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HARRISON MEMORIAL TROPHY 2005

One of East Cheshire's younger players, Ben Topper, has played for the "A"-team for several seasons. In recognition of his youth and talent, the Stockport Chess League awarded him the Harrison Memorial Trophy for the season 2004-2005. In the photograph below, Ben is receiving the trophy from a fellow team member, Tudor Rickards, because it had not been available to present to Ben at the Stockport League's Annual Fixtures Meeting in October.

Image of Ben Topper receiving the Harrison Memorial Trophy

CHARNLEY KNOCKOUT COMPETITION, CUP FINAL 2005

East Cheshire progressed to the Final of the Charnley Cup Knockout Competition in 2004 - 2005. Below are some photos of the event, which was played on 14th April 2005 at Stockport chess club. Stockport beat us 6 - 0, but each game was hard fought and John Reed on top board only lost in the last few minutes of the rapidplay finish.

Image of start of Final showing Charnley Cup

Image of John Reed waiting at start of Charnley Cup Final

Above left: Ben Topper on board 4 is about to start, while Dave Newell and David Hulmes shake hands at board 2 (note the Charnley Cup on display). Above right: John Reed waits for his opponent to arrive at board 1, and watches Dave Newell's opening play.

Image of end of Ben Topper's game at the Charnley Cup Final

Image of last stages of top board game at the Charnley Cup Final

Above left: sadly, it looks like mate for Ben Topper on board 4, playing against the much stronger Mike Taylor, with Peter King watching. Above right: the last stages of John Reed's struggle against Stockport's star player, L van der Linden (ECF grade ca. 200), watched by East Cheshire's Dave Owens.

(The above photos were taken by David Taylor)

Starting a game at the club On the left you can see Geoff Clarke (Club Secretary) starting a Queen's Pawn game against David Taylor, on a clubnight.

This photo was taken by Stockport Community News, for an advertisement we placed in the paper in August, 2007