Heywood Chess Club

Welcome to the Heywood Chess Club website!   

last updated 21st October 2021

Last night was the first OTB match of the new short season in MCF Div 4. Our 2nd Team were at home to Eccles 2. The match was a re run of the cup final and was also a close match. On top board was Con Carey and although well out graded he gave a good account of himself but just lost after losing material. Next to finish was Bill Walton on board 5 after having a thrilling battle he managed to win in the end game. My game on board 3 was soon concluded with me losing after being a pawn up, but I made a fatal error  on move 27 and thus gifting a piece to my opponent, the end was soon to follow. So the score was 1-2 with both Tony and Ian looking to have drawish positions. Ian managed to get a pawn up and after swapping all the bits off his opponent resigned not being able to stop Ian's pawn advance, so 2-2 and all on captain Tony Jinks on board 2, who had actually gone the exchange up and managed to back his opponent into a corner with the win following shortly after. So the final score was 3-2 and very well done to all the team. below is the team sheet.

  We are playing a shortened  season from October to December this is mainly due to the lack of available players and the worry about the dreaded covid problems? So we have entered just 2 teams in the MCF leagues, 1 in Div 2 and the 2nd in Div 4. Because of our OTB activities I plan to postpone the online weekly swiss for now. Next week on the 27th October we have a normal club night all existing members and new members are welcome! Why not come along and have a few beers with maybe a game of chess as well.

Below you will find up to date links for our on line activites and contacts for other usefull web sites.

1. Our latest OTB fixtures This is our fixture list for both Heywood 1 and Heywood 2, playing in the MCF Div 2 and Div 4. 

2. Click on this to go to our on line team on lichess This is our Lichess on line club. You can access our tournaments from the club home page. 

 3. Eccles on line team You will need to join this if you wish to play in Eccles numerous weekly events and anyone is welcome. 

As of 20th April 2021 we now have a new Facebook group created so that you can keep up to date with all the information being shared by the members of the chess club. 

Please do consider joining us on Social Media and stay in touch!!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1844521119044248

See you there! 

We also have a whats app group which is open to all for chess and general chat please request the join link  Here