Gawain Jones

Category: Leagues

  • Bundesliga

    Round 8 and 9 of the German Bundesliga has started earlier today. You can check out the live games here but I think there might be a slight delay on the server. Gawain’s team plays Hansa Dortmund and tomorrow will play SV Wattenscheid. If you didn’t know how the Bundesliga teams work – 4 teams play…

  • My Bundesliga Début

    This weekend I travelled to Cologne-Bonn airport to make my first appearance for SC Remagen. Our manager, Peter Noras, kindly met me at the airport despite feeling unwell and gave me a lift to our headquarters in Andernach. We stayed the night there and then were ferried across the 120km or so to Mulheim where…

  • Bundesliga

    Gawain is playing for SC Remagen who today are playing SC Solingen. There are 3 games over this weekend, one starts today at 4pm (local time UTC + 2) a game on Saturday and the last game on Sunday. Check out the live games here.

  • Mátar

    We arrived back in England earlier today and, after a slight delay at the airport picking up an errant scarf, I travelled home and Sue off to work. We were both rather exhausted as we managed less than five hours sleep last night (in search of the errant Northern Lights but Sue will expand on…

  • (Very) Drunken Knights!

    Last night I made my début for the Drunken Knights in the Surrey Border League. I actually played a couple of rapid games for them last year while I was filming the  Killer Grand Prix DVD. Be sure to check out Simon’s website; his recent releases are here while to purchase the one I did for gingergm then…

  • Pride and Prejudice, Winners of the Four Nation Chess League

    The final round of the 4NCl was a close match between the top 2 seeds Pride and Prejudice and Wood Green Hilsmark Kingfisher. Whilst watching the game, the wags and our spare GM Chris Ward (over) analysed each board and all sorts of variation. A combination of nerves and uncertainty was felt but our feelings were quickly…

  • 4ncl: Round 9 and 10

    Gawain as semi predicted played IM Richard Palliser (yes- the organizer from the York Simul) and although the game looked shaky, Gawain prevailed to take the full point. Pride and Prejudice beat White Rose 7-1 with 2 draw including my fellow Kiwi FM Nic Croad(White Rose) drawing with GM Glenn Flear(P&P).   Yesterday the team played…

  • York Simul and 4NCL Final Weekend

    Gawain played 32 people and finished with 2 loses, 9 draws and the rest wins! This was a tough field considering they were all club players and roughly around 1900 (ELO) strength! The weather has been lovely over Summer and that day in York was no different. Gawain is originally from Yorkshire and is proud…

  • 4NCL Round 5&6- Wokefield Park

    Pride and Prejudice played Pandora’s Box Grantham whose players had an average rating of 2159. Kev McCarthy our good friend is their team captain and the team have yet to win a match. Last weekend they lost 8-0 to our Round 6 opponents: Barbican 1. The team felt we should also achieve a similar feat…

  • London League – Athenaeum vs. Ilford

    Athenaeum played Ilford last Wednesday at home and proceeded to win 9-2. Gawain beat FM Rafe Martyn with the black pieces in a Old India (I’m not sure what this is). Next up is 4NCL before heading to Ireland for Bunratty and a visit to Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. By the way check out the latest…

  • 4NCL Hinckley Island

    This weekend the Four Nations Chess League was on as well as the French League,German Bundesliga, and the newly renamed Tata Steel tournament. Here in England, Pride and Prejudice beat Betsson convincingly with 7-1. Round 4 was where P&P needed to show their strength whilst playing Wood Green Hilsmark Kingfisher 2(WGHK2) who’s first team is…

  • Drunken Knights 1 vs Athenaeum

    I believe Ga’s team were unfortunately beaten at their London League match earlier this evening. Ga played Eddie Dearing but the  game ended in confusion (maybe some arguments) due to his opponent claiming Article 10.2. As there was no arbiter present the game has been sent of for adjudication. In the final position Ga had 14minutes to Eddie’s…

  • 4NCL Daventry

    Off we went for a lovely weekend to Daventry(nearest train station Rugby 12miles). Fortunately for us Round 1 starts at 2pm. The Four Nations Chess League (otherwise known as 4NCL) is a team tournament held at various venues throughout England. Gawain’s current team is Pride and Prejudice. Round 1 Round 2 Gawain started his debut…