THE AUTUMN QUICKPLAY

The turnout for the Autumn competition was fifteen, one up on last year, but the odd number meant there had to be byes in each round.

The two strongest players met in round 2 and a finely contested game ended in a draw. I thought Martin had the edge but James proved to be no slouch in rook endgames.

Marc took advantage of the draw by leading with three points after three rounds, but James proved too strong for him in the next round.

Meanwhile Martin had found the time differential too much against Phil Colville. This left James in the lead alone and he roundly defeated Lid in the final round to take the first prize. That Lid was contesting for the top spot at this stage is testament to his promise in this his first season.

Also worthy of mention is Jake who also finished on 3 points along with Ant, Marc and Joachim.

Meanwhile the redoubtable Martin staged a comeback to tie with Denzil in second place on 3.5 points.

It was a good turnout to kick off the season and the event was very well organised by Tony Soames again which is appreciated by all who took part.

MON 9th SEPT- AUTUMN QUICKPLAY

The first tournament of the season, the Autumn Handicap Quickplay tournament, is on MON 9th September 2019.

This is a fun event and a great way to start off the season. It also a great chance for everybody to get together.

This is open to all club members and prospective members. There are three events.The Pollard Cup is awarded to the club member who achieves the best total from any two of these events.

There is a £2 entry fee for each event, all of which is returned to the participants in the form of three prizes.

Players have 15 minutes in which to make all their moves. For each ten grading points

difference (rounded up) two minutes are added to the weaker player's time and two minutes

removed from the stronger player. No player will have less than 3 minutes for all their

moves.

The arbiter will, when present, stop the game when one clock falls. Players are expected

to act in a sportsmanlike manner and resign when they see their clock has fallen.

Also players should "move a piece and press the clock" with the same hand which is an important rule at the death of a game.

AGM MEETING- MON 2nd SEPT (TEAM CAPTAIN & TOURNAMENT SECRETARY NEEDED )

The season kicks off on Monday 2nd September 2019 with the AGM meeting at 7:30 pm.

We have a vacancy for a Macclesfield C team Captain as Mick Renshaw has had to step down.We need a volunteer if we are to run third team in the Stockport league.

Also Dave Risley is stepping down from being Tournament Secretary so this is also a vacant position. Please advise me or Geoff ASAP