A Knight of Chaos
David Hardy • 15 May 2025
This week David was away and he left Pete and Steve in charge of the evening.
The knight was quiet to begin with until we had an influx and 3 new members arrived.
To keep things simple we all just remained in the hall to play friendly games which did get quite noisy at times.
The tuck shop opened as soon as a queue formed (about 6:50 rather than 7:30) and Steve did a great job in upselling chocolate and suggary sweets to the children.
The evening finished slightly ahead of schedule so we were able to pack up, tidy up and be ready for the caretaker to throw us out.
Last night we introduced 4 way chess to the club with David, Timi, Jakub, Prudhhvi and Rafael taking turns in having a game. Apparently several of them have played it online whereas I had no idea the game existed.
We have now started our League season with 3 consecutive wins - long may it continue!
Whilst I was away Tim managed to beat his first Grndmaster Danny Gormally - brilliant performance!!!
Week 3 without Dave... Paul, Joel, Steve and Pete held the fort this week. Stuff was demonstrated, games were played, tuck shop was randomly open and the cupboards were fairly tidy....
Week 2 without Dave... Paul, Joel and Sacha held the fort this week. Joel organised a demo for everyone and there will be another team puzzle competition next week. Steve was away so the Tuck Shop had to run itself. Steve sent a message from his holiday stating he had been playing Belgium opposition and won both games. No mention of expanding his Tuck Shop Empire overseas...
Dave is off on his holidays for a few weeks and this week Steve, Joel and Pete were left in charge. Steve was in charge of the Tuck Shop - his natural environment Joel looked after Davids group Pete looked after his beginners group. All went well...Steve got served at his own Tuck Shop by Pete, Joel brought the wrong charger for his laptop and Pete got diverted by road works and had a tour of Ashton. Highlight of the evening was Pete playing a game in the hall and being pleased to end in a Rook&Pawn vs Rook endgame. Joel and Tim kindly came over and said Pete should win - but didn't tell him how ! Perhaps a lesson for next week by Joel... Steve is away next week teaching some Italians how to play their own opening and Pete has a busy social schedule so both can't make it....leaving Joel, Paul and Sacha in charge. Steve has left instructions on his Tuck Shop layout and how to ensure the cupboard is put away correctly - "as long as it all fits in it will be fine"
Many congratulations to Sai who played his first Grandmaster drawing with Black - well done indeed!!!
This coming season we will be entering 4 teams in the Manchester Chess Federation being in B, C, D and E divisions - ask me or Paul if you want to play more League chess
Another great season in the Manchester Chess Federation where we picked up 2 more trophies to add to the trophy we won in the Stockport League
Once again this event proved to be a great hit with the players with a full house turning up. Some great chess was played by all - bring on next year's
