Site updated 20th November 2008 
Contact Geoff with any questions, info etc. or if you want to be added to the Huddersfield & District Chess Association chess email distribution list by clicking the email link below: 
GeoffPeake@rubberducker.f2s.com  
 
Stuart Johnson's YCA Results Spreadsheets can now be downloaded from the YCA section below 
 
British Rapidplay Championships are to be held 29th/30th November  
At North Bridge Leisure Centre, Halifax, HX3 6TE Tel: 01422 341527 
Details here 
 
Examiner, Round 5 
Tues
25-Nov-08
Holme Valley     v     Wakefield
Wed
26-Nov-08
West Bretton     v     David Browns
Wed
26-Nov-08
Netherton B       v     Netherton A
Wed
26-Nov-08
Hudd Rooks      v     Hudd Dragons
 
 
Watkinson, Round 5 
Tues
18-Nov-08
Holme Valley    6       v       David Browns   0
Tues
18-Nov-08
Hudd Knights    5       v      Wakefield          1
Wed
19-Nov-08
West Bretton     5      v      Netherton 2        1
 
Neth 1 v  Bishops postponed to 17/12/08
 
Want to play chess on line for free ? Try Chess Cube here 
Another free site : Free Internet Chess Server 
And another:   Chess Anytime 
 
Gradings were updated 20/11/08 [see 2008-9 season table below]  
[note : now include Yorks + Calderdale results] 
 
Individual Knock Out Draw /Results HERE 
First Round Wed 5th November at Lindley Liberal Club Huddersfield 7.30 pm [see draw for details]. 
 
Far Nigel Hepworth watches, 
LEFT Barry Brian drew against Paul Jackson, 
Joe Froggatt lost to John Eagers, 
Mehool Shah defeated Peter Hepworth, 
Bill Lumley drew with Mike Wilford, 
Leo Keely lost to Peter Shaw. 
 
I would remind Captains... 
Match Rules 
11. The Home Captain shall be responsible for sending the match result  to the League Secretary within 3 days of game completion. 
 
2008-9 Season
 
League
Grades and TeamKO
Rapidplay / Indiv KO
League Fixtures 2008-9 in pdf format
YCF Grades 2008 site
Individual KO Entry Form 2008-9 pdf
Match Results Sept - Dec 2008 pdf
Huddersfield [start of season] Grades + Ratings September 2008
Individual KO Draw +Results 2008 - 9
Match Results Jan - April 2009 pdf
 
 
Tables 2008-9 pdf
 
 
 
Grading Summary 2008-9 pdf
 
 
Grading Details 2008-9 pdf
Bill Lumley Rapidplay Fixtures 2008-9 pdf
Results Master form for Captains
 
Bill Lumley Rapidplay Results 2008-9
Fixtures 2008-9 in MsWord format
Team KO 2008-9
Bill Lumley Rapidplay Grading Details 2008-9
Guide to Half Rating System
 
Bill Lumley Rapidplay Grading Summey 2008-9
Club Details2008-09
Download free pdf reader here
 
 
AGM / Constitution & Rules
History
Photos / Fun / Games Section
HDCA Constitution & Rules 2008 Amended June 2008
History of HDCA pdf
Play through GAMES on line here
AGM Agenda 2008
David Woodhead
Photo Gallery 1
AGM Minutes 2008
A.G."Tony" Midgley
Photo Gallery 2
Treasurer's Report 2008
Maurice Child
Dave Tooley's trip to Russia Click Here
General Meeting Minutes 31/7/07
Bobby Fischer
Dewsbury Presentation
Procedure at Start of Matches
Andrew Chadwick
Presentation to Bill Lumley 2006
 
 
Photos Trophy Presentation 2007
Mins. HDCA Gen. Com. Mtg 6/3/07
 
Photos Trophy Presentation 2008
AGM Minutes 2007
 
Photo Gallery 3 [Chartist-HV 5/12/07]
Treasurer's Report 2007
 
Team KO Final 2008 Story and Photos
 
 
Happy Birthday Stewart 2004
Half Ratings proposal 2007
 
Happy Birthday Stewart 2005
Proposals passed at AGM 2007
 
Happy Birthday Stewart 2006
 
 
Happy 60th Birthday Stewart ! 2007
AGM Minutes 2006
 
Spanish Tony and Blindfold Chess
Laws of Chess
 
Chess Quiz
 
 
R U over 25 ? [M.Parsons]
 
 
Huddersfield's win in Calderdale Team Lightning May 2008
 
 
Chess Trivia ! Ha Ha Ha...
YCA Section 
YCA Fixtures 2008-9 [Excel format]  HERE
Stuart Johnson's YCA Results Spreadsheets can be downloaded below
ECF Calendar of Chess Events
Yorks Chess Assoc. Home page
YCA Results Spreadsheet no 1 [Sept 08]
 
YCA Grading List 2008  here
YCA Results Spreadsheet no 2 [Oct 08]
YCA Grading List 2006
 
YCA Results Spreadsheet no 3 [Nov 08]
YCA Grading list 2007
 
Chess Links 
Brighouse Chess Club
FIDE: World Chess Federation
Susan Polgar’s Chess Blog
Calderdale Chess League
English Chess Federation
Susan Polgar’s site
Huddersfield Chess Club
The Week In Chess
Chess Cafe
Wakefield Chess Club
Chess Direct Shop
Chess Gateway Game of the Week
British Correspondence Chess Association
London Chess Centre
Nigel Davies GM web site
Alwoodley Chess Club
British Chess Magazine
Jeremy Silman chess site
Chess Tempo
 
 
 
 
Recent Results 
Examiner, Round 4 
Mon
10-Nov-08
Wakefield      2.5    v       Hudd Rooks     3.5
Tues
11-Nov-08
Hudd Dragons  5    v      Netherton B       2
Wed
12-Nov-08
Netherton A    3.5    v     West Bretton    3.5  
Wed
12-Nov-08
David Browns    2    v      Holme Valley    4
 
Watkinson, Round 4 
Mon
27-Oct-08
Wakefield          3
David Browns      3
Wed
29-Oct-08
West Bretton     2
Hudd Knights       4
Wed
29-Oct-08
Hudd Bishops   2.5
Holme Valley     3.5
Wed
29-Oct-08
Netherton 2       0
Netherton 1        6
 
Examiner, Round 3 
Tues
21-Oct-08
Holme Valley         5.5    Netherton A     3  
Wed
22-Oct-08
David Browns        4.5     Wakefield       3
Wed
22-Oct-08
West Bretton          6     Hudd Dragons  4.5
Wed
22-Oct-08  
Netherton B            1.5    Hudd Rooks    5
 
Watkinson, Round 3 
Mon
13-Oct-08
Wakefield      0.5
Hudd Bishops   5.5
Tues
14-Oct-08
Holme Valley   4
Netherton 1        2
Tues
14-Oct-08
Hudd Knights  4.5
Netherton 2     1.5
Wed
14-Oct-08
David Browns  1.5
West Bretton  4.5
 
Examiner, Round 2 
Mon
6-Oct-08
Wakefield             3       Netherton B       3.5
Wed
8-Oct-08
Hudd Dragons     3.5   Holme Valley     3
Wed
8-Oct-08
Hudd Rooks         5.5      West Bretton   1
Wed
8-Oct-08
Netherton A        4.5      David Browns  4.5
Watkinson, Round 2 
Tues
30-Sep-08
Holme Valley 3.5
Hudd Knights  2.5
Wed
1-Oct-08
Netherton 1   5.5
David Browns  0.5
Wed
1-Oct-08
West Bretton  6
Wakefield   0
Wed
1-Oct-08
Netherton 2   1.5
Hudd Bishops  4.5
Examiner, Round 1 
Tues
23-Sep-08
Holme Valley   3.5   Hudd Rooks     4
Wed
24-Sep-08
David Browns  3.5  Hudd Dragons  2.5
Wed
24-Sep-08
Netherton A     6      Wakefield         5
Wed
24-Sep-08
West Bretton   5     Netherton B    4.5
Watkinson, Round 1 
Tues
16-Sep-08
Hudd Knights  5.5
David Browns  0.5
Wed
17-Sep-08
Hudd Bishops 3.5
West Bretton   2.5
Wed
17-Sep-08
Netherton 1     5.5
Wakefield        0.5
Wed
17-Sep-08
Netherton 2      1
Holme Valley    5
 
 
Fixtures. 
Captains should check carefully and book venues/contact me about problems ASAP 
NOTE Huddersfield Bishops v Huddersfield Knights match is now Wed 3rd Dec [NOT Tues 2nd]. 
AND Netherton 1 v Huddersfield Bishops postponed to Wed 17th Dec 2008 
Please change these matches on your Fixture list if you have already printed out your fixtures. 
 
 
 
Joss Woolley has won the F.W. Brown Rapidplay Trophy for his performance in the Huddersfield Rapidplay. 
[Please contact Geoff for Trophy] 
 
 
 
2007-8 Season
 
League
Grades and TeamKO
Rapidplay / Indiv KO
Club Details2008-09
YCF Grades 2007 site
Individual KO entry form 2007-8
Huddersfield Grades + Ratings Sept 2007 pdf
Huddersfield Grades + Ratings 2007
Indiv KO Entry 07-08 pdf
Fixtures 2007-08
 
Individual KO Entry MsWord format
Fixtures 2007-08 MsWord format
 
Individual KO Draw / Results 07-08
League Fixtures in pdf format
Grading Summary 2007-8 pdf
Individual KO Photos of Finals 08
Results Master form for Captains
Grading Details 2007-8 pdf
 
Guide to NEW Half Rating System
 
Bill Lumley Rapidplay Fixtures 2008 [pdf]
Match Results Sept-Dec 2007 pdf
TeamKO 2008
Bill Lumley Rapidplay Results 08
Match Results Jan-April 2008 pdf
 
Bill Lumley Rapidplay Grading Details 2008 [pdf]
Tables 2007-8 [pdf]
 
Bill Lumley Rapidplay Grading Summary
 
Tournaments and Congresses 
Past
Future
Calderdale Lightning 23/4/07
ECF Calendar of Chess Events
Brighouse Rapidplay 14/6/08
 
Hudd Rapidplay 24/6/07
 
Huddersfield Congress Report 07
 
Photos Huddersfield Congress 07
 
Photos Bradford Open 2007
 
Huddersfield Congress 2008
 
 
 
Chess Videos   
Holme Valley Chess
Huddersfield Rapidplay 24/6/07
 
Holme Valley v Wakefield
 
 
Huddersfield Chess Congress 2006
 
 
 
Fees 
Reduced at AGM 2007. 
Fees: £5 per Club, plus: Bill Lumley Competition £5 per team, Watkinson £5 per team, Examiner £5 per team, Team KO FREE.  
Send fees direct to the treasurer [David Firth]. 
 
 
 
Chessgames.com is an online database of chess games. I strongly recommend this site. 
Example: After clicking the link, click the player drop down menu and select Alekhine, and click Find Chess Games ! 
You are able to completely explore Alekhine's life and games ! 
2006 - 7 Season 
LEAGUE
Rapidplay / Indiv KO
Ratings on screen 06-07
Bill Lumley Rapidplay Fixtures 2006-7
Match Results 06-07
Rapidplay Results 2006-7
Tables 06-07
Rapidplay Grading Details 2006-7
Team KO 06-07
Rapidplay Grades Summary 2006-7
 
Individual KO Draw/ Results 06-07
Grading Details end 2006-7 season
 
Grades Summary end 2006-7 season
 
 
 
 
2005-6 Season Welcome Page
 
Miscellaneous Section 
21/9/07 Bill Lumley is British Correspondence Chess Champion ! 
See Cross table here    Play through the games online here !!
Geoff and June have been on a  B I G  transatlantic liner  [Queen Mary 2] for THREE WEEKS.  
View photos of Geoff's transatlantic crossing, New York trip, and Caribbean cruise HERE 
Also Geoff's garden can be viewed HERE
 
If you do not want to pay the annual subscription to ICC, but do want to play say 10 minute games, or Fischer clock 2 12 games for free 
first click below, and then click the " play chess on the web for free" line. On the Jin Applet Click "Login as Guest". 
Free Internet Chess Server 
If you find you enjoy this site it is best to use one of the downloadable interfaces. I can recommend BabbasChess, which is available by clicking the "Download a graphical interface" section on the FICS main page. 
 
Another FREE on line chess server is Chess Anytime 
After clicking the link, click the Play as a guest button, then click the connection button to play FREE. 
 
If you are more interested in email type chess, -  one move each day or so, or weekly -  then I would recommend Chess World [which is NOT free for FULL membership, but you can play chess for free] at this link :  Chess World 
 
Recommended FREE [non chess] software 
I recommend Open Office as a FREE alternative to Microsoft Office. All of my Web spreadsheets and many of my pages are from Open Office. Get it here 
If you use digital photography and want FREE Photo and Image editing software, then I recommend Photofiltre.  
Get it here 
To get rid of Spyware from your computer FREE I recommend Spybot Search and Destroy. 
Get it here 
FREE dictionary and thesaurus 
Get it here 
FREE zip facility will work on any computer to open my zip files if you have older versions of windows. 
Get it here 
 
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Football Fixtures 
Cricket 
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