New U1450 Champion

Congratulations to Ian Maskery on winning this year’s U1450 Championship with a round to spare. A win last night against Ric Dawson puts him in an unassailable position, with 4 wins from 4 matches, one and a half points clear of his closest challengers.

Club Championship Results

There were 3 games played in the 4th round of the Club Championship last night, with Richard Vann beating Chris Tipper, GM Mick Brown beating Paul Mayer and Nick Wyld beating Ben McDermott.

 There was also an U1450 Chapionshup game played between Ivan Hallam and Peter Anderton that resulted in a draw.

Composition Of Divisions For 2026/2027

Following the relegation of Ashby 1, 2 and 4 from their respective Divisions last aeason, our teams will now play in the following Divisions in the coming season:

Ashby 1  -  Division 2

Ashby 2  -  Division 3

Ashby 3  -  Division 3

Ashby 4  -  Division 5

Ashby 5  -  Division 5

Ashby 1 Off The Mark In Harrod Cup

Ashby 1 beat Wigston by 5/3 last week to register their first win in the Harrod Cup, thanks to 2 wins each for both Andrew and Steve, and  2 draws for Larry. 

Latest News

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Ashby 2 took the bragging rihts in their Harrod Cup match against Ashby 1, with a 5-3 win that takes then up to 3rd in the table. Ashby 1 will now play Wigston in the 4th round on the 16th July, while Ashby 2 will play Heathcote Arms on the 30th July. Both of these are home fxtures.

In the Club Championship, Patrick Buckley beat IM Ian Maskery, despite Ian being a piece and pawn up at one stage he tells me.

In the U1450 Championsip, the two Pauls - Harrison and Mayer, drew their 4th round match, as did The Bird Man and Ben McDermott.

The July edition of Chess Moves, the monthly ECF magazine, has just been published. If you have not signed up to receive it you can click here to view the mobile version for phones and tablets, or here to view it on your laptop or desktop.

U1450 Championship

Dan Vernon drew with Peter Anderton in the last outstanding game of the U1450 Championship last night. The draw for the 4th round has now been made and can be viewed here. All games to be completed by the 14th August.

Club History

Neil has updated the Club History and it can now be found via the link on the right hand side of this page. The previous tab at the top of the page has now been removed.

Tuesday Evening Chess Sessions

Paul Mayer has been organising some informal chess sessions on Tuesday evenings, which are currently being attended by a handful of Members. If anybody else is interested in coming along, just turn up from 7:30 onwards. Meetings take place in either the back bar or the main bar, depending upon which other meetings might be taking place.