South Hams Chess Club
South Hams Chess Club

South Hams Hosts the 2015 Torbay League AGM

On 11th June, The Annual General Meeting of the Torbay Chess League for 2014-15 was held at the South Hams Club venue.

Ben Wilkinson had announced at the previous AGM that he would be standing down as secretary, and Phil McConnell was elected as the new secretary - so the post moves from one South Hams member to another. Alan Kinder (Newton Abbot) was re-elected as President, Tony Tatam (Plymouth) was re-elected as Competition Secretary, and Alan Brusey (Teignmouth) was re-elected as Treasurer.

Concluding another successful season for the Torbay League, trophies were presented as follows.

DivisionWinnerPresented ToIndividual Award
One Newton Abbot Andrew Kinder Stephen Homer (absent)
Two Newton Abbot Wilf Taylor Wilf Taylor
Three South Hams Phil McConnell Phil McConnell
Four Plymouth Tony Tatam Tony Tatam
Rapidplay Newton Abbot Andrew Kinder Trefor Thynne (absent)
Knockout Cup Newton Abbot Wilf Taylor

So, two trophies went to South Hams:

  • the shield for the Division 3 champions was won by the South Hams team - the first time South Hams has won a Torbay League title since 2005
  • the trophy for the Division 3 "Player of the Year" was awarded to Phil McConnell for his 6½ points out of 10.
Photographs of the presentations of the trophies are on the right. Hover your mouse pointer over one of the photos to see an enlargement of that photo.
 
Ben Wilkinson presents the Division 1 Team Trophy to Andrew Kinder (Newton Abbot) Ben Wilkinson presents the Division 1 Team Trophy to Andrew Kinder (Newton Abbot)
Andrew Kinder presents the Division 2 Team Trophy to Wilf Taylor (Newton Abbot) Andrew Kinder presents the Division 2 Team Trophy to Wilf Taylor (Newton Abbot)
Andrew Kinder presents the Division 3 Team Trophy to Phil McConnell (South Hams) Andrew Kinder presents the Division 3 Team Trophy to Phil McConnell (South Hams)
Andrew Kinder presents the Division 4 Team Trophy to Tony Tatam (Plymouth) Andrew Kinder presents the Division 4 Team Trophy to Tony Tatam (Plymouth)
Ben Wilkinson presents the Rapidplay Team Trophy to Andrew Kinder (Newton Abbot) Ben Wilkinson presents the Rapidplay Team Trophy to Andrew Kinder (Newton Abbot)
Andrew Kinder presents the Knockout Cup to Wilf Taylor (Newton Abbott) Andrew Kinder presents the Knockout Cup to Wilf Taylor (Newton Abbott)
Stephen Homer (Newton Abbot) was not present to collect the Divison 1 Individual Trophy Stephen Homer (Newton Abbot) was not present to collect the Divison 1 Individual Trophy
Andrew Kinder presents the Divison 2 Individual Trophy to Wilf Taylor (Newton Abbot) Andrew Kinder presents the Divison 2 Individual Trophy to Wilf Taylor (Newton Abbot)
Andrew Kinder presents the Divison 3 Individual Trophy to Phil McConnell (South Hams) Andrew Kinder presents the Divison 3 Individual Trophy to Phil McConnell (South Hams)
Andrew Kinder presents the Divison 4 Individual Trophy to Tony Tatam (Plymouth) Andrew Kinder presents the Divison 4 Individual Trophy to Tony Tatam (Plymouth)
Trefor Thynne (Newton Abbot) was not present to collect the Rapidplay Individual Trophy Trefor Thynne (Newton Abbot) was not present to collect the Rapidplay Individual Trophy