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Aberdare Chess ClubAberdare Chess Club was formed over twenty years ago, and plays in the East Glamorgan Leagues and Welsh Cup competitions. Home matches are on Wednesdays at Aberdare Rugby Club. For details and directions see below and http://www.aberdarerfc.co.uk
Drawing match was not enough 10 October 2007 Aberdare held three draws against last years East Glamorgan League Champions but it was not enough against a side, who strongly out graded the hosts Nevertheless it shows that Aberdare can still walk with the big boys Aberdare Wasps v Cardiff Castles Richard Miles 0 v 1 J.Trevelyan David Llewellyn draw A.Spice Philip French draw K.Thompson Steve Woodrow 0 v 1 J.Fathallah Mike Woodrow draw G.Wagner DL No Pizza for the Star Wars invaders 3 October 2007 The young Jedi arrived from a far away galaxy; lightsabres rattling, looking to earn the 14inch pizza that a successful result promised. The youngsters employed questionable tactics, stealing Aberdare players’ beer and hiding Simon’s cigarettes at every opportunity. This didn’t go down well so, operation Revenge of the Sith, was activated. Steve ‘ Darth Vader’ Woodrow, terminated his opponent early on, Jabba Richardson close on his heals exterminating a noisy Princess Leia. Yoda Woodrow gave respect to his opponents play – but result was same. R2-D2 Thomas, beeped & sang his lad to submission, whilst Chewbacca Parker growled loudly but his frightened opponent hung on bravely. Be off Bridgend, Back to ‘The dark side’ - May the force be with you !! Aberdare Bees v Bridgend Jedi Graham Parker play on A Trickey Mike Woodrow 1-0 Jeff Thomas 1-0 M John SR Runners-up 24 September 2007 Aberdare Wasps played Caerphilly Kings ,the runners-up to the East Glam Division One League last year Although on paper, the result appeared a forgone conclusion it did not represent the play on the night with all the Aberdare players having chances David exploited a mistake by his opponent but with a solid position could only achieve a draw in the end Steve and Mike certainly had their chances but Simon was particularly unlucky to loss having played so well throughout the night Caerphilly Kings v Aberdare Wasps Gwynfor Rees draw David Llewellyn Jonathan Gilbert 1 v 0 Mike Woodrow John Thornton 1 v 0 Steve Woodrow Dave Perrett 1 v 0 Simon Richardson Alun Howell 1 v 0 Default DL
Getting better but long way to go 19 September 2007 Aberdare Wasps first home match of the new Season was to play host to Cardiff Pawns whose earlier round found them soundly beating one of their fellow Although Aberdare lost the match there is definitely rust being shaken off when looking at the match play Aberdare Wasps v Cardiff Pawns Richard Miles 0 v 1 Tom Brown Philip French draw Guy Warner David Llewellyn draw Yinglun Teng Graham Parker Adjudication Gary Wakeham later 0 v 1 Simon Richardson 1 v 0 Gruff Jones DL
Off to a winning start: 5th Sept 2007 Having only just formed, entering East Glam Chess League at the lowest rung, Aberdare Bee’s played their first ever game together in a Division 4 match. They entertained the The team is confident of a promotion challenge but will require on-going help from Wasps team floaters due to a shortage of players available. Aberdare Bees v Philip French 0 v 1 D.Lewis Stev Woodrow 1 v 0 B.Hill Mike Woodrwo 1 v 0 P.Williams Simon Richardson 1 v 0 R.Humphries Jeff Woodrow 1 v 0 M.Colwill SR Not the Best Start 3 September 2007 The start of the new East Glamorgan Chess Season was a disappointing affair for Aberdare who visited a strengthened Penarth side since their last Division 1 encounter Penarth proved too strong for the visitors with only Graham Parker notching a score Nevertheless “ it’s early days “ Penarth A V Aberdare Wasps Joseff Thomas 1 v 0 Richard Miles Jac Thomas 1 v 0 Philip French K.Thomas 1 v 0 David Llewellyn R.Taylor draw Graham Parker D.Jiles 1 v 0 Steve Woodrow DL Two Teams 1 September 2007 Aberdare are to field two Teams in the East Glamorgan Leagues this season 2007 –08 David Llewellyn will captain Aberdare Wasps Steve Woodrow will captain Aberdare Bees Good luck boys DL Near And Yet So Far 1 July 2007 The Welsh Knockout Final Day took place at the Vale of Glamorgan Hotel, Hensol for all the final Teams Aberdare who had progressed to the Plate final found themselves against Steve increased his material advantage but this gave his opponent some positional compensation, which he exploited to score the win while David’s loss was a bitter pill to swallow as it particular went against the run of play Aberdare V Philip French ½ R David Llewellyn 0 v 1 P Hatchet Steve Woodrow 0 v 1 D Jiles Graham Parker ½ B Hughes Philip is Top Man 1 May 2007 Well done to Philip French for topping the East Glamorgan Division 2 Player Averages 2006-7 DL The End 18 April 2007 The However, the Team already knew that the Division 2 Title was secure so the points were not so vital although pride and honour was Despite the fact that the regular top boards did not play, the Team still played with passion and drew the match comfortably with games still to be finalized Aberdare Wasps v Barry Camelots G Parker adjudication L Davies Later 0 v 1 S Woodrow 1 v 0 A St Clair M Woodrow draw K Gandy J Woodrow 1 v 0 W Lewis DL Short contact large impact 3 April 2007 It is with great regret that I have to announce the passing of Tom Clarke on Tuesday 3rd April Tom contacted our Club after seeing our web page articles and his humour and character were immediately notable features He was a successful tournaments player and represented Illness resulted in his early retirement from work and move to Although unable to offer, the dizzy heights Tom had previous been associated with Aberdare did provide camaraderie and an opportunity to play what he loved: -- Chess However, Tom’s contribution was not only over the board but also by his observations and encouragement, which became his hallmark A devotee of the Tromposky Opening he even had his email as Tomthretromp !! Mike's a winner 29 March 2007 Nelson were unable to field a full Team for their home match hence were one game point down to start with Aberdare points keep on accumulating with Steve's loss (against the run of play) making it 4-1 at the end of the night Nelson B v Aberdare Wasps K.Forward 0 v 1 Philip French B.Miles 0 v 1 David Llewellyn K.O'Rourke 1 v 0 Steve Woodrow S.Roles 0 v 1 Simon Richradosmn Default 0 v 1 Mike Woodrow DL A win on the night and more to come 22 March 2007 Aberdare match against Caerphilly Knights ended without a conclusion when both Jeff and Mike Woodrow choose adjudication as the deciding factor of their games With the match at least drawn, any further points will push into a Team win and further increase their point’s margin within Division 2 With few matches left in the Season Aberdare are strongly placed for the title now with matches and points above their nearest rivals Caerphilly Knights v Aberdare Wasps P. Bollada 0 v 1 Philip French J. Evans Draw David Llewellyn R. Gough 0 v 1 Steve Woodrow C. Silver Adjudi cation Mike Woodrow Later agreed 0 v 1 L. Davies Adjudication Jeff Woodrow Later agreed draw DL The match against Pontypridd Dau finally took place after 2 previous rearrangements yet the Team proved a harder nut to crack with Aberdare only wining by a 3 -2 margin Nevertheless the Club still remains on tract to win Division 2 Aberdare Wasps v Pontypridd Dau Richard Miles 1 v 0 K.Staveley David LLewellyn 0 v 1 S.Batmanghelich Philip French 1 v 0 P.Warden Mike Woodrow 1 v 0 J.Davies Jeff Thomas 0 v 1 R.Jenkins Winning Run continues 7 March 2007 Bridgend B had an eventful journey to Aberdare, with burning hay transporters on the M4 forcing a gridlocked diversion, they done well to arrive before 8pm. They were however a player short, allowing Jeff T an early bath; so no time-pressure involved with this win. We out-graded our opponents on all remaining boards, but things didn’t go to plan. Huw made an early advantage count and his point looked inevitable, whilst Steve’s cavalier style won 2 pieces and, eventually a resignation. However, Simons awful opening saw him on the back foot but well ahead on time. His strategy of forcing complicated positions & longer thinking time nearly paid off but opponent made his 35 moves with 30 secs to spare and 2 pawns up – first loss of evening. Graham looked comfortable but a miscalculation in pawn & king endgame saw a breach of defences and a lost position. So a 3-2 win was recorded and Mike Kearns reported that as Aberdare’s 9th straight match win… even the workmen, carrying out running repairs to the Rugby Club dance-floor, were impressed. G Parker 0-1 H.Deere J Thomas 1-0 Default Return of a Friend 10 January 2007 Huw Oliver a former board one for Aberdare returned to active local play with a home match against Penarth Although living away Huw’s appearance has further enhanced the Club’s available players having been previously forced to field one team due to limited numbers Although this leaves Mike Woodrow a “Captain’s headache” as to ensuring all players have an opportunity to play under the rota system it is a nice headache! !! Aberdare Wasps v Penarth Piers Huw Oliver 1 v 0 T.Briddon D.Llewellyn draw J.Thomas Philip French 1 v 0 B.Hughes Simon Richardson draw S.Warburton Jeff Woodrow 1 v 0 H.Brunker DL 3 Brothers 9 January 2007 Aberdare was lead by Graham Parker ably supported by the 3 Woodrow brothers and by the end of the night; it was a clean sweep with Aberdare winning 4 -0 Aberdare v Graham Parker 1 v 0 R.E.Jones Steve Woodrow 1 v 0 A. Mike Woodrow 1 v 0 A.Goodchild Jeff Woodrow 1 v 0 E.Davies DL Graham had an easy win 13 December 2006 With Nelson, only fielding 4 boards Graham was excused his board duties yet the points keep stacking up with another strong victory for Aberdare Aberdare Wasps v Nelson B Richard Miles 1 v 0 J. Jones Simon Richardson 1 v 0 K. Forward Jeff Thomas 1 v 0 K.O'Rourke Jeff Woodrow 0 v 1 B. Miles Graham. Parker 1 v 0 Default DL Local Rivals Beaten 18 October 2006 Aberdare traveled to Pontypridd to play their second team following a reversal of venues However this did not cause any problem for Aberdare who walked away with 4 out of 5 on the night Pontypridd Dau v Aberdare Wasps K.Evans 0 v 1 Tom Clarke M.Jones 0 v 1 David Llewellyn S.Batmanghelich 0 v 1 Steve Woodrow H.Lloyd 1 v 0 Mike Woodrow P.Warden 0 v 1 Jeff Woodrow DL The Sign of Things to Come 4 October 2006 Aberdare welcomed a new player to the Team having suffered a haemorrhage of players for some time However Cardiff Pawns v Aberdare Wasps D Roberts draw Tom Clarke J Fathallah 0 v 1 David LLewellyn G Wagner adjudication Philip French Later = Draw D Tibb 1 v 0 Jeff Thomas DL Oh What Could Have Been 20 September 2006 Aberdare played what is to the first of two Pontypridd Teams in Division 2 However, the match loss did not reflect the play with both David and Steve standing better for most of the match Aberdare Wasps v Pontypridd Un Dave Llewellyn 0 v 1 D Jones Philip French draw K Evans Graham Parker 0 v 1 D James Steve Woodrow draw K Staveley Mike Woodrow 1 v 0 J Davies DL
To Begin at the Beginning 11 September 2006 The opening match of the new Honours were shared on the night with neither teams playing all of their strongest players Team captain Mike Woodrow viewed result as an “overall a good Team performance…. against a newly promoted Penarth Team “
Penarth Piers v Aberdare Wasps K Hannah 0 v 1 Graham Parker M Servini draw B Hughes 0 v 1 Steve Woodrow S Warburton 1 v 0 Jeff Thomas H Brunker 0 v 1 Jeff Woodrow DL
*************New League Season 2006/7************
At last the Final 30 August 2006 Aberdare welcomed Caerphilly as the other finalised of the East Glamorgan Summer Cup at the Aberdare Rugby Club Caerphilly who were in the hunt for the Division One title last season proved too strong for the home side with a sound victory However it was no white wash with Steve Woodrow obtaining a deserving draw
Penarth hosted Aberdare in the latest round of the East Glamorgan Summer Cup on a hot July evening Once again the top Boards proved their strength by 2 strong wins while Board 4 eventually ended in a draw Board 3 found himself at a slight disadvantage at an early stage which he could not shake off eventually succumbing at the end of the evening However on board count Aberdare win again and now progress to the next round Penarth A v Aberdare Wasps T. Gutteridge 0 v 1 Philip French K. Hannah 0 v 1 David Llewellyn D. Jiles 1 v 0 Graham Parker M. Servini draw Steve Woodrow DL Top and Bottom win 12 July 2006 Summer Cup success keeps rolling on for Aberdare Wasps with a visit to Philip and Simon proved more than a match for their opponents with 2 wins added to which were two draws on board three and four The team went home satisfied on the night not only winners but with no loss between them P.Quinn 0 v 1 Philip French W.Harle draw David Llewellyn B.Hunt draw Steve Woodrow G.Wakeham 0 v 1 Simon Richardson DL
Meeting old friends 17 June 2006 The Welsh Cup Open section saw Aberdare travel to However on arrival Aberdare found the Although the top boards held their own, the lower order found it was not to be with the final score of 3 -1 to the home team who now progress to the next round P. Varley draw D. Llewellyn R. T. Gutteridge 1 v 0 S. Woodrow N. Granville 1 v 0 M. Woodrow Oh no not Malpas again 24 May 2006 Aberdare played Malpas for the third time in three years in the Welsh Under 1800 Cup competition The match was hard fought with the final match result remaining in the balance until the last game of the night Sadly for Aberdare this went against them and their Cup advancement has, for this event come to an end Malpas v Aberdare H.Duff 1 v 0 S.Woodrow N.Davies 1 v 0 G.Parker D.Williams 0 v 1 S.Richardson F.Shataly draw M.Woodrow DL
Clean sweep 10 May 2006 Aberdare Wasps proved much too strong for Barry B in East Glam Summer Cup with a clean sweep of the boards progressing the Team to the next round with ease Aberdare Wasps v Barry B D.Llewellyn 1 v 0 W.Lambert P.French 1 v 0 G.Fitzmuss S.Woodrow 1 v 0 D.Mahoney M.Woodrow 1 v 0 S.White DL
Chairman’s - website report Aug 2006 I have delayed publishing my end of season report due to the clubs outstanding progress in the East Glam Summer Cup which is worthy of inclusion. We progressed to the Final, overcoming many excellent teams on the way and, last night, faced Caerphilly kings. Though ‘outgraded’ by an average of 300 points on each board, everyone put up a strong performance. We ultimately lost 3.5 points to 0.5; congratulations to Steve on taking Mr John Thornton and graciously offering a draw when Johns clock was about to fall. Last season Overall: The season was very pleasing. We hit our main aim of keeping all players active and giving everyone a game on a rotation basis. Very pleased that we didn’t default on any boards; too many unavoidable instances in 04-05 was embarrassing. Also the team was fairly close to promotion ending in 4th place, only 5.5 points off 3rd spot. Membership: Membership levels stayed constant; thanks to everyone for pulling together and sitting out matches occasionally. I feel the spread of games was very equitable; we did talk about each member getting 13 games and we all exceeded that. We all got our hopes up with Dave Hill returning but alas it was short lived and only for 1 game. Also pleasing to see so many consistent performances, with Philip & Mike scoring particularly high averages in the League and Simon’s unbeaten cup runs raised his average. Factual: Our only team ‘the wasps’ finished 4th in Div 2 with 49.5 points · Cups: o We reached the Semi-final stage of the WCU Open Plate o Our U1800 team reached the Semi-final stage of this cup again losing to Malpas o Much entertainment was created during these fixtures mainly due to the running battle between Simon and the controller, Glyn, on rule interpretations o Summer Cup – losing Finalists. The seasons best development was creation of our Web pages and match reports; many thanks to David for setting up and maintaining them; and re-setting them up when he deleted all contents. Looking Forward: I had hoped we’d have picked p a couple of new/returning members by now and we could plan for 2 teams. But this has proved a bit optimistic and I propose we stick with one; aim for another year of consolidation and equitable rotation of players; promotion again, wont be far away. Some sunshine on the horizon with David’s links with Tom from Club Chairman
Cups, Cups my Kingdom for a Cup 5 May 2006 The Summer months are often the times where Cup games take on a life of their own as league commitments have ended with Aberdare no exception So let the battle begin DL Aberdare Wasps player in Top 5 1 May 2006
Mike Woodrow took over from Philip French with the best Aberdare average for the Season
Mike was placed as fourth best player performance in Division 2 of the East Glamorgan League with 75% for the season
Well done
DL
Philip assumes Board One after David's "form falls " 10 April 2006
Pentyrch visited Aberdare after original home match was posponed due to a double booking with the Aberdare venue
Philip French assumed top board but found the Welsh internationa too strong
David Llewellyn was the only Aberdare winner on the night with the match eventuallu being lost
Aberdare Wasps v Pentyrch (Home venue but Away Colours )
Philp French 0 v 1 Dave Sully
David Llewellyn 1 v 0 William Harwood
Simon Richardson ½ Mile Gale
Mike Woodrwo draw Mike Maguire
jeff Thomas 0 v 1 Jeff Tyrrell
DL
Another Draw 5 April 2006
Aberdare drew with Bridgend B due to some disappointing play and time troubles although it was not all gloom amd doom with some good play by the lower order
Sadly this result appears to have " put pay " to any promotion hopes
Aberdare wasps v Bridgend B
David Llewellyn 0 v 1 Alan Bennet
Graham parker ½ Mike Cleaves
Simoin Richardson 1 v 0 Mike Kearn
Mike Woodrow 1 v 0 Anthony baker
Jeffv thomas 0 v 1 Len Skinner
DL
Promotion Ambitions gone ?? 27 March 2006
Aberdare Wasps visited Penarth and needed to win well to maintain their promotion ambitions burning bright but sadly Aberdare were only able to draw the match and with it promotion seems futher away then ever
Penarth A v Aberdare Wasps
Robert Taylor 1 v 0 David Llewellyn
Tony Gutteridge 0 v 1 Philip French
Ken Hannah 1 v 0 Steve Woodrow
David Jiles ½ Graham Parker
Beryl Hughes 0 v 1 Simon Richardson
DL
No excuses but where is the fire ? 14 March 2006
Aberdare travelled to North Cardiff but found it neccessarry to play in the Bowling Pavilion which proved a cold and sobering affair
With the top boards failing it was left to the other players to producing the goods on the night
North Cardiff Woodpushers v Aberdare Wasps
Jim Stewart 1 v 0 David Llewellyn
Robeert Dineen 1 v 0 Philip French
Ron Rein ½ Steve Woodrow
Nessie Georgion 0 v 1 Graham Parker
Robert Peters 0 v 1 Mike Woodrow
DL
Inconsistent but occasional sparkle 8 March 2006
Aberdare entertained Bridgend A and once again showed they have the form to beat one of the leading contender for the Division 2 Title
Aberdare Wasps v Bridgend A
David Llewellyn 1 v 0 Dave Robinson
Philip French ½ Jonathan Kell
Graham Parker ½ Richard Jones
Simon Richardson ½ Mike Cleaves
Mike Woodrow 1 v 0 Mark Jones
DL
Web Page have been down for a while so hopefully updates soon My thanks to Emma Richards for her help and support in getting us back to where we are now following earlier deletion of whole site content D.LLewellyn Top two not needed 22 Febuary 2006 With both David Llewellyn and Philip French not playing due to team rotation Aberdare Wasps traveled to Pontypridd However, no one needed to worry with a strong performance to win the match 3½ versus 1½ Pontypridd Dau v Aberdare Wasps Kevin.Evans 1 v 0 Steve Woodrow Mike Jones 0 v 1 Graham Parker Andrew Jeanes 0 v 1 Simon Richardson Ken Mason draw Mike Woodrow Peter Warden 0 v 1 Jeff Thomas Aberdare entertained Cardiff but await Philip’s game conclusion to decide the match fate – 8th February 2006Aberdare Wasps Vs Cardiff PawnsD.Llewellyn 1 v 0 D.B RyonP.French Adjudication P.BolladaS.Woodrow 0 v 1 A.BriddonM.Woodrow Draw F.WustemanJ.Thomas 0 v 1 S.HerkesMiddle Order Holds Firm – 16 January 2006Aberdare travelled to Cardiff for the return match against the Pawns. David did not play well, but gave his opponent credit for “seeing” more than him over the board, while Jeff placed his Queen “En Prise” (Unprotected) and then resigned.However, both Phillip and Mike won pieces, while Steve kept his opponent tied down until the final push to make the final score 3 – 2 on the night.Cardiff Pawns Vs Aberdare WaspsD.Roberts 1 v 0 D.LlewellynB.Hunt 0 v 1 P. FrenchG. Wakeham 0 v 1 M. WoodrowG. Wagner 0 v 1 M WoodrowS. McGregor 1 v 0 J. Thomas (DL)Water; Water Everywhere…But Not A Drop To Drink!! – 4 January 2006A water leak provided the unforeseen event at the end of the night, when Cardiff Pawns visited Aberdare Rugby Club, for the return match of the chess season.Fortunately the match was not affected, with Aberdare eventually collecting the extra point to win, having had early concerns that honours were beginning to look even.Aberdare Wasps Vs Cardiff CavaliersD.Llewellyn 1 v 0 H. PriceP. French Draw P.BolladaS. Woodrow 0 v 1 I. CollinsG. Parker 1 v 0 W. WilkinsM. Woodrow Draw L. Khanna (DL)Christmas 2005 - From Cock Of The North To Near The Sunday RoastAberdare Chess Club had lead the East Glamorgan Division 2 Chess League, but now settled for fourth at Christmas 2005. Sadly, the early strong results have not been a consistent feature, and with a small number of members and limited availability of Dave Hill, there has been too many points dropped, whereby fourth appears a justifiable position.Nevertheless, with three teams for promotion, Chairman Simon Richardson feels fourth place is a good spring board “for promotion push”, particularly since the margin between the promotion rivals is so small, Simon also remains hopeful of some success in the Welsh Chess Union Team Knock Out, with two Teams still in competition.However, at the end of the day four may in fact be a lucky Club number, as Phillip French is the fourth best league performance with 81%!! 2006 awaits... (DL)Penarth Go Home With The Points, But Wet – 7 December 2005The Wasps played a highly graded Penarth team last week, but, on an eventful evening, succumbed to their opponents. Dave Hill, a key player, pulled out due to work commitments and the team looked weaker for this loss.The Penarth captain forgot her protocol when arranging her board order, after exchanging cards, but the changes paid off, with Simon & Graham suffering slow defeats, whilst Jeff took far too long over his moves, and denied himself any chance of a result in doing so.Philip continued his excellent season, winning in another record time, and Dave Llewellyn pushed his opponent all the way, before blundering under pressure at the death. However, the pub dog had the last laugh, getting slightly too excited, resulting in an offer of a dry cleaning bill to the Penarth captain. (SR)Bridgend For The Second Time In 2 Weeks – 28 November 2005The Wasps welcomed back David Hill for his first game of the season. Being the strongest player in the club, although a little ring rusty, a trip to Bridgend’s second side wasn’t envisaged to cause him a massive challenge…. However, no one told Bridgend, who fielded their highest graded player in opposition.David played solidly throughout and gained a creditable draw, a great omen for the rest of the season.Llewellyn and French outplayed their opponents, whilst Steve and Simon were put under pressure on the bottom boards; Steve fighting back to gain the draw, whilst Simon’s rash sacrifices quickened his defeat. A good result 3 to 2 keeps the Wasps in the top 3. (SR)Cardiff Success Again – 16 November 2005The trip to North Cardiff proved a successful for Aberdare, who held the top boards and gained full points on the lower order to end the night with a strong win.Aberdare Wasps Vs North Cardiff WoodpushersP. French Draw J. StewartS. Woodrow Draw R. DineenG. Parker Draw R. ReidM. Woodrow 1 v 0 N. GeorgionJ. Thomas 1 v 0 Paul Williams (DL)Not Such A Successful Evening - 10 November 2005Bridgend did not prove the fertile ground it has in the past although well done to Simon who kept the flag flying with the only Aberdare win of the night.Bridgend A Vs Aberdare WaspsD. Robinson 1 v 0 D. LlewellynJ. Watts Draw P. FrenchN. Stuart 1 v 0 S. WoodrowR. Jones 1 v 0 G. ParkerM. Jones 0 v 1 S. Richardson (DL)Yes, You Can Have A Cigar – 9 November 2005The under 1800 graded Welsh Cup required Aberdare to travel to Ebbw Vale and with wins, draws and no losses under their belt, are now through to the next round to play Castell Nedd by the end of January.N Gwent Vs AberdareZ. Alford Draw S. WoodrowM. Cooke 0 v 1 G. ParkerA. Coles Draw M. WoodrowD. Green 0 v 1 S. Richardson (DL)Captain Gets Chuffed – 3 November 2005The defending Knock Out Welsh Chess Champions visited Aberdare for the first round of the new competition.Out graded on all boards by a considerable margin the home Team nevertheless played with passion and pride to ensure they were no push over or clean sweep.Although Aberdare eventually lost they took both a point and a half off the champions to make the final score 1½ v 2½. Captain David Llewellyn expressed delight at the whole performance so well done boys, the Plate awaits!Aberdare Wasps Vs Nidium - [Neath]1839 P. French 0 v 1 L. Williams 23741914 D. Llewellyn Draw R. Jones 22971683 M. Woodrow 0 v 1 C. Walsh 22051680 G. parker 1 v0 A. Bennett 2028 (DL)Local Heroes Top The League – 26 October 2005Aberdare welcomed the League leaders, Pontypridd. Due to the club’s squad rotation policy, we fielded an under strength side for the fixture and, early doors, the decision appeared to have back-fired.Our top boards were out graded by 100 points and the other 4 players all had poor positions. However by 9pm, Phillip French, against all conventional wisdom, had pressured Ponty’s number one into an awful position and won the game comfortably.His colleagues took heart and inspired a fight back resulting in a 3 – 2 win. Aberdare now go top relegating Pontypridd into second place.Aberdare Wasps Vs PontypriddP. French 1 v 0 K. EvansS. Woodrow 0 v 1 A. JeanesM. Woodrow 0 v 1 M. JonesG. Parker 1 v 0 P. GriffithsS. Richardson 1 v 0 P Warden (SR)Cardiff Again – 12 October 2005Cardiff was again the venue for Aberdare Wasps. This time against their Dragons Team, and once more our local heroes won the day!Dragons Vs Aberdare WaspsM. Krause 0 v 1 D. LlewellynG. Wagner 0 v 1 P. FrenchA. Briddon 1 v0 G. ParkerF. Wusteman 0 v 1 S. RichardsonS. Herkes 1 v 0 J. Thomas (DL)Rivals – 3 October 2005Aberdare Wasps travelled to Title rivals Pentyrch A where honours on the night go to Mike Woodrow, as the only winner.Pentyrch Vs Aberdare WaspsD. Sully Draw D. LlewellynM. Gale Draw P. FrenchC. Ley Adjuction S. WoodrowM. Maguire 0 v 1 M. WoodrowC. Tyrrel Draw G. Parker (DL)It’s Tough Out There – 21 September 2005Cardiff Pawns were not such fertile opportunity for Aberdare Chess Club with a much higher grader team visiting Aberdare Rugby Club venue.Nevertheless, Wasps top boards too strong for their opponents while their lower boards presented all their opponents with challenges.Aberdare Wasps Vs Cardiff PawnsD. Llewellyn 1 v 0 M. HarbeckeP. French 1 v 0 B. HuntG. Parker 0 v 1 J. FathallahS. Richardson 0 v 1 S. McGregorJ. Thomas 0 v 1 T. Briddon (DL)First Blood - 7 September 2005Cardiff Cavaliers hosted Aberdare Wasp’s first match of the new 2005 season. The Cavaliers, who were recently promoted from Division 3 of the East Glamorgan Chess League, fought well yet experience showed on the night with the Aberdare success.With one game to be finished the Team are quietly confident to add to their 3½ v ½ score.Cardiff Cavaliers Vs Aberdare WaspsT. Duong 0 v 1 D. LlewellynI. Collins Draw S. WoodrowP. Lancaster Unfinished M. WoodrowUPDATEA. Delport 0 v 1 S. RichardsonW. Wilkins 0 v 1 J. Thomas (DL)A New Beginning – 1 July 2005Aberdare Chess Club is currently seeing a bit of a player ‘Siesta’ during the off season yet at the recent AGM, it was evident players remain keen for the next season.Situated in Aberdare Rugby Club with Wednesday Club night’s, it has been proposed to seek some friendly matches before September, when playing will become a ‘serious affair.’ (DL)A Bit Of History – 29 June 2005Past organisers of the Aberdare Festival Chess Tournament, The Club has been holders of every conceivable local trophy including East Glamorgan Division One Title. At present the Club is trying to secure its future in uncertain times, hence this season only one Team will be fielded in the local League, but all hope to build on this for the future. (DL)CLUB CONTACTSAny player interested in attending, please contact:Simon Richardson simonj.richardson@virgin.net01685 879741ORDavid Llewellyn David.llewellyn70@btinternet.com01685 388019Venue: Aberdare Rugby Club, Gloucester Street, Aberdare.Telephone: 01685 871124 after 7:30pm on Wednesday evenings.Visitors will have a warm welcome, but remember, best to phone first just in case we are playing an away match!See: http://www.aberdarefc.co.uk for directions.LINKS Bridgend www.bridgendchessclub.co.uk
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