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Alwoodley Chess Club |
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Alwoodley Community Centre, The Avenue, Alwoodley,
LS17 7NZ
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Club HistoryCompiled by Stuart JohnsonA complete history may be downloaded in .xls format. But here are the highlights! Significant Events in the year ending:2007 Champions of both LECL Div 1 and Div 2. Winners of both Arjay Trophy and Plate KOs, including an all-Alwoodley Plate Final. Runners-up in YCA Div 4 (AG Sunderland Cup). 2006 Champions of LECL Mini League for second successive year. Runners-up in Arjay Plate KO Final for third successive year. 2005 First-time Winners of YCA Div 4 (AG Sunderland Cup) in the second year of its new format. Winners of LECL Arjay Trophy KO in fifth successive Final and losing Finalists in the Arjay Plate. Champions of LECL Mini League. 2004 Most successful year ever, sharing the BCF Club of the Year Award with Norwich Juniors. Winners of the National Minor Club Plate Competition for second successive year. Champions of LECL Div 1 for second successive year. Also Winners and Runners-up in Div 2. Winners of LECL Arjay Trophy KO in fourth successive Final and losing Finalists in the Arjay Plate. First-time over 50 club members, including highest ever Junior membership. 2003 Winners of the Team Lightning, held for the first time at Alwoodley. Champions of LECL Div 1, winning on game points over Rose Forgrove. First-time Winners of the National Minor Club Plate Competition. Runners-up in the Arjay Trophy KO, making it 3 Finals in a row for the First Team. Chairman Rupert Jones initiates a new Junior Schools League in Leeds and junior coaching in the club. 2002 First-time Winners of LECL Arjay Trophy KO by the First Team. 2001 Winners of LECL Arjay Plate KO by the Second Team. The First Team lost the Final of the Arjay Trophy. This makes Alwoodley Winners of the Plate for the second year running and Finalists for 4 consecutive seasons. Richard Palliser joined the club, soon to become an IM and Yorkshire's strongest player. 2000 Winners of LECL Div 3 for the C team. Champions of LECL Mini League. First-time Winners of LECL Arjay Plate KO in an all-Alwoodley Final (won by the First Team). 1999 Winners of LECL Div 2 for the B team. 1998 First-time Winners of the National Minor Club Championships First-time Winners of YCA Div 3 (Silver Rook). Champions of LECL Mini League. 1995 First-time Winners of LECL Div 3 for the C team. Champions of LECL Mini League for the third consecutive season. 1994 Champions of LECL Mini League. 1993 Winners of the Team Lightning. The first 8-man team entered YCA Div 2 (IM Brown) but finished the season being relegated to Div 4. Champions of LECL Mini League. 1992 The club celebrated its Golden Jubilee with a Dinner on October 29 and Congress on November 8. 1989 Winners of the Team Lightning. 1991 Winners of the Team Lightning. The first record of two 3-man teams entering the LECL Arjay Trophy KO. The First Team finished Runners-up (losing finalists against Leeds). 1987 First-time Winners of the Team Lightning Curtain-raiser in September 1986. 1985 The first 5-man team entered the National Club Championships. 1984 The first 5-man E team entered the LECL, finishing Div 4 Runners-up. 1982 The first 5-man D team entered the LECL, finishing Div 4 Runners-up in the first year of Div 4. 1981 The first 5-man C team entered the LECL, finishing Div 3 Runners-up. 1980 First-time Winners of LECL Div 2 for the B team. 1979 The first 3-man team entered the LECL Mini League, finishing Champions in the Mini League's first year. 1977 The first 5-man B team entered the LECL, finishing Div 3 Winners in the first year of Div 3. 1976 First-time Champions of LECL Div 1, beating Leeds 3 - 2 in an end-of-season play-off. 1974 The team entered Div 1 of the LECL, finishing third behind Leeds University and Harrogate. 1973 The first 5-man team entered the Leeds Evening Chess League (LECL), finishing Div 2 Winners. 1963 Michael Haygarth joined the club, becoming British Champion the following two years. 1962 First-time Champions of the Leeds and District Chess League. 1961 Alwoodley first registered with the Yorkshire Chess Association (YCA). The first girl member, Janet Senior joined, who later went to Oxford University. 1958 Alwoodley entered the Leeds and District Chess League, finishing Runners-up. 1954 Informal matches at members' homes were discontinued. Friendly matches against other clubs began, winning all five in the first year. The first club rules were drawn up. Membership had dropped to 16. 1949 On Sunday May 18 the new Alwoodley Community Centre was opened and became the new venue for the Chess Club, as one of the original sections of the Alwoodley Community Association. There were 20 members at this time. The first official dinner was held this year with about 28 members and wives. Informal matches at members' homes also continued until 1954. The first match in 1942 was between Dr Cyril Jones (at home) and George Fisher. 1948 The first League and KO Club Championships were introduced. 1942 A group of Alwoodley veterans, mostly active in Civil Defence during WW2, founded the club. 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Other RecordsCompiled by Alwoodley member Stuart JohnstonLeeds Association Records(.xls format)YCA Champions(.pdf format) |
