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Club Events for August and September 2023

Richard Hall has arranged a number of events for August and September on club nights to take place before the new chess season starts in late September/October.

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Latest Fixtures and Results

Some Fixtures may be re-arranged.
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DateEventHome TeamResultAway Team
Tue 26 Sep 23Sheffield League Div 3Barnsley B0-0Darnall C
Thu 28 Sep 23Sheffield League Div 4Chesterfield C0-0Barnsley C
Mon 2 Oct 23Sheffield League Div 4Darnall D0-0Barnsley C
Wed 4 Oct 23Sheffield League Div 2 Ecclesall B0-0Barnsley A
Mon 9 Oct 23Doncaster LeagueBarnby Dun0-0Barnsley
Tue 10 Oct 23Sheffield League Div 3Sheffield Nomads C0-0Barnsley B
Wed 11 Oct 23Sheffield League Div 4Sheffield Deaf A0-0Barnsley C
Tue 17 Oct 23Richardson CupBarnsley0-0Rotherham
Tue 17 Oct 23Doncaster Bell TrophyBarnsley0-0Dons
Mon 23 Oct 23Sheffield League Div 4Ravenfield A0-0Barnsley C
Wed 25 Oct 23Doncaster LeagueDons0-0Barnsley
Mon 30 Oct 23Sheffield League Div 2 Worksop B0-0Barnsley A
Tue 31 Oct 23Sheffield League Div 3Barnsley B0-0Sheffield University B

2023-24 Summary

Ongoing throughout the season.

Doncaster League

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.

Their first match is on Monday 9th October away to Barnby Dun 

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

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.

Their first match is on the 4th October away to Ecclesall B.

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. 

 Their first match is on the 26th September home to Darnall C.

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 boards.

 Their first match is on the 28th September away to Chesterfield C.

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.

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