Hackney CC held its AGM on Saturday. The business end was brisk and many thanks to Frank Chin for staying on as treasurer; Jonny Tennyson continues as chairman.

The annual memorial tournament will be held on Tuesday 13th
July at Wanstead House. Further details at http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~cernunos/nccl/samblack/entry.html

We are pleased to announce that our AGM will be held in the Prince Pub, Kynaston Road N16 on Saturday 24.7 from 1pm.
After the agenda issues are sorted we will hopefully run a club blitz.
So do come along!

Hackney have made the perfect start to the Rapidplay league, winning 3 out of 3, with 8 matches left:
Hackney 8-0 Dulwich
Hackney 4.5 v 3.5 Battersea
Hackey 6-2 Albany

Further details at www.citychess.blogspot.com

I am organising the summer rapidplay league again this year, and Hackney will again be entering a team.
Format: 12 teams, 4-boards per teams, 2x30min games per player,
Grading bands: U150, U165, U180 and Open
Venue: Golden Lane
Dates: Wednesdays evenings from 9th June, 7.15pm
Let me know if you would like to play any matches. Shaun 07952 694 812

Hackney 3 finished their London League campaign in style with a 6-2 win over GLCC. There were wins for Davide Segat on debut, Matthis Lataille, Paul Murphy, Gerald Howgate, Ramon Joe and Mark Rivlin. Cono Ariti and Adam Rivlin lost. It's been a great season with so many players turning out and a great team spirit. Next season I really want to push for promotion. We can do it!

The world chess championship is underway in Sofia, Bulgaria. Score is currently 1 win each
with 1 draw.
Some good links are
www.chessbomb.com Live coverage of games.
www.chessvibes.com News and analysis
www.chessclub.com/chessfm Live GM comentary
www.anand-topalov.com Official site with video feed on a good day

Under the astute leadership of Shaun Tracey, Hackney 2 secured promotion to Division 2 of the London League in style, hammering Wanstead 2, 9-1, with eight wins and a draw. Shaun Tracey's team have enjoyed a great season losing only once and with a game score of 88/120. Well done Shaun and the team!

Hackney Minor are through to the semi-final of the National Club Plate after a convincing win over Thurrock; wins for Shaun Tracey, Mark Rivlin and Gerald Howgate and a draw by Maria Gonzalez-Tracey secured a win by 3.5-0.5.

Hackney 3 narrowly lost 3.5-4.5 to Metroplotan 4 in London League Div 4; wins by Mark Rivlin, Paul Murphy and Maria Gonzales-Tracey were not enough with Geral Howgate picking up a draw and the rest of the boards losing.
A close match that could have gone our way with a bit of luck.
Next time folks!