by Andy | May 21, 2023 | Results
Penrith were beaten in the Eden Trophy by the narrowest of margins by Carlisle. The match was actually drawn at 4½ points each but after eliminating the 9th board result, Carlisle won. Penrith got off to a great start after 9 year old Teo, on board 9, checkmated his...
by Andy | Apr 18, 2023 | Results
Seven Penrith players headed for Shap Memorial Hall on Friday for three days of chess. There were two sections, the Minor, playing for the Keswick Knight Trophy and the Bob Greenhalgh Trophy, catered for players rated 1700 or less and the Major, playing for the...
by Andy | Mar 19, 2023 | Results
Penrith A arrived at Maryport, to play last year’s league champions, with the same team that beat Windermere 3-1 to win the 2019-20 league title. Realizing the importance of this match, Maryport fielded their top 4 players. Board 1 was first to finish...
by Andy | Feb 5, 2023 | Results
Penrith A won in style against a strong Barrow team yesterday. Matthew Mackenzie suffered his first league defeat of the season at the hands of Jacob who found a forced mate after just 20 moves. Alice was held to a draw by Russ Hayley who at least managed to save a...
by Andy | Jan 22, 2023 | Results
Penrith B won their first match of the season, against Carlisle B, despite an early win by Carlisle’s Alan Little against Dave on board 4. Lewis evened the score with a win against Alan Hiatt, on board 2, after winning a piece in the opening. Board 1 always...
by Andy | Jan 9, 2023 | Results
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...
