May
2012... Congratulations
to Wallington C who have won Division 3. They edged
ahead of last season's winners West Wickham 3 on game
points, both teams having scored 5.5 match points.
March
2012... Five
teams took part in the 2012 Bielski Cup, hosted as usual
by South Norwood Chess Club. Two teams shared first
prize: South Norwood A and Streatham.
October
2011... The
2011/12 season is under way with two new teams in Division
3 - Lewisham and South Croydon Bus Garage. We also welcome
back CCF, who this season have entered teams in Divisions
1 and 2.
September
2011... Our
AGM and fixtures meeting is on Monday 3 October at Crystal
Palace Chess Club, starting at 7.45 pm. Croydon League
team captains and club officials are welcome to attend.
June
2011... 17
players from Croydon League clubs participated in this
year's Trost Trophy, held at Crystal Palace Chess Club
on 6 June. Robin Haldane took first prize with 7.5/9,
Angus French came second with 7/9 and Ian Snape third
with 6/9. David Moss took the grading prize. For the
full table, click here.
April
2011... It
looks like a clean sweep for West Wickham, who have
already won Divisions 1 and 2 and look set to take Division
3. That's a remarkable achievement and congratulations
to the three team captains - Sue Maguire, John Lewin
and Howard Walden.
March
2011... Congratulations
to South Norwood A, winner of the 2011 Bielski Cup with
a score of 17.5 points. Streatham took second place
with 12 points.
February
2011... The
Bielski Cup five minute team tournament will be held
at South Norwood on Thursday 24 February at 7.30 pm.
Teams are four boards with a total grade limit of 750.
Entries to Martin Cath by phone (020 9660 6252).
November
2010... The
website has been updated and two new features added.
The latest version of the full rules can be downloaded
by clicking on the link at the bottom of the 'playing
rules' page, and Angus's new results form can be downloaded
- to find the link for this scroll down the 'fixtures
and results' page.
September
2010... This
year's AGM and fixtures meeting will be held at Crystal
Palace Chess Club on Monday 4 October at 7:45 pm.
May
2010... Well done Streatham B, this year's winners
of the Martin Cath Trophy with 3.5 points from 6. Once
again, Division 2 was tightly contested with the final
match of the season deciding the outcome.
May
2010... This year's Trost Trophy winner was Matthew
Dodsley with 8.5/10. John McKinnon was second and Marek
Turowski third. Robert Wagstaff took the grading prize.
Click here
for the full results.
April
2010... The 2010 Trost Trophy will be held on Monday
10 May, starting at 7.45 pm. This year for the first
time the event will be a lightning handicap tournament
with stronger players having less time on their clocks.
There is a cash prize of £50 for the winner with
runners-up prizes of £30 and £10 for the
second and third placed players, and there is a £10
grading prize. The venue is Crystal Palace Chess Club
and the contact is David Hodgson. Click on the link
below to download further information.
Trost
Trophy 2010.doc
April
2010... West Wickham A are this year's Division
3 champions. They secured the title on 12 April with
a win over Crystal Palace, which took their score for
the season to an impressive 8.5 points from 9 with one
match left to play.
March
2010... Well done West Wickham, who have won the
Croydon Shield for the second successive season with
5 points from a possible 6. They completed their fixtures
on 11 March with a 3-1 win over Streatham A.
February
2010... A strong Crystal Palace team won the 2010
Bielski Cup on 25 February with 18 points. The South
Norwood A team were close behind with 16.5 points.
February
2010... A
reminder that the Bielski Cup five minute team tournament
will be held at South Norwood on Thursday 25 February
at 7.30 pm. Teams are four boards with a total grade
limit of 750. Entries to David Hodgson or Martin Cath
by phone (020 9660 6252).
September
2009... The
2009 AGM and fixtures meeting will be held at Crystal
Palace on Monday 28 September, starting at 7:45 pm.
May
2009... Congratulations to West Wickham C, winners
of the Croydon Shield in their first season in Division
1. They scored a perfect 6/6, beating Streatham, winners
in 2007 and 2008, into second place. Castles won a tightly
contested Division 2, while in Division 3 Streatham
3 edged out West Wickham A on game points.
May
2009... Callum Kilpatrick won the Trost Trophy
for the second year in succession, scoring an impressive
5.5/6. Geoffrey Makumbi was second with 4.5 and and
Robin Haldane third with 4. The grading prize was shared
between Robert Wagstaff and Matthew Dodsley.
May
2009... This year is the 50th anniversay of the
Trost Trophy, and to mark the occasion we have increased
the prizes to £50 for the winner, £30 for
the runner up, and £10 for the third placed player.
There is also a £10 grading prize. The Trophy
will be contested on Monday 11 May 2009 at Crystal Palace
Chess Club's venue
in Sydenham, starting at 7:45pm. This is a fun six-round
tournament played at lightning speed you make a move
every 10 seconds when the buzzer sounds. It costs just
£2.00 to enter. If you are interested in playing,
email David
Hodgson or call him on 020 8663 2553.
September
2008... At the AGM on 29 September we welcomed
a new club to our league Castles Junior Chess Club
based at Whyteleafe School in Surrey. Castles have entered
a team in Division 2, replacing Dulwich who no longer
have a team in this division. South Norwood have taken
their A team out of Division 1 its place is taken
by West Wickham who now have three teams in the league.
May
2008... Well done Streatham A who have retained
the Croydon Shield. They won Division 1 with a score
of 4.5/6, half a point ahead of second-placed CCF A.
May
2008... West Wickham A are this year's Division
3 champions and winners of the Dave Luckin Trophy with
a near-perfect 6.5/7 2.5 points ahead of their nearest
rivals, Dulwich C and Streatham C.
April
2008... Congratulations to CCF B who have won the
Martin Cath Trophy at the first attempt with a game
in hand. They made sure of top place in Division 2 with
a win over South Norwood on 3 April.
April
2008... The 2008 Trost Trophy was won by Callum
Kirkpatrick of Dulwich Chess Club with an awesome 6/6.
Streatham's Robin Haldane came second with 4.5/6.
March
2008... This year's Trost Trophy will be held on
Monday 31 March 2008 at Crystal Palace Chess Club's
venue
in Sydenham, starting at 7:45pm. This is a fun six-round
tournament played at lightning speed you make a move
every 10 seconds when the buzzer sounds. The winner
takes a prize of £30. There are also prizes for
the two runners up and for the best performances by
players graded under 130 and under 100. It costs just
£2.00 to enter. If you are interested in playing,
email David
Hodgson or call him on 020 8663 2553.
February
2008... Well done South Norwood 1, winners of the
2008 Bielski Cup. The Streatham team came second.
February
2008... The 2008 Bielski Cup will be contested
on Thursday 28 February at South Norwood Chess Club,
starting at 7:30pm. This is a lightning tournament for
four-board teams each player has just five minutes
per game. There is an upper grading limit of 700 per
team. The entry fee is £5 per team and there are
cash prizes. To enter a team, email David
Hodgson or call him on 020 8663 2553.
September
2007... This years AGM and Fixtures Meeting will
be held at Crystal Palace's venue (St Phillips Church
Hall, Coombe Road, Sydenham) on Monday 8 October starting
at 7:45 pm.
August
2007... With the 2007/08 season fast approaching,
we are delighted to welcome Cousldon Chess Fellowship
(CCF) and Battersea Chess Club to the Croydon League.
CCF will be entering teams in all three divisions and
Battersea will be entering a team in Division 3.
If your
team is thinking about playing in the Croydon League
next season theres still time we can accept applications
right up to our AGM and Fixtures Meeting on 8 October.
