Barrow beat B

by | Dec 17, 2023 | Results

Penrith B made the long journey to Barrow on Saturday, for a 3 board match that, if they won, would have put them on top of the table for Christmas but with Matthew Mackenzie on board 1 for Barrow, our B team weren’t over confident. Sadly, the match didn’t...

C team lose at home to Carlisle B

by | Dec 1, 2023 | Results

On Wednesday evening, Penrith C played host to Carlisle B. As a change, instead of the usual 90 minutes, all the moves, I suggested 60 minutes plus a 30 second increment from move 1. Unfortunately for me, it kind of backfired as my opponent, John Lydon, was down to 2...

Shock defeat for Penrith A by Penrith B

by | Nov 26, 2023 | Results

Though they didn’t have far to go, our A team were away to Penrith B, yesterday.  As we had 10 players wanting to play, the match was played over 5 boards but despite our A team having the higher rating on all boards, this didn’t didn’t work out in...

Penrith II fall at the first in the Whitaker

by | Nov 23, 2023 | Results

Penrith II played host to Ulverston in the first round of the Whitaker Trophy on Wednesday evening. I spoke to their captain, Peter Hanks, earlier in the week and suggested we try using 60 minutes plus 30 seconds per move instead of the usual 90 minutes for all the...

A team extend league lead

by | Nov 13, 2023 | Results

Our A team were at home again this week, this time their opponents were, title rivals, Carlisle A.  The start was delayed by 15 minutes while Carlisle captain, Alan Hiatt, contacted their absent board 1, Roy Ellames. Roy was under the impression that the match was on...