The annual pre season Swizzle took place on Tuesday. It was the usual 5 round Swiss format with a time control of 10 minutes each +/- minutes depending on the player’s rating bands. Mike B won with 4 points. After beating Mark, Felipe, Mike N-E and Drag, he faced Marshall who used his 16 minutes exceptionally well and Mike B, […]

9 Gambiteers took part in the Blitz event, last held in 2009. Mike N-E came very close to retaining the title for Gambit. After being gifted a piece in round 3 by ‘defending champion’ Drag, he defeated Jon Tait before losing to the new champion Chris Cantrill, ending up joint 3rd on 4 points. Mark scored 3.5 points and won […]