Welcome to the Ashby Ivanhoe Chess Club website. We meet on Thursday evenings from 19:30 onwards at the Ivanhoe Social Club, Wilfred Place, Ashby, LE65 2GW. We are open to members of all ages and abilities, whether novice or experienced, so please come along and join us. You are assured of a warm welcome. Use the tabs below to navigate the website. Use the Contact Form lower down the left hand side of this page if you would like more information.
As most of you probably already know, Jan Oldham is standing down as Club Secretary. In am sure we would all like to thank her for the work she has done since taking on the role.
We are pleased to announce that Ben McDermott has agreed to take over from Jan. We wish him well in the job and I am sure we will all give him any help that he needs.
The David Reynolds Cup standings, as at the 28th November 2025/2026, have now been published and can be viewed either here or from the tab at the top of the page.
We had three matches against Anstey last night, with Anstey coming out on top in two of them.
Ashby 1 were away against Anstey 1 in what looked to be a match we could get something out of. Unfortunately it wasn't to be and, despite good performances from Gheorghe, Richard and Tom, we were beaten 3-2. Click here for Tom's match report.
Ashby 3 were at home against Anstey 4 and fared somewhat better. Larry got his usual draw on board 1, whilst Steve and Nick wrapped the match up with wins on boards 2 and 3.
Ashby 5 took half the Club with them to Anstey 7 and were beaten 5.5 - 1.5 in a 7 board match. A second win of the season for Tyler Rowney on board 3 and a draw for the Bird Man on board 4 was all we could manage.
There was one game played in the Club Championship, with Chris Tipper beating Dominic Lennon to ensure a joint 4th finish on 3.5/5.
Having been away on holiday for the last week and half I have been unable to post any match reports, so I will just summarise the results of our league matches since the 10th November.
11th November - Division 5 - Market Harborough 4 beat Ashby 5 by 5-0
13th November - Division 2 - Ashby 2 beat Leicester University 1 by 3.5 - 1.5
13th November - Division 3 - Ashby 3 beat Melton Mowbray 2 by 3-1
19th November - Division 4 - Lecicester University 2 beat Ashby 4 by 3.5 - 0.5
20th November = Division 2 - Anstey 3 beat Ashby 2 by 3-2
All match score cards available, as usual, from the tab at the top of the page.
Normal service will be resumed next week !!
I will be on holiday for a couple of weeks from next Monday 10th November, so there will be no news or match reports on either the website or Facebook. I will, however, try to post our League results during this period - but just results, no match reports.
Ashby 4 entertained Loughborough 3 last night and were held to a 2-2 draw. In the absence of GM Mick Brown, who was away playing in an international tournament somewhere, Paul Meyer was drafted into the team. His selection was justified when he put us into an early lead with a win on board 4. This was followed by a win on board 1 by Steve, against the same opponent he had beaten in a Division 2 match the night before, to put us 2-0 up. Ric slipped up on board 3, enabling Loughborough to pull one back, but it still looked like we were heading for a 3-1 win as IM Ian Maskery had an overwhelming position on board 2, with a Pawn on the 7th rank, supported by a Bishop and Rook. However, a rush of blood to the head saw him leave a Rook en prise and his position evaporated, enabling his opponent to snatch a win from the jaws of defeat, and giving Loughborough a share of the points.
Congratulations to Tom Dove on winning the 2025 Club Championship, following his win in the final round against Tom Gerrard last night. Tom G only needed a draw to take the title but Tom D was in fine form and the win gave him the title by just half a point, with 4.5/5. His only blip was being held to a surprise draw by Dominic Lennon in the 1st round.
Click here for Tom Dove's report on the game.
There were a also couple of other Club Championship games played last night, with Neil Roberts beating Jan Oldham and Andrew Wilson beating Patrick Buckley. There was also a game the previous day, with Richard Vann and Roy Evans drawing.
Regardless of the results of any other outstanding games, Andrew and Tom G are joint runners-up.
Click here to view the Current Standings - not the Final Standings, as there are still several outstanding games to be played.
The result hasn't been published on the LRCA website yet, but Ashby 2 will have moved into second place in Division 2 on Game Point Difference following a resounding 4-1 win at Loughborough 2 on Wednesday evening.This was despite being a player down as Dick Whittington, our board 1, dropped out on the afternoon of the match and we were unable to find a replacement. Something about having to go to London with his cat to seek his fortune apparently. So we started 1-0 down but were quickly back on terms, with a quick win for Steve on board 5. Chris and Tom then both won their games to put us 3-1 up and victory was assured. However, the highlight of the match was a brilliant endgame on board 2 by Patrick, snatching a win from what looked like a totally drawn position, to make it 4-1 on the night.