Beckenham beats Bromley

In this traditional season-closure event, Beckenham overcame Bromley in a 14-board match with the final result reading 8.5-5.5. In the words of our organiser Malcolm Mourant: thank you to all those who turned up early last night and set out the tables and to those who put them away after the match. I think it

Beckenham and Bromley 5 win the Tom Fuller Cup

We led a charmed life throughout this season. We achieved just 19 points out of 32 available from the 8 matches. That, you might not expect would be enough to win the league, then the semi-final, and now, on 18th June, the final to bring the cup home to Beckenham. Beckenham 5 and 6 were both

Rosebowl: Annual Quickplay Championship 2022

17 club members turned up to this event on 25th May and so we divided into two groups. The top 3 from each group went through to the final round. The result of the final round was a tie between John Duggan and Ian Snape and so we went to a playoff which John Duggan

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