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15th December 2025

Kingston C 1.5-2.5 Staines A. The B team are finding their stride. Good wins for Alex and Rishi. In Paul’s game a draw was agreed in a complex position. The half point was all that was needed for the team win.

4th December 2025

Staines A 1.5-4.5 Wimbledon B. We were missing Derek & Siddarth for this one. Liam scored an excellent draw against a strong player and Alex chalked up a win on his A team debut.

20th November 2025

Staines A 3.5-2.5 Surbiton B. Up to third in the league with another close victory against a strong Surbiton side.

12th November 2025

Surbiton D 1.5-2.5 Staines B. The first win of the season for our B team. Good wins for Lee and Rishi plus a solid draw for Alex on his Staines debut secured the win.

6th November 2025

Staines A 3-3 Hounslow A. Another win for Paul and successful Kingside attack from David secured the draw against our local rivals.

4th November 2025

Richmond & Twickenham B 2.5-3.5 Staines A. Our first win of the season. Another quick win for Siddarth followed by solid draws on the top three board left Paul to bring home the points with a time scramble win.

30th October 2025

Staines A 2.5-3.5 Wimbledon A. The first home match of the season proved to be a close encounter. Liam scored a quick win with a strong Kingside attack. Derek managed a solid draw on the top board. After defeats for Dom and David it was left to Paul and Ye to fight for the points. Paul had good chances but faltered under time pressure. Ye showed great endgame technique to win with both players running out of time.

20th October 2025

Maidenhead B 5-1 Staines A. The first match of the season for the A team and a tricky encounter with our top two players unavailable. Despite the score line all the games were close fought and could have gone either way. Solid draws for Paul and Siddarth. Our newer players, Lee & Liam, could not quite convert promising positions. David threw away an easy drawn ending in time pressure.

7th October 2025

Richmond and Twickenham E 3-1 Staines B. Our first match of the season proved to be a tough encounter with mixed fortunes for our new players. Lee found himself in a unique position with both players down on material after Lee’s opponent knocked the table and pieces were sent to the floor.

5th June 2025

We celebrated our promotion to Thames Valley Chess League Division 2 with a meal at the Harvester in Staines. Great fun was had by all!

22nd May 2025

Our First Staines Blitz Tournament. The format was a 6-round swiss with 5min+3sec time control. Congratulations to Siddarth for finishing top with 6/6 and to Jon for a close second.

16th April 2025

Our last match of the season away to Surbiton. We needed at least a draw to be sure of promotion. We fielded a strong team and ended up comfortable winners by 4.5-1.5.