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....

B team top the league

by | Feb 16, 2026 | Results

Our B team were playing away again this week but at least we didn’t have to trek all the way to Barrow. We were, however, up against it again as CA4 were, at the time, top of the league. My game on board 3 was first to finish. I lost a pawn in the opening and...

B Batter Barrow

by | Jan 25, 2026 | Results

Though we usually play the southern teams at Burneside Cricket Club, their function room was already booked so, unfortunately, we were forced to play at Barrow. It’s not that Barrow’s venue, the Navy Club, isn’t perfect for chess, it’s just...