Due to the calling of the General Election on the 30th May and the dissolution of Parliament, the 10th June match between Warwick Alumni against the UK Parliamentary Chess Club will be suspended until further notice.
A new date will be announced after the General Election.
On April 21st, Warwick Chess Alumni fielded a team against Eton College.
It was a thoroughly enjoyable day, with a closely fought set of matches - followed with lunch, tour of Eton, and a stroll through Windsor. Thank you to Tom Richardson for organising this expedition.
The WCAA Team: Mateusz Eggink, Arjun Pyda, Tom Richardson (Capt.), and Sid Panicker.
Well done to the players on both sides!
A delight for Warwick Chess Alumni to return for the 6th Warwick Rapidplay on the 2nd March, and play in the annual Alumni-Society Football Match. Great to bring together chess players spanning 20 generations of the University, in particular the Alumni and Society Networking Dinner.
Many thanks goes to Emilija Tamosiunaite, the Society's Publicty and Marketing Officer for organising and coordinating both the Society and Alumni.
Score: 4-4, but the Alumni won on penalties!
[Last year, we lost 7-2!]
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Great to see everyone at the 2023 Christmas Dinner & Drinks! Taran is compiling the full report & photos for the Alumni Facebook Group, as we speak.
Thank you to our Treasurer, James Munns for organising, as ever. Welcome drinks at the Fellow (Kings Cross) was well-received, following by a brisk walk to the Union Tavern in Clarkenwell for Christmas Dinner. Afterwards, we all enjoyed some live music and great dancing from Jack and Sophie, at Piano Works.
Members present unanimously elected Jaspar Goodall (former Secretary and Operations Officer, Warwick Chess) an Honorary Vice President, in recognition to his services to the Warwick Chess and Alumni community. All existing Secretaries and Captains on the Committee, were reelected for the coming year.
Next Alumni event: 6th Warwick Rapidplay Weekend (Chess, Circle & Football).
Sat 2nd March:
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| Worthy nominations for the World Chess League's Meme of the Season Award! |
Overall, our three Alumni teams last season performed very well in the World Chess League, coming 22nd, 33rd, and 48th - narrowly behind the Society on 13th. A big well done to all the players, in particularly, the three Captains, Holden Davis, Vincenz Bill, and Jack Huffer. The Society did fare better still, winning the World Chess League 20-20 Rapidplay 2023 title.🏆
However, the Alumni did manage to pick up some silverware, with Holden's and Vincenz's submissions sharing the WCL Meme of the Season Award 2023 - many congratulations!🙌
For the coming 2023-24 Season, we are only entering the 2200+ Team into the WCL. The team have elected Dimiter Daskalov to be the new Captain, succeeding Holden. We are looking to enter the other teams in the near-future to OTB team tournaments, so keep your eyes peeled! In the meantime, do follow the team, and our future Twitch streams.🖥️
We would like to thank Holden Davis for his exceptional Captaincy of the 2200+ Alumni Team. Best of luck to the newly elected Captain, Dimiter Daskalov, who will be leading the team for the coming World Chess League 2023-24 Season.
Keep your eyes peeled for the upcoming Alumni matches versus Parliament, and Eton College!
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