End of Summer / Start of New Season News

We had a fairly exclusive club night on Tuesday - just five of us. Not for the first time recently, Haka Dave was both mysterious and absent.

The Open section of the County Championships reaches its conclusion this Thursday at Wigston. John Denton (4/6) plays Alan Byron (4/6) and our own Graham Sharpe (4/6) plays Paul Colburn (3/6).

Next Tuesday, there will not be a club night as Ray and Dave will be playing, on Thursday, at Wigston in the Counties (according to the schedule, against each other. Ray with the white pieces). Depending on how well Roy Lathwood does in his last two games, Ray and Dave could still be in contention.

This year's LRCA Prize Giving ceremony and Charity Rapidplay will be at Syston on Wednesday 28th. Great fun, but maybe a little too much chess for one week if you are playing in the Atkins too.

The (Atkins) Leicester Chess Congress (www.leicesterchess.co.uk) begins on Friday 30th September and finishes on Sunday 2nd October and will be held at Regent College. I will be there with The Grinder, Graham B, Raymondov and maybe some others. Rob, i think, is torn between this and a literary festival somewhere. This is a good weekend and i always say that it is worth showing up just for the bookstall. Steve Wylie, in fact, probably will show up just for the bookstall.

Cyril Johnson is organising a team rapidplay. This was set for 24th September in Rearsby, but has now been postponed. When i hear any news, i will write something here.

During the first week of the new season, all three of our teams will be in action. Stand by your telephones.

HA2 play at home against Melton 3 on Tuesday 4th October.
HA3 play away against Red Admiral 2 on Wednesday 5th October.
HA1 play away against Ashby 1 on Thursday 6th October.

Colin