Author name: Steve Westmoreland

As Noddy Holder would delicately shout ‘It’s Christmas’ as weary players, Captains and Organisers draw a deep breath and take a break. Many of the main League competitions are at the halfway point, with much of the League scheduled to end in time for Easter and the cricket season. So how are we doing? The […]

This is a new competition within the Huddersfield League, launched in memory of the great John Newsome. A gentleman I had the privilege to know as a junior facing his Netherton teams and an adult, in his later years. The idea of Tony Gilpin, the competition is split into two sections covering u1200 and 1200-1500

The first game will be on Wednesday 4th September as we host Meltham B in the Examiner League (Drew is the Captain). This will be followed by Belgrave on the 11th in the Watkinsons (me as skipper), the John Newsome Cup u1200s on the same day and u1500s on the 18th. The Keddie Cup returns

Young Enterprise works with both business and education to support young people in gaining life and business skills. Four students from Huddersfield New College have used this to not only develop a new business but provide wider community support on a subject they are passionate about. This includes within the world of chess. ‘I have

Congratulations to Huddersfield A and Captain Greg Eagleton, in winning the Calderdale League. Huddersfield A is a mix of Huddersfield and Holmfirth players, in what is a very strong league. Take a bow team: Fossey, Isaac Burke, Alex Moss, Peter G Frank, Colin Cuaresma, Gerald Westmoreland, Steve Cuaresma, Bien Booth, David Eagleton, Greg T Cicuttini,

It is so good to have this back in play, especially as Bill was my coach/captain at East Bierley when I first started playing chess around the age of 11. I have let him know the competition is running again. The competition is handicapped, which makes the team balance very interesting. As we have two

Saturday 6th January at the Piece Hall in Halifax, 14 players met over a chess board OUTSIDE the Wine Barrel to engage in battle. Calderdale was Captained by Dave Colledge and Kirklees by myself. A quick check on Yorkshire Chess History shows this is probably the first time a Kirklees Chess team has ever been

Wednesday 13th December saw the completion of the David Keddie Cup, at Holmfirth Chess Club. With teams of three and two rapidplay games during an evening, the Cup was held over four nights and finishing as near to David Birthday (15th December) as we could get it. The Cup is held in memory of David

Wednesday 20th September saw the launch of the Keddie Cup, at Holmfirth Chess Club. This event is in memory of David Keddie, who passed away from cancer in 2022. David was a longstanding teammate and friend to many of us within Yorkshire and David was instrumental in setting up Holmfirth Chess Club in 2019. The

On the extra boards it was 2-2. So, what did we learn? Starting out in competitive chess is tough. You have to train yourself to slow down and to fully look at the game. Our veteran juniors, Jacob and Awen, demonstrated this slow play and showed the stamina to last the pace. We have an