Ashby Kick Off 205/2026 With A Double Defeat

 It  was back to earth for Ashby 1 last night on their return to Division 1. A very strong Syston team, headed by GM Mark Hebden, and where their board 4 narrowly outrated our board 1, were far to much for us and a 5-0 whitewash ensued. Click here for Tom Dove's usual inimitable match report.

Ashby 4 were also on the wrong end of a 3.5 - 0.5 result against Market Harborough 3 in Division 4. Unfortunately, Les got stuck in traffic and was unable to get to the match, resulting in a default on board 1.

Match score cards from both matches can both be viewed from the tab at the top of the page.

There was also a 4th round Club Championship game played last night, withChris Tipper beating Nick Wyld.

County Match

Steve and Les failed to impress for Staffordshire in their MCCU County Championship match against Derbyshire yesterday, both losing their games on boards 5 and 7 respectively in an 8-8 draw.

Ashby 1 Take Runner-Up Spot In Harrod Cup

Ashby 1 squeezed past Kirby Muxloe last night to take the Runner-Up spot in the Harrod Cup. A 4.5 - 3.5 win put them on 7 points, a point behind the winners, Syston.

There were also 2 games played in the Club Championship last night - Jan Oldham beat Graham Bird and Dominic Lennon beat Ric Dawson.

LRCA Presentation Evening & Charity Quickplay - 25th September

Andy Morley from the LRCA has just sent the following email to all Clubs:

Good evening everyone.

I hope you have seen the news item on the LRCA website, advertising the Presentation evening and Team quickplay at ANSTEY on Thursday September 25th. Proceeedings should get underway at 7.30. but it would be very helpful if you and your players could arrive a little before that to help us get ready for the quickplay tournament. This will be 5 rapidplay rounds, 10 minutes per player.

Teams consist of 4 players, but if you aren't able to bring 4 yourself there are always some"spare" players to make up composite teams. The prize for the winning team is the BTH Smith trophy, but the emphasis is on players enjoying the curtain raiser to the new League season - and on raising some money for the LOROS charity. (There is an entry fee of £2 per player)

 I hope to see lots of clubs represented!

 Andy Morley

Club Library

The contents of the Club Library have now been published online and can be viewed either here, or from the tab at the top of the page.

Paul Mayer Wins U1450 Championship

Congratulation to Paul Mayer on winning the U1450 Championship. He only needed  a draw against Jan Oldham in the final round to seal the Championship but, in the event, a win a put him a point ahead of Ric Dawson in 2nd place.

Tom Gerrard Takes The Lead In Club Championship.

Tom Gerrard beat Roy Evans in the 4th round of the Club Championship last night, maintaining his 100% record. He now leads Tom Dove by half a point going into the last round. In another 4th round match, Ian Maskery beat Damian Oldhan.

H E Atkins Memorial Congress

The LRCA H E Atkins Memorial Congress is being held over the weekend of 17th/19th October. Please click here for further details and an online entry form. If any Ashby players enter can they please let me know so that I can publicise their performance.