Author name: Steve Westmoreland

‘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 our blue Yorkshire Hoodies and looking forwards to playing a tier up in the u2050s. […]

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 been at the forefront and centre of the huge junior push within Yorkshire, since the

We had really got this wrong. Why didn’t we do this indoors in front of a roaring fire? Chess indoors could actually be a thing! It was a moment of epiphany. Ian was right, what kind of maniac sits outside for 4 hours in temperatures of -2 at the Halifax Piece Hall to play chess?

Held in memory of David, who was a keen player and friend to us all. The final round was held in Holmfirth tonight, near the anniversary of his Birthday. David was a lovely guy, superb player and friend to us all. The event commenced with a thank you from Louise for coming together in David’s

Greater Manchester CCA U1850 V Yorkshire CA U1850 08/11/2025 Here we go. On paper the strongest teams in the Northern Counties Chess Union and always top contenders for the County Championship. For this match, stalwart Captain Rupert Jones has stepped aside, in favour of myself. This was pending a trip to Australia to see the

For all those not finding a summer league or playing at the death of the County Season, it has been a long lay off since the KO final on the 18th June. Many finished at the end of May. So, kids can lay down their cricket bats (u15s ends Monday and u17s Wednesday) and parents

Finals Day! Our u1850s team faced off against Middlesex at Syston and the 2050s against Greater Manchester in the new Archery & Chess Centre at Wakefield. My own preparations were somewhat inhibited by work and kids. In particular, my daughter’s (deserved) partying post A-Levels, the carnage unleashed by Jacob’s post GSCE failed sleep over on

In celebration of the end of the Huddersfield League Chess season and exams finishing for our Year 11s..

Saturday has Alex, myself, Gaz, Drew and  Steve all out for various Yorkshire teams. Many more from the Huddersfield and Calderdale Leagues were present, as the area continues its staunch support for Yorkshire. The County put out four strong teams but alas, the 1650s and Open teams did not proceed to the finals. This leaves