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| Date | Event | Home Team | Result | Away Team | Blog |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 2 Apr 24 | Sheffield League Div 4 | Barnsley C | 3-3 | Woodseats D | blog |
| Thu 4 Apr 23 | Sheffield League Div 3 | Chesterfield B | 4-2 | Barnsley B | blog |
| Tue 9 Apr 24 | Sheffield League Div 4 | Sheffield Nomads D | 3½-½ | Barnsley C | blog |
| Tue 16 Apr 24 | Sheffield League Div 2 | Barnsley A | 3½-2½ | Ecclesall B | blog |
| Mon 22 Apr 24 | Sheffield League Div 4 | Woodseats C | 0-0 | Barnsley C | |
| Tue 23 Apr 24 | Sheffield League Div 3 | Barnsley B | 0-0 | Woodseats B | |
| Mon 29 Apr 24 | Sheffield League Div 2 | Darnall B | 0-0 | Barnsley A | |
| Tue 30 Apr 24 | Sheffield League Div 4 | Barnsley C | 0-0 | Chesterfield C | |
| Tue 7 May 24 | Sheffield League Div 2 | Barnsley A | 0-0 | Hillsborough B | |
| Tue 7 May 24 | Sheffield League Div 4 | Barnsley C | 0-0 | Darnall D |
2023-24 Summary
Updated 17 April 2024
Sheffield League – Barnsley A became Division 2 Champions with two games remaining
Barnsley A – Sheffield Division 2
Barnsley A avenged an earlier defeat by Ecclesall B with a tough 3.5-2.5 home victory which could have gone either way. This win made Barnsley A division two champions with two games left to play.
Played 12 Won 10 Drawn 1 Lost 1 Points 21
Barnsley B – Sheffield Division 3
A strong Chesterfield B team out graded Barnsley B on all boards to win 4-2 by drawing the top four boards and winning the bottom two boards to gain promotion in a hard fought match.
Barnsley C remain in third position in Sheffield division 3.
Played 13 Won 7 Drawn 1 Lost 5 Points 15
Barnsley C – Sheffield Division 4
Out graded on all boards Barnsley C lost 3.5-1.5 to Nomads D who won three boards and drew the other board.
The result leaves Barnsley C in third place in the division four table
Played 17 Won 11 Drawn 2 Lost 4 Points 24
Barnsley – Sheffield Richardson Cup
Barnsley drew 3-3 at home to Rotherham in the first round but lost on board count in a tense struggle. This defeat means Barnsley will play in the Sheffield Plate.
Barnsley – Sheffield Plate
Final
Congratulations to Hillsborough on winning the Sheffield Plate (Sam Haystead Memorial) final. They gained a narrow 2.5-3.5 victory over Barnsley with two wins, one defeat and two draws in a closely contested match where Barnsley were out graded on all boards.
Round 1
Barnsley won 5.5-0.5 at home against Nomads 2 who were out graded in the semi final of the Sheffield Plate. Barnsley now play Hillsbrough A in the final of the Sheffield Plate.
Barnsley became Doncaster League double winners for 2023/2024 winning their last two matches of the season.
Barnsley – Doncaster League
Barnsley were gifted the Doncaster League Championship the previous night when Barnby Dun and Dons drew their match. In the last match of the Doncaster League Barnsley won Three Horseshoes 4-1 losing the top board but winning the four remaining boards. Barnsley became Doncaster League Champions for 2023/24 three points clear of second placed Barnby Dun.
Played 9 Won 6 Drawn 1 Lost 2 Points 13
Barnsley – Maurice Kent Rapidplay
Barnsley won the Maurice Kent Rapidplay Trophy by beating Barnby Dun 6.5-3.5 in the last match of the season pushing Barnby Dun into second place two points behind Barnsley.
Played 9 Won 5 Drawn 1 Lost 3 Points 11
Doncaster League - Double Winners 2023-2024
Barnsley became Doncaster League double winners for 2023/2024 winning their last two matches of the season.
They both won the Doncaster League (classical play) using 14 different players and the Maurice Kent Rapidplay trophy using 17 different players.
Barnsley Chess Club would like to congratulate team captain Richard Hall and all the players who took part to making this double possible.
More information can be found in the 2023-2024 summary section above.
The 2023 Doncaster League AGM voted to have five boards in both the Doncaster League and Bell Trophy this season.
All the teams are only fielding one team this season.
Barnsley is captained by Richard Hall.
Click to see Barnsley Doncaster 2023/24 fixtures in a new tab.
All fixtures, stats and league tables can be viewed on the Teams page.
Sheffield League - Barnsley A - Division 2 Champions
Barnsley A became Division 2 Champions with two games left to play. Congratulations to team captain Peter Micklethwaite and all the players who played for the A team to make this possible.
The 2023 Sheffield League AGM voted to reduce the number of boards in the first division from eight boards to six.
Barnsley have entered three teams to play in the Sheffield League 2023/24 season. These teams are playing in divisions two, three and four.
Barnsley A captained by Peter Micklethwaite are playing in division two with eight teams over six boards.
Click to see Barnsley A 2023/24 fixtures in a new tab.
Barnsley B captained by Rob Vincent are playing in division three with eight teams over six boards.
Click to see Barnsley B 2023/24 fixtures in a new tab.
Barnsley C captained by Tom Edwards are playing in division four with eleven teams over four to six boards
Click to see Barnsley C 2023/24 fixtures in a new tab.
All fixtures, stats and league tables can be viewed on the Teams page. Note any fixtures may be re-arranged.
Barnsley 2023 Chess Club Championship
The Barnsley 2023 Chess Club Championship has now concluded
In round one all the games had decisive results with white winning 5/6 games.
After round two we have three joint leaders on 2/2. Andrew Butterworth, Richard Hall and Ken Hunter.
After round three we have the same three joint leaders on 2.5/3. Andrew Butterworth, Richard Hall and Ken Hunter. These are closely followed by three other contenders Richard Desmedt, Chris Bailey and Rob Vincent on 2/3 . An interesting last two rounds is in prospect.
After round four we have four joint leaders going into round five. These are Andrew Butterworth, Ken Hunter, Richard Hall and Rob Vincent. A tense final round should ensue.
In the final round a white win by Andrew Butterworth secured him the winner of the 2023 Barnsley Chess Club Championship with 4/5 points. Joint second on 3.5 points each were Richard Hall, Richard Desmedt and Rob Vincent.
Many thanks to Gary Hinchcliffe for successfully running the competition.
For more details and the latest pairings, scores and results click the link below.
Click here to go to the Barnsley Chess Club Championship 2023 page.
Barnsley Chess Club Ladder
Entries are still open for the Barnsley Chess Club Ladder.
The ladder takes place from 1st January 2024 to 1st May 2024
Whoever is on top of the ladder on the 1st May 2024 will be the winner.
The ladder positions were drawn at the club on Tuesday 19 December, any players joining the ladder after this date will be added to the bottom of the ladder.
For more details and the ladder rules
Click here to go to the Barnsley Chess Club Ladder page.
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