The Chess Circuit

JULY

On Saturday the 11th July 2009 we host another of our monthly rapidplays (you get half an hour per player for the game) at Golders Green.  Enter via the website as soon as you can - we have had record entries for the last three events, so please avoid disappointment by getting your entry to me in good time.

The event is six rounds, so you get six games.  We start promptly at 10.30am, finsih at 5.45pm at the latest and you can even enter online now and save yourself some money at www.goldersgreenchess.blogspot.com - you can also find complete crosstables from our events going back four years!

The City of London Rapidplay Chess League is almost at the halfway point - you can read about it here!  Thanks to Joe Farrell and Shaun Tracey of Hackney Chess Club for organising this excellent event.

AUGUST

On Saturday the 1st August 2009 we host the next rapidplay at Golders GreenIMPORTANT: FOR THIS EVENT PLEASE VOLUNTEER TO HELP PUT EQUIPMENT AWAY AT THE END OF THE EVENT as I will not be there at the event - I will be playing in the British Championships in Torquay!  Arbiter Tim Dickinson from Oxford will be controlling the event, with an assistant.

Hendon Chess Club hosts the regular First Thursday 10 minute Blitz tournament on Thursday 6th August 2009The tournament is 6 rounds and starts at 7.30pm promptly, and all are welcome.  Just turn up and enter on the night.  Our website www.hendonchessclub.com has all the details you'll need including results and photographs from the last event.
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Best wishes

Adam Raoof

FIDE International Organiser & Arbiter
328 Watford Way
Hendon, London NW4 4UY

Website: http://www.goldersgreenchess.blogspot.com/
Hendon Chess Club: http://www.hendonchessclub.com
City of London Rapidplay League - http://citychess.blogspot.com/
Times Group: http://www.times-series.co.uk/sport/hendonchess/
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Hendon Blitz Tournament - 2nd July 2009

Report by Adam Raoof

http://www.hendonchessclub.com/

21 players (and one supersub in Mike Bennett) turned out on this balmy July evening for the latest in the series of 'First Thursday' blitz tournaments hosted by Hendon Chess Club.

The strongest player in the field was Hendon's Tomer Eden, but he faced serious competition from in-form Salvatore Pepe and Jonathan Landau, and welcome visitor Rajko Vujatovic, who saw the event mentioned on the English Chess Federation website.

Rajko was a strong 180+ player a few years ago before he put chess aside for a career in finance, and nowadays is better known for being the arbiter at the extraordinary event that is chessboxing! He speculated that he might be a bit rusty to play at his former strength, but, as he showed, the rust wasn't too deep! He also brought us guests Tim Woolgar – Mr ChessBoxing himself, and boxer Hubert van Melick.

Salvatore and Rajko both took half points off Tomer, but only Jonathan Landau could keep up, eventually tying for first place with 5/6. Salvatore Pepe won £10 for being the highest Hendon player.

Also appearing at the event were, straight from the airport, Mr Roland Ketszcher from USG Chemnitz in Germany and several new members – Raza Habib and Reino Viljoen, and Jamie Njoko-Goodwin from Barnet. Welcome!

Photographs from tonight's event will appear on our website  shortly.

RESULTS:
Jonathan Landau, Tomer Eden 5/6 (£20 each)
Rajko Vujatovic, Salvatore Pepe (£10 for highest Hendon player) 4½/6
Ivan Valigurskyy, Kishan Pattni, Petr Limonov 4/6
Frank Sabin, Israel Rosenthal 3½/6
Roland Ketzscher, Shane McCabe, Raza Habib 3/6
Faye Ainscow, Ray Pliskin, Graeme Lennard, Tim Woolgar, David Bluestone 2½/6
Jacob Cheyette, Raj Bhalla 2/6
Reino Viljoen 1½/6
Hubert van Melick 1/6



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Best wishes

Adam Raoof

FIDE International Organiser & Arbiter
328 Watford Way
Hendon, London NW4 4UY

Website: http://www.goldersgreenchess.blogspot.com/
Hendon Chess Club: http://www.hendonchessclub.com
City of London Rapidplay League - http://citychess.blogspot.com/
Times Group: http://www.times-series.co.uk/sport/hendonchess/
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Mobile: 07855 036 537



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Best wishes

Adam Raoof

FIDE International Organiser & Arbiter
328 Watford Way
Hendon, London NW4 4UY

Website: http://www.goldersgreenchess.blogspot.com/
Hendon Chess Club: http://www.hendonchessclub.com
City of London Rapidplay League - http://citychess.blogspot.com/
Times Group: http://www.times-series.co.uk/sport/hendonchess/
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The 1st Athenaeum Blitz Tournament takes place at Athenaeum Chess Club on the evening of Monday 6 July from 6.45pm. This is a 5-minute blitz event, to be run as a 10-round Swiss in one section. Entry is limited to 32 participants as that is the maximum the venue can accommodate.

Entry is £5, payable in cash on the night, and all entry fees (after costs) will be returned as prizes. Assuming the maximum number of participants, there will be a first prize of £60, a second prize of £30 and a grading prize of £30.

The venue is Dudley Court, Tenants' Hall, 36 Endell Street, Covent Garden, London WC1. Nearest tubes Covent Garden / Leicester Square / Tottenham Court Road.

To enter, please email james.toon@mac.com by Wednesday 1 July stating your name, club, and standard grade or an estimate.

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Best wishes

Adam Raoof

FIDE International Organiser & Arbiter
328 Watford Way
Hendon, London NW4 4UY

Website: http://www.goldersgreenchess.blogspot.com/
Hendon Chess Club: http://www.hendonchessclub.com
City of London Rapidplay League - http://citychess.blogspot.com/
Times Group: http://www.times-series.co.uk/sport/hendonchess/
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Best wishes

Adam Raoof

FIDE International Organiser & Arbiter
328 Watford Way
Hendon, London NW4 4UY

Website: http://www.goldersgreenchess.blogspot.com/
Hendon Chess Club: http://www.hendonchessclub.com
City of London Rapidplay League - http://citychess.blogspot.com/
Times Group: http://www.times-series.co.uk/sport/hendonchess/
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Best wishes

Adam Raoof

FIDE International Organiser & Arbiter
328 Watford Way
Hendon, London NW4 4UY

Website: http://www.goldersgreenchess.blogspot.com/
Hendon Chess Club: http://www.hendonchessclub.com
City of London Rapidplay League - http://citychess.blogspot.com/
Times Group: http://www.times-series.co.uk/sport/hendonchess/
Mailing list: *** send a blank email to adamraoof-subscribe@topica.com) ***

Mobile: 07855 036 537