Saturday, 1 October 2011
Wednesday, 28 September 2011
Len Hammond Memorial match
Maidstone triumphed in this year's Len Hammond Memorial Match, winning 3-2. The annual match, contested between Snodland and Maidstone in honour of Len's contribution to both clubs, was held at the cricket pavilion on 25 August.
After suffering heavy defeats in 2009 and 2010, the 2011 match was a much closer affair. Despite being heavily out-graded on all of the five boards, George, David Lettington, Pete and Neil all came away with draws, but Maidstone clinched the match with a win on board 1, where Matt Bunn lost to Ian Watson.
Len was a longstanding member of both Snodland and Maidstone chess clubs. He joined Snodland shortly after we formed in 2005 and was a solid supporter of the club in those early days.
Monday, 16 May 2011
KCCA Finals Day - Dartford
Snodland - 2011 Winners of Stevenson Cup
Snodland add their name to the long list of winners of the
Stevenson Cup in the Kent League Championships by
beating Phoenix from Gravesend 3.5 - 2.5 in the final.
Excellent wins by Zibby Koncki and Matt Bunn, combined
with draws by Ben Spink, Chris Marshall, and David Fowler
secured Snodlands win in their second year playing in the
Stevenson League.
In an incredible run from mid March 2011 Snodland won
their last five matches to lift the trophy. By early February
2011 the team had played four matches, winning 1, drawing
two, and losing one. The road to Dartford and glory was as follows:
14 Oct 10 Rainham Home Won 4.5 - 1.5
04 Nov 10 Sevenoaks Home Draw 3-3
14 Dec 10 Folkestone Home Draw 3-3
09 Feb 11 Tonbridge Away Lost 4.5 - 1.5
15 Mar 11 Sitt'bourne Home Won 4.5 - 1.5
17 Mar 11 Maidstone Home Won 3.5 - 2.5
26 Mar 11 Hastings Away Won 1.5 - 4.5
17 Apr 11 Lewisham Away Won 1- 5 (S-F)
15 May 11 Phoenix Won 3.5-2.5 (F)
Players who appeared for the team during the course of
the 2010/11 campaign were:
Ben Spink
Zibby Koncki
Matt Bunn
Chris Marshall
David Fowler
Tyrone Jefferies
Rob Thompson
Pete Turner
David Lettington
David Nicholls
James Hart-Dyke
Pete Hickey
Thanks to all in playing their part in this historical
win for the Club.
Critical and amusing moments of the season.
The Sittingbourne match where each team travelled
to each other's venue on 3rd February 2011.
Match was later postponed to 15 March 2011.
Tyrone (C) travelling to Snodland by bus after 6.00pm.
reorganizing the team on his mobile for the home match
against Sittingbourne that evening due to train delays
preventing Matt from reaching Snodland in time.
Tyrone managed to get Pete H to play at last minute.
Good job it was a home match and Pete lives so close.
The team then went on to punish Sittingbourne.
David F's dramatic draw against Maidstone to clinch
a very close match.
The away match against Hastings was sweet revenge
due to the losses incurred against Hastings in the Lewis Cup
paving the way for a semi-final match.
The semi-final away match against Lewisham was by far
the best performance of the season up to the final. The
team beating the previously unbeaten Lewisham club 5-1
to book their place in the Dartford Finals.
***
Snodland add their name to the long list of winners of the
Stevenson Cup in the Kent League Championships by
beating Phoenix from Gravesend 3.5 - 2.5 in the final.
Excellent wins by Zibby Koncki and Matt Bunn, combined
with draws by Ben Spink, Chris Marshall, and David Fowler
secured Snodlands win in their second year playing in the
Stevenson League.
In an incredible run from mid March 2011 Snodland won
their last five matches to lift the trophy. By early February
2011 the team had played four matches, winning 1, drawing
two, and losing one. The road to Dartford and glory was as follows:
14 Oct 10 Rainham Home Won 4.5 - 1.5
04 Nov 10 Sevenoaks Home Draw 3-3
14 Dec 10 Folkestone Home Draw 3-3
09 Feb 11 Tonbridge Away Lost 4.5 - 1.5
15 Mar 11 Sitt'bourne Home Won 4.5 - 1.5
17 Mar 11 Maidstone Home Won 3.5 - 2.5
26 Mar 11 Hastings Away Won 1.5 - 4.5
17 Apr 11 Lewisham Away Won 1- 5 (S-F)
15 May 11 Phoenix Won 3.5-2.5 (F)
Players who appeared for the team during the course of
the 2010/11 campaign were:
Ben Spink
Zibby Koncki
Matt Bunn
Chris Marshall
David Fowler
Tyrone Jefferies
Rob Thompson
Pete Turner
David Lettington
David Nicholls
James Hart-Dyke
Pete Hickey
Thanks to all in playing their part in this historical
win for the Club.
Critical and amusing moments of the season.
The Sittingbourne match where each team travelled
to each other's venue on 3rd February 2011.
Match was later postponed to 15 March 2011.
Tyrone (C) travelling to Snodland by bus after 6.00pm.
reorganizing the team on his mobile for the home match
against Sittingbourne that evening due to train delays
preventing Matt from reaching Snodland in time.
Tyrone managed to get Pete H to play at last minute.
Good job it was a home match and Pete lives so close.
The team then went on to punish Sittingbourne.
David F's dramatic draw against Maidstone to clinch
a very close match.
The away match against Hastings was sweet revenge
due to the losses incurred against Hastings in the Lewis Cup
paving the way for a semi-final match.
The semi-final away match against Lewisham was by far
the best performance of the season up to the final. The
team beating the previously unbeaten Lewisham club 5-1
to book their place in the Dartford Finals.
***
Friday, 6 May 2011
Sunday, 17 April 2011
Stevenson Cup Semi-Final
Snodland triumph in South London, beating Lewisham 5-1 and will
be at Kent Finals Day on Sunday 15th May 2011.
The match score sheet confirms an overwhelming performance
Lewisham 3 Snodland 2
162 Peter Wood 0-1 Ben Spink 191
160 Syd Jacob 0-1 Zibby Koncki 170
156 Rod Wigbout 0-1 Matt Bunn 160
146 Chris Brown 0.5-0.5 Chris Marshall 148
144 Dave Helsby 0-1 David Fowler 136
137 Mike Wood 0.5-0.5 Tyrone Jefferies 117
1-5
be at Kent Finals Day on Sunday 15th May 2011.
The match score sheet confirms an overwhelming performance
Lewisham 3 Snodland 2
162 Peter Wood 0-1 Ben Spink 191
160 Syd Jacob 0-1 Zibby Koncki 170
156 Rod Wigbout 0-1 Matt Bunn 160
146 Chris Brown 0.5-0.5 Chris Marshall 148
144 Dave Helsby 0-1 David Fowler 136
137 Mike Wood 0.5-0.5 Tyrone Jefferies 117
1-5
Friday, 8 April 2011
An exciting Sicilian scrap...
The game below was played in the B-League this week, an exciting affair with a nice finish.
Snodland Club Championship
Below are the latest positions in the Snodland Club Championship 2010-11.
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