• Yorkshire County Chess U1850s Yorkshire vs Lincolnshire
    Steve Westmoreland ‘Who is the Captain?’ asked a stern looking Bernie Hare. Rupert and I glanced at each other. It was a little confusing, as I had taken the team during the NCCU stages, winning the section and organised the […]
  • Yorkshire County Chess U2050s Surrey 7.5 – 8.5 Yorkshire – Quarter Finals
    Steve Westmoreland This month we have a double header, with the u1850s facing Lincolnshire and the u2050s against Surrey. I was fortunate to play for both teams this round, so we now have a double match report! U2050s Surrey 7.5 […]
  • Perfect score for Huddersfield chess team
    Congratulations to Huddersfield in securing promotion to the Woodhouse Cup in the Yorkshire League. At Holmfirth we have close and historic ties with Huddersfield and although they soundly beat us this season, we wish them all the best in Division […]
  • Cleveland Vs Yorkshire u2050s  Sunday 8th March County Match Report: Setting the Standard for Venues
    ‘Cleveland have absolutely outdone themselves here’, I remarked to Will Peacock. Will had a slightly glazed look in his eye as he murmured that he should have worn a suit. Typical of players from my teams, we were both wearing […]
  • England Call Ups for Yorkshire Players
    A massive congratulations to Alex Burke (Holmfirth), Aaron Rich (York), Seth Woozeer (SASCA – Sheffield) and Charlie Wainwright (Ilkley Chess Centre) on their England selection for the 14th ChessMates International event in Monaco from the 19th March. These boys have […]