B Batter Barrow

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...

A team lose!!

Maryport A brought a very strong team to the Crown on Saturday, to play our A team in, possibly, the most important match of the season. With both Alice and Eggert unavailable for this match, I was concerned that we might not be able to field a strong enough team to...

B deprive A of Xmas No 1 spot

Six of us turned up at the Crown, at 1 pm on Saturday, to play our B versus A match. Oddly, the door was still locked but when Meg noticed that we were waiting in the car park, she opened up with shocking news – Mike passed away the previous night. Obviously we...

Lancaster win Coma Cup again

The 2nd leg of the Coma Cup II was held at the Crown, Eamont Bridge on Saturday. The Coma Cup, so called because Lancaster’s board 1 fell asleep at the board last year, is a 2 leg competition between Penrith and Lancaster, played over 8 boards. The match got...

Lancaster win 1st leg of Coma Cup.

The Coma Cup II 1st leg took place at Lancaster Bridge Club yesterday. The Coma Cup, so called because Lancaster’s board 1 fell asleep at the board last year, is a 2 leg competition between Penrith and Lancaster, played over 8 boards. The match got under way at...

Penrith win the Eden Trophy

Carlisle Castle was the venue for this year’s Eden Trophy match with a starting time of 12 noon with a time control of 1 hour and 45 minutes. The early start was intended to avoid being disturbed by the orchestra that was performing that evening. However, they...