NCC normally meets on the first and third Tuesday of each month.
Click on the highlighted date to see more information about the scheduled event.
End of Year Blitz 2024
Posted on: 31 Dec 2024
Winner: Akash Patel (9.0/10)
Our year ending tournament was the annual End-Of-Year-Blitz. The competition was played as a round
robin over 10 rounds.
Games were played at 5 minutes per player per game.
Congratulations to new Club Champion Akash Patel for winning the competition.
Akash fought off a strong challenge from Bob van den Bergh who took second place.
Both Steve and Simon Barber have converted their provisional Blitz ratings into full Blitz ratings.
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Club Ladder 2024
Posted on: 8 Dec 2024
Ladies & Gentlemen we have a new Club Champion: Akash Patel!
Akash demolished former Champion Scott Stringer in the final played last Tuesday.
The new Champion showed absolutely no mercy pouncing on any inaccuracies and quickly turned the game
into a winning position.
Scott was forced to resign on move 16.
2023 Champion Tony Kesseller did not defend his title this year.
Akash's victory in the final means he has now won the Club Ladder for 2024 and is the new Club
Champion.
Akash Patel, winner of both the 2024 Club Championship and End of Year Blitz
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King's Gambit 2024
Posted on: 26 Nov 2024
Winner: Bob van den Bergh (5/5)
This is an extended competition, played over two consecutive nights.
Bob van den Bergh was the clear winner on a perfect 5/5. He and Akash fought out a
difficult and instructive pawn endgame to conclude the final game.
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Midwinter Blitz 2024
Posted on: 6 Jul 2024
Winners: Akash Patel & Bob van den Bergh (5.5/7)
10 players competed in this year's Midwinter Blitz competition.
Seven rounds were played with games timed at five minutes-per-player-per-game.
Five unrated players earned their first NCC Blitz rating and Dean gained his full Blitz rating.
Congratulations to Akash and Bob who shared first place.
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