Penrith out of the Whitaker

Despite drawing the Semi-Final match against Carlisle II, Penrith I lost on handicap. Ironically, both Alice and Eggert beat their respective opponents in the first League match of the season. Had they both managed a draw, as they did in last year’s Whitaker...

Penrith do the double!

Way back in 1885, Dr R. Walker, founder of Carlisle Chess Club, donated a silver cup to be contested by the, newly formed, Cumberland Chess League. In 1982, some 97 years later, Penrith Chess Club, at last, had their name engraved on the trophy.Thirty-eight years...