Opportunities for league chess: At present the club has about two dozen paid-up members and runs three teams in the Durham County League and one in the Northumberland League. There are opportunities for players of all standards.
Opportunities for social chess: Most Wednesdays between October and April there are matches or club championship games, but the club also has use of an additional room for friendly games, analysis and chat. On the occasional free night there is normally a talk or training session arranged. After the club, several members usually adjourn to a pub for a drink and an entertaining post-mortem.
Douglas Smith runs a thriving junior section on Wednesdays from 5.45-6.45 pm. Ken Neat sends out a weekly newsletter with recent results, forthcoming events, games etc.
Venue
Antioch House
Crossgate
Durham
DH1 4PR
Club Nights: Wednesdays at 7.00pm
Match Nights: Wednesdays at 7.00pm
Club Members
Membership Number | Name | August Standard Grade | August Rapid Grade |
12104 | Tony Shires | 113 | 0 |
12034 | Alan McNamee | 61 | 0 |
Dave Bedworth | |||
Jacob Walker | |||
12029 | Maurice Bell | 133 | 0 |
018724 | Charlie Hazlerigg | 136 | 0 |
12038 | Dave Renton | 151 | 0 |
018723 | Derek Crabbe | 95 | 0 |
12047 | Douglas Smith | 172 | 0 |
33069 | Edwin Smith | 111 | 0 |
12033 | Geoff Knapton | 141 | 0 |
12037 | Geoff Raw | 96 | 0 |
26050 | Ian Dobbs | 151 | 0 |
35486 | John Findlay | 148 | 0 |
12035 | Ken Neat | 204 | 0 |
12028 | Mike Ayton | 142 | 0 |
08386 | Paul Robson | 169 | 168 |
25208 | Philip Brooks | 123 | 0 |
20229 | Robin Nandi | 160 | 0 |
12142 | Sean Gardiner | 90 | 0 |
12158 | Sebastian Palucha | 80 | 0 |
015068 | Steve Jefferies | 129 | 0 |
26051 | Thomas Eggleston | 204 | 0 |
016604 | Zhenya Tumarkin | 107 | 0 |
Club Officials
Secretary | Mike Ayton | 0191 384 9406 | michael.ayton.voro@gmail.com |
Chairman | Ken Neat | 0191 386 4795 | kp.neat@gmail.com |
Junior Club | Douglas Smith | 0191 386 3027 | douglas@djssmith.com |
Abbots Captain | Charlie Hazlerigg | 07538 961 034 | charliehazlerigg@yahoo.co.uk |
Bishops Captain | Robin Nandi | 07514 819 862 | robin.nandi@gmail.com |
Canons Captain | Geoff Raw | 0191 371 0428 | geoffraw@btinternet.com |