Basildon Chess Club

Club Under-140 Champion 2016

Radu Bara

Radu swept through the Under 140 field with a perfect 7/7. Enjoy this one Radu, because it'll be a long time before you can win it again - not with your grade now at 174 ! Gallery/2016Clubu140.jpg

Club Rapidplay 2016 Runner-Up

Paul Savin

Sean presents Paul with a box of chocs for his heroic performance in the Rapidplay tournament - thwarted only by an inferior Sum Of Progressive Scores. Gallery/2016ClubRapidplay2.jpg

Club Rapidplay 2016 Winner

Dave Kraszewski

Dave's final round swindle in the showdown with Paul was enough to win the trophy on a tie-break. Gallery/2016ClubRapidplay1.jpg

Club Championship Runner-Up 2016

Justin Baptie

The brave outward smile conceals the inner turmoil of what might have been. "Why oh why did I drop that knight in a won position in the final". Gallery/2016ClubChamp2.jpg

Club Champion 2016

Dave Kraszewski

Dave collects the second part of his 2016 Double. The happy smile conceals the inner relief of what might have been. "So lucky that Justin dropped that knight in a won position in the final". Gallery/2016ClubChamp1.jpg

After the trophy presentations....Round 2 of the 2016-17 Club Championship gets underway, while Paul waits patiently for the tardy Dave K Gallery/2016ClubNight.jpg