Club News:
Chess Talk
Created:30 Jul 2021 by: Neville RowdenMatthew Sadler and Natasha Regan have offered to give another one of their excellent talks at Actonians on Monday, 18th October 2021. The subject matter of the talk has still to be decided upon but I will announce it here once it is known. Matthew will also give a simultaneous chess display after the talk which is open to everybody.
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Created:30 Jul 2021 by: Neville RowdenI am pleased to announce that the Ealing Chess Club's activities will restart on Monday, 6th September 2021 from 19:30 at Actonians. It will be good to see old faces again (and possibly some new faces), and to play OTB chess again socially.
..moreSuspension of club due to coronavirus
Created:18 Mar 2020 by: Alastair JohnstoneIn light of the current situation with respect to Covid-19, the Ealing Chess Club committee has decided to suspend club evenings at Actonians indefinitely with immediate effect. We will monitor the situation regularly and inform you if there has been a change in policy.
All of the local leagues have also suspended all matches until at least the end of April.
We will keep you updated as and when the situation changes.
In the meantime keep safe. If you're suffering withdrawal syptoms due to a lack of chess remember you can always challenge people for a game on-line.
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Created:28 Jan 2020 by: Alastair Johnstone ..moreClosed for Christmas
Created:18 Dec 2019 by: Alastair JohnstonePlease note that The Old Actonians will be closed Between Christmas and the New Year, so there will be no chess club meetings on Monday 23rd, Wednesday 25th (!) or Monday 30th December.
The club will be reopen on Monday 6th January. Until then, may I wish all friends and members a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
..moreMatthew Sadler & Natasha Regan visit
Created:06 Aug 2019 by: Alastair JohnstoneI am pleased to announce that Matthew Sadler and Natasha Regan have agreed to visit the club on Monday 2nd September to give a talk and tandem simul.
Those fortunate enough to be present at Matthew and Natasha's last visit in 2016 consider it one of the most entertaining events the club has ever hosted.
The format of the evening will be three lectures by Matthew and Sadler based around their new book Game Changer followed by a break when copies of the book will be available for purchase at a discount. Matthew and Natasha will then conduct a tandem simultaneous display: Matthew at blitz rate, Natasha at lightning.
There will be a charge of £10 to attend, £5 for juniors. Priority will be given to Ealing members but if there is any spare capacity attendance by members of other clubs will be fine.
The event will kick-off at 7:30 Monday 2nd September at the Old Actonians.
If you would like to attend please book your place asap with the club Secretary, Neville Rowden.
..moreEaling Juniors visit St Paul's School, Brentford
Created:31 Jul 2019 by: David EbbettThe Training/Progression Group played a friendly match against St Paul's School earlier this month. Their team is led and coached by Leslie Pringle who is a very knowledgeable senior member of Ealing Chess Club so we knew it was going to be a tough test for us.
Ealing Juniors fielded thirteen youngsters plus a parent (deliberately not playing to his full strength) to make up the numbers to 14 aside for a double round match.
Our team generally coped well with the time limit of 15 minutes per side. The first round was a comfortable win for Ealing but the second round was very close indeed and the score was level with two games to finish before Ealing pulled away.
Our team was Jacinta Khadouri, Jonathan Owen, Hariram Sathyakumar, Ravi Gupta, Daniel Sawa, Sam Bonnici, Laith Harb, Talya Vexler, Oskar Parker, Roman Parker, Gemma Khadouri. Dogen Okuyama and Elsai Okuyama.
The rounds were contested very sportingly and all the juniors taking part will have learnt a lot from the experience. Ealing's team averaged nine years of age and all thirteen played well. Jacinta Khadouri, Jonathan Owen, Daniel Sawa, Sam Bonnici. Laith Harb and Dogen Okuyama scored two wins. Elsai Okuyama managed one and a half points and Hariram Sathyakumar, Talya Vexler and Ravi Gupta scored 50%.
..more135th AGM
Created:04 Jun 2019 by: Alastair JohnstoneEaling Chess Club's AGM will take place on Monday, 10th June 2019 starting at 19:30 at Old Actonians.
..moreHillingdon KO Result
Created:01 Mar 2019 by: Alastair JohnstoneEaling were well beaten in their 2nd round Hillingdon KO match at Harrow last night.
Details within...
..moreEllam Trophy 2018
Created:20 Sep 2018 by: Alastair JohnstoneIn years past, the Thames Valley League held an annual match pitting member clubs from South of the river against member clubs from North of the river - the so-called Ellam Trophy. The fixture has lapsed in recent years but, in an effort to revive a traditional way to warm-up for the new season, Ealing agreed to host a match at the Old Actonians.
Perhaps inevitably Ealing members showed far more interest in playing than other clubs and in the end it was decided that the match would take the form of an Ealing vs. Rest of the World contest. Even then, it proved necessary to lend the RoW team a couple of Ealing players to even up the numbers.
On the night, despite facing a grading deficit on most boards Ealing emerged convincing victors, conceding no losses and finishing with a 7-2 winning margin.
Full details within.
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