Kingston B overwhelmed at Richmond
Richmond wanted to prove a point in this match – that their B team could live with our title-winning side – and they proved it emphatically, running out winners by 5.5-0.5. We are champions of the division, but we were humbled by this result – the second team’s first defeat of the season in its final match.
Kingston B keep their unbeaten record in TVL
In the penultimate league match of the season, Kingston B held on to their unbeaten record with a reasonably comfortable victory against a battle-hardened Richmond B side, who were in with a chance of promotion if they could beat us in the final two back-to-back matches of the season.
Sisters shine at All Saints Blitz XIII
The recent Blitz event at All Saints Church in Kingston attracted 30 participants, doubling usual attendance due to the half-term break. Women FIDE Masters Emma and Eunice Hng excelled, with Emma winning on tie-break. Peter Large lost a game for the first time in an All Saints Blitz. Junior prizewinner William Lin also performed well.
Tenacious Maycock wins Bank Holiday Blitz
David Maycock scored a perfect 6/6 to win the Kingston Bank Holiday Blitz, but young Zain Patel ran him close on an evening when the juniors shone You have to be in it to win it. Quite a few of the Kingston big guns chose to sit out the Kingston Bank Holiday Blitz, held at
The delicate art of pawn grabbing
When I play chess I often feel like giving an inspirational speech to the pieces before the start: “We’re all going into battle together, and some of us might not live to see the end of it. Especially you little guys.”
Kingston A round off perfect season with win over Ealing
After contesting 11 matches crammed into just five months of play, we arrived at our final Thames Valley division 1 encounter on Monday 12 May. I say “we arrived”, but I was actually abroad for this last match and was grateful to Peter Large for taking on the captaincy duties.