Carlisle crush C in final match of season

by | May 4, 2026 | Results

When our B team arrived at Carlisle, to play their final match of the season, Carlisle A, or CA4 as they’re known this season, had only one player, Ian Mackay. The rest of their team, thinking that it was an away match, were at the Crown. They soon realised...

A lose final match of the Season

by | Apr 23, 2026 | Results

Our A team travelled to Maryport to play their B team. Though playing their second team, they were nevertheless a strong side and without Holden or Jacob, it was going to be a tough match. Alice did her thing on Board 1 with a win against Tommy Wilson but Eggert lost...

C crushed by Barrow

by | Mar 29, 2026 | Results

Another trip to sunny Barrow, this time with our C team and though we expected to get beat last time, this time it was a case of damage limitation as our average rating was about 460 points lower than theirs. Nathan, playing with black on board 2, was having a hard...

Draw for C

by | Mar 25, 2026 | Results

Maryport C came to the Crown to play our C team hoping to lift themselves off the bottom of the table with their first win of the season and they almost managed it. Things were looking good for them when Graham Sands beat Andy on board 1 and Nathan lost his game to...

A team not giving up yet

by | Mar 15, 2026 | Results

Our A team were at home to Freight o’ the Knights (Carlisle B) on Saturday, in what was meant to be a 4 board match but an hour before the match was to commence, captain James Ovens rang me to say that they might have only 3 players, though he was waiting to...

B Team Battle Onwards & Upwards

by | Mar 4, 2026 | Results

Our B team were in action again this week, this time at home to Maryport C. As is becoming the norm, My game, on board 4 against Ian Curr, was first to finish. I’ve been looking at a different opening which involves placing my King’s knight on e3....