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- Barnsley Chess Club AGM – 08 July 1925
- Club Nights Summer 2025
- Team Standings Summer 2025
- Latest Fixtures and Results
- Doncaster League – 2024-2025 Season
- Sheffield League – 2024-2025 Season
- Sheffield Summer League 2025
- Barnsley Chess Club Championship 2025 – Round 2
- Barnsley Chess Club Ladder – Ended 1st May
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Barnsley Chess Club AGM 2025
The Annual General Meeting of Barnsley Chess Club 2025 will take place in Locke Park Working Mens Club, Park Road, Barnsley on Tuesday 8th July starting at 7.45 pm.
All existing and any new members are welcome to attend.
After many years of service Andy Butterworth will be stepping down as our treasurer. Any new nominations for the post will be gratefully received.
Click here for 2025 AGM Agenda
Click here for 2024 AGM Minutes
Club Nights Summer 2025
Throughout the summer the club will have two club nights Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Tuesday night will remain the main club night and will host the Barnsley Chess Club Championship.
Wednesday night will host the Division One, Division Two and Division Four Summer League teams.
Team Standings Summer 2025
| Team | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | Pts | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley A Summer Div 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3/5 |
| Barnsley B Summer Div 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6/6 |
| Barnsley C Summer Div 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3/5 |
Latest Fixtures and Results
Some Fixtures may be re-arranged.
Click on the result for the match card.
| Date | Event | Home Team | Result | Away Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 9 Jul 25 | Summer Div 1 | Barnsley A | 0-0 | SASCA A | |
| Tue 15 Jul 25 | Summer Div 1 | Sheffield Nomads A | 0-0 | Barnsley A | |
| Thu 17 Jul 25 | Summer Div 4 | Chesterfield B | 0-0 | Barnsley C | |
| Mon 21 Jul 25 | Summer Div 1 | Worksop A | 0-0 | Barnsley A | |
| Wed 23 Jul 25 | Summer Div 4 | Barnsley C | 0-0 | Sheffield Deaf | |
| Tue 29 Jul 25 | Summer Div 1 | SASCA A | 0-0 | Barnsley A | |
| Wed 30 Jul 25 | Summer Div 2 | Barnsley B | 0-0 | Hillsborough A | |
Doncaster League 2024-2025 Season
Barnsley retained the Doncaster League 2024-25 title by becoming champions after drawing with Three Horseshoes with two games left to play.
Barnsley came second in the Maurice Kent Rapidplay Trophy behind Three Horeshoes with nine points from nine matches.
Congratulations to all who played and to team captain Richard Hall on securing the Doncaster League title once again and coming second in the Maurice Kent Rapidplay.
Barnsley have entered to play a team in both the Doncaster League and Maurice Kent Rapidplay captained by Richard Hall. Both these teams will play on a Tuesday night.
Click to see Barnsley Doncaster 2024/25 fixtures in a new tab.
All fixtures, stats and league tables can be viewed on the Teams page.
Sheffield League 2024-2025 Season
Barnsley entered four teams to play in the Sheffield League 2024/25.
Barnsley A captained by Peter Micklethwaite played in division one with eight teams over six boards.
They finished 7/8 winning two games, drawing four games and losing eight games and were relegated.
They gained eight points and most of their matches were close affairs. At one stage it looked like they might avoid relegated.
Click to see Barnsley A 2024/25 league fixtures in a new tab.
Barnsley B captained by Rob Vincent played in division three with eight teams over six boards.
Currently they are top of division three winning ten games, drawing one game and losing three games.
They gained 21 points promotion and be came division three champions since a match between University B and SASCA C was deemed void since being played after the season date deadline.
Click to see Barnsley B 2024/25 fixtures in a new tab.
Barnsley C captained by Tom Edwards played in division four with six teams over six boards.
They won seven games, drawing one game and losing two games.
They gained 15 points, gained promotion and became division four champions.
Click to see Barnsley C 2024/25 fixtures in a new tab.
Barnsley D captained by Aaron Kreji are played in division five with seven teams over four boards.
They won two games, drawing four game and losing six games.
They finished bottom of division five by one point from the next two teams winning two games, drawing four games and losing six games gaining eight points.
Most of the players who played in the D team had never played competitive chess before so they will improve by this experience.
Click to see Barnsley D 2024/25 fixtures in a new tab.
Congratulations to the B and C team captains and all the players who played in both teams on helping in their success this season.
All fixtures, stats and league tables can be viewed on the Teams page. Note any fixtures may be re-arranged.
Sheffield Summer League 2025
Barnsley have entered three teams to play in the 2025 Sheffield Summer League.
All the Summer League 2025 fixtures are played on a Wednesday night.
Barnsley A captained by Zac Fielder are playing in division one with five teams.
Click to see Barnsley A Summer League 2025 fixtures in a new tab.
Barnsley B captained by Rob Vincent are playing in division two with six teams
Click to see Barnsley B summer League 2025 fixtures in a new tab.
Barnsley C captained by Tom Edwards are playing in division four with five teams.
Click to see Barnsley C Summer League 2025 fixtures in a new tab.
Note any fixtures may be re-arranged.
Barnsley 2025 Chess Club Championship
Round two is now in progress for the 2025 Barnsley Chess Club Championship being run by Gary Hinchcliffe
It is a five round swiss competition taking place between May and September. There is no fee and no prizes. Each player has 75 minutes to complete the game and games are to be played before or on the last Tuesday of each month. Players can request a half point bye in rounds 1-4 upon entry or before that round is drawn.
In round one most of the games ended with the stronger player winning the match though most games were very hard fought. Possibly the best result was Steve Crow holding top seed Zac Fielder to a draw in an opposite coloured bishop ending with black.
In round two all the results were decisive with most of the games being won by white. Four players share the lead on 2/2. Rob Vincent, Richard Hall, Richard Desmedt and Andy Butterworth.
To see more information, standings, results and pairings.
Barnsley Chess Club Ladder
The first Barnsley Chess Club ladder took place from 1st January 2024 to 1st May 2024.
The ladder positions were drawn at the club on Tuesday 19 December, any players joining the ladder after this date were be added to the bottom of the ladder.
The winner of the ladder was Richard Hall who was top of the ladder on the first of May 2024
Blog Page
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