Double header at Maryport

Two Penrith teams travelled to Maryport yesterday and while one was expecting an easy victory, the other was expecting certain defeat. Penrith A were against Maryport C, a team of less experienced players than our A team but nevertheless, gave our players a hard time....

First League Match of the Season

Penrith C, on their league debut, had a taste of what’s likely to come in the league, at the hands of their club mates, Penrith B. Boards 3 and 4 didn’t last too long before Eggert beat Dave H on board 4 and Lewis beat his dad on board 3 (no respect these...

Penrith lose Eden Trophy on tie-break

 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...

Cumbria Individual Championships 2023

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...

Champions!!

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...

A team surging on and B team end the season with a draw

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...