2009 Ealing Championship
: Created:14 Aug 2009 , byChris Greenshields is the 2009 Ealing Chess Club champion. Congratulations to Chris and commiserations to Mark Winterbotham, his opponent in the final.
Great sportsmanship was the ultimate victor on a busy night at the club.
The 2009 championship has not been one of the lengthy affairs that have been a feature of recent events. It has been a lower profile competition and refreshingly has been completed in a single summer. The finalists shipped up at the Harvester last night without notice or ceremony.
The downside was that with the club packed with members for the President's simultaneous in the main room, the contestants had to adjourn to the antechamber for the title decider. Sadly neither a video camera or mobile phone were on site to record the extraordinary circumstances that would have been a sensation on You Tube. The full and exclusive story will be featured in the Ealing club magazine, Chess Knight. Order now to avoid disappointment.