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Fight to the finish at Braille Chess Association (B.C.A.) Congress
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minutes of the A.G.M. meeting 2008
The Braille Chess Association
(B.C.A.) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) Tournament at the Midland
Hotel, Derby
on 28-30 March. The Open Section produced its closest result for years,
reflecting the highly competitive spirit of B.C.A. chess. Five players tied
for equal first with 3.5/5:
Colin Crouch (Harrow
Weald, Middlesex)
Tyson Mordue (Bristol)
Chris Ross (Huntingdon)
Peter Gibbs (Hinckley)
Graham Lilley (St
Helens)
Current B.C.A. Champion,
IM Colin Crouch, and his predecessor, Chris Ross, edged ahead
on sum of progressive scores; Chris was awarded the trophy by
a mere 0.25 of a Sonneborn-Berger point.
Tristram Cole (Sheffield), Steve
Thacker (Nottingham) and Ian Blencowe (Gloucester) won grading prizes.
Phil Smith (Derby) was outright winner of the Minor
(Under ECF 80) section with 4.5/5. Phil was followed closely
by Orlando Sobers (Birmingham)
and Jim Cuthbert (Sidcup) on 4/5. Grading prizes in the Minor
went to Mark Hague (London),
Lee Ryan (Northolt, Middlesex), Quinn Stenson (Ilkeston) and
Thomas Keneally (Warwick). Quinn deserves a special mention;
at only 10 years old and a newcomer to the B.C.A., he scored 2/5
against far more experienced opposition.
Six-year old Harmony Scott, in
her first visit to a B.C.A. tournament, played several informal games with
much determination and has great potential.
The B.C.A. would like to thank the
staff at the Midland Hotel for their support over the weekend.
The Midland has become one
of our most popular venues.
Richard Murphy March 2008
Addendum
Shortly after this tournament, the B.C.A. were sad to hear the death of one
of it’s most prolific members, George Plechaty. In honour of his
memory, here is a game from round 2 of the A.G.M. tournament.
Here, he drew with a must strong
player than himself and showed that he was willing to fight
to the bitter end…
may he rest in peace and be
remembered by all with fond memories.
B.C.A. A.G.M. March 2008
Round 2
Gallagher - Plechaty.
1 d4 d5
2 nf3 nf6
3 c4 c6
4 e3 bg4
5 nc3 e6
6 h3 bxf3
7 qxf3 dxc4
8 bxc4 nd5
9 00 nd7
10 bd2 b5
11 bb3 ndb6
12 rad1 a5
13 a3 b4
14 axb4 bxb4
15 ne4 bxd2
16 rxd2 a4
17 ba2 qc7
18 rc1 nb4
19 bb1 nb6d5
20 nc5 a3
21 bxa3 rxa3
22 nd3 nxd3
23 bxd3 ke7
24 be4 r8a8
25 bxd5 exd5
26 qxd5 cxd5
27 rxc7+ ke6
28 rdc2 ra1+
29 kh2 r8a6
30 g4 g6
31 rb2 h5
32 rb2b7 hxg4
33 hxg4 kf6
34 f4 1/2-1/2
The B.C.A. team
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