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- Barnsley Chess Club AGM 2023 – 11th July 2023
- Latest Fixtures and Results
- Final 2022-23 Summary
- Barnsley Chess Club returns to over the board chess
- Doncaster League
- Sheffield League – Summer League 2023
- Doncaster League Champions 2022/2023
- Sheffield Plate (Sam Haystead Memorial) Winners 2022/2023
- Barnsley Chess Club Championship 2023 – Round 3
- Blog Page
Barnsley Chess Club Annual General Meeting 2023
Barnsley Chess Club Annual General Meeting 2023 will be held on the 11th July 2023 at Locke Park WMC, Park Road Barnsley at 7.45 pm. Any new and existing members are welcome to attend.
Latest Fixtures and Results
Some Fixtures may be re-arranged.
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| Date | Event | Home Team | Result | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 15 May 23 | Summer League Div 3 | Worksop B | 3½-½ | Barnsley |
| Tue 23 May 23 | Summer League Div 3 | Barnsley | 3-1 | Chesterfield C |
| Tue 06 Jun 23 | Summer League Div 3 | Clay Cross | 2-2 | Barnsley |
| Tue 13 Jun 23 | Summer League Div 3 | Barnsley | 0-0 | Sheffield Nomads C |
| Tue 20 Jun 23 | Summer League Div 3 | Barnsley | 0-0 | Woodseats A |
| Tue 04 Jul 23 | Summer League Div 3 | Barnsley | 0-0 | Worksop B |
| Thu 13 Jul 23 | Summer League Div 3 | Chesterfield C | 0-0 | Barnsley |
| Tue 18 Jul 23 | Summer League Div 3 | Barnsley | 0-0 | Clay Cross |
| Tue 25 Jul 23 | Summer League Div 3 | Sheffield Nomads C | 0-0 | Barnsley |
| Mon 07 Aug 23 | Summer League Div 3 | Woodseats A | 0-0 | Barnsley |
Final 2022-23 Summary 27 April 2023
Barnsley won the Doncaster League by winning their last match 2.5-1.5 against Dons B to decide the Doncaster League title.
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In the Doncaster Bell Trophy (rapid play) Barnsley lost their last match 3.5-4.5 against Dons A to come third with 9 points having won 4 drawn 1 and lost 5 matches.
Barnsley won the final of the Sheffield Plate (Sam Haystead Memorial Trophy) by beating Worksop 3.5-2.5 in a close match with five draws and one win.
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In Sheffield League Division 2 Barnsley A finished third in the table on game points against Hillsborough A after losing to them 1.5-4.5 in our final game of the season.
We scored 18 points having played 12 won 6, drawn 2, Lost 2. Hillsborough A finished second with 18 points like us.
In Sheffield League Division 4 Barnsley B came third with 20 points having played 16, Won 8 , Drawn 4, Lost 4 finishing one point behind second placed Chesterfield C.
Barnsley Chess Club returns to over the board chess
Barnsley Chess Club returned to over the board chess on the 10th of August 2021 at Locke Park Working Mens Club.
At the 2022 AGM the club agreed
- The wearing of masks is optional
- Members and visitors use the hand sanitiser and wipes available.
- Members and visitors use the whole room so that the boards are socially distanced.
- Anyone with covid symptoms must not attend the club unless they have a negative covid test on the same day.
Doncaster League
The Doncaster and District Chess Association AGM was be held at 19:45 on Wednesday September 2022 at Woodlands Bombardier Club (formerly Rhinos).
The Doncaster League is running a Doncaster League and a Bell Trophy event this season. Barnsley have entered one team
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Fixtures, stats and league tables can be viewed on the Teams page.
Sheffield League
Barnsley have entered a team in the Sheffield 2023 Summer League to be captained by Tom Edwards.
We have been entered into Division 3.
The Summer League runs from May to September. Teams consist of 4 to 6 boards.
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The first fixture is on Monday 15th May away to Worksop B.
Note any fixtures may be re-arranged.
Fixtures, stats and league tables can be viewed on the Teams page.
Doncaster League Champions 2022-2023
Barnsley became the 2022/2023 Doncaster League champions with a final tough 2.5-1.5 match victory over Dons B.
Barnsley won 9/10 matches losing only one match to league contenders Don A who pushed Barnsley to the last match of the Doncaster League season.
Congratulations to captain Richard Hall and all the players who played to make this possible
Sheffield Plate (Sam Haystead Memorial) Winners 2022-2023
Barnsley won the Sheffield Plate with three tough victories beating Hillsborough 3.5-2.5 in the quarter finals, beating Nomads 2 4-2 in the semi final and beating Worksop 3.5-2.5 in the final with five draws and one win.
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Thanks to team captain Peter Micklethwaite and all the players who played to help Barnsley being winners.
Thanks also to Darnall and Hansworth Chess Club for hosting the final of the event.
Barnsley Chess Club Championship 2023
Gary Hinchcliffe is running a 2023 Barnsley Chess Club Championship which is now underway with the third round draw now available.
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.
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.
Blog Page
Why not use the Blog page to comment on anything interesting to Barnsley Chess Club members. You could write about club nights, news, club events, match summaries, match results or about chess in general. The blog submission page is easy to use and no data other than your name, categories chosen and blog message are shown online.