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The Middlesex League’s 2023/24 season is now complete, so it’s time for my annual Club Captain’s round-up.
As usual, the vast majority of our team chess was played in the Middlesex League, so this will be the focus of my report. We ran four teams in the League this season: Hendon 1, 2, and 3 (captained by me) and our junior team Hendon Barnet Knights (captained by Rob Willmoth).
Continue reading...David Amior’s 100% record in the Club Championship ended on Thursday evening, as he took a bye in Round 5. With several players at the top of the standings not in action this week, there was a major opportunity for others to catch up.
In the end, the main beneficiary was Salvatore Pepe, who beat me with the White pieces to join Lion Lebedev half a point behind David going into the final round. An exciting finish to the tournament is in prospect next Thursday!
Continue reading...On Thursday, the fourth round of our Club Championship took place. David Amior kept himself in the sole lead on 4/4 by defeating Armaan Nilim with the White pieces.
Both Lion Lebedev and I won our games, so the two of us are in joint second place on 3½/4 going into next Thursday’s fifth round, with Salvatore Pepe, David Ben-Nathan and Rob Willmoth half a point behind.
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