Ian Snape – England Seniors Over-65

We are delighted to report that our own Ian Snape finished joint first with two other players in the recent England Over-65 Championships with 5½/7. Ian was placed second on tie-break. Following this success, Ian has been selected as one of five players to represent the England Over-65 1st Team in the FIDE World Senior Team

Captain’s report: Beckenham and Bromley 5 3-1 Medway 2

The good news is we won the semi-final but not as easy as the scorecard may suggest.   Andrew Dovey lost a piece but fought back for a brilliant draw, the first game to finish. The second game to end was Anthony Barnett’s. With only 10 minutes left against his opponent’s hour, Anthony achieved a remarkable two-move

Tom Fuller Cup semi-finals

This Wednesday 11th we’ll have Beckenham and Bromley 5, captained by Martin Newman and the only team to make the Kent League semi-finals this season, playing Medway for a place in the Tom Fuller Cup final.     The match should start at 7:45pm, come along to root for our team if you can! https://ecflms.org.uk/lms/node/69809/efixtures

Captain’s report: Beckenham and Bromley teams promoted in their first season at 4NCL Online

It couldn’t have gone better for our debuting teams in the 4NCL Online Division 5 in its 5th season. Beckenham topped the table with six wins and a draw (13 points) and Bromley came in 8th place with +3, =2, -2 (8 points), just enough to secure the promotion to division to Division 4. Final

Captain’s report: Coulsdon B 2-2 West Wickham B

Last night we played a very strong Coulsdon team (heavily outgraded on boards 2-4) and managed a draw. Thank you Ian for playing and securing your win; didn’t see much of the game up in the rafters! But I assume you turned the screws on him from the point I saw to. He also had

Captain’s report: Beckenham and Bromley 2.5-1.5 Sidcup 3

I am very pleased to report a fourth win (2.5-1.5) for the team against Sidcup 3 in the Tom Fuller League. A drawn match would not be sufficient to guarantee a semi-final place. On the night, progress was not straightforward. Andrew Dovey on the top board lost to the experienced and probably under-rated Dave Gilbert. Martin

Beckenham FIDE

The Beckenham FIDE tournament concluded on 6th April.  It was very tight, with 7 of the 8 players separated by only 1½ points. I was not helped by losing my last 2 games. Richard, on the other hand, had a storming finish with 3 wins against the top 3 rated players. No one was undefeated. The

Captain’s report: Lewisham 5 2-2 Beckenham and Bromley 5

Beckenham and Bromley 5 got a 2-2 draw at Lewisham on 23rd March in their fifth match. Ian Mills had a straightforward win and Andrew Dovey and Martin Newman recorded draws. On 30th March, Lewisham  5 visited Sidcup, winning 4-0 against a slightly weaker than the normal-looking team. This leaves us needing to win our sixth match to

Captain’s report: Gravesend 2 3-3 Beckenham and Bromley 3

Travelling to the farthest club in the Kent Metropolitan division – Gravesend – our 3rd team managed to draw the match last night. Pascal and Steve drew their games and all the other ones were taken by the Black pieces, with Rudy and Adrian scoring full points for our team. With one match left in

Beckenham vs Bromley match: the online edition!

The match Beckenham vs Bromley is a yearly OTB event when the club is divided into two teams battling for the trophy. This year we’ll have the chance of seeing an appetizer for this match, as both teams are currently topping the 4NCL 5th division table and are supposed to play each other this Tuesday