spot in the U130 section by 0.5 point. After a 10 minute refreshment break battle was joined
again for the second round which had a strong sense of de ja vu about it. All four results were the same apart from Mike who gained a stylish mate rather than a win
on time to bring home the trophy for the team. Final result was a win with 6.0 team points with Newcastle in second place back on 4.5 points. A great night,
well done to the team and thanks to Martyn Harris of Newcastle-under-Lyme Chess Club for organising the event and Matthew Carr for adjudicating the U130 section.
Taken from the Newcastle-under-Lyme Chess Club website the competition match results and final table is attached.
Newcastle Jamboree
Paul Jackson.
13th July 2010 Wolverhampton A v Rugeley, Wolverhampton Summer League Division 2, ***Complaint adjudication result***
A decision by the league has been reached today on the complaint raised by Rugeley Chess Club over the board 1 player of Wolverhampton A. The complaint centred
on the eligibility of the player as he was considerably above the 145 grading limit for Division 2 as declared by Wolverhampton Chess Club in other competitions.
The result of the adjudication has been that the complaint by Rugeley Chess Club is upheld in fact and far more importantly is fully in line with the spirit and ethos
of the Wolverhampton Summer League. However this is a moral victory only as the minimal league rules do not allow for any penalty to be applied to Wolverhampton A
and so the board 1 game and team match results stand. The Wolverhampton Summer League organisers have committed to tighten the rules for future competitions.
The result of the complaint as detailed above is fully accepted by Rugeley Chess Club as have the apologies received from the Wolverhampton Summer League organisers and
Wolverhampton Chess Club themselves.
This should now draw a line under the issue and all can focus on the remaining games in this years Summer League competition.
Paul Jackson, Wolverhampton Summer League Division 2 Team Captain.
08th July 2010 Wolverhampton A v Rugeley, Wolverhampton Summer League Division 2
This was always to be a tricky match against a team who was 4 wins from 4 games but in preparation for the match it was discovered that Wolverhampton A had been using
a player on board 1 above the Division 2 grading limit. Details were lodged with the league before the match and when the team arrived at Wolverhampton's venue
it was confirmed he was again selected to play on board 1. Details of the complaint were raised with Wolverhampton A but an impasse was soon reached with regards to
tonights match, this was finally broken when Rugeley agreed to play the match under protest and make a formal complaint after the match.
The match therefore eventually starting seeing every player on the Rugeley team outgraded by between 8 and 40 points. Catherine, our board 1 player affected by the
situation, played valiantly against the e177 graded player (max limit in Division 2 is grade 145) but was slowly strangled out of the game. Patrick and Rob gained
very creditable draws on board 2 & 3 whilst I lost a pawn end game having lost some of my concentration during the discussions prior to the start of he match. Dave on
board 5 went almost to the end of the time controls and came away with a very good draw against his opponent.
The final result on the night was a 3.5 - 1.5 win for Wolverhampton A subject to the result of the complaint over Wolverhampton A's board 1.
Many thanks to all for playing in this difficult match, hopefully next weeks final summer league match will be more enjoyable for all concerned.
Paul Jackson, Wolverhampton Summer League Division 2 Team Captain.
07th July 2010 Rugeley Chess Club on tour - Newcastle Jamboree
Mike, Tony and Paul have been invited to join an invitational team along with players from Stafford Chess Club to enter into the Newcastle Jamboree on Tuesday 13th July.
This 30 minutes rapidplay event should be an interesting and exciting evening competition. Good luck to the Rugeley players.
07th July 2010 Cannock Leagues 2010-11 Fixtures Conference
Tonight was the Fixtures Conference for the Cannock Leagues 2010-11 and attended by Tony and Paul from our club.
Details were confirmed of the club's entry into Divisions 2 & 3 of the league for the coming season which will see both sides with slightly fewer fixtures compared to last
season given the composition of the divisions.
29th June 2010 Staffordshire Chess Association AGM, ***Rugeley is the Staffordshire "Club of the Year" 2010***
Tonight was the Staffordshire Chess Association AGM held at the Stafford Chess Club and was attended by Paul and Tony from the club. Along side the presentation of the
county cups were the Player and Club of the Year awards for 2010 and we had nominations in both sections. Unfortunately Paul Jackson, despite a very successful season
both for the club and also personnally at congresses, from the club was not successful as the "Player of the Year" being beaten by Andrew Davies for his tireless work for
county chess, running their website and support for junior chess across the county. However in the catagory fo the "Club of the Year 2010" Rugeley were successful and
took away the trophy. Prior to presenting the trophy to Rugeley Chess club it was recognised of our:-
- Commitment to league chess, fullfilling fixtures throughout the 2009-10 season without defaulting a single match board.
- The number of club members who have for many years played in the U120, U140 and U160 Staffordshire County teams which have been very successful this season.
- The level of congresses entered across England and Wales by the club and the number of our members who took part in these competitions with numerous successes.
- All of the above made more impressive given that it is one of the smaller clubs in the county.
Well done everyone at the club. This is a fantastic accolade for the club and very well deserved given all the effort put in by everyone.
22nd June 2010 Halesowen A v Rugeley, Wolverhampton Summer League Division 2
Tonight was the third match for Rugeley in this years summer league competition, and our first in a series of three away games, against a team who were playing their last
match in this competition with a 100% record so far. Despite it being the furthest away trip the team arrived a good 30 minutes early to the venue and settled down
to a quick team talk. The games started dead on 19:30 and in what seemed to me no time at all there started a flurry of draws from boards 1 , 2 and 3 in that order.
Rob, on board 4, seemed to have plenty of the pressure and be on top in his game but unfortunately when he opened up some attacking lines it allowed his opponent in
and his king got trapped behind his pawns. That just left my game on board 5 still playing, with about 80 mins in total left on the clocks, and the position got
more and more drawish with a pawn & knight against my opponents pawns & bishop endgame. Given the need for a game win to make achieve a team match draw I opted to
play on as long as possible without repetition or my opponent claiming a draw. Neither of these happened so my knight circled the board looking for an opening until
with 75 seconds left the chance came and after 10 quick moves latter the opponents king was all alone and I had a pawn on either side of the board heading for to the 8th rank.
After queening the f pawn and shepherding the black king into a corner mate was finally achieved with 5 seconds left on the clock - what an adrenilin rush for all of the
team with this and tense exciting finish. A close match result and hopefully we can now kick on with the last 2 matches to capitalise on the good league position.
Very well played the whole team tonight a great result against a team who had won all their other matches in the summer league.
Paul Jackson, Wolverhampton Summer League Division 2 Team Captain.
10th June 2010 Wolverhampton Leagues 2010-11 Fixtures Conference
Tonight was the Fixtures Conference for the Wolverhampton Leagues 2010-11 and attended by Catherine and Paul from our club.
Details were confirmed of the club's relegation to Division 3 of the league and although it will be a competitive league next season it should be one from which Rugeley
aspires to gaining promotion from at the first attempt back to Division 2.
08th June 2010 Rugeley v St Mary's A, Wolverhampton Summer League Division 2
Our second match in the summer league competition and our last home game of the 5 matches. We all arrived with a sense of expectation but it turned into an
evening of "Why did I do that?". Highlights of the match was Rob's quick win on board 5 and then Tony's final win on board 4 securing the draw for the team.
Thanks for all who played after we had some shuffling of team throughout the day. To end of a high note the draw maintains Rugeley at the top of the Division 2
Summer League table.
Paul Jackson, Wolverhampton Summer League Division 2 Team Captain.
26th May 2010 Wolverhampton Leaguee AGM
This evening saw the holding of this years Wolverhampton League AGM at the Bushbury Community Centre and was attended by Catherine and Paul from the club.
Our entry was confirmed for next season and we wait to see which league we are in after some extra entries and league restructuring will occur prior to the
fixture conference in June.
25th May 2010 Rugeley v Rushall B, Wolverhampton Summer League Division 2
Today was the first game in this years summer league competition and as usual against Rushall it was going to be a tough start. All five boards got off to a good
start and there was a quick flurry of wins for Mike, board 3, Patrick, board 2, and then Tony on board 4. Catherine had a storming attack going kings side and Tom
was in a promising postition making the running in his match. After careful play from Catherine, making the most of her 65 minutes, the 4th win was secured and all
eyes turned to Tom to see if the white wash could be achieved. Unortuantely an out of character pawn move from Tom turned out to be the deciding move of the game
and his position fell apart. Well played to everyone an excellent start to the competition, lets see if we can carry this on against our local rivals St Mary's in
a couple of weeks time.
Paul Jackson, Wolverhampton Summer League Division 2 Team Captain.
22nd May 2010 Staffordshire Bulldogs U120 v Lancashire U120, ECF Inter-county competition Quarterfinals
This Saturday was the ECF Quarterfinals of the U120 Inter-county competition and it saw the Staffordshire Bulldogs facing Lancashire. Paul was again been
selected for the Staffordshire team maintaining his ever present run on board 2 this season. With a depleted team the Bulldogs knew it was going to be a tough
4 hours of play and so it proved. Paul got a hard fought draw after boxing both his knights in but after 20 mins of thinking found a way out through a serries
of exchanges. The rest of the Bulldogs were finding play equally tough but most games were ending up as draws, however the 2 or 3 matches where a win was found
it proved to be the Lancashire players with the result. Well done to Paul who ended his 1st county campaign with 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss from the matches.
19th May 2010 Cannock League AGM
The Cannock League AGM was held at the St Mary's venue Bridgetown Social club, Walsall Road, Cannock starting at 7.30pm and attended by Mike & Paul from the club.
At the AGM the Division 2 team was confirmed in 3rd place and the Division 3 team in 2nd place - excellent result for both teams.
The Rugeley Chess clubs entries into Divisions 2 & 3 were confirmed for the 2010 - 11 season along with the appropriate league fees.
The other point of note which affects Rugeley Chess Club was the election of Paul Jackson to the position of league Vice President, this role is usually for a
term of 2 years after which he will assume the role of league President for a further 2 years.
18th May 2010 2010 - 11 Rugeley Chess Club Championship
Last night saw the drawing of the pools for the group stage of the 2010 - 11 Rugeley Chess Club Championship.
With a double round robin in the group stage (games as black and white against all opponents) it promises to be an exciting and close competition.
The pools as drawn for the group stage were:-
Pool A: Patrick (seeded), Roy, Mike, Tony & Dave
Pool B: Catherine (seeded), Rob M, Rob F, Tom & Paul
Please see the newly created "Club Champs" tab for full details of the competition as it progresses over the 2010 - 11 season.
15th May 2010 Staffordshire U140 v Suffolk U140, ECF Inter-county competition Quarterfinals
This Saturday was the ECF Quarterfinals of the U140 Inter-county competition and it saw Staffordshire facing Sulfolk played near Corby, Northamptonshire a midway location
between the two teams. Staffordshire qualified for the quarterfinal after winning their Preliminary Round last month and were up against the previous years winners.
Taking part in this very close match were Alan and Tony from Rugeley Chess Club and they recorded an excellent draw and win respectiveley. Unfortuantely despite
Alan and Tony's results the county side couldn't force a win and finally lost by the narrowest of margins 8.5 - 7.5.
Well done to Alan and Tony for todays games and to them and Mike for their performances in the U140 team this season.
11th May 2010 Rugeley End-of-Season meal
This evening saw the End-of-Season meal for the 2009 - 10 season held at the Talbot. Many thanks to all Tony for arranging the meal with the venue.
04th May 2010 Rugeley AGM
Today saw the 2010 Rugeley Chess Club AGM held at Lea Hall and was attended by the vast majority of club members.
The AGM followed the traditional agenda with the club officers reviewing the 2009 - 10 season, election of the officers for the 2010 - 11 season, league/cup
entries for the 2010 - 11 season and finishing off with AOB. The main point of note was the unanimous decision to hold the annual subs for the 4th year
running at a very modest £17.00 which includes the membership to Lea Hall Sports & Social Club with all its benefits.
Many thanks to all present and extra thanks to Catherine for arranging the buffet.
27th April 2010 Staffordshire Chess Association 2010 award nominations
Today we have heard that both the club and our member Paul Jackson have been nominated for the Staffordshire Chess Association Club and Player of the Year awards for
2010 respectively. Winners of these awards will announced at the Staffordshire Chess Association AGM on the 29th June to be held at Stafford Chess Club.
Fingers crossed for a successful evening in June.
27th April 2010 Rugeley AGM & End-of-Season meal
Reminder that the club AGM is a week today at Lea Hall followed by the usual club night time permitting. Also the following week is the Club End-of-Season meal
at the Talbot Inn in Rugeley, details to be finalised at the AGM.
23rd April 2010 Wolverhampton Summer League Division 2 fixtures released
Today the initial details for this season Wolverhampton Summer Leagues has been released. Rugeley, entering Division 2 of the competition, have had their 5 matches
drawn as two home games followed by three away matches. All details have been added to the website and can be found to the right of this page.
Paul Jackson, Wolverhampton Summer League Division 2 Team Captain.
17th April 2010 Staffordshire U140 v Yorkshire A U140, ECF Preliminary Round Inter-county competition
This Saturday was the ECF Preliminary Round of the U140 Inter-county competition and it saw Staffordshire facing Yorkshire A by virtue of their league position in the MCCU
competition aiming for a place in the ECF Quarter Finals away to Suffolk. Selected for this match were again the usual 3 Rugeley Chess Club members of Alan, Mike and
Tony in the 16 board team. All 3 were outgraded by their opponents and results were a loss for Mike on Board 5, similarly a loss for Alan on Board 10 but Tony according
to John Day, the Staffordshire U140 team captain, got an excellent draw seeing the team home to a 9 - 7 win. All 3 Rugeley members now wait to see where they must travel
to for the away Quarter Final on 22nd May. Well done to Mike, Tony and Alan.
13th April 2010 Rugeley Chess Club End of Season Easter Blitz competition
Tonight saw the inaugural Rugeley Chess Club End of Season Easter all-playt-all Blitz competition held at Lea Hall.
As with the Xmas competition there was a good turn out creating a competition which was again fierce and franetic with the 10 min time controls.
The highlight of the evening was Mike's match against Catherine which saw him miss a queen & king mate, followed by moving the king as if it was a
queen and finally stalemating Catherine in the corner. With a perfect score Rob was the clear winner with a game in hand and claimed the champagne.
Many thanks to all who took part and made it such an enjoyable evening.
The competition match results and final table is attached
Rugeley Chess Club End of Season Easter Blitz Results
Paul Jackson, Cannock League Division 2 Team Captain.
10th & 11th April 2010 Rugeley Chess Club on tour - Staffordshire Congress ***U140 Grading Prize Winner***
This weekend was the local Staffordshire Congress in Bloxwich and 3 club members took part (Tony & Catherine in the Major and Paul in the Minor).
Paul had a poor performance by his standards this season picking up only 2 wins from the 5 matches. Tony the lowest graded player in the Major section
(graded 126 in the U160 group) gained a very good 1.5 from the 5 games which saw a few great games some of which are in our online library or matches.
The great news was Catherine's performance gaining 3 wins out of 5 and the U140 grading prize in the Major section. Again some of the games are in the online
library and after playing 4 of the top 5 graded players in the section it was a superb result to finish what has been a very difficult season for her.
Well done Catherine (and she backed the winner of the Grand National on the Saturday!!!).
06th April 2010 Rugeley v Wolverhampton B, Wolverhampton League Division 2
Rugeley's final game of the season was the postponed match against Wolverhampton B, they fielded a strong team and again we were outgraded on most boards
which has become a regular theme for us this season. Alan drew first, unfortunately the rest of the team weren't so lucky .... Rob managed to gain
a win after thinking it was a drawn game. It has been a difficult season for the team and the results reflect that, hopefully next season will see
a fightback and return to division 2 where I strongly believe we belong. Many thanks to everyone who played and supported the team through a difficult
season. Hope you all have a great summer.
Catherine Hiley, Wolverhampton League Division 2 Team Captain.
31st March 2010 Boldmere St Michael v Rugeley, Cannock League Division 2
Arriving at Boldmere full of expectation the team sat down to start the match facing only 3 opponents, eventuslly board 4 was sorted out after a few minutes and the
games started in earnest. Rob as ever finished quickly with a win followed hot on his heels by Patrick with a draw and the attention was focussed on my game on
board 4 which was swiftly concluded as a win securing the match win for Rugeley. Catherine fought hard to almost the end of the time control (which looked to ever
extending with a dodgy set of clocks) before she had to resign. Overall a very pleasing and successful first season for the new Cannock 2 team and big thank you to
all who have played and helped the team this year.
Paul Jackson, Cannock League Division 2 Team Captain.
30th March 2010 Rugeley v Brewood, Cannock League Division 3
Another match and another draw. Overall this draw was quite disappointing as we were expecting a win from the match.
High point of the evening though was Tom's second win on the bounce for the club.
Tony Meakin, Cannock League Division 3 Team Captain.
23rd March 2010 Rugeley v Bushbury, Cannock League Division 2
One week on from last weeks away match and it was Bushbury's turn to travel to Rugeley for the return league match. Both teams made 2 changes to the previous weeks
sides which resulted in Bushbury outgrading Rugeley on 3 of the 4 boards. Despite the changes the final result was the same with a 2.5 - 1.5 win for Rugeley with good
performances on all 4 boards. Best display of the night was from Tom who had a commanding attacking victory - this match has been added to our games library online.
One more league game to go for the season next Wednesday away at Boldmere, looking forward to keeping the good run going and ending the season on a high.
Paul Jackson, Cannock League Division 2 Team Captain.
17th March 2010 Bushbury v Rugeley, Cannock League Division 2
We all arrived early at Bushbury full of confidence for this match which we had high hopes for a win. Rugeley got off to a flyer with a win for myself on Board 4
followed closely by Rob on Board 3 who cruised to another win despite going a piece down. Tony was out manouvered on Board 3 in a very tactical game but the team win
was secured by Catherine who eased to a draw on Board 1. Great result all round and thanks to all who have played, lets see if we can repeat the result next week in
the return fixture at our place.
Paul Jackson, Cannock League Division 2 Team Captain.
16th March 2010 Rugeley v St Marys, Cannock League Division 3
Tonight saw a very close top of the table match against St Marys which would see the winner within touching distance of being the league champions.
Tom was the first to finish in a close game which swung away from him to a loss, Dave and Mike then finished in turn each with drawn games.
This left Tony playing Matthew Carr needing a win to gain a draw for Rugeley. Tony fought hard to an end game of a queen and 2 pawns vs a knight and 2 pawns.
Then as the clocks moved from hours, to minutes and into seconds the position became complicated and a 3rd draw in the match was agreed.
Final match for this season in 2 weeks time against Brewood which will hopefully end the season on a high.
Tony Meakin, Cannock League Division 3 Team Captain.
13th March 2010 Nottinghamshire U120 v Staffordshire Bulldogs U120, MCCU Stage Inter-county competition ***Championship Winners***
This Saturday was the final round of the MCCU U120 competition and Paul continued his ever present run on Board 2 for the Staffordshire county side.
Staffordshire Bulldogs at the start of the day were 4 wins from 4 matches and secure in 1st place in the table so this is a dead rubber for the team. However
Nottinghamshire were one of three teams on 4 points vieing for the minor places in the league table and so it proved to be a competitive match as Nottinghamshire aimed for
the ECF stages with a win. Unfortuantely Board 3 was a no show for the Bulldogs so the team was up against it from the start. Paul got a creditable draw against a
similarly graded opponent and going into the final game the two sides were separated only by the defaulted board and it couldn't be turned round by the remaining board 7.
09th March 2010 Rugeley v Lichfield, Cannock League Division 3
Tonight saw a comfortable win for the team setting up what could be a league championship decided against St Marys next week.
Tony Meakin, Cannock League Division 3 Team Captain.
05th - 07th March 2010 Rugeley Chess Club on tour - 34th Blackpool Chess Conference ***3rd place in the Minor Section & U120 Grading Prize Winner***
This weekend Paul took part in the prestigious 34th Blackpool Chess Conference which is reputed to be the biggest congresss in the UK. In all there was 253 entrants
into this years conference with 84 (exactly a third) in Paul's Minor Section with the remaining entries split over the other 4 sections. With time controls of 40 moves
in 1hr 40mins then back 20mins there was plenty of time to ensure your best standard of play in each of the 5 rounds. Paul got off to a flier on Friday night with a
solid win and returned Saturday to pull out a win in the morning match and a draw in the afternoon game. Sunday saw a repeat of Saturdays results to leave Paul
on 4.0 from 5 just 0.5 behind the two winners in 3rd place. The result was also good enough to ensure the U120 grading prize for the competition.
Whilst Paul was busy over the board his wife and kids enjoyed a weekend by the sea in some glorious sunny weather taking in the usual Blackpool attractions such
as the tower complex, building a few sand castles on the beach and a walk round the Sealife Centre.
06th March 2010 Staffordshire U140 v Shropshire U140, MCCU Stage Inter-county competition
This Saturday was the final MCCU Stage Inter-county U140 match of this seasons competition which saw Staffordshire in need of a win to progress to the ECF national
stage. Selected for this match was 3 Rugeley Chess Club members in the 16 board team. Mike on Board 6 and Alan on Board 10 gained comfortable wins but
unfortunately Tony on Board 9 was not so successful and lost his game. The final result was a 10½ - 5½ victory for Staffordshire guarenteeing them a top 3 finish and
entry into the ECF stages but Alan, Mike and Tony will have to wait a further week to see in which position they end up as Nottinghamshire & Worcestershire face each
other next weekend in their final MCCU match to decide whether is 2nd or 3rd place in the table for Staffordshire. Both places in the table require Staffordshire to
play a Preliminary round before the main ECF Quarter-finals, however the prefered 2nd spot will see a home tie against the runners-up in the Northern championship
whilst 3rd spot a long distance away match to Sussex who finished themselves 3rd in the Southern championship.
02nd March 2010 Rugeley v Rushall, Cannock League Division 3
A most unsatisfactory evening as the team assembled for our first match in 5 weeks but our opponents failed to show. The only plus side was that the
match counts as a win for the league table and for the first time in 2010 there was a club night with no match being played at the same time.
Tony Meakin, Cannock League Division 3 Team Captain.
27th February 2010 Staffordshire Bulldogs U120 v Worcestershire U120, MCCU Stage Inter-county competition
Today was the last match in the 4th round of games in this seasons MCCU championship and going into the match the table was very tight with 5 of the 6 teams
able to qualify for the ECF National Stages. Paul continued his ever present run in this years competition on Board 2 for Staffordshire and playing
white was the last to finish. The game was very close throughout but the key moment proved to be when Paul was able to exchange queens and in doing so
double up his opponents e and f pawns. Going into a rook and pawn end game this proved decisive as Paul got his a & b pawns up to the 7th whilst
blocking off the doubled f pawns with his king. The win crowned the victory for Staffordshire giving the county side a record of 4 wins from 4 matches
and clear at the top of the table on 8 points. With only a single round of matches to go in the championship and the sides lying in 2nd - 4th on only 4
points each todays win secured the title in style for the Staffordshire Bulldogs. Paul and the rest of the Bulldogs team now wait to see who will finish as
runners-up in the Northern championship as it will be this side that they will face at home in the quarter finals of the ECF national stages on the 22nd May.
23rd February 2010 Rugeley v Bushbury B, Wolverhampton League Division 2
With the top two players in the club unavailable for this crucial match it was going to be a difficult ask to get the much needed result.
Despite starting the match outgraded across the team by 52 points things looked promising with a win on board for (Rob) and a draw on board 1 (Patrick).
Unfortuantely as the evening progressed the stronger Bushbury players took command to win the remaining boards clinching the match. Despite the
final match score the results by Patrick and Rob were very impressive continueing their great run of form. Thanks to all who played.
Paul Jackson, Deputising Wolverhampton League Division 2 Team Captain.
16th February 2010 Rugeley v Rushall, Cannock League Division 2
A second difficult match in a row, following on from last weeks match against the run away leaders of the Division, as last night we faced Rushall who
are firmly in 2nd place hot on the heels of St Mary's. However 2.5 hours later and some great chess across the whole team we had a win 2.5 - 1.5 win
nicely reversing the result from the away leg before Xmas. Highlights were the wins for Patrick and Rob continuing their good form for Rugeley.
The club should take heart from these last two results and hopefully take this boost into next weeks 'do or die' match in the Wolverhampton League.
Paul Jackson, Cannock League Division 2 Team Captain.
11th February 2010 Walsall Kipping B v Rugeley, Wolverhampton League Division 2
Well results haven't been going our way and so we really needed to gain something out of this match especially as this an opportunity
at least grade-wise to get a point. Evenly matched on most boards I felt confident of at least a point, however it wasn't to be and
I could blame the arctic conditions in the playing room but it was the same for both teams. We lost 3 - 2 in the end which was very
disappointing. Hope to pick up a few points from the next 2 games otherwise we maybe facing relegation.
Catherine Hiley, Wolverhampton League Division 2 Team Captain.
09th February 2010 Rugeley v St Marys, Cannock League Division 2
This match promised to be hard fought as St Mary's were 5 wins and a draw (against Rugeley in the return fixture at the start of the season)
from their 6 league games to date. And so the match turned out to be with the game finely balanced going into the last playing board which saw
Tony defending a rook and pawn ending on Board 3. Ultimately time was the deciding factor as Tony's clock ran out and the match was drawn.
Thanks to all for playing and getting a very creditable draw for the club, play like this shows promise for the remaining 4 league games.
Paul Jackson, Cannock League Division 2 Team Captain.
08th February 2010 NEW Games section of the website
Today the website has been enhanced with the creation of a Games tab showing matches of note from the club over the years.
This section will be built up over the weeks as games are added for your review. We hope you enjoy the games.
07th February 2010 Rugeley Chess Club on tour - 24th Stockport Rapidplay Congress
This coming Sunday saw the next leg of the Rugeley Chess Club 2009 - 10 tour of UK chess congresses with three entries into the
Stockport Rapidplay event. Due to the grading limits all three were entered into the Intermediate section with moderate success,
both Cath and Tony scored a respectable 3/6 and Paul (playing up a section) scored a 2.5/6. The event was as ever well organised but the
competition strong than other Rapidplays entered this season. A very entertaining day out ended with a good curry on the way home.
06th February 2010 Staffordshire U140 v Nottinghamshire U140, MCCU Stage Inter-county competition
This Inter-county U140 match saw 2 members of Rugeley Chess Club representing the county in the 16 board team.
Alan (board 10) and Mike (on board 7) were both out graded and after tricky games eventually lost.
Unfortuantely this wasn't a great weekend for the Staffordshire team eventually losing the match 6 - 10, their first loss of the season.
04th February 2010 Rugeley v Stourbridge A, Wolverhampton League Division 2 UPDATE
Today, Patricks win from Tuesday match was confirmed following his opponent resigning the adjudication position after analysis.
Well done again to Patrick for this stunning win against an opponent 30 grading points higher at 163.
Catherine Hiley, Wolverhampton League Division 2 Team Captain.
02nd February 2010 Rugeley v Stourbridge A, Wolverhampton League Division 2
Another hard fought game against very strong opposition, again each board faced an average grading disadvantage of 27 points.
Statistically we should have lost 5-0 but we put up a brave fight and lost 4-0 on the night with Patrick's game pending adjudication, but
it looks likely that he will be victorious. It's no disgrace that we lost, Stourbridge were worthy winners.
We can put this behind us and look forward to our next match.
Catherine Hiley, Wolverhampton League Division 2 Team Captain.
27th January 2010 Boldmere St Michaels v Rugeley, Wolverhampton League Division 2
Boldmere fielded a strong team, they had an overall grading advantage of 77 points, so we were going to have to be at out best to get anything
from this match, unfortunately the captain lost rather spectacularly in 8 moves and resigned after gifting the opponent a queen. The rest
of the evening was an uphill struggle, respectable draws coming from the bottom two boards but the result 4-1 defeat tells its own story.
Hopefully the captain will have a bit more stamina for the next match and boost team morale.
Catherine Hiley, Wolverhampton League Division 2 Team Captain.
26th January 2010 Rugeley v Wolverhampton, Cannock League Division 3
It was a tough Knight for all and a disappointing loss to follow up last weeks win.
The next match isn't until March, then like buses we have 3 consecutive weeks of games, so there is plenty of time for practice.
Tony Meakin, Cannock League Division 3 Team Captain.
23rd January 2010 Staffordshire Bulldogs U120 v Warwickshire U120, MCCU Stage Inter-county competition
Paul Jackson was again selected today for the inter-county U120 match against Warwickshire at Bushbury.
The match result was a further win for Staffordshire putting them top of the table outright with a perfect score of 3 wins with 2 matches to play.
19th January 2010 Brewood v Rugeley, Cannock League Division 3
First competitive match for the club in 2010 and a thumping vistory for the Cannock League 3 team.
Mike on board 1 had a comprehensive win but missed out on the champagne finish.
My draw on board 2 was bland, boring and instantly forgetable.
Board 3 saw another win for Dave who was in complete control from the start.
Finally Tom on Board 4 sacrificed his queen but managed to escape to victory draw.
Tony Meakin, Cannock League Division 3 Team Captain.
11th January 2010 Rugeley v Wolverhampton B, Wolverhampton League Division 2
Tomorrows nights match at home to Wolverhampton B in the Wolverhampton League 2 has been cancelled due to the wintry weather.
An alternative date of the 06th April has been agreed for this fixture.
Catherine Hiley, Wolverhampton League Division 2 Team Captain.
09th & 10th January 2010 Rugeley Chess Club on tour - 10th Wrekin Congress ***Winner of the Minor Section***
This was the first congress of the year to be attended by players from Rugeley Chess Club and saw some great chess played.
Best performance of the weekend went to Paul Jackson who won the Minor section with 4.5 points from the 5 rounds.
Even the graveyard round starting at 6.30pm was overcome with the draw against the top graded player in the section.
Lets hope this is a sign of things to come in 2010 for the club.
06th January 2010 Walsall Kipping B v Rugeley, Wolverhampton League Division 2
An alternative date of the 11th February has been agreed today for the postponed match away at Walsall Kipping from the 09th December 2009.
Catherine Hiley, Wolverhampton League Division 2 Team Captain.
05th January 2010 Rugeley v St Marys, Cannock League Division 3
Tonights match at home to St Marys in the Cannock League 3 has been cancelled due to the bad wintry weather.
An alternative date of the 16th March has been chosen for this match.
Tony Meakin, Cannock League Division 3 Team Captain.
01st January 2010 Happy New Year
Rugeley Chess Club would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year.
May you and your families have a wonderful 2010 full of health and happiness.
24th December 2009 Merry Christmas
Wishing all club members, their families and the wider chess community a very Merry Christmas.
22nd December 2009 Rugeley Chess Club Christmas Blitz competition
Tonight saw the first Rugeley Chess Club Christmas Blitz competition held at Lea Hall.
All bar 2 club members entered and competition was fierce albeit franetic with the 10 min time controls.
Catherine and Patrick ended the 7 rounds of games on 13 points each with the winner decided by the result of their match in Round 1.
Patrick was duely crowned the winner and claimed the champagne. Many thanks to all who took part and made it such an enjoyable evening.
The competition match results and final table is attached
Rugeley Chess Club Christmas Blitz Results
Paul Jackson, Cannock League Division 2 Team Captain.
15th December 2009 Rugeley Chess Club Christmas meal
This evening saw the club members and guests celebrating Christmas with a meal at the Yorkshireman in Rugeley.
A great evening was enjoyed by all and many thanks to Tony for organising the dinner.
09th December 2009 Walsall Kipping B v Rugeley, Wolverhampton League Division 2
Tomorrow nights match away against Walsall Kipping B has been cancelled due to the opposition venue being unsuitable for a chess match
due to a noisy event taking place. As soon as details of the re-arranged date is known details will be posted on the website.
Catherine Hiley, Wolverhampton League Division 2 Team Captain.
07th December 2009 Rushall v Rugeley, Cannock League Division 2
Firstly, many thanks to all who played this match especially to Catherine for standing in as captain as I was unable to play due to work commitments.
Another tough game which had many positives but ultimately not enough to prevent a defeat for the side.
Thank you to all who have played and helped out in the first half of the season with this new side entered by Rugeley for the 2009-10 season.
Paul Jackson, Cannock League Division 2 Team Captain.
03rd December 2009 Stafford v Rugeley, Cannock League Division 2
This match started promisingly with Rugeley 1.5 - 0.5 up about 75 minutes into the match with a draw on Board 3 closely followed by a win on Board 2.
Unfortunately Boards 1 & 4 weren't able to consolidate on this position as the games slowly slipped away to lossess.
The next game is soon upon us, away on Monday at Rushall, giving us an opportunity to make a better ending to the first half of the season .
Paul Jackson, Cannock League Division 2 Team Captain.
24th November 2009 Rugeley v Stafford, Cannock League Division 2
A disapointing default win for Rugeley in this fixture as Stafford were unable to put up a team again in this already re-arranged match.
Lets hope we can get a similar result over the boards next week in the return fixture at Stafford.
Paul Jackson, Cannock League Division 2 Team Captain.
23rd November 2009 Rushall v Rugeley, Cannock League Division 3
Key to the match was bad timing all round!!! Late arival at the venue, when to accept/offer draws and when to attack or consolidate the position.
Not a great end of the year for the team and definately a match to put behind us before the next fixture in the first week of January 2010.
Tony Meakin, Cannock League Division 3 Team Captain.
19th November 2009 Wolverhampton v Rugeley, Cannock League Division 3
Mike, The Old Master now has a new name - Multi-sac Mike! Sacked a rook for a bishop to get open lines and then sacked the bishop for a couple of pawns. Sounds familiar?
Tony, poor opening. Sacked a pawn to pin the queen to the pawn - and he fell for it.
Dave, a pieve up but his opponent had a 3 centre passed pawns so agreed the draw which gave Rugeley the points.
Tom, a devastating lesson in attacking chess to his young pretender. Doubled rooks and all!
Good first win for the season for the team, looking forward to the next match on Monday away at Rushall.
Tony Meakin, Cannock League Division 3 Team Captain.
16th November 2009 Cannock Division 2 Match v Stafford re-arranged for 24th November
This postponed match has been re-arranged to be at home on Tuesday 24th November.
15th November 2009 Rugeley Chess Club on tour - 28th Bolton Rapidplay Congress
This Sunday saw 4 club members entering into the Bolton Rapidplay Congress with 6 rounds of intense chess in the Knights or U140 competition.
Catherine and Tony placed the highest of the club members with 4.0 points and it could have been a prize for Tony if he had avoided defeat in the final round of matches.
Paul and Tom had mixed fortunes thoughout the day ending up on respectable 3.0 and 2.5 points respectively from their 6 matches.
14th November 2009 Staffordshire U140 v Derbyshire U140, MCCU Stage Inter-county competition
This Inter-county U140 match saw 3 members of Rugeley Chess Club representing the county in the 16 board team.
Alan (board 11), Tony (board 8) and Mike (on board 6) all gained draws contributing to a great 10½ - 5½ victory for Staffordshire.
The victory for Staffordshire puts them firmly top of the Midland Counties Chess Union's league table with 3 wins out of 3 in the 6 round competition.
14th November 2009 Staffordshire Terriers U120 v Staffordshire Bulldogs U120, MCCU Stage Inter-county competition
Staffordshire have 2 sides which take part in the U120 Inter-county competition the Bulldogs and the Terriers. Generally the Bulldogs are represented by players
from the southern half of the county and the Terriers by those from the northern region. This was the first match of the season for the Bulldogs (Leicestershire
forfeited the previous fixture) and Paul from the club was selected for the team. Playing on board 2 Paul had a comprehensive win contributing to a 5½ - 6½ victory
for the Bulldogs putting them in command of the Midland Counties Chess Union's leaguetable with 2 wins from 2 matches in the 5 round competition.
09th November 2009 Cannock Division 2 Match v Stafford on 10th November
This match was postponed tonight by Stafford due to illness within their club. The re-arranged date will be added to the website as soon as it has been agreed.
02nd November 2009 Stourbridge B v Rugeley, Wolverhampton League Division 2
Thanks to everyone who made the long journey to Stourbridge, Tony's sat nav made sure it was particularly long! Last season we lost to them
despite them defaulting a board, and so we were hoping to make amends. Unfortunately the drivers of both cars showed marked tiredness in their play
as they made their moves with poor vision. It was up to the others to drag a point out of somewhere, and then finally it was down to me, the captain,
to win, and I bottled it, having a pawn advantage in the endgame. In the end, it was a 3-2 defeat but it was close. Better luck next time.
Catherine Hiley, Wolverhampton League Division 2 Team Captain.
31st October 2009 Warwickshire U140 v Staffordshire U140, MCCU Stage Inter-county competition
This match saw 2 members of Rugeley Chess Club representing the county in the 16 board team.
On board 8 Mike got a great win and Alan, although slightly outgraded on board 10, continued his sequence of draws for Staffordshire sides this season.
Both of the above preformances contributed to a great 4 - 12 victory for Staffordshire putting the team top of the MCCU U160 table with 2 wins from 2 matches.
29th October 2009 Inaugral Rugeley Chess Club real ale festival
Today, to celebrate the good start to the 2009 - 10 season, various members of the club will be taking part in the first Rugeley Chess Club real ale festival
sampling the various beers available in pubs of Chasetown.
27th October 2009 Rugeley v Kidderminster B, Wolverhampton League Division 2
Well done to the team, we fought hard to gain a well deserved draw. Special thanks to Paul who managed to spare the captains blushes after
losing quickly on top board, by securing a win. A consistent result in the end as we drew with them last year, I hope the team continues the
good form on Monday when we pay a visit to Stourbridge to play their B team.
Catherine Hiley, Wolverhampton League Division 2 Team Captain.
23rd - 25th October 2009 Rugeley Chess Club on tour - 33rd Scarborough International Chess Congress
This last weekend saw the Three Musketeers journey to the North East to do battle in the Scarborough Congress (reputed to be the second biggest in the UK).
After 5 games of serious chess, copious amounts of food and much frivolity there was mixed fortunes for the musketeers.
Mike and Tony, playing in the Intermediate Section, gained 1.0 and 2.5 points respectively; whilst Paul (who was in the Minor Section) collected a creditable 3.0.
Concensus on the way home was that it had been a great weekend and one definately to be repeated in 2010, perhaps even with a larger contingent from the club.
21st October 2009 Rugeley v Boldmere St Michaels, Cannock League Division 2
The second match in the season for the team and another well deserved draw. Solid draws on Boards 1 & 3 with wins traded on boards 2 & 4.
Thanks to all who played and hopefully we can acheive a similar result against the more challenging Stafford team in 3 weeks time.
Paul Jackson, Cannock League Division 2 Team Captain.
17th October 2009 Lincolnshire U160 v Staffordshire U160, MCCU Stage Inter-county competition
Today saw Alan take part in the first match for the Staffordshire U160 team (previously this was the U150 before the grading adjustments this season) of
the 2009-10 season. Alan scored another great draw despite being outgraded on Board 14 of 16.
12th October 2009 Rushall A v Rugeley, Wolverhampton League Division 2
Rushall A was always going to be a difficult match and with board 4 playing against a grade of 153 we were outgraded by a significant margin.
In the end it was a fairly close encounter but we lost 3-2. Hopefully our next match will bring better fortune.
Catherine Hiley, Wolverhampton League Division 2 Team Captain.
06th October 2009 Rugeley v Rushall B, Wolverhampton League Division 2
Disappointing first defeat of the season, the score fails to acknowledge how close some of the games actually were. At least the games that were
lost were due to Rushall's good play rather than Rugeley's bad play. We shall take it on the chin, and move forward with another tough match on
Monday against Rushall 'A' .... we need to be on top form to gain anything out of the match.
Catherine Hiley, Wolverhampton League Division 2 Team Captain.
03rd October 2009 Lincolnshire U140 v Staffordshire U140, MCCU Stage Inter-county competition
Today saw Alan take part in the first match for the Staffordshire U140 team (previously this was the U125 before the grading adjustments this season) of
the 2009-10 season. Alan scored a solid draw on Board 8 of 16 helping the county to a 7 - 9 victory.
30th September 2009 St Mary's v Rugeley, Cannock League Division 2
A promising start for our newly created Cannock League Division 2 for the 2009 - 10 season. All 4 boards were in the running during the evening
and on another day the match result would have been a win. Looking forward to the next match and building on this result.
Paul Jackson, Cannock League Division 2 Team Captain.
29th September 2009 Cannock League Division 2 match date changed
Following a request from Bushbury the Rugeley home match in the Cannock League Division 2 which was originally arranged for the 01st December 2009
has been re-arranged for Tuesday 23rd March 2010. Fixture lists and club calendar's on this website have been updated accordingly.
22nd September 2009 Mercia A v Rugeley, Wolverhampton League Division 2
Very pleased with team's performance last night, it was a very close encounter but the win was sealed with a victory from Paul with the other
4 boards accepting draws. Well done to everyone who played, keep up the good work.
Catherine Hiley, Wolverhampton League Division 2 Team Captain.
15th September 2009 Rugeley v Brewood A, Wolverhampton League Division 2
A good start to the season with a great draw against Brewood A who finished 4th in the league last season.
Looking to build on the result and hopefully play the same team next week away at Mercia A.
Catherine Hiley, Wolverhampton League Division 2 Team Captain.
13th August 2009 Rugeley Chess Club on tour - Leamington Rapidplay Congress
This Sunday saw 5 club members entering into the Leamington Rapidplay Congress with 6 rounds of intense chess.
Catherine placed the highest of the club members with 3.5 points from 6 (it could have been 4 points but for a generous draw offered in the final round).
Much fun had by all and maybe next year for some silverware ......
10th September 2009 Lichfield v Rugeley, Cannock League Division 3
This evening was the 2nd consecutive away match in the league, this time slightly futher afield in Lichfield.
Mike on Board 1 gave a valliant effort whilst hugely out graded. However undeterred, decided to play by his own rules.
Board 2 saw Tony strangling life from his opponent’s game plan and took control in true captain style.
Making his season debut Paul playing Board 3 was confident and produced an emphatic win including a queen sack to alleviate the boredom.
Tom, again on Board 4, gave a fine effort in playing a good opponent. Went for the kill but left a few pieces behind.
The final team result was another 2 - 2 draw. Again, pleased overall a with a point but still wanted a win.
Tony Meakin, Cannock League Division 3 Team Captain.
02nd September 2009 St Mary's v Rugeley, Cannock League Division 3
Today saw the first 2009 - 10 competitive league match for Rugeley Chess Club.
On Board 1 Mike was always on top and produced a very professional performance to win his game with good counter play when threatened.
Board 2 saw a regulation draw for Alan, against Rugeley old boy John Montague, after pinching a central pawn to go material up.
Tony, starting the season on Board 3, had a poor opening to the game but recovered to claim a draw after going a piece up for a pass pawn on the 06th.
Board 4 was a competitive affair with Tom showing some good attacking play in the middle section, however finally succumbing in a rook and pawn end game.
The final team result saw a 2 - 2 draw. Overall a pointed gained, cobwebs brushed off after the summer break but we should have won the match.
Tony Meakin, Cannock League Division 3 Team Captain.
30th August 2009 Finalised 2009 ECF Grade List released
The revised ECF grading list was released today and saw most club members grades be increased by varying degrees.
These revised grades will now be used for all competitions in the 2009 - 10 season.
See the Players page of this website for further information.
11th August 2009 2009 ECF Grade List released
After much anticipation and delays the ECF Grading list for 2009 was finally released this morning.
The 2009 grading list has been great news for club members and reflects the strong 2008-09 season performances.
Top movers up the rankings were the clubs player of the season Mike Page but also Tony Meakin.
See the Players page of this website for further information.
09th August 2009 Pre-season summer BBQ
Today saw the 2009 Rugeley Chess Club Pre-season summer BBQ.
Much fun, food and drink had by all.
Congratulations to Tony for a near perfect record in the 20 minutes round robin.
Thanks to all who came along, helped with the food & drink and especially to Catherine for slaving over the hot BBQ.
Paul Jackson.
30th July 2009 We're back.
After 4 weeks being unavailable on the net the Rugeley Chess Club website is back!!!
ISP provider problems have hopefully now been resolved.
08th July 2009 Bushbury B v Rugeley, Wolverhampton Summer League
Last night the 2008 - 2009 season drew to a close with the final match in the the Wolverhampton Summer League away at Bushbury.
The match result was a disappointing 4 - 1 defeat which saw 3 lost games and 2 draws for Rugeley.
However, overall the Wolverhampton Summer League matches saw Rugeley acheive a respectable 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Many thanks to all who played in this years competition and congratulations to Catherine for being the clubs top summer league player this year.
Hope to see you at club nights over the summer, Paul Jackson (Summer League captain).
02nd July 2009 Warley Quinborne B v Rugeley, Wolverhampton Summer League
Last night saw the penultimate match for Rugeley in this seasons Wolverhampton Summer League.
The 3½ - 1½ defeat scoreline doesn't do justice to the team performance accross all 5 boards especially under the venues playing conditions.
Special thanks to Mike, who as the last game to finish declined a perpetual check draw in attempt to make the match score all square.
Paul Jackson, Summer League captain.
01st July 2009 Cannock League 2009-10 Fixtures Conference
Please see the updated club calender which now includes the details of these fixtures as well as those for the Wolverhampton League.
The 2009 - 2010 calendar can be found to the right of this webpage or the Players webpage.
16th June 2009 Rugeley v Stafford B, Wolverhampton Summer League
Last night saw a very creditable draw against Stafford in the Wolverhampton Summer League.
Highlight of the evening, and winner of the KitKat award, was Catherine on Board 1 who gained a rare win against Stafford.
Paul Jackson, Summer League captain.
11th June 2009 Wolverhampton League 2009-10 Fixtures Conference
Please see the updated club calender which now includes the details of these fixtures.
The 2009 - 2010 calendar can be found to the right of this webpage or the Players webpage.
08th June 2009 Rugeley v Wolverhampton A, Wolverhampton Summer League
Disappointly Wolverhmapton have defaulted tomorrow nights match in the Summer League as they are unable to raise a team.
Tomorrow night will now revert to an ordinary club night, hope to see you down at Lea Hall.
Paul Jackson, Summer League captain.
01st June 2009 Rushall A v Rugeley, Wolverhampton Summer League
Last night saw the first match in the Wolverhampton Summer League and an excellent 1½ - 3½ win for Rugeley.
Many thanks to all who played, Paul Jackson (Summer League captain).
31st May 2009 Rugeley v Wolverhampton A, Wolverhampton Summer League
This fixture has been re-arranged for Tuesday 09th June.
Paul Jackson, Summer League captain.
20th May 2009 Wolverhampton League AGM
The Wolverhamtpon League AGM was held last night and attended by 2 members of the club.
At the AGM Rugeley tabled two proposals for consideration by all members of the league with mixed results.
By the narrowest of margins (a single vote!!!) the proposal to reduce the Division 2 teams to 5 boards from 6 was passed.
However, the proposal to change all matches to a blitz finish from the current adjournment/adjudication rule was defeated.
20th May 2009 Cannock League AGM
The Cannock League AGM was held last night at St Mary's Chess Club and attended by 4 members of the club.
Importantly for Rugeley Chess Club entering a team into Division 2 (along side the Division 3 team) was accepted.
17th May 2009 Rugeley v Wolverhampton A, Wolverhampton Summer League
Wolverhampton are unable to raise a team for Tuesday night so the match has been postponned - rearranged date to be confirmed.
Tuesday night will now revert to an ordinary club night, hope to see you down at Lea Hall.
Paul Jackson, Summer League captain.
12th May 2009 Rugeley Chess club AGM
Last night saw the chess club AGM held during the first half of the club night.
Reports were heard from incumbant Officers and elections held for the 2009 - 2010 season posts (see Players webpage for details).
Given the level of club membership it was decided to run 3 teams for the 2009 - 2010 season (Wolverhampton Div2, Cannock Div 2 and Cannock Div 3).
Finally, subs for the 2009 - 2010 season (includeing membership to Lea Hall) was held at the very reasonable £17 to be paid by the end of August.
06th May 2009 Rugeley v Wolverhampton A, Wolverhampton Summer League
This fixture has been re-arranged for Tuesday 19th May as the original date conflicts with the Rugeley Chess Club AGM.
Paul Jackson, Summer League captain.
02nd May 2009 Wolverhampton 2009 Summer League Fixtures
Details of this seasons Wolverhampton Summer League fixtures have now been received.
Please see the updated club calender which now includes the details of these matches.
The 2009 - 2010 calendar can be found to the right of this webpage or the Players webpage.
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