After a busy and rewarding season for the club, the traditional Presentation Evening was held on the 10th June.
Deputy Mayor Cllr Brian Luker presented all the awards, and stayed on for the whole evening. David Lettington set the tone for the evening with the presentation of a game nominated for "Game of the Season", after which all the presentations were made.
Jason Boyes and Charlie Palmer both received Bronze level chess coaching certificates, and Jason and Charlie were also joined by Richard Mallory and William Patch in receiving awards for competing in the B-League competition. This season's B-League was very competitive, with John Simons and Neil Miners tying for runner up and each receiving Runner's Up certificates. Hugh Broadbent was the eventual winner of the B-League, and was presented with his trophy.
Ben Spink was unrivalled in quickplay events this year, and was presented with two trophies for winning both the Speed Chess and the Challenge Cup, with Matt Bunn and Peter Turner receiving Runner's Up awards for each of these awards respectively.
Jason Boyes received an award for his unique achievement of scoring 100 % against other clubs this year, while David Lettington received a certificate for the most points scored against other clubs in all competitions. Matt Gazes was the best-placed junior player, while Peter Hickey received the award for best grading performance in the club competition.
David Fowler, Tyrone Jeffries, Nick Allen and Matt Gazes received certificates for competing in the A-League. Peter Hickey and Doug Smith tied for third place in the A-League, with Norman Blake receiving the Runner's Up prize. Bob Fenn was the clear winner in the A-league - Bob was undefeated in all his A-League matches! The photo shows Bob receiving his award from Brian Luker.
