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Club Nights 2024-2025 Season
Throughout the league season the club will have two club nights Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Tuesday night will remain the main club night and will host the Doncaster League teams and the Sheffield B and Sheffield D teams.
Wednesday night will host the Sheffield A and Sheffield C teams.
Team Standings 2024-2025 Season
| Team | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | Pts | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00 | 00= |
| Doncaster Rapid | ||||||
| Barnsley A - Sheffield Div 1 | ||||||
| Barnsley B - Sheffield Div 3 | ||||||
| Barnsley C - Sheffield Div 4 | ||||||
| Barnsley D - Sheffield Div 5 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 23 Sep 24 | Sheffield League Div 3 | Darnall B | 0-0 | Barnsley B |
| Tue 24 Sep 24 | Doncaster League | Barnsley | 0-0 | Three Horseshoes |
| Tue 1 Oct 24 | Sheffield League Div 1 | Sheffield Nomads A | 0-0 | Barnsley A |
| Tue 1 Oct 24 | Sheffield League Div 5 | Barnsley D | 0-0 | Ravenfield A |
| Wed 2 Oct 24 | Sheffield League Div 4 | Barnsley C | 0-0 | SASCA D |
| Wed 2 Oct 24 | Doncaster League | Dons | 0-0 | Barnsley |
| Tue 8 Oct 24 | Sheffield League Div 3 | Barnsley B | 0-0 | Worksop B |
| Thu 10 Oct 24 | Sheffield League Div 5 | SASCA E | 0-0 | Barnsley D |
| Tue 15 Oct 24 | Maurice Kent Rapidplay | Barnsley | 0-0 | Dons |
| Tue 15 Oct 24 | Richardson Cup | Barnsley 2 | 0-0 | Hillsborough |
| Wed 16 Oct 24 | Richardson Cup | Barnsley 1 | 0-0 | Chesterfield |
| Mon 21 Oct 24 | Sheffield League Div 1 | Hillsborough A | 0-0 | Barnsley A |
| Mon 21 Oct 24 | Sheffield League Div 4 | Woodseats C | 0-0 | Barnsley C |
| Tue 22 Oct 24 | Sheffield League Div 3 | Barnsley B | 0-0 | Woodseats B |
| Wed 23 Oct 24 | Maurice Kent Rapidplay | Three Horseshoes | 0-0 | Barnsley |
| Mon 28 Oct 24 | Doncaster League | Barnby Dun | 0-0 | Barnsley |
| Tue 29 Oct 24 | Sheffield League Div 5 | Barnsley D | 0-0 | Sheffield Deaf A |
Doncaster League 2024-2025 Season
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 have entered four teams to play in the Sheffield League 2024/25.
Barnsley A captained by Peter Micklethwaite are playing in division one with eight teams over six boards. Barnsley A play their fixtures on a Wednesday night
Click to see Barnsley A 2024/25 league fixtures in a new tab.
Barnsley B captained by Rob Vincent are playing in division three with eight teams over six boards. Barnsley B play their fixtures on a Tuesday night
Click to see Barnsley B 2024/25 fixtures in a new tab.
Barnsley C captained by Tom Edwards are playing in division four with six teams over six boards. Barnsley C play their fixtures on a Wednesday night
Click to see Barnsley C 2024/25 fixtures in a new tab.
Barnsley D captained by Aaron Kreji are playing in division four with seven teams over four boards. Barnsley D play their fixtures on a Tuesday night
Click to see Barnsley D 2024/25 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 2024 Chess Club Championship
The 2024 Barnsley Chess Club Championship is being run by Gary Hinchcliffe and is a five round swiss competition taking place between June and September.
There is no fee and no prizes.
In round one most of the game results went as expected with the exceptions being Konstantin and Ben respectively winning and drawing against stronger opposition. Currently there are six people sharing the lead after winning their first game.
In round two most results went as planned although Ben won against stronger opposition. Going into round three Greg, Andy and Ken have two points each followed by Ben and Martin on 1.5 points each.
After round three Greg had 3/3 followed by Ken on 2.5 and five players on 2 points each.
In round four Greg won Ken to take the sole lead on 4/4.
Since some round five results have already been played Greg can only only be caught by Richard Hall who is on 3/4 . They play each other in the last round with Greg having the white pieces.
For more details and the latest pairings, scores and results click the link below.
Click here to go to the Barnsley Chess Club Championship 2024 page.
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
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