Chester Chess Club

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RIP Dave Robertson

Dave sadly passed away on the 2nd of March after a short spell in hospital. He will be greatly missed by Chester members. Our thoughts are with his wife Laura and family.

No doubt his greatest achievements were away from Chester and outside of chess. Staying within chess he nevertheless organised a monster international tournament in Liverpool in 2008.

He joined our Chester club a decade or so ago as part of a mostly Liverpool-based team seeking new challenges. Along with captain John Carleton who he had known since school days in Birmingham he was part of a team which scored many league and cup successes. I was fortunate to share in some of the cup successes but unlucky to have to face such a formidable opponent in our games when playing for competing Chester league teams.

Off the board he helped inspire some of our strongest ever junior players. He was also a great help in some of the club administration, most recently in negotiating a cut-price deal for some new kit. At league level he represented us with the ECF. And in the case of the occasional chess dispute which seemingly inevitably graces our competitive game he was always full of wise counsel backed up with steely resolve. He will be greatly missed.

Phil Crocker
Club President

Funeral arrangements are to be determined but if you might like to attend then please contact Phil or John directly if you have their numbers, or via messenger to this page and the message will be passed on.

A very close match indeed. Even points with 20 minutes to play and the lead changing no fewer than 12 times during the 90-minute match.
In the end, we're proud to say, triumphed! Good Game Liverpool Chess club . Well played to all.