Insurance Chess Club
Founded 1893
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Welcome to the official Website of the Insurance Chess Club.
Recent events
The Ratcliff Blitz was held on 29th April, 2009 at The Carpenters Arms and was won by Paul Barclay 4½/6. Details
The Frost-Wilmot Team blitz was held on 6th May, 2009 at Goldman Sachs. Eight teams competed, the winners being Athenaeum 'A' with 21/28, JTW/Cornhill coming second on 19.
We
have a new Champion! 
The last games in this year's strange tournament both ended in a draw, meaning Laurence Ball is the new Champion, with 3½/5. David Sedgwick, Champion for the last five seasons, finished second on 3/5.
Full cross table and further commentary is on the Championship page.
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05-Jun-09 Archive/History - Update list of Officers for the last three seasons. 03-Jun-09 Inter-Office - Add final result and final tables for Combined League. 27-May-09 Tournaments Add last results and final table for the Championship. Frost-Wilmot - Add page for 2008-09 competition. Matches - Add Wagstaff Memorial Match and final table for the Tooke Memorial Prize. 21-May-09 Tournaments - Add more results in Championship. 18-May-09 Tournaments - Add result in Championship. Add Ratcliff table and report. |
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Visit the Updates page for more detail and earlier updates.
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Finals Night
22-Apr-2009
For the first time, both KO Finals were held on the same night at Club HQ, The Carpenters Arms.
In the Bowring King Final, Athenaeum 1 defeated JTW/Cornhill by 2½-1½.
The Durham Plate Final, between Bank of England and Legal & General was won by the Bank 3-1.
Ian Calvert wins the Tooke
The Tooke Memorial Prize, awarded for the highest score in matches for the Club has been won by Ian Calvert with 3½/6. And he was not even available to play in the last match, in which the Club lost to Wanstead & Woodford 1½-3½ in the 16th Roy Wagstaff Memorial Match.